Short · 02:07
Haunted Comfort Station No. 1 in St. Petersburg
Comfort Station No. 1 near the St. Petersburg Pier sounds like an unlikely setting for a ghost story. Built in 1927, the small...
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Short · 02:07
Short · 02:44
El Coco: Spain’s Boogeyman and a Dark History
Long before many modern boogeyman stories, families across the Spanish-speaking world warned children about El Coco. The figure has no single fixed appearance;...
Short · 02:55
Mari: The Mountain Goddess of Basque Mythology
In Basque mythology, Mari is a powerful female figure associated with mountains, weather and the moral order of the natural world. One of...
Short · 02:59
Ameriga Vespucci: The Ghost of the Remington Museum
The Remington Museum of Art in Ogdensburg, New York, is associated with a ghost story centered on a woman remembered as Ameriga Vespucci....
Short · 02:41
The Ghost Cat of Savannah’s Davenport House
The Davenport House Museum stands on Columbia Square in Savannah’s Historic District. Built in 1820 by master builder Isaiah Davenport with the work...
Short · 02:25
Savannah’s Lost Burial Grounds and Colonial Park Cemetery
Savannah’s reputation as a city built over its dead reflects a real pattern of growth around older burial grounds. As streets and buildings...
Short · 02:49
Savannah’s Hidden Tunnels: History, Legend and the Pirate’s House
Stories of hidden tunnels run beneath Savannah’s better-known streets, linking locations such as the Pirate’s House, Factors Walk and areas near Forsyth Park....
Short · 02:59
Ghost Stories of the University of South Carolina Horseshoe
The University of South Carolina’s historic Horseshoe carries more than two centuries of campus memory. Its supernatural traditions include the spirit of university...
Short · 02:57
Congaree National Park: Eerie Stories from the Swamp
Congaree National Park protects a vast floodplain forest of towering trees, waterways and dark stretches of backcountry in central South Carolina. It is...
Short · 02:58
Robert the Doll: Key West’s Famous Haunted Figure
Robert the Doll is one of Key West’s most recognizable supernatural figures. Displayed at the Fort East Martello Museum, the doll has inspired...
Short · 01:48
The Yule Cat: Iceland’s Terrifying Christmas Legend
Iceland’s Yule Cat, or Jolakotturinn, is an enormous feline figure associated with the Christmas season. In the best-known version of the tradition, anyone...
Short · 02:03
Gunnuhver: Iceland’s Haunted Geothermal Legend
Gunnuhver is a dramatic geothermal area on Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula, filled with steam vents, boiling mud and a landscape that seems made for...
Short · 02:10
Holavallagardur Cemetery: A Reykjavik Ghost Story
Holavallagardur Cemetery is a historic burial ground in central Reykjavik, known for its dense trees, winding paths and quiet atmosphere. It feels removed...
Short · 02:02
Haunted Southampton Pubs: The Red Lion and Duke of Wellington
This Short visits two historic pubs in Southampton’s Old Town: the Red Lion on High Street and the Duke of Wellington on Bugle...
Short · 02:12
Stonehenge: Shadow Figures, Levitation and a Phantom Aircraft
Stonehenge has inspired countless theories about why it was built. Archaeologists generally interpret the monument as a prehistoric temple aligned with the movement...
Short · 00:55
The Grey Man of the Outer Banks: A Storm-Warning Legend
Coastal communities often preserve stories in which an apparition warns residents before a storm. This short video presents an Outer Banks version of...