4 More True Scary Appalachian Trail Stories
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- čas přidán 1. 05. 2024
- Embark on a spine-chilling journey through the eerie depths of the Appalachian Trail with our collection of true tales. From encounters with mysterious creatures lurking in the shadows to unnerving brushes with the unknown, these firsthand accounts will send shivers down your spine and leave you questioning what lies hidden in the wilderness. Brace yourself for a riveting exploration of the darker side of nature's untamed beauty...
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“The Witch on the Ridge” was some old lady living as a recluse wanting peace. This is more common than people realize, especially in wooded areas. People just like living alone in the woods lol
I find it funny when people just get outright scared of something out of the norm
Some people never leave the comfort of their "space", and do not know old women with plants, cats, and a way to sweep their home, are not threatening. Worse, they assign 'witch' to that older woman, who might be a Catholic, Baptist, Buddhist, or whatever. 'Witch' is a religion, not a slur. I swear, all it takes to scare young people these days is calligraphy, land lines, and lack of internet.
@@savaialaddams6273 the other day I was helping some little cousins with homework and they kept asking what my “swirly writing” was meant to be and why I was “writing with circles”. It was cursive 😭😭
If she had cats, she wasn't alone. She just didn't want people around, and who can blame her?
I grew up in the countryside in Ireland and there were one or two old timers living in the arseholes of nowhere near me. They're sort of a thing of the past now, what with electricity and running water, more cars about and what not. I'm talking sixties and seventies but god knows how many more there were previous to that.
@@savaialaddams6273 It's theorized that that's exactly what happened in Europe, 1347-51. Herbalist women were labeled Witches. They were killed, along with their cats. The cats kept the rat population in control. Fleas carrying the plague flourished.
Early male-dominated medicine was emerging. The female herbalists were in the way, it's theorized.
Man will always be the most terrifying monster.
Bear-mace. You can carry anywhere and it will stop a human or animal.
Yesssssss
Indeed
@@Errcyco True,I prefer my right to bear arms.
@@jamiethomas5184are you a pro skater?
That one first story is so well-written and engaging... I'm speechless.
Very disturbing as well.
I'm actually from that area, about 45 minutes away on the Tennessee side of the state line. What struck me is how well the area is described, because the geography is absolutely accurate. I might go there and ask around. It might very well be a true story.
@@Alderknightplease do update us if it is true
Meh
@@Alderknight lol
>heard the guy saying “its too far, sarah! we won’t make it in time!”
>”the guy says the girls name, but i don’t wanna drop her name here, it feels like too much info for online”
>make it make sense
I caught that, too!
That dope wanted to make the darwin awards and YOU SHOULD HAVE LET HER
I live in Appalachia and these episodes are my absolute favorite ones!
Samee, gotta love our strange hills!
We call it appa-laycha in PA
@@clubjed6276He says it the correct way in the video. Your way is how the yankees say it and that's just not cool bro. I live in the mountains of Virginia.
@@jamesgray8848 oh I know I didn't say it was right, we say everything weird in pa.
@@hoarahloux203
And endless caves....
The backstory of the witch of Rattlesnake Ridge needs to be made into a movie! I'd watch the hell out of that.
I'll never get tired of deep woods stories. Thank you so much for uploading these!
The town supporting Dora Anne and getting rid of the two friends of her abusive husband is true justice.
💔 That story was so sad.
I’ll be honest that I zoned out and missed some of that story, but the part I heard was that she thought he was dead when he was in the military. When he got back, she wanted him and the clerk too. I’d also be an abusive husband if I caught my wife in bed with someone else. Don’t be a hoe. Either leave the husband or leave the clerk. Don’t try to sneak around and have both.
Look I don't condone what him & his friends did, but Dora Anne wasn't a good person either, if she wanted to keeps things going with the other guy she should have ended things with her husband, she caused what happened to the poor guy cause she wanted her affair & happy married life.
@@zerobolt9506 Her husband was violent, it was different times when women couldn't own their own money so no, it was not that simple.
@zerobolt9506 divorce was taboo back in the 40's and 50's, plus even if a divorce happened it would be more shameful on the woman no matter the situation. In today's society divorce isn't taboo, so there's no excuse, but remember the 40's and 50's were different times especially for women, which by the way most women were homemakers and didn't drive. I know this because of my grandparents, God rest their souls, He was the breadwinner and she the homemaker. He could drive and she couldn't, but she was an excellent navigator when they went on trips. She was also educated, she did finish high school whereas my grandpa lived on a farm and had to quit his education in 8th grade and eventually went to war at 17. He forged his birth certificate.
