Traditional Legends

Before the name "hurricane" entered our everyday vocabulary, before weather apps and Doppler radar, the indigenous Taíno people of the Caribbean had their own way of explaining the violent storms that ripped through their islands. They feared and respected a force of nature embodied not as a storm system, but as a wrathful, commanding deity: Guabancex The Furious Goddess of Storms.

The Appalachian Mountains stretch over 2,000 miles from Alabama to Canada, winding through dense forests, rugged peaks, and some of the oldest terrain in North America. But they also hold darker mysteries—specifically, a pattern of unexplained disappearances that has come to be known as the Missing 411 phenomenon.

Along the quiet coast of South Carolina, where Spanish moss drapes from old oaks and sea breezes carry the scent of salt and sand, a ghost is said to walk.They call him the Gray Man of Pawleys Island, and locals know that when he shows up, trouble isn’t far behind.

High in the deathly quiet of the Himalayas, where the air thins and the snow never melts, something watches. Something ancient.

During the 1800s, vampire panics gripped communities. West Virginia, too, has its own lesser-known tales of vampires.

Deep in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Mountains lies the Devil's Courthouse. It’s not subtle. It warns you.

Hidden in the shadows of literary history is Uriah Derick D’Arcy’s The Black Vampyre: A Legend of St. Domingo.

Death is but a transition. It is the living that needs funerary customs. It is all done in love.

Once upon a time, these final resting places were a welcome haven for the living as well as the dead.

For years, Irish locals have feared the wails of the Banshee. The Banshee, also known as the Bean Sidhe, is a captivating creature...

A neglected and forgotten cemetery rested on a dark and gloomy hill at the edge of the town. The cemetery was shrouded in a mysterious...

The SoulTracker’s crew and I joined a small organization in support.

The Jones family was used to moving around, and they had seen many different houses in their time, but they were not prepared for what...

The Skunk Ape of Florida is a mysterious creature that has been reported in the swamps and forests of the Sunshine State for decades.

Welcome The modern, post-Christian, concept of demons is terrifying. Most are well acquainted with the stereotypical icon of the horned...

I am a Southerner, born and raised. I grew up in Florida. No not that Florida. I grew up in rural Florida. I suppose now days it is...

Gettysburg has become one of the leading paranormal hotspots in the world.

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WV Explorer magazine recently published an article on Sasquatch sightings in the state. It related that the incidence of sightings in...

Legends of giants in West Virginia is not new. It has been theorized that a giant rests below the mound at Indian Mound Cemetery and...