AC 00115 - Kentucky Fried Goat-Man - Do Not Go to the Trestle of Death - Live from Ret-Con 2024
Release Date: 09/11/2024
AC 00117 - Places of Power & Paranormal Bucket Lists - Live from ConGregate 2024
Arcane Carolinas
From the Devil's Tramping Ground to ghost chickens in the US Capitol, what are our paranormal bucket list items? And what makes any given paranormal hotspot such a focal point for the strange in the first place? Join Michael and special guest co-hosts Gary Mitchel and Tally Johnson for the rest of our ConGregate 2024 conversation! And don't forget, is out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) - Michael solo (December 12, 2024) Links: Follow us! Contact us!
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AC 00116 - Haunted Highways Near and Far - Live from ConGregate 2024
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We've all heard of Route 66, but have you heard of Route 666? Did you know a phantom hotrod terrorizes a two-lane highway through South Carolina and North Carolina by night? Or have you seen the ghostly merchant in downtown Winston-Salem? Join Michael at ConGregate 2024 with special guest co-hosts Tally Johnson and Gary Mitchel to discuss these and other stories! And don't forget, is out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) - Charlie solo (October 18-20, 2024) - Michael solo (December 12, 2024) Links: Follow us! ...
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AC 00115 - Kentucky Fried Goat-Man - Do Not Go to the Trestle of Death - Live from Ret-Con 2024
Arcane Carolinas
As the episode title says, and as we say in the episode, DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS VERY EASY TO DIE THERE. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT. Goat-human hybrids: science gone wrong? Or magic gone wrong? Join Charlie and Michael for a lively and hilarious discussion of a unique (or perhaps not so unique!) legend from Kentucky of a deadly railroad trestle and the mutant who stalks those who foolishly visit it. This was recorded live at Ret-Con 2024! And don't forget, is out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) -...
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AC 00114 - The Monkey-Dog
Arcane Carolinas
On a spring-like December morning in 1954, dozens of school children, their teacher, and one exceptionally brave janitor had an encounter with what came to be known as The Monkey-Dog. Join Charlie and Michael for a discussion of one of the more obscure and fascinating stories out of Robeson County, NC, and a larger conversation about the distinction between a myth and a cryptid! And don't forget, is out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) - Charlie solo (October 18-20, 2024) - Michael solo (December 12, 2024) Follow us! ...
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AC 00113 - Hope & Horror on Brown Mountain - Live from Black Mountain Public Library
Arcane Carolinas
Y'all, this story has it all: country music, 19th century sightings, the Brown Mountain Lights, electoral politics, multiple varieties of entrepreneurship, UFOs, aliens, illegal construction on federal land, trailbreaking, John Keel, curiosity shops, and traffic jams. We don't even know what else to say! Join Michael and special guest co-host Michelle at the Black Mountain Library in May, 2024, as they discuss a story of hope and horror on Brown Mountain and beyond! Out now: ! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) - Charlie solo (October 18-20, 2024)...
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AC 00112 - UFOs over Lake Norman
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Lake Norman is sometimes referred to as North Carolina's only inland sea, and a review of its size and dimensions definitely back that up. But it's also a place where strange things are seen in, around, and sometimes over the water! Join Charlie and Michael for a chat about the upcoming spooky season and a discussion of Lake Norman as a locus of the strange! Out today: ! Pick it up now! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) - Charlie solo (October 18-20, 2024) - Michael solo (December 12, 2024) Links: - (EXTREMELY SHAKY) -...
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AC 00111 - AC Case Files - Tarheel Tales of Terror Vol 1
Arcane Carolinas
Do you love spooky tales such as the Boo Hag or the classic legend of The Rattlesnake Honeymoon? Do you love comic books and sequential art produced by folks right here in the Carolinas? Then check out this Arcane Carolinas Case Files episode where Michael interviews Fiona W. Dunn, co-creator and illustrator of Tarheel Tales of Terror! And, don't forget, we've got coming out on September 1st! You can preorder paperback and electronic copies now! AND we'll have some copies on hand for . Get your free ticket below! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael and Charlie (September 26th -...
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AC 00110 - Arcane Destinations - Robert the Doll
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Michael here! I have no idea how to introduce this episode, honestly, because every time we say anything even remotely snarky about this episode's subject some piece of technology fails us: we had microphones go out in the middle of recording, our hosting provider ate the episode when it was supposed to go out, and even so small a thing as trying to add episode artwork caused me to lose the draft seconds before I would have clicked "publish." That said, I invite you to join us Charlie does a deep dive into the history and lore around Robert the Doll, star of stage and screen, and we discuss...
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AC 00109 - Arcane Destinations - Alabama's Bear Creek Swamp
Arcane Carolinas
Hitch up your waders and fetch your log-pokin' stick, as ride along as Charlie and Michael talk about Alabama's Bear Creek Swamp! Do you like ghosts? Do you like creepy dolls? Do you like finding horrible things? Then this is the place for you! Bear Creek Swamp has anything you could want, and plenty you might not! Tally Johnson's Books: Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC) - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC) HWA NC Group Reading (early August - Durham, NC - Details TBD) - Michael and Charlie (September 26th -...
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AC 00108 - A Vampire Nest in The Queen City
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Grab your stakes and garlic necklaces and come along as Michael and Charlie dig into the history and lore of a Charlotte neighborhood where it was said for many years a particular place only came alive at night! Upcoming Live Appearances: - Michael solo (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC) - Michael solo (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC) - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC) - Michael solo (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC) - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC) Follow us! Contact us!
info_outlineAs the episode title says, and as we say in the episode, DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS VERY EASY TO DIE THERE. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT.
Goat-human hybrids: science gone wrong? Or magic gone wrong? Join Charlie and Michael for a lively and hilarious discussion of a unique (or perhaps not so unique!) legend from Kentucky of a deadly railroad trestle and the mutant who stalks those who foolishly visit it. This was recorded live at Ret-Con 2024!
And don't forget, Arcane Carolinas: Volume 2 is out now!
Upcoming Live Appearances:
- SPOOKY SEASON KICKOFF @ ARCANA DURHAM - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC)
- Southern Gothic Festival in Camden, SC - Charlie solo (October 18-20, 2024)
- South Carolina State Library in Columbia, SC - Michael solo (December 12, 2024)
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