29 Best Southern Gothic Podcasts

1. Southern Gothic

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Step into the world of the unknown and unravel the dark history, and infamous legends of the American South. Join us as we journey into the heart of this rich and fascinating region, uncovering its ghostly stories, haunted places, and eeriest tales through captivating storytelling, in-depth historical research, and an immersive audio soundscape...MORE Host Brandon M. Schexnayder
Producer/Network Southern Gothic Media
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 928Facebook 2KTwitter 1.5KInstagram 5.4K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Old Gods of Appalachia

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Latest Episode 105: The Builder (13 Aug, 2026)
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In the mountains of central Appalachia, blood runs as deep as these hollers and just as dark. Since before our kind knew these hills, hearts of unknowable hunger and madness have slumbered beneath them. These are the darkest mountains in the world. How dare we think we can break the skin of a god and dig out its heart without bringing forth blood and darkness? Old Gods of Appalachia is a horror-anthology podcast set in the shadows of an Alternate Appalachia, a place where digging too deep into the mines was just the first mistake.To learn more about Old Gods of Appalachia, visit our website ..MORE Host Steve Shell
Producer/Network DeepNerd Media
Email ****@oldgodsofappalachia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Sam Stark, Steven Zivic +1 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 5.1KFacebook 42.1KTwitter 25.4KInstagram 39.1K Avg Length 34 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

3. Gone South

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Gone South is a weekly podcast series about crimes that are, in one way or another, Southern. Each episode contains its own story, usually told by the person who committed the crime, the person who solved it, or both. In telling these stories, writer and host Jed Lipinski encounters insights not only about crime and The South, but about human nature.Previous seasons of Gone South include:Season 1: Who Killed Margaret Coon?Season 2: The Dixie MafiaSeason 3: The Sign CutterGone South is an Audacy original.MORE Host Jed Lipinski
Producer/Network Audacy
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4.6KTwitter 1.4K Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. Southern Mysteries Podcast

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Latest Episode 194 Thurmond - The Dodge City of the East (10 Aug, 2026)
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Unearthing the forgotten, the mysterious, and the legendary—one Southern story at a time. Hosted by Shannon Ballard, Southern Mysteries explores the rich and often untold history of the American South through a captivating mix of folklore, legends, unexplained mysteries, and true crime. Each episode uncovers a compelling tale from a Southern state, blending history with intrigue to reveal the fascinating stories that time left behind...MORE Host Shannon Ballard
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1KFacebook 2.2KInstagram 706 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

5. The Strange South Podcast

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Latest :Episode 174: Live May Show @ Romarin et Corbeaux
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Patrice Anderson, Marleah Blades, and Courtney Peppers swap unusual, bizarre, creepy, & uniquely Southern stories, personal & historical, from three-legged ghosts to female serial killers & Appalachian UFOs.MORE Hosts Patrice Anderson, Marleah Blades, Courtney Peppers
Producer/Network Patrice Anderson, Marleah Blades, and Courtney Peppers
Email ****@thestrangesouth.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 98Facebook 2.3KTwitter 45Instagram 1.1K Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. Ghosts In The Mountains

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Ghosts in the Mountains explores the eerie, unexplained, and deeply mysterious stories hiding within the misty peaks of Western North Carolina and beyond. From haunted hotels and spectral legends to cryptid sightings and lost treasures, hosts Caleb Hanks and Austin Burgess take you deep into the folklore, history, and firsthand encounters that shape the region's paranormal landscape. Each episode uncovers chilling tales, eyewitness accounts, and historical mysteries, blending investigative storytelling with a cozy, fireside feel...MORE Producer/Network Ghosts in the Mountains
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Micah Hanks, Dr. Allen Greenfield +1 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 73 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. First in Fright

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The First in Fright podcast explores all things paranormal in North Carolina. Hear the stories behind the strange and get the supernatural scoop on NC's scary true stories, unsolved mysteries and urban legends. A perfect mix of chilling first hand experiences and historical lore, find out why these North Carolina stories will haunt you in the best way.Whether you are looking for a nearby haunt or a creeped-out cross-state trip, First in Fright shares the paranormal destinations guaranteed to get your spine-tingling. But beware, you might leave with your own frightening first-hand tale.MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 65 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

8. The Carolina Haints Podcast

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The Carolina Haints Podcast is a show about ghosts tales, folklore legends, unexplained mysteries, dark history and true crime stories of the Carolinas.
Host Dan Sellers
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 51 Avg Length 8 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

