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Southern Gothic

Hotel Brunswick's Phantom Harpist

Southern Gothic

Southern Gothic Media LLC

Documentary, True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.7974 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On August 23, 1882 Italian harpist Antonio “Tony” Caseletta drowned in a sailing accident on the Cape Fear river, leaving behind a wife and child. His body was then buried in the Old Smithville Cemetery; however, many claim that his spirit continues to play his beloved instrument in the beautiful seaside mansion that once served as the Hotel Brunswick in historic Southport, North Carolina. Listen to Kirsten Agresta Copely on Spotify today! Want to Listen to Southern Gothic Ad-Free? Patreon: Ad-Free Episodes, Premium Releases, Bonus Content & More  Southern Gothic Premium on Spotify Southern Gothic Premium on Apple Podcasts Into History: History Without Interruption Connect with Southern Gothic Media: Website: SouthernGothicMedia.com Merch Store: https://www.southerngothicmedia.com/merch Pinterest: @SouthernGothicMedia Facebook: @SouthernGothicMedia Instagram: @SouthernGothicMedia X: @SoGoPodcast Advertise on this podcast: press@southerngothicmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Fall Line is a true crime podcast covering the coldest cases in the southeastern United States and occasionally beyond.

0:08.4

We focus on the missing persons, the unsolved murders, and the unidentified doze that don't get media attention.

0:15.7

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0:22.8

and make you wonder why you haven't.

0:25.6

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0:32.5

I'm Rob Kirkup, and I am the host of How Hounded, the podcast where we explore the dark history and terrifying ghost stories of some of the UK's most haunted places, with the occasional trip overseas.

0:47.9

Every other Friday, you'll hear tales of horror, chilling investigations with real audio from ghost hunts, and even the occasional

0:56.4

guest, or polter guest, as I prefer to call them. Every October, we go weekly for spooky season,

1:04.9

with a month of themed episodes building up to a huge Halloween spookacular. And at Christmas, I share your own real-life ghost stories

1:13.9

in the nightmare before Christmas special.

1:17.2

So search for How Haunted, wherever you get your podcasts.

1:21.5

And join me every fortnight as we ask the question.

1:25.8

How Haunted.

1:43.6

Thank you. as we ask the question, how haunted? Southern Gothic is a podcast that explores the history behind some of the American South's darkest days,

1:45.1

greatest mysteries, and most chilling ghost stories.

1:58.2

Hey y'all, look, I've got some bad news. I'm really worn out from Halloween season. We made so much stuff between Southern Gothic, Fear Daily, our live stuff going on, so many things were going on, that I'm going to take a break this week, okay? And we're going to go back to an episode that originally aired in 2020 that I

2:19.5

thought was really cool. It was called Hotel Brunswick's Phantom Harpest, and it was this really

2:25.7

unique piece of local lore that really hadn't gotten out of the area that it was from. It was in a

2:33.1

couple of regional books at the time and hadn't really

2:36.3

achieved a lot of popularity. So I really enjoyed having the opportunity to take this small

2:42.2

story, bring it to a larger audience here on the show. So today we're going to re-air that episode

2:47.6

for you. But there's one other thing I want to tell you about it. That's really

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