Urban Legends

In the late 1890s, the small, rugged town of Big Stone Gap, nestled in the remote southwestern corner of Virginia, became the epicenter of a chilling mystery that gripped the region with fear. The publication of Bram Stoker’s Dracula in 1897 had already set imaginations ablaze with tales of bloodthirsty creatures lurking in the shadows,…

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 On the evening of August 21st, 1955 Elmer Sutton and John Charley Sutton had some guests over for dinner at their farmhouse located in between Kelly and Hopkinsville Kentucky. There were 8 adults and 3 kids in the house that night.  With…

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…

Listen to this and other Kentucky Urban Legends on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/xi7Ny_UTVPY It’s said that this half man, half goat or sheep lives beneath a Norfolk Southern Railroad trestle called the Pope Lick Train Trestle. That’s where the creature gets its name. It’s said to look like a large humanoid creature with furry legs…

Listen to this and other Kentucky Urban Legends on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/xi7Ny_UTVPY This isn’t the old headless horseman tale we all know and love. There’s actually a road that begins in Jefferson County and crosses into Oldam county near Louisville Kentucky. It’s a two lane highway covered with a canopy of thick trees with…

Listen to this and other Kentucky Urban Legends on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/xi7Ny_UTVPY In Louisville Kentucky there’s a stretch of road called Mitchell Hill Road. To the locals it’s also known as Hot Rod Heaven. It’s a long curvy stretch of road with a steep cliff on the side. In the 1950s to 1970s it…

The story of the Bunny Man of Fairfax County in Northern Virginia is one I’ve been hearing about for many years. There’s a few different variations and tales, but we’ll try and bring you what we’ve heard that seem to be the most common of these tales. Sometime around 1904, a bus transporting prisoners from…

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…

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 ever visit the Cherokee County Historical Museum in Murphy, North Carolina, you’ll find tons of Cherokee artifacts, tools, and dolls. If you head to the museum’s basement, you’ll notice a strange statue inside of a glass box. Two strange conjoined figures, standing at about 3 feet tall and with alien-looking faces, will stare…

For today’s story I am revisiting the Black Eyed Kids given how much everyone seems to enjoy the subject. What is it that makes the Black Eyed Kids so intriguing? Is it the mystery of them? Or is it just how downright creepy they are? In my case I would say it’s both! Today’s story…

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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCLN3r6ejRU this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! Not far from Morganton, North Carolina, there is an overlook you can pull over for with a sign titled “Brown Mountain”. It’s a great view no matter what time of day you stop by, but you’ll…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHuGrXz3GmA this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! Skyquakes or Trumpets are a strange new phenomenon being reported all over the world. Reports state a trumpet sounds or sonic boom coming from the sky. In some cases, a shock caused buildings to shake. …

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/cHJk5mPbLbA this can also be found Spotify and most other podcast platforms! This story was emailed in by a fan named TJ. He said he really enjoyed the story I posted last week and that had one he wanted to share. June 2016, Aberdeen, Ohio. I was working the…

Audio version of this story on our YouTube: https://youtu.be/QIYkxvBESnY Black-eyed kids are one of the more creepy urban legends because no one really knows what they are or what they want. Most encounters seem to take place either with a creepy duo showing up at a victim’s house asking to be let in during the…

Listen to me read this one on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ms5Co49dH-I?si=vGORNakTNTa0aaxO&t=1064 If you have never heard of it, the Mothman is a creature made famous by encounters in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Several eyewitnesses have described it as a human-shaped and sized creature with bird-like wings and feathers. Its most distinguishing feature is its reflective red eyes….

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…