Appalachia | The Witch, The Wizard & The Black Dog  

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Hey brother! I got an old witch story for ya. We were raised in Macon County, Alabama, and that's the tail-ead of the Appalachians. My granny Haywood was born in 1907, and she said that when she was a young girl, they were an old witch woman who lived in the woods close to their house. Well, the old woman used to come by their house all the time, and she would cut across their pasture to get to the main road. Well, great grandaddy told her to go another way and that she wasn't welcome on their property. Granny Haywood said that from that day, all sorts of things started happening around the house. The cow dried up, the hens quit laying, and grandaddy's hunting dog died. They'd hear all sort of noises in the woods at night. Like folks screaming and wild animals howling. It kept them up almost all night long. Well, great granny got tired of it after a while, and she went out to the edge of the woods one night and yelled out, "Be a real woman and come face me!" Well, nothing happened. Everything went quiet. They all went back to bed. Along about 2 or 3 in the morning, a big black cat jumped in the window and made the loudest blood curdling howl you ever heard. It woke everybody in the house up, and they all came running to the living room where it was. Great granny opened the door and yelled for it to get out, but it wouldn't budge. Just sat there and kept squalling. Finally, great grandaddy kicked it, but it still wouldn't budge. Great granny hit it in the hear repeatedly with a broom and said, "In the name of God Almighty! Get outta this hous you witch!" They said that when she said that, the cat shot out the door like it was on fire. The next day, they all went into town, and folks were talking about the old witch woman from the woods. They said somebody found her laying out on the creek bank that morning, and her face was all swolen and was black and blue like she'd been beaten. They said she kept saying, over and over, that an angel had smote her with his sword. They took her off to the asylum after that, and no one ever saw her again. My granny always said that that old witch had turned herself into a cat and had come into their house to take revenge on her parents. This story was told to us many, many times when we were kids. My old granny lived to be 97 and could tell some haint stories that would curl your toes. I hope you enjoyed my story. I really love listening to your channel. It brings back all kinds of good memories. Thank you.

I'll say no one can tell stories like Jared King I truly enjoy them🤗❤️

My man, as a home hospice nurse in WV, you give me such good stories to listen to out on the road. Keep up the great work!

Absolutely love this...The moral of the story is "Don't Mess with people you"ll get it in the end..."👻💀👻 Karma

Honestly, I’m a transplant to North Carolina from Iowa. Missus and I been here since 2009, and the longer I’ve lived here, the more the Carolinas feel like home. Stories like these make me appreciate my new home state and this neck of the woods a lot more. Iowa never quite felt like home the way the Carolinas do. Any time I’ve been out west in the Smokies, it’s just felt like home. Hearing these stories makes the love of this land go even deeper, and of course, they serve as a warning to those that are fool enough to disrespect their elders. Cheers!

I have never had anyone dedicate anything to me before this the very frist time I want too thank you I really do appreciate it so very much

Thanks so much for the story. I enjoyed so much. My Dad used to tell us kids stories like that. He came from a family of 14 kids. They lived way in the country. They are nearly all gone now and a tornado took the little town. Nothing left of it at all. It's sad how time takes memories and makes memories. Thanks again.

Sir there's a deep valuable lesson in that story! .....ATB

Glad I found this page. Kick back with a glass of white dog, and a cigar, and listen...

Jared King makes you want to keep listening. Nuff said.

I so enjoy listening to these old stories. Grow up listen to my grandmothers tell stories about when they grow up. Love those too . May the Good Lord bless you and keep you. From south west Virginia.

New listener and sub here! I grew up sitting on the porch of the evenings listening to the neighbors and friends telling stories like this. Thank you for bringing something beloved back to me! ❤ you have a great voice for listening btw

Now, that’s a story. I just love old story’s like that. I think that wise old woman pretty much knew the story before those boys even told her what they had done. Keep up the good work Jared 👍🏻👍🏻. Kind of reminds me of old stories my grand mother used to tell.

