The Sarah Riley Hooks House is a reported haunted dwelling with a dark past in Bluffton, South Carolina. Sarah was a retired nurse and the daughter of a prominent Bluffton family. Her son, Anthony Earl John “Toney” Hooks, became a famous guitarist for Sly and the Family Stone and the Ohio Players, until his death…
Is Thomas Drive in Sumter, South Carolina, Haunted
Melanie had just moved into one of the townhomes between Alice Drive and Thomas Drive in Sumter, South Carolina, in 2000. She and her husband were getting the new place ready when items around the house began to go mysteriously missing. They would later reappear after some time, and for a while, Melanie did not…
Molly’s Rock Picnic Area in South Carolina is More Than a Picnic
They say life is a picnic, but in this place of gloom and doom, it is more like a five-course meal. Molly’s Rock Picnic Area may sound like a happy little place where families gather to enjoy nature, but this place has a dark side. The old Flag Lake is no longer a lake, and…
The Creepiest Ghost Town in South Carolina
Down an eerie old road outside of Lockhart sits one of the earliest settlements of South Carolina. Pinckneyville is the real ghost town of this state that will stop your heart and raise the hair on your arms. The Pinckney District was created in 1791 and comprised Union, Spartanburg, York, and Chester Counties. Three commissioners…
The Lost Treasure of Charleston
People often wonder if pirates along the South Carolina coast buried treasure. While many stories will forever live on, especially in the Lowcountry of the state, one such pirate allegedly made his way into Charleston Harbor and a small waterway along present-day Water Street. Legend has it that he buried his stash in the vicinity…
The Legend of Coffin Island: Headless Soldiers, Buried Treasure, Shipwrecks, and Pirates
Would you vacation on an island if it were named Coffin Island? One such place existed in South Carolina. Today, Folly and Morris Islands are beautiful places near Charleston, but both were once home to a storied past that included pirates, shipwrecks, war, disease, and bootleggers. Folly Beach was once known as Coffin Island before…
Are you Brave Enough to travel this Greenville, S.C., Haunted Road
One spot in Greenville is referred to as the Ghost Road for a good reason. Unfortunately, much history is unknown of what led these damned souls to be trapped forever along Old Piedmont Highway near Prisma Hospital. There are stories of ghosts trying to warn people of dangerous turns on the road. Some have even…
The Spirits at Seven Devils Bridge in Woodruff, South Carolina, will “Drive” you Insane
This bridge will “drive” you insane. This area near Woodruff boasts the presence of an urban legend that claims the apparitions of seven executed enslaved men are haunting this old bridge outside of town. People have captured orbs, voices, and ghosts in the past. The story says you can not cross this bridge at midnight…
The Haunted History of Stumphouse Tunnel
Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel in Oconee County, South Carolina, is an incomplete tunnel for the Blue Ridge Railroad of South Carolina in Sumter National Forest. The tunnel was first proposed in 1835 by residents of Charleston, South Carolina, as a new and shorter route for the Blue Ridge Railroad between Charleston and the Ohio River valley…
The Mysterious Healing Springs
Just 56 miles south of Columbia, South Carolina, lies a small community with a popular Artesian well. It’s called Healing Springs and is found a few miles north of Blackville, South Carolina, off SC Highway 3. The cool water flows freely from spigots located behind the church. Ample parking is available next to the well,…