Writing with Ghosts: These Walls Still Talk, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC

Writing with Ghosts: These Walls Still Talk, Part Two | Grave Talks CLASSIC

From The Grave Talks | Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural by Ghost Stores, Haunted, Paranormal & Supernatural Stories

April 27, 2026 · 35 min

About this episode

The episode features author Brian Paone discussing his experience writing a novel inside the haunted Missouri State Penitentiary.

This is a Grave Talks CLASSIC EPISODE! PART TWO Some places don’t need a story written about them—they already have one. Missouri State Penitentiary is one of those places. With a long history and a reputation for lingering activity, it’s a location that has drawn investigators, storytellers, and the curious for years. Author Brian Paone took a different approach. Instead of visiting, he stayed—spending eight weeks inside the prison, writing at night, surrounded by the same environment that inspired his novel These Walls Still Talk . A story about a woman returning to confront something that has followed her for years… set in a place where many believe the past never truly left. Blending real locations with fiction, the experience raises an interesting question: when you create a story inside a place already filled with its own history, where does the line begin to blur? Because in a setting like this, it’s not always clear what’s being imagined… and what might already be there. #TheGraveTalks #MissouriStatePenitentiary #HauntedPrison #ParanormalPodcast #GhostStories #HauntedHistory #ParanormalWriting #Hauntings #ParanormalInvestigations #HauntedLocations #CreativeProcess…

People in this episode

Guest: Brian Paone

Topics covered

  • haunted locations
  • paranormal writing
  • ghost stories
  • creative process
  • historical narratives

Keywords

  • Missouri State Penitentiary
  • haunted prison
  • paranormal podcast
  • ghost stories
  • creative writing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: These Walls Still Talk

Places: Missouri State Penitentiary

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