About a hundred years ago, according to newspaper accounts of the time, a young boy outside Bluefield, West Virginia, had a strange encounter with what apparently was a witch but was saved by his father’s quick thinking.
Today we tell that tale.
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners.
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We have a two for one podcast special for you! Not one, but two ghost stories, one from West Virginia told to explain strange lights on Cole Mountain, and another from east Tennessee, about a ghostly dog said to haunt parts of the area around Surgoinsville.
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Once upon a time, as some folks would say, a farmer had made the acquaintance of a woman and her young daughter. At the same time, wild animals were eating everything in his garden and he was determined to stop it.
That’s when things went terribly wrong.
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Thanks for listening. Til next time, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Many years ago two men headed out to bring some shine to a friend of theirs that lived on a Kentucky mountain.
They never made it there, thanks to the biggest, baddest-looking devil dog they had ever encountered.
Today we tell that story.
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Sweet dreams, y’all!
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In 1888 a young schoolteacher named Lula came to a small community in the mountains of western Virginia. There she learns of a murder, a witch, and a certain muzzle loading rifle with a dark secret.
Therein lies our tale for today.
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You can also catch some scary short videos we share on the Stories of Appalachia account on TikTok (@storiesofappalachia) and Instagram (@storyappalachia).
And, as always, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Many years ago a young man undertook a trip by foot through the mountains to visit relatives in a remote part of Appalachia. One night, after he had set up camp, he encountered more than he bargained for.
Today we tell the tale of the Spirit Hog.
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A young man was seeking solitude so, as many people have been doing the last few years, he began to search for some inexpensive real estate in Appalachia. He found his dream place, an old cabin high up in the mountains, away from the cares of the world.
He also found death staring him, quite literally, in the face.
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As always, sweet dreams, podcast listeners.
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This week we have a true story about a West Virginia man tried for murdering an old woman who he claimed had “witched” him, forcing him to fly her to the moon, among other things.
It’s a fascinating look at the beliefs of the time about witches in that part or Appalachia.
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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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A man is murdered in the mountains of western North Carolina. The only clue to the killer is a mysterious path of dead vegetation that ends where the murdered man was found.
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Thanks so much for listening to our telling of these Appalachian tales.
Til next time, sweet dreams, podcast listeners…
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Many years ago in the mountains of North Carolina, it’s said an old woman who lived by herself in a cabin had the power to turn herself into an evil black cat.
Today we tell that tale.
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