Category: Cursed

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The Seven Sprits of the Haunted Spring

In the mountains of North Carolina, tales are told of a haunted spring where, on a dark night, you might witness a chilling procession of seven possums, seven ghostly men, and seven coffins—each an eerie echo of a long-forgotten tragedy.  

Discover the legend of the seven spirits, believed to be the restless souls of men murdered during the Civil War.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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The Devil’s Due

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In the mountains of North Carolina, nearly 200 years ago, Ephraim Tucker’s quest to learn witchcraft from a mysterious witch led him to a terrifying encounter with the devil himself.

Desperate to escape his fate, Ephraim fled through the woods and swam across a raging river to safety. Though he survived, the encounter left him scarred for life.

Ephraim Tucker’s story tells of the thin line between the natural and the supernatural, and the high price of seeking forbidden knowledge.

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The Headless Dog of Cove Creek

In the mountains of western North Carolina, a headless dog was said to emerge from an old schoolhouse grave to chase travelers, fueled by his and his human’s tragic end at the hands of evil men. 

This week, Steve and Gena tell the tale of the Headless Dog of Cove Creek, another one of the tales from Appalachia.   You can subscribe to the MountainLore podcast on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music, Audible, or on your favorite podcast app.

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The Haunted Cowee Tunnel

One cold December day over 140 years ago, 19 shackled convicts lost their lives crossing the Tuckaseegee River in North Carolina to go work on a railroad tunnel.  Ever since that day folks swear that they can still hear the ghosts of those chained prisoners inside the walls of the Cowee Tunnel, including the three whose tale we tell today.

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Haints in the Holler

We’ve been away for a spell, but we’re back with a new tale and a new release date, Monday evenings!

In this episode of MountainLore, we share the eerie tale of a remote holler, where a widower’s new wife harbored a dark secret, one that chilled the entire community to its bones as restless spirits returned to seek justice, haunting the community with bone-chilling cries and unearthly wails.  

Join us as we tell the tragic tale of the haints in the holler. Be sure to subscribe to the MountainLore podcast on Spreaker, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, or on your favorite podcast app.

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The Ghost Came A’Knockin’

In this episode of MountainLore, we tell the tale of a once beautiful old house nestled deep in the woods. For over a century and a half, whispers of the house’s haunting have echoed through the hills, all stemming from the tragic and untimely end of its reclusive occupant, a man known simply as Johnny.

Join us as we tell of the greed and murder that cursed the once beautiful home, and how Johnny’s love for solitude and rumors of hidden riches led to a deadly encounter with an envious neighbor.

We tell of the spectral knocks that plague the house each full moon and of the peace that Johnny’s ghost so desperately sought.

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The Tell Tale Lilac Bush

Bill and Elie had a long life together, made even longer by their utter dislike for each other. One day Elie disappeared and Bill became a man set free.

All was grand, until that cursed lilac bush came along.

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Til next we meet, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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A Ghostly Run of Likker

Many years ago, it’s said, a moonshiner running his still had a supernatural encounter that changed his life, another bit of MountainLore for you!

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Thanks for listening and for sharing our tales with your friends.

Til next time, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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The Tale of the Bunnyman

Bunnies are cute and fluffy. The Bunny Man is not; in fact the Bunny Man can and will kill you.
This week we tell a tale about a man in a rabbit suit with killer instincts. And in this case some of the story is definitely true.

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A Ghostly Reckoning

A tragic tale of two young women, best friends, who were divided by their desire for the attentions of a young man. Jealousy turned to murder which itself turned into the ghost story we have for you today.

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