My mother had a story of her and her first husband and the night her mother in law died. She looked up to see a coffin glide across the wall, other kin folk was sitting out side an a fire ball came down and sat beside them then went back up. Mother was living in a haunted house at the time. Loved hearing those stories over and over.

I like answering his question like another good old boy, I ask for a beer and sit down and listen.

from one Appalachian story teller to another, thank you for the tale

Yes!! I loved this... the music, sfx, everything....very immersive! Thanks for sharing

I cannot get enough of Appalachian stories thank you so much bro I'll share ya galore

Well done! I can imagine my grandmother playing the part of either wise old ones. It gave me the warm and fuzzes with a little kick of shivers. Keep these coming. 👍👍👍👍👍

I love the stories about mountain witch folk.

Brother Jared that was a good story, I loved it bro keep them coming. Thank you for your time and bless you and your kin .

Watching now brother I love ur stories they are always awesome 🙏🙏🙏😊😊😊

So so grateful I found your channel. Your voice and accent are soothing. Stories true and so well told. Sending you many blessings and abundance. 🙏🏼

I love them old stories me and my adopted brother and adopted grandmother always love the sit down and living room at night time raining or snowing she will tell them old story they always going good and I always made me scared I'm always amazed me they still do my brother God bless you

Hey Jared 👑. I love you voice, great story 🥰🎧. I'm also really glad you enjoyed watching 'Spiritual Child's Play'. It would be greatly appreciated if could share the link on your RU-vid Community page! 👻🎬. Sending you much love and support👍💖.

One of the greatest things about Mountain Lore was their fantastic abilities to tell stories that captivated the imagination of the listener. Don't matter if it's the Appalachian Mtns or the Ozarks Mtns there was always something strange and mysterious out there in them hollers and running through them hills. Being born and raised at the foot of the Alleghany Front I heard my share of grand old tales growing up. The three states that I think probably have the best stories are Kentucky, West Virginia(my state) and Tennessee. Thanks to guys like you Jared for continuing a great old Mountain tradition of story telling and always sharing the mystics of the legends and myths of that old Mountain Magic that could garner anyone attentions. Thanks again old buddy cause that was some time well spent!

I love hearing old stories and folklore! Thank you very much Sir! ❤

I think I've heard of the tradition of dumping boiling water and salted animal fat into the footprints of trespassers to burn their feet from my Auntie. She told me if they ignore the markins and the hints she put up that, that usually got their attention LOL. I usually just laugh off that stuff until I heard this story today. Now I'm wondering LOL. I've been told Legends have a hint of Truth just like folktales and old stories hold a hint of Truth. She's quite old and has lived in the mountains of Pennsylvania all her life.

❤ I did enjoy your tell. I enjoyed hearing your smooth southern comfort voice. I subscribed

I absolutely love to escape into these stories!

Stories is one thing. I was raised in the southern tip of West Virginia. As long as people don't cross the wrong line's,old stories are just old stories. On the other hand, when people go crossing the wrong line's doin thangs they ought not to and messin with thangs they don't understand, if they ain't careful they just might become a character in one of the stories.

You know its always gonna be a good one when the title is "The something, the something and the something else" 😂😂😂😂

Good story Jared let's hope the boys don't come back. Nice looking mountain house be a nice one too relax in . Thanks for sharing 👍 Hope you have a good weekend 😀

Great job on the video brother. Keep up the great work on the videos of the storytelling of the Appalachian stories brother. These's storytelling is absolutely amazing 💯. Love the videos brother. Love ya brother. Stay awesome brother.

I just found your channel and I love it! So many of these stories are close to what my own relatives told us kids when we were little living in the hills of Eastern Ky. Keep up the good work and thank you for narrating these wonderful old tales.

That was awesome

Jared that was an awesome story. Thank you for sharing. It gave me goosebumps....lol Stay safe. Much love to you and the family. STAY AWESOME 💕

I could listen to your stories all night. Awesome video thank you 😊

Jared is definitely one of my favorites

I have been waiting Licking My Chops like a Blue Tick Hound waiting for a Pork Chop, Thank You a Million 😋

Omg I feel Ike an old friend. Thank you so much Jared. ❤❤❤

I remember my mama and nanny told me when I was little if I put a broom under my bed it will keep Nightmares From happening

Merry Christmas pard from an old Colorado boy who knows of his old Appalachian kin. Loving my family, my country and my lord on this fine day. Stay well.

