Haunts and Haints: Stantonville

Some games don’t end when you walk away.

In the Season One finale of Haunts and Haints, Gio sits down with Stantonville native Trey Hagwood to unpack a childhood encounter deep in the Oak Grove woods—a meeting with a mysterious girl who played games with rules that carried lifelong consequences.

What begins as a local legend unfolds into something far more unsettling: a story about memory, loss, and the quiet ways identity can be taken piece by piece.

This is The Lurk. And once it knows you, it doesn’t forget.

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In Newake, everyone knows the rules — don’t feed the strays, don’t rile the dogs, and whatever you do, don’t cross The Dog Lady.

When Tian calls in to share a story about a childhood friend who vanished after an argument, Gio uncovers the unsettling truth behind a neighborhood legend. What begins as a teenage fallout unravels into a chilling reminder that sometimes, monsters aren’t born, they’re made.

Disclaimer: Haunts and Haints: Stantonville is a work of fiction created by Free The Bold Studio. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or de...

Welcome back! We hope you enjoyed time of rest, relaxation and good food!

When an unexpected guest claiming to be Fanuke Everstone—the long-missing boy from Stantonville’s most famous lake legend—walks into Gio’s studio, the storm outside is the least of their worries.

Listener Warning:

This episode contains themes of parental physical abuse and fear of drowning/water trauma. It also includes intense auditory moments such as storms, choking, and underwater soundscapes. Please listen with care.

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Every year, Stantonville gathers under the full moon to honor the life of little Mister Grannit—the boy whose death gave rise to one of the city’s oldest traditions. But this year’s celebration comes with a twist: a surprise guest, Sami Patiece, talks with us to set the record straight about what really happened the night Mister Grannit died.

Listener Warning: This episode includes themes of child death, grief, and ancestral sacrifice. It also contains intense sound design elements such as ritual chanting, swamp ambiance, and unsettling laughter. Please listen with care.

Tonight, I sat down with Harriet Moore—a celebrated anthropologist in Afro-folklore—who swears her family’s encounters with the dead are not stories, but history. From whispered rituals to a night that changed her lineage forever, Harriet’s tale blurs the line between faith, ancestry, and something far more dangerous.

But when a voice note arrives from her old college roommate… everything we thought we knew about Harriet starts to unravel.

Listener Warning: This episode contains themes of grief, loss, and emotional manipulation through mourning. Please take care while listening.

HAPPY ALL HAINT'S EVE!

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When Kayleigh Murphy from Oak Grove joins Gio in the studio, what begins as a story about family turns into something far darker. A traveling circus. A woman called Mama Blackberry. And a “prize” goat that brings more than bad luck. Some stories bleed, and this one won’t stop.

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Happy All Haints Month! It's time for a story from Gio...

When Gio returns to Stantonville for his cousin’s wedding, he expects family, food, and a little too much line dancing—not a haint story. But joy has a way of calling old spirits home. At the McCall Brooks Legacy Club, a second slice of cake appears on his plate...one nobody served.

That night, the scent of burnt sugar and tobacco follows him into his dreams. A haint drawn to celebration and sweetness that sticks shows up uninvited. Some things in Stantonville don’t brin...

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Happy All Haints Month!

A young girl spends the summer with her estranged grandfather on his secluded farm, where family folktales and night terrors begin to bleed into her waking world.

Sound warning: Intense vocalizations (high-decibel human screaming).

Sound warning: Disturbing child-related audio (supernatural haunting of children).

Sound warning: Possession themes (vocal and atmospheric cues of supernatural influence).

Disclaimer: Haunts and Haints: Stantonville is a work of fiction created by Free The Bold Studio. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or act...

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You're not, but I've got you covered! While the entire state of Stantonville celebrates in various ways, I've highlighted some of my favorite events. Hope to see you out there, and remember.

Respect the season.

Disclaimer: Haunts and Haints: Stantonville is a work of fiction created by Free The Bold Studio. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The stories, characters, and locations depicted are products of imagination and are not intended to represent real individuals or places. Visual content has...

Renee responds to her cousin Jamal's plea, and she ain't having it, especially after 15 calls from Esther.

When an out-of-town pianist and his wife have to crash at a local hotel, he's tempted to break the only house rule, which costs him the things he loves most.

Disclaimer: Haunts and Haints: Stantonville is a work of fiction created by Free The Bold Studio. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The stories, characters, and locations depicted are products of imagination and are not intended to represent real individuals or places. Visual content has been sourced from stock photography sites (both free and paid), Pinterest, and...

Esther, Gio’s new intern, is on a mission to uncover the truth about what really happened to Charlotte Dixon Rollings and her wife. Unfortunately, it has nothing to do with sleep paralysis.

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A young woman learns a hard lesson about loving the skin she’s in.

Sound warning: Flesh tearing (dermal laceration sounds).

Sound warning: Bones breaking (osseous fracture sounds).

Sound warning: A scream that splits the dark (high-decibel human vocalization).

Sound warning: Body mutilation (severe disfigurement audio).

Sound warning: Cutting (incisional injury sounds).

Disclaimer: Haunts and Haints: Stantonville is a work of fiction created by Free The Bold Studio. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or ac...

A voicemail confession reveals what Jamal saw when he called Mister Neuse—and what he’s still seeing.

When Angela and her friends call Trouble, it answers.

Sound warning: Somebody losing their breath (asphyxiation sounds).

Sound warning: Bones giving way (osseous fracture sounds).

Sound warning: A scream that cuts through the room (high-decibel human vocalization).

Disclaimer: Haunts and Haints: Stantonville is a work of fiction created by Free The Bold Studio. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The stories, characters, and locations depicted are products of imagination and are not intended to represent real individuals or places...

You ever find yourself somewhere you weren’t supposed to be? That’s how Stantonville feels. (This ain't TN).

I'm Professor Giovanni "Gio" Gibbons, and at first, I came for the folklore and historical record. But after an...incident at my cousin's wedding, I'm back to explore all of the Haunts, Haints, and everything in between Stantonville has to offer because the people here know if you eff around...well, you know the rest.

In this opening episode, I speak with Daphne Loreaux of the Stantonville Historical Society, who offers a few necessary warnings before we b...