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Hometown Ghost Stories

EP 161 - The Hauntings of Lake Shawnee Amusement Park | Rock, WV

Hometown Ghost Stories

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6658 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Deep in the hills of West Virginia a forgotten amusement park sits rotting among the weeds and the dead don’t seem ready to leave.Before it ever hosted rides and games, the land at Lake Shawnee was soaked in blood. Massacres, drownings, tragic accidents and something darker buried just beneath the surface. This week, we dive into the chilling history and hauntings of one of America's most cursed amusement parks. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Music by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkins https://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-Q MERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This week on hometown ghost stories.

0:05.0

Deep in the hills of West Virginia, a forgotten amusement park sits rotting among the weeds,

0:12.0

and the dead don't seem ready to leave.

0:16.0

Before it ever hosted rides and games, the land at Lake Shawnee was soaked in blood. Massacres, drownings,

0:24.7

tragic accidents, and something darker buried just beneath the surface. This week, we dive into

0:31.6

the chilling history and hauntings of one of America's most cursed amusement parks. This is hometown ghost stories. Rock,

0:40.8

West Virginia.

0:45.6

Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences.

0:57.0

Viewer discretion is advised.

1:04.0

It was late October of 1992.

1:09.0

Just cold enough for jackets and just dark enough for trouble.

1:14.6

Jason, Matt, Erica, and Kim all slipped through a hole in the rusted chain-link fence

1:20.6

that surrounded Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, their flashlights dancing over the faded rides. You know that people actually died here, right? Erica said, trying and failing to sound casual.

1:34.2

So you keep reminding us, Jason replied dryly, rolling his eyes.

1:40.4

If you were that scared, you shouldn't have come.

1:43.7

I'm not scared, Erica shot back.

1:46.5

Just informed.

1:48.5

Matt laughed nervously.

1:50.4

You think it's true, though?

1:51.8

The little girl on the swings?

1:53.8

Jason shrugged, walking further ahead.

1:56.8

Every abandoned place has some ghost story.

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