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The Carolina Haints Podcast is a show about ghosts tales, folklore legends, unexplained mysteries, dark history and true crime stories of the Carolinas.

Wreak Havoc Productions


    • Sep 15, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 94 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Carolina Haints Podcast

    7.0 Season Seven Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 10:53


    Welcome back to the seventh season of The Carolina Haints Podcast!   www.patreon.com/carolinahaints www.carolinahaints.com  

    6.14 Lavinia Fisher, the First Female Serial Killer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 25:56


    The finale of season six blends one of Charleston's best ghost stories with the true crime tale of America's first recorded serial murderer.   Additional vocal talents by Mike Burke and Gigi Galdo. www.patreon.com/carolinahaints 

    6.13 The Phantom Choir of Roan Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 23:19


    For many years, visitors to Roan Mountain have experienced a haunting like no other, one that shakes people to their core and leaves them changed forever.  Additional vocal talents by Ian Russell.    www.patreon.com/carolinahaints 

    6.12 The Legend of the Cherokee Raven Mockers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2023 26:01


    This episode explores the legend of the Cherokee psychic vampires, known as the Raven Mockers.   Special thanks to Richard Church for his support! www.Patreon.com/carolinahaints 

    6.11 The Great Dismal Monster and Tales from the Swamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2023 23:03


    Come with us as we explore the dark and dank recesses of North Carolina swamps, especially the Werewolf that's said to stalk the Great Dismal Swamp. Additional vocal talents by Tom Gore. www.patreon.com/carolinahaints 

    6.10 "God Chose Us," said Larry Gene Bell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2023 21:36


    We return to the dark and disturbing world of true crime with a look into the abduction and murder cases of Shari Faye Smith and Debra May Helmick in South Carolina in 1985.   Additional vocal talents by Ruth Snodgrass. 

    6.9 Tommyknockers & Cave Tales

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2023 19:47


    Dive deep into the earth with us as we explore ghostly Tommyknockers and other creepy cave legends. Additional vocal talents by Jaysen & Jack Buterin. 

    6.8 Crybaby Lane & Poole Woods

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023 15:21


    This episode dives into the ghostly legends from the Raleigh area - the mysterious Crybaby Lane and the haunted Poole Woods.

    Holiday Special: A Lawson Family Christmas (Re-Release)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022 20:04


    A re-release of our true crime holiday episode from 2019, about the horrific Christmas massacre of the Lawson Family in Germanton, NC in 1929.  

    6.7 Jack the Ripper: From Whitechapel to Norfolk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 19:23


    This episode explores the most notorious and mysterious serial murderers the world has ever known.  For this story, we must travel to foggy London of the last 19th century and to the Chesepeake Bay, just north of the Carolinas. Additional vocal talent by Ian Russell.  

    6.6 Sky Quakes and the Seneca Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2022 13:56


    Mysterious noises have been heard seemingly eminating from the sky along the outer banks.  These strange sounds such as loud booms and blaring trumpets cannot be accounted for and have haunted the coast for centuries. Additional vocal talents by Mike Burke.

    6.5 The Witches of the Uwharries

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2022 17:37


    This episode explores the Tuckertown Witch and a transforming witch who haunted the Uwharries long ago.  

    6.4 True Tales of the Men in Black

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2022 19:21


    Many people who have witnessed or had experiences Unidentified Flying Objects often find themselves facing harrasment and even threats by the mysterious Men in Black.  This episode contains a collection of true MIB stories from North and South Carolina.  Additional vocal talents by Neil Burghard.

    6.3 Halloween Special: Tales of Mischief & Mayhem

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2022 19:14


    Spend Halloween with Carolina Haints and hear tales of murder, macabre, and pranks gone wrong.    Additional vocal talents by Chad Hunt.

    6.2 The Satanists and Sealy Castle

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2022 12:13


    This episode delves into the Satanic Panic that struck Asheville in the early 2000's, especially as it pertains to the mysterious Sealy Castle. Featuring additional vocal talents from Jennifer Trudrung and Al Julian.

