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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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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!
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Join Michael and Charlie as they take a deep dive into a pivotal battle of the Revolutionary War and the restless riding spirit who lingers from it still! 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) Links: Follow us! Contact us!
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Join Charlie and two very special guests to hear tales of Bigfoot encounters in the Piedmont and learn about the Museum of the Bizarre in Wilmington, NC, from Eric Odditorium! Upcoming Live Appearances: (March 26th - Raleigh, NC) (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC) (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC) (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC) (September 26th - Durham, NC) Links: (external site) (Instagram) Follow us! Contact us!
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Charleston, SC, has a reputation as a haunted city with a long and complex past. But what about newer, more contemporary sites? Can't they have ghosts, too? Pull a chair up to the table and join Charlie, Michael, and friend of the show Kevin as we dig in to the history and lore around one of the city's most famous restaurants! Don't forget to pick up , out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: (May 8th - Black Mountain, NC) (May 24th-26th - Raleigh, NC) (July 12-14, 2024 - Winston-Salem, NC) (September 26th - Durham, NC) Links: Follow us! Contact us!
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The Bell Witch of Adams, Tennessee, is one of the most adapted, sprawling, and elaborated upon legends in the entire catalogue of paranormal events in United States history. But which parts of it are verifiably real, and which parts of it are simply too much to believe? Go spelunking with Charlie and Michael as they argue with the disembodied voice of history to find out more about this world-famous case! Don't forget to pick up , out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC) (possibly Michael solo) (early May - date TBD) (tentative--still being worked out) ...
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Join Michael and Charlie for a discussion of everything from dowsing for water to plugging a tree as they dive into Appalachian folk magic and traditional remedies! Don't forget to pick up , out now! Upcoming Live Appearances: (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC) Links: (arcanecarolinas.com) (dowsers.org) (appalachiandowsers.org) Follow us! Contact us!
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Join Charlie, Michael, and a bunch of awesome people at Arcana in Durham, NC, for three tales: a ghost taunting the living on a stormy night; a rail project unearthing ancient history; and the death and resurrection of a rural community's resident witch! Published early by request, this live recording was the 2023 Spooky Season Kickoff from September, 2023. Have a safe, happy, and spooky holiday season! Links: (meherrinnation.org) (www.ncssm.edu) Upcoming Live Appearances: (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC) Follow us! Contact us!
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Ease into the post-Halloween season by joining Charlie and Michael for a casual discussion of various types of ghosts and past episodes we've done about some of them! Links: (Amazon.com) (YouTube) (wral.com) Upcoming Live Appearances: (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC) Follow us! Contact us!
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Woohoo! An even 100 episodes! Join Charlie and Michael as they give updates on some previous episodes, their spouses join them for listener Q&A, and we hear some voicemails from friends. Now on to the next 100! Links: (external site) (Amazon) (Amazon) (external site) Upcoming Live Appearances: (March 1-3, 2024 - Cary, NC) Follow us! Contact us!
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Research Links:
- Carolina Haints: an awesome podcast produced by a fellow ConCarolinas regular!
- North Carolina Ghosts: Stories, Legends, Folklore: amazing site run by a fantastically friendly expert on these and other stories!
- Mountain Lore: Tales from Appalachia: a site with tons of information!
- The Pine Barrens Institute: a site with tons of information about a wide variety of cryptids!
- Weird Carolinas (Amazon.com)
- Myths and Legends of Our Own Lands (Project Gutenberg)
- Southern and Western Magazine & Review (Internet Archive)
Upcoming Live Recordings
- Carolina Fear Fest (May 26-28th, 2023 - Raleigh, NC)
- ConCarolinas (June 2nd-4th, 2023 - Charlotte, NC)
- ConGregate (July 14th-16th, 2023 - Winston-Salem, NC)
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