Saturday 18 August 2018
Alan Brown
Tonight we had guest author and folklorist Alan Brown of The Haunting of Alabama, et al. Of his many books, he's been to about three quarters of the locations listed in his books. The rest are based on interviews regardin first hand experience.
After 2005 it became easier to elicit information of having had a paranormal experience, what with the "advent" of Ghost Adventures.
A history lover, Alan prefaces the stories he gathers with historical context of the respective locations discussed.
Henry had Alan discuss various stories from his book.
Alan's wife, a retired math teacher, tends to have "all the" paranormal experiences when they visit haunted Bed and Breakfasts.
Knowing that colleges and universities tend to be haunted, I asked whether his University of West Alabama was haunted. Alan clarified that the university is so haunted that Alan gives campus ghost tours, as well as hostng ghost tours in town.
CC indicated someone in the live chat room had visited a haunted bridge in Georgia near Keys Castle called Devil's Kitchen.
Henry had Alan speak about haunted Cedarhurst Mansion and Sally Carter's grave.
One of Alan's favourite haunted mansions is Gaineswood Plantation.
He spoke about a lttle boy haunting Bluff Hall.
Haunted Mirrors was discussed, particularly the one at the famous Myrtile Plantation. He also touched on the Merrehope Mansion in Meridian.
Ceiling Cat Barbara Duncan reported our having listeners tonight in the US, the UK, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the Netherlands.
Alan spoke of the Red Lady at Huntington College. Huntington College Red Lady. Also a story about a very haunted college library's ghost.
He told a story of the urban legend of Huggin' Molly was to scare kids from staying out after dark; there's even a restaurant with the same name.
Always having wanted to investigate there, Henry had Alan discuss Sloss Furnaces.
Henry conveyed our guest the next week would be rescheduled guest Kala Ambrose author of The Awakened Dreamer: How to Remember & Interpret Your Dreams.

• Alan Brown's folklore website
• Alan Brown's books:
  • The Haunting of Alabama
  • Haunted Big Bend, Florida
  • The Big Book of Texas Ghost Stories
  • Ghosts along the Mississippi River
  • Haunted Meridian, Mississippi
  • Haunted Pensacola
  • Haunted Natchez
  • Haunted Vicksburg
  • Haunted South Carolina: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Palmetto State
  • Haunted Kentucky: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Bluegrass State
  • Haunted Birmingham
  • Haunted Kentucky: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Bluegrass State
  • Haunted Tennessee: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Volunteer State
  • Ghost Hunters of New England
  • Haunted Texas: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Lone Star State
  • Haunted Georgia: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Peach State
  • Ghost Hunters of the South
  • Literary Landmarks of Chicago
  • Stories from the Haunted South
  • Haunted Places in the American South
  • Shadows and Cypress: Southern Ghost Stories
  • The Face in the Window and Other Alabama Ghostlore