Leah Smock: The Battletown Witch

Step deep into the spooky and discover one of Kentucky’s darkest legends — the story of Leah Smock, the Witch of Battletown. Born in 1818, Leah was no ordinary girl. Gifted with knowledge of herbs, visions of death, and wisdom far beyond her years, she was branded a witch by fearful neighbors. In 1840, they tied her wrists, locked her in a smokehouse, and set it ablaze… but her story didn’t end in fire. From ghostly apparitions drifting through the holler to the haunted cemetery where she still lingers, Leah’s presence continues to chill all who dare cross her path. This Kentucky Melody episode brings you Appalachian scary stories, Kentucky ghost stories, and haunted tales steeped in folk horror, southern gothic tradition, and supernatural chills. If you love creepy stories, haunted Kentucky legends, and Halloween storytelling that feels like the dead themselves are whispering, then this tale of the Witch of Battletown is for you. View the Video on YouTube Here: https://youtu.be/HhDJ7jlREpg