Vivid Nightmares
Hosted by Bridgett Denise, where Southern charm meets chilling darkness.
Step into the shadows of the American South with Vivid Nightmares, a true crime and paranormal podcast that uncovers the region’s most disturbing unsolved cases, forgotten murders, eerie folklore, and haunted history. Hosted by Bridgett, a Southern-born true crime storyteller with a passion for the strange and sinister, each episode dives deep into the darkest corners of the South—blending historical research, personal theories, and haunting audio to leave you chilled long after the credits roll.
From abandoned asylums and backroad legends to infamous killers and mysteries lost to time, Vivid Nightmares offers immersive, atmospheric storytelling that honors the victims, questions the evidence, and dares to explore the unexplained.
New episodes every Friday.
Because in the South, the past never stays buried.
Episodes
22 episodes
The Show Never Ends… Haunted Theaters of the South
We tour three Southern theaters—Memphis’s Orpheum, Austin’s Paramount, and Birmingham’s Alabama—where grandeur collides with ghost lore through eyewitness accounts, strange lights, and echoes that refuse to fade. We weigh how architecture, ritu...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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8:57
Greed, Gunfire, and the Brinks Truck Murder in Columbus, Georgia
A veteran guard is gunned down outside a Columbus bank days before Christmas, turning a planned robbery into an execution that rattles a city built on service. We trace the ambush, the shootout, the verdicts, and the questions about motive that...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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16:05
Pom Poms and Plotlines
Cheer tryouts should end with a list on a gym wall, not a murder plot whispered over coffee. We travel to Channelview, Texas, where a quest for status turned a suburban rivalry into a true crime saga that stunned a town and captivated the count...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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18:25
Haunted Theaters: The Southern Stage
Episode 1 –Step inside the grand theaters of the South… if you dare.In this haunted history special, Bridgett Denise takes you into Charleston’s Dock Street Theatre, New Orleans’ Sa...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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8:31
The Devil You Knew: Family Ties, Betrayal, and Bloodshed
In this gripping episode of Vivid Nightmares, we dig deep into three Southern crimes buried under decades of silence, suspicion, and fear.— A pastor’s family is murdered on prom night. The son goes to the dance. Thirty years lat...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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14:07
Buried Truths: Four Crimes the South Tried to Forget
In this chilling episode 8 of Vivid Nightmares, we dig up four Southern crimes buried under decades of silence.— A Mississippi teen’s death ruled a suicide… but his parents say he uncovered a deadly secret. — A respected diploma...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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17:00
🔍 Buried Truths: Four Crimes the South Tried to Forget
In this chilling episode 8 of Vivid Nightmares, we dig up four Southern crimes buried under decades of silence.— A Mississippi teen’s death ruled a suicide… but his parents say he uncovered a deadly secre...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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17:00
👻 Ghosts of the South: True Hauntings from Everyday Places
You don’t have to visit a cemetery to find a ghost.In this chilling episode 7 of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise uncovers real-life hauntings hidden in plain sight—from dusty gas stations to quiet libraries and even beloved family...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:26
👻 Ghosts of the South: True Hauntings from Everyday Places
You don’t have to visit a cemetery to find a ghost. In this chilling episode 7 of Vivid Nightmares, host Bridgett Denise uncovers real-life hauntings hidden in plain sight—from dusty gas stations to quiet libraries and even be...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:26
The women were feared for their power and remembered for their curses
We dive into the hidden histories of southern women branded as witches, exploring the conjurers, root workers, midwives, and healers whose legacies live on in Southern folklore despite attempts to bury their stories and silence their power....
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:31
The women were feared for their power and remembered for their curses.
We dive into the hidden histories of southern women branded as witches, exploring the conjurers, root workers, midwives, and healers whose legacies live on in Southern folklore despite attempts to bury their stories and silence their power....
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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21:31
Southern Asylums & Sanitariums: Echoes Behind the Walls
Electroshock, ice baths, straightjackets… and silence.In this chilling episode of Vivid Nightmares, we step inside the South’s most infamous asylums and state hospitals. Once meant to heal, these institutions became nightmarish ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:50
Southern Asylums & Sanitariums: Echoes Behind the Walls
Electroshock, ice baths, straightjackets… and silence.In this chilling episode of Vivid Nightmares, we step inside the South’s most infamous asylums and state hospitals. Once meant to heal, these institutions became nightmarish ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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23:50
Roadside Horrors: Murders, Hauntings & Vanishings Along Southern Highways
From shadowy hitchhikers to desolate gas stations that whispered warnings too late—this episode of Vivid Nightmares takes you down the darkest roads in the South. We’re uncovering real roadside crimes, chilling vanishings, and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:25
Roadside Horrors: Murders, Hauntings & Vanishings Along Southern Highways
From shadowy hitchhikers to desolate gas stations that whispered warnings too late—this episode of Vivid Nightmares takes you down the darkest roads in the South. We’re uncovering real roadside crimes, chilling vanishings, and sinister l...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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17:25
Christmas Bloodline & The Woolfolk Family Massacre
In this chilling and hauntingly detailed episode of Vivid Nightmares, we uncover two harrowing Southern family tragedies whose dark legacies linger to this day.First, we travel back to Christmas Day, 1929, in Germanton, N...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:50
Christmas Bloodline & The Woolfolk Family Massacre
In this chilling and hauntingly detailed episode of Vivid Nightmares, we uncover two harrowing Southern family tragedies whose dark legacies linger to this day.First, we travel back to Christmas Day, 1929, in Ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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18:50
Blood in the Salon, Silence on the Highway, and Hate in the Streets
They vanished. They were silenced. They were gunned down.Three lives. Three tragedies. One unforgettable episode of Vivid Nightmares.In this installment, host Bridgett Densie uncovers the truth behind thre...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:24
Blood in the Salon, Silence on the Highway, and Hate in the Streets
They vanished. They were silenced. They were gunned down. Three lives. Three tragedies. One unforgettable episode of Vivid Nightmares.In this installment, host Bridgett Densie uncovers the truth behind three chilling ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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14:24
Haunted Legends & Folklore
A Vivid Nightmares Podcast Episode📅 Release Date: May 9, 2025🎧 Episode Duration: 16:01👻 Genre: Southern Folklore | Paranormal | Urban Legends👁️ About This Episode“Some sto...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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16:01
Haunted Legends & Folklore
A Vivid Nightmares Podcast Episode📅 Release Date: May 9, 2025 🎧 Episode Duration: 16:01 👻 Genre: Southern Folklore | Paranormal | Urban Legends👁️ About This Episode“Some stori...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:01
Teaser episode: Welcome to Vivid Nightmares
Get ready to step into the shadows.In this short teaser episode, host Bridgett introduces you to Vivid Nightmares — a true crime and haunted history podcast that unearths the South’s darkest secrets. From unsolved murders and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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