Be Afraid

Hometown Ghost Stories

Society EN ↓ 479 episodes

Hometown Ghost Stories dives into the history of haunted locations and investigates why and how these places earned their terrifying reputation. Rob, Dave and Jesse go live every Tuesday night, after a 15-20 minute uninterrupted, documentary-style breakdown on the case. You can even join the show - as many do, during the live broadcasts on YouTube, Tuesday nights at 9pm EST, as we talk ghosts, demons, poltergeists, and the horrifying true tales that led to these hauntings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 10, 2026

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EP 189 - The Ghost of Chicken Alley | Asheville, NC 21.01.2026

In Asheville, North Carolina, history doesn’t fade so much as it settles in. A narrow alley remembers a violent night, and some say it still answers back after dark.  Inside one of the city’s oldest homes, the sounds of children drift through empty rooms while something far heavier lingers below.  Not all of Asheville's past stayed buried, and some of it still haunts the streets and homes of the c...

EP 188 - Get Out of Dodge | Dodge City, KS 14.01.2026

One of the most notorious towns of the Wild West is Dodge City. Infamous for shootouts, saloons, and a reputation deliberately built by newspapers and legend, the city has become synonymous with frontier violence. But the danger people warned about may not have ended when the guns went quiet. Something else lingered; and the legendary violence might not be the only reason you’d want to get out of...

Horror Movie Review! I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) 09.01.2026

This week, we review the newest I Know What You Did Last Summer... remake? Sequel? Abomination? Franchise Ruiner? Find out what we thought about this completely unnecessary movie with ... the best writing ever ... Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!  Hometown Ghost Stories: The Music (Volume 2) https...

Hunting for the World's Most Haunted Object | Cursed Possessions 07.01.2026

Tonight we search the internet for the most haunted items on sale in hopes to build our haunted collection. From haunted dolls, to all sorts of cursed vessels, we are on a mission to find the most compelling listings and make a bid. Join us as we break down the back stories and try to find authentic cursed possessions. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Mus...

Locking Eyes With a Ghost on a Plane | Paranormal Update 02.01.2026

On this months paranormal update, we cover multiple ghost stories. A ghost on a plane that one person claims to have locked eyes with... also .. can your pets see ghosts? Find out on this brand new Paranormal Update! Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!  Hometown Ghost Stories: The Music (Volume 2) ht...

EP 187 - King Johns Castle | Limerick, Ireland 31.12.2025

In the shadow of Limerick's misty River Shannon, stands King Johns Castle. Its stone walls etched with eight centuries of blood and betrayal. Built in 1210 on the orders of the infamous King John—England's treacherous tyrant, murderer of kin, and reluctant signer of the Magna Carta—the fortress witnessed sieges where countless men lost their lives. Now, in the dead of night, vague whispers slither...

Horror Movie Review! Bring Her Back (2025) 26.12.2025

**Spoilers Ahead** This week we review one of the better horror movies of 2025! Bring Her Back follows step-siblings Andy and Piper, orphaned after their father's death, who are placed with a seemingly kind but deeply troubled foster mother, Laura, in her isolated home. Laura, whose own daughter drowned, fixates on Piper, who shares her visual impairment, and a disturbing occult ritual involving w...

EP 186 - The Bloody Tower | London, England 24.12.2025

The Bloody Tower: where the two young Princes mysteriously vanished in 1483. Witnesses see their ghosts – little boys in nightgowns, crying, hand in hand... before vanishing. Headless Anne Boleyn walks the grounds. Lady Jane Grey's spirit weeps on the scaffold. Reports of growls, potentially coming from the ghost of a bear, lion... or something darker. After centuries of countless executions, it's...

Face of Evil: The Skin Driver | Dark Mysteries 19.12.2025

After shooting a Westchester County officer during a traffic stop on the Saw Mill River Parkway, Alex Mengel, 30, stole the cop’s gun and disappeared in the victim’s patrol car. Twenty-four hours later he surfaced in Dutchess County, abducted a woman from an IBM parking lot, and vanished again in her white Toyota. For the next week, police across New York and into Canada hunted a ghost. Roadblocks...

EP 185 - The Ghostly Secrets of Bruce Mansion | Burnside Township, MI 17.12.2025

In Michigan’s Thumb, a mansion that survived one of the deadliest fires in American history has been unraveling minds ever since. Inside the Bruce Mansion, a ghost cat prowls the halls, a growling dog echoes from the basement, and the tower looms over a man who couldn’t live with what he’d done. Owners have fled, sanity has frayed, and one man was driven to take his own life. This is a house that...

Horror Movie Review! Troll 2 (1990) 12.12.2025

This week we review the greatest worst movie of all time... TROLL 2. A vacationing family discovers that the entire town they're visiting is inhabited by goblins, disguised as humans, who plan to eat them. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins NEW ALBUM OUT NOW!  Hometown Ghost Stories: The Music (Volume 2) https://open....

EP 184 - Ghosts of the Civil War: The River of Death | Chickamauga, GA 10.12.2025

The Battle of Chickamauga was the second bloodiest engagement of the Civil War, surpassed only by Gettysburg, with more than 34,000 men, killed, wounded or missing over just two brutal days. The fighting took place along the winding waters of Chickamauga Creek; its name derived from a Cherokee term often translated as “The River of Death” After the violence and unimaginable bloodshed on that groun...

A Hidden Room With a Dark Secret | Paranormal Update 05.12.2025

It's time for another paranormal update! This week we bring you a story about a tik tok creator who "found" a secret room in his new house... and the items he found inside this room led him to a dark conclusion. We also cover one of the strangest PG13 stories about a woman.. another woman and the ghost of her husband... so that one might not be suitable for all audiences... and more! Also another...

Campfire Tales | Listener Submitted 03.12.2025

This week on Hometown Ghost Stories we present something kind of brand new!  Our listeners have submitted their own ghost stories... this is different from our usual listener submitted ghost stories, where people submit their true personal experiences, this time around we allowed the creativity to flow.  It's time to showcase the talents of our listeners and their creative writing on this chilling...

Horror Movie Review! Frankenstein (2025) 28.11.2025

This week, we review Guillermo del Toro's latest horror movie, Frankenstein! This is a brand new movie and this review is once again FULL OF SPOILERS... so be sure to watch it unless you want us to spoil it! Dr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic crea...

EP 183 - Point Lookout and the Maryland Witch Trials | Scotland, MD 26.11.2025

Scotland, Maryland is a small historic community located in St. Mary's County.  Today, people visit Point Lookout for its camping, fishing and beaches.  But the grounds they walk on have a bloody and dark history.  Following the battle of Gettysburg, this area became Camp Hoffman... the Union's largest Civil War prison. Over 20 thousand POWs were held here, ravaged by disease and despair, at least...

The Cash-Landrum UFO Attack | Dark Mysteries 21.11.2025

On Dec. 29, 1980, Betty Cash, Vickie Landrum, and her grandson Colby encountered a blazing diamond-shaped UFO hovering over a Texas road, spewing flames and intense heat. Surrounded by 23 military helicopters, the object left after 15 minutes. All three suffered severe radiation-like burns, vomiting, hair loss, and long-term illness. They sued the U.S. government, alleging a secret craft, but lost...

EP 182 - The Devil's Playground | Calgary, Alberta, Canada 19.11.2025

Calgary.  New city. Old bones.  Devil’s Playground: a schoolhouse torched with every child inside. The field is empty now… except for the laughter that rises when the temperature drops.  Deane House: axe murders, a boy in the attic noose, blood that sweats through fresh paint, and a braided apparition still guarding ground that was stolen long before the foundation was poured. Lougheed House: Lady...

Horror Movie Review! Weapons (2025) 14.11.2025

We reviewed Weapons, one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the year starring Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Amy Madigan. When all but one child from the same classroom mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by J...

EP 181 - The Institution of the Dead ft. Bridget Marquardt | Ione, CA 12.11.2025

For sixty-six years, Preston Castle stood as a monument to reform and a witness to suffering. Built in 1894 as California’s first institution for wayward youth, its red brick walls saw generations of disaffected youth pass through, some to redemption, others to ruin. When the lights went out in 1960, the building fell silent, but the silence didn’t last. From the boy shot during his escape attempt...

An Ominous Message Scratched in the Wall | Paranormal Update 07.11.2025

It's time for another paranormal update! We have the news on the ghosts, some terrible people, creepy messages and more! Tune and and get the latest on the paranormal news. Have a story to share? Send it on over on discord or to our email and perhaps we will cover it on next months paranormal update! Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins...

Hunting For The World's Most Haunted Items | Cursed Possessions 05.11.2025

SPOOKY SEASON CONTINUES! It's never over here at Hometown Ghost Stories. We are back for another cursed shopping session, where we search the internet for the most haunted items in the world. We continue to build or cursed collection. Let's see what we find TONIGHT.. on Hometown Ghost Stories. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Se...

The Villisca Axe Murder House Investigation Recap | Halloween 2025 Special 01.11.2025

We spent the night in the Villisca Axe Murder House and it did NOT disappoint! On this glorious Halloween evening, we premiered our overnight investigation video on YouTube. We went live immediately after to recap our night and talk about the investigation and review our evidence. Find out what we caught and be sure to check out the full investigation video! Thank you all for tuning in as this hap...

Horror Movie Review! Halloween 3: Season of the Witch 31.10.2025

We reviewed and (believe it or not) didn't agree on the 3rd installment of the Halloween franchise. Who do you agree with? Happy Halloween from everyone at Hometown Ghost Stories! Be sure to tune in to our Halloween special TONIGHT at 9pm EST for our investigation into the Villisca Axe Murder house!! Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins...

EP 180 - The Closest Place to Hell | Newark, OH 29.10.2025

Nestled in the forks of the Licking River just east of Columbus sits the city of Newark Ohio. Incorporated in 1813, the city is known for both its midwestern industrial roots as well as its small town charm. But beneath that charm is a darker side; a haunted side. From the midland theater to the Cedar Hill Cemetery - two locations reputed to be so haunted that the mere mention of them causes local...

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