What do Sam Cooke, Stagger Lee, Tom Dooley, and The Twilight Zone have in common? They all take us into the strange, dark world of murder ballads—where love, jealousy, betrayal, and death become songs passed down through generations.

This Halloween, turn down the lights and listen closely. Some songs tell stories… and some stories refuse to stay buried. 👻🎃

#MurderBallads #SouthernFolklore #HalloweenPodcast #SouthernStories #SamCooke #FrankieAndJohnny #StaggerLee #TomDooley #TheTwilightZone #Folklore #SpookySeason

Join me as I ramble, rant, and play a game of Halloween Trivia!

I might cuss just a little so watch your baby's ears! Ain't nobody got time to edit today! You're getting this WHOLE, loud Southern accent and vernacular!

Also, catch how I said I'd tell you there are 2 things that make halloween/trick or treating fun--then didn't! LOL! Actually I did, but I got totally caught up in the sauce and lost the plot!

NOTE:

*The song I reference from my Mom, actually went this way:

"Jack-o-lantern don't you know, when you are LIGHTED your crooked teeth will show."

And, by the way, The National Confectioner's Association didn't produce that doggone candy corn, LOL!

This is not sponsored! I bought this deck and I'm playing with it.

#HalloweenTrivia #Halloween #SpookySeason #HalloweenFacts #HalloweenPodcast #SouthernPodcast

Today, we're talking about the autumnal equinox, the science, historial tidbits, and the supernatural.

Harvest moons, ghosts (or haints) and wise women abound!

In this episode, we explore the Southern belief that someone can be "worked," "crossed," or have "tricks laid" on them.

From rootwork and folk magic to stories of bad luck, jealousy, and spiritual interference, we'll uncover the folklore behind some of the South's most enduring and mysterious traditions.

Madame doesn't play that! She has a bone to pick with "Gwendolyn!" If there's no resolution, there could be hell to pay!

For God's sake, please follow Madame on Instagram:

@Madame_Hailley

Lirge is seeking revenge after a major heartbreak. Madame Hailley's at her wits end! Ms. Mary knows who to call.

A work of fiction incorporating old Southern folklore, news accounts, and timeless stories! Authored, produced, and voiced by GF Jackson.

Lady Luezette is an homage to S. L. Stokes. RIP.

A heartbroken Lirge suspects his girlfriend is cheating. Ms. Mary, Madame Hailley's spiritual advisor, "looks" into the matter. She "sees" a woman give a man a simple kiss--at first, but then.... it takes a turn. What will Lirge do next?

Stay tuned!

**A work of fiction written produced and voiced by GF Jackson

Original Story by GF Jackson

When a young woman is buried without a wake, the town tries to forget the circumstances surrounding her death and hasty burial.

But when the sky gets cloudy, strange sounds begin rising from beneath the cemetery soil.

Some call it grief.
Some call it haunting.

Madame Hailley calls it a wrong that was buried prematurely.

*Includes themes of death, dying, loss, and graphic medical descriptions. NOT a good story for Mother's Day!

**This story is a work of fiction inspired by Southern Gothic folklore, superstition, and historical funeral traditions. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, churches, towns, or events is purely coincidental and unintended.