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Homegrown Horror
by B Cacace-Shortill & Jackson Skinner
A Mainer and a dude from away discover the horrors of Vacationland. There’s a reason why this state has Stephen King.
Episodes
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A Homegrown Finale: It's Not Goodbye, It's See You Later
It’s so bittersweet. We deeply appreciate all of you who have joined us and listened to this project and labor of love over the years. With over 140 episodes of Maine-based true crime, paranormal, and spooky stories (and 40+ bonus episodes!), we are proud of what we have accomplished and what we...
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BONUS: Carrie (1976) & Carrie (2013)
We watched the 1976 and 2013 versions of Carrie, spoiler alert they end the same! Super fun movies, both well grounded in their unique time periods. That's it. The last bonus episode. This is Jackson editing, and on behalf of B, Allegra, Emilie, Anna, Binx, and all our other friends who…
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Mill Agent's House: Having a Ball
What do you get when you mix a Captain, an old mad woman, and 18 children? An episode of some unusual haunts. Haunt ME- The Mill Agent's House S2:E5, youtube.com The Mill Agent House in Vassalboro is Haunted! b985.fm Haunt ME paranormal investigators return to Vassalboro mill, newscentermaine.com
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Back to Katahdin '63: B's Last Ride
As HGH wraps up, B finally brings us the story that started her special interest in Mt. Katahdin - the 1963 Tragedy that changed how Baxter State Park handled safety and rescue. Sources: Report of Proceedings : Mt. Katahdin Tragedy Board of Review / Conducted Jointly by Baxter State Park…
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The Disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton: Bad Vibrations
We cover the sudden disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton. In September of 1971 as Cathy is preparing for the nights dance she vanishes off the streets of Portland. The police called her a runaway, but it seems something more sinister had occurred.
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A Forgotten Tale of Woe: I Hate Puritans
We've got another history lesson with Professor B! How many forgotten stories does the state of Maine have? They never seem to end! B takes us back to 1711, the beginning of Patience Boston (aka Patience Samson)'s story - one that won't have a happy ending. Sources: “Faithful Narrative of the...
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The Curse of the Isidore: Ghost Armada, Starring Johnny Depp
1842 was a hell of a time to be on the coast in Maine. Opportunity knocking on your door and the open sea beckoning with its call for adventure, that is unless you joined with the Isidore. Come join us as we uncover one of Maine's worst naval disasters. You got almost one more month left to reach...
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A Case of Deja Vu: Tummy Troubles Part 2
**Content warning: This episode does contain brief discussion around suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** B's throwing it back to an old case she started to research earlier this year - it's now Hattie Whitten's time to shine! But, her story isn't all that it seems and *spoiler alert*…
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Secrets of Loring Airforce Base, Part 2: Radiation Vampires
We explore another one of East Loring Airforce Bases mysteries, the Vamp House! Secret lab for government experiments, or another monument to incompetence? Listen and find out! Come say hi and ask your questions at [email protected] or visit our instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources:...
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Secrets of Loring Air Force Base, Part 1: Declassified Chatter
Did you know that Maine could be the basis of it’s own X-Files episode? In part one of our examination of some of the mysteries of Loring Air Force Base, B digs into the weird happenings of October 1975 when an unidentified aircraft penetrated the weapons storage area of the base - famously home…
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Murder Off the Reservation: I didn't say that
In August of 1992, Anthony Bear left the Tobique Reservation in New Brunswick Canada, in just five weeks their remains were discovered across the border in Fairfield, Maine. What happened to Anthony Bear, and what can witnesses tell us? You can reach out to us at [email protected] or...
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Not Quite Fireside Tales: What Goes Better Together Than Babies and Curses
As we welcome back our co-host Papa Jackson, we decided it was a good time to help him brush up on his storytelling skills for future bedtime tales! Our hosts have dug up some fascinating Maine myths for your listening pleasure! Sources: Haunted Maine: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine…
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A Repeat Offender: When Have You Lost Faith?
