Homegrown Horror

It's so bittersweet. We deeply appreciate all of you who have joined us and listened to this project and labor of love over the years. With over 140 episodes of Maine-based true crime, paranormal, and spooky stories (and 40+ bonus episodes!), we are proud of what we have accomplished and what we came here to create.  We are closing down this project not because we have necessarily run out of stories to tell, but because our personal stories are changing. We have other projects on the horizon that we would like to venture toward and, while we will always have a sacred place in our hearts for Homegrown Horror, it is truly a labor of love, requiring hours upon hours of research, creativity, writing, recording, and editing. We felt it was time to let it go before we ran ourselves completely ragged trying to juggle it all.We do also have a hope that maybe folks will come and find us “post mortem,” if you will, and listen to some of these stories, enjoy them, and share them. We will still be posting episode updates for the backlog of posts we didn't get to at the time of sharing the weekly episodes and bonus episodes and are happy to respond to questions and community. Saying goodbye is never easy. But, you haven't seen the last of the misadventures of B and Jackson, a cohost and a cohost.  It's not goodbye, just so long for now. With love - B & Jackson --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We watched the 1976 and 2013 versions of Carrie, spoiler alert they end the same! Super fun movies, both well grounded in their unique time periods. That's it. The last bonus episode. This is Jackson editing, and on behalf of B, Allegra, Emilie, Anna, Binx, and all our other friends who encouraged us along the way, thanks for listening.

What do you get when you mix a Captain, an old mad woman, and 18 children? An episode of some unusual haunts. Haunt ME- The Mill Agent's House S2:E5, youtube.com The Mill Agent House in Vassalboro is Haunted! b985.fm Haunt ME paranormal investigators return to Vassalboro mill, newscentermaine.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

As HGH wraps up, B finally brings us the story that started her special interest in Mt. Katahdin - the 1963 Tragedy that changed how Baxter State Park handled safety and rescue. Sources: Report of Proceedings : Mt. Katahdin Tragedy Board of Review / Conducted Jointly by Baxter State Park Authority and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Game Desperate Steps: Life, Death, and Choices Made in the Mountains of the Northeast by Peter W. Kick Wikipedia HIKE KATAHDIN VIA THE CATHEDRAL TRAIL IN BAXTER STATE PARK, MAINE BY  DAREN WORCESTER for Northeasthikes.com You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We cover the sudden disappearance of Cathy Marie Moulton. In September of 1971 as Cathy is preparing for the nights dance she vanishes off the streets of Portland. The police called her a runaway, but it seems something more sinister had occurred. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We've got another history lesson with Professor B! How many forgotten stories does the state of Maine have? They never seem to end! B takes us back to 1711, the beginning of Patience Boston (aka Patience Samson)'s story - one that won't have a happy ending. Sources: “Faithful Narrative of the Wicked Life AND Remarkable Conversion of Patience Boston alias Samson” via Murderpedia Patience Boston 1711-1735 by Vana Carmona for Atlantic Black Box “The Minister's Black Veil & Patience Boston” by Tom Burby of Stronge New England York Maine's Haunted Gaol and the Ghost of Patience Boston by New England Folklore You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

1842 was a hell of a time to be on the coast in Maine. Opportunity knocking on your door and the open sea beckoning with its call for adventure, that is unless you joined with the Isidore. Come join us as we uncover one of Maine's worst naval disasters. You got almost one more month left to reach out to the duo at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

