Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories

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 breakfast, you can wander the grounds and gaze upon the ruins of an ancient castle, and you can bump into many, many ghosts upon the grounds. Listen as our co-host Becky tells of the ghosts she and her family encountered in this countryside manor one...

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 haunted locations, and talk about why the ghosts still stick around. Our sponsors are our bread and butter. Please consider visiting one of the shops below and show them so love! CoraCreaCrafts Inspired to create some spooky artistic wonders? Check out htt...

Mel collects Latin American and Caribbean paranormal stories. As a first generation Cuban American, she's no stranger to Lucumí and Santería practitioners warning of spirits in her family's home. But when she comes face to face with angry ghosts in her own space, she's found ways to make them go away. We're excited to bring on Mel Trahan of ¡Ay Ghost Mio! on this episode. Full...

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 are these libraries very haunted; they're haunted by ghosts that predate the libraries themselves. Check out https://coracreacrafts.com to get spooky crafting supplies you can use for your next ghost-inspired project, and use code HomespunHaints...

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 library as she works there! Listen to her experiences with the Grey Lady haunting the library as well as some other hauntings she's experienced throughout her life. Visit the Willard Public Library at https://willard.lib.in.us/ and check out the lib...

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 can get a coffin made out of mushrooms? We give you the whole scoop on green funerals and some options to consider. For 15% off of a candle that will remind you of your favorite horror movie, visit https://thesmelloffear.com and use code HOMESPUN15 Sup...

As teenagers, two women each found themselves with a malicious, paranormal attachment. Stories include encounters with an incubus, a witch seeking vengeance, and teenagers doing dumb teenager stuff. Check out our guests' podcast Witches Talking Tarot at https://open.spotify.com/show/1H8s022dG7XqvBH2irT1Je (podcast) and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGz3eBeBSGd3A0Y0dWWdb5A (videos) Looking...

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 fiddle music. We retell it here, along with some interesting sound effects. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5199458/advertisement Support...

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 Battlefield time slop and a very haunted apartment in Los Angeles. Check out Shelby's podcast, Scare You To Sleep, at https://www.scareyoutosleep.com/ Want to impress your friends with a one-of-a-kind candle based on 80s horror movies? Check out ou...

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 thing to make maize mazes out of. Support the show

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 young man who keeps running into the strange and unusual. Shop at Acid Queen Jewelry and get 10% off until September 18 using code homespun at https://acidqueenjewelry.com Get 15% off spooky unusual candles through the entire month of September at htt...

Ghosts torment a teenage girl every night in her Iowa home. However, one ghost in particular deliberately tormented her and would never leave. Part two of our interview with Lindsay Valenty, podcast co-host of Ye Olde Crime Podcast and teller of true personal ghost stories. What would Becky and Diana be like if we were brothers? Perhaps we'd be a bit like skeptical Kamen and believer Phreak,...

Haunted cornfields, creaky farmhouses, and Victorian prairie ghosts make these ghost stories from Iowa sound like something right out of a horror movie. But they're all real and experienced by true crime podcaster Lindsay Valenty of Ye Olde Crime Podcast. Settle in for some of the scariest true ghost stories you've ever heard, from the heart of America. Check out Lindsay's podcast a...

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 same word for these witchy tools also describes a very terrifying medical device. Join our Patreon at https://patreon.com/homespunhaints for bonus content and ad-free episodes! Support the show

Bill Presley shares his research into the strange disappearances around Bennington Triangle and Glastenbury Mountain in Bennington County, Vermont. He's used this research to inform his most recent novella Death Reflects. Check out Bill's novella ANIELA at https://www.amazon.com/ANIELA-Apprentices-Notebook-William-Presley/dp/B09919RZSN/r Looking for hand-made one-of-a-kind jewelry that w...

Sometimes, ghosts haunt an object, and sometimes they haunt a person. We speak with Joe Turino (Greetings from FLOWEIRDA) and Carly Lyon (Red Hive Studio) about personal hauntings that came from unexpected places. Check out Joe's podcast at https://linktr.ee/floweirda.podcast Check out Carly's artwork at https://www.redhivestudio.com/ Get 10% off all orders at https://acidqueenjewelry.co...

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 ghosts as part of the War Party Paranormal team. Though he looks for answers about the hauntings that have plagued him since he was young, he still admits each and every ghostly encounter is terrifying. Follow Joe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

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 suggestions are valid, and some you absolutely should not attempt. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5199458/advertisement Support the show

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 about the things that go bump in the night in the haunted museum's old walls. Check out all things Graveface at https://graveface.com and follow Chloë on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/chloemanon__/ Looking for a distinctive, handmade pi...

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 own conclusions after listening to what we found. Full show notes at https://homespunhaints.com/true-alien-stories Join our FB group to discuss at https://facebook.com/groups/homespunhaints Support the show

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 out the show at https://linktr.ee/mindlessmorningshow and follow us on TikTok at https://www.tiktok.com/@homespunhaints Have you had a paranormal experience you want to tell a story about? Apply to be featured on our next episode: https://homespunhaint...

Ghosts have a reputation for messing with technology, but what about when the technology messes with the ghosts? We discuss infrasound and ghost lights among other interesting phenomena and its relationship to the paranormal. Join the discussion on our Facebook group at https://facebook.com/groups/homespunhaints Support the show

Amy Petulla turned her passion into a thriving company: she formed the first ghost tour company in Chattanooga, Tennessee. And soon thereafter she learned just how haunted the city of Chattanooga actually is. Follow us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/groups/homespunhaints Learn more about Chattanooga Ghost Tours at https://chattanoogaghosttours.com/ and read the spooky story of the cursed obje...

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 download Michael's book, visit https://www.amazon.com/DEVIL-TAKE-HINDMOST-STORY-TERROR-ebook/dp/B09C6M8ZLK Support the show

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-active imagination? Featuring Ella Catherine of For Better Self and Net Worth. Follow Ella's podcast: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/for-better-self-net-worth-ella-catherine-QMqmhOFE-p_/ Follow Ella on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evolv...