Homespun Haints: True Ghost Stories

What happens when an astrologer's meditation on birth charts opens unexpected doorways to the spirit realm? Susan Reynolds never planned to communicate with the dead—in fact, she was once so terrified of ghosts that she would leave the room if anyone mentioned them. Yet over her 40-year journey as an astrologer, the veil between worlds kept thinning until she could no longer ignore the messages coming through.

Susan&a...

Chris from The Wandering Road podcast shares his family's terrifying experiences in both his childhood homes in The Bronx and Queens, NYC, where mysterious entities threatened and terrorized them for years.

• Childhood encounters with small shadowy creatures called "duendes" in their Bronx apartment
• Strange phenomenon in their Queens home including doors slamming and electronics turning on by themselve...

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JJ of Southern Demonology shares his fascinating journey from growing up in a haunted log cabin in rural Tennessee to encountering far more sinister spirits in Japan. His experiences reveal striking cultural differences in how ghosts and demons manifest across different parts of the world.

• Growing up in a 200-year-old log cabin with a ghost named Patrick who would mysteriously open the attic door
• Visiting Aokigahar...

What if your soul originated from somewhere beyond Earth? What if consciousness isn't limited to human experience? These are the questions artist and author Jordan Harcourt-Hughes has been exploring through her multifaceted creative practices. 

Jordan of New South Wales, Australia, practices several distinct arts, including writing, metal sculpture, painting, installations, and creative workshops. She started with writing as a ...

Eddy Specter isn’t afraid of anything, which is a good thing as he runs the ghost tours and serves as a paranormal consultant for Galveston, Texas. His only stipulation? The ghosts aren’t allowed to follow him home.

Because one day, they did.

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Today, we interview Eddy Specter, a paranormal consultant and ghost tour oper...

If you grew up in a small town in the deep south, you know that the sweet tea is meant to be spilled, and the ghosts outnumber the living.

Our guest today is the host of Tombigbee Tales, a podcast that exposes the uncomfortable truths of Columbus, Mississippi. And, living in Mississippi, she’s seen quite a few ghosts. And felt them, smelled them, heard them, and even pissed some of them off. Because this woman isn’t afraid...

We interview a magical artist (Joe LeDoux) who creates inspiring performance art using a wand that was hand-carved by actual beavers. By the end of this episode, you might be questioning if there truly is that much of a difference between show magic and real magick.

And, of course, Joe has a ghost story.

Check out Joe's page at https://www.joeledoux.com/
Subscribe to Joe's YouTube here.

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It's been a strange year. We made it stranger. Here's our year in review for anything you may have missed during our adventures on the stranger side of the planet (and internet).

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Garrett may live in northern California, but he channels the spirit of a 17th century French poet. Perhaps literally. Because so many strange coincidences seem to pop up in Garrett’s life. Now, as an adult, he exists both in this world and in the past, writing stories, penning poems, and sharing his esoteric knowledge with the world. Listen to his deliciously decadent stories, today, on Homespun Haints. 

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Ashley Stinnett realized that ghosts can indeed hurt you when his family home in West Virginia was overcome by an unseen, evil force.

Check out U.S. Ghost Adventures at usghostadventures.com

Read Ashley's book, Haunted Tales from Appalachia, on Amazon

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The ghosts in the South are different from other ghosts. They’re just a little bit closer to the living, just a little more noticeable, and just a little more up in your business.

And if you’re looking for ways to bring echoes of the South into your spooky practice, the decks by Stacey Williams-Ng may be just the right gateway to peruse. Not only do her cards connect in a visceral way with the history of the South, but she...

Jennifer grew up in New Orleans, but even after she left her home town, the ghosts continued to bug her. Sometimes they taunted her, sometimes they teased her, and sometimes they just taught her how to swear.

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The cameras are rolling, and the medium on the television screen begins to speak. The things she hears, sees, and knows, they can’t possibly be real, right? Surely, it’s all TV magic. A plant in the audience, a little tip ahead of time, right?

But the man producing the show knows better. He knows that the medium is the real thing. She’s gifted in ways that defy logic; her magic is larger than what the camera can capture.

Today, we sp...

Nixie was a complete skeptic when she first moved to Key West, Florida. But after working in an ancient museum that used to house the town's morgue, she began to see things she couldn't ignore.

Now, as a guide for the island's popular Ghosts and Gravestones tour, she needs to be well versed in how to avoid getting cursed herself. Including, how to instruct tourists about visiting the infamous Robert the Doll...

Aurorah never knew what to expect going on in her living room when she got home from school. Having a father who was a psychic medium meant she never knew when her day would be disrupted by an impromptu drum circle or a house cleansing. However, it also meant she learned from a young age how to interact with the energy around her.

Now, as an adult and a professional astrologer, she taps into her intuition to help her guide her clien...

What happens after we die? An interview with Bob Ginsberg.

Since before we were human, we’ve wondered about what goes on in the great beyond, and yet so little rigorous research has been conducted on the subject. Bob Ginsberg aims to change this with the Forever Family Foundation. Today, we sit down with Bob and talk about the work his foundation does, and why he formed it in the first place.

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If certain styles of buildings make you cringe, is it because the architecture makes you uncomfortable, or because some styles are more prone to being haunted?

Today, we speak with author Beth Castrodale about the supernatural aspects of architecture. Do you live someplace that’s prone to ghost activity? Find out today, on Homespun Haints.

Beth’s 4th book with Regal House Publishing, The Inhabitants, is coming out...

Duane Scott Cerny, antiques dealer in Chicago, collects stories about the people, places, and things that pass through his shop. Some of those items, however, come with a ghost.

Duane Scott Cerny, antiques dealer in Chicago, collects stories about the people, places, and things that pass through his shop. Duane owns Chicago’s oldest and largest antique store: Broadway Antique Market. provides the very best in vintage furni...