Haint Blues

Stories of three Southern cryptids you may have never heard of before.

The small South Carolina town of Bishopville was changed forever in the summer of 1988. That’s when a Lizard Man rose form the Scape Ore Swamp and brought “Lizardmania” that still exists today.

Let’s load up and head out to visit the ghost of Mary in Memphis, Chloe down in Louisiana, and the Ghost of Bellamy Bridge in Florida.

Tales of Huggin' Molly, ghost pirates, Julia Legare, a ghost horse, the Greenbrier Ghost, and more on this episode of Haint Blues.

A Kentucky family protects the old homeplace against an unknown army of they called “little men” in an hours-long gun battle.

Richmond, Virginia was home to a world-famous, psychic. Her wonders were great but who she was (or maybe what she was) is the heart of the real mystery.

Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil down at the crossroads, right? There’s more (and less) to this Southern story than you may know. Let’s load up and head out to that dark, deserted crossroads in Mississippi. (Let’s bring flashlights.) We’re on the hunt for devil music today on Haint Blues.

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Haint Blues hits the rails this week in a special travel version of the show. This episode was written, recorded, and produced on the train called the City of New Orleans, walking through the French Quarter, or on the St. Charles street car.

Two famous friends light out on a southern Florida road trip for evidence of UFOs & aliens.

Bigfoot may now be a lovable beef jerky salesman but terrifying wild man stories from Southern pioneers and Civil War soldiers go way past Harry and the Hendersons.

Gullah Geechee folk magic includes hoodoo, charms, hexes, and, of course, haint blue.

To many, NASCAR looks like a bunch of cars turning left all day. It’s much more than that. Over the years, it’s become one of the South’s cultural powerhouses. Over those same years, NASCAR has collected its share of mysteries, unexplained and paranormal events, and a famous curse.

Let's head back to what grandma would call "pioneer times" in rural Tennessee. Strange occurrences around farm lead a man to call for help from a current U.S. General and soon-to-be U.S. President.

A UFO abduction case in Mississippi made international headlines and forever changed the lives of the men who said they were taken.

Who is the Gray Man? No one really knows, even though he's been a friend to the tiny South Carolina town for nearly two centuries.