**Content warning: This episode does contain brief discussion around suicide. Listener discretion is advised.** B's throwing it back to an old case she started to research earlier this year - it's now Hattie Whitten's time to shine! But, her story isn't all that it seems and *spoiler alert* Jackson isn't happy about the ending. Sources:  findagrave.com A Mother's Suicide: Caused by the Arrest for the Murder of Her Child from the New Haven Morning Journal and Courier (December 1, 1902) For Killing Her Child With Poison from the St. Paul Globe (November 30, 1902)  Goes from Grave to Jail from the New York Tribune (November 30, 1902) The Shepherdstown Register (December 11, 1902) Inside the Story of America's 19th-Century Opiate Addiction by Erick Trickey for the Smithsonian Wikipedia You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We explore another one of East Loring Airforce Bases mysteries, the Vamp House! Secret lab for government experiments, or another monument to incompetence? Listen and find out! Come say hi and ask your questions at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or visit our instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: North River Depot by John Gabrinski centurymaine.blogspot.com Library of Congress, Photos from Survey HAER ME-64-D The "Vamp House"- East Loring Airforce Base, Cold War Films, youtube.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Did you know that Maine could be the basis of it's own X-Files episode? In part one of our examination of some of the mysteries of Loring Air Force Base, B digs into the weird happenings of October 1975 when an unidentified aircraft penetrated the weapons storage area of the base - famously home to a metric ton of nuclear weapons. Was it related to Russian surveillance in a Cold War espionage bid or a true case of a close encounter of the third kind?  Sources: The Mysterious Cold War Case Of Unidentified Aircraft Descending On Loring Air Force Base by Brett Tingley for The War Zone Suit Seeks to Lift Secrecy Veil from Agency's UFO Documents by Ward Sinclair for the Washington Post (November 3, 1981) My Loring UFO story 1975 by Michael Wallace on YouTube Clear Intent: The Government Coverup of the UFO Experience by Barry Greenwood and Lawrence Fawcett Three Sightings of UFO Reported by The Lewiston Daily Sun (October 28th, 1975) You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

In August of 1992, Anthony Bear left the Tobique Reservation in New Brunswick Canada, in just five weeks their remains were discovered across the border in Fairfield, Maine. What happened to Anthony Bear, and what can witnesses tell us? You can reach out to us at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or through instragram @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

As we welcome back our co-host Papa Jackson, we decided it was a good time to help him brush up on his storytelling skills for future bedtime tales! Our hosts have dug up some fascinating Maine myths for your listening pleasure!  Sources: Haunted Maine: Ghosts and Strange Phenomena of the Pine Tree State by Charles A. Stansfield Jr. https://www.native-languages.org/penobscotstory2.htm You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

In 1979, a Sandra Flick was attacked and murdered by her estranged husband. Unfortunately, her death is only the begining of this story. Come along as B digs into the multiple attacks perpetrated by one Albert Flick and the continued failure to bring him to justice. Sources: Justia - 425 A.2d 167 (1981), STATE of Maine v. Albert Lee FLICK. “Woman Slain, Husband Held,” Bangor Daily News Feb 1, 1979 "Portland Man Found Guilty in stabbing death,” Lewiston Evening Journal Aug 10, 1979 A judge decided Albert Flick was too old to pose a threat. At 76, he's now charged with murder by Matt Byrne for the Portland Press Herald He was deemed too old to be dangerous. Now, at 77, he's been convicted of another murder by Antonia Noori Farzan for the Washington Post Auburn man who murdered wife in 1979 charged with fatal Lewiston stabbing by Staff Reporter for the Lewiston Sun Journal Auburn man accused of fatally stabbing Lewiston woman killed his wife in 1979 for the Lewsiton Sun Journal This was so preventable': Convicted killer who judge said would 'age out' of violence kills again by David Charns for WMTWWoman who witnessed Albert Flick kill her mother in 1979 questions his release from prison by David Charns & Tyler Cadorette for WMTW Albert Flick sentenced to life in prison for murder of Kim Dobbie BY JUDITH MEYER for the Portland Press Herald You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

On February 22, 1878 John Wilson Barron, teller for the Dexter Savings Bank, was found bound gagged and dead in front of the bank vault. It would take nearly ten years for any movement to develop in the case, but are we too quick to point fingers? Come say hi to us at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Alright, let's pull out the lore for this one! As Paramount+ has attempted to resurrect the Pet Semetary franchise with a prequel to the 2019 remake, B & Jackson have a bunch of bones to pick with this new outing. Sometimes, dead certainly is better. You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Brithday girl B has something fun in store for us this month! We know you like horror. We know you love to laugh at bad horror movies. But, B's got some of her favorite horror comedies locked and loaded for your listening pleasure - Ready or Not (2019), Renfield (2023), and What We Do in the Shadows (2014)! You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

One stormy night, the fate of twenty people were changed forever as the schooner Charles crashed upon the rocks on Watts Ledge off the coast of Cape Elizabeth. The most enduring story is that of bride-to-be Lydia Carver, a young woman who would never make her way to the alter. Join B and Jackson for a fascinating ghost story! Source: Unraveling the mystery of Maine's most famous drowned ghost bride by Troy R. Bennett for the Bangor Daily News Lydia Carver the Ghost Bride of Richmond Island for the Courier-Gazette The Ghost Bride of Crescent Beach By Roxie Zwicker, Beach Combers You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

