The oldest Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia is now a park where people stop to read a book on their lunch break. However, in the 18th century the old burying ground was where grudges boiled over and dueling was a popular way of settling disputes. Find out why over 10,000 people are believed to be buried…
Allen appeared on CBS Morningline in Nashville a few days before Halloween to talk about some of the books from the Southern Ghost Stories series. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
During the contentious 1828 Presidential election, Andrew Jackson’s wife Rachel became the target of a vicious smear campaign by John Quincy Adams and his allies. Before meeting Andrew Jackson, Rachel was married to Lewis Robards in Kentucky. When their marriage fell apart, Robards sent Rachel home to Nashville and filed for divorce. However, during this…
On December 10, 1909 one of the most gruesome murders in Georgia’s history took place in Savannah. After hearing moaning coming from the boarding house of Eliza Gribble police discovered two dead women and another knocking on death’s door. What police discovered sent them on a wild goose chase that may or may not have…
Tucked away in Fentress County in northeast Tennessee, you will find the sleepy little town of Jamestown, Tennessee. Like other small towns around the Volunteer State, Jamestown is said to be home to a dark secret that still haunts an old schoolhouse. In the early 20th century a student at Pine Haven finished his classes…
In Tennessee’s 226 years of history there has only been documented trial of a witch. It took place in 1835 in Fentress County in Jamestown, Tennessee. Back then an elderly man named Joseph Stout spent much of his day sitting around his cabin next to the Obed River reading books about philosophy and religion. As…
The opulent Seelbach Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky is said to be haunted by “The Lady in Blue”. The mysterious phantom dressed in a blue dress is said to be the spirit of Patricia Wilson, a native Oklahoman who had moved to Louisville for her ex-husband’s job a few years prior.. According to legend, Patricia either…
When you think about haunted places, you don’t typically think about a gas station. However, the convenience store on the corner of Franklin Road and Gresham Lane isn’t your ordinary gas station. It’s where the Battle of Stones River actually began on December 31, 1862. The corner where the Rebels ambushed the Federal soldiers to…
The dry cleaners on the South side of the Murfreesboro Square is said to be one of the most haunted buildings in town. From shadows moving around the building, to something playing with an associate’s hair, something is quite active in the cleaners. Employees have also heard voices as well as their name being called…
Tucked away on the west side of Savannah is one of the most haunted cemeteries in Georgia. From stolen headstone to bodies that were disturbed and reinterred over the years, Laurel Grove has a lot of strange things that have happened over the years in the burying ground. It is also home to the founder…
