Arcane Carolinas – Details, episodes & analysis

We know plenty of legends based on and built around real people, from the Hunter of Purgatory Mountain to Lavinia Fisher to Hezekiah Jones. But how often do we see a legend spring up around a person as events unfold? Join Charlie and Michael for the summer road trip episode about a notorious driver and a couple of legend-encrusted vehicles!

Links:

• Children of Solitude (Michael's new horror novel!)

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• Spooky Season Kickoff @ Arcana Durham (September 11, 2025)
• Killer Pride (Williamsburg, VA - September 26-28, 2025) - Michael solo (he'll be on panels and in the vendor room selling books)

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Join Charlie for two AC Case Files interviews regarding strange experiences, one on the coast of North Carolina and one on the streets of Pittsburgh, PA!

Links:

• Children of Solitude (Michael's new horror novel!)
• Grafton Monster Fest

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• PBO Pride (maybe? - Michael solo - June 6 & 7, 2025)
• Grafton Monster Festival (Charlie Solo - June 13 & 14, 2025)
• ConGregate (Michael solo - July 11-13, 2025)

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This episode is the second half of our history deep dive into the Heroes of America, an anti-Confederate secret society that started in the "Quaker Belt" region of NC. 

If you're looking for a way to help people affected by Hurricane Helene in the Carolinas and beyond, consider donating to the American Red Cross' Hurricane Helene efforts. If you see this on Facebook, there's a link in the show notes for this episode. We hope everyone is safe and we're thinking of them all the time. Michael will also donate all royalties from Arcane Carolinas: Volume 2 for the rest of 2024.

Another reminder: the deadlines to register to vote are looming. Please check the links below if you need any information on voting, especially if you need to vote absentee or if you're unsure what to bring with you when you vote. Hurricane Helene has disrupted many people's lives, including displacing people, so if you're not sure what the status of services and travel in your community will be a month from now (a very real possibility) and voting is a priority for you, start planning now.

Link:

• American Red Cross' Hurricane Helene Efforts

Register & Vote:

• North Carolina voter registration
• North Carolina "One-Stop" voter registration
• North Carolina "One-Stop" early voting
• North Carolina voting by mail
• South Carolina voter registration
• South Carolina early voting
• South Carolina voting by mail
• Voting information for all states

Upcoming Live Appearances:

• SPOOKY SEASON KICKOFF @ ARCANA DURHAM - Michael and Charlie (September 26th - Durham, NC)
• South Carolina State Library in Columbia, SC - Michael solo (December 12, 2024)

Links:

• "The Heroes of America in Civil War North Carolina"
• Civil War in the North Carolina Quaker Belt
• "William W. Holden and 'Disloyalty' in the Civil War"
• "Heroes of America" (NCpedia)

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Becky Cotton, of Edgefield, SC, is renowned as "The Devil in Petticoats" for a sequence of murders in the early 19th century. But are the legends of her many victims' colorful demises actually true? Join us as Charlie dredges up some shocking facts about this blood-curdling tale from another time!

Links:

ConCarolinas 2021

Edgefield County Historical Society

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Morgan Island, South Carolina, is a sea island off the coast near Charleston--and its other name is MONKEY ISLAND! Charlie and Michael discuss this fascinating example of the modern weird and then welcome a guest onto the show who's seen it firsthand. Paddle out to sea with us, but do not go ashore!

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The Carolinas have a rich history of Bigfoot, and in every flavor: historical, recent, compellingly sincere, and entertainingly fake. Charlie & Michael kick off an ongoing series on occasions everybody's favorite cryptid cropped up in the Carolinas!

Be sure to check the Facebook post for scans of contemporary news reports!

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For decades, locals have shared rumors and theories regarding what's known as The Hole, including everything from alien bases to secret missile silos. Join us as we dig into the past--and present--of this site and others like it! We also cover some other not-so-secret-facilities in North Carolina as well as a couple of conspiracy theories about such sites being tucked away in the mountains. Did you know we have a space camp in NC? It sounds awesome!

Be sure to watch the story from WFAE, linked below!

Links:

• Indy Week: Big Hole, Deep Secret
• (VIDEO) WFAE: Exploring a Cold War era bunker in North Carolina
• (TEXT & PODCAST) WFAE's FAQ City: The Forgotten Cold-War Bunker Buried Outside Charlotte
• Fort Macon State Park
• Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute

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Named for his colorful cap and his short stature, the Little Red Man of Old Salem is described both as terrifying and beloved. Join us for a deep dive into one of the most interesting ghost stories--and communities--of the Carolinas!

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Links:

• Old Salem
• Ghost Tours in Old Salem
• Hidden Town Project
• Cherokee Advisory Committee
• Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts

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Come along on one last gallop around Bath, NC, where there were many strange goings-on in the year 1898! Did a witch-man "ride" a local and cause stones to rain on a family farm, or did said shenanigans have a source a little bit closer to home? Check out our Facebook page for photos and scans of contemporary reports, too!

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EDIT: Whoops, a more knowledgeable listener noticed we referred to The Watchtower as a publication of the Latter Day Saints when actually it's published by the Jehovah's Witnesses. Our mistake - and thank you to that listener! We will always welcome corrections!

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For this February(-ish) Case Files episode of Arcane Carolinas we had the pleasure of talking to Bryce Gibson, author of the County Line Horror and Killer Tech series set in South Carolina, and to Chuy with the Exploring the Myths Behind the Legends podcast!

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