In 1979, a Sandra Flick was attacked and murdered by her estranged husband. Unfortunately, her death is only the begining of this story. Come along as B digs into the multiple attacks perpetrated by one Albert Flick and the continued failure to bring him to justice. Sources: Justia - 425 A.2d 167...
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The Dexter Bank Robbery of 1878: A Cool Easy Decade
On February 22, 1878 John Wilson Barron, teller for the Dexter Savings Bank, was found bound gagged and dead in front of the bank vault. It would take nearly ten years for any movement to develop in the case, but are we too quick to point fingers? Come say hi to us at [email protected]...
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BONUS: Pet Semetary: Bloodlines (2023)
Alright, let's pull out the lore for this one! As Paramount+ has attempted to resurrect the Pet Semetary franchise with a prequel to the 2019 remake, B & Jackson have a bunch of bones to pick with this new outing. Sometimes, dead certainly is better. You can reach out to us via email at...
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BIRTHDAY BONUS: Horror Comedy Extravaganza
Brithday girl B has something fun in store for us this month! We know you like horror. We know you love to laugh at bad horror movies. But, B's got some of her favorite horror comedies locked and loaded for your listening pleasure - Ready or Not (2019), Renfield (2023), and What We Do in the...
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A Shipwrecked Ghost Bride: Pay Me Your Crumbs, Mistress!
One stormy night, the fate of twenty people were changed forever as the schooner Charles crashed upon the rocks on Watts Ledge off the coast of Cape Elizabeth. The most enduring story is that of bride-to-be Lydia Carver, a young woman who would never make her way to the alter. Join B and Jackson...
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Ghost Grab Bag: Ghost Daddy Daycare
The duo take you on a trip to visit three mini haunts across the state of Maine. We hit up Congress street in Portland, then jaunt up to Freeport for a drink, before begging for forgiveness at the church in Bath. Are these places haunted or is the wiring just bad? You can say hi to us and ask...
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Multi-State Murders: Cuckoo for Clocks
Don't you just love Maine? It's so nice and peaceful - but B is going to ruin that for us all again as she dives into the deaths of Harry Staples, Richard Mace, Lorenzo D. Troyer, Lewis & Francis Gephart, and Russell Bailey in a multi-state, multi-year murder spree of one Richard Steeves.…
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Hauntings in the Rumpus Room: We are Bad at Sports
We are talking about the strange happenings at the Greater Rumford Community Center of Rumford, ME. Join Jackson as he regales B with the mysterious haunts occurring at the GRCC, completed in 1911 as a recreation center for Mill works, the GRCC may have a mysterious past that helps explain some…
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BONUS: Salem's Lot (1979)
Been a crazy week, so this May Bonus episode is a little late. But join us during this episode as we watch the horror classic Salem's Lot, a made for t.v. fever dream that left us confused and thirsting for something better. But it's not all a bad time, there are some amazing things that have…
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The Devil in Maine: He Doesn't Wear Prada
We gather around the campfire on a late May evening - B's got a story of cursed artifacts, devilish pacts, and some weird shaped feet! Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/devils-footprint https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/devils-footprint-me/ https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/67410...
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BIRTHDAY BONUS: Bladerunner (1982) & Bladerunner 2049 (2017)
Another year for the birthday boi! This year for Jackson's super self-indulgent birthday bonus episode, we watched Bladrunner, the Final Cut and Bladerunner 2049. We dive into the cyberpunk dystopia of Los Angeles where we follow the adventures of two bladerunners as they are tasked with separate...
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An Embezzler's Dead End: Could you call me back??
James Cassidy had it all family, a good job, a successful business, a second home on the Cape, and an embezzled $1.1 million dollars. As the FBI closed in on the audit of his banking business, James seems to have made a mad escape up North through Maine. A move that would lead him to his demise....
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A Deadly Confrontation in Vinalhaven: I Don't Feel So Good
Have you ever just had a bad feeling about something - something that leaves more than just a bad taste in your mouth, that makes you feel like somthing is definitely not right? Today B opens pandora's box on the untimely death of Roger Feltis on Vinalhaven - a case that still has too many loose...
