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True Cozy Ghost Stories

True Cozy Ghost Stories

By: Julie Hopkins
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Listen to first-person retellings of ghost stories based on real hauntings in the most cozy locations, narrated by your host Julie Hopkins. It's the perfect blend of spooky and soothing!

Step inside flickering candlelit rooms, creaky bookstores, sleepy inns, and foggy coastal towns—each holding a story of the supernatural. True Cozy Ghost Stories is a weekly podcast featuring first-person retellings based on true events of ghost encounters rooted in charm, history, and gentle chills.

Each episode blends eerie ambiance with emotional depth, inviting listeners into haunted places that feel more magical than malevolent. Written and narrated in a storytelling style, with soft sound design and a comforting tone, this show is perfect for fans of:
  • Friendly hauntings
  • Haunted history
  • Ghost stories with soul
  • Cozy horror and atmospheric folklore
🎧 Light a candle, make a cup of tea, and settle in. The ghosts are waiting—and they’ve got stories to tell.Copyright Julie Hopkins
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Episodes
  • Ghosts, Giggles, and Butter Pecan – 3 True Cozy Ice Cream Parlor Hauntings
    Jul 16 2025
    In this episode of True Cozy Ghost Stories, we dive into three delightfully haunted ice cream parlors across the U.S. These aren’t tales of terror, but the gentle kind of hauntings: spoons that tap with no hand, mirrored reflections that don’t match the room, and the faint scent of vanilla wafting in long after closing time.

    🍨 First, in The Vanilla Giggle, we visit historic Fentons Creamery in Oakland, California, where employees working the late shift often hear laughter—and sometimes see the ghost of a little girl darting up the back stairs.

    🍨 Next, in The Psychic Sundae, we stop at Chill, a pastel-hued ice cream shop tucked inside Hotel Cassadaga in Florida’s “Psychic Capital of the World.” A solo sundae leads to a spine-tingling mirror encounter and a ghostly presence no psychic warned her about.

    🍨 Finally, in The Tapping Spoon, a traveler visits the old-fashioned ice cream parlor at the Farnsworth House Inn in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. But as her spoon begins to move on its own and a face appears in the mirror behind her… she realizes some guests at this Civil War inn may never have left. These stories are based on real reports, folklore, and local hauntings—gently retold for those who prefer their chills cozy, and their ghost stories served with a side of whipped cream.

    🎙️ This episode is perfect for fans of:
    • gentle ghost stories
    • haunted history with a twist of nostalgia
    • cozy horror fiction
    • paranormal small-town travel
    • ice cream… with a chill
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    15 mins
  • Buttercream & Benevolent Spirits – 3 True Cozy Bakery Hauntings
    Jul 9 2025
    In this episode of True Cozy Ghost Stories, we whisk our way into three real bakeries where the scent of cinnamon lingers... and so do the ghosts. These aren’t stories of terror, but of quiet presence—of almond-sweet air before dawn, a music box lullaby in a sugar-dusted prep room, and birthday cakes lovingly corrected by invisible hands.

    🍞 First, in The Yeast That Rose Twice, we travel to Blackbird Bakery in Austin, Texas, where the ghost of a stern but devoted German baker may still be shaping loaves before the morning shift.

    🥐 Next, in Croissants from the Beyond, we slip into Maison de Miette in Savannah, Georgia, where staff swear they’re not alone during the 4 a.m. prep—especially when the almond scent arrives before the ovens are ever turned on.

    🎂 Finally, in The Birthday Cake Whisperer, we visit Molly’s Sweets & Treats in Salem, Massachusetts, where a young girl who died long ago seems determined to ensure no birthday goes forgotten—even if she has to rewrite the names herself.

    These stories draw from staff recollections, customer tales, and long-whispered local folklore—gently adapted into first-person narratives made for the cozy horror heart. Perfect for listeners who love creaky floorboards, rolling pins that move on their own, and ghosts who just want to help in the kitchen.

    🎙️ This episode is perfect for fans of:
    haunted bakeries & sweet-spirited ghosts
    cozy horror with a culinary twist
    paranormal folklore & historic kitchens
    early-morning prep stories with a side of mystery
    frosting, flour, and faint lullabies at 4 a.m.
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    16 mins
  • Dust Jackets & Gentle Spirits – 3 True Cozy Bookshop Hauntings
    Jul 2 2025
    In this episode of True Cozy Ghost Stories, we crack open the covers of three of America’s most beloved—and sweet-spirited—independent bookstores. These aren’t tales of terror, but of memory: the faint scent of lavender between poetry shelves, a Beat-era novel nudged from its place, and a playful child ghost who still stacks picture books after closing time.

    📚 First, in The Lavender Lady of Bertram’s Books, we travel to Belfast, Maine, where a Victorian woman named Lavinia is said to curate the poetry section, leaving behind a trail of floral perfume and perfectly placed Keats.

    📖 Next, in Beat Ghosts and Paperbacks, we wander the labyrinthine aisles of Haslam’s Bookstore in St. Petersburg, Florida, where visitors swear Jack Kerouac still roams the Beat Generation shelves—occasionally tipping On the Road to the floor for an unsuspecting reader.

    👻 Finally, in The Boy in the Book Nook, we visit The Haunted Bookshop in Mobile, Alabama, where the giggle of a young boy, the clatter of wooden blocks, and mysteriously rearranged children’s books suggest story time is never really over. These accounts draw on documented reports, staff recollections, and long-held local lore—gently adapted into first-person tales for the cozy-horror heart. Perfect for listeners who love dusty stacks, flickering reading-lamps, and spirits who stay for the stories.

    🎙️ This episode is perfect for fans of:
    • haunted bookstores & gentle ghosts
    • cozy horror with literary charm
    • paranormal folklore & bookish legends
    • old buildings that smell like well-loved pages
    • lavender perfume, cold spots, and ghostly giggles
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    15 mins

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