The Ghost of Sherwood Point Lighthouse (Wisco...

On October 8, 1871, a wall of fire swept through northeastern Wisconsin, destroying the town of Peshtigo and killing an estimated 1,200 to 2,500 people across the region. It remains the deadliest wildfire in American history, yet its story was largely overshadowed by the Great Ch ...  Show more

Whitewater, Wisconsin, has earned a peculiar nickname: the Second Salem. For decades, stories have circulated about witches gathering in its cemeteries, a mysterious stone water tower designed to imprison something evil, a cursed book locked away in a university library, and a ch ...  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