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A Shallow Grave in Masardis: Too Many Frenemies
We talk about the unsolved murder of Joseph Savitch and Louis Alexander, two career criminals that disappeared as they were expected in court for their part in an elaborate home burglary operation. Did the two's past catch up with them or were there other players looking for their chance to get…
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1897 Murder at Bonny Eagle: Put Him in a Corner Somwhere
Hop into your time machines - we're doing a listener suggestion, but it's almost three years late! Back in 2021, B was recommended a book - a book so rare, it took until this past week for her to finally get her hot little hands on it and she was not disappointed! With her handwritten notes in...
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BONUS: Dark Shadows (2012)
We watched Dark Shadows so you don't have to, jumping right into a fully packaged and branded Tim Burton film featuring little nobody actors such as Johnny Deep, Eva Green, and Helena Bonham Carter. Watching this felt like a fever dream.
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Murder in the Poacher Woods: Game Wardens for the 1%
Jackson takes us back to 1886 to share the details on a double homicide that gripped the Maine public. We got it all, escapees, dogs, and game laws. Sources: The Warden Murders (part one), June 20, 2022, St. Croix Historical Society. The Warden Murders (part two), June 20, 2022, St. Croix...
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1974 Katahdin Ice Climbing Disaster: Red Sky By Morning
SPRING HAS FINALLY SPRUNG! Our hosts will be the first to tell you (because this is a weather podcast) that we have finally left the snow and ice behind - gardening, biking, hiking, enjoying nature! But, B will be the first to remind you, that while nature is beautiful and peaceful, you gotta...
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The Dash- H.M.S. Booty Call
YoHoHOOOO!!! We have it all fur our mateys on this here episode of HGH, hoist your jibs and tack you main sails, because we be discussing the story of the Dash, famous wartime privateer vessel and possible ghost ship. A stellar resume for some fearless searats. ARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!! Sources: The...
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Dr. Dove's Miracle Unicorn Monthly: His Name is Horny
We've covered some weird creatures on HGH - werewolves, giant cats, cannibalistic spiritual beings, landlocked walruses. Maine's got some truly amazing creatures! What many might not know is that one Dr. Dove attempted to make one of these mythical beasts a reality right here in Dirigo! Come…
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BONUS: Dolores Claiborne (1995)
What happens when you're being framed for the death of your asshole boss? It's time to reconnect with your estranged daughter. Listen as we gush over Kathy Bates as she eats the scenery in this totally not awful film! Got a movie recommendation hit us up [email protected] or instagram...
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The Bowdoinham Bank Robbery of 1866: Whip Em Good
On a moonless Summer night in June of 1866 three robbers made a mad cash grab reminiscent of a spaghetti western. While they skedaddled away from with their cash prize, can they lose the authorities in the Big Apple? If you got story suggestions or questions for us to answer on the pod, hit us up...
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The Anti-Catholic Riot of 1854 & The Know-Nothings: Nothing Has Changed
The year is 1854 and you are walking down Commercial Street in Bath, when you see a man in a bathrobe yelling aggressively about Catholics and how they are ruining the country. What do you do? You decide to go commit arson? Odd choice, but go off! Join B & Jackson as we dive into the political...
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The Murder of Amy St. Laurent: Big Ole Liar
On an October evening Amy St. Laurent disappeared from the streets of Portland, within two days police began seriously investigating all angles of foul play possible. While leads seemed thin, luckily the murderer is an idiot. Keep yourself safe with the Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.S.)...
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Orion Krause: I Promise I Can Read
There are moments in life where you realize things can change in a split second and in 2017, when Orion Krause ended up at the home of his grandparent's neighbor, the unthinkable happened. After confessing to the tragic slaying of his mother, grandparents, and their home healthcare worker, Orion...
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The Mysteries of Ayers Island: SHUT UP, JOHN!
