Marrtown Banshee Story | Chilling West Virginia Legend Nestled among the rolling hills near Parkersburg, West Virginia, lies the quiet community of Marrtown — a place with a haunting legend that refuses to fade. Beneath its peaceful surface lingers the chilling tale of the Marrtown Banshee, a ghostly woman whose cries are said to foretell…
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is a place where history and hauntings seem to walk hand in hand. Tucked among the mountains where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers meet, the town has seen more than its share of tragedy, from Civil War battles to railroad disasters. But few tales are as heartbreaking—or as terrifying as the…
The Headless Horseman of Greenbrier County, Long ago, when the Civil War carved its way through the hills and hollows of West Virginia, a lone Confederate courier rode hard through the thick mountain fog. His name has been lost to time—some say he was called James, others just call him “the rider.” But what they…
It was back during the Great Depression that a beloved camp ranger passed away at a small Boy Scout camp in northeastern Ohio. During a hike his heart gave out on him. Unfortunately, the only coffin they had at the time was a small child sized one, they couldn’t afford anything else and the problem…
Listen to this and other Kentucky Urban Legends on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/xi7Ny_UTVPY Narrows Road in Erlanger, Kentucky, lives up to its name. It’s a long and very narrow road that weaves in and out of forests and a few subdivisions. It’s also the home of its very own ghost story. According to legend a…
This week, we have a story sent in by a fan who may have encountered some old Civil War spirits in Arkansas back in 2003 or 2004. When my middle girl was a teenager about 20 years ago, her best friend moved to a little town about an hour away from us outside Huntington. The…
This week, we have a few stories sent in to us by a health care worker from a retirement home in Blacksburg, Virginia. It’s kind of neat we are getting some stories from Blacksburg since we haven’t had any yet. This is the second one this month! Hey, I’ve commented on your videos before about…
This week, we have a story sent in by one of our long time fans and friends Julie, who had a crazy encounter while working as a mail carrier in Blacksburg, Virginia, back in 2002. So, I was delivering mail. This was in approximately 2002 or so? I can’t remember which year exactly but somewhere…
This week, we have a story sent in by a fan who may have encountered the spirit of a cat! I used to be a huge skeptic the kind of person who listened to ghost stories with a tight, patronizing smile. To me, every “encounter” was just a drafty window or a brain looking for…
This week, for Halloween, we are taking a look at not a fan submitted story but one of my favorites. It’s very famous locally, and I live very close to Greenbrier. Some of you may have heard of it—it’s the story of the Greenbrier Ghost. Back in 1896, a young beautiful woman of the age…
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