9. Appalachian Spooky Hour

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Are you a fan of the strange, the unusual, the paranormal, and the macabre? If so, we invite you to join us as we deep dive into the lore and mystery of Appalachia, and the often dark history of the region. Things are about to get spooky.MORE Producer/Network Sam Arthurs
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 49 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

10. South Carolina Spookshow

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True crime and all things paranormal from the Palmetto State!
Host Blake Broseley
Producer/Network Blake Moseley
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 32Facebook 304Twitter 43Instagram 239 Avg Length 33 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

11. Ozarks Haints N Hooch

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Ozarks Haints N Hooch features two sisters from the Ozarks, Dawn Larsen and Dina Larsen Gillman. They gather bi-monthly remotely from two different states to offer stories about Ozark ghosts, monsters, superstitions, people, places, lore, and history - with a bonus twist, a cocktail themed to the feature story. Grab some hooch and join them, but know that 'this ain't no fancy, academic, check your references, kinda deal. This is two sisters from the Ozarks sipping and spewing about haints, hooch, and history.' FB / Instagram: @OzarksHaintsNHooch Website: www.OzarksHaintsNHooch.weebly.com.MORE Hosts Dawn Larsen, Dina Larsen Gillman
Producer/Network Ozarks Haints N Hooch
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

12. Ravens Vail Podcast

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Ravens Vail is a dark fantasy horror anthology podcast set in the shadowy world of the Deep South. A convergent reality situated around what most of humanity has accepted as the truth. Obscured from human eyes, Ravens Vail is a mystical sanctuary intended to preserve the existence of its immortal inhabitants. The Mekori, commonly referred to as witches, have been hunted since before written history...MORE Host Ed Bolden-Greer
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Jeryd Bolden-Greer
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

13. Front Porch Mysteries with Carole Townsend

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Author and veteran journalist Carole Townsend shares remarkable tales from the South, tales of mystery, terror, and wonder. Townsend has built a career on the premise that truth really is stranger than fiction. Here in the South, we love our stories. We begin in childhood huddled around campfires, whispering of things best spoken in the dark, confiding in our small trusting circles. Why is that, do you suppose? I have researched and investigated Southern history for more than 20 years and I believe it has to do with this region itself...MORE Producer/Network Carole Townsend
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12 Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

14. Tennessee Ghosts and Legends

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Latest Episode 21: Tennessee's Lost Treasure (28 May, 2026)
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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!MORE Email ****@1791.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Facebook 389 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

15. Bayou's Wrath

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In the heart of the Deep South, the past refuses to die.Bayou's Wrath is a supernatural audio drama where America's haunted history collides with its chilling present. When two fearless sistahs inherit a mysterious estate near Mississippi's infamous Devil's Punchbowl, they awaken a legacy of blood, spirits—and a cursed coin tied to the undead. With each eerie episode, secrets unravel, ancestors stir, and danger rises. Expect ghostly apparitions, ancestral reckoning, and a deep dive into Black Southern folklore, post-Civil War horror, and Southern Gothic mystery.Press play—if you dare!MORE Host Anita Williams
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 10 Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact

16. Poisoned Appalachia: the Dark Side of Appalachia

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Discover the dark side of Appalachia through this podcast. Explore the region's rich folklore, mythology, and delve into the unsettling tales of murders, criminals, and disasters that have shaped its history. Join me as I uncover the spooky and captivating aspects of this enigmtic corner of the world.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 3.3/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Ghost Stories Told From The South

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If you are interested in American Southern ghost stories, folklore, and legends, then this is the right podcast for you! This father and daughter team tell some great stories legends etc.
Host Stephen Booth
Producer/Network Lexie Booth and Stephen Booth
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18. Haunts & Hollows: True Tales of the Gothic South

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Haunts & Hollows: True Tales of the Gothic South is the podcast for anyone who yearns for stories of haunted plantations, of deals made at midnight crossroads, of creatures lurking in moss-draped cemeteries. But where did these tales actually start? Turns out, the real history behind Southern folklore is wilder, stranger, and a whole lot darker than the stories themselves. With each episode, mystery author Liam Ashe uncovers the true tales hiding underneath the myths of the Gothic South.Subscribe now and never miss a tale...MORE Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Beneath the Magnolias Podcast

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Beneath the Magnolias is a Southern Gothic storytelling space where true crime, haunted history, and forgotten Mississippi legends come back to life. From small town secrets to chilling betrayals, we uncover the stories that linger long after the magnolias stop blooming.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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20. Dogwood - A Southern Gothic Body Horror Novel

