Renowned author and folklorist Allen Sircy, known as the “American Hauntstorian,” announces the release of his latest collection of chilling tales, Southern Ghost Stories: Tennessee Tales 2. Following the success of his 2023 book, Southern Ghost Stories: Tennessee Tales, Sircy delves deeper into the haunted history of the Volunteer State, presenting a new trove of…
Learn about the history and hauntings of one of the grandest hotels in New Orleans, Le Pavillon. Le Pavillon is world famous for their nightly peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as well as a few ghosts such as Ada who has been known to make her presence known from time to time. Also, don’t forget…
The Omni Parker House is one of the most historic hotels in Boston. It’s hosted every United States President since Ulysses S. Grant and was the meeting place for literary giants such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and other notable novelists, authors, and poets during the 1800s. But the hotel is…
The old Corn House on Third Avenue in downtown Franklin, Tennessee is believed to be haunted by the spirit of a sad young lady. According to local lore, the woman called off her wedding on her wedding day. Today that decision still haunts her as she has been spotted roaming around the upstairs of the…
Allen Sircy is bringing his radio show/podcast, “Southern Ghost Stories: Live” to the Palace Theater in Gallatin, Tennessee on October 29, 2025 at 7 pm. Tickets are $5 at the door. All funds will go back to the historic theater. Allen will be joined by paranormal investigator Chinelle Gwartney. The pair will talk about the…
On March 3, 1915 16 year-old Herman Griswold tried to hop on a train bound for St. Louis at Union Station in downtown Nashville. However, as the young runaway, was attempting to board the train, he was apprehended by a police officer. While in custody waiting for his parents to pick him up, Griswold pulled…
In the late 18th century Gaspar Garcia, who served in the in the Third Battalion of the Infantry Regiment of Cuba acquired the property that is now home to the Inn through a land grant. In 1791 Garcia built the house where he lived until his death. The property changed hands several time until Colonel…
Built in the 1920s, the Sensabaugh Tunnel in Kingsport, Tennessee is said to be one of the creepiest places in the Tri-Cities. During construction of the tunnel in the early 20th century, there was a mishap with some dynamite that resulted in the death of some of the workers. In addition to the accident, there…
The Boston Athenæum is one of the oldest libraries in the United States. It’s also one of the most haunted. While the Athenæum has millions of books, the biography of a hoodlum from the 19th century named George Walton is the most popular. Why you ask? Well, join us as we take a deep dive…
In early August 1829 Presbyterian minister and East Tennessee College professor Dr. Stephen Foster met with 24-year-old James White and 60-year-old Joshua Young in jail in Knoxville, Tennessee. Both men were convicted murderers and scheduled to be hanged. As a man of science and faith Dr. Foster had an eerie fascination with galvanism that stemmed…
