99 episodes

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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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.5 • 17 Ratings

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.

    Episode 99: Great Lakes Ghost Ships & Cedar Point

    Episode 99: Great Lakes Ghost Ships & Cedar Point

    Episode 99 GREAT LAKES GHOST SHIPS & CEDAR POINT

    Join Kat, Jen, and Christina on a tour of the haunted Great Lakes of the United States on the show tonight. Our first stop is highlighting the ghost ships said to still sail, and then Jen recounts the haunted history of Cedar Point on the coast of Lake Erie.

    Join Christina in Romania and Transylvania this June!
    https://sketchingtours.com/

    Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com

    Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook)


    Follow Kat Klockow: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts
    Kat's Web Toon Spiritus Maximus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spiritus-maximus-resurrected-/list?title_no=906177

    Follow Christina Wald: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/
    Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald

    Follow Jen Koehler : https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

    • 50 min
    EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Episode 98: Living in a Haunted House

    EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Episode 98: Living in a Haunted House

    EXPLICIT LANGUAGE: Episode 98: Living in a Haunted House

    What is it like to live in a haunted house?

    Kelly Hodson and Shelly Suittor join Kat, Jen, and Christina with eyewitness experiences in Kelly's house in Bellbrook, Ohio that were documented on My Ghost Story streaming on Disney Plus. From swinging pots and pans to playing fetch with the dog, she has some stories to tell!

    Join Christina in Romania and Transylvania this June!
    https://sketchingtours.com/

    Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com

    Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook)


    Follow Kat Klockow: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts
    Kat's Web Toon Spiritus Maximus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spiritus-maximus-resurrected-/list?title_no=906177

    Follow Christina Wald: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/
    Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald

    Follow Jen Koehler : https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

    • 1 hr 7 min
    Episode 97: The Alaskan Hotel and the Witches Tower

    Episode 97: The Alaskan Hotel and the Witches Tower

    Episode 97: THE ALASKAN HOTEL AND THE WITCHES TOWER

    Nestled among the hustling and bustling bars on South Franklin Street sits the historic Alaskan Hotel and Bar. For over 100 years the hotel and bar has welcomed quite a few spirits in, but one can’t find her want out.

    Our second story dives into the tales of Kettering’s Witch’s Tower, a watchtower in Hills and Dales MetroPark. Strange tales have surrounded the tower for decades.

    Join Kat, Jen, and Christina to hear both stories plus a hometown haunt!



    Sources:
    https://alaskapublic.org/2018/10/26/ak-the-haunting-of-alaskan-hotels-room-315/
    https://www.ktoo.org/2018/10/29/a-sailor-requested-a-haunted-room-at-the-alaskan-hotel-he-barely-survived/



    Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com

    Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook)


    Follow Kat Klockow: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts
    Kat's Web Toon Spiritus Maximus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spiritus-maximus-resurrected-/list?title_no=906177

    Follow Christina Wald: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/
    Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald

    Follow Jen Koehler : https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

    • 51 min
    Episode 96: Central State Hospital

    Episode 96: Central State Hospital

    Episode 96: Central State Hospital

    Listener discretion is advised.

    For over 150 years the west side of Indianapolis was the home of Central State Hospital, intended to help and care for individuals with mental psychosis throughout the Hoosier state. The institution's history lives on in the collections at the Indiana Medical History Museum and the countless ghost stories retold about the abandoned hospital.

    Kat, Jen, and Christina discuss the haunted lore behind this institution.

    Sources:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_State_Hospital_(Indiana)#External_links
    https://www.indystar.com/picture-gallery/news/2022/02/24/central-state-hospital-indiana-power-house/9269118002/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEP5U4QbiiI
    https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2020/09/19/museum-enumerates-central-states-unmarked-graves/5750569002/
    https://www.thestatehousefile.com/politics/out-of-office-the-hidden-history-of-central-state-hospital/article_c6224a8b-1001-5a0e-87b8-d5cda1012b65.html
    https://www.imhm.org/


    Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com

    Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook)


    Follow Kat Klockow: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts
    Kat's Web Toon Spiritus Maximus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spiritus-maximus-resurrected-/list?title_no=906177

    Follow Christina Wald: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/
    Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald

    Follow Jen Koehler : https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Episode 95: Mummies and Werewolves

    Episode 95: Mummies and Werewolves

    Episode 95: MUMMIES AND WEREWOLVES

    Kat, Jen, and Christina start 2024 covering the Werewolf of Defiance and Eugene the mysterious mummy.

    Werewolf Sources:
    https://www.cleveland19.com/2018/10/19/werewolf-defiance-is-an-ohio-local-legend-that-still-haunts-video/
    CLE Weekend segment on YouTube
    Astonishing Legends: https://www.astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2020/10/11/the-werewolf-of-defiance-ohio
    https://puzzleboxhorror.com/werewolf-of-defiance-other-cryptid-canines/

    Mummy Sources:

    https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/ohio/bizarre-event-90-years-ago-oh/
    https://www.recordherald.com/2018/10/04/the-mummy-man-of-sabina/
    https://theskeletonkeychronicles.com/2020/07/14/dead-men-tell-no-tales-the-story-of-eugene/
    http://www.weirdus.com/states/ohio/local_heroes/eugene_the_mummy/index.php

    Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com

    Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook)


    Follow Kat Klockow: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts
    Kat's Web Toon Spiritus Maximus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spiritus-maximus-resurrected-/list?title_no=906177

    Follow Christina Wald: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/
    Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald

    Follow Jen Koehler : https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Episode 94: Unexplained Lights in the Sky

    Episode 94: Unexplained Lights in the Sky

    Episode 94: Unexplained Lights in the Sky

    LAST EPISODE OF 2023!

    Professional pilot Fred Barbi joins Kat, Jen, and Christina tonight to report an unusual sighting he experienced flying recently. What was it? We do not know but other pilots reported it too.

    Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com

    Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instagram) Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities (Facebook)


    Follow Kat: https://www.patreon.com/redcatcomics/posts
    Kat's Web Toon Spiritus Maximus: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/spiritus-maximus-resurrected-/list?title_no=906177

    Follow Christina: https://www.instagram.com/christinawald_art/
    Christina’s Sketchy Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/christinawald

    Follow Jen: https://society6.com/jenkoehlerart?fb

    • 44 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
17 Ratings

17 Ratings

Spr@zzo ,

Some dude’s opinion on said podcast.

Good independent podcast. It’s slow to start but they find a good grove. The stories are entertaining and told kind of matter-of-factly without all they hype and dramatization you’d find from “scary story” type podcasts. The interviews are great and informative for more than just an Ohio audience. A really great podcast if you’re looking for something to listen to with kids and introduce them to topics from the other side of the vale.

Tropnevad1 ,

Fun new show

Great podcast highlighting ghost stories and urban legends around Ohio and beyond. The ladies are great, they have fun while talking about the topics like shring weird things they saw or sharing listener ghost stories. Feels like having friends over talking about spooky things.

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