Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories

What is a pukwudgie?

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What are Pukwudgies? Where can you find them? Where did they come from? And why do we keep talking about squash? We try to unravel the origins of this...

Pukwudgies, Goatman, and Shadow People: A true ghost story interview

13 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A woman continuously bumps into elementals, shadow people, and other paranormal entities. Luckily, she has learned how to shield herself against the w...

What Are Zener Cards?

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Karl Zener tried for years to remove his name from the cards that would forever be associated with ESP testing. We go into the history of these strang...

A Tale of Two Jims: The Trick to Telepathy ( A true ghost story interview)

06 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 1984, a man in Mojave learned how to predict the future, send telepathic signals, and create tulpas. Despite these magical occurences, death follow...

The Weirder The Better: A true ghost story interview

26 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shane is obsessed with cryptids, fae, and UFOs because he has encountered so many unexplainable phenomena in his lifetime. He shares several stories o...

Yule and the Wild Hunt

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The origins of the 12 days of Christmas, reindeer on the rooftops, and those weird Yule log cakes all date back to Pagan European traditions where gho...

It's the Most Scariest Time of the Year: A true ghost story interview

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A woman experiences ghosts and creepy paranormal activity during Christmas time. Could it be because of a particular haunted Christmas doll she puts o...

The Demon Defense

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paranormal defense in a court of law? It has been done, as showcased in the move The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. But the outcome of using the ...

Something Wicked Comes To Westfield: A true crime interview about John List

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Everett and Jessica Remo of Father Wants Us Dead share stories of the John List murders, and how a legacy of fear has left an imprint on a sma...

Looking Cute, Talking to the Dead

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Becky catches a strange sound on her phone while she and Diana walk amongst the tombs of the Nashville City Cemetery.This show is part of the Spreaker...

Not Today, Naked Bald Demon! A true ghost story interview

05 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda and Trevin of Live Laugh Larceny share their haunted experiences of sleep paralysis, growing up in a haunted house, and having the same strange...

It Just Wants to Play

01 Dec 2022

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Balloons are terrifying. We explore the dark recesses of the web to find common tropes among haunted balloon stories, and discuss why ghosts might be ...

Haunted Balloons and Meatballs of Doom: A true ghost story interview

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Stories of balloons and ghosts and how they go together in the world of high strange paranormal. Also true first-hand stories of ghosts bothering peop...

A Beach Resort Of Terror

24 Nov 2022

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Ghosts of Capone's victims haunt the halls of this nearly abandoned century-old building on the shores of Hollywood Beach just north of Miami in ...

Horror in Massachusetts: Macabre history of Thanksgiving

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you know the real story of Thanksgiving? What actually happened in the area that became the Massachusetts Bay Colony when the Pilgrims and Puritans...

The Ghosts of the Casablanca Inn in St. Augustine

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Prohibition-era rumrunners, ghostly lanterns, and a dapper architect all haunt the 22-room Casablanca Inn on the Bay in St. Augustine, Florida.Support...

Everyone in Florida is Possessed: A true ghost story interview

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Pena has a very big problem on his hands: ghosts keep coming into his house, bothering his baby, and possessing his wife. How does he deal wit...

How To Stay Spooky After Halloween

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you going through Halloween withdrawal? Do you need inspiration for how to infuse spooky vibes into your other seasons? We have suggestions to kee...

The Spirits of Medieval Rome: Macabre history and ghost stories

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katy Sewall and Tiffany Parks of the Bittersweet Life Podcast relay tales about the ghosts of Beatrice Cenci and Olimpia Maidalchini, who still wander...

The Dreams that Bind Us

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tony has a recurring nightmare that may be something evil trying to influence him from beyond. Becky used to have the exact same dream. What do you th...

But We Didn't Know It Was Haunted! True ghost stories

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Becky triple-checked the history of her house before she bought it because she did not want to buy a haunted house. However, now that Diana is staying...

Diana Tells the Legend of The Devil and the Jack O' Lantern

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Where do Jack O' Lanterns come from? And what do they have to do with turnips and the devil? Come along with us as we go centuries into the past ...

Ghost Trucks of New York: A true ghost story interview

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jill and Tony have encountered ghosts, fairies, and voices from the future. Hear about their haunted lives. You can follow Jill and Tony's advent...

The Phantom Monk of Tennessee

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A small town doctor seizes an opportunity to acquire a skeleton after a deadly train crash near his office. The owner of the skeleton, a Franciscan mo...

The Ghosts at Ballylough: A True Ghost Story in an Irish Castle

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Near the Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland sits a delightful collection of buildings known as Ballylough. You can book a room in the bed and b...

The Four Most Haunted Locations in Atlanta

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Atlanta may not have the haunted reputation as its sister Savannah, but it's still a very haunted city. We go over four of its most famous haunte...

Lucumí and the Mango Tree: A True Ghost Story Interview

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mel collects Latin American and Caribbean paranormal stories. As a first generation Cuban American, she's no stranger to Lucumí and Santería pr...

Three of the World's Most Haunted Libraries

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who are the ghosts in Marsh's Library in Dublin, The National Library of India in Kolkata, and the Peoria Public Library in Peoria, IL? Not only ...

Smelling the Ghosts at the Willard Public Library: A True Ghost Story Interview

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who are the ghosts at the Willard Public Library in Evansville, Indiana? Our guest today has the inside scoop on all the hauntings at this famous libr...

Putting the Fun in Fungi and Funerals

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Are you curious about carbon-neutral or carbon-negative burials, green burials, or other ways to go bath to the earth after death? Did you know you ca...

Mr. Darcy the Incubus and a Minivan Full of Dead Witches: A True Ghost Story Interview

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As teenagers, two women each found themselves with a malicious, paranormal attachment. Stories include encounters with an incubus, a witch seeking ven...

A Short History of A Very Long Dog: The Spooky Ghost Radio Hour

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you heard the story of Long Dog? This legend permeates an old stage coach road in northeast Tennessee, and is as Appalachian as moonshine and fid...

Into The Time Slip: A true ghost story interview

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We put on our ghost glasses and step into the time slip with spooky storyteller Shelby Scott of Scare You To Sleep in these stories of a Civil War Bat...

The Eerie Tale of the Corn Maiden

15 Sep 2022

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Corn is more than just the omnipresent product in everything you buy. Corn is the source of mystical, magical, and mysterious folklore, and a great th...

What Bit Me? A true ghost story interview

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Iowa is home to a lot of strange, supernatural phenomena. Haunted basements, monsters under the bed, and the Hat Man abound throughout the life of a y...

An Evil Ghost Named John: A true ghost story interview

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ghosts torment a teenage girl every night in her Iowa home. However, one ghost in particular deliberately tormented her and would never leave. Part tw...

Buckwheat Man's Gonna Getcha! A true ghost story interview

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Haunted cornfields, creaky farmhouses, and Victorian prairie ghosts make these ghost stories from Iowa sound like something right out of a horror movi...

Speculating on Specula: Using mirrors to talk to ghosts

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Specula, scrying, witch balls, Biddy Early, and bottle trees. We dig deep into the lore and history behind using mirrors for divination, and why the s...

Something's Lurking in Vermont: Urban Legends surrounding the Bennington Triangle

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Bill Presley shares his research into the strange disappearances around Bennington Triangle and Glastenbury Mountain in Bennington County, Vermont. He...

Can Antiques Be Haunted?

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes, ghosts haunt an object, and sometimes they haunt a person. We speak with Joe Turino (Greetings from FLOWEIRDA) and Carly Lyon (Red Hive Stu...

Joe Hunts Ghosts, but do the Ghosts Hunt Joe? A true ghost story interview

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As a young child, Joe Turino kept seeing and hearing strange entities peeking around corners and watching him as he slept. As an adult, he now hunts g...

Things to do on the next Full Moon

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

September brings us the Full Harvest Moon, and by following our words of wisdom you can make the most of this celestial event. Some of these suggestio...

That's Not a Real Mermaid, is it? A true ghost story interview

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

All things odd and horrific are under one roof at Graveface Museum. We speak to Chloë Manon who helps run the museum with her husband Ryan, and learn...

Nikola Tesla and the Spiders from Mars

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Was Nikola Tesla really an alien from Venus? We ask the hard questions and investigate the declassified FBI files to bring you the truth. Draw your ow...

Farting in a Museum and Alien Cunnilingus: A true UFO alien encounter interview

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Josh and Dakota of the Mindless Morning Show share their experiences about a haunted house, little girl ghosts, a phantom foot and alien sex. Check ou...

Do Ghosts Dream of Electric Sheep?

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ghosts have a reputation for messing with technology, but what about when the technology messes with the ghosts? We discuss infrasound and ghost light...

Does Chattanooga Have Enough Ghosts? A true ghost story interview

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Amy Petulla turned her passion into a thriving company: she formed the first ghost tour company in Chattanooga, Tennessee. And soon thereafter she lea...

The Devil Among Us

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A woman possessed by a demon torments her son for decades. With guest Michael Gagliardi, author of Devil Take the Hindmost: A True Story of Terror. To...

Get Out, Satan! A true ghost story interview

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A podcast host saw strange demonic creatures in her bedroom as a child. Do you think she was seeing ghosts, evil spirits, or just having an over-activ...

