Category: Folklore

Now, folks ‘round these parts don’t agree on much. There’s the eternal debate over sweet tea sweetness, the proper way to fry catfish, and whether Cousin Earl’s mullet is a fashion statement or a cry for help. But if there’s one thing everyone in Alabama can tip their hat to, it’s Big Bob Gibson and…

Well now, if you’re ever wandering down Birmingham’s Fourth Avenue, you might stumble across a six-story brick-and-mortar monolith with a face so stern it looks like it’s been watching the world spin since Moses was a boy. That’s the old Penny Savings Bank building—or as folks call it now, the Pythian Temple. But oh, if…

Deep in the heart of Alabama, cradled in the ancient embrace of the Tennessee River, lies Dust Cave—a prehistoric treasure chest so rich in secrets that archaeologists often speak of it with reverence. Amid the carved stones and woven mats, a simple yet profound discovery was made back in 1995: an 8,000-year-old dog bone. This…

In a quiet funeral parlor nestled in Mobile, Alabama, there was a mortician named William Moody. But this was no ordinary mortician. His hands, skilled in the art of preparing bodies for their final rest, were steady as he adjusted neckties and brushed out funeral flowers. He had an eerie way of talking to the…

Folks around Mobile, Alabama, will tell you there’s something peculiar about the old oak tree standing tall in Church Street Graveyard. Most folks walk right past it without a second thought, but those who know its story might pause, tip their hats, or give it a wide berth. They say that tree ain’t just any…

It was a hot, sticky evening in the summer of 1954 when Judge Thaddeus P. Albertson met his untimely end in the town of Serpent’s Hollow, Alabama. Now, Serpent’s Hollow wasn’t the kind of place you’d find on any respectable map, but in that year of our Lord 1954, it sure had a way of…