Hometown Haunts Podcast

Feb 25 2025 114 ep. 69 mins 71
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Hometown Haunts is a supplementary podcast to the Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities comics anthology about hauntings, strange phenomena, cryptids, and urban legends around the Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky Tri-state area. Hosted by Cincinnati artists Kat Klockow, Christina Wald, and Jen Koehler.

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Episode 112: UFO Chase

Feb 25 2025 61 mins  
Episode 112: UFO Chase It is 5 in the morning when two Portage County Ohio sheriff deputies stop at the side of the road to investigate an abandoned car. Suddenly, they hear this strange humming noise, and when they turn around a giant UFO is hovering overhead. The UFO rises from behind the trees and hovers over them, drenching the ground around them in light. Kat, Jen, and Chri

Episode 111: The Lady in Black

Feb 11 2025 65 mins  
Episode 111: THE LADY IN BLACK It is an early misty morning in Cincinnati’s Eden Park and you’re taking in the quiet serenity when you notice you aren’t alone in the park. Just before you standing before you is a lady dressed in black from head to toe in what looks like vintage clothes. She stares sad and mournful over the rippling water of Mirror Lake. You approach her, but

Episode 110: Do You Dare? Halloween Graveyard Dares

Oct 30 2024 72 mins  
Episode 110: DO YOU DARE? HALLOWEEN GRAVEYARD DARES HALLOWEEN EPISODE! Kat, Jen, and Christina discuss three creepy Graveyard Dares. Sources: https://www.vermonter.com/ghosts-and-legends-black-agnes/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Aggie https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/almID/1202675184739/ https://www.visitindiana.com/blog/post/haunted-cemetery-in-indiana/ https://ww

Episode 109: Scary Stories with Jen and Kat

Oct 24 2024 57 mins  
Episode 109: Scary Stories with Jen and Kat Jen and Kat discuss their experiences at Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Louisville, Kentucky and The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. News: Join Christina's SKETCHING AND PAINTING WORKSHOP in Tuscany, May 2025! https://www.lisastatkus.com/christina-wald-a-sketching-obsession-in-tuscany-may-7th-16-2025/ Email us your hometown ha

Episode 108: The Faceless Woman of the Woods

Oct 15 2024 57 mins  
Episode 108: The Faceless Woman of the Woods Outside of Mammoth Cave in Southern Kentucky is the small unincorporated town of Chalybeate in Edmonson, County. It is a sleepy town, too small even to have its own post office. But there is one resident who has never left, she lurks in the forests around the town as a reminder of a bygone era- the Faceless Woman of the Woods. Kat, Jen

Episode 107: The Ohio Grassman

Oct 08 2024 55 mins  
Episode 107: The Ohio Grassman “Don’t go into the tall grass, or the Grassman will get’cha” a beast that lurks in the tall grasses and forests of Ohio who stories serve as Boogyman tales to young children. Eye witnesses have reported seeing the creature stalk across yards and farmland, or hear it’s chilling howls at night. Tonight Jay Kalagayan and Tim Fuller join Kat,

Episode 106: The RoeblindgBridge Sea Serpent

Oct 02 2024 56 mins  
EPISODE 106: THE ROEBLING BRIDGE SEA SERPENT The mighty Ohio River flows through the heart of the Cincinnati region. Without it, the area would not exist as we know it today. The Ohio holds many secrets from her long history and many legends have been born from it, such as ghost ships, mysterious murders, and creepy cryptids. Join Kat, Jen, and Christina for tonight's exciting epi

Episode 105: Hodag!

Sep 24 2024 49 mins  
S5 Episode 105 HODAG He’s green, mean, and looks and eats white bulldogs- tonight we’re talking about Rhinelander, Wisconsin’s HODAG! Legend had it that this “Hodag” was the reincarnated spirit of the sturdy, hardworking oxen that dragged logs from the forest. Join Kat, Jen, and Christina for tonight's exciting episode about the creature with the head and paws of a g

Episode 104: Buried Alive

Sep 13 2024 68 mins  
EPISODE 104: BURIED ALIVE During the late Victorian Era, the fear of being buried alive was very much real. Waves of cholera epidemics ravaged North America and Europe, leaving victims in near-dead states. Mirroring the concerns of the time, rumors spread about people being buried alive, so much so that many “safety coffins” and other graveside alerts were invented and implemen

Episode 103: The Last Ghost Hunt at Bobby Mackey's

Jul 26 2024 79 mins  
S5 Episode 103 THE LAST GHOST HUNT AT BOBBY MACKEY'S Jen, Christina, and special guest and friend of the show, Kristine, visited Bobby's Mackey's before its demolition and tell Kat about their experiences. For those that are interested, everything from the bar will be auctioned off this fall. Join Christina in Tuscany May 2025! https://www.lisastatkus.com/christina-wald-a-sketc