Charlie Carlson Makes Movie

Florida’s Master of the Weird, Charlie Carlson busy on the set of ‘ASHLEY’S SHADOW” a film based on his novel by the same name.  The movie is set in 1934 and centers around the real-life unsolved murder of Ethel Allen, a nineteen-year-old local who was found brutally murdered on the shores of the nearby Indian River.

The story of Ethel Allen is featured in WLRN's latest production WEIRD FLORIDA: ON THE ROAD AGAIN.  Charlie and the Weird Florida crew investigated the poltergeist activities at Ashley's Restaurant, formerly known as Jack's Tavern, the last known place Miss Allen was seen alive.