Nashville ghost stories to send shivers down your spine

Happy Halloween! This spookiest of holidays has changed a lot over the years, transforming from an ancient Celtic festival to a parade of adorable trick-or-treaters. But through it all, tales of ghosts and ghouls and things that go bump in the night have remained a central part of the tradition.

So today, we’re bringing you a special episode featuring some of Nashville’s legendary ghost stories.

Our storytellers: 

• Pat Fitzhugh, author of The Bell Witch: The Full Account and “The Bell Witch Site”

• Jeff Sellers, director of public programs at the Tennessee State Museum

• Judy “Butterfly” Farlow, storyteller

• John Pyka, Nightly Spirits ghost tour guide and co-host of the podcast “Back of the Cereal Box”

• Becca Raleigh, actor and comedian