Boo Hag

Referenced in 1 episode

Definition

A folkloric entity from Gullah traditions, depicted as a witch who can shed her skin at night to steal the breath of sleeping individuals, leaving them weakened and vulnerable.

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Destiny: Sherry Parada, Supernatural South

Earth AncientsAug 12, 2026

Author and researcher Sherry Parada joins Cliff Dunning to explore her book Supernatural South, a collection of Gothic tales of ghosts, cryptids, and unexplained phenomena from the American South. The conversation ranges from Gullah boo hags and Louisiana rougarous to the Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp, the Fouke Monster, the Moon-Eyed People, and the 1897 Aurora, Texas UFO crash. Host Cliff Dunning also opens with his theory that early Maya pyramids built over water channeled telluric energy for healing and environmental change.

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