Do you love the music and paranormal scene, and happen to be near Atlanta? Located in the heart of downtown is The Masquerade Nightclub. The establishment is a great place to listen to a variety of…
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The North Carolina Black Widow
Many in Alamance County knew Blanche Kiser Taylor Moore as a godly woman who regularly attended church, with a grandmotherly appearance. Still, something more sinister lurked deep within the North Carolina woman. In many ways, Moore…
The Witch of Nash Road
The Witch of Nash Road is one of Mississippi’s scariest legends. It is said the witch is only seen rarely, but she is easily recognizable. There are, of course, deviations to the tale to account for…
The Headless Horseman of Coral Hill Road
Coral Hill Road in Glasgow, Kentucky, is associated with a local legend. Many years ago, a man traveling on this road at night came across a headless horseman, leading him to flee home. Later that night,…
The Folly Beach Serial Killer
Many may not remember the name of Richard Valenti or his crimes, but Valenti is in the same league of killers as the “Gaffney Strangler.” In 1973, Valenti killed 14-year-old Sherr Clark and 13-year-old Alexis Latimer…
The Cold Case of Rhonda Hinson
In Late December of 1981, Rhonda Hinson of Valdese, just nineteen years old at the time, was fatally shot inside her car in Burke County, North Carolina, while traveling towards Valdese on I-40 West to the…
The Cold Case of Pete Wells
On October 13, 2005, Pete Wells was found deceased after a purchase at Bamboo Garden restaurant on Highway 28 Bypass in Anderson, South Carolina. It appears that the homicide happened during a robbery attempt as he…
The Gaffney Strangler Terrorizes Upstate, South Carolina
Lee Roy Martin, also known as the “Gaffney Strangler,” terrorized Gaffney, South Carolina, between 1967 and 1968. However, the killings weren’t Martin’s first brush with the law. The textile mill employee, turned serial killer, would eventually…
Snapped: Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson
Tyler Terry and Adrienne Simpson went on a killing spree in May 2021, which ended with Simpson being arrested on May 17, when the duo fled from law enforcement. Terry, on the other hand, had other…
The Devil: Susan Smith
On October 25, 1994, Susan Smith reported to law enforcement that she had been the victim of a carjacking by a black man in Union County, South Carolina. Smith was driving a 1990 Mazda Protégé with…