Homegrown Horror

It’s so bittersweet. We deeply appreciate all of you who have joined us and listened to this project and labor of love over the years. With over 140 episodes of Maine-based true crime, paranormal, and spooky stories (and 40+ bonus episodes!), we are proud of what we have accomplished and what we came here to create.  We are closing down this project not because we have necessarily run out of stori...

We watched the 1976 and 2013 versions of Carrie, spoiler alert they end the same! Super fun movies, both well grounded in their unique time periods. That's it. The last bonus episode. This is Jackson editing, and on behalf of B, Allegra, Emilie, Anna, Binx, and all our other friends who encouraged us along the way, thanks for listening. <3

What do you get when you mix a Captain, an old mad woman, and 18 children? An episode of some unusual haunts. Haunt ME- The Mill Agent's House S2:E5, youtube.com The Mill Agent House in Vassalboro is Haunted! b985.fm Haunt ME paranormal investigators return to Vassalboro mill, newscentermaine.com

As HGH wraps up, B finally brings us the story that started her special interest in Mt. Katahdin - the 1963 Tragedy that changed how Baxter State Park handled safety and rescue. Sources: Report of Proceedings : Mt. Katahdin Tragedy Board of Review / Conducted Jointly by Baxter State Park Authority and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Desperate Steps: Life, Death, and Choices Made in t...

We cover the sudden disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton. In September of 1971 as Cathy is preparing for the nights dance she vanishes off the streets of Portland. The police called her a runaway, but it seems something more sinister had occurred.

We've got another history lesson with Professor B! How many forgotten stories does the state of Maine have? They never seem to end! B takes us back to 1711, the beginning of Patience Boston (aka Patience Samson)'s story - one that won't have a happy ending. Sources: “Faithful Narrative of the Wicked Life AND Remarkable Conversion of Patience Boston alias Samson ” via Murderpedia Patience Boston 17...

1842 was a hell of a time to be on the coast in Maine. Opportunity knocking on your door and the open sea beckoning with its call for adventure, that is unless you joined with the Isidore. Come join us as we uncover one of Maine's worst naval disasters. You got almost one more month left to reach out to the duo at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod

**Content warning: This episode does contain brief discussion around suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** B's throwing it back to an old case she started to research earlier this year - it's now Hattie Whitten's time to shine! But, her story isn't all that it seems and *spoiler alert* Jackson isn't happy about the ending. Sources:  findagrave.com A Mother’s Suicide: Cause...

We explore another one of East Loring Airforce Bases mysteries, the Vamp House! Secret lab for government experiments, or another monument to incompetence? Listen and find out! Come say hi and ask your questions at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or visit our instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: North River Depot by John Gabrinski centurymaine.blogspot.com Library of Congress, Photos from Survey H...

Did you know that Maine could be the basis of it’s own X-Files episode? In part one of our examination of some of the mysteries of Loring Air Force Base, B digs into the weird happenings of October 1975 when an unidentified aircraft penetrated the weapons storage area of the base - famously home to a metric ton of nuclear weapons. Was it related to Russian surveillance in a Cold War espionage bid...

In August of 1992, Anthony Bear left the Tobique Reservation in New Brunswick Canada, in just five weeks their remains were discovered across the border in Fairfield, Maine. What happened to Anthony Bear, and what can witnesses tell us? You can reach out to us at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or through instragram @homegrownhorrorpod

As we welcome back our co-host Papa Jackson, we decided it was a good time to help him brush up on his storytelling skills for future bedtime tales! Our hosts have dug up some fascinating Maine myths for your listening pleasure!  Sources: Haunted Maine: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree State by Charles A. Stansfield Jr. https://www.native-languages.org/penobscotstory2.htm You can reac...

In 1979, a Sandra Flick was attacked and murdered by her estranged husband. Unfortunately, her death is only the begining of this story. Come along as B digs into the multiple attacks perpetrated by one Albert Flick and the continued failure to bring him to justice. Sources: Justia - 425 A.2d 167 (1981), STATE of Maine v. Albert Lee FLICK. “Woman Slain, Husband Held,” Bangor Daily News Feb 1, 1979...

