This week on Hometown Ghost Stories, we cover the multiple levels of ghost stories surrounding Bela Lugosi. From Him being haunted, to his ghost, to a haunted item.

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Tonight, we revisit Asheville, North Carolina to cover two of its most haunted locations.  Built in the 1950s on top of an 1800s potters field cemetery is the Clyde Erwin High School.  It's said that the bodies were not entirely relocated, and this may contribute to the restless paranormal activity that is now reported at the building.  We also dive into the haunting legend behind Helen's Bridge, which dates back over 100 years.  This is Hometown Ghost Stories: Asheville, NC part 2.  Become a supporter on Patreon!
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It's Friday the 13th! That means its time for us to continue down our journey of reviewing every Friday the 13th movie and this time... we've landed on part VIII... Jason Takes Manhattan. Find out what we thought about this movie in this brand new horror movie review!

Mass murderer Jason Voorhees (Kane Hodder) is resurrected from the bottom of Crystal Lake. After he kills a passing boat's occupants, he stows away on a cruise ship filled with a high-school graduating class bound for New York City. Biology teacher Charles McCulloch (Peter Mark Richman) is on board with his niece, Rennie (Jensen Daggett), who has visions of Jason drowning as a child. They escape his bloody shipboard rampage, but, when Rennie and Charles reach Manhattan, Jason is close by.

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What might be the most well documented case of poltergeist activity in the history of Germany, occurred in the city of Rosenheim in 1967. A modest law firm was tormented for months by not only the strange activity in the office, but by media accusations of a hoax. Join us as we dig into the bizarre mystery and escalation of events that became infamous in Bavarian history. The Rosenheim Poltergeist.

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We reviewed "Heart Eyes" the 2025 RomCom Slasher and had some mixed thoughts on it - A masked maniac with glowing, red eyes returns every Valentine's Day to slaughter unsuspecting couples. When a cynical ad executive and her hopelessly romantic colleague become the next target, they decide to fight back and end the reign of terror.

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A hundred years ago, newspapers were completely unhinged. And here at hometown ghost stories we went digging for the scariest and most bizarre headlines we could find. Articles about ghostly cowboys still riding the range, a ghost wandering around looking for his own dismembered hand, and a parrot so aggressive and foul-mouthed it was blamed for being demonically possessed. There’s also a woman who ate herself to death. And no… not in the way you’re thinking. Oh, and somewhere in the middle of all that, there’s a very real headline calmly informing readers that Santa Claus is dead. These aren’t urban legends. These are real newspaper stories people read over breakfast and then just went to work like nothing was wrong. Ghostly cowboys. Demonic parrots. Haunted cabs. Dead Santa. And a whole stack of headlines that prove the past was way stranger than it had any right to be. This is Haunted Headlines.

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This week on Hometown Ghost Stories we break down the top 10 paranormal stories of 2025! Some of these are brand new and others we may have covered before, but tune in as we count down together. Do you have a news story about a paranormal incident? Send it over and perhaps we will cover it on the next paranormal update!

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Miami’s haunted history hides behind luxury façades. Built in 1926, the Biltmore Hotel rose as a playground for the wealthy, but it wasn't long before its reputation shifted due to a massive shootout between mobsters. During World War II, the hotel became a military hospital, and today guests report phantom footsteps, flickering lights, and apparitions drifting through ballrooms and corridors.  Just miles away, the Deering Estate sits atop ancient burial grounds, it's quiet beauty masking something older and unsettled. Built by Charles Deering, the estate is now said to be plagued by shadow figures, disembodied voices, and restless spirits tied not just to the house—but to the land itself.  

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This week ,we review the 2025 horror movie, 28 Years Later!

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In Asheville, North Carolina, history doesn’t fade so much as it settles in. A narrow alley remembers a violent night, and some say it still answers back after dark.  Inside one of the city’s oldest homes, the sounds of children drift through empty rooms while something far heavier lingers below.  Not all of Asheville's past stayed buried, and some of it still haunts the streets and homes of the city today.
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