The duo take you on a trip to visit three mini haunts across the state of Maine. We hit up Congress street in Portland, then jaunt up to Freeport for a drink, before begging for forgiveness at the church in Bath. Are these places haunted or is the wiring just bad? You can say hi to us and ask questions at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: Special Report: Take a walking tour of 'Haunted Portland', WMTW.com, May 14, 2012. Get spooked at Maine's Haunted places, Sun Journal, May 23, 2019. Jameson Tavern, History, jamesontavern.com. Jameson Tavern, Spooky History, jamesontavern.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Don't you just love Maine? It's so nice and peaceful - but B is going to ruin that for us all again as she dives into the deaths of Harry Staples, Richard Mace, Lorenzo D. Troyer, Lewis & Francis Gephart, and Russell Bailey in a multi-state, multi-year murder spree of one Richard Steeves. Sources: Aged Beaten Man, 83, Dies Of Injuries by C.Scott Hoar for the Evening Express on June 28, 1965 Officials Term Augusta Man's Death Murder for the Evening Express on August 16, 1965 Richard Steeves: A 'Golden Boy' Gone Bad by Bob Hohler for The Concord Monitor on July 5th, 1985 ​​383 A.2d 1379 (1978), STATE of Maine v. Richard STEEVES via Justia US Law Ex-Maine Man Ordered Held For Court In Slaying from the Bangor Daily News on January 7th, 1966 Officials did not think Steeves would be released from The Tribune on May 8th, 1985 Murder suspect moved to state prison from The Sun-Journal on August 28th, 1985 Steeves sought for questioning in death from the Kennebec Journal on April 26th, 1985 Retrial sought in murder case from The Sun Journal on January 22nd, 1987 Sentenced to life, a killer of 6 wants to go free (again) by Bob Hohler for The Boston Globe on March 18, 2017 You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We are talking about the strange happenings at the Greater Rumford Community Center of Rumford, ME. Join Jackson as he regales B with the mysterious haunts occurring at the GRCC, completed in 1911 as a recreation center for Mill works, the GRCC may have a mysterious past that helps explain some of the strange voices, full body apparitions, and spirits that inhabit the winding halls of the center. Say hi or ask questions at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: The ghosts of Rumford... don't like Lee Goldberg by Amanda Hill, News Center Maine, March 17, 2017. Investigating the MOST HAUNTED Place in Maine: Talking to Ghosts, by Seth Borden, youtube.com Greater Rumford Community Center, haunt-me.com/grcc/ The Greater Rumford Community Center (GRCC) - Haunt ME - S3:E1, by Haunt ME, youtube.com The Greater Rumford Community Center (GRCC) - Haunt ME - S3:E2 (Part 2), by Haunt ME, youtube.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Been a crazy week, so this May Bonus episode is a little late. But join us during this episode as we watch the horror classic Salem's Lot, a made for t.v. fever dream that left us confused and thirsting for something better. But it's not all a bad time, there are some amazing things that have come out of this movie, like brother sucking, and grown men being thralled into Boys holes. All this and more! Come say hi or ask a questions homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We gather around the campfire on a late May evening - B's got a story of cursed artifacts, devilish pacts, and some weird shaped feet! Sources: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/devils-footprint https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/maine/devils-footprint-me/ https://www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/67410 https://q1065.fm/legend-says-this-maine-town-is-where-the-devil-goes-to-survive-winter/ You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Another year for the birthday boi! This year for Jackson's super self-indulgent birthday bonus episode, we watched Bladrunner, the Final Cut and Bladerunner 2049. We dive into the cyberpunk dystopia of Los Angeles where we follow the adventures of two bladerunners as they are tasked with separate goals to "retire" on the loose replicants, but perhaps they will find their humanity along the way. Come say hi or ask us a question homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

