There’s a town in Alabama where generations of children have been warned about something that comes out after dark.
They call her Huggin’ Molly.
According to the legend, Molly is an enormous woman dressed entirely in black who prowls the streets of Abbeville, Alabama, looking for children who stay out too late. If she catches you, she grabs you in a crushing embrace…and screams directly into your ear.
But what if we’ve misunderstood Huggin’ Molly?
What if Alabama’s terrifying nighttime boogeyman isn’t hunting children at all?
What if she’s trying to PROTECT them from something worse?
In this episode, we’re diving into the strange Southern folklore of Huggin’ Molly: where the legend came from, how generations of children learned to fear her, what might explain the stories, and why this wonderfully bizarre monster has remained part of Abbeville folklore for decades.
Turn out the lights, stay off the streets after dark…and whatever you do, don’t let Molly catch you.
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SOURCES / FURTHER READING:
Encyclopedia of Alabama — Abbeville:
https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/abbeville/
Alabama News Center — Alabama's legendary monsters and strange creatures:
https://alabamanewscenter.com/
Atlas Obscura — Huggin' Molly:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/huggin-molly
NOTE: Huggin’ Molly is a figure from Alabama folklore. Stories about her supernatural behavior are legends and should not be treated as verified historical events.
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