Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories
Episodes
Chickens, curses, and shadow people: true stories of a Zimbabwe curse
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest today from Zimbabwe has some stories to tell about the curses she witnessed as a child. How would you respond if someone put a curse on you?...
Paranormal Hangover: A true ghost story interview
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that ghosts can follow you home? Whether they’re hitching a ride in your car, or just piggybacking on your shoulders, they can be cling...
Manananggal, Engkanto, and Duwende, Oh My! Filipino folklore and ghost stories
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do not bother the duwende, for they may possess your body and demand payment for its return.Do not mesh with the engkanto, for they will forever bind ...
I Am Talking to this Motherf*ing Ghost: A real ghost story interview
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frantz didn't see the harm in going on the Roswell Ghost Tour just north of Atlanta. At one point on the tour, he started talking to a young woma...
Sometimes, There's Just Ghosts: True family ghost stories from the Appalachians
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stories are the living fabric that connects us to one another. Externally, they shape and define our world, internally, stories shape and define who w...
I'd Be Angry Too If I Were That Dead: A true story of a ghostly imaginary friend
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you have an imaginary friend as a child? And were you sure this friend was imaginary?We know children are more sensitive to entities from the othe...
The Ghosts Came Back for Jazz: A true ghost story interview
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The streets of Chicago are full of jazz. And ghosts.Wander these old avenues and you’ll find a medley of entertaining spirits, flowing with the soot...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Afterlife: A True Ghost Story Interview
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A true ghost story interview with Shawnna who went to check out an urban legend about a haunted bridge—and saw the ghost! Was the legend real, or ha...
How to Buy a Haunted House: An interview with a psychic medium
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Buying your first home can be both exciting and intimidating. Especially if your real estate agent brings you to a haunted house. Or to a haunted stre...
The Ghosts of Stonehenge: a true ghost story interview
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do ghosts have to be scary? Or can they be comforting, even protective?For Nixie, ghosts have always been a part of her life. And while they frighten ...
Charlie Punched a Ghost! True ghost stories told by a Williamsburg tour guide
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can ghosts actually harm you? Can they make physical contact with you, injure you, even kill you? Conventional wisdom tells us that ghosts can’t hur...
A Christmas Ghost Story
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays everyone! Today we bring you two special holiday ghost stories featuring guest Jim Roysdon of The Innovator Club podcast. From a heartw...
The Forsaken Flatmate: A true ghost story interview
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re in your twenties, moving to a big city for a new job can bring about many unforeseen experiences, such as: Learning to deal with sloppy ...
Magic in Appalachia, or Shearer Terror: Folklore, legends and witchcraft
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Southern Appalachian mountains have their own kind of magic. It evolved out of multiple traditions and the need to survive amidst poverty and a ha...
What's the worst that could happen? A true ghost story interview
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How would your life be different if you had grown up in a haunted house? Would you still be scared of ghosts, if they had been a part of your childhoo...
Charlotte is spookier than you thought: North Carolina history and ghosts
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every city has history, legends, and, of course, ghosts. No matter how new or old, if you dig deep enough, you’re sure to find some skeletons buried...
The Haunted Cornfield: A true ghost story interview
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some people go their entire lives without ever seeing a ghost. Some are lucky enough to see one at some point before they become ghosts themselves. An...
Your Brain in a Fear Cage: How EMFs really work
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The ultimate super-computer—a store-house of energy and electromagnetic pulses—exists within each of our own skulls. With all that energy, it’s ...
Teleporting with Toilets: True haunted bathroom stories
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The early 20th century was an interesting time for Tulsa, Oklahoma. Fortunes were made and empires were built and torn down. One Tulsa oil baron of th...
Haunted Waters of the Holston River: Ghost stories from east Tennessee
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When you look into the rivers, lakes, and streams near your home, what do you see lurking in the waters? Can water really carry the memories of the de...
The Confused Spirits of a Chicago Walk-Up: A true ghost story interview
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every city has its tragedies. Some are recent and present in our minds. Some sit in the distant past, mostly forgotten to us as we hustle along the st...
The Most Haunted Cemetery (in the world): Bachelor's Grove
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
When I was a child, my mother told me that cemeteries were less haunted than anywhere else, because the souls in a cemetery are at rest. But are they?...
It Still Follows You: A true ghost story interview
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you grew up in a haunted house, would you think it’s possible that something from your childhood home was still, somehow, with you? What if you c...
Mirror, Mirror: The history of Bloody Mary
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary...How many times did you have to say it before you saw her? She's just an urban legend, so why do we still ...
The Crying Grave: A true ghost story interview
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How would you respond if you wandered through a cemetery and heard screams coming from a grave? Or if you knew something was following you into every ...
The Things in the Woods: A true ghost story interview
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The woods of New Jersey are filled with many living things. And, many dead things as well. We still don’t know exactly what it was that Emma Kay fou...
The Bathtub of Bones: A true ghost story interview
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Every town has its ghost story, and today we speak with a woman who looks for those local legends and folklore, and explores the places where the lege...
Ghosts on Camera: A true ghost story interview
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Would you spend the night in a haunted jail? Or in a home on the anniversary of a bloody shootout, where bullet holes still graced the walls? Or how a...
Can Ghosts Steal Things? A true ghost story interview
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring Adam Macias, comedian, musician, and podcaster. Adam tells us some hilarious yet creepy stories of a ghost that steals random things from hi...
The Banshee of Michigan: A true ghost story interview
15 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Did you ever go to a sleepaway camp when you were a kid? Stay in a cabin or a tent in the woods, go horseback riding during the day, and tell spooky g...
The Horror House of Armidale: A true Australian ghost story interview
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Moving to a new country is hard. Moving into a new home with a new baby in a new country is even harder. But dealing with an old ghost in a new home w...