James Cassidy had it all family, a good job, a successful business, a second home on the Cape, and an embezzled $1.1 million dollars. As the FBI closed in on the audit of his banking business, James seems to have made a mad escape up North through Maine. A move that would lead him to his demise. Send us your questions homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or reach us on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: Cold Case New England, James Cassidy, June 27, 2022. Me. Probe Continues into Banker's Death, April 10, 1976, The Lewiston Daily Sun. Probe Burning Death of Massachusetts Banker, April 9, 1976, Lewiston Evening Journal. Burned body found in auto off Airline, April 9, 1976, Bangor Daily News. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Have you ever just had a bad feeling about something - something that leaves more than just a bad taste in your mouth, that makes you feel like somthing is definitely not right? Today B opens pandora's box on the untimely death of Roger Feltis on Vinalhaven - a case that still has too many loose ends and an ocean of unanswered questions. Sources: A Feud, an Ax, and a Fishing Knife: The Bloody Killing Roiling a Maine Island by Rachel Olding for the Daily Beast Judge orders AG to provide records surrounding 2020 stabbing death on Vinalhaven by Stephen Betts for Portland Press Herald Maine lawmaker calls for renewed investigation into Vinalhaven killing by Lauren Abbate for WGME13 You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We talk about the unsolved murder of Joseph Savitch and Louis Alexander, two career criminals that disappeared as they were expected in court for their part in an elaborate home burglary operation. Did the two's past catch up with them or were there other players looking for their chance to get the drop on Joe and Louis? Come say hi at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or come by instagram @homegrownhorrorpod Sources: Skeletal remains were 2 SouthCoast men, southcoasttoday.com, November 24, 1997. 1994 Masardis double homicide questions remain, by Susan Farley, August 7th, 2019. foxbangor.com Not quite biography of Joe Gun, southcoasttoday.com, January 7th, 1998. Two arrested, 2 sought in string of burglaries, by Wayne Brown, Bangor Daily News, March 25, 1994. Investigation continues into dual homicide deaths, by Beurmond Banville, Bangor Daily News, October 29, 1999. Four Massachusetts men linked to burglaries in Aroostook County, Sun Journal, March 26, 1994. Police poring over clues to IDs of Masardis bodies, by Beurmond Banville, Bangor Daily News, August 22, 1997. Masardis remains those of burglars, by Wayne Brown, Bangor Daily News, November 25, 1997. Two decomposed bodies found in northern Maine Woods, by Sun Journal, August 21, 1997. Bay State man back in Aroostook Jail, Bangor Daily News, September 8, 1998. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Hop into your time machines - we're doing a listener suggestion, but it's almost three years late! Back in 2021, B was recommended a book - a book so rare, it took until this past week for her to finally get her hot little hands on it and she was not disappointed! With her handwritten notes in hand, B gives us her book report and brings to light the 1897 murder of May Fullerton Lane and her 10-month-old son, John Gordon Lane at the hands of her husband, John W. Lane. Sources: Took Three Lives The True Account Of The John Lane Murder/Suicide Of 1897 At Bonny Eagle, Maine by J.D. Libby You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We watched Dark Shadows so you don't have to, jumping right into a fully packaged and branded Tim Burton film featuring little nobody actors such as Johnny Deep, Eva Green, and Helena Bonham Carter. Watching this felt like a fever dream. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Jackson takes us back to 1886 to share the details on a double homicide that gripped the Maine public. We got it all, escapees, dogs, and game laws. Sources: The Warden Murders (part one), June 20, 2022, St. Croix Historical Society. The Warden Murders (part two), June 20, 2022, St. Croix Historical Society. Edward Ives, The Poacher as Hero: The Graves Case as Exemplar, Forest & Conservation History, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 1991, Pages 24–28, https://doi.org/10.2307/3983536 You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

SPRING HAS FINALLY SPRUNG! Our hosts will be the first to tell you (because this is a weather podcast) that we have finally left the snow and ice behind - gardening, biking, hiking, enjoying nature! But, B will be the first to remind you, that while nature is beautiful and peaceful, you gotta respect it. Today's tale takes us back 1974, to the snowy peaks of Mt. Katahdin, where six ice climbers face a storm of epic proportions. As the boy scouts say, “Be prepared.” Sources: An ice climbing disaster on Mount Katahdin. A desperate race to save live. by David Goodman for Globe Magazine EXPOSURE, FROSTBITE, EXCEEDING ABILITIES — MAINE MT. KATAHDIN by The Appalachian Mountain Club You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

