Ghosts and Legends Theatre - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina - Ghost Themed Theater

Ghosts and Legends is a theater located within Barefoot Landing at North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It can be found along the Boardwalk Shops, near Klig's Kites and between Joe's Crab Shack and Ron Jon Surf Shop. The Ghost and Legends show is performed every 30 minutes throughout the day and evening and is open all year round except Christmas Day.

The experience is the creation of Terry and Oliver Holler, who came to Myrtle Beach to work for other productions. Inspired by the rich history of the area, they began collecting stories and decided to bring the most interesting of the local ghosts and legends to life through a theater show. After ten years of hard work and with the help of top designers, special effects engineers and others they were able to produce this show.

The experience is split in to segments with the Ghost and Legends show being the centerpiece and lasting approximately 20 minutes, but seating is limited to 55 people per show. It is a high-tech show with chilling stories and funny moments too. It has been designed to provide an education on local history and legend by way of an action-packed show.

The show includes the story of Alice of the Hermitage, who died in 1849 and is possibly the coast's best known ghost. There is also the story of Blackbeard the pirate who sailed the coast of the Carolinas, plundering and terrorizing the innocent. Visitors can also hear about the bad ol' boo hag and the Gray Man, who roams the area when hurricanes are set to threaten the coast.

Visitors can join the Myrtle Beach Ghost Walk which sets off at dusk each night and lasts for approximately an hour and a half. The walk travels through the swamps and marshes of Barefoot Landing and is led by a guide dressed as a pirate, who tells further local ghosts stories as the walk progresses. Good walking shoes are advisable if taking this walk, which is at least a mile long, although there are plenty of chances to stop and use a restroom if required.

Another feature at the theater is an evening called the Blackbeard S,ance for groups of 6-10 ten guests where they will be lead through experiments with a spiritual medium, and shown how to communicate with the dead. These events are purportedly very popular and reservations have to be made well in advance. The Psychic Walk is a 90 minute tour conducted at dusk every night with guests given demonstrations of palm reading and astrology amongst other things.

Shows for children are also laid on between June and August on Mondays, Wednesdays, Friday and Saturdays between 4pm and 5.30pm called Skool 4 Pirates. They can dress up as pirates and learn songs, take part in activities and join a treasure hunt, whilst also being able to take home various pirate related accessories. There is also a gift shop on site for visitors to purchase their tickets for the show and walks as well as ghost books and souvenirs.