The One Who Still Waits For Her: A true ghost story
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If you lived in a haunted house for a brief time as a child, your spooky paranormal encounters probably began to fade from your mind as soon as you mo...
The Angry Ghosts: A true ghost story interview
04 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Historic buildings certainly have their charm. Aficionados of these older homes can often expect charming architectural details, interesting nooks and...
The Dead Man who Cries: A true ghost story interview
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew has something—or someone—in his home. Whatever it is, it messes with electronics, moves items around the house, and sometimes calls Matthe...
Raised by demons: A true ghost story interview
06 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Greek mythology, Echo is a mountain nymph who incurred the wrath of the goddess Hera. Our guest shares her name, yet unlike the nymph Echo, our gue...
The Haunted Portrait: A true ghost story interview
23 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can art be haunted? Can a portrait possess the soul of the person portrayed in the paint? Or, is the ghost in the painting something else masquerading...
The Evil Apartment of Los Angeles: A true ghost story interview
09 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Children are more sensitive to other-worldly presences than adults. So, when Ludovic and his mother moved into a new place in LA, Ludovic could feel t...
There's an extra person in this room: A true ghost story interview
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Not all ghosts are scary. Visits from late loved ones can bring us comfort, or serve as gentle warnings. Then again, those of us who have seen our dea...
OMG Those Were Hellhounds! A true ghost story interview
10 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Have you seen the horror movie where the three teenagers go someplace they’ve heard is extremely haunted, at night, and then encounter these inexpli...
The Vampire of Virginia: A true ghost story interview
27 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The years right after college can be scary. New job, new city, new apartment, new terrifying glowing red-eyed swirly mass lurking around your bedroom....
Side-table man, don't eat me! A true ghost story interview
13 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonas has some very strange tales to tell. He’s encountered your run-of-the-mill Grandpa ghost as well as some things that we have never, ever heard...
The Family Ghosts: true ghost stories told by our families
22 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Gather 'round the hearth and open the gift of ghosts! Holidays are about gathering together with family, so in this special holiday episode, we&a...
Everyone's a critic. Even the dead. A true ghost story
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Becky opened a haunted art gallery in a historic district just north of Atlanta. Once the doors opened and the art was hung, something paranormal star...
Love Never Dies (especially in the Lowcountry): a true ghost story interview
04 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about how you would protect the ones you love, after you’ve died? Would you make a point to visit them when they were scared, ...
Dennis the Demon and the Meth Gators: a hilarious true ghost story interview
28 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever played in a band with “that guy.” You know who I’m talking about. He’s nice enough, but he’s just a little different from the ...
Ridding South Jersey of Evil: an interview with a psychic medium
21 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Justin is just the guy next door. He will tell a good joke, make some homemade incense, and banish the evil spirit that your grandmother's nemesi...
We're walking through blood: A true ghost story interview
14 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Beth's father was a minister, so the family moved into the small parish house next to the cemetery. Before she had even unpacked the boxes, howev...
The Woman who Lived in a Cemetery: A true ghost story interview
07 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Amy lived in the caretaker's home inside the famous Hollywood Cemetery for 2 years while she attended college. The rent wasn’t bad, and her nei...
Kami maybe? A true ghost story interview
30 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Tim, a Shinto priest's assistant, saw two people enter the shrine--and then disappear. Were the mysterious entities Kami? Or just ghosts joy-ridi...
Astral projection and the darkest darkroom: A true ghost story interview
23 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dark room photography took a sinister twist for a young college student when a scary demon tried to grope her in the pale, red light in the middle of ...
Terror in Tulsa: A true ghost story interview
09 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ghost of a World War I pilot repeatedly tormented our guest as a young boy growing up in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the 1950s. Nearly seventy years later,...
There's more than pine martens in these here walls: a true ghost story in Colorado
02 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Diana thought she had found her dream job when she started taking care of a cabin on top of a forested mountain in Colorado. Stuck in a room without w...
Have you seen the hat man? A true ghost story interview
26 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Marjorie thought she was imagining things when the shadowy Hat Man entered her room in Gulf Shores, Alabama. But she soon learned that others have exp...
The Dormitory Demon in Mumbai, India: A true ghost story interview
19 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Roshan kept encountering a demon in her dorm room in Mumbai. Her friends on the same hallway experienced the dormitory demon as well. Was it collectiv...
Ghost hunting in the English countryside: A true ghost story interview
05 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
James de Beresford seeks out haunted hotel rooms throughout small towns in England--and then stays there overnight. Some of these hotels are nearly a ...
The Afterlife's a Trapper Keeper: a true ghost story interview
29 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever felt like someone is by your side, every hour, every day, protecting you and helping you out, even if you cannot see or hear her? How wo...
The creepy Chicago carriage house with the Death Door: A true ghost story interview
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Ren was excited to leave his small home town and move to his new rental house in Chicago. However, something sinister awaited him in the attic of his ...
Demons in the lake land; cabin in the woods: a true ghost story interview
15 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The ghost of a young girl climbed the attic stairs of the forest cabin and into the bedroom where Brittany slept as a child. Thinking she was dreaming...
Something's telling you to leave: a true ghost story interview
08 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer knew something was off about her new home when she moved in with her boyfriend. But her boyfriend didn't let her in on the apartment&apo...
When children go ghost hunting: a true ghost story in a haunted bed and breakfast
01 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Becky's family thought the beautiful, Victorian bed in breakfast in the mountains of western North Carolina would be the ideal spot for a family ...
Preview: Gather round the campfire and prepare to be spooked
19 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We're Becky and Diana, and we're the hosts of Homespun Haints.We talk to people just like you who've come face to face with ghosts, spi...