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Not every family wants the same ghost tour. Some families want super soft spooky where the biggest concern is whether a ghost might photobomb the family picture. Some want just enough creepiness to make the kids dramatically gasp and pull the blankets up a little higher that night. And some want the full “tell us Charleston’s dirty laundry” experience — the unholy histories of our holy city - complete with scandals, corruption, crime, disasters, haunted history, and all the w

Every tour begins before the first story is told. Sometimes it begins when guests book. Sometimes it begins with a question. And sometimes it begins with a simple thought: “How can I make this experience the right fit for the people joining me?” That is one of my favorite parts of leading small-group experiences. I am not just preparing a route and a script. I am preparing for the actual people who will be walking those streets with me. Because every group is different. A fam

It's one of the questions I get surprisingly often. Usually it comes near the end of an experience. Someone smiles and asks, "Okay... I have to know. Were you in theater?" Or... "Are you an actress?" Depending on the group, I sometimes grin and answer, "No... I just get really excited." The funny thing is... That's only half the story. And it isn't really a joke. I genuinely do get excited. History excites me. People excite me. Questions excite me. Research excites me. Watchi

People often ask me, "What makes your tours different?" Sometimes they're asking whether they're scarier. Sometimes they're asking whether I use ghost hunting equipment. Sometimes they're asking whether I tell different stories than everyone else. Those are fair questions. But they aren't really the right question. The better question is this: "How do you decide what story to tell in the first place?" That question changes everything. Because I don't think my job is telling g

DATE: 7/29/26, on the 191st anniversary of the July 29, 2026 mail crisis event LOCATION: Old Exchange Provost Dungeon, between planters for majority of time Work in progress, continue to revisit for updates in research and interpretations Just two days prior, on July 27, 2026, guests saw yellow EMF readings at the second planter, which was a first. On July 28, 2026, that same planter read orange on the EMF reader but began to spike red rapidly when I discussed the history. R

"How are your tours different?" It's one of the questions I'm asked most often. Sometimes people are asking if my tours are scarier. Sometimes they're asking if I use ghost hunting equipment. Sometimes they're wondering if I tell different stories than everyone else. The truth is... The biggest difference isn't a story. It isn't a haunted location. It isn't an EMF meter. It's a promise. Before we ever meet, before we shake hands, before we step onto Charleston's cobblestones,

TOMMY CONDONS IRISH PUB 8:00 PM - 8:15 PM R [8:05:02 PM]: shadow 1720 two ghoul 1966 limbo R [8:05:14 PM]: demon 1886 father Hattie violent little boy R [8:05:29 PM]: kitchen victorian era hallway oklahoma land rush cholera epidemic angry R [8:05:38 PM]: abandoned cursed stay children inn farrier R [8:05:49 PM]: yes little boy energy salem dead deputy R [8:05:57 PM]: William trapped Susannah Lewis boy energy R [8:06:11 PM]: bind Lionel revenge lonely charon mother R [8:06:21

"Hi everyone! I'm Vannah." It's how I begin almost every experience. And every now and then, before I've had the chance to tell my first story, someone smiles and says something that still catches me off guard. "Oh good... we were hoping it was you." Sometimes it's, "We read so many great reviews about you." Sometimes it's, "Your name kept coming up while we were researching Charleston." Sometimes it's, "A friend told us that if we ever visited Charleston, we had to find one

One of the questions I'm asked most often is: "Do you believe in ghosts?" People are sometimes surprised by my answer. Because I don't think that's the first question. The first question is... "What happened here?" That's where every investigation begins. Not with belief. With curiosity. Most people assume ghost tours begin with history. Mine don't. They begin with a reported haunting. A bartender hears footsteps after closing. Someone repeatedly sees the same figure standing

The events surrounding Charleston's 1835 Mail Crisis did not emerge overnight. They developed over nearly two centuries through changing laws, constitutional debates, fears of insurrection, expanding abolitionist activism, and growing conflicts between state and federal authority. This timeline provides a chronological overview of the major events that shaped the crisis and its lasting legal legacy. Each event is far more detailed and complicated than is referenced here. This

This article discusses slavery, censorship, racial oppression, mob action, and political conflict in antebellum Charleston. Wherever possible, I have relied on primary sources and contemporary records while recognizing that many nineteenth-century documents reflect the language, assumptions, and biases of their time. My goal is to understand these events within their historical context and to distinguish between what contemporary people believed, what historical evidence docu

