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Episode 39 · 5 min · The Moonlit Road Podcast - Southern Ghost Stories & Folklore

The Meanest Man: A Savannah Tall Tale

Published Dec 5, 2012by The Moonlit Road, LLCHorror · Folk tales

One candle for every story

  1. 1 - told, candle out
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  13. 13 - being told, candle burning
  14. 14 - still to tell, candle lit
  15. 15 - still to tell, candle lit
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  24. 24 - still to tell, candle lit

Story 39 of 71. 38 told, 32 still waiting.

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They say some folks are too mean for Heaven and too ornery for Hell. "The Meanest Man" is a classic Southern tall tale about a man so wicked that even the Devil thinks twice about claiming his soul. Experience this humorous and haunting Savannah legend of a man who tries to outsmart the afterlife. Read the full story here: FOR MORE STORIES: This is just one of the many legends found on the Southern back roads. Visit our archive of Southern ghost stories and folklore at . Follow us on Facebook and X/Twitter "The Meanest Man" was adapted from folklore by Babs Bagiransky with Craig Dominey Storyteller: Babs Bagriansky Audio Production: Henry Howard The Moonlit Road Podcast is a production of The Moonlit Road, LLC. ABOUT THE MOONLIT ROAD The Moonlit Road has been exploring the dark back roads of the American South since 1997. We are a large online archive of regional ghost stories, tall tales, and folklore from the Appalachians to the Gulf Coast, told by authentic local storytellers. #TheMeanestMan #SavannahLegends #SpanishMoss #SouthernFolklore #TallTales #GeorgiaGhostStories #TheMoonlitRoad #OriginStories

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