The Black South and the Supernatural

Halloween Feature: In the Black South, the supernatural isn't a story told just for scares it's a history of faith, protection, and remembrance. In this cinematic Halloween bonus, Amanda explores: African spiritual traditions that shaped hoodoo and rootwork. The legends of haints, boo hags, and night doctors and the real histories behind them. How the church merged ancestral belief with the Holy Ghost. Everyday rituals of protection the "science" of brick dust, coins, and psalms. The evolution of Black supernatural storytelling in film and culture. This is the kind of story told by moonlight one that lingers long after the last word.   Resources and References: All materials are shared for educational and cultural commentary under fair use. Zora Neale Hurston, Mules and Men (1935) Yvonne P. Chireau, Black Magic: Religion and the African American Conjuring Tradition (2003) Harriet A. Washington, Medical Apartheid (2007) Kasi Lemmons, Eve's Bayou (1997) Ashon Crawley, Blackpentecostal Breath (2016) Catherine Yronwode, Hoodoo Herb and Root Magic (2002) Drums and Shadows (WPA, 1940) Lovecraft Country (HBO, 2020) The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Folklife (2014) Stay Connected: 📸 Follow the show on Instagram: @BeyondTableShow ✉️ Reach Amanda at [email protected] 🎧 New episodes drop every Tuesday follow the show wherever you listen.