Hey Homies! Jackson takes us on a little island tour of the mysterious Ayers Island. An industrious 64 acres island with not one, but three grim legends on its soils... and probably asbestos. You can reach out to us via email at [email protected] - send us stories, questions, Maine…
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BONUS: Offspring
We've seen good movies. We've seen bad movies. And then there's Offspring, a gross-out cannibal flick set right on the Maine/Canada border. Come and sit with our hosts as they dissect the worst movie they've ever seen (probably). They suffered because they love us. You can reach out to us via…
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The Ding-Maul & Ding-Ball: A Tale of Two Kitties
What's new, pussy cat? Meow is the time to put your paws together for two fur-ocious creatures of the Maine Lumberwoods - the Ding-Maul & Ding-Ball! Can B purr-suade Jackson to believe in these purr-plexing kittens, or will she become hiss-terical in the process? Join our hosts as we get the...
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The Disappearance of Gail DeLano: Phone Technology
If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, there are resources for you. Call 988 or call Maine's 24 hour crisis hotline at 1-888-568-1112. On this episode of HGH, Jackson discusses the mysterious disappearance and death of Gail Delano. A 35 year old from Westport Island who left her home the...
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Mary Cowan, the Borgia of Maine: Tummy Troubles
Who has two thumbs and loves telling us about old timey murders? It’s B! Today our hosts discuss the many victims of one Mary Cowan, a young woman who would become known as the Borgia of Maine. Are Mary’s motives lost to history or did she commit murder(s) for money? Who truly knows, but! B’s got...
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The Disappearance of Thomas Jacoby: Tasty ASMR
We explore the 1991 disappearance of Thomas Grant Jacoby. In July of '91 Thomas packed a car full of camping gear and left his home in Pennsylvania, just a couple days later a letter arrived to his then girlfriend stating he had driven 700 miles away to Portland, ME. A statewide search unsues…
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BONUS: Stephen King's Thinner
Fitness gurus are talking about the newest weight loss rage that everyone must get in on, you've heard of ozempic, but have you heard of Romani curses??? We watched the shit out of Thinner a 1996 film based on a 1984 novel, where our kinda crappy lawyer protagonist receives a curse from a passing...
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Haunted Hospitals: The Biddosode
While trying to find something a little more light hearted for this week, B remembered a recommendation from a co-worker. "Oh, wonderful," B thought to herself, "A nice haunting to bring a bit of levity in these cold winter months." What B did not know was that one haunting, would turn into two....
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October 25, 2023: Lewiston Strong
After some unfortunate illnesses, we are finally back for season 3 of HGH! We kick off this season by discussing the recent tragedies affecting the Lewiston and larger Maine communities. What happened, what may have led us to this, and what steps we should take to keep this problem from happening...
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BONUS: Silver Bullet
The duo jumps back into the Stephen Kingaverse to put their beady little eyeballs onto the not so hit classic, Silver Bullet. Where an evangelical werewolf preys upon a small rural Maine town, only to be thwarted by a wheelchair bound boy and his trusty bottle rocket. Can he save the town and…
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John Joubert: And a Big Fuck You
**Content Warning: Today we cover the murders of multiple children - listener discretion is advised.** It's the end of season 2 and we're ending like we began - talking about a huge fuckwad! B digs up the details on the crimes of John Joubert, dubbed the Woodford Strangler and the Nebraska Boy...
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The Flooding of Flagstaff: Capitalism Strikes Again!
We talk about the flooding of Flagstaff, when in 1950 CMP decided to build a dam to increase the flow to the Kennebec River resulting in the drowning of a quaint farming and logging community. Get your flood insurance, you're gonna need. Come say hi at [email protected] or at instagram...
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BONUS: Damnationland XIII
Your hosts went to the red carpet and rubbed shoulders with the who's who of artists for this year's Damnationland, a celebration of local Maine horror mini-films and interstitials. The kooky, the creepy, and ooky, it was a hell of a time and definitely a showcase of the way life should bleed....
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A Mainer and a dude from away discover the horrors of Vacationland. There’s a reason why this state has Stephen King.
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B Cacace-Shortill & Jackson Skinner
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