Hometown Paranormal

Beyond the Veil Series: The Wandering Spirit of Hastings, Nebraska

Release Date: 10/31/2024

Duration: 76500 Mins

Authors: Kristin Kozlowski

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. My name is Kristin Kozlowski, and I’m the creator of this podcast. For every episode, I will make up a strange, paranormal story set in an actual place and tell it to you. In the Beyond the Veil series, I allow a peak behind the veil and talk about the creation and inspiration behind an episode. Today, to celebrate Halloween 2024, I will share a personal ghost story with you, as well as talk about the real-life experiences of mine that led me to write the story: The Wandering Spirit of Hastings, Nebraska, Season 1, Episode 8. If you want to binge all of the ghost stories that I've told on this podcast, here is a list of the episodes:The Hero of the OzarksThe Wandering Spirit of Hastings, NebraskaThe Laughter of Ellsworth, MaineThe Cross of Houston, TexasThe Shadow in Dubuque, IowaThe Burning House of Toledo, OhioThe Empty Lot of Gorham, MaineIf you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown(dot)paranormal), or on Twitter to @HTParanormal. I am also on TikTok @kristinkozwritesIf you'd like to support the show, please consider a monthly donation to help me produce the show and publish a collection of stories for Middle Grade readers. Every supporter will receive an autographed PDF of a short story from my upcoming collection: THE GRAVE JUMPER AND OTHER SPOOKY STORIES.If you'd like a spooky read this season, consider reading my novella, LIKE A COMPASS IN HER BONES or UNRAVELING THE ALIEN MISSIONS. Available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.As always, thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.Support the showSupport this podcast.

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The Guitar of Tempe, Arizona

Release Date: 10/24/2024

Duration: 66060 Mins

Authors: Kristin Kozlowski

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story.In this episode, a young couple hear the strumming of a guitar as they try to sleep, but when they search for the person playing the instrument, they find that no one is there. If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown(dot)paranormal), or on Twitter to @HTParanormal. I am also on TikTok @kristinkozwritesIf you'd like to support the show, please consider a monthly donation to help me produce the show and publish a collection of stories for Middle Grade readers. Every supporter will receive an autographed PDF of a short story from my upcoming collection: THE GRAVE JUMPER AND OTHER SPOOKY STORIES.If you'd like a spooky read this season, consider reading my novella, LIKE A COMPASS IN HER BONES or UNRAVELING THE ALIEN MISSIONS. Available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. Support the showSupport this podcast.

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Beyond the Veil Series: The Old Man of Artesia, NM Episode

Release Date: 10/17/2024

Duration: 59460 Mins

Authors: Kristin Kozlowski

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story.My name is Kristin Kozlowski. I’m the creator of this podcast, and for every episode, I will make up a strange, paranormal story set in an actual place and tell it to you. In the Beyond the Veil series, I allow a peak behind the veil and talk about the creation and inspiration behind an episode. Today, I talk about real-life apparitions of 19th century towns and how those instances inspired The Old Man of Artesia, NM, Season 1, Episode 1.If you are interested in supporting this podcast, each supporter will receive an autographed PDF of one of the stories from my upcoming book, The Grave Jumper and Other Spooky Stories.If you're interested in purchasing my recent novella, Unraveling the Alien Missions, you may purchase it through Amazon here. Please rate Hometown Paranormal and leave me a review so that more listeners can find my stories. You can also find me on:Insta: @hometown.paranormalTwitter/X: @HTParanormalTikTok: @kristinkozwritesAs always, thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map!Support the showSupport this podcast.

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The Portal in Los Angeles, California

Release Date: 10/10/2024

Duration: 88200 Mins

Authors: Kristin Kozlowski

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. In this Halloween episode, Aliyah Johnson is bummed at having to miss her best friend's Halloween party in order to babysit her little sister, so her friends decide to cheer her up by trying to summon the spirit of a woman who was murdered in Aliyah's house, but things don't go as planned. If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown(dot)paranormal), or on Twitter to @HTParanormal.If you'd like to support the show, please consider a monthly donation to help me produce the show and publish a collection of stories from the podcast. Every supporter will receive an autographed PDF of a short story from my upcoming collection: THE GRAVE JUMPER AND OTHER SPOOKY STORIES.If you'd like a spooky read this season, consider reading my novella, LIKE A COMPASS IN HER BONES. Available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. And as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map!Support the showSupport this podcast.

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Beyond the Veil Series: The Creation of The Plane Crash Episode

Release Date: 9/26/2024

Duration: 46560 Mins

Authors: Kristin Kozlowski

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. A listener requested some behind the scenes material from my storytelling process. If this is your thing, I hope you enjoy this episode where I talk about the idea behind The Plane Crash of Waltman, WY, Season 2, Episode 1, where I talk about different timelines and dimensions, and share a personal story about jumping timelines. That’s it for this episode of hometown paranormal. If you liked what you heard, please subscribe to my podcast, leave a review, and tell a friend about it.  If you like this added Beyond the Veil format on Hometown Paranormal, you can let me know on Instagram at Hometown.paranormal, or on Twitter @HTParanormal. As a reminder, at Hometown Paranormal, every story is a work of fiction, so any resemblance to real life people or events is purely coincidental. The only factual piece of information I use is the name of the town and state.  So, that’s it for today. Thank you for listening, and thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.Support the show

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The Plane Crash of Waltman, Wyoming

Release Date: 9/19/2024

Duration: 73020 Mins

Authors: Kristin Kozlowski

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal, where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story.Welcome back! I apologize for leaving unexpectedly, but I'm back and ready to tell some stories. Join me.  In this episode, Katie Tinnard is driving through Wyoming to visit her mom when a plane falls from the sky and crashes on the road in front of her . . . or does it?If you want to skip to the story directly, please go to time stamp 3:10. If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown(dot)paranormal), or on Twitter to @HTParanormal.If you'd like to read more stories written by Kristin, visit her website at: https://kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comor order her books through these links:LIKE A COMPASS IN HER BONESMENDING BODIES

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The Empty Lot in Gorham, Maine

Release Date: 2/2/2023

Duration: 27 Mins

Description: Welcome to Hometown Paranormal, where  everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. In this episode, Leslie Bishop, her two cousins, and her twin brothers have made a big mistake. Instead of staying at home playing board games on Saturday night while their parents go out to dinner, they venture to the corner of their neighborhood to play on the empty lot, and they stay later than they should.Realizing their mistake, they try to rush home before their parents come home and realize they've broken the rules. But something -- or someone -- on the empty lot doesn't want the kids to leave. And it will do anything to keep them there.If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown(dot)paranormal), or on Twitter to @HTParanormal.If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or not -- written by Kristin, visit her website at : www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comIf you'd like to enter my Hometown Paranormal contest, the details are below:Guidelines:1. You must be 17 years old, or YOUNGER.2. You must write 1 story featuring a strange or unusual paranormal encounter (that includes ghosts, spirits, haunted houses, faeries, trolls, talking streams, aliens, or anything else you can think of).3. The story must take place in an actual town.4. You must email your story to me by March 1, 2023 to: hometownparanormalpodcast@gmail.com5. You must include your name and age in the email.6. You can know me in real life, but you cannot be one of my children.7. You must have fun writing your story!!! And don't worry so much about spelling and grammar. I'm looking for a good story!What do you win?A chance for your story to be read on Hometown Paranormal! Bragging rights! And one other prize to be announced in the next episode!Good luck everyone!And as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map!

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Thanksgiving in Charlotte, North Carolina

Release Date: 11/24/2022

Duration: 17 Mins

Description: After a divorce last year, Virginia is striking out on her own as a 50 year old woman. She is hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the first time in the house she just bought. When she meets an old, frail couple with no holiday plans, she invites them to join her and her guests for dinner. But the frail woman finds an item in Virginia's home that was once hers, and the woman is not okay with Virginia having it. If you like this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal or Twitter to @HTParanormalAs a reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories. Only the name of the town and state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental and unintentional.If you'd like to read more stories written by Kristin, visit her website:kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comThank you for listening and for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.

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The Trees of Houghton, Michigan

Release Date: 11/10/2022

Duration: 20 Mins

Description: When a storm moves in to the upper peninsula of Michigan, Adam McKinley loses his old apple tree to the violent winds. But what he discovers after the tree falls may be even more amazing than the tree he lost. If you like this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal or Twitter to @HTParanormalAs a reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories. Only the name of the town and state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental and unintentional.If you'd like to read more stories written by Kristin, visit her website:kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comThank you for listening and for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.

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The Cross of Houston, Texas

Release Date: 10/27/2022

Duration: 23 Mins

Description: When Lily finds a pair of friendship bracelets hanging on a roadside cross, she doesn't think twice before she takes them and gifts one to her new friend, Aria. But strange things begin to happen to Aria. The portrait of her mom that she's drawing gets ruined. A portrait of someone she's never seen before suddenly appears in her sketch pad.However, it's when Aria and Lily are together that things really get weird. And by weird, I mean terrifying. The ghost of the girl who the bracelets belong to wants them returned, and she'll do anything to make sure that happens. Thank you for joining me for Ghostober! This is the last episode of October, so I hope you enjoyed all the ghost stories I've shared this month. If so, be sure to tell a friend.Also, if you like this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal or Twitter to @HTParanormalAs  reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories where only the name of the town/state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or event is coincidental and unintentional.If you'd like to read more stories written by Kristin, visit her website: kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comThank you for listening and for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.

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The Laughter of Ellsworth, Maine

Release Date: 10/20/2022

Duration: 14 Mins

Description: When Emily and Larissa's dad dies unexpectedly, the girls are left cleaning out his house. Emily will take anything valuable, but Larissa only asks for one thing: her dad's grandfather clock. The grandfather clock has many good memories for Larissa, but Emily decides that she wants the clock, too. With two daughters wanting the same thing, how will they decide who gets it?Perhaps someone else will decide for them. Perhaps their dad has his own idea about who should inherit his favorite possession. Perhaps he can let them know that from beyond the grave. If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown dot paranormal), or on Twitter @HTParanormalAs a reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories where only the name of the town/state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental and unintentional.If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or otherwise -- written by Kristin, visit her website at: www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comAnd as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.

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The Wandering Spirit of Hastings, Nebraska

Release Date: 10/13/2022

Duration: 19 Mins

Description: Kendra Williams loves spending a couple weeks every summer on her grandparents' farm in Hastings, Nebraska, but this summer is different. This summer, the nightmares start, and a ghostly, old man keeps haunting Kendra's dreams. As Kendra's waking life suffers, her nightmares continue, and the people who love her begin to worry. But how can she escape a man she only sees when she's sleeping?Welcome to Hometown Paranormal, where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, leave a review, and tell a friend about it. If you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send me a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal or on Twitter to @HTParanormalAs a reminder, Hometown Paranormal is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental and unintentional. If you'd like to read more stories written by Kristin -- paranormal or otherwise -- visit my website at:www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.com And as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map. 

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The Hero of the Ozarks

Release Date: 10/7/2022

Duration: 34 Mins

Description: When Cody Owens enters Snake's Tongue Cave in the Ozark Mountains, Missouri in 2015, he's expecting a fun adventure. He's expecting an exciting story to tell. What he's not expecting is a face rising out of a pool of water. Or getting stuck in a gap between stone slabs. Or a voice calling out from the darkness as he struggles to free himself. But at Hometown Paranormal, things are rarely what they seem. Welcome to Ghostober! Every episode during the month of October will be a ghost story, and The Hero of the Ozarks is our first!As a reminder: all stories on Hometown Paranormal are fiction. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental and unintentional. A special thank you to Melaura for suggesting a cave as a location for a story at Hometown Paranormal. If you'd like your hometown featured on an episode, please let me know on Insta @hometown.paranormal or Twitter @HTParanormal

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The Writer of New Orleans

Release Date: 9/22/2022

Duration: 6 Mins

Description: Today's episode features a friend and guest writer, Sara Sabharwal. Sara is a poetess and storyteller who specializes in writing poems which feature fantastical elements like witches, vampires and magic. Join me as we journey to New Orleans, where Sara writes about the magic of the city. These four poems can be found in Sara's fifth book of poetry, "Lovers, Liars and Vampires," which is available through Amazon. Please check out all of her books of poetry because they are all amazing. And as always, if you'd like your hometown featured on an episode of Hometown Paranormal, please send me a message on Instagram: @hometown.paranormal or Twitter: @HTParanormal. I'm always looking for new locations to write about!Thanks for listening, and thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map. 

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The Shadow in Dubuque, Iowa

Release Date: 9/8/2022

Duration: 25 Mins

Description: When Julia Price spends a night in Dubuque, Iowa, drinking at a local bar with her friends and singing some truly terrible karaoke, she wakes the next morning with a headache. A headache that won't go away no matter what she tries.But during an encounter with her roommate's Aunt Letty, Julia finds that she brought something more than a headache home with her from the bar that night. Something dark and shadowy. Something that doesn't want to let her go. Welcome to Hometown Paranormal, where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. If you'd like to see your hometown featured on Hometown Paranormal, send me a message on Instagram @Hometown.Paranormal or on Twitter @HTParanormal. As a reminder, all stories are a work of fiction and any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental and unintentional. Ghostober is coming soon! For the month of October, all of my stories will be ghost stories! So, tell your friends and tune in this spooky season!If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or not -- written by me, please visit my writer website at www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comThank you for listening, and thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map.

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The Butterflies of Monument, Colorado

Release Date: 8/25/2022

Duration: 23 Mins

Description: When nine-year-old, Emmarie moves to Monument, Colorado, she's nervous. She worries about living in a new place, and making new friends. But Emmarie's not there long before she meets the best friend she's ever had, a boy named Harrison. The two spend three years playing and laughing together until Harrison receives some bad news: his family is moving to California. Emmarie is heartbroken, as she tries to cope with life without Harrison until one day, he sends her a sign that she's not alone. A sign that she will never forget. Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. Thank you to Franke for nominating Monument, Colorado for today's story. As a reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories and characters, and only the name of the town/state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental and unintentional. This story is inspired by some true-stories written about in the book, "Mysteries of the Cosmic Joker" by Kathryn Walker from the "Unsolved" book series. It is a junior fiction book, and great for kids. I highly recommend you check it out. I encourage you to follow me on Instagram: @Hometown.Paranormal and leave me a message about a town you'd like to see featured on the podcast. If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or otherwise -- written by Kristin, visit her website: https://kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comAnd as always, thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map!

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The Faceless Figures of Bolingbrook, IL

Release Date: 8/11/2022

Duration: 23 Mins

Description: In Bolingbrook, IL, when Rebecca Kensing goes to sleep one summer night in 1975, she is visited by three faceless figures who begin to haunt her dreams. Every morning when she wakes, she is covered in a sticky, slimy substance that encases more and more of her body each time. Scared that she will become permanently cocooned, Rebecca goes with her parents to the local doctor. There, a nurse has a plan for helping Rebecca, but the plan seems even more ludicrous than the problem. Of course, doing nothing may be the most dangerous plan of all. Welcome to Hometown Paranormal where everything is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. Thank you to Beth and John for nominating Bolingbrook, IL for today's episode, and thank you to Helen for the inspiration behind the story.If you like this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send me a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown (dot) paranormal). As a reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories where only the name of the town/state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental and unintentional. If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or not -- written by Kristin, visit her website at www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comAnd as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map!

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The Burning House of Toledo, Ohio

Release Date: 7/28/2022

Duration: 23 Mins

Description: When Rachel Burton's parents move their grief-stricken daughter back to their home in Toledo, Ohio, Rachel can barely get out of bed. But when a house on the next block catches fire -- or so it seems by the billowing smoke escaping its windows -- Rachel is pulled out of bed and into a tale that's two decades old, a tale in which a woman burns her house to the ground with her family inside. A tale in which that house seems to catch fire every morning. In an attempt to make sense of that which makes no sense, Rachel enters the burning house to decide for herself just what happened there twenty years ago, and in doing so unravels a mystery as deep as grief itself. If you liked this story, please subscribe to Hometown Paranormal, and leave a review wherever you listen. And if you'd like your town featured on an episode, please send a message on Instagram to @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown (dot) paranormal). As a reminder, Hometown Paranormal consists of fictional stories where only the name of the town/state are real. Any resemblance to actual people or events is coincidental and unintentional. If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or not -- written by Kristin, visit her website at:www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.comAnd as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map. 

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The Old Man of Artesia, New Mexico

Release Date: 7/25/2022

Duration: 13 Mins

Description: One afternoon in Artesia, New Mexico, a pair of siblings go hunting for fossils in a dried-up riverbed. The field beside the riverbed is always empty, filled with nothing but dust, until one minute, it's not empty. As the siblings stumble into an old town that pops up out of nowhere, strange things begin to occur, and before they know it, the only person in town who can see them is chasing them through the dirt covered streets. How will the two find their way out of a town that didn't exist a moment ago, and may not exist a moment from now?Remember, all episodes of Hometown Paranormal are fiction except for the name of the town/state. Any likeness to real individuals or stories anywhere is coincidental and unintentional. If you would like your town featured in an episode of Hometown Paranormal, send Kristin a message on Instagram: @hometown.paranormal (that's hometown (dot) paranormal). If you like what you hear and you'd like to hear more stories, please leave Hometown Paranormal a review. If you'd like to read more stories -- paranormal or otherwise -- written by Kristin, please visit her website at: www.kristinkozlowskiwrites.wordpress.com And as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map. 

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