American Folklore

Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences under the New Orleans skies. Whether read around ...

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Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie happenings, and other strange occurrences under the New Orleans skies. Whether read around ...

http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2017/08/spooky_new_orleans.html

Q: What do you call a fat Jack-O-Lantern? A: A plumkin Q: What's a vampire's favorite fast food? A: A guy with very high blood pressure Q: What do you use to mend a Jack-O-Lantern? A: A...

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There is a story the Colorado River guides sometimes tell about a haunted canyon deep inside the Grand Canyon National Park.  According to the boatmen, Blacktail Canyon is a great place to visi...

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By S.E. Schlosser There once was a man who had everything: a fabulous job, wealth, a beautiful wife, a fine home, many friends. He was considered the most fortunate of men and was the envy of ...

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A GEORGIA FOLK TALE RETOLD BY S.E. SCHLOSSER   Well now, out of all the animals that live in the woods, Brer Bear had the biggest house.  The house was warm and cozy on the inside, but it...

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excerpted from More Spooky Campfire Tales retold by S.E. Schlosser Callahan was huddled in a cavern near the Pacific Ocean when the Feds closed in. There were still shreds of human flesh und...

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COUNTDOWN TO HALLOWEEN! New ghost stories and spooky podcasts; getting scarier each week until Halloween! Read a spooky story below or check out our Halloween stories & games  page for more sp...

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A LEGEND OF MARY TUDOR, QUEEN OF ENGLAND  RETOLD BY S.E. SCHLOSSER  “Mary, Mary…” the half-heard whisper woke her in the darkness before dawn.  Darkness.  How appropriate.  Thes...

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RETOLD BY S.E. SCHLOSSER We were having a sleepover at my house that Saturday night.  Me and my four best friends; Alex, Bianca, Sabrina, and Lacey.   We made cookies and watched movies and ...

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TALES OF HAUNTINGS, STRANGE HAPPENINGS AND OTHER LOCAL LORE RETOLD BY S.E. SCHLOSSER Pull up a chair or gather round the campfire and get ready for creepy tales of ghostly hauntings, eerie h...

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Retold by S.E. Schlosser EXCERPTED FROM SPOOKY NEW ENGLAND Lawyer Elderkin stood on the porch looking up at the night sky. Clouds were rolling in, obscuring the stars, but for a few moments t...

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A YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK GHOST STORY  EXCERPTED FROM SPOOKY YELLOWSTONE RETOLD BY S.E. SCHLOSSER Yancey was a quirky old-time pioneer, gold prospector and Civil War veteran —perhaps...

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TALES OF HAUNTINGS, STRANGE HAPPENINGS, AND OTHER LOCAL LORE     BY S.E. SCHLOSSER He hadn't been sleeping long when a thumping noise awoke him.  It sounded like an animal was climbing ...

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 EXCERPTED FROM SPOOKY YELLOWSTONE RETOLD BY S.E. SCHLOSSER       Today the water drums of the Lower Falls in Yellowstone National Park beat strongly, just as they did back in 1870 whe...

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