Ghosts

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. In late 1896, a 23-year-old woman named Zona Heaster met…

This week, we have a story sent in by one of our patrons, Linda. This is the second story she has sent us. This time around, she shared an experience she had at Waterbury Asylum for the Insane. Hi, Jimmy. I am sorry that I haven’t had time to write to you with experiences, but…

Continuing our theme for this month on ghost and haunt stories, we have a story that was sent in by a fan who may have had an eerie encounter while working. Hi, Spooky Appalachia, love the channel and asked Jared to send this. Okay, so back when I was about 25, I worked for a…

For this week’s story, we have one from an author friend of mine named Dewey Edwards. He’s sent in a few stories, and this will be the first one I share since my plan for this month is going to do mostly ghost stories from fans.  In early 1971, I had a close friend who…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/sY1qLAYXrFs This story was  sent in as a response to our haunted bridge story we posted a few weeks ago. I think this is the first time someone has sent us a story to follow up on one we posted. I hope we get more like this in…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKClAX9BUuc  this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! This is a story I found in a book a while back called The Big Book of Virginia Ghost Stories written by L.B. Taylor Jr. I’ve always found this story very eerie and hope you all…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IKPu2dw2hg This story about a haunted hotel was sent in by a fan named James. He said that he doesn’t want to use his full name because the hotel owners might not like this being shared. The name of the hotel has also been left out. “Hey…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/PLjZrLn3QYU this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! Happy Halloween! As a special treat for the spookiest of holidays, we have a story from Julie, a volunteer at St Albans Sanatorium and friend of Spooky Appalachia who was kind enough to do a livestream…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/VqAxITAvlj4 The following story was brought to our attention by our good friend Julie. We were then given permission from a local artist, Stefanie, to use this amazing and creepy story! If you have a minute, I hope you will read this and this very bizarre experience…

Black Sisters of Christiansburg: The three sisters were called The Black Sisters because they wore all black clothing. They wore black dresses, shoes, gloves, hats and veils, as though they were going to a funeral, or mourning. Because the way they dressed and the fact that they only came out at night, they quickly became…

The Lowe Hotel is located just across the street from the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Originally named the Spencer Hotel in honor of J.S. Spencer, a local judge and steamboat-company operator, the hotel opened in 1901 to cater to those traveling along the Ohio River

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqRE7SPcCM4 this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! This story is a bit special to me since I grew up very close to Radford. I found out about this haunted location many years ago. I think I was at a cross country meet and someone…

The story begins long ago, in a time when the Ohio River was a bustling artery for traders and travelers. A small group of men, likely merchants, had tied their modest boat to the riverbank for the night, confident they were safe from the dangers that plagued early frontier life. They were wrong. Under the…

If you find yourself in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, be sure to check out this beautiful 5.5 mile scenic route: The Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, located on the border of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On this route not only will you get a great view of the river and the falls during the drive,…

A fan from Christiansburg, Virginia, reached out to me recently and said that he believes his garage is haunted. He told me that when he bought the house in 2020, it had been on the market for a while. After buying it, a neighbor informed him that the lady who previously lived in the home…

Today’s story was sent in by a fan who had an interesting experience at the Former West Virginia State Penitentiary Moundsville, West Virginia. The facility officially opened in 1876 and during its 119-year life as a penitentiary the facility held some of the most violent killers, rapists, and other criminals. Many never left the institution…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/ur_u1VNK9H8 this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! One of North Carolina’s most haunted locations is located in Chatham County. If you follow Devil’s Tramping Ground Road, you will come to a strange clearing. It is perfectly round, measuring 40-foot in diameter, and completely barren….

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/VqAxITAvlj4 This was sent over by one of the members of our discord. If you haven’t yet, be sure to join to get all of the latest updates and come chat with other fans of the site! You can join our discord here. I used to do IT…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEDmtU6eA3M this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! Perryville Kentucky, founded in 1758. Appears to be a typical, quiet small town in the middle of Kentucky. With a population of about 780 people, but it has something of a dark history. If you’ve heard…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gox39n1vDNc this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! This story starts out in the summer of 1817, when the Bell family began seeing strange looking animals on their 320 acre farm. Soon after, they began hearing knocking sounds on their doors and the outer…