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*Exclusive to Eeriecast PLUS members - https://www.eeriecast.com/plus Author, Tyler Wexlin, with narrator, Darkness Prevails, bring you this terrifying homegrown horror story about family trauma, twisted creatures, and disturbed people. In the heart of 1940s Georgia, a sinister secret lurks in the shadows of Dogwood Plantation. When two young girls vanish from their beds in the dead of night, the small town of Wellspring is quick to blame the savage beasts stalking the woods...MORE Get Email Contact

21. S-Town

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S-Town is a podcast hosted by Brian Reed from Serial Productions, a New York Times company. The story follows a man named John who despises his Alabama town and decides to do something about it. He asks Brian to investigate the son of a wealthy family who's allegedly been bragging that he got away with murder. But when someone else ends up dead, the search for the truth leads to a nasty feud, a hunt for hidden treasure, and an unearthing of the mysteries of one man's life.To get full access to this show, and to other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts.To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scen..MORE Host Brian Reed
Producer/Network Serial
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 54.7K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

22. Haunted New Orleans

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Explore the haunted history and most notorious places in New Orleans through immersive storytelling and rich sound design. From the spirits of the St. Louis Cathedral to the vampires of the Vieux Carré, and the tales of the legendary Cities of the Dead, Haunted New Orleans is a collection of episodes from the chart-topping podcast Southern Gothic with updated and additional commentary for visitors and spooky lovers alike.MORE Producer/Network Southern Gothic Media
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 35 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. The Susie House

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A full-cast, Southern Gothic ghost story set in 1936.After falling on hard times, Honor, James, and their young son move into a rural town full of secrets -- many of them about her new home, The Susie House.Produced by Panic Attack ProductionsWritten by Allison Moseley and Liz BelileDirected by Allison MoseleySound Design by Patrick Costigan'Bury Me' written by Patrick CostiganAll other music royalty freeCopyright Panic Attack Productions, LLC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 13 Avg Length 21 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

24. Tempus Multae

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A Southern-gothic, reality-twisting mystery Powered by the Apocalypse.Strange things happen when man messes with things they do not understand. Mixing ancient mysteries with little-understood science has led to some very interesting circumstances in the small town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It was always an odd place, but there may be more to the mystery than anyone realizes. A lot more.Multiple realities more, all bridged together through this little town, and all endangered by the unknown InBetween.MORE Producer/Network Pseudonym Social
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3Twitter 404 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. Dead Folks' Tales

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Dead Folks' Tales podcast is a New Orleans-centric exploration of southern gothic history and hauntings. Authors, historians, artists, paranormal experts, and others weigh in on stories that make their skin crawl. As laid back as the Big Easy, Dead Folks' Tales features chills and laughs as Louisiana-born-and-raised author Nola Nash takes her guests on a storied 'tour' of some of her favorite places in the Crescent City and around the South where the dead are as intriguing as the living. And since it's Nola, you can expect a little lagniappe ('something extra') thrown in, too.MORE Host Nola Nash
Producer/Network Authors on The Air Global Radio Network and Nola Nash Entertainment
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

26. It Awaits You

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Come explore the true scary stories hidden in the loneliest corners of the American South
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

27. Back Porch Alabama

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Drawing from generations of southern gothic lore, Back Porch Alabama is a podcast dedicated to the whispered stories of the deep south. Join Eerie Eva as she explores all things strange, unusual, unexplained, and paranormal. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. This is Back Porch Alabama. MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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28. The Moonlit Road Podcast

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Latest The Wampus Mask: The Legend of Tennessee's Wampus Cat (05 Aug, 2026)
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Ghost stories and strange folktales from the American South, told by the region's best storytellers. You can also read and listen to more stories on our companion storytelling website, The Moonlit Road.com.MORE Host Thomas E. Fuller
Producer/Network The Moonlit Road, LLC
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 533Facebook 2.7KTwitter 393 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

29. This House Is Haunted

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Sitting on a picturesque hillside in Paintsville, Ky was a house that many would find charming with its wide, wooden porch complete with those dreamy white columns you envision when someone mentions a southern homestead. The orchards creeping up the hillside brings with it the scent of sugary blossoms in the spring and cozy, delicious smell of apples and pears in the fall. While it is no mansion, the house appears regal in it's station on top of the hill, and looking down into the valley of homes that continued up the holler. For many, it is the American dream to own a home like this one, wMORE Host Critina
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 51 Avg Length 25 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact