The Moonlit Road Podcast

Dec 15 2024 65 ep. 11 mins 446

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Southern ghost stories, folktales, myths, legends and other strange tales from the dark backroads of the American South, told by the region's best storytellers. Original short stories and classic campfire tales.

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The Santa Claus Special

Dec 15 2024 13 mins

Based on the true Christmas story of the annual CSX Santa Claus Special train, bringing Santa Claus by rail to remote Appalachian communities. Additional reading: Visit Kingsport Guide to Seeing the CSX Santa Train For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themoonlitroad

The Snowman and the Scarecrow

Dec 01 2024 11 mins

Christmas kids story about a scarecrow who teaches a holiday lesson to a grumpy snowman. For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themoonlitroad and X/Twitter https://www.x.com/themoonlitroad "The Snowman and the Scarecrow" was written by Jim McAmis and Craig Dominey St

Number Ninety

Oct 29 2021 25 mins

Adaptation of the classic ghost story by B.M. Croker (1849-1920). About a terrifying dare between gentleman for one to spend the night in a Charleston haunted house. What happens next will chill your blood! Further reading: Wikipedia article on B.M. Croker For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us on Facebo

The Moonlit Road, Part Three

Oct 29 2021 9 mins

Part Three of our adaptation of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself. Part Three, STATEMENT OF THE LATE JULIA HETMAN, THROUGH THE MEDIUM BAYROLLES For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.co

The Moonlit Road, Part Two

Oct 29 2021 9 mins

Part One of our adaptation of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself. Part Two, STATEMENT OF CASPAR GRATTAN For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us on Facebook https://www.faceb

The Moonlit Road, Part One

Oct 29 2021 9 mins

Part One of our adaptation of one of American's literature's most famous ghost stories - a chilling tale from Ambrose Bierce detailing a murder from three perspectives, including the victim herself. Part One, STATEMENT OF JOEL HETMAN, JR. For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us on Facebook https://www.fac

The Nut Eating Devil

Oct 23 2021 13 mins

Uncover the chilling legend of the 'Nut Eating Devil' as young Tom McBride investigates the eerie sounds haunting a Tennessee mountain cemetery. Why do they sound like his dead Grandpa cracking open hickory nuts? Is it his ghost - or the Devil himself? For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us on Facebook h

The Hall of Wonders

Oct 22 2021 14 mins

Irwin Tarheel and the Fair Folk

Mar 28 2018 7 mins

A well-known, Irish supernatural folktale gets a Southern twist, as an early white settler in Louisiana rescues a turtle from some mischievous kids - and ends up in a strange world of The Fair Folk. Additional Reading: The not-so-friendly fairies of Irish folklore For more strange Southern folktales, including stories not on the podcast, visit https://themoonlitroad.com Follow us o

Elleck’s Song

Sep 29 2017 10 mins