31 Days of Halloween | Day 11: The Woman Who ...

On Halloween night in 1991, eighteen-year-old Doris Gipson was driving along a rural road outside Elkhorn, Wisconsin, when she struck something with her car.She stopped to investigate.There was nothing in the road.Then she saw something running toward her on two legs.Within month ...  Show more

In 1612, a young woman named Alizon Device asked a traveling peddler for some pins.He refused.A short distance down the road, the man collapsed.Today, a doctor would probably call it a stroke. Alizon believed she'd done it with witchcraft.And she confessed.Within months, accusati ...  Show more

The haunting of the Gray Man, The vengeful Witch of Yazoo, and the man who made a deal with the devil. Today, we're exploring the horrors of the gothic south Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to ad-fr ...  Show more

In this ghost story of the Southern Gothic, a new landowner is rapidly submerged in a relative's murky past. Music: “Deja Reve” by DaniHaDani, “Effoliation” by SEA, and “The Racer” by Tristan Barton, all rights reserved. Patreon members listen ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/sor ...  Show more

In South Carolina, legend tells of a woman who lured weary travelers to their deaths — turning her inn into a murder house. But there’s more to Lavinia Fisher’s story than bodies beneath floorboards. Was she really America’s first female serial killer? Or was she really only guil ...  Show more

In South Carolina, legend tells of a woman who lured weary travelers to their deaths — turning her inn into a murder house. But there’s more to Lavinia Fisher’s story than bodies beneath floorboards. Was she really America’s first female serial killer? Or was she really only guil ...  Show more