Also, I am sure she loved both men, but seeing as her husband in the end was a violent man, you have to wonder if the war had changed him. He may not have been violent until he came back. Maybe Dora was going to break it off with the clerk, but noticed how her husband was acting towards her and others and decided to keep the affair going in secret because she couldn't get divorced. I know that even years after the war, after he married my grandma and they had four kids that he had night terrors for the rest of his life that my grandma couldn't always sleep in the same bed with him. For the longest time you couldn't sneak up on him or you would end up in a choke hold and he never talked about the war for a long time. Outside my grandma I was the first family member he told about his experiences in the war when I was about 8 or 10, he didn't tell me everything, but he told me enough. He was a Marine sent to fight the Japanese in Okinawa, one of the worst battles of the Pacific.
Again the times were different.
Omg the beginning graphics are fantastic.
i definitely agree i love to see it
Agree, very well done. 🙌
100% i concur like a muthafooka.
when he realised his natural camo wasnt working today , u can see his contemplation of what to do... swat the swat and defo bring more pesky swat or......
From a movie.
@@redwoodrebelgirl3010 what movie? not that it matters that’s the kind of intro he used buttttt you could at least name drop if you gonna be a smart ass 😂
Me with a chin dimple watching this
😂😂😂
Me too 😆
I have it too but my twin doesn't 😅
👁👄👁
DEVIL!
😂
Okay, I gotta say... the whole "cursed to die" thing always cracks me up. Do people think that without a curse, they'll somehow live forever? No. You're going to die. It doesn't matter if someone curses you to do it or not, it WILL happen. It's the one curse you can cast on anyone and they will 100% end up doing it someday. No matter if you love them or hate them, they WILL die.
Like Tutankhamen's curse. Everyone involved in opening his tomb died. Eventually.
intense hatred highly focused can do an awful lot of harm if done by someone with a high level of concentration... add to that the fear present in the cursed one, and im sure many people have died due to curses
First story, if dude was from Applachia around NC, he'd know, it's not the rattlesnakes people think about, its the copperheads. Far more likely to bite, even if a little less dangerous, and they don't give a warning.
We call it appa-laycha in PA but theres also rattlesnakes and copper heads here. South Central pa
Copperheads aren’t as scary as rattlesnakes even if they don’t warn you. Cooperheads rarely kill people. There is anyivenom basically everywhere and it’s the least toxic venom of any pit viper in North America. It’ll burn like heck and prolly cause you to lose a limb or a lot of tissue decay but copperheads aren’t nearly as venomous as a rattlesnake which even then if it was a timber rattlesnake you’d have like 2 days to get antivenom. Snakes in North America are relatively mild compared to the rest of the world
As an Australian I learned appa-laycha pronunciation from Wendigoon telling Aiden Mattis he sounded like a “fed” for how he pronounced Appalachia.
@@alphooey appa-laycha, appa-lasha, appa-lacha about the only way we don't pronounce it is how it's spelled, appa-latch-ee-uh which is the technical way.
@@clubjed6276I messed with plenty of copperheads when I used to live on Camp Lejeune
Awhh. I’m so glad you say Appalachian right. It is absolutely Appa-latch-uh any other way is wrong. Much love from an East Tennessee girl🖤🖤
I’m from Louisiana but have friends from North Georgia and that is exactly how they say it
As a Pennsylvanian girl, I have to disagree. We all say Appa-lay-shun. 😅
N. C. girl here. Came to say the very same thing. Since it's named after the Appalatchee tribe, it kinda scorches my grits when it's pronounced incorrectly. There's also that old saying "We'll throw an apple at 'cha if you don't say Appalachia" 😁
I and my family have lived in NC near the TN border our whole life, and we do in fact pronounce the "n" at the end. So I guess it's just what region one is from, but it doesn't mean you aren't a real born and raised Appalachian 😂. With that said.. most people around here, that are NOT native here say "Apa-lay-shane". I don't even bother correcting them. Don't want them meandering around posing as natives and whutknot. Seems most of us just KNOW who is our people and who has infiltrated 😂
Also an East TN woman here! I also love that Joel says it right. Love your videos so much!
Confirmed: have a dimple. Am in fact, cursed.
Always a special day when joel uploads a deep woods compilation!
ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS CHANNEL! Gets me through boring days at work and the long drives home. Thank you so much Joel!
I opened CZcams to see if you’d posted anything new. 15 seconds ago. Same wavelength I guess
I checked to see if he uploaded at his same time and day as he does every week and he did!! We are basically the same person
same omg
I also post this generic comment on every CZcams video in hopes of acknowledgment and likes. We're just alike
Must’ve listened to his post schedule?
