The Unexplained Appalachian Mystery of Bouncing Bertha

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This week we tell the tale of a nine-year-old girl named Bertha Marie Seibert, whose life was shattered by a series of terrifying events in Lee County, Virginia in 1938. Known as “Bouncing Bertha,” she became the center of a media frenzy as her bed shook violently every night, seemingly possessed by spirits. Today we tell the eerie tale of Bertha’s supernatural ordeal, the local and national attention it garnered, and the various explanations offered by experts and skeptics alike.

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The Haunting of Walsingham Manor

In Georgia, the Walsingham place, haunted by restless spirits and terrifying phenomena, drove a brave man to madness after a night of unspeakable horrors.

Discover the chilling tale of the Walsingham family and their encounter with the supernatural, where eerie sounds and ghostly apparitions led to their hasty departure and about the man who later took a bet to stay in the haunted house.

He was never the same again.

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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 coffinsā€”each an eerie echo of a long-forgotten tragedy. Ā 

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

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The Ghost of Gamble’s Run

Venture with us into the heart of Appalachia, to a place where the whispers of the past speak of betrayal and justiceā€”a justice that may tarry but never falters. In this episode of MountainLore, we unearth the haunting tale of John Gamble, a master craftsman whose destiny was forever altered by the sinister deeds of those he trusted.

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