Episode 10: Play Stupid Games...

Episode 10: Play Stupid Games...

Explicit
Haunts and Haints: Stantonville by Giovanni Gibbons
S1 · E10
Dec 31, 2025
21:37

Episode notes

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.

Content Advisory: This episode contains themes that may be distressing for some listeners, including:

  • Psychological horror
  • Memory loss and identity erosion
  • Child endangerment
  • Familial estrangement
  • Emotional manipulation
  • Disturbing sound design and intense audio moments

Listener discretion is advised. Headphones recommended for full immersion—but remove if you need grounding.

Keywords

Afro-Folk Horror
Black Horror
Haints
Stantonville
Free the Bold
Halloween