According to legend, the caretaker at the Pelican Inn adored her two Boston Terriers and would take them on long walks along the beach. One day, one of the pups spotted a young child playing in…
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Legend of the Bunny Man
On Halloween of 1970, there were sightings of a man dressed as a rabbit committing vandalism in Fairfax County, Virginia. The perpetrator’s weapon of choice was an ax, described in the police report as having a…
The Ghosts That Are Said to Haunt This Asheville Skyscraper Went Out With A Bang
Asheville, North Carolina, is one of those cities where, if you took a rock and threw it in a random direction, you would manage to hit a haunted hotspot. And the Jackson Building is impossible to…
T. Earl Robertson Loses His Mind
The old J.W. Bell Grain and Flour Mill in downtown Spartanburg was the scene of a gruesome murder in August 1929, when T. Earl Robertson lost his mind and axed four of his coworkers in a…
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…
The Ghost Ship, ‘Crissie Wright’
On a cold night on January 11, 1886, the Crissie Wright sailed into a heavy winter storm as the little town of Diamond City watched in disbelief from the shore. Many residents gathered along the sand…
The Ghostly Lady of Kill Devil Hills
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on the Outer Banks, is a dream, but what lurks in the shadows may be a nightmare if you come face to face with one of the forever residents who decided…
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…
Dead Man’s Curve: A Father Still Keeps Watch in the Afterlife
Dead Man’s Curve is a name that will leave most terror-stricken. However, when you couple the name with a cemetery, it subtly alters the ambiance. One place in Manning, South Carolina, is reportedly haunted by the…
Is Rectory Square Park in Camden Haunted
Earlier this year, we traveled to Camden, South Carolina, on the hottest day. After walking around with Izzy, drenched in sweat and using a defective tripod, we decided to risk a heat stroke to capture a…