We’re fascinated with restless souls, and that curiosity is prevalent in Lowcountry—where scary tales have been shared for hundreds of years. The top four cities for ghostly encounters in the South are New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, and Georgetown.
New Orleans may be the spookiest of them all with their heritage of voodoo, vampire lore, and vast stories of malevolent spirits on the loose. A chilly second would have to be Savannah with its history of prior epidemics, fires, and burial grounds. Third, we have Charleston, established in 1670, with hauntings around war battlefields, slave trade, antebellum mansions and plantations, and seafarer tragedies. Fourth in our lineup is Georgetown (the third oldest city in SC) with ships lost at sea, maritime apparitions, and various wandering souls that spook locals and visitors alike.
While the notorious cities mentioned above garner loads of attention, just north of Georgetown, and all along the Grand Strand, there are numerous stories of tragedy-stricken souls, lost loves, lighthouse keepers, unsettled aimless spirits, the lady in white (Alice Flagg of the Hermitage), numerous pirates—like Drunken Jack (left behind by the famous Blackbeard himself), and the Gray Man of Murrells Inlet, who warns of approaching storms…