Hometown Ghost Stories

Tonight on HTGS reviews, we break down the movie Mother! **Spoilers!** Mother! (2017) is a psychological horror film directed by Darren Aronofsky. It follows a young woman (Jennifer Lawrence) living in a secluded house with her poet husband (Javier Bardem). Their tranquil life is disrupted when uninvited guests (Ed Harris and Michelle Pfeiffer) arrive, bringing chaos and tension. As more strangers invade their home, the woman's reality unravels, revealing a surreal, allegorical tale exploring themes of creation, destruction, and humanity's relationship with nature. The film is intense, symbolic, and open to interpretation, often seen as a commentary on environmental and biblical narratives. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and KasharMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our Midwest road trip kicked off in the small town of Atchison, Kansas. It’s a town often called one of the most haunted in America, and with a population of just over 10,000, that’s probably pretty accurate from a per capita perspective. It’s home to some of the most infamous paranormal locations in the Midwest, including the formidable McInteer Villa, and the much smaller, notoriously haunted Sallie House. This was the first stop on our four part journey through the American heartland, and to say Atchison set the tone, would probably be an understatement. Watch the entire Sallie House Investigation Video Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GVQ48Axmhk&t=2s Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the late 1990s, northern Italy's heavy metal scene birthed the Beasts of Satan—a twisted cult of young occultists blending black metal, drugs, and devil worship. Led by Andrea Volpe and Nicola Sapone, the group lured victims into ritual sacrifices to seal pacts with darkness. Their horrors began on January 17, 1998, in the misty woods near Somma Lombardo, northwest of Milan. There, they stabbed 19-year-old Chiara Marino through the heart as a "virgin sacrifice," then bludgeoned her boyfriend, 16-year-old bassist Fabio Tollis, with a hammer when he intervened. The pair's bodies were dumped in a shallow pit, stuffed with chestnut leaves, and mocked as "zombies" while killers danced on the grave. The remains lay undiscovered for six years. In 2004, Volpe shot his ex, 27-year-old Mariangela Pezzotta, in the throat to silence her threats to expose the sect. She survived long enough to be beaten and buried alive in a nearby greenhouse. Confessions unraveled the cult, leading to life sentences for Sapone and decades for Volpe. Today, those Somma Lombardo woods whisper of unrest: locals report chilling apparitions of a stabbed girl and shadowy figures, eerie cries at midnight, and an oppressive dread that chases hikers away. The forest, scarred by blood rites, stands as Italy's haunted Satanic scar. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Hometown Ghost Stories, we dive into more listener submitted ghost stories! We tell the true stories of paranormal activity from our listeners... All true.. All new. Have your own ghost story to share? Hop in our discord or email it over and perhaps we'll read it out on the next listener ghost stories episode! Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on sale⁠https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator⁠ Become a supporter on Patreon!⁠https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories ⁠Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q⁠ MERCH: ⁠https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We reviewed the final installment of the Conjuring Universe... the latest film. The Conjuring: Last Rites. This movie is brand new and still in theaters, so WARNING... we spoil it. And spoil it, we shall. Did this movie bring back the terror of the original film? Or did it continue to spiral into chaos? Find out what we thought on our review of The Conjuring: Last Rites Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marshfield Massachusetts... A town known for its beaches, festivals and the annual Marshfield fair.  But Marshfield has some of the oldest buildings in the country and the town played a pivotal role in both the King Philip's War and the American Revolution.  With a long storied past... comes the tales of haunted houses.  Perhaps the most famous of all these sites... is the Historic Winslow House.  Dave and I grew up in Marshfield and always heard the rumors of the Winslow House and all its ghosts... So.. We rented it out for a night.  Find out what we discovered while spending a night investigating the Winslow House.   Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are back for our third attempt at telling scary stories live around an actual campfire. This time... from Jesse's backyard, horrifyingly decorated by the children of the HTGS... or something like that. On these episodes, we read original and listener submitted scary stories. Some ghosts... some not so ghosts... all brand new. Have a story to share? Send it in, and we may read it live on the next campfire tales! Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Utica, New York may seem like just another upstate city, but its past is steeped in darkness. From the ghostly apparitions said to haunt the grand Stanley Theater, to the lingering spirits of Hotel Utica, where the apparition of a man in a tuxedo still roams, the city is no stranger to restless souls. And towering over it all is Old Main, the former New York State Lunatic Asylum, infamous for its use of the dreaded Utica Crib and the suffering within its walls. Utica is more than a city... it’s a haunting that never ends. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on HTGS Reviews, we cover the latest Final Destination movie, BLOODLINES. Did this movie revitalize the franchise... or... was it the exact same plot as the rest of the movies? Find out what we thought about this movie on this spoiler filled review of Final Destination: Bloodlines. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Kasharhttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Hometown Ghost Stories, we dive into more listener submitted ghost stories! We tell the true stories of paranormal activity from our listeners... All true.. All new. Have your own ghost story to share? Hop in our discord or email it over and perhaps we'll read it out on the next listener ghost stories episode! Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Hometown Ghost Stories Dark Mysteries, we cover the the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle! Dave was almost in the Bermuda Triangle recently. Some say... he was pretty much lost at sea. Some say he sank and will never be seen again. Join us as we dive into the tales of lost ships, shipwrecks, and ships that got wrecked and lost ... at sea. Or something like that. We'll edit it out. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreatorBecome a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bermuda was once known to sailors as the Isle of Devils, a name earned from its treacherous reefs, strange lights over the water, and ominous, childlike cries that echoed across the island at night. Early mariners gave it a wide berth, convinced it was cursed. Today, Bermuda is best known as a tropical paradise and a major tourist destination. But behind the beauty lies a darker history, and many of the island’s oldest sites still carry a haunted reputation. Join us as we explore all the stories that keep the Isle of Devils alive in legend. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on HTGS reviews, we dive into another video game - turned movie. We've been waiting for this one... UNTIL DAWN! We did a full playthrough of the video game on our YouTube channel where Dave and Jesse coached Rob into making all the ... right decisions. Does the movie hold up? Is it as good or better than the game? Or is it ... worse? Much worse? Find out what we thought in this spoiler filled review of Until Dawn. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreatorBecome a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Kasharhttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At the edge of the Welsh Valleys stands Llancaiach Fawr Manor, a building that stood tall during the civil war, and the spirits of the past still linger. To the north, in the brooding Brecon Beacons, rises Craig-y-Nos Castle. Once the lavish home of opera star Adelina Patti, it later became a tuberculosis hospital, where countless patients drew their final breath. Today, footsteps echo in empty corridors, voices sing when no one is there, and both sites remain two of Wales’s most haunted places.   Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hometown Ghost Stories presents our second installment of LIVE campfire tales. This is where we gather around an actual campfire and tell spooky tales in front of a live audience. Rob and Dave tell spooky tales while Jesse completely mails it in and comes up with something off of the top of the head with his outstanding storytelling talents. Let's see what kind of chaos we have for you this week! Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreatorBecome a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tuscaloosa’s spirit runs deeper than football chants and crimson pride.  On the University grounds, shadows stir where memories of tragedy never faded.  The Drish House rises like a tombstone, its windows said to flicker with ghostly flames.  In this city, “Roll Tide” isn’t the only echo carried through the night.Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreatorSpecial Guest: Christopher Feinstein (Haunted American History)https://open.spotify.com/show/1qGceWMBEgoA7NbIdxmcVzBecome a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Well... there's a reboot of the classic, War of the Worlds on Amazon Prime... and if you didn't know it was on amazon prime, they let you know by shamelessly promoting Amazon throughout the entire movie. We review what may just be... the worst movie ever made. Spoiler... it wasn't good. Also, we will go ahead and spoil this disaster of a movie. Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Kasharhttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Hometown Ghost Stories, Rob digs up more haunted headlines from long ago.  Join us as we break down these strange true news stories from the past and get to the bottom of some of these chilling encounters.  This week we are joined by special guest, Brent Thomas from the Paranormal Portal!  Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreatorSpecial Guest: Brent Thomas (The Paranormal Portal)https://paranormalportal.net/https://open.spotify.com/show/5B2u8CZvbwJnWlGwdYl2FgBecome a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1976, a pilot in training took off for a routine training exercise. What happened next hasn't been able to be explained ever since Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on salehttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The true story that inspired the newest Conjuring universe movie, The Conjuring 4: Last rites. A Pennsylvania family began experiencing strange occurrences in their new home after doing some renovations. What followed was one of Ed and Lorraine Warren’s most horrifying and disturbing demonic cases. Join us as we dig into the mysterious and terrifying case of the Smurl Family Haunting Hometown Ghost Stories LIVE SHOW!  Tix now on sale https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hometown-ghost-stories-live-tickets-1468135545939?aff=oddtdtcreator Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices