Authentic Voice &

Deep Local Roots

Preserving Southern Lore
One Story at a Time

My goal is to inspire, educate, and empower individuals through honest storytelling, thought-provoking conversations, and transformative insights that challenge perspectives. I am dedicated to preserving and sharing Southern history through folklore, paranormal legends, and personal accounts that connect people across generations and cultures. With decades of experience in storytelling, research, and collaboration, I bring haunted histories and folklore to life through live events, podcasts, publications, and community projects.

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Who Is Liz Z Pardue

The Spirit Behind the Stories

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Liz Z Pardue is an award-winning storyteller, writer, and director from North Carolina where she has spent almost 40 years collecting and sharing Southern history through its lore. In 2023, Pardue founded Sisterhood of Spirits, LLC, operating ghost tours and spooky historical theatrical productions from Fuquay-Varina—the most haunted small town in the South.

Her body of work has reached audiences through WSJS radio, the Carolina Haints podcast, Strange Carolinas, and her production "Moonlight Frights: Campfire Stories of the Carolinas." She has also served as a story scout for KQED's "Snap Judgment Presents: Spooked." Recently, Pardue published her first book and won both the Linda Goodman New Voices and People's Choice Awards at the Stone Soup Storytelling Festival. She is currently touring North Carolina with her "Keep NC Weird" and "Tarheel Terrors" speaking series.

Work with Liz Z.
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Keeping Southern spirits & stories alive.

Book Liz Z For:

  • Podcasts

  • University Lectures

  • Grade School Lectures

  • Improv Workshops

  • Storytelling Festivals

  • Interviews

  • Acting / Modeling / Directing

  • Voiceovers

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Current Lectures

Keep NC Weird

A one-hour tour of North Carolina's weirdest people, places, and lore.

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Tarheel Terrors

A one-hour lecture about NC's Haunted History.

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Book Liz
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Accomplishments

Original Play

Moonlight Frights: Camp Fire Tales from the Carolinas (watch video)

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Voiceover Actor on "Carolina Haints podcast" (listen)

Acting

Sisterhood of Spirits LLC (website)
Production Company / Fuquay Ghosts

Producer/Director

ArticLES

Strange Carolinas Articles (read)

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Fuquay-Varina Ghosts • Book Available Now •

Fuquay-Varina Ghosts • Book Available Now •

Fuquay-Varina's first book  of haunted history, true crime lore, cryptid legends, and other spooky stories, featuring local art. This anthology unveils generations of whispered tales—a downtown portal to the underworld, a lurking cryptid, and restless spirits—through first-hand accounts, paranormal photographs, and spine-chilling stories from the most haunted small town in the South. 

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Connect with Liz

Invite Liz Z. Pardue to speak at your events, as a podcast guest or to help bring culture and history to a performance.

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