    6.1 Swamp Fox and the Headless Sentry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2022 18:08


    The premiere episode of Season Six covers the Revolutionary patriot Francis Marion and his macabre connection to South Carolina's very own Headless Horseman legend.   This episode features the additional vocal talents of Ian Russell. 

    6.0 Season Six Introductions

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 8:03


    Welcome back to the sixth season of The Carolina Haints Podcast.  

    5.14 The Hound of Goshen

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 21:39


    For the Season Finale of Carolina Haints, we'll dive into the tale of the ghostly happy hound that haunts a country road near Newberry, SC, and we'll talk about black dog lore.  Author/Researcher Tally Johnson tells a first-hand experience with the Hound of Goshen.   Additional vocal talents by Joan Schuermeyer and Sammie Cassell. 

    5.13 The Siren of the French Broad

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 13:26


    This episode begins with a real-life Mummy and ends with a terrifying tale about the Siren of the French Broad River.   Additional vocal talents by Gigi Galdo.  

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    5.12 The Hauntings of Salem Tavern

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 13:41


    Carolina Haints returns to the Moravian village of Old Salem for more spooky tales of ghosts in a historic place.   Additional vocal talents by Sammie Cassell.

    5.11 Buried Alive in Wilmington

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 13:01


    This episode explores the haunted and historical Burgwin-Wright House and the tale of a man who accidentally buried his friend alive in the coastal city of Wilmington.   Additional vocal talents by Michael Hoch.

    5.10 The Hunter and Purgatory Mountain

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 12:01


    The ghastly tale of a Confederate recruiter known for hunting down deserters, whose spirit is eternally stuck in purgatory.  

    5.9 Haunted Historical Houses of Charlotte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2022 18:10


    This episode covers a group of historic mansions in the Charlotte area with a dark past and a haunted presence. Additional vocal talent by Melanie Tapp.  

    5.8 North Carolina's Stolen Bill of Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2021 13:02


    This episode covers the mystery and controversy surrounding the theft and recovery of North Carolina's copy of the US Bill of Rights. Additional vocal talents by Jeffrey Cochran.

    5.7 The Legend of Knobby

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2021 15:31


    This episode covers a specific Bigfoot tale from Cleveland County, of the creature named Knobby, and of the gentleman who told the tale. Additional vocal talents by Chad Hunt.

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    5.6 The Murderous Black Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 16:54


    For this tale of murder and macabre, we travel a little north to Christiansburg, Virgina to explore the disturbing tale of the Black Sisters.   Additional vocal talents by Naima Said.

    5.5 Lady in Pink

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 21:13


    This episode covers the famous Pink Lady of the Grove Park Inn and surrounding spirits in Asheville.   Additional vocal talents by Stephanie Griffin.

    5.4 Halloween Special: Houdini and Spiritualism

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 20:47


    This special Halloween episode focuses on the Harry Houdini, his relationship with spiritualism and the birth of parapsychology.   Additional vocal talents by Ian Russell and Arianna Tysinger.

    5.3 The Charleston Mermaid

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 20:31


    This episode explores the infamous mermaid riot of Charleston, South Carolina, that took place during a torrential hurricane in 1867.  

    5.2 The Scotsman and Barbecue

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2021 16:20


    The ghostly tale of Red MacNeil, a giant Scotsman attributed with bringing barbecue to the region, whose spirit haunted Smiley's Falls for a century.   Additional vocal talents by Ian Russell

    5.1 The Boo Hag & Dr. Buzzard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2021 23:01


    Welcome to season five of The Carolina Haints Podcast, where we'll be exploring the voodoo legends of North and South Carolina with the horrifying Boo Hag and the infamous Dr. Buzzard.  Additional vocal talents by Gigi Galdo.

    5.0 Season Five Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2021 9:19


    Welcome dear listener, to season five of The Carolina Haints Podcast.  This brief introductory episode will whet your appetite for the premiere story next Friday, September 17th, 2021!

    Carolina Haints LIVE from ConGregate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 59:02


    The recorded discussion about the paranormal, storytelling and much more, between moderator, Dan Sellers and guests Jeffrey Cochran, Tally Johnson, and Alex Matsuo, recorded July 10th, 2021 at ConGregate in Winston-Salem!

    4.14 Kingdom by the Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2021 27:17


    The season finale of The Carolina Haints Podcast tells the tale of a ghostly figure of a woman in white who haunts the Unitarian Church Cemetery in historic Charleston.  The story and circumstances of her untimely death are a thing of legend involving one of America's greatest authors, Edgar Allan Poe.  

    4.13 The Legendary Judaculla Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021 16:06


    In Jackson County, there sits an ancient boulder marked with fifteen hundred pictographs  It is a thing of mystery and legend, and to this day, no one knows exactly what it means.  

    4.12 Spontaneous

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 17:39


    This episode explores paranormal phenomena involving pyrotechnic poltergeists and spontaneous human combustion, including a few true tales from the Carolinas.  

    4.11 Ghosts of Guilford Courthouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021 22:51


    The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was a turning point in the Revolutionary War.  Many American and British troops were killed and some say, they're still fighting.  

    4.10 The Day Goldsboro Nearly Vaporized

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 20:32


    This episode covers the darker and lesser known history of aviation in North Carolina, namely the incident that nearly obliterated the town of Goldsboro.

    4.9 The Legend of the Blowing Rock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 16:32


    The mountains of North Carolina hold the secrets to many historical mysteries and Native American legends including the power of The Blowing Rock and the Little People of Hickory Nut Gorge.  

    4.8 The Mystery of the Carroll A. Deering

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 19:06


    A century old mystery about a commercial vessel whose crew disappeared without a trace, the remains of which washed up onto the Diamond Shoals.  

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    4.7 Land of the Lost

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020 18:48


    This episode covers the multitude of Pteradon sightings in the Tarheel state.  

    4.6 Taps and Battlefield Ghosts

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2020 17:42


    This episode tells the legends surrounding Taps and explores the ghostly tales surrounding Fort Monroe.

    4.5 The Death of the Pirate, Blackbeard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 26:44


    The pirate, Blackbeard was the fiercest, most dreaded figure to sail the seas off the coast of the Carolinas.  His exploits were legendary, and his death was no different.

    4.4) Halloween Special: The Toolbox Killers

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 28:21


    This season's Halloween special focuses on the horrific and horrible deeds of Lawrence Bittaker and Roy Norris, a duo who became known as the sadistic Toolbox Killers.  

    4.3 The Devil Went Down to Georgia

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 19:42


    For this episode, we'll step just a hair over the South Carolina state line to explore some creepy tales, including the infamous Georgia Guidestones.  

    4.2 The Third Eye Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 16:51


    This episode focuses on the creepy Third Eyed Man of the University of South Carolina and some infamous nearby historical haunts.

    4.1 The Devil's Tramping Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2020 21:44


    This season premiere episode features the notorious Devil's Tramping Ground in Chatham County and other Satanic namesakes in the Carolinas.

    4.0 Season Four Introduction

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 7:52


    An introductory episode to the fourth season of Carolina Haints.  We look forward to sharing these creepy tales from the Carolinas with you.  

    3.14 The Legend of the Moon-Eyed People

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2020 20:18


    The season three finale tells the legend of the mysterious Moon-Eyed People, a Cherokee legend about the true indigenous people of the area. 

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    3.13 Tom Dooley and other Murder Ballads

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 20:01


    This episode focuses on three famous murder ballads with North Carolina origins, "Frankie and Johnny," "Poor Ellen Smith" and "Tom Dooley."

    3.12 The Taco Bell Strangler

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 20:22


    Between 1992 and 1994, the city of Charlotte was besieged by a serial killer known for raping and strangling his victims.  

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