True ghostly tales recommended for your next West Virginia campfire
PAX, W.Va. — West Virginia is warm enough to welcome family camping at least six months out of the year, and there's little more...
W.Va. monsters going corporate? GoMart app suggests so
GASSAWAY, W.Va.— Is West Virginia monster lore going corporate? A new commercial app that features the Mountain State's most famous monsters suggests it could...
Lilacs associated with well-known West Virginia ghost story
Lilacs bloom in May in West Virginia, which may be a good time to recall one of West Virginia's best-known ghost stories — that...
Haunting folk song "Shenandoah" rooted in Virginia, West Virginia
It’s fair to say that almost anyone who has listened to or read the history of American folk songs is familiar with the haunting...
Three facts about West Virginia's Mothman legend few know
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — America's quintessential Atomic Age monster, Mothman continues to attract attention in the Ohio Valley, so much so that more than...
West Virginia ghost linked to Country music's "Big Bad John"
GRANT TOWN, W.Va. — If you've ever had the opportunity to descend into a West Virginia coal mine, you might have come away with...
Could clerk's body remain trapped in vault beneath Ohio River?
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Could the body of an unfortunate ship's clerk lie buried in a murky vault beneath the Ohio River? If the full...
Horse Creek Ghost in W.Va. said to foretell the demise of...
PAX, W.Va. — Of the many kinds of ghosts said to haunt the hills of West Virginia, among the most anxiety-provoking may be those...
Roadside ghosts account for most popular W.Va. ghost stories
PAX, W.Va. — Tales of roadside ghosts account for many of the most popular ghost stories in West Virginia, according to the publisher of...
Strange haunting near Summersville Lake may be largely forgotten
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va.—The tale of the "Ford Ghost" southwest of Summersville, West Virginia, makes its appearance several times in local lore, but this telling by...
W.Va. Penitentiary at Moundsville focus of strange history
The former West Virginia State Penitentiary at Moundsville, West Virginia, in Marshall County, was a castellated gothic-style prison in operation from 1876 until 1995....
Did legendary Mothman first appear near Elk River Trail?
Whether or not you believe in tales of "Mothman," if you live in West Virginia, you're likely to have heard them. The legend is...
