In this episode, we take a look at Edgar Allan Poe's "The Gold Bug," a story about an encrypted map that leads to a buried pirate treasure. We will visit a haunted theater and discuss a play a play about the death of Poe that was first performed there in 1994. The story, the ghosts, and the play are all clues that lead to a hidden treasure that Poe was attempting to find in Charleston in 1828. This is the first installment of a two-part story. Works Cited: Buxton, Julian T., The Ghosts of Charleston , Beaufort Books, 2001 Caskey, James, Charleston’s Ghosts: Hauntings in the Holy City, Manta Ray Books LLC., 2014 Dawidziak, Mark, A Mystery of Mysteries, St. Martin's Press, 2023 Downey, Christopher Byrd, Edgar Allan Poe’s Charleston, History Press, 2020 Downey, Christopher Byrd, A History Lover’s Guide To Charleston, The History Press, 2023 Hecker, William F., Private Perry and Mister Poe: The West Point Poems, 1831 Louisiana State University Press, 2005 Jacobi, Jolande, Complex/Archtype/sSymbol in the Psychology of C.G. Jung, Bollingen Foundation Inc., 1959 Main, Roderick Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal, Princeton University Press, 1997 Pitser, Sarah. Haunted Charleston, Morris Book Publishing, LLC., 2013 Poe, Edgar Allan, Complete Tales and Poems, Maplewood Books, 2013 Wiles, Julian, Nevermore, The Dramatic Publishing Company, 1998 Jacobi, Jolande, Complex/Archtype/sSymbol in the Psychology of C.G. Jung, Bollingen Foundation Inc., 1959 Main, Roderick Jung on Synchronicity and the Paranormal, Princeton University Press, 1997
Jan 17
1 hr
The conclusion of the three part series which combines history, ghosts, true crime and fairytales.
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47 min
The second episode in a three part series about one of Charleston's lost stories. It is a true story that combines history, true crime, ghosts and fairy tales.
Dec 10, 2022
52 min
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Nov 30, 2022
52 min
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Mar 29, 2021
47 min
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Oct 30, 2020
1 hr
This episode tells the story of the Charleston mermaid.
Jul 23, 2020
47 min
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Oct 23, 2019
46 min
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Sep 17, 2019
34 min
Haunted houses, midnight witchcraft and famous murder in historic Savannah, Georgia.
Aug 15, 2019
38 min
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