YoHoHOOOO!!! We have it all fur our mateys on this here episode of HGH, hoist your jibs and tack you main sails, because we be discussing the story of the Dash, famous wartime privateer vessel and possible ghost ship. A stellar resume for some fearless searats. ARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!! Sources: The mysterious 'Dash' of Casco Bay, September 2, 2021, The Courier-Gazette. Privateer Dash, wikitree.com Freeport's Famous Privateer, Freeport Historical Society. Come chat with us homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We've covered some weird creatures on HGH - werewolves, giant cats, cannibalistic spiritual beings, landlocked walruses. Maine's got some truly amazing creatures! What many might not know is that one Dr. Dove attempted to make one of these mythical beasts a reality right here in Dirigo! Come along as B dredges up some old timey science experiments! Sources: Strange Maine by Michelle Soliere Artificial Production of the Fabulous Unicorn by W. Franklin Dove for The Scientific Monthly (accessed via JSTOR) Dr. Dove's Unicorns by Madeline McCurry-Schmidt for Scientific American https://www.unicorngarden.com/drdove.htm Science: Unicorn from Time Magazine May 4th, 1936 You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

What happens when you're being framed for the death of your asshole boss? It's time to reconnect with your estranged daughter. Listen as we gush over Kathy Bates as she eats the scenery in this totally not awful film! Got a movie recommendation hit us up homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or instagram @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

On a moonless Summer night in June of 1866 three robbers made a mad cash grab reminiscent of a spaghetti western. While they skedaddled away from with their cash prize, can they lose the authorities in the Big Apple? If you got story suggestions or questions for us to answer on the pod, hit us up at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or on the instagram @homegrownhorrorpod Sources: "Bank Robbery, 1866", Bowdoinham Historical Society, https://www.bowdoinhamhistoricalsociety.org/article/bank-robbery-1866 "Examination of Bowdoinham Bank Robbers- Second Day Proceedings", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 27, 1866. "McGuire (one of the Bowdoinham Bank Robbers)- not yet arraigned, Interesting Particulars", Lewiston Evening Journal, October 26, 1866. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

The year is 1854 and you are walking down Commercial Street in Bath, when you see a man in a bathrobe yelling aggressively about Catholics and how they are ruining the country. What do you do? You decide to go commit arson? Odd choice, but go off! Join B & Jackson as we dive into the political circumstances that led to Maine's other good old fashioned riot! Sources: Maine: A History Vol. 1 by Louis Clinton Hatch  "The Riot at Bath, Maine—Church Burned in Open Daylight—Effects of Street Preaching—An Unmolested Mob of Fifteen Hundred" from The New York Times, July 11, 1854  The Catholic Church in the United States: Pages of Its History by Henry De Courcy Before the Burning of Old South Church in Bath, Maine from The Huntington The Burning of the Old South Church by Dennis Carr for The Huntington Third phase, burning of Old South Church, Bath, 1854 from the Maine Memory Network Know-Nothing Riots of Bath, 1854 by Meg Steele Barker for Embark Maine Tours Abraham Lincoln on the Know Nothing Party from Digital History  The Know-Nothing Riot of July 6, 1854 by Bob Cram for The Patten Free Library  Encyclopedia Britannica Wikipedia You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

On an October evening Amy St. Laurent disappeared from the streets of Portland, within two days police began seriously investigating all angles of foul play possible. While leads seemed thin, luckily the murderer is an idiot. Keep yourself safe with the Rape Aggression Defense System (R.A.D.S.) through the Amy St. Laurent Foundation. amystlaurentfoundation.org You can say hi to us at homegrowhorrorpod@gmail.com or through Instagram @homegrownhorrorpod Sources: Portland police seek clues in case of missing S. Berwick woman, Bangor Daily News, October 25, 2001. Story of witness raises doubts, Bangor Daily News, November 29, 2001. Buried body identified as St. Laurent, Bangor Daily News, December 11, 2001. Man pleads innocent in St. Laurent killing, Sun Journal, February 14, 2002. Victim's mother stresses safety, Bangor Daily News, October 22, 2002. In son's trail mother says she can't recall, Sun Journal, Jan 16, 2003. Gorman gets 60 years for St. Laurent murder by Sarah Coffey, Bangor Daily News, July 1, 2003. Murder by the Book: The Amy St. Laurent Case by David Krajicek, crimelibrary.org STATE V. GORMAN (2004) caselaw.findlaw.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