Bread, Salt, and Ghosts: Traditional ways to protect against ghosts

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Eastern European traditions that can help protect you from bad luck and prankster ghosts.Support the show

Ghosts are Freeloading Prankster Roommates: A true ghost story interview

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alisa almost bought a haunted house in Tucson, Arizona. However, after she backed out of the purchase, things in her current home began to get weird. ...

Haunted Road Side Attractions

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Roadside attractions are a joyous slice of Americana. But when they're haunted, they get just a little bit better. Today we explore the hauntings...

Meeting the Ghosts at the Read House in Chattanooga: A true ghost story

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The haunted Read House hotel in Chattanooga, Tennessee has a very famous ghost, but she's not the only supernatural entity wandering around those...

Haints, Trains, and Automobiles

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Can motorized vehicles become possessed by an unseen force and wreak havoc on their passengers? According to these spooky haunted car, haunted train, ...

The Cursed Parking Lot at Tulsa Freedom Fest: Macabre history and ghost story legends

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you heard of the cursed Hex House? Under the revelry and fireworks display in Tulsa, OK lies the basement of an infamous house, where people myst...

How to Survive the Summer as a Goth

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tips for the goth and spooky-at-heart for how to enjoy the summer while maintaining your death-like composure. We have fun with it but these are actua...

You Don't Have Time to F*ck Around When You've Been Dead: A true ghost story interview

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alicia has had not one, not two, but six near death experiences, and she gives a clear description of what she experienced when she crossed that veil ...

Who are the ghosts of Fiddler's Rock? Tennessee ghost story legend

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fiddler's Rock is a large stone perched atop a high mountain in the East Tennessee Appalachians. This rock is carved with crude drawings and haun...

The Alleged Voodoo Curse of Julia Brown

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who is Julia Brown? Did she really place a voodoo curse on the entire town of Frenier, just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana? Or is she a misundersto...

The Boooty Call

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Tammie and Brice from Hollyweird Paranormal share a New Orleans ghost story that shows what happens when a late night phone call turns into something ...

Haunted Hollywood with Hollyweird: True ghost story interviews

12 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hollywood, California, is a neighborhood riddled with ghosts and ghost stories. In fact, Los Angeles is one of the most haunted cities in the U.S. We ...

The Melancholy Tale of Maligned Murderous Mary

09 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Big Mary, a 5-ton elephant in a traveling circus, became the subject of a murder trial that still haunts this small town in the Appalachian mountains ...

In Savannah, the Ghosts Hunt YOU: A true ghost story interview

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Savannah ghost stories are like gossip in the South—they tend to take on a life of their own after a while. Enocha Edenfield uncovers the historical...

What is the sound of one cat knocking?

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A 9 year old boy hears and feels strange things in his room, but for some reason he's unafraid. Bonus paranormal podcast episode for you hainted ...

Mom and Me and Hipster Lumberjack Ghost Makes Three: true ghost stories

30 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A mother meets a helpful ghost in an off-the-grid cabin. Her daughter has an imaginary friend who is actually an evil ghost. To see more about us, che...

Hey Baby What's Your Sign?

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We are not astrologers. However, we look at our own sun signs and rising signs and try to determine if they're accurate in a very novice way. Do ...

We Are All Made of Stars

23 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Brad Williams has been a professional astrologer since 2008. In this interview, he sits down and tells us how his career started, how he copes with se...

What's in the Dybbuk Box?

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A dybbuk is a malicious spirit in Jewish folklore that seeks to possess a living person. And a dybbuk box is where the dybbuk lives. Or is it? In this...

Alice Looking Through The Glass: a true ghost story interview

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A childhood spent in a haunted house, a curious ghost named Alice, and a series of paranormal video documentaries are just part of Al Cooley's li...

Italian House Spirits Can Make or Break your Home Renovation

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Have you had a tough time with your latest home renovation? La Bella Umbriana and Il Munaciello may be getting in the way. Listen to learn more about ...

Lean in to the Mystery: tales of Italian folk magic

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

First-hand experiences with Italian folk magic and ghost stories from guest Lisa Marie Basile, author of City Witchery. To learn more about Lisa, plea...

The Secrets of Octagons and Ghosts

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do certain shapes such as octagons, hexagons, and circles attract or deflect psychic energy or ghostly entities? Listen to find out and then share you...

You Know An Urban Legend Is From Florida If It Involves Beer Disappearing at Night

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Florida Man has nothing on these bizarre first-hand Florida ghost stories. Hear some strange, true, spooky tales that can only come out of FloridaHave...

The Most Demonic Music Ever: Bonus Episode

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Tritone, a combination of two specific notes, is known as the Devil's Interval, but why is it so evil? And what does it sound like? We play i...

What is the Devil's Instrument?

25 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The violin and the guitar have both been associated with the devil and the demonic. Why was the violin the instrument of the devil for so many years? ...

Are psychic gifts inherited? Bonus Episode!

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Many people we've spoken to believe that "the gift," (e.g. clairsentience / clairvoyance / clairaudience) passes from generation to gen...

Inherited Traits, Inherited Psychic Gifts: A true ghost possession story

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A geneticist in Michigan and his roommates unknowingly rent a haunted apartment. What ensues may be a Polish ghost story, or it may be something more ...

Don't be selfish. Be more Elfish: A Deep Dive into Icelandic Folklore

11 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered if Scandinavian folklore creatures such as elves, trolls, and fairies are real? We talk to an expert in Iceland who has interacted with ...

The Psychic Housewife of New Jersey: Ghost stories and different types of ghosts

04 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

April, the Psychic Housewife of New Jersey, schools us on the four different types of ghosts and shares her own terrifying personal ghost stories. She...

They are Assigned to us Before we are Brought Earthside: Spirit guides and shadow people

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What are shadow people? Good or evil? And who are our spirit guides? We chat with Joelle Velez, a bruja in New Jersey who has been seeing shadow peopl...

The Ghost Hunter of South Florida

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Paranormal investigators use countless tools and devices to capture impressions from the other side that we can’t perceive with our regular five sen...

Finally! Diana's Haunted Basement Ghost Story!

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Every day, we walk over dead bodies. The dirt beneath our feet is made up of millions of decomposed organisms, discarded cells, and shrouded memories....

The Possessions in D Hall Dorm: An exorcism story

07 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

His childhood best friend was a ghost. He saw an angel after a car crash. And he performed a layman's exorcism on a friend possessed by a demon. ...

Butt-dialed from the Afterlife: A Christmas Story

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the Northern Hemisphere, the longest night of the year just happens to coincide with the holiday season. And, while you decorate that merry tree, l...

Things That Crawl Out of Cemeteries: True ghost stories from Zanzibar

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Our story today comes from the island of Zanzibar. Not all strange entities are ghosts. At some point in your life you may encounter something that is...

You remind me of my dead sister

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Some people call it “The Gift.” Others call it mediumship, sensitivity, or “being open.” However you call that ability to see those things tha...

What do we smell like to monsters? A terrifying, true haunted house story

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michele moved into a home with her sister in Texas. At first, their new home's quirks seemed like annoyances. Until they realized those "qui...

The Ghost in Cabin 13: A true ghost story interview with Daryl Marston

11 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Daryl Marston of A&E’s Ghost Hunters shares some of the scariest and most personal moments of his long investigative career. Get the fireplace g...

A Room Too Crowded with Demons: A True Ghost Story Interview

04 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stephanie lay in bed one evening and stared up at her ceiling to see something terrifying all over the top of her room. And then the hideous, supernat...

Quarantined with a Ghost: A True Ghost Story Interview

27 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Living in a haunted apartment could be terrifying, or kind of beautiful. Our guest today, a musician living in New York, can’t ignore the multiple s...

Korean Folklore, Death Days, and the haunted Queens apartment: a true ghost story interview

13 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Creaking doors, creaking floors, and the feeling that you’re being watched may make you think you have a ghost in your home, but what would really c...

The Thousand-Year-Old Ghost: A true ghost story at an archaeological site

30 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How long do ghosts stick around? We hear about ghosts that are a few years old to centuries old, but what about a millennia? In this episode, Becky de...

Honey, We Have a Ghost: A True Ghost Story Interview

16 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do you really convince your those around you that you’ve seen a ghost? You’re convinced of course, because the ghost has already convinced you...

You Can't See its Mouth, But You Know it's Grinning: A true ghost story interview

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You’ve probably been told that ghosts can’t hurt you. Is that really true? Paranormal investigators know to be careful when interacting with entit...

Ghosts are A-holes: A true ghost story interview involving a Ouija board

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Katie once played with a Ouija board and accidentally unlocked a series of sinister hauntings that lasted for decades. Because the ghost she accidenta...

We all live our Dharma: True ghost stories from a professional medium

05 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Professional Medium Annie Larson knew visiting ancient sites in England could cause her to see more ghosts than she wanted. However, nothing could pre...

The Woman Who Sculpts the Deceased: A true ghost story interview

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Bridgette Mongeon is a different kind of sculptor. Using the lost wax method, she forms the visages of the recently deceased into permanent bronze wor...

They Have Their Hooks In You: A story of demonic possession

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We’ve all had to call the exterminator at some point in our lives. Whether it be roaches, mice, flying squirrels, or ants, every once in a while, so...

The Thing in the Wardrobe: A true ghost story interview

31 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How would you feel if you went home to visit family, after 25 years apart, and they all told you they had seen spirits and other supernatural creature...

It Came up the Drain! Two true ghost story interviews

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Beneath your home, your office, your neighborhood, are a network of pipes. Buried under the ground, criss-crossing through your walls, circling around...