Secret Virginia: Recent Episodes
Morella Belle, M.A. Kleen, Lydia Meadows
Secret Virginia is a short-run podcast dedicated to all things curious, strange, out of the ordinary, and sometimes even scary in Virginia, West Virginia, and the Mid-Atlantic region. Morella Belle is voiced by Lydia Meadows.
For over three hundred years, Virginia’s taverns have accommodated weary travelers, from horseback riders of the distant past to modern commuters seeking a break from the gridlock. Some of these historic taverns dotting the highways and byways of the Old Dominion served storied figures like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Stepping into them is like stepping into the past, but be warned, phantoms of these bygone eras do not stay silent.
Traversing a necropolis’ winding paths can be an unnerving experience, especially when the light begins to fade and fog rises among the crooked tombstones. Is that a mournful figure in the distance, or are you alone? For many Virginians, cemeteries are a place to visit loved ones long past, but an adventurous few hope to encounter something otherworldly.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has been called the birthplace of presidents, with storied history around every corner. But with this history comes specters of the past, specters that creep and groan from every shady crevice. Only the limits of your imagination can protect you from the phantasmal horrors at the creepiest places in Virginia.
Hidden away down tree-shaded lanes, stately manors remind passersby of a bygone era when parasol ladies in bright dresses strolled past enslaved workers tilling the fields. Today they are historic sites, museums, or private homes, but something from the past remains. Perhaps you can catch a glimpse of a smokey figure at one of these most haunted plantations in Virginia.
Join us for a conversation with Tom Leveille, a Richmond, Virginia resident with a passion for archeology & Mid-Atlantic history. He posts his discoveries and excavations on social media at VirginiaBottles.
When two friends visit Petersburg, Virginia to take in the historic sights and nightlife, they never expected to become embroiled in a battle with nocturnal forces. Will a mysterious young woman lead them on the path to heroism or damnation? Story by M.A. Kleen and read by Jason Sullivan.
Join us for an interview with Pamela K. Kinney, an award winning published author of horror, science fiction, fantasy, poetry, and a ghost wrangler of nonfiction ghost books published by Schiffer Publishing.
A mean-spirited prank goes awry when little Humpy Andrews gets help from some otherworldly interlopers in 'The Incident at Belle Isle'.
The Cork Street Tavern in Winchester, Virginia has a long and colorful history that many believe contributes to […]
Spectral evidence of past trauma and death lingers at Belle Grove Plantation. Its 225-year-old stone manor looks out […]
The University of Virginia is steeped in history and traditions, some of which are downright macabre. What strange […]
Appearances are deceiving at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Does his spirit still linger in the room where he […]
A young Thomas Jefferson spent his boyhood at this central Virginia plantation, but it is not where the […]
In over 250 years, Chatham Manor has seen its share of tragedy on both a personal and national […]
Many believe a haunting of ghosts flicker among the tombstones of Richmond’s most historic Victorian garden cemetery. Join […]
When the federal government forced hundreds of northern Virginia families off their land, they left behind dozens of […]
Acres of untouched coastal wilderness conceal a bloody history, buried treasure, and even the supernatural at one of […]
After more than 200 years, the mystery of Gadsby’s Tavern’s ‘Female Stranger’ continues to fascinate visitors to this […]
Edgar Allan Poe left his mark across the Mid-Atlantic region, from Richmond, Virginia to Baltimore, Maryland, and Newark, […]
An old Civil War prison camp is enough to fuel ghost stories, but several long-abandoned structures also contribute […]
The sinister reputation of haunted places are often unearned, but in the case of this remote bridge in […]
From colonial aristocratic manor to dilapidated squatter’s nest to historic landmark, Carlyle House has survived centuries, but eyewitnesses claim something otherworldly has survived with it. Join our host, the mercurial Morella Belle, for episode four of this eight part series where she explores the hidden mysteries of the Old Dominion and its neighbors.
A menagerie of tortured souls is said to lurk in these corridors deep in West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains. […]
A colonial-era home sits on a quiet plaza in America’s most historic town, but storytellers say something sinister […]
For decades, storytellers have claimed an ax-wielding “Bunny Man” has terrorized northern Virginia, but the truth might be stranger than fiction. Join our host, the mercurial Morella Belle, for episode one of this eight part series where she explores the hidden mysteries of the Old Dominion and its neighbors.
Please join us for the inaugural episode of the Secret Virginia Podcast on Tuesday, September 7th. Initially, it […]