Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories

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 place you ever lived? What if this sort of thing was just a normal part of your life? For medium, author, and podcaster Emily Dexter, helping others by interacting with those things that most of us cannot see has become part of her profession. That’s...

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 found in the woods a few summers ago. But we’d like to know if you can solve the mystery. Today, we talk to Emma Kay, comedian and podcaster, who tells us two very strange stories that have left us scratching our heads in wonder. For full show notes, visi...

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 legends took place. Meet Miranda Young, Ghost Biker, paranormal investigator and founder of Ghost Biker Investigations. In this episode, we sit down with Miranda as she tells us of the time she investigated a home containing a bathtub where something ver...

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 about in a Civil War hospital? Meet Dr. Kristy Sumner of Soul Sisters Paranormal, who, along with her team, seek out these haunted spots in America and spend the night with the ghosts. She certainly has some stories to tell, today, on Homespun Haints....

Featuring Adam Macias, comedian, musician, and podcaster. Adam tells us some hilarious yet creepy stories of a ghost that steals random things from him while scurrying around his bed at night. Want to hear more from Adam? Check out his podcast at https://www.fingergunscomedy.com and while you're at it, follow his Insta profiles: @smoochband69 (for his comedy improv music duo Smooch), @gofinge...

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 ghost stories around the campfire at night? Did you ever wonder what your counselors did after you went to sleep? Because, you know that there were ghosts in those woods. And someone—like your brave camp counselor—had to keep those ghosts from bugging...

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 with a new baby in a new country—well, that's a story worth remembering. In this episode, we chat with Breanda in Brisbane, New South Wales, who recalls the time that she and her new family lived alongside some older, dead residents. To find out...

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 moved out of the house. But you have a life to move on with. What if something—or someONE—is still there, lurking in the darkness, just waiting for you to return? Listen now as our very own host, Becky, tells the story of the one that still waits for h...

Historic buildings certainly have their charm. Aficionados of these older homes can often expect charming architectural details, interesting nooks and crannies, haunted attics, and angry ghosts. Our guest today seems to keep finding herself living, visiting, or working in haunted locations, though that was never her intention. But one place in particular still gives her chills.  Listen to her stor...

Matthew has something—or someone—in his home. Whatever it is, it messes with electronics, moves items around the house, and sometimes calls Matthew by name. The children who have seen it describe it as a man, who stands at their bedside and cries at night. The thing is, Matthew thinks he knows who the crying man is. Hear his story now, on Homespun Haints. For episode show notes, visit our site at...

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 guest was raised by demons in the attic of a dilapidated home, and she has incurred the favor of Lilith. Curious? Then have a listen to some of Echo’s stories, today, on Homespun Haints. For full episode show notes, check out our website at https://home...

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 as a dead loved one? And, if you grew up in a home with such a painting, or paintings, would you be able to turn a blind eye to it? Would you just accept that strange things happen after the lights go out, and the oil paint ghosts crawl out of their...

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 the unseen evil in their new home while his mother could not. Would his mother believe him? Or what that boy have to grow up feeling all alone with the darkness. And how would the darkness twist his mind? Want to know what happened? Then listen to tod...

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 dearly departed often see those scary ghosts, too. Stacey has encountered both beautiful visits from her late brother, and chilling interactions with something far more sinister. Let’s hear her stories, today, on Homespun Haints. About Stacey:Stacey Sho...

Have you seen the horror movie where the three teenagers go someplace they’ve heard is extremely haunted, at night, and then encounter these inexplicable, paranormal events so bizarre that you wonder if they’ll make it out alive? What if that isn’t just a movie? For Clarence, that horror movie trope became a reality when he and his friends wandered into the haunted woods around Abbotts Creek. At n...

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.  Wait, that happened to you, too? Then you’ll want to hear Michelle’s story about what she and her roommate saw during the most frightening night of their lives. Unlike most of the ghosts Michell has encountered, the figure in her DC apartment did n...

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 of before. He’s also had a rather odd run-in with that strange minx known as Fate. Listen to his stories, and you’ll hear how he wasn’t the only one to see these bizarre apparitions. You’ll begin to wonder, what was that snake ghost? Who was the side-...

Gather 'round the hearth and open the gift of ghosts! Holidays are about gathering together with family, so in this special holiday episode, we've roped our family members into telling their own personal ghost stories. Stories in this episode include: 1. The orb that may have been ball lightning but was NOT phosphorescent fungi 2. The kitchen ghost 3. The office ghost that had to use the...

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 started wrecking havoc throughout the gallery and storeroom. The best part of this story is, we eventually found out just who it was that was causing all the trouble. And it's pretty terrifying. Visit our site at https://homespunhaints.com Support t...

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, sick, or lonely—even if it meant haunting them? And, have you ever had the dearly departed come to check on you? Was it scary, or heartwarming? For Teresa, visits from her late mother always bring her tears of warmth and joy. Of course, her mother isn’...

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 other bandmates. He writes songs about Satan and keeps asking when he can spit fake blood at the audience. And you’re like “dude, we’re a folk band, what gives?” But, you put up with him because he’s got a car and he’s a damn fine bassist. I may be talking abo...

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 nemesis attached to your back while you weren't looking. On today's show he tells us about some of the more horrifying things he's seen while on the job. This stuff is truly terrifying, so hold on to your sage! For full show notes, please vi...

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, however, young Beth began to encounter the home's former residents...the deceased ones. If that wasn't bad enough, wait until you hear what poor Beth tells us she experienced when she went to New Orleans.  For full show notes, visit https://home...

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 neighbors laid low, and were for the most part pretty quiet. So, what could possibly go wrong? Full show notes and links at https://homespunhaints.com/hollywood-cemetery Support the show ( https://patreon.com/homespunhaints) What would Becky and Diana be...

Tim, a Shinto priest's assistant, saw two people enter the shrine--and then disappear. Were the mysterious entities Kami? Or just ghosts joy-riding in a Cadillac? Tim relays his theories in his deadpan humorous way, along with some interesting facts about his job as a banista (like a barista, but for bananas).  For full show notes and links, visit https://homespunhaints.com/shinto-priest Supp...