Echo Valley Theme Park operated in Cleveland, South Carolina, in northern Greenville County, from 1964 to 1968. In late 1963, Harry Stewart, one of the founders of Ghost Town in the Sky in Maggie Valley, North Carolina, approached local businessmen about opening a western theme park similar to Ghost Town. According to travelersresthere, the park…
Legend of The White Bluff Screamer
The woods surrounding Montgomery Bell State Park near Dickson, Tennessee, are reportedly home to a mysterious creature known for its chilling, piercing screams, which are said to echo through the area. The tale dates back to at least World War I, when people began hearing the screams that are known as the “White Bluff Screamer.”…
The Ghostly Legend of Naomi Wise
Naomi Wise was a young orphan girl who lived with the Adams’ family, just north of Randleman, North Carolina, in the early 1800s. The young Wise became smitten with a handsome fellow named Jonathan Lewis, who happened to live just a few miles from where she was living at the time. Naomi was warned about…
Zelig Malik Williams is still missing
Zelig Malik Williams was 28 years old when he mysteriously disappeared on October 3, 2024, near the Palmetto Trailhead in Richland County, South Carolina. A year has passed since Broadway star Williams vanished without a trace. On October 3, 2025, a WACH Fox 57 article stated, “His car was later found at the trailhead off…
The Monkey Dog of Dutch Fork
Not a lot is known about the cryptid, the “Monkey Dog of Dutch Fork.” Still, as I traveled around South Carolina in late November 2024, I had the opportunity to explore the region’s ghost stories. On a frigid, rainy day, I drove to various locations, such as Little Mountain, to meet some locals. One story…
Henry Houston Fowler is still missing from Laurens County, SC
Henry Houston Fowler has been missing since August 22, 1991, in Laurens County, South Carolina. Mr. Fowler left his Hickory Tavern residence to go to work, but he never returned home. His vehicle was found later that day in Dorchester County, South Carolina. If you have any information that can help solve this case, please…
Shalonda Harts is still missing
Shalonda Harts was last seen in Richland County, South Carolina, on April 8, 2012. Few details are available in her cold case, but she was reportedly last seen by a friend in the Hollywood Hills Subdivision in Columbia on that day. Someone knows what happened to Shalonda Harts: maybe that person is you. If you…
Barbara Ellen Brunson is Missing in Sumter
Barbara Ellen Brunson was 66 years old when she was last seen on August 4, 2008, when she walked away from an assisted living facility in Sumter, South Carolina. According to the Sumter Police Department, she was last seen at Green’s Residential, but the website NamUs listed that she was seen leaving the premises. Barbara…
The Unsolved Homicide of Barbara Jean Anderson
Barbara Jean Anderson was 37 years old at the time of her death. She was found murdered on June 12, 1997, in a wooded area off of River Road in Wilmington, North Carolina. According to a WECT Channel 6 news article on March 25, 2014, “Anderson’s killer used a hanger to strangle the life out…
The Ghostly Lady of Gray Court
In Gray Court, South Carolina, near Exit 10 on Interstate I-385 in Laurens County, is a site believed to be haunted by a ghostly woman. Author Tally Johnson penned a section of the tale in his Ghosts of the South Carolina Upcountry book on page 52. Again, if you do not have his books, I…