True Hauntings & Scary Stories

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....

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December 15, 2025 1 min

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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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...

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December 1, 2025 36 mins

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!

Paraverse Website

Amazon Shop

Spotify

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4694 Cemetery Rd #376
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Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon

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November 24, 2025 22 mins

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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November 17, 2025 34 mins

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 ...

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November 10, 2025 32 mins

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.  

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November 3, 2025 40 mins

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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4694 Cemetery Rd #376
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Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon

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October 27, 2025 26 mins

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...

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October 20, 2025 39 mins

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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4694 Cemetery Rd #376
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Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon

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October 13, 2025 22 mins

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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4694 Cemetery Rd #376
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October 6, 2025 51 mins

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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Parade of Nightmares by Cynthia Seer available on Amazon

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September 29, 2025 18 mins

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...

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September 28, 2025 32 mins

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.

You can find the True Hauntings Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/truehauntings/ 

www.TrueHauntings.com

www.patreon.com/TrueHauntings

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September 28, 2025 20 mins

Cindy tells Brick about the time she worked somewhere that was extremely haunted and the three sightings Cindy encountered!  

www.TrueHauntings.com
www.Facebook.com/groups/TrueHauntings/
www.Patreon.com/TrueHauntings

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September 28, 2025 43 mins

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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September 28, 2025 37 mins

We hit up some more state legends, looking for some creepy stories.  And this time, we found them!  This is a nice mixture of weird creatures, hauntings, and a strange disease.

Articles mentioned:

https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/scariest-urban-legends-by-state/

https://the-line-up.com/pukwudgie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nain_Rouge

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/...

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September 28, 2025 29 mins

Cindy and Kat talk about legends from five more US states and it gets pretty creepy right off the bat with an aggressive phantom hitchhiker! 

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4694 Cemetery Rd #376
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September 28, 2025 35 mins

Kat and Cindy talk about five more state legends  Will your state be one that we talk about this time?  Mine was!  Ohio!

Links mentioned during the episode:

https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/scariest-urban-legends-by-state/

https://puzzleboxhorror.com/la-mala-hora-urban-legend-explored/

https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-york/cropsey-ny/

https://northcarolinaghosts.com...

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September 28, 2025 34 mins

Cindy plays all of her EVPs for Kat and they analyze each one.  There are some really cool electronic voice phenomenon in here!  Some are mere whispers or strange noises and some are full blown sentences that you can hear without headphones. 

Thank you for supporting True Hauntings!  Enjoy!

Email - Cynthia@TrueHauntings.com

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September 28, 2025 34 mins

Cindy and Kat talk about five really neat legends in this one!  We like them all!  We discuss Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and South Carolina.

The website we pull the legends from:
https://www.titlemax.com/discovery-center/lifestyle/scariest-urban-legends-by-state/

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