Enjoyed your story lots I’m looking forward to hearing many more more ❣️🤠🐾🐾🐕🙏🏻💫

Me and my Uncle Bubba and dr. Henry love your videos we love them everyday we watch them everyday even dr. Henry loves your voice and he loved your videos also dr. Henry loved hear of your folklore videos of the Appalachian Mountains because dr. Henry loved the Appalachian Mountains and also Uncle Bubba

Jarred I want to thank for dedicating that video to me I really appreciate very much I won’t do anything to that man he was a male witch once again tha😅😅😅ñ

Good video, great story & narration. Thank you.

Thst was an awesome story. Thanks for sharing😊 Blessings and much love

My Dad was from middle Tennessee born in 38. I've asked him questions about a lot of things you tell. I was told not to ask. He said they'd curl up there tows and fall over dead!!! Luckily for you you know all these stories. I think that they are great. Did the old witch pound nails in the footprints? Love your stuff keep em coming.

Jared what a fantastic story! ❤️

This is great I love your channel I got the big fireplace going on the big screen and you on the Bluetooth telling me stories Jared. Feels like home I miss my Daddy shout out to you from kentucky Appalachian mountains I'm replying all your videos thank you.

I sure enjoy your stories. Thank you for sharing them with us.

Great story Jared! You are a fantastic story teller!

This guys voice works perfectly for this. Easy to listen to and follow along

Great show keep up the good work be safe my friends God bless all

Thank he Brother God Bless you and yourn.

Really enjoyed this story, as always. ❤️ Your the best storyteller. 👍😊 Sharing out 💕

Awesome as always brother thank you for sharing 💙😎🤙🏼

Love your stories. Your voice is so haunting. From the appalachian foothills of NYS

I love your stories so much that I want to tell my friends the story in Spanish.

ALWAYS GOOD LISTENING!!!

Thank you for the story. It is much appreciated

While I have relatives from the Deep South on both sides of my family... I myself did not grow up in Appalachia. My first (and probably only) introduction to the people and ways of Appalachia are from Hollywood movies... and most notably... "Next of Kin" and the horror movie "Pumpkinhead" which I think out within about a year of each other. While "Next of Kin" is more of crime/ action movie... it does have one scene that was rather spooky: At the very beginning of the movie.... Det. Truman Gates (Patrick Swayze) responds to an apparent "bar-fight turned murder"... Gates arrives the apartment of the main suspect, Billy Simpson, where Truman & Billy have a chat... and soon learn they are from neighboring counties in Kentucky (Harlan & Perry Cos.)... and Truman claims that he and his brothers used to hunt in Willy's home-county of Harlan up on "Daggot's Ridge". Billy explains that he knows exactly where Truman is talking about: "Hey, there are ghosts up on that ridge. Yeah... one time my dogs took me straight down this hollow (holler??). There weren't no wind or nothing. It just got real cold. Then all at once... them dogs started to howl. Like... like they was talking to the dead. Yeah, man. There are ghosts up on that ridge". Sure... it was just a movie... but that being said... something was really eating at Billy Simpson especially to make him think of that past memory that still haunted him. The next movie "Pumpkinhead" was supernatural horror film, starring actor, Lance Henriksen, who plays "Ed Harley"... a scorned father who's on the warpath and seeking vengeance for the untimely death of his young son at the hands of reckless teenagers. Harley seeks out an (Appalachian??) witch of Black Ridge named 'Haggis' who sends Ed Harley out to "Razorback Holler"... a cemetery that apparently served as an informal resting place (or dumping-ground) for those poor souls who were less-than-loved or who were downright rejected and despised. Or.... as Haggis put it to Ed Harley: "Ever hear of 'Razorback Holler'??... There's an old graveyard way back... deep in them woods. Mountain-folk use to bury kin in there... kin they was ashamed of!!". As if that old crone Haggis couldn't be any scarier... she wasn't one to mince words and made no bones about it. That old woman looked like she was nothing but a bag of bones who couldn't lift herself out of her rocking chair even if her last breath depended on it... but she easily made the Wicked Witch of the West (from the Wizard of Oz) look sweeter than sugar... and scared the living piss out of me. Holy Sh**!!😳 From what I can recall... it is never clearly stated what county, town or state where the events of "Pumkinhead" take place... That being said... the only place(s) that I have ever heard words like "holler, kin, kin-folk" ect. has only been in the Deep South of the US and especially in Appalachia.

I absolutely love Listening to Your stories. My Grandmother and her parents so on and so all lived in Trigg Ky. I have never been there myself. Anyway She would tell us kid’s stories like this all the time also. When we would ask her if they were real she would just shake her head yes. ❤

Thanks Jared i really enjoyed your story telling!!!

I am now a fan Jared. Well done ol boy well done!

Once againe thank you very munch

Loved that story and your voice ❤🙌🫶

It's one of my favorites so far.

I'M SHARING WITH EVERY ONE.... THESE ARE GREAT

Awesome channel I love every story God bless you

Great storytelling.

Bro. Jared, I reckon this story was the best 'un, yet.

I admit it. I am a implant to here in East Tennessee. I come from Phoenix. I like this channel because Im learning the mountain life.

Jared king is the country voice of Vincent price. Me being a hillbilly the words are what I grew up and talk. I heard haunt stories from my maw maw. Still love hearing it.

Thank you for sharing this with me today 😊 #freeGrampy

HI Jared 🙋 These get better and better with each video. Loving these. Creepy woods. 😬😳 Do you make these up or are they family stories. Love scary stories.

Such a great channel in a sea of channels based on this theme. It stands out for its authenticity. Every story feels personal from the perspective of someone who understands every aspect of it. He inhabits the characters in an organic way that adds to the atmosphere. It’s a unique language of storytelling that is also uniquely American. I appreciate this creator preserving a slice of pure America during simpler times. It’s a national treasure of our country’s heritage and not a Hollywood imitation. Terrific content that deserves a wide audience hankering for great storytelling. Another compelling thing about them is that they are all basically about family. That’s the framing of most every story, which adds to the meaning and the dramatic tension. The music, too. Subtle as it should be in the background. Well done.

Best story teller i have heard...

Love hearing your stories from Ellijay, Georgia.

Cool buddy,looks so fan 😎 😍 👌 Have a nice weekend

Evening, Kin Folks. Somebody needed to take those boys out behind the wood shed. Spare the rod, and you spoil the child.

THANKS SURE ENOUGH ENJOYED

I hain’t never trusted a wizard. Consequently, I am still alive.

I think ghosts seek serenity and the mountains seems the place for me. 😶‍🌫

Reminds me of home.. and my Papaw R.I.P. "Tinnie"

Let someone come along just for $hits and giggles and muddy up my clean clothes hanging on the line to dry, and watch what I become!! Forget witch, I’d probably turn into the damn Devil, at least for a few minutes. Anyhoots, love your stories! Thank you for sharing!

Man, I don't even want to know if they had to pay the piper back home or not 😅 I'd have been a shadow of myself I'd got caught salting wells or muddying sheets or tipping outhouses by the time my folks were through with me!

A great story!

🎉🎉🎉🎉 Mr. King 👑 very good job my friend. Thank you so much for what you do .

Love your content and your narrative! Thank you

You are a wonderful storytelling! Thanks so much!

Man awesome voice and way of talking, I've been looking deeper into Appalachian stories and history lately....just an idea for a video one day if you feel like it maybe on whittling i know theres a huge culture of it in the US or at least as big as bone carving as a hobby is in NZ and id love to see and learn more or anything you could present

Wonderful story g

Just loved this story send me more

Another awesome video sledgehammered that like button sharing out full watch stay safe and blessed

Best story I’ve heard yet

Jared you spin.a great yarn as they say!

I liked and subscribed to your channel I enjoy old stories like this now