In the late 1800s, a strange woman living in a cabin on the banks of the Yazoo River in Mississippi was accused by locals of being a witch. They claimed she lured unsuspecting fishermen to their deaths with her dark magic. When the sheriff came to arrest her, she fled into the swamp, ultimately becoming…
In the heart of New Orleans stands the LaLaurie Mansion, a magnificent three-story residence. Built in the early 1830s by Dr. Louis LaLaurie and his wife, Delphine, the mansion was a symbol of affluence and sophistication. Dr. LaLaurie was a respected member of New Orleans society, known for his medical expertise and charm. Meanwhile, Delphine…
In 1929 Norman Baker opened up a cancer center in Muscatine, Iowa to treat those who had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. The following year over 17,000 people showed up in a nearby park to watch Baker cut part of a man’s skull away so he would pour his miracle life-saving tonic directly onto…
I sent some time with Channel 2 in Nashville earlier this week talking about the hauntings in Franklin, Tennessee. Check out the feature below!
In downtown Birmingham, Alabama you will find the old Central Library that is now the Linn-Henley Research Center. The building has been serving the people of Birmingham for nearly one hundred years. But, it’s also home to the spirit of a faculty member who has been known to make an appearance on occasion. Join us…
Tucked away in the Caraway Hills of Gibson County, Tennessee, people have claimed to see bright lights and other strange anomalies late at nigh. In 1973 two local high school students told a newspaper reporter that they saw what appeared to be a “small sun low on the horizon” before they got spooked and ran…
Having grown up the daughter of a wealthy carriage manufacturer, Mollie Woodruff moved into her father’s 5-story French-Victorian mansion on Millionaire’s Row on the outskirts of Memphis in 1871. A few years later Mollie married Egbert Wooldridge and the two lived together in what is now known as “The Rose Room”. The couple soon began…
Considered to be one of the most famous honky tonks in downtown Nashville, the Wildhorse Saloon on Second Avenue is also incredibly haunted. The old warehouse was built in the 1870s after a fire destroyed a previous structure on the property that was used to house tobacco, corn and other goods that were moved along…
After serving his country in the Civil War, Robert Montgomery returned to Wanamie, Pennsylvania and began working as a pump engineer for a local coal mine. In early August 1896, Robert was down in a mine when he suddenly became freezing cold and got the strange sensation that he wasn’t alone. After looking around for…
Built for a slave trader in the early 19th century, the Beauregard-Keyes House is one of the most historic homes in the French Quarter. After the Civil War it was home to Confederate General P. G.T. Beauregard and later acclaimed Frances Parkinson Keyes. The house is said to be home to some spirits that lost…
