Easily one of our favorite (and most popular) Tar Heel State ghost stories is the Devil's Tramping Ground near Siler City. It's the place where Satan reportedly does his nightly planning by walking in a circle -- and thus ruining the ability for anything to grow.
Now, the "Devil's Stomping Ground" is being immortalized in film, writes WRAL's "Out and About." (In fact, kudos to WRAL for an extensive look at the history of the spot.)
In the movie, a group of college film students visit the place in rural NC known as "The Devil's Stomping Ground" to shoot their senior short project. Their footage is recovered the next day, but the students are nowhere to be found.
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It seems like the mystery of the Devil's Tramping Ground has always been part of North Carolina's mythology. However, all stories must have a beginning, and many would be surprised to discover written accounts of the tramping ground dating back into the 1700s – and oral accounts dating back to before the founding of the United States itself.
In fact, the Chatham County Deed Book has a 1784 deed referring to the Devil's Tramping Ground as 'the Poison Field tract,' meaning the unusually barren spot was well known enough to have a name even then.
The movie sounds an awful lot like "The Blair Witch Project." But who are we to judge -- especially when it's about one of our own special spots. According to IMDB.com, the filming has taken place/will take place in Wilmington and the actual spot itself.
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