This is based upon Joel’s live podcast last night. Joel is badass and my favorite creepy bastard!! I mean that in the best most possible way! Really is the best voice on YT
My favourite story narrator on CZcams! You're a legend Joel, I love your channel and it was listening to your narrations, which made me start narrating too! Love from England 🏴
Right on me British brother!
Don’t know if I have beef with you, I’d have to ask my friend. 🇮🇪
Hi from the us
She cursed 4 men after war. No one getting cursed for no reason. They must've done "something" to her for her to be able to harbor so much anger in hearth to end up cursing them.
Woman like that will always do everything to stay away from others
I live about an hour from Allentown.
... That's it, I have no other connection to that story. But I appreciate these tales.
Appalachia really does get into your soul.
Do you?
The witch story was FIRE!
Let’s Read is awesome and Joel has the most incredible voice ever.
Agreed. Interscare is my 2nd favorite.
Thanks for commenting on this every video Jacob, keep doing it or I'll be very mad at you
Mr revenant is my next favorite
@@emr8957 Mr. Revenant just asked to read one of my stories!!!
@@g1rl_veteransame ❤
Me listening with a dimple on my chin….😒
Mr read , you have always been one of my favourite narrators..
My ex used to listen to your channel and I got into listening whenever staying over at her place..
still miss those times occasionally, Your narrations bring me back to those day's, not in a bad way though, it's nice 😊
Who else checked their chin for a dimple 😂?
Must admit if I could get shopping, electricity, running water living out in the woods seems like a good idea.
I believe the saying...
No good deed goes unpunished...
Happened to me plenty of times 😢
The witch of rattlesnake cove is one of the best Let’s Read! stories I’ve heard in a while. Great channel, awesome narration. Thank you!
Who would have guessed that Tonya Harding's boyfriend would be hacking knees out in the woods
@soulglory6696 😂
My friend's Sicilian grandmother was a village healer in the old country. She swore by cupping and blistering as well as mild blood letting, mainly from the mouth
Sicilian grandma, eh? Who blistered people and made them bleed from the mouth?
Healer my ass-- she was Vito's enforcer! 😂
@@arthurchadwell9267
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Village healer = individual suffering from schizophrenia who also happens to struggle with an IQ that’s right around room temperature
frfr
people who don’t understand that correlation does not imply causation --> just because good things sometimes happen after kooky health procedures does not inherently mean the procedures had an effect on the outcomes
These responses are disappointing. The grandmother was obviously not well educated, and probably brought up with these old ideas. She might have helped some people, whether by the placebo effect, just by listening, or because one or two of her remedies actually worked to some extent. One of the world's most used modern drugs started as a "folk remedy," after all. And those villagers might have had little or no access to science based care.
@@soberserotonin1850so you're a psychiatrist and a time traveler? Impressive. But your historical and cultural knowledge needs work.
Wow a 30 min first story? CRAZY!
Hi Joel!! Thank you for all of the stories you have shared over the years. They have always been a huge comfort to me.
There's nothing like a man that speaks as well as you do and he says "don't get it twisted", made me smile. Carry on,!
I've become so dependant on your videos to help me sleep.. It's so much harder to wait for a new one lately after your decrease in posting 😢 so happy to see this video pop up today!
The worst part of story 1 for me is that we were all proven wrong by a fella named "Skoot".
Nickname? I know a dude called fruit loop
*a fella called "scoots older cousin" 😂😂😂
Lol
i’ve been so interested in stories around the Appalachian area so this video is great timing
Being from Virginia, I just love stories from Appalachia, the only thing that could make these better is if Joel suddenly sprouted a good ol' southern accent while telling them 😄😄 Great video, and I am obviously just kidding, your voice is perfect for storytelling 😊
Im next to you im in west Virginia
💯% the bestest!! Thanks Joel for drowning out the noise while I work. ❤
Appreciation from New Zealand 🇳🇿 😊😊😊
Thank you so much for posting this!😁
My favourite subject! Spooky Appalachian stories 🖤🖤 perfect for the night! Thanks JC!!
I've had a hunting cabin in Pisgah for 11 years. It's about 10 miles as the crow flies from Bakersville. The real things that happen in those mountains are much better than the stories.
I would love to hear the _REAL_ stories!
How far was your hunting cabin from spring creek? Have you heard people's stories about their encounters with werewolf creatures living in that area not far from hurricane creek and max patch areas?
@@harolddenton6031 it's about 35 miles as the crow flies
Hell yeah I'm glad I just now saw this notification,it's my 26th birthday today 🎉 best present ever lol
Happy Belated Birthday! ❤
God Bless you now & always.
