I just wanted to make a lil' year end wrap-up episode for the first full year of Obscure Appalachia. I talk about your favorite episodes, offer some bonus stories, and share my own favorite episodes as well. I also discuss some general thoughts on the near future of the podcast. Please let me know, do you prefer the narrative, research heavy episodes? Or do you prefer the story compilations? Or both, equally? Do you have any interest in watching me in video form do basically the same thing I do now? Lol. Share some thoughts with me.Thank you all for an incredible first year plus. I have the most amazing listeners. Happy new year to all of you.TW: NoneFind me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected] sure to follow or subscribe so you don't miss upcoming episodes. Also leave me a review if you haven't already, pretty please?Sources:

This episode completes this round of listener submissions. Just like last time, there's a nice array of different experiences here. I tried to divide them up so each episode wouldn't be one solitary type of encounter. One of my favorite parts of doing these past two episodes has been connecting with y'all. It's so cool to not only get to hear your experiences, but to get to interact with you on a deeper level than I normally do. Unsurprisingly, you guys are really amazing people.Just like last time, this episode does have adult language. But it also has hauntings, another freaky astral projection experience, a ouija board, and strange... Shadow person... Bigfoot... Cryptids? Ghosts? I love it.TW: No real triggers here.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia. Feel free to submit questions for these folks and I'll forward them their way.The improved website is over at obscureappalachia.com. Leave a review there or on your podcast provider for me pretty please? It helps a lot with increasing my reach to new listeners.To support the podcast visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Stories today are from Mel, Michelle, Anonymous, and Brodie.

Y'all really DELIVERED on telling me about your own personal, paranormal experiences. I'm so honored you trusted me to tell your stories. There's a nice mix of hauntings, unexplained creatures, and cryptids for you to enjoy.If you'd like to ask the contributors any questions, contact me with those and I'll pass them along.My apologies that there's some audio artifact in this episode that is driving me absolutely insane. Not sure what is going on with my set-up, but I'm working to fix it for next time. Look forward to volume 2 on December 12th, 2023.TW: No real triggers this episode, just two f-bombs in the final story.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus episodes visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Bee, Father JP, Karah, Sherry Perry, Christopher Burns, and Earl.

The story of Corpsewood Manor is one of the more intriguing true crime stories, because it does have elements of the occult and the paranormal. I love when we get to do a deep dive into people who march to the beat of their own drummer. There's only so much "they lit up a room" mindset you can take before you want to know who people actually are. It's a shame Dr. Charles Scudder and Joseph Odom didn't have many more years of the life they envisioned when they came to Georgia. The US, and Appalachia, wasn't always the most welcoming of people who were so blatantly different.What do you think of the paranormal element to the story? Do you think Corpsewood is haunted, or cursed? Do the ghosts of Charles, Joseph, or the dogs still roam the homestead? I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.Send in those paranormal stories of your own to [email protected] for inclusion on an upcoming episode. Please include the name you'd like for me to use for you in the story. You may of course stay anonymous.Listener Note: This episode contains discussion of sexual activity that may not be appropriate with younger ones around.TW: Murder, animal murder, prejudice and homophobia, drug use, potential sexual activity with a minor.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus episodes visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Corpsewood Manor – Abandoned SoutheastSatanic panic - WikipediaThe Corpsewood Manor Murders in North... by Petulla, AmyThe Corpsewood Murders: 40 years later - Atlanta MagazineThe Nine Satanic Sins - Church of SatanHaunted Horror: The Corpsewood Murders – Queer ParanormalWe're Here, We're Queer, We're Dead - OUT FRONTCorpsewood Manor – Summerville, Georgia - Atlas ObscuraThe Tragic Case of Dr. Charles Lee Scudder, Satanist - Church of Satan

Hey y'all! I'm in need of some more of your personal paranormal experiences, both big and small. Please write those out in as much detail as you can, and e-mail them to [email protected]. Please include the name you'd like for me to use for you on the podcast. Thank you!Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus episodes visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:

A bit of a departure on format with this one, in such a fun way. This special Halloween episode was the perfect opportunity to do an episode on the Bell Witch. This haunting is infamous in Appalachia, particularly in Tennessee where the story takes place. It's fascinating to have a fairly well-documented in history paranormal story, especially one that is such an intelligent and interactive entity. There are many small variations in this story, so I went with the most commonly told and accepted versions, but there's a lot of nuance in here. Easy for that to happen when this was centuries ago. What do you think about this episode? Let me know. Y'all know I love the feedback. :)TW:Brief instance of animal cruelty, physical assault by an entity, murder...? by an entity.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus content visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Bell Witch - WikipediaTSLA::“Tennessee Myths and Legends"#10 - An authenticated history of the famous Bell witch ... The mysterious ... - Full View | HathiTrust Digital LibraryThe Real People of the Bell Witch LegendReally interesting further reading:Historian, descendant recount Bell Witch legend | AP NewsHistory of the Bell Witch is a dark tale, but could science explain it?My experiences with the Bell Witch haunting : Paranormal

