Top: Charleston's Old Jail, where Lavina Fisher and her husband John were held and executed. Though she's been dead for almost 200 years, Charleston … [Read more...] about Too good to be true, mayhem on the highway turns into a ghost story from Old Charleston and the legend of Lavina Fisher
urban legend stories
Hoppy Rebstock, the heartbeat in the tombstone and the joys of school picnics
"I foamed -- I raved -- I swore! I swung the chair upon which I had been sitting, and grated it upon the boards, but the noise arose over all and … [Read more...] about Hoppy Rebstock, the heartbeat in the tombstone and the joys of school picnics
Newbury Massachusetts and the Pierce Tomb: Dancing with the dead on Old Burial Hill
The Pierce Tomb, Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts. I love the dead before they're cold, Their blueing flesh for me to hold. Cadaver eyes … [Read more...] about Newbury Massachusetts and the Pierce Tomb: Dancing with the dead on Old Burial Hill
The Legends and Myths of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road, Part III. Mary takes another swing with her bloody hatchet on the big screen
The legends and stories of a woman named Mary are found scattered all over Sweet Hollow Road and Mount Misery. I've spoken to people who were teens in … [Read more...] about The Legends and Myths of Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road, Part III. Mary takes another swing with her bloody hatchet on the big screen
The Legends and Myths of Sweet Hollow and Mount Misery: Part I, The Asylums of Mount Misery
Mount Misery, West Hills County Park, Melville, Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York "So why have I lived my whole life on Long … [Read more...] about The Legends and Myths of Sweet Hollow and Mount Misery: Part I, The Asylums of Mount Misery
Tales From Head of the Harbor & St. James Part II: What Lies Beneath Mary’s Grave
Top: St. James General Store. "You're certainly in a cantankerous mood today," Miss Bronwen noticed as she looked out the window of the passing … [Read more...] about Tales From Head of the Harbor & St. James Part II: What Lies Beneath Mary’s Grave
Tales From Head of the Harbor and St. James I: New Thoughts on Mary Hatchet and Mary’s Grave
Top: Mary's Playhouse at Head of the Harbor. Mary lived with her father in a large rambling house on Stony Brook harbor, in what is today known as … [Read more...] about Tales From Head of the Harbor and St. James I: New Thoughts on Mary Hatchet and Mary’s Grave