Happy late birthday🎉
Hope you had a great birthday 😊
Perfect timing ❤ thank you
That intro is fantastic, always loved your intros and I don't think that will ever change
Thanks for helping me drift off to sleep 😴 💤 from across the pond in the UK 🇬🇧
I'm in the UK too!! OMG we have so much in common! we should definately be friends now, right?
Graphics on the intro is 🔥 🔥
fire!!!
First story was brutal dam-
YESSSSSS!!! Love me some Appalachian Trail stories!!! Thank you Joel!!! 🙏🏻❤
I listen to you every night bro you are definitely helping me keep my mental health
I hope you will get better!
Love your episodes man I fly through them when doing just about everything
these stories were so good joel. thank you so much 🔥🔥
These were scary as hell! Thank you for sharing these tales of terror.
That opener is outstanding my man! Great channel 👌
Your voice is so soothing. I can imagine falling asleep on your chest as you tell me stories
Thank you so much Joel
So excited for this thanks Joel, cool graphics👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💥💥
The Witch of Rattlesnake Ridge is one of the best stories I’ve heard on this channel. Absolutely fantastic work! There’s a reason I’ve watched every video up until now. Keep on being amazing!
The camping and nature stories are my favourites.
Dude! I was so happy to see Let's Read with new content then even more excited when I saw "Appalachian Trail"!
I love these stories. Today was especially nice after a busy week of dr. appoints for my tired senior body and a windy dark rainy day. Nothing better to settle down and relax for good stories. Thank you.
Listening to your stories actually helps me get my sewing done a lot faster thank you and you still have an incredible voice
Yeah I listen when I’m getting stuff done to
I love Appalachian stories. thanks !
Awesome! New stories! Thank you.
Absolutely amazing compilation ❤
Fantastic stories and narration, as always.
For some reason i really like the Apalachi/camping video's and there are my favorite of all his videos, probably because i hike my self and I'm kinda skittish of every sound when I'm hiking , these videos make my fears more greater, i know it's bad for me but still like it.
Loved that intro!
Thanks for the vid Lets Read! :)
Love your channel ❤
❤ my favorite narrator. Thank you Joel
Thank you Joel! 🎉
I'm native to north west NC. I love these. Especially neat when places I've been or know where they are are mentioned. And yes, I believe it all, cause I've seen/experienced the same or simular.
Hi I grew up in Asheville and there are many stories from Asheville that are true! Patricia Gambino Harrington ( I post on my hubby Frank's CZcams acct)
Omg I was about to do dishes and I was looking for videos from you that I didn’t watch yet and I just got lucky to see you post this 😅🤗
Same!!!!😂 exact same!
Omg the same happened to me!!
1:04 there sure is that spirit of the mountains. And I love it. It’s home.
best voice on the internet. kudos for your storytelling expertise
Love these videos ❤
Amazing!!❤
I love your content keep up the good work
Nice. Love these kind of videos. Especially from some who also stays in nc
I never usually comment but I absolutely love falling asleep to your voice and stories
Intro cool as hell bro!
Really enjoyed this one ❤
Ooooo that opening was cool. Your openings are all really great!
Thank the holy sprit because i needed this
I live 30 minutes away from bakersville and I have heard of some scary stuff that goes on around here seen some scary stuff but great story
Im some short seconds in, melted. Your voice is a stunner!
Oo that little chuckle as you said "Don't get it twisted." ❤❤ lol gotta love it
Not sure if this is going to resonate w/ anyone else, but for the couple of days I’ve been on a RDR2 content binge (and thinking about about another extensive and heartbreaking playthru) so the theme of this video really couldn’t be better timed for my week! 🙌🏼
What a sick intro!!! Great job!
i love this these stories --
Wow! that first story was so well written!
The Appalachian Trail was one of the funnest things I’ve ever done. I did it in 99/2000 though.. different times.
Nowadays it’s a hideout for meth heads and people dodging warrants and stuff.. best to go in groups and be armed with a firearm and bear mace.. not for animals but humans. Sad stuff.
These are some of my faves! The woods are so creepy- fugaddabout the appalachias
That was a dope ass intro. Love you Let’s Read!
Very good storyteller. His voice is perfect for the genre. 👍
Jus found your ch. Already liking the intro ! Subbed.
I don't think she is a crazy cat lady. She either likes to be alone or is forced to be alone cause she has been bullied a lot and lives alone in the wood to protect herself? Just a thought.
Good stories. Thank you.
Love this narrator