True Hauntings & Scary Stories
True Hauntings & Scary Stories is a weekly podcast that alternates between lighthearted and spooky conversations/interviews and fictional short scary stories, written and read by published horror author, Cynthia Seer. Everyone loves a good ghost story! Join us to hear neat ghost stories, interviews with lots of different people in the paranormal field, and spooky bedtime style scary stories. The spooks are waiting....
Episodes
In-person Meet and Greet!
May 1st 2026 at 6pm. Walking ghost tour through the German Village area of Columbus, Ohio. This event is not kid friendly so please leave the kiddos at home. There will be rough terrain due to brick roads and it will be dark. If you have a fall risk, bring a small flashlight and watch your step.
Do not try to find the tour company's website and buy your tickets now. Those are not our exclusive tour...
In-person Meet and Greet!
May 1st 2026 at 6pm. It's a walking ghost tour through the German Village area of Columbus, Ohio. This event is not kid friendly so please leave the kiddos at home. Do no try to find the ghost tour company's website and buy the tickets now. Those are not our exclusive tour tickets. You'll end up on a different ghost tour without me! I'll post the link to purchase our tickets as soo...
Happy New Year!
Our in-person meet and greet is scheduled for May 1st 2026. It will be a walking ghost tour through the German Village area of Columbus, Ohio. I'll post the link to purchase tickets as soon as the company has it available. Please do not try to find their website and buy tickets now. Those are not our exclusive tour tickets! You'll end up on a different tour without me!
Cindy gives another update that includes a spooky fact of the week. Maybe the Romans were onto something....
Mark your calendars! Friday evening May 1st, 2026 will be our in person walking ghost tour of the German Village in Columbus, OH. Meet me in person and go on a walking ghost tour with me! I'll post more details including ticket info when the event gets closer. The ghost tour is not a True Haunting...
Cindy has a spooky poem included in this week's update! Enjoy!
Also, keep May 1st, 2026 marked on your calendar for an in person ghost tour in Columbus, OH with Cindy! We'll even go to a local restaurant afterwards to have a few drinks and chat! What a spooky way to celebrate Half-O-Ween!
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Cindy shares a spooky fact of the week in this update. She's also still diligently working on a special True Hauntings project for Oct 2026 and an in person meet and greet on May 1st 2026! Stay Tuned for more info!
Spooky Fact website Cindy got her spooky facts from.
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Cindy is taking a much needed "soft break", not to rest so much as to work on upcoming True Hauntings projects and planning in person events! The monthly bonus short stories for paid subscribers will continue as usual. Subscribe for $5 per month to have access to those! The link in listed below.
There will be a new update every week from Dec 8th 2025 thru Mar 30th 2026. Normal episodes with Cindy and Heather will resum...
Cindy has a brand new podcaster, Raven, on the show to talk about spooky experiences, paganism, and more! Check out his new show, Paraverse, and his books on Amazon!
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon
True Haunting...
Claire is fleeing from her parents and has stumbled upon a young woman who seems like she might be able to help. But, can Claire trust her enough to accept the help? This Sarah person might have ulterior motives....
Part 1 of this story is episode 162. Please let me know if you liked this setup or if you prefer to hear a story from start to finish in one episode.
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Cindy invited the host of a ghost tour she took recently to come onto the show for a chat. Jay with Columbus Ghost Tours has some very interesting stories to tell!
In fact, he has invited all of us to take an in-person ghost tour with him on May 1st 2026! I'll post more details about times and tickets as they become available. This will be a great opportunity to meet me, Cindy, in person and take a walking ghost tour hosted ...
Claire is trying desperately to escape a lifelong bad situation. Can she make it on her own or will she need to do the one thing she has never done? Trust someone.
I am taking a break (of sorts) during Dec, Jan, Feb, and March 2026. I'll still post weekly updates but they will be very short. There might be the occasional poem but they will mostly be updates throughout those four months.
Subscribers: Rest assured that I wi...
Heather talks about the legend of the Moon Eyed People of Appalachia and Cindy explains the 7 Rules of Appalachia. Make sure to listen so you learn how to avoid offending the Fae Folk...
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon
True Hauntings Instagram
Cindy reads a story from her published book, Parade of Nightmares. This story is about a teenaged girl who wakes up in a very scary, very claustrophobic situation and has to figure out how to escape, or die trying...
Parade of Nightmares is a book of 8 short scary stories, each one featuring a different phobia. Click the link below to purchase it on Amazon. It makes a great Halloween read or the perfect holiday gift for someone w...
Cindy and Heather talk about two haunted places that you cannot go, one is for other people's safety and the other if for your own safety.
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon
True Hauntings Instagram
True Hauntings FaceBook Group
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Julie finally conquers her shyness and agrees to her first babysitting job. Unfortunately, she has no idea what this job has in store for her.
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon
True Hauntings Instagram
True Hauntings FaceBook Group
Email ...
Cindy and Heather talk about curses, two old curses and one more modern curse on a beloved TV show.
The Cursing Stone - Entire Written Curse
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon
True Hauntings Instagram
True Hauntings FaceBook Group
Email - Cy...
In this story, Peter surprises Jane with a romantic picnic in the woods. Unfortunately, they aren't alone.
Cindy is now offering one bonus story episode every month in place of her original plan to make the show a subscription podcast. We're sorry if this is confusing! Cindy tried making the podcast a subscription show but didn't like the idea that her listeners wouldn't be able to hear her weekly episodes. N...
In this very special bonus episode, Cynthia Seer talks about practically growing up in a well known haunted house in St. Augustine Florida, the experiences she had there, the story of why the house is haunted, and her theory of how ghosts or spirits exist.
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Cindy tells Brick about the time she worked somewhere that was extremely haunted and the three sightings Cindy encountered!
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True Hauntings
4694 Cemetery Rd #376
Hilliard, OH 43026
Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available ...
Cynthia and Kat talk about five more states and their most note worthy legends, including some possible aliens, a witch's curse, and even werewolves!
Articles mentioned:
https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/scariest-urban-legends-by-state/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/kansas/ks-creepy-hell-stull/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%E2%80%93Hopkinsville_encounter
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