Episode 23: The Lights

Jul 20

Nearly every region of the United States has its own lore surrounding supernatural “lights” that have no clear source — and the Ozarks are no exception. Unlike most other phenomena, though, the Spook Lights of the Ozarks resist the usual explanations.

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