Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories

You begged us to reveal more spooky secrets about incredibly haunted Appalachia, so enjoy this true story about the hauntings of Jonesborough, Tennessee. Today, we speak with Anne, program Director of the McKinney Center and also an author and playwright, to talk about her experiences at the heritage alliance and with SRS paranormal. Join us on this journey to Tennessee’s oldest European settled town, and and hear about the 1840s Duncan house, the 1797 Chester Inn, and a house that comes with a rocking chair that you absolutely must not move, today, on Homespun Haints!

Lower-half body apparitions are more common than you think, fast food restaurants have secret sauces and some haunted castles can kill you. We learned a lot from our Season 5, and we want to ensure you go forth this winter with the same valuable knowledge that will keep you safe from the lure of the picture-perfect lifestyle. Life is messy, ghosts are messier, and we may have the messiest morals of all.

Matt and Meredith of Boredwalk may have a dark, macabre sense of humor that they imbue into their spooky products, but they definitely know how to run a successful business. Join us as we discuss the ghastly hilarious inspiration behind some of their favorite products, and learn a little about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into running a creatively-focused enterprise.

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Diana continues to remain a skeptic to the paranormal, even after everything she has experienced. But today, her ancestors whop her upside the head with a message from beyond that she just cannot ignore.

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Tempest had her wards up around her home, but something still got through. Something inhuman, that rode in on the back of a visitor.

Laura Tempest Zakroff is an artist, dancer, author, and modern traditional witch who has lived in many haunted houses.

Check out Tempest's books at lauratempestzakroff.com and her Instagram at @owlkeyme.arts

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Repeat guest Frantz describes his encounters with ghosts of Tibetan monks in a Florida Airbnb, undead peeping toms in a hotel in Phoenix, and a demonic grandmother in a San Francisco lodging. But, per his usual, Frantz handles these bizarre encounters with hilarity and grace.

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Ron Reikki, author and poet, shares an experience from his youth where he did something that haunts him to this day.

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Robert Curran, AKA Dr. Bob, shares some of the ancient folk wisdom of Ireland along with many, many Irish ghost stories.

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Jo Kerrigan, who literally wrote the book on Druids in the pagan world of Ireland--a place she considers a portal to the fairy world--explains how the origins of Halloween evolved from Samhain.

Check out all of Jo's books from O'Brien press at obrien.ie/jo-kerrigan

Nick's haunted Michigan house features a frequently shaking bed and serpentine black mist. Or…is that just Nick?

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