On February 22, 1878 John Wilson Barron, teller for the Dexter Savings Bank, was found bound gagged and dead in front of the bank vault. It would take nearly ten years for any movement to develop in the case, but are we too quick to point fingers? Come say hi to us at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod

Alright, let's pull out the lore for this one! As Paramount+ has attempted to resurrect the Pet Semetary franchise with a prequel to the 2019 remake, B & Jackson have a bunch of bones to pick with this new outing. Sometimes, dead certainly is better. You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi!...

Brithday girl B has something fun in store for us this month! We know you like horror. We know you love to laugh at bad horror movies. But, B's got some of her favorite horror comedies locked and loaded for your listening pleasure - Ready or Not (2019), Renfield (2023), and What We Do in the Shadows (2014)! You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, qu...

One stormy night, the fate of twenty people were changed forever as the schooner Charles crashed upon the rocks on Watts Ledge off the coast of Cape Elizabeth. The most enduring story is that of bride-to-be Lydia Carver, a young woman who would never make her way to the alter. Join B and Jackson for a fascinating ghost story! Source: Unraveling the mystery of Maine’s most famous drowned ghost brid...

The duo take you on a trip to visit three mini haunts across the state of Maine. We hit up Congress street in Portland, then jaunt up to Freeport for a drink, before begging for forgiveness at the church in Bath. Are these places haunted or is the wiring just bad? You can say hi to us and ask questions at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: Special...

Don't you just love Maine? It's so nice and peaceful - but B is going to ruin that for us all again as she dives into the deaths of Harry Staples, Richard Mace, Lorenzo D. Troyer, Lewis & Francis Gephart, and Russell Bailey in a multi-state, multi-year murder spree of one Richard Steeves. Sources: Aged Beaten Man, 83, Dies Of Injuries by C.Scott Hoar for the Evening Express on June 28,...

We are talking about the strange happenings at the Greater Rumford Community Center of Rumford, ME. Join Jackson as he regales B with the mysterious haunts occurring at the GRCC, completed in 1911 as a recreation center for Mill works, the GRCC may have a mysterious past that helps explain some of the strange voices, full body apparitions, and spirits that inhabit the winding halls of the center....

Been a crazy week, so this May Bonus episode is a little late. But join us during this episode as we watch the horror classic Salem's Lot, a made for t.v. fever dream that left us confused and thirsting for something better. But it's not all a bad time, there are some amazing things that have come out of this movie, like brother sucking, and grown men being thralled into Boys holes. All th...

We gather around the campfire on a late May evening - B's got a story of cursed artifacts, devilish pacts, and some weird shaped feet! Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/devils-footprint https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/devils-footprint-me/ https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/67410 https://q1065.fm/legend-says-this-maine-town-is-where-the-devil-goes-to-survive-winter/ You can re...

Another year for the birthday boi! This year for Jackson's super self-indulgent birthday bonus episode, we watched Bladrunner, the Final Cut and Bladerunner 2049. We dive into the cyberpunk dystopia of Los Angeles where we follow the adventures of two bladerunners as they are tasked with separate goals to "retire" on the loose replicants, but perhaps they will find their humanity alo...

James Cassidy had it all family, a good job, a successful business, a second home on the Cape, and an embezzled $1.1 million dollars. As the FBI closed in on the audit of his banking business, James seems to have made a mad escape up North through Maine. A move that would lead him to his demise. Send us your questions homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or reach us on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sourc...

Have you ever just had a bad feeling about something - something that leaves more than just a bad taste in your mouth, that makes you feel like somthing is definitely not right? Today B opens pandora's box on the untimely death of Roger Feltis on Vinalhaven - a case that still has too many loose ends and an ocean of unanswered questions. Sources: A Feud, an Ax, and a Fishing Knife: The Bloody...