The Boo Hag: A Ghost Story from 1930s Jacksonville

[Tacachale]

In the 1930s, folklorist and Episcopal priest Harry Middleton Hyatt traveled city streets and backcountry byways with a dictation machine, recording folklore and hoodoo traditions from hundreds of Black Americans from all walks of life. In July 1937, Hyatt's travels took him to Jacksonville's Wynn Hotel, where one informant told him possibly the eeriest stories in the whole collection. Here's the story of a Jacksonville family's terrifying encounter with a life-draining witch from Gullah-Geechee lore: the boo hag.

Read more: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-boo-hag-a-ghost-story-from-1930s-jacksonville/

[Ken_FSU]

Hoodoo folklorist/Episcopal Priest is NOT a combo you see often.

Henry Hyatt sounds like an interesting dude!

[Charles Hunter]

That had to be a terrifying experience. Can't imagine it would be easy to fall asleep.