We look at the ghosts of the TVA projects that flooded the lowlands of Southeast Kentucky and Northeast Tennessee. Entire towns…and the forgotten dead.
Tag: Tennessee
Channel Wyrd: Stranger Things
Today we look at the striking similarities between the fictional “Hawkins Indiana” and the real life Oak Ridge Tennessee.
“The Appalachian Brand”
Today we discuss how Appalachia became marketed in magic and the Paranormal. Is it really accurate though?
Tennessee Man
Today we talk about Evangelism, Using Social Media to divide, and what it’s like to be Pagan in Tennessee.
What Lies Beneath…and above.
Before I started this humble blog, we had the House of Wyrd Facebook group (Then known as ‘State of Scott’). I had run across articles regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority and its construction of Norris Dam and of a temple that had been found during the excavation. TVA was both a blessing and a curse…
The Creepy Picture
We look at a popularly shared image on the Web and it’s ripple effect into my own family history.
The Witches of Appalachia
It’s your birthday, your friends and loved ones are gathered around you, suddenly there is a cake, waxed candles melting, bright flame illuminating your face as you make your wish. You blow your candles out to much applause. Congratulations, you just performed magick. We spell it a little bit different to denote the difference between…
The White Woman of Dean
October 1941 The first ghost story I ever heard as a child was about “The White Woman”. Dean was the mining camp along Roach Creek. My Grandfather, Hubert, owned a store across the Dean post office, about a mile outside the community. The road to Dean though was filled with terror. She would appear on…
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