Boy, you’d better believe it! St Simons Island is REALLY spooky. I will post more photos just in time for Halloween. I’ll add some from nearby Hilton Head in South Carolina, too. Believe it or not, they have alligators swimming around housing subdivisions. They talk about alligators getting to their garbage. How would you like that out in the country in England? Try an alligator on for size, won’t you?
What adds to the spooky atmosphere are the swamps, which of course is where the alligators live. Also flying around the swamps are huge mosquitoes that look like vampires and bite you, too. You can even hear banjo frogs along the coast as far north as Virginia Beach just north of the Dismal Swamp. In the dark you can hear all these creepy sounds keeping you awake. The swamps are alive.
The carved faces on the trees are supposed to be tree spirits.
The churchyard at St. Simons Island has a legend about the light that appears and disappears in the cemetery. I’ll include photos of that, too.
In conclusion: In America I think it’s frequently the setting or the natural scenery that’s scary. In Europe it’s the history.
Alligator
Live Oaks
St Simons Island Christ Church Graveyard
Alligator in subdivision at Hilton Head
Eliza Tree
Spooky graveyard