Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Aaron Burr, disappeared at sea in early January 1813 at the age of 29. There are many theories about what happened to Theodosia after she left South Carolina on December 30, 1812, aboard the schooner Patriot towards New York. Many believe the vessel sank during a severe storm just off…
The Mysterious Summerville Light
In the 1800s, a railroad track once ran near Summerville, near Charleston, South Carolina. According to local lore, the wife of a train conductor would travel a nearby dirt road every night, carrying a lantern in hand at midnight to greet her husband with a meal as he passed through the area. One night, the…
The Ghostly Legend of the Land’s End Light
The Land’s End Light is a famous ghostly legend from the Lowcountry of South Carolina on St. Helena Island. The yellowish orb appears on a 3-mile stretch of Land’s End Road, just a few miles past the Chapel of Ease. Some also refer to this road as one of the most haunted in the state,…
The Unexplained 1973 UFO Sighting over Myrtle Beach
During the summer of 1973, residents and people visiting the Grand Strand in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were treated to one of the greatest mysteries in South Carolina history. Sometime in the early evening hours, onlookers began noticing lights in the sky over the Atlantic. At first, it appeared as a faint orange-red glow, but…
The Chapel of Ease
The Chapel of Ease was built around 1740 on Saint Helena Island, South Carolina, in Beaufort County, to serve the island’s plantation community, but on November 4th, 1861, a messenger arrived with urgent news for Captain William Oliver Perry Fripp about the Union army approaching, during the Civil War, prompting locals to flee and abandon…
The “Hauntingly” Beautiful Boone Hall Plantation
If you believe online reports, the Boone Hall Plantation in Mount Pleasant may be one of the more haunted locations in the Charleston area. Major John Boone founded the plantation before it was sold to John and Henry Horlbeck. Over the years, many have stated that the people who once called this place home may…
The Swinging Corpse
Located at 161 East Bay Street, the F.W. Wagener Building is a beautiful structure in Charleston, South Carolina, with tall arched windows and cast-iron pillars. Built in 1880 by German immigrant F.W. Wagener, it housed his firm’s offices, a grocery store, and rental space across three expansive, open floors. The Poirier family built much of…
Was Lavinia Fisher the First Female Serial Killer
One of the more disturbing legends to come to light occurred in the Six Mile Wayfarer house near Charleston, South Carolina, during the early 1800s. The story should rank in the same category as Jack the Ripper, but instead of feasting on women of the night, allegedly, the Fishers preyed on travelers who would stop…
The Boo Hag
On humid nights along the South Carolina and Georgia coast, when the moon hangs low and the marshes whisper, elders gather to share one of the Gullah community’s most chilling tales: the legend of the Boo Hag. They speak in hushed voices of a creature unlike any ordinary ghost, a skinless and sinewy being, red…
Ghostly Downtown Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville’s downtown is a bustling hub today, filled with visitors flocking to Main Street’s lively shops, diverse eateries, and the iconic Liberty Bridge in Falls Park. Yet, beneath this modern vibrancy lies a history that’s seldom discussed—one woven with stories of haunts and hidden pasts. Long before the city’s present-day charm, this land was once…