Episode 113: THE MYSTERIOUS MURDER OF BILLY FEE WITH BRANDON WAGNER It was a hot, sticky night in August 1890 when Billy Fee fell into the dark depths of the Ohio River. No one confessed to his murder, no one was even charged. So maybe this is why his ghost has been seen lingering along the shoreline haunting all those who approach. Tonight Kat, Jen, and Christina welcome back guest artist Brandon Wagner to the show to discuss this cold case and his short story, the ‘Shanty Boat Murder Mystery’,...
Jul 02, 2025•1 hr 4 min
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 Christina discuss the UFO chase that inspired Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Sources: https://thepe...
Feb 26, 2025•1 hr 1 min
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 before a sound could pass your lips she evaporates into the mist around you. You have just encountered the Lady in Black o...
Feb 12, 2025•1 hr 6 min
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://www.butlercountyconnect.com/news/2020/jan/02/a-butler-county-urban-legend-is-busted-the-truth-b/ News: Join Christina's SK...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 13 min
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 haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcur...
Oct 25, 2024•57 min
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, and Christina discuss con experiences, horror movies, and the Faceless Woman. Sources: https://theclio.com/entry/104...
Oct 16, 2024•57 min
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, Jen, and Christina to talk about their humorous Grassman take in issue 3 of Cincinnati Cabinet of Curiosities This episode may d...
Oct 09, 2024•55 min
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 episode about the Roebling Bridge Sea Serpent of 1878. Sources: https://www.cincinnatimagazine.com/citywiseblog/sea-serp...
Oct 03, 2024•56 min
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 giant cat but covered in scales with dagger-like spikes running along its back and tail! Sources: https://www.jsonline.com/story/lif...
Sep 25, 2024•50 min
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 implemented to prevent premature burial for the most decerning, and wealthy, of the Victorian Age. One such tall tale is that of...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 9 min
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-sketching-obsession-in-tuscany-may-7th-16-2025/ Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! h...
Jul 27, 2024•1 hr 19 min
S5 Episode 102 THE LAKE WORTH MONSTER AKA “GOATMAN” It is time for a little cryptid lore as Kat, Jen, and Christina discuss the Lake Worth Monster. Tonight’s show topic was suggested by Kat's friend and fellow cartoonist, Jason Poland, who creates the comic My Dad is Dracula (@mydadisdracula). A fellow cryptid enthusiast and a resident of the great state of Texas, he thought the Goatman was a good addition to the show. Thanks Jason! Join Christina in Tuscany May 2025! https://www.lisastatkus.com...
Jul 03, 2024•56 min
S5 Episode 101: ICE BOY AND THE WITCH'S TREE We start our new season in Louisville, Kentucky, talking about Christina’s trip to the Witch’s Tree while Kat share spooky stories from the Derby City, the Ice Boy. Join Christina in Tuscany May 2025! https://www.lisastatkus.com/christina-wald-a-sketching-obsession-in-tuscany-may-7th-16-2025/ Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (Instag...
May 26, 2024•54 min
Episode 100 Part III: SPOOKY STORIES PART THREE: More listener, host, and guest ghost stories! Thanks Mark and Kari for the 100th episode ghost story! Listen to Eerie Travels here: https://eerietravels.com/ Get Eerie Appalachia here: https://eerie-travels.square.site/shop/eerie-books/3ZJNFWAZ7NGGG6GNWDZPTGN3 PART ONE: Covered the history of the property, with the murder mystery of Pearl Bryan and mob ties to the location. https://youtu.be/nSjStbpMNfw PART TWO: Covers from 1978 to present-day inf...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 30 min
S5 Episode 100 Part II BOBBY MACKEY’S MUSIC WORLD PART TWO: Covers from 1978 to present-day infamous Bobby Mackey's venue. PART ONE: Covered the history of the property, with the murder mystery of Pearl Bryan and mob ties to the location. https://youtu.be/nSjStbpMNfw PART THREE: More listener and guest ghost stories! 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@gma...
Apr 22, 2024•1 hr 37 min
Episode 100: Bobby Mackey's Music World Part 1: Covers the history of the property, with the murder mystery of Pearl Bryan and mob ties to the location. PART TWO: Covers from 1978 to present-day Bobby Mackeys. PART THREE: More listener and guest ghost stories! 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 (In...
Apr 02, 2024•58 min
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 ...
Feb 21, 2024•51 min
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...
Feb 14, 2024•1 hr 7 min
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 ...
Feb 07, 2024•51 min
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:...
Jan 24, 2024•1 hr 6 min
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: http...
Jan 17, 2024•1 hr 3 min
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.c...
Dec 30, 2023•44 min
EPISODE 93: THE DANCING LADY OF HARRODSBURG AND THE GREENBRIER GHOST Join Kat, Jen, and Christina tonight for the tale of a lady from Harrodsburg Kentucky who danced her life away and the Greenbrier Ghost who made sure her murderer went to jail and was the first time a ghost was used to solve a murder case. Sources Dancing Lady: https://www.tiktok.com/@willardpubliclibrary?lang=en https://madisontramel.medium.com/the-dancing-lady-of-harrodsburg-93be9333084e https://harrodsburgcity.org/streets-pa...
Nov 10, 2023•49 min
EPISODE 92: THE GRAY LADY EDITION Some folklorists believe that ghosts are a method for marginalized people to regain power over society. With their stories being retold through the centuries, countless people hear the haunting tales of memories and take life lessons from them. Some of these grow into their own apparitions, known as Gray Ladies. Women whose tales are full of sorrow, grief, and loss that their spirits continue to haunt chosen locations. Join Kat, Jen, and Christina tonight for th...
Nov 06, 2023•52 min
EPIDOFR 91: MACABRE MANORS AND THE SNALLYGASTER Have you ever wondered who came up with the first haunted house? Tonight Kat shares the history of Macabre Manors and haunted houses around the world. Then, Jen shares the story of the Snallygaster, a cryptid from Maryland who is part dragon, part octopus, and snatching people left and right in Colonial America. Christina reads a hometown haunt! Sources Haunted Houses: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Guignol https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 6 min
Episode 90: Diana of the Dunes and the Moonville Tunnel Kat talks about Diana of the Dunes. Jen discusses the Moonville Tunnel, and Christina reads a hometown haunt! Sources Diana of the Dunes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_of_the_Dunes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Dunes_National_Park https://www.nps.gov/indu/planyourvisit/diana-s-dare.htm https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49713985/paul-george-wilson https://www.indianadunes.com/explore-the-dunes/indiana-dunes-national-park/dian...
Oct 21, 2023•1 hr 10 min
S4 Episode 89: BATSQUATCH Carpeting the mountains of the Pacific Northwest are dense forests of cedar and fur trees with twisting devil’s club, enormous ferns, and other pine needles filling the forest floor. Hiding among the trees is an elusive cryptid who, like its cousin in West Virginia, is said to be a harbinger of doom- the BATSQUATCH! Tonight we cover Batsquatch, a funny cryptid with a beer named after it plus other stories from Jen and Christina. Sources: https://www.reddit.com/r/Cryptoz...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Episode 88 THE MUARY ISLAND INCIDENT AND THE KIRTLAND CULT We have two different stories for you tonight. Get your UFO fix with the Maury Island Incident and then Jen will present the creepy story of the Kirtland Cult. Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqDiTG7G_hE https://www.seattlesouthside.com/things-to-do/sightseeing/seattle-southside-scenes/art/maury-island-ufo-incident-mural/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maury_Island_incident https://www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/time-again-75th-a...
Oct 09, 2023•55 min
It has been a CRAZY summer! Christina went to New Zealand and France and Kat went to Alaska and Hawaii! Plus! SPOILER ALERT: KAT MOVED TO SEATTLE Don't worry Hometown Haunts fans, we are still recording the podcast with new Northwestern lore in addition to Midwestern. We also have some strange personal haunting news that will creep you out. Email us your hometown haunt story and we will read it on our next episode! hometownhauntedmail@gmail.com Follow us on Social: @cincycabinetofcuriosities (In...
Sep 28, 2023•55 min
S4 Episode 86 THE HAUNTED HISTORY OF THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY Next to Kings Island, there was a company that specialized in gunpowder and ammunition production and occasionally went BOOM! Kat and Jen visited the location in March which is now a brewery. Bibliography https://www.facebook.com/handaplaces/posts/peters-cartridge-company-ohiothis-piece-of-history-was-completed-in-1899-and-pro/473029532840654/ https://www.yahoo.com/news/9-creepy-facts-old-peters-024829194.html?guccounter=1&guc...
Apr 12, 2023•55 min