"The grinning man", Indrid Cold, is an elusive humanoid entity in Appalachia. Is he connected to Mothman? Is he actually Valiant THOR? We explore these possibilities in this episode as well as Woodrow Derenberger's book and experiences, and Stranger at the Pentagon.Y'all, I lost brain cells researching for this episode. Get ready for the most cynical thoughts segment yet.Also, I had some editing help this time around, and the pacing of this episode is much faster than usual. Do you prefer this faster pace, or the usual?Obscure Appalachia LIVE will be 6:00pm October 29th at Downtown Drafts in Gainesville, Georgia.TW: Extraterrestrials. Very poor novel writing.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus content visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Woodrow Derenberger and the Legend of Indrid Cold | The Daily YonderIndrid Cold | Cryptid Wiki | FandomExploring the Reports of Indrid Cold: A Man Behind the Mystery? – 16% NationWtf is Indrid Cold!?!? : cryptids(2) Indrid Cold: The Woodrow Derenberger Interview (WITH CAPTIONS) - YouTubeThat Charming Man: Indrid Cold Reconsidered, Pt. 1Fact or Fiction - Valiant ThorStranger at the PentagonDR. STRANGES TO UFO CLUBIke and the Alien Ambassadors - The Washington PostVisitors From Lanulos | PDF[Book Review UFO/Paranormal] Visitor from Lanulos (Woody Derenberger, re-published 2014) : discoverthetruthIndrid Cold Part 5: The Taunia Derenberger Interview

Canine cryptids cover a broad range of dog-like creatures. Whether it's Hell Hound, Dogman, or Werewolves, these creatures have existed in legend for thousands of years. This episode is a compilation of supposedly true experiences and encounters with this phenomena.Some of these seem more like supernatural/paranormal entities than cryptids, but let me know your thoughts on them.I'll probably make the audio announcement with the next episode, but Obscure Appalachia will be live onstage, Sunday, October 29th at 6:00pm at Downtown Drafts in Gainesville, Georgia. I'm not sure if any of you are local, but if you are I'd love for you to come out, hear some spooky stories, have some yummy beers and meet me.TW: Injury and death to wild animals, people... and cryptids.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus episodes visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]

Today's episode is a bit of a lighter one, focusing on Appalachian folklore. Tons of superstitions, omens, and general haint prevention filtered in to early Appalachian culture via the Scotch-Irish, German, and African settlers. Much of this folklore is still present in the area to this day and greatly influences daily life and belief.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus episodes visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Diamonds in My Coal bucket: Appalachian Word of the Week -- HAINTSSouthern traditions designed to repel haints and spirits29 Southern superstitions we dare not questionLife Expectancy From Prehistory to 1800 to TodayAppalachia | Encyclopedia.comSome Common Folklore and Superstitions Held Among Mountain Folk | Blind Pig and The AcornAppalachian Urban Legends: The Scary Truth? – The Heritage HeraldInteresting Weather Lore | Blind Pig and The AcornHaints: Ghosts and evil spirits from the old south – Keith Dotson PhotographyHistory of the Gullah Culture - Pawleys IslandWe hold our own: protecting hearth and home in the Appalachias  – Holy Stones and Iron BonesSuperstition in Southern Appalachia - Smoky Mountain LivingFolklore or Forecast?: How Appalachian Culture Predicts and Conjures the Weather – Holy Stones and Iron BonesSome Appalachian superstitions - Appalachian HistoryAPPALACHIAN SUPERSTITIONS - The Applewood ManorTailypo: Appalachian Ohio native shares spooky folktale this HalloweenAppalachian Folklore, Monsters and SuperstitionsThe Appalachian Culture & History of the Blue Ridge Mountains - Blue Ridge Mountains Travel GuideAppalachian Mountain Roots: Signs,...

The Crawler is a lesser known cryptid from Appalachia and beyond that is lanky, pale, and skitters around on hands and feet. This is a story compilation of three peoples' experiences with this cryptid. Some by non-believers in the paranormal, which you know I'm all about.TW: Animal injury (not graphic or severe), human injury by a cryptid, guns.Find me on social media at Obscure Appalachia.To support the podcast and get bonus episodes visit patreon.com/obscureappalachiaSubmit your true paranormal, true crime stories, or love letters to [email protected]:Phantoms and Monsters - Real Cryptid Encounter Reports - Fortean Researcher Lon StricklerPhantoms and Monsters - Real Cryptid Encounter Reports - Fortean Researcher Lon StricklerI have no idea what that creature was : ParanormalWe went back into the woods and found it again. : ThetruthishereMy long break explained - crawler sighting/hunt : Thetruthishere