By the end of the twentieth century, it seemed that the glory days that had once filled Senoia, Georgia, approximately 40 miles south of Atlanta, were over. In 1989, Paul Lombardi began a search for a site for a new film studio and ultimately settled in the area. Several movies in the late 1980s and…
The Little Girl of the Vance Hotel
The Vance Hotel has been shuttered for more than 20 years in Statesville, North Carolina. Plans were announced in the summer of 2023 to revive the property as the “jewel of Downtown Statesville.” Columbus Vance-Hinkel built the hotel in 1927 at the intersection of West Front and South Center Streets. When it opened, it had…
The Pawleys Island Witch
Many years ago, a young woman who loved the beach and island life began to roam Pawleys Island with her family and friends to locate herbs and spices that grew wild. After many years, the woman started to partake in the sacrament of whiskey, but her addiction overcame her. After each passing day, the once-beautiful…
Emma’s Light Still Burns in This Georgia Cemetery at Night
Many years ago, a young girl, Emma, was often told ghostly stories by her nurse. Sometimes, the stories were real, and other times, not. Feeding her four-year-old mind ghostly tales made Emma afraid of the dark. One day, the family replaced the nurse with another, but her fear remained until Emma’s father instructed the new…
The Haunted Bethesda Cemetery & Church
This haunted church and cemetery in eastern Tennessee is thought to have it all…well, at least in the paranormal circle of the world. Bethesda Cemetery and Church in Morristown are tied to several ghostly legends. Several Confederate specters have been reported both inside and outside the church. The spirits that are said to haunt the…
The Ghostly Steel Bridge of Elizabethton, Tennessee
A steel bridge that once crossed Siam Valley into the Stoney Creek Community was where young lovers would meet. The bridge has since been torn down, but that doesn’t erase history or even a ghostly tale. The Watauga River Bridge was once known as the “Steel Bridge.” During the 1930s, Tom Jackson and Wanda Smithson,…
The Ghostly Man of Netherland Inn Road
On November 19, 1923, Albert “Hugh” Hamblen learned that his son was involved in a tragic car accident in Kingsport, Tennessee. The elder Hamblen rushed to his side after hearing the news. Two of the boys were pronounced dead at the scene, but Hamblen’s son survived the ordeal. The following day, Hugh learned that the…
The Legend of Hatteras Jack: Outer Banks
Sailing in the early days, especially around Hatteras Inlet and other areas along the east coast, earned these places a reputation as dangerous, with shifting sandbars and underwater dangers. Unfortunately, some places could not be avoided as they were popular stops along the trade route. Bodie Island, or as it once was known, Body Island,…
The Witch of Nags Head
Peggy Schmidt wrote about The Witch of Nags Head in her book Ghosts of the Outer Banks on pages 19 to 24. The old witch lived in the woods on Nags Head with her husband and young son. One day, her husband disappeared, thanks to the pirates who visited this area. After he disappeared, she…
Surfman T.L. Daniels Allegedly Haunts This Outer Banks Restaurant
The Black Pelican Restaurant in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, is an oceanfront eatery offering a relaxing atmosphere and excellent cuisine. It is also allegedly home to at least one long-term resident who haunts the premises. Once the sixth of seven life-saving stations along the coast, the Black Pelican Restaurant assisted and rescued mariners and sailors…