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The Woman In The Blue Polka Dot Dress

Stories are told of a mysterious woman wearing a blue polka dot dress trying to hitch a ride along the roads around Logan, West Virginia. This particular tale, though, is about a real person who was murdered in the coal fields.

Today on our YouTube channel, discover the chilling tale of Mamie Thurman, a woman who led a double life—quiet churchgoer by day and a flashy socialite by night. Her murder in 1932 sparked a scandal involving prominent men in Logan, a dubious trial, and a haunting that lingers to this day.

Is Mamie’s spirit trapped in the hills of Appalachia, forever searching for justice?

Sweet dreams…

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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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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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Andrew Jackson and the Bell Witch

In the hills of Tennessee, General Andrew Jackson’s encounter with the supernatural connects that famous man with the famous entity that haunted the Bell family 200 years ago.

Discover the eerie tale of the Bell Witch, the spirit that tormented the Bells and had a spine-tingling encounter with none other than Andrew Jackson.

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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners…

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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 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 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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Sweet dreams, podcast listeners

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