I only met him once, but it was a good day.

Pastor Jimmy Morrow of the Edwina Church of God in Jesus Christ’s Name, in Tennessee, invited our group of outsiders to sit in on his church services - without judgment - for a day of songs, sermons, and serpents.

Rest in peace.

#pastorjimmymorrow #jimmymorrow #pentecostal #appalachia #folkart #snakehandler

Only known photograph of The Poe Toaster - a mysterious stranger who, from the 1930s through 2010, would leave three roses and a bottle of cognac on Edgar Allan Poe's grave every year on the anniversary of author's birthday (January 19, 1809). This photo appeared in a 1990 issue of Life Magazine. The spectral visitor has since abandoned its haunt and the tradition has been replaced by a less spooky and more family friendly tourism event.

#poe #edgarallanpoe #poetoaster #baltimore #weirdmaryland

Ninety-four years ago tonight, on the night of November 27, 1928, a troubled trio - who believed they had been hexed by local powwow/folk magic doctor Nelson Rehmeyer - bound, beat, and murdered the man in his home in an attempt to remove the witch curse.

https://www.haint.blue/post/a-long-lost-friend-murder-and-magic-at-southern-pennsylvania-s-hex-house

#hex #hexhollow #powwow #braucherei #hexerei #rehmeyershollow #rehmeyer #hexhouse #pennsylvaniagerman #folkmagic #magic #longlostfriend #murder #hexmurder