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Haunts and Haints: Stantonville

Haunts and Haints: Stantonville

By: Giovanni Gibbons
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Haunts and Haints is an immersive Afro-Folk Horror podcast set in Stantonville—a fictional city built for kinfolk (this ain't TN), where, as somebody's grandma once said, a hard head makes a soft a—. Every week, we'll hear stories of haints, hauntings, and hometown Stantonville lore.

Hosted by Giovanni Gibbons. Produced by Taylor Wright.

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This fictional podcast from the Stantonville Storyverse was created by Jae Gilyard and Free the Bold. All names, places, and stories are original. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental.

© 2025 Free the Bold. All Rights Reserved.
Episodes
  • Episode 02: Do You, BooHag
    Aug 30 2025

    Best experienced through headphones.

    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 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 personal collections; all images remain the property of their respective photographers and creators, and no copyright infringement is intended.

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    20 mins
  • Episode 01: Watch Ya Mouf
    Aug 16 2025

    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. Visual content has been sourced from stock photography sites (both free and paid), Pinterest, and personal collections; all images remain the property of their respective photographers and creators, and no copyright infringement is intended.

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    16 mins
  • Bonus Episode 02: Sleep Paralysis? Not this time.
    Sep 5 2025

    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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    3 mins
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