Hometown Paranormal

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

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 Ozarks The Wandering Spirit of Hastings, Nebraska The Laughter of Ellsworth, Maine The Cross of Houston, Texas The Shadow in Dubuque, Iowa The Burning House of Toledo, Ohio The Empty Lot of Gorham, Maine 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 @kristinkozwrites If you'd like to support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/supporters/new], 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Like-Compass-Bones-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/1941617557] or UNRAVELING THE ALIEN MISSIONS [https://www.amazon.com/Unraveling-Alien-Missions-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/B0DHS4JSKW]. Available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. As always, thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support] Support this podcast. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support]

The Guitar of Tempe, Arizona

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 @kristinkozwrites If you'd like to support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/supporters/new], 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Like-Compass-Bones-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/1941617557] or UNRAVELING THE ALIEN MISSIONS [https://www.amazon.com/Unraveling-Alien-Missions-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/B0DHS4JSKW]. Available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support] Support this podcast. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support]

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

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 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support], 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Unraveling-Alien-Missions-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/B0DHS4JSKW], you may purchase it through Amazon here [https://www.amazon.com/Unraveling-Alien-Missions-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/B0DHS4JSKW].  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.paranormal Twitter/X: @HTParanormal TikTok: @kristinkozwrites As always, thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support] Support this podcast. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support]

The Portal in Los Angeles, California

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 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/supporters/new], 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 [https://www.amazon.com/Like-Compass-Bones-Kristin-Kozlowski/dp/1941617557]. Available from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.  And as always, thanks for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support] Support this podcast. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support]

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

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 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support] Support this podcast. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018406/support]