> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast.ghost.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Dollopween 23: Ozarks Explored: Spooklights - URL: https://there-might-be-cupcakes-podcast.ghost.io/dollopween-23-ozarks-explored-spooklights/ - Published: 2016-10-23T14:10:18.000Z - Updated: 2025-02-03T15:56:16.000Z - Author: Carla Pettigrew - Tags: Newsletter, #Migrated-1738597973835, #Import 2025-02-03 15:53 Podcast and Podcaster: The Ozarks Explored, [Episode 8, Spooklights](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/podcast-the-ozarks-explored/id952886799?mt=2&i=343079896) > Near the border between Missouri and Oklahoma, locals have reported sightings of a mysterious, glowing orb of light which only appears down a particular road. The stories have existed for more than a century, but the countless theories and investigations have not been able to reach a satisfying consensus as to what it actually is. Why I chose this one: I am from North Carolina, so I grew up with stories of spooklights: long-dead widows keeping other women’s sailors safe; a decapitated train engineer looking for his head; the Appalaichians lit up by the spirits of Cherokees. Enjoy. Recommended reading: The books that first introduced wee Carla to these phenomena: [Ghosts of the Carolinas](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0872495876/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0872495876&linkCode=as2&tag=bibliothera01-20&linkId=a857e7ac57fc01a2677888c0a3fcc82d) \* Nancy Roberts [The Haunted South: Where Ghosts Still Roam](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0872495892/ref=as%5Fli%5Ftl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0872495892&linkCode=as2&tag=bibliothera01-20&linkId=3c97d558b1651a287598d4808046ccb9) \* Nancy Roberts [Explore Ozars Podcast website](http://www.theozarksexplored.com/podcast/) [What is Dollopween?](http://theremightbecupcakes.com/dollopween-2016-intro/)