There are moments in life where you realize things can change in a split second and in 2017, when Orion Krause ended up at the home of his grandparent's neighbor, the unthinkable happened. After confessing to the tragic slaying of his mother, grandparents, and their home healthcare worker, Orion Krause's family was left with many questions and few answers. Maine Crisis Line (MCL): 1-888-568-1112 (Voice) or 711 (Maine Relay) 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: all or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org Sources: Orion Krause pleads guilty to murdering kin, caretaker with baseball bat by By Mark Lungariello for the NY Post ‘I freed them' quadruple murder suspect tells officer by WCVB5 Slain grandparents and mother of Orion Krause were found seated in kitchen with TV on by Michelle Williams for MassLive Rockport man to spend life in prison after killing mother, grandparents, and family friend by Jeffery Schools Rockport man made call to say, ‘I think I have to kill my mom,' documents show by Eric Russell for the Portland Press Herald Gifted Rockport musician tied to Massachusetts slayings offered little warning by Eric Russell for the Portland Press Herald Rockport man pleads guilty to 4 murders, including his mother and grandparents by Rachel Ohm Maine Suspect in 4 Slayings in Massachusetts Pleads Not Guilty by the Associated Press Maine Man Admits to Killing His Family and Elderly Caretaker with a Baseball Bat, Calls the Murders an ‘Insane Thing' by Colin Kalmbacher Quiet Maine island left searching for answers after Groton slayings by Brian MacQuarrie for the Boston Globe Maine Restaurant Week: https://www.mainerestaurantweek.com/ You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Hey Homies! Jackson takes us on a little island tour of the mysterious Ayers Island. An industrious 64 acres island with not one, but three grim legends on its soils... and probably asbestos. You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ Sources: Ghost Hunters Summoned for Trespassing in Orono, by Dawn Gagnon. Bangor Daily News, May 18th, 2011. Big Brother to Watch Over Island, by Mark Baard. Wired.com Hawthorne Mill, angelfire.com Why Some Believe this Private Island in Orono, Maine, is Cursed, by Joey. wcyy.com The Spooky Side of Maine: Hauntings and Urban Legends from The Pine Tree State, by Jessica Betit. Gardnerpubliclibrary.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We've seen good movies. We've seen bad movies. And then there's Offspring, a gross-out cannibal flick set right on the Maine/Canada border. Come and sit with our hosts as they dissect the worst movie they've ever seen (probably). They suffered because they love us. You can reach out to us via email at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