How a January spirit communication transcript introduced me to a chapter of Charleston history I had never encountered before. If you've read my first Rabbit Hole blog, you already know that I don't begin with conclusions. I begin with curiosity. Every spirit communication session I conduct is documented and transcribed. Rather than focusing on only the words that seem interesting, I work through the transcript systematically, one segment at a time. Every line deserves the sa

People ask me all the time, "Do you believe in ghosts?" My answer is simple. Yes. But that's my answer. It doesn't have to be yours. One of the things I'm most proud of about History, Haunts, & Hahas! is that my tours aren't designed to change anyone's mind. If you arrive believing you've had paranormal experiences, you're welcome. If you arrive convinced there's a scientific explanation for every reported haunting, you're welcome. If you haven't made up your mind yet, you're

Circular Congregational Church Graveyard 9:58 PM…10:17 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [9:58:03 PM]: sister visible murderer dark corner peaceful R [9:58:13 PM]: revenge run 1863 wraith family Levi R [9:58:20 PM]: name young man confused demon Owen executioner R [9:58:25 PM]: being listen beheaded Joseph R [9:58:32 PM]: remember me forgotten Esther R [9:58:41 PM]: help revolutionary war living Vincent hospital 1620 R [9:58:53 PM]: post-civil war sudden steam loco

Henry’s on the Market 8:07 PM…8:39 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [8:07:07 PM]: hide milliner sage move ghost curse R [8:07:14 PM]: the aughts galveston hurricane confused middle-aged lady woods R [8:07:19 PM]: once heartbroken follow influenza Anthony Richard R [8:07:29 PM]: save Willie rebel psychic lighthouse edwardian period R [8:07:39 PM]: plague music box first automobile parlor world war one near R [8:07:47 PM]: 1916 night suffering influenza R [8:08:01 P

Circular Congregational Church Graveyard 9:58 PM…10:17 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [9:58:03 PM]: sister visible murderer dark corner peaceful R [9:58:13 PM]: revenge run 1863 wraith family Levi R [9:58:20 PM]: name young man confused demon Owen executioner R [9:58:25 PM]: being listen beheaded Joseph R [9:58:32 PM]: remember me forgotten Esther R [9:58:41 PM]: help revolutionary war living Vincent hospital 1620 R [9:58:53 PM]: post-civil war sudden steam loco

City Hall 9:44 PM…9:56 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [9:45:41 PM]: great fire show nineteen ninety man broken bedroom R [9:45:54 PM]: apparition harpers ferry was armistice spanish inquisition home R [9:46:00 PM]: get out progressive era farmer Martinez executed cottage R [9:46:12 PM]: yes 1720 1940 Nathaniel basement sad R [9:46:21 PM]: pardon Abigail spirit careful limbo whispering R [9:46:33 PM]: Agnes nineteen shadow figure confederate please california go

Blind Tiger Pub 9:14 PM…9:44 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [9:14:02 PM]: age of sail Philip sea captain lie sexton husband R [9:14:11 PM]: trapped here Julian yesterday boston tea party Percival passed R [9:14:18 PM]: free jazz age spanish-american war twelve down plague R [9:14:27 PM]: father holy father gold rush of 49 home R [9:14:40 PM]: Barnabas prohibition Lewis truth afraid twenty R [9:14:47 PM]: underground railroad spirit inquisition auctioneer dead lo

Walking from Old Exchange to Blind Tiger Pub 9:12 PM…9:14 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [9:12:00 PM]: general victim third sorrow lady new R [9:12:08 PM]: gravedigger pantry middle passage down R [9:12:24 PM]: blacksmith hearse hospital plague waiting I R [9:12:32 PM]: killed soul burned at the stake stake here John R [9:12:45 PM]: not welcome stillborn creek anguish reconstruction south revolutionary war R [9:12:53 PM]: teenager outside pray Florence 1918 nine

Old Exchange Provost Dungeon 8:59 PM…9:12 PM Spirit Communication Transcription Log R [8:59:09 PM]: maid hangman desperate san francisco earthquake oppression dark R [8:59:18 PM]: vicar niece servant wicked kill dark R [8:59:25 PM]: wall street crash good morning 1650 last reconstruction period apothecary R [8:59:35 PM]: ectoplasm Mary energy vortex century house R [8:59:43 PM]: 1941 revolution soldier dungeon great famine hate R [8:59:53 PM]: Doris unknown titanic lost soul