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Text Abby and AlanAbby and Alan discuss the history of the New England Vampire Panic and how it influenced some of the most prominent examples of vampire horror literature, including Bram Stoker's Dracula. Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback. Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.Listen to our episode on the history of Samhain and All Hallows Eve. SourcesSmithsonian Magazine Article by Abigail Tucker: The Great New England Vampire PanicA NewEngland.com article by Joe Bills: New England's Vampire History | Legends and HysteriaA NewEngland.com Article: Vampire Mercy Brown | When Rhode Island Was “The Vampire Capital of America”A History.com article on Vampire HistoryHow the Rise of Vampire Fiction Coincided with The Real Life New England Vampire Panic by Nat Brehmer on bloodydisgusting.com Thanks to April Brenker for research help! Consider joining our Patreon for bonus episodes, spooky literature and deep dives into horror and history. Click here to learn more. Follow us on TikTok, X, Instragram and YouTube. Join the conversation on Discord. Support us on Patreon. Support the show
Did vampires stalk the night in southern New England? Were the deceased stalking their families from beyond the grave? Hanna, Andy, and Fish dig into the New England Vampire Panic. Intro music is from "Across the Line" by the Wellington Sea Shanty Society.
Alleged vampire Mercy Brown has had her name cemented into American history by being the focal point of the New England Vampire Panic. But even now, almost 150 years after her death, the same question still arise: was Mercy ACTUALLY a vampire?
Join Suz and Rob this week as Suz talks to us about the New England Vampire Panic! Who knew that smoking the organs of your deceased relatives was a cure for being a vampire!All our links here - https://www.linktr.ee/spookyafMusic: Dank Halloween by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This one has everything! Old bones, gross vampire superstitions, pews full of mewing nuns, and more!Theme song written & performed by Miquela DeLeon and Gil Davis.
This episode we chat best summer beers, the Smile 2 trailer drop, and one of the most notorious supernatural moments in early American history, the New England vampire panic.
Unearth the chilling truths that lurk in the shadows of history as we recount the New England Vampire Panic, where the dread of disease transformed into a fear of the undead. Together with expert folklorists Michael Bell and Paul Barber, we uncover how 18th and 19th-century communities were ensnared in a web of superstition, leading them to disturb the eternal rest of their dearly departed. This is not mere fiction; it's a stark revelation of the lengths to which fear can drive humanity, a journey through an era where tuberculosis's pall cast a much more sinister specter across the New England countryside.Gather 'round as we share the poignant account of Mercy Brown, a symbol of an epidemic's grip on the human psyche, and how her community's desperate acts may have sparked the imagination of none other than Bram Stoker. The tenebrous practices of the past, designed to protect the living from the clutches of those thought to feast upon them from beyond the grave, are brought to light, painting a vivid picture of the battle between an invisible killer and the visceral response it provoked. Join us for this excursion into a time when the fear of the unknown fanned the flames of dark folklore, and discover how the vampire myth we