What's new, pussy cat? Meow is the time to put your paws together for two fur-ocious creatures of the Maine Lumberwoods - the Ding-Maul & Ding-Ball! Can B purr-suade Jackson to believe in these purr-plexing kittens, or will she become hiss-terical in the process? Join our hosts as we get the cryptid paw-ty started! Sources: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Dingmaul https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Ball-Tailed_Cat https://www.cryptidophilia.com/dingmaul/ https://www.cryptidophilia.com/ball-tailed-cat/ Fearsome Critters (80th Anniversary Hypertext Edition) by Henry H. Tryon Mythical Creatures of Maine: Fantastic Beasts from Legend and Folklore by Chrisopher Packard --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts, there are resources for you. Call 988 or call Maine's 24 hour crisis hotline at 1-888-568-1112. On this episode of HGH, Jackson discusses the mysterious disappearance and death of Gail Delano. A 35 year old from Westport Island who left her home the morning of June 21, 1986 to never return home again. It would take two and a half years before this case was finally closed. Socials: Want to say hi or send questions? Email us at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or hit us up on instagram at @homegrownhorrorpod Sources Unsolved Mysteries Wiki: Gail DeLano https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Gail_DeLano Unclaimed body may be that of Delano, The Lewiston Journal, November 2, 1988. 'Mysteries' TV show produces flood of calls to state police, Bangor Daily News, October 7, 1988. Woman still missing, The Lewiston Journal, July 3, 1986. Police believe Delano staged her disappearance, The Lewiston Daily Sun, November 3, 1988. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Who has two thumbs and loves telling us about old timey murders? It's B! Today our hosts discuss the many victims of one Mary Cowan, a young woman who would become known as the Borgia of Maine. Are Mary's motives lost to history or did she commit murder(s) for money? Who truly knows, but! B's got the deets and we've got some crimes to uncover (and some history to debate)! From Chronicling America:  "An Alleged Poisoner". The Portland Daily Press. February 9, 1895. “Mrs. Cowan Guilty". The Portland Daily Press. March 4, 1895.  "Mrs. Cowan Is Contented". The Portland Daily Press. August 30, 1895. Sentenced to Life Imprisonment". The News Journal. February 19, 1896. "State Topics of Interest". The Portland Daily Press. July 26, 1898. p. 4.  "Had Many Victims". San Juan County Index. January 20, 1899. And...Wikipedia You can reach out to us via email - homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We explore the 1991 disappearance of Thomas Grant Jacoby. In July of '91 Thomas packed a car full of camping gear and left his home in Pennsylvania, just a couple days later a letter arrived to his then girlfriend stating he had driven 700 miles away to Portland, ME. A statewide search unsues, but no leads are uncovered until Jacoby's car is discovered near Millinocket Lake. Come join us as we explore the details of this case and enjoy a couple tasty chips. Got cases you want us to check out? You can reach out to us on instagram @homegrownhorrorpod or the gmail homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com Sources: The Charley Project: Thomas Grant Jacoby uncovered.com "1991 disappearance remains a mystery", by Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News, April 11th, 1995. "Wardens may stage new search in man's 1991 disappearance", by Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News, April 28th, 1995. "Canoeists missing in deep woods", Sun Journal, November 17th, 1992. "Family seeks man last seen two years ago", by Diana Bowley, Bangor Daily News, September 2nd, 1993. "Park bone fragment of human's jaw", Bangor Daily News, June 24th, 2004. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Fitness gurus are talking about the newest weight loss rage that everyone must get in on, you've heard of ozempic, but have you heard of Romani curses??? We watched the shit out of Thinner a 1996 film based on a 1984 novel, where our kinda crappy lawyer protagonist receives a curse from a passing group of Romani for accidently killing one of the members while receiving road head, yeah you did read that right. He watches himself waste away and does the next logical thing, what did you say beg for forgiveness? Nah, he recruits his mafia friend to murder them. Come listen to us dunk on this madness. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

While trying to find something a little more light hearted for this week, B remembered a recommendation from a co-worker. "Oh, wonderful," B thought to herself, "A nice haunting to bring a bit of levity in these cold winter months." What B did not know was that one haunting, would turn into two. Two hauntings would turn into, three. Three...well you get it. Strap in as we go down the very shallow rabbit hole of Biddeford's FOUR haunted hospitals: Notre Dame, St. Andre's, Webber Hospital/Biddeford Estates, and The Trull! Sources: https://httphauntingsinmaine.weebly.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/AbandonedPorn/comments/2urihe/catholic_mental_asylum_biddeford_me_usa_oc/ https://www.documentingreality.com/forum/f240/notre-dame-hospital-biddeford-maine-175220/ https://wcyy.com/this-abandoned-hospital-in-biddeford-is-what-nightmares-are-made-of/ https://www.mainememory.net/record/51981 Trull Hospital for Sale by Liz Gotthelf for Saco Bay News That's My Dump! By Chris Busby for The Bollard Former Biddeford hospital to be torn down by Allan Bennet for The Portland Press Herald Notre Dame is falling down by Alan Bennet for the Portland Press Herald Snow destroys part of former Trull Hospital by Liz Gotthelf for the Portland Press Herald You can reach out to us via email - homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi!Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

After some unfortunate illnesses, we are finally back for season 3 of HGH! We kick off this season by discussing the recent tragedies affecting the Lewiston and larger Maine communities. What happened, what may have led us to this, and what steps we should take to keep this problem from happening in our country, the only place this keeps fucking happening. You will notice there is no skit nor Maineism for this episode, they will be back next week, but for today we want this to speak for itself. Sources: Friend who warned of Maine shooter says 'I literally spelled it out' by Holly Ramer, January 11, 2024, ABC News. abcnews.go.com New footage shows law enforcement was aware of concerns over Maine shooter's mental health and access to guns before shooting, by Nic F. Anderson and Artemis Moshtaghian, December 23, 2023. cnn.com Maine shootings: Timeline of the fatal Lewiston attacks, by Marlene Lenthang and Dennis Romero. October 26, 2023. nbcnews.com Alleged Maine gunman displayed glaring mental health signals, threatening and violent behavior, in months leading up to shooting, by Sasha Pezenik, Jenny Wagnon Courts, Tonya Simpson, Josh Margolin, Ismael Estrada, and Luke Barr, October 31, 2023. abcnews.go.com Did Army Blast Exposure Play Role in Maine Gunman's Rampage?, by Dave Phillipps. December 11, 2023. New York Times. A teen bowler, a shipbuilder and a sign language interpreter are among the Maine shooting victims, by Holly Ramer, Lisa Rathke, Kathy McCormack, David R. Martin, and David Sharp, November 1, 2023. apnews.com Why Killer Robert Card Was Allowed to Keep His Guns by Erin Rhonda, November 16, 2023. govtech.com. Everyone feared the worst about Robert Card. No one stopped him, by Eric Russell, November 5, 2023. pressherald.com. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

The duo jumps back into the Stephen Kingaverse to put their beady little eyeballs onto the not so hit classic, Silver Bullet. Where an evangelical werewolf preys upon a small rural Maine town, only to be thwarted by a wheelchair bound boy and his trusty bottle rocket. Can he save the town and keep his Uncle sober? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

**Content Warning: Today we cover the murders of multiple children - listener discretion is advised.** It's the end of season 2 and we're ending like we began - talking about a huge fuckwad! B digs up the details on the crimes of John Joubert, dubbed the Woodford Strangler and the Nebraska Boy Snatcher. Our hosts scream about FBI profiles, bad rope analysis, and the logistics of multiple sentences...Oh, and fuck that guy! Sources: Inside The Chilling Crimes Of John Joubert, The Eagle Scout Who Became A Serial Killer By Marco Margaritoff  John Joseph JOUBERT IV entry on Murderpedia State v. Joubert 1986 via Justia.com John Joubert, Nebraska Boy Snatcher by Katherine Ramsland, crimelibrary.org Wikipedia You can reach out to us via email - homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

We talk about the flooding of Flagstaff, when in 1950 CMP decided to build a dam to increase the flow to the Kennebec River resulting in the drowning of a quaint farming and logging community. Get your flood insurance, you're gonna need. Come say hi at homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com or at instagram @homegrownhorrorpod. Sources: maineanencyclopedia.com T3 R4 BKP WKR meseniors.com Flagstaff by Sheila D. Grant. January 24, 2021. Walter Wyman and River Power. mainememory.net Maine Mysteries: The Drowned Ghost Town of Flagstaff. newscentermaine.com This One Sad Ghost Town in Maine is the Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of by Michelle. August 12, 2021. onlyinyourstate.com Flagstaff Lake (Maine) wikipedia Flagstaff, Maine- The town that drowned. November 24, 2021. theirregular.com The Lost Towns of Flagstaff Lake. mainesnorthwesternmountains.com Maine Folklife Center. Flagstaff, "Mad Made Lake" umaine.edu Gallant Flagstaff Readies for Old-Home-Day Program, by Eva Bacheoldor. Portland Press Herald. July 1, 1949. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Your hosts went to the red carpet and rubbed shoulders with the who's who of artists for this year's Damnationland, a celebration of local Maine horror mini-films and interstitials. The kooky, the creepy, and ooky, it was a hell of a time and definitely a showcase of the way life should bleed. Don't take our work for it though, there are still screenings to go see in Maine. So scrounge up your loose change and catch some flicks! https://damnationland.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Homies! We've got another recommendation and we're heading to the scenic Midcoast for an upsetting mystery. B takes us to the fall of 1972 when the remains of an unidentified young woman were found on Lane Island, which would lead to a complex web of questions with few answers. Sources: Rockland man making film based on mysterious Vinalhaven drowning case by Heather Steeves for BDN Drowning case from '72 getting new look by Abigail Curtis for BDN r/UnresolvedMysteries post by ashley_cordova on Reddit 10 Deceased Victims Who Were Discovered In Strange Places by Robin Warder You can reach out to us via email - homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/homegrownhorrorpod/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support