Using her own eerie prose as a foundation, writer Linda Wojtowick collaborated with fellow author Soren Narnia on this experimental lo-fi blend of conversation and fiction. In the first volume (2020-2022, 25 episodes), they play paranormal researchers calling back and forth from the road to report on mysterious phenomena. In the second volume (2023, 15 episodes), they play strangers attempting to piece together hazy shared memories of a faraway used bookstore that may never have existed. In the third volume (2025, 15 episodes), they are film journalists drawn to a curious series of horror film screenings in a town full of legends. In all three volumes, short and subtle tales of terror link hours of observations on fear, memory, obsession, and the wonder of things that cannot be explained.
Copyright 2020, 2023, 2025 by Linda Wojtowick. The podcast’s companion book, featuring dozens of Linda Wojtowick’s stories as heard in the episodes, is available on Amazon.
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In the third volume of The Ghosts on This Road, two film journalists are drawn to a curious series of horror film screenings in a town full of legends.
In the third volume of The Ghosts on This Road, two film journalists are drawn to a curious series of horror film screenings in a town full of legends. Copyright 2020, 2023, 2025 by Linda Wojtowick. The podcast’s companion book, featuring dozens of Linda Wojtowick’s stories as heard in the episodes, is available on Amazon.
The episode follows a return to "Trapper University," now rebranded as "Trapper Davis University," where the narrator experiences profound alienation from their past. Deciding to leave, they embark on a bus journey to Bornhart, searching for an old bookstore that holds significant memories. Upon finding the dilapidated store and a clue, the experience prompts a deep reflection on memory, personal growth, and the lasting impact of lost places and moments.
“The children seemed to cope with countering the monster by strategies that followed basic pathways: combat, taming, and being engulfed.” Fiction by Linda Wojtowick.
The episode begins with the discovery of a mysterious masking tape from an old bookstore, sparking recollections of its uniquely named sections like "Lies to Tell Yourself" and "The Inexplicable." The narrator shares stories of intriguing college acquaintances, including "the reader" who escaped reality through books, and a local character whose obsession with emergency services led to a strange disappearance. The narrative then shifts to a poignant return to a childhood preserve with a friend, culminating in an unsettling encounter with an unknown entity in the darkness.
"I looked down and thought: Did someone move these rocks in the middle of the night...?" In this second volume of 15 episodes, strangers attempt to piece together hazy shared memories of a faraway used bookstore that may never have existed. Fiction by Linda Wojtowick.
"Do you remember anything about the people who worked there? The staff?" In this second volume of 15 episodes, strangers attempt to piece together hazy shared memories of a faraway used bookstore that may never have existed. Fiction by Linda Wojtowick.
“I’m so glad someone responded to my ad.” In this second volume of 15 episodes, strangers attempt to piece together hazy shared memories of a faraway used bookstore that may never have existed. Fiction by Linda Wojtowick.
