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EPISODE · Apr 18, 2026 · 12 MIN

The Hard-Hearted Pair: Spearfinger & The Stone Man

from Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters: Stories from the Smoky Mountains and Beyond · host Stormy Skeyes

⛈️Welcome to Haunted Hollers & Eerie Encounters, where we explore the strangest legends, ghost stories, and unexplained encounters from the Smoky Mountains and beyond. ⛰️✨New stories are added every Saturday @ 5 PM EST. Be sure to follow & subscribe to be notified of the latest episode! ✨Tonight, we will be exploring two Cherokee legends as old and as tough as the hills: Spearfinger & The Stone Man. 🪨📬 Have you experienced something strange in the mountains?Strange lights in the woods… phantom footsteps on an otherwise abandoned trail… or something watching you from the tree line?Give me a holler! Send your story to [email protected] and your encounter might be featured on a future Eerie Encounters episode. 👀 📚 SOURCES & FURTHER READINGThis episode draws from documented Cherokee oral traditions and historical sources:🪶 PRIMARY TEXTSMyths of the Cherokee — James Mooneyhttps://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cherokee/🌲 CULTURAL & HISTORICALMuseum of the Cherokee Indianhttps://motci.orgSmithsonian Institutionhttps://www.si.eduGreat Smoky Mountains National Parkhttps://www.nps.gov/grsm/learn/historyculture/cherokee.htm🪨 SPEARFINGER (U’TLÛÑ’TA)North Carolina Digital Heritage — Spearfinger Legendhttps://www.ncpedia.org/spearfinger-legendAppalachian History — Spearfingerhttps://www.appalachianhistory.net/2017/10/spearfinger.htmlSmoky Mountain Living — Spearfinger Legendhttps://www.smliv.com/stories/spearfinger-cherokee-legend/🪨 STONE MAN (NÛÑ'YUNU'WÏ)Sacred Text Archive — “The Stone Man”https://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/cherokee/67.htmNative Languages of the Americas — Cherokee Legendshttp://www.native-languages.org/cherokee-legends.htmLegends of America — Stone Manhttps://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-stoneman/

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