MURRELLS INLET, SC - Reports of ghost sightings are flooding in this week from the sleepy fishing village of Murrells Inlet, located on the coast of South Carolina, not far from Myrtle Beach. The ghost of Alice Flagg is reportedly once again making appearances at her gravesite.
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It has been said by locals that if you want a wish to come true, and if you dare to face the ghost of Alice, you must do the following: Start at the bottom right of her gravestone and walk around it six times counterclockwise, and then six times clockwise, stopping at the letter "A" on her marker and placing a token of recognition upon the resting place. Your wish will be granted. If this ritual is done at the stroke of midnight, not only will your wish be granted, but the ghost of Alice herself will appear before you. Notice the circular imprint around the gravesite where countless people have performed this ritual.
Alice Flagg was born into South Carolina aristocracy in the mid 1800’s. Falling in love with a man believed to be beneath her station, her controlling brother and other family members forbade her to see her true love. Going against her family’s wishes, Alice became betrothed to the commoner, wearing the engagement ring on a necklace hidden by high collars. Her secret was eventually unveiled, which prompted her family to send her away to school in Charleston, SC. Separated from her soul mate, Alice quickly became ill and soon died, from what some call a broken heart. Furious at the events which led to his sister’s untimely death, her brother snatched the ring from Alice’s neck and gave it a great throw into the Murrells Inlet marshland. Legend built around this incident has Alice’s ghost still searching the coastal low country, looking for her lost ring.
Although the cemetary was peacefully framed by moss-covered oaks on this October morning in 2008, the photo on the right was taken that night and sent to us anonymously by a reader from Ft. Mill, SC. His shot shows that more ghosts than ever are haunting the All Saints burial ground as Halloween nears. When asked, the Ft. Mill resident admitted that he works for the NEM Times Internet Division, but vehemently denied ownership of Photoshop Elements.
