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Brandon Carter leads his “Savannah Dark History Tour” in downtown's Monterey Square. The Casimir Pulaski Monument is in the background.

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Anything but a ghost tour: Savannah Dark History Tour serves up frights through facts, not fiction

“Savannah has so much dark history that we don't need to make up any!” says Brandon Carter.

October 30, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne

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OST Full Show: Scream Psychology, Secret Savannah, Ghost Stories, Immersive Edgar Allen Poe

Meet scream researcher Harold Gouzoules , an Emory psychologist, and hear how goats yell, frogs screech and humans use screams as nonverbal forms of...

October 31, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
The stars of "Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests" bring their haunted tales to "On Second Thought."

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Travel Channel's Spirited 'Ghost Brothers' Dying To Chase The Departed

Picture this: It's Friday night. You're all alone and suddenly hear creepy noices — maybe even see shadows from the corner of your eye. Who ya gonna...

August 21, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott
Dacre Stoker, a descendant of Bram Stoker, speaks during an interview at Bran Castle in Bran, Romania, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016.

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Descendant Of Dracula Author Writes Prequel To Vampire Tale

Dacre Stoker tells On Second Thought "Dracula" derives from old folk tales and superstitions. For decades, Stoker has been piecing together clues about...

April 22, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • BRAM SABLE-SMITH
"All Things Considered" host Rickey Bevington narrates ghost tales of Georgia.

Ghost Stories Of Georgia

"All Things Considered" Host Rickey Bevington turned from news stories to ghost stories for Halloween. She and producer Sophia Saliby unearthed haunting...

October 31, 2018
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Rickey Bevington ,
  • and 1 more
A Georgia teenager named Catherine is said to have hanged herself after watching her lover be put to death during the Civil War

Georgia Ghosts: Civil War Lovers Still Seen Dancing

In honor of Halloween, we’re introducing you to some of Georgia’s most memorable ghosts.

October 30, 2018
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby
A mother and daughter are said to haunt the Windsor Hotel in Americus.

Georgia Ghosts: A Mother, Daughter Haunt This Hotel

This Halloween, we’re introducing you to some of Georgia’s most memorable ghosts. In the southwest Georgia town of Americus, a little girl and her...

October 29, 2018
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Sophia Saliby
Basement stairs lead to the original ground level in Rome, Georgia.

The Ghosts of Underground Rome

A flood devastated Rome, Georgia in 1886. According to local lore the waters rose high enough for a steamboat to float down Broad Street, the town’s...

September 07, 2017
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By:
  • Emily Cureton

Telling Georgia Ghost Stories

For some, Halloween is about more than just candy and dressing up. It’s a day to think seriously about what scares us. Many of Georgia’s historic sites...

November 01, 2016
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By:
  • Trevor Young and
  • Shannon Robinson
The entrance to the Fox Theatre in Atlanta

Visiting The Spirits Of The Fox Theatre

The longer a building has been around, the more likely people will say that it’s haunted. The Fox Theatre in Atlanta opened in 1929 and some say a few...

October 31, 2016
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By:
  • Sean Powers

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