Tennessee Ghosts and Legends
Tennessee Ghosts and Legends
Lyle Russell
Join me on a journey through Tennessee's mysterious and haunted past! Each season will be comprised of ten episodes you don't want to miss. You'll hear about some of the volunteer state's more famous and lesser known hauntings, and learn the local lore behind the legend. I am your host, Lyle Russell, and this is Tennessee Ghosts and Legends!
S2-Episode 3: My Personal Paranormal Experiences
In this episode, I'll share with you some of my personal stories of my experiences with the paranormal when I was a child in Florida, and then as an adult in Tennessee. These personal experiences are the foundations of why I do this podcast and why I believe in the paranormal. Enjoy!
May 15, 2023
22 min
S2-Episode 2: The Legend of the Tennessee Pygmies
In this episode, we’ll explore a folk tale that has endured in Tennessee history since the early 1800s, where farmers in White County discovered hundreds of graves under their crop fields. Allow me to introduce you to the archeological mystery of the Tennessee Pygmy tribe.
May 13, 2023
17 min
S2-Episode 1: The Bleeding Mausoleum
Cleveland, Tennessee is home to a strange legend of the tragedy of young Nina Craigmiles and the white mausoleum her father built for her. The legend says the white marble stones bleed red. Listen in to learn about the legend as TNG&L launches into season two!
Dec 28, 2022
14 min
S1-Episode 10: The Bell Witch of Robertson County
In the early 1800's John Bell and his family were tormented by a witch that took up residence at their cabin in Red River, Tennessee. Why did the witch hate John Bell so much? And what about his young daughter, Betsy? Join me for a jaunt through Tennessee's most famous haunting, The Bell Witch.
Jun 26, 2022
26 min
S1-Episode 9: The Shelby Forest Pigman
What is haunting the bridge on Shakerag Road to the west of Millington, Tennessee? An old munitions factory from World War II my hold the answer to the bizarre tale of the Shelby Forest Pigman.
Jun 26, 2022
-1 hr
S1-Episode 8: Pink Lizzy and the Mystery Jar
On today’s episode, we’ll travel to the Home of the Blues and the Birthplace of Rock-n-Roll to explore a peculiar, haunted tale that includes a startling apparition, seances, an untimely robbery, and an old musty jar full of treasure. The event took the entire city by storm, giving everyone "ghost fever" as the odd circumstances unfolded. Allow me to introduce you to one of Memphis’s most famous ghost stories, Pink Lizzie and the Mystery Jar.
Jun 20, 2022
22 min
S1-Episode 7: Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary
Take a stroll through the haunted, sordid, and violent history of Tennessee's long-time maximum security prison, Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary! Learn about the strange happenings and recorded paranormal encounters in one of Tennessee's most haunted sites. 
Jun 8, 2022
19 min
S1-Episode 6: The Mysterious Death of Meriwether Lewis
Listen in as we explore the bizarre circumstances surrounding one half of the most famous American exploration duo in history, Meriwether Lewis. What happened to him at Grinder's Stand on the Natchez Trace? Did he commit suicide, as the popular theories say? Was it an illness or overdose? Or was Governor Lewis murdered? Listen in and decide what you think happened.
May 27, 2022
-1 hr
S1-Episode 5: The Beast of the Land Between the Lakes
What is hiding within the 276 square miles of The Land Between the Lakes National Park? Many cryptid investigators believe that beautiful wilderness is home to a Bigfoot or werewolf type creature with a murderous appetite. Join me as we explore three supposed eyewitness accounts of the terrifying creature known as the Beast of the Land Between the Lakes. 
May 22, 2022
23 min
S1-Episode 4: Haunted Battlefields - Shiloh, and Chickamauga's 'Old Green Eyes'
In this episode, we'll explore two of the hardest-fought battles in the southern theater of the American Civil War: Shiloh, with it's random wandering spirits, and the entity that haunts Chickamauga known to the locals as, 'Old Green Eyes'.
May 19, 2022
21 min
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