Tennessee Ghosts and Legends

Episode 20: Native American Legends of Tennessee

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1967677/fan_mail/new] On today’s Thanksgiving holiday episode, we’ll explore some Tennessee Native American legends about spurned love, why black bears do not have tails, a strange creature said to eat the livers of kidnapped children, and two trees that grew from an act of great betrayal and from great love. Join me for the stories of the Black Bear and the Fox, Reelfoot Lake, a shapeshifter known as Spearfinger, and the Legend of Nocatula.

Episode 19: The Buckner Witch of Standing Stone

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1967677/fan_mail/new] Today, we’ll discuss a local legend from Putnam County, Tennessee about the ghost of a jealous woman dressed in all black that haunted Margaret Buckner until the day she died. It is my pleasure to introduce you to Polly Brewington, the Buckner Witch of Standing Stone.

Episode 18: The Orpheum Theater

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1967677/fan_mail/new] Today’s episode takes us once again to the home of the Delta Blues and a famous theater site haunted by no less than a reported seven spirits. The most mischievous one has her very own seat that is forever reserved as a place for her to watch performances despite becoming a ghost over 100 years ago. Welcome to Memphis’s Orpheum Theater.

Episode 17: The Flintville Monster

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1967677/fan_mail/new] In this episode, we’ll visit the rural town of Flintville, Tennessee and the surrounding area in Lincoln County. But hiding somewhere in the surrounding hills and forests of the area is supposedly an elusive, mysterious, and aggressive beast, said to stand around eight feet tall and have a terrible skunk-like odor, along with a propensity for violent encounters with the local residents. Today, it is my pleasure to introduce you to the legend of the Flintville Monster.

Episode 16: The Tennessee State Prison

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1967677/fan_mail/new] Update: The audio quality is fixed! After a mic upgrade and a re-record, the audio is much better now. Sorry for the delay. Enjoy the episode! In this episode, we’ll explore the history and some of the terrifying stories centered around one of Tennessee’s most famous and recognizable abandoned landmarks. It began as one of the most modern and humane prison compounds in the country but ended as a maximum security nightmare for the inmates within. Welcome to the haunted halls of the Tennessee State Prison.