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Halloween has arrived, and in this special "From the Vault" throwback of Southern Ghost Stories, host Allen Sircy sits down with Sue Burgess, Director of historic Trousdale Place in Gallatin, Tennessee. Built in 1813 and steeped in frontier politics, family tragedy, and wartime strife, the two-century-old brick landmark stands as one of the most notoriously active paranormal hotspots in Middle Tennessee. From eerie phantom footsteps echoing down the central hallway to unexplained cold spots and shadows lingering near the family heirlooms, Burgess shares rare insider access, decades of preserved lore, and firsthand accounts of the restless spirits that still walk the historic home. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Deep inside Evansville, Indiana’s Victorian Gothic Willard Library, a mysterious phantom known as the Lady in Grey has roamed the stacks for nearly ninety years. First spotted in the dead of winter in 1937 when a basement custodian saw a veiled figure in period dress evaporate into the dark, she has since become famous for toppling books, leaving traces of lilac perfume, and pulling in ghost hunters from around the world. Whether she’s founder Willard Carpenter’s daughter lingering over a lost family inheritance or a devoted librarian who refused to leave her post, her quiet presence refuses to fade. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy tracks the history, feuds, and eyewitness encounters behind Indiana’s most famous haunted library. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

In September 1913, the dismembered remains of pregnant German immigrant Anna Aumüller washed ashore along the Hudson River, leading New York detectives to an ordained Catholic priest named Father Hans Schmidt. When questioned, Schmidt confessed to slitting his secret lover's throat, horrifying the nation by claiming God demanded a human sacrifice and alleging he drank her blood before tossing her severed remains into the water. Dubbed "The Vampire Priest," his trial exposed a tangled web of lies, counterfeiting schemes, and an explosive insanity defense that ultimately failed, making him the only Catholic priest legally executed in American history. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy examines the chilling case of Hans Schmidt, peeling back the sensational folklore to reveal the tragic human monster lurking beneath the collar. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Following the brutal 1896 murder of Aaron Beck, the Appalachian mining town of Helenwood, Tennessee, descended into an era of relentless bloodshed that earned it the grim moniker "Hell in the Woods." In 1897 alone, forty-seven people were shot in the streets as drunken shootouts, labor disputes, and even a local judge murdering a teenager turned the settlement into a mountain powder keg. The town's dark lore took an even stranger turn in 1921 when miner Cruise Sexton hauled a 500-pound, horned "petrified devil" from a nearby cavern, drawing nationwide spectacle shortly before a catastrophic dynamite explosion leveled nearly fifty buildings. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy concludes the bloody saga of Scott County, exploring a vicious frontier crime wave, an apocalyptic blast, and the bizarre legend of the stone demon beneath the mountains. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Tucked deep within East Tennessee's Cumberland Plateau, the Scott County coal town of Helenwood earned a brutal reputation as one of the bloodiest settlements in the state—ignited two days before Christmas in 1896 by an unthinkable betrayal. One-armed schoolteacher Mike King murdered his elderly benefactor, Aaron Beck. After a suspicious sheriff forced the killer to carry the frozen corpse from its shallow grave, King was hanged in Huntsville, kicking off a notorious year of shootouts that saw forty-seven people shot in a town of barely two hundred. In this Tennessee Tales Tuesday edition of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy explores the savage holiday murder that earned Helenwood its terrifying nickname: "Hell in the Woods." Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

During a visit to a historic English country estate, Samuel Wilberforce—the esteemed Bishop of Oxford—noticed an elderly Catholic priest sitting quietly by the fire, entirely ignored by the mingling guests. At dinner, the hostess revealed a chilling truth: the solitary clergyman had been dead for nearly eighty years, lingering as a silent, harmless specter. Returning alone to the drawing room, Wilberforce spoke directly with the apparition, who confessed he could not rest until a stolen family inheritance was set right. After directing the bishop to a long-lost confession tucked inside a dusty library volume, the injustice was finally corrected, allowing the devoted ghost to vanish forever. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy explores a rare, poignant Victorian haunting where an eminent churchman helped a restless spirit fulfill an eighty-year-old promise from beyond the grave. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Dating back over a millennium, the land beneath Nashville’s Travellers Rest holds deep, restless history—beginning as an ancient Mississippian village before becoming the grand plantation of frontier kingmaker Judge John Overton. Through Civil War turmoil and centuries of change, the property earned a reputation for disembodied voices, heavy phantom footsteps, and unquiet spirits tied to the ground itself. Having lived on an adjoining lot for a decade, host Allen Sircy witnessed the eerie occurrences and midnight anomalies that spill past the historic fence line. In this classic "From the Vault" episode of Southern Ghost Stories, the American Hauntstorian explores the ancient roots, frontier legacy, and firsthand personal hauntings surrounding Nashville’s oldest historic home. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

In the late 19th century, the growing demand for medical dissection fuel sparked a macabre, highly lucrative underground industry where no cemetery was sacred and no grave was safe. From the legendary resurrection man "Old Man Dead" William Cunningham prowling Cincinnati cemeteries, to St. Louis’s eccentric Ernst Doepke who dug up his own brother's remains, body snatchers preyed upon everyone from paupers in potter’s fields to the family of a former United States president. In this classic "From the Vault" episode of Southern Ghost Stories, the American Hauntstorian Allen Sircy unearths the strange, chilling history of American grave robbing, detailing the ingenious techniques, dark humor, and terrifying encounters behind the nation's most notorious resurrection men. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Standing in the heart of the French Quarter, the Gardette-LePretre House is the setting for one of New Orleans’ most gruesome legends: the massacre at the Sultan’s Palace. Following the Civil War, an impoverished planter reportedly leased the grand mansion to a secretive Ottoman prince who arrived with armed guards, veiled women, and stolen royal gold—only for neighbors to later discover blood trickling down the front steps. Police found the entire retinue butchered inside and the prince himself buried alive in the courtyard, his hand clawing desperately through the dirt. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy explores the bloody legend of the Sultan's Palace, from ruthless overseas assassins to the shadowy phantom said to still linger on its wrought-iron balconies. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

On June 9, 1912, an unknown killer entered a quiet home in Villisca, Iowa, slaughtering Josiah and Sarah Moore, their four children, and two visiting neighborhood girls with an axe. The bizarre crime scene baffled detectives: every mirror had been shrouded with cloth, sheets covered the victims' faces, and the murderer calmly ate a meal in the kitchen before vanishing into the night. More than a century later—following botched investigations, the sensational trial of an eccentric preacher, and reports of lingering spirits—the massacre remains one of America’s most chilling unsolved mysteries. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy examines the brutal Villisca axe murders, the bizarre clues left in the bedrooms, and the terrifying modern lore surrounding the bloodstained home. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Rising sixteen stories above downtown Louisville, the historic Brown Hotel is a monument to Roaring Twenties glamour, catastrophic floods, and enduring legends—built atop the ground of a horrific 1895 artillery explosion. Founded in 1923 by lumber baron James Graham Brown, the grand landmark survived the Great Depression and the 1937 flood, but staff and guests insist Brown never truly checked out after his 1969 death. Phantom footsteps still pace his former 15th-floor penthouse, elevators ride uncalled to the top floor, cigar smoke drifts through non-smoking halls, and the ghost of his beloved dog Weezums barks in empty corridors. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy steps inside one of Louisville’s most haunted hotels to uncover the rich history and the founder who still keeps watch over his guests. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Tucked away near the modern roar of Nashville International Airport, the historic Buchanan Log House is one of Davidson County’s oldest frontier homesteads—a two-century-old cabin where pioneer life and lingering spirits remain deeply rooted. Built in 1809 by James and Lucinda Buchanan, the home remarkably saw all sixteen of their children survive into adulthood before being saved from modern runway expansion. Today, caretakers and investigators swear the family never left: phantom children whisper and move toys, heavy boots pace the floors, and Lucinda herself is still spotted gazing from the upstairs windows. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy explores the history, personal encounters, and enduring frontier hauntings of Nashville’s Buchanan Log House. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

In August 1897, an engineer discovered a dying man named John Bloski beside a Pennsylvania railroad track who used his final breaths to name his killer and utter a chilling prophecy: "You have to follow me soon." What followed was a desperate cross-state manhunt, a bitter self-defense claim, and an execution in the Wilkes-Barre jail yard. But the story didn't end on the gallows—shortly after the trapdoor dropped, midnight screams from a death-row cell convinced terrified inmates that the condemned man had kept his dark appointment. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy explores a brutal coal-country homicide, a fulfilled deathbed curse, and the terrifying presence that returned to a locked stone cell. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

For over a century, Nashville’s Central State Hospital stood as a grim fortress on Murfreesboro Pike, marked by barbaric treatments, fatal beatings, deadly fires, and forgotten potter’s fields holding over 1,600 bodies. Though the asylum was demolished to make way for modern industrial hubs, night-shift workers and security guards still report tripping motion sensors, disembodied whispers, and the apparition of a vintage orderly fading into dark hallways. In this classic "From the Vault" episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy unearths the tragic history, shocking abuses, and lingering hauntings of Tennessee’s most notorious mental hospital. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com

Perched above Nashville’s Charlotte Pike, Barrow Hill harbored a dark legacy of suffering long before its grand mansion burned. Seized during the Civil War as a Union prison where Confederate captives were reportedly killed and dumped down a well, the property later served as a deadly epidemic pesthouse and a 1916 bootlegger’s brothel where a police sergeant was gunned down. Decades of violence spawned tales of rattling chains, phantom moans, and a headless woman gliding across the dark crest. In this episode of Southern Ghost Stories, Allen Sircy explores the turbulent history and restless specters of Barrow Hill—where modern subdivisions now stand over forgotten wartime graves. Be sure to like, subscribe and leave a review! Check out Allen's books on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3HEf2u9 Got a question or comment? Hit us up on our socials! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/southernghoststories/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/southernghoststoriesonline Follow Allen on X https://x.com/ATOAllen Use code SAVE10 for 10% off your order over at  https://monstercitymadhouse.com