Hometown Paranormal

Kristin Kozlowski
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At Hometown Paranormal every thing is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. Join me as I tell you a new, fictional story every episode that is written by me, Kristin Kozlowski, and set in a real town. Some are creepy, some are suspenseful, but all are entertaining.

  1. 10/31/2024 · BONUS

    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, 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 show Support this podcast.

    21 min

  2. 10/24/2024

    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, 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 show Support this podcast.

    18 min

  3. 10/17/2024 · BONUS

    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, 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.paranormal Twitter/X: @HTParanormal TikTok: @kristinkozwrites As always, thank you for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map! Support the show Support this podcast.

    17 min

  4. 10/10/2024

    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, 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 show Support this podcast.

    25 min

  5. 09/26/2024 · BONUS

    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 Support this podcast.

    13 min

  6. 09/19/2024

    The Plane Crash of Waltman, Wyoming

    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.com or order her books through these links: LIKE A COMPASS IN HER BONES MENDING BODIES Support the show Support this podcast.

    20 min

  7. 02/02/2023

    The Empty Lot in Gorham, Maine

    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.com If 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.com 5. 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! Support the show Support this podcast.

    28 min

  8. 11/24/2022

    Thanksgiving in Charlotte, North Carolina

    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 @HTParanormal As 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.com Thank you for listening and for putting Hometown Paranormal on the map. Support the show Support this podcast.

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At Hometown Paranormal every thing is fake and nothing is real, but every hometown gets its own paranormal story. Join me as I tell you a new, fictional story every episode that is written by me, Kristin Kozlowski, and set in a real town. Some are creepy, some are suspenseful, but all are entertaining.

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  • Creator
    Kristin Kozlowski
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    19
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Hometown Paranormal
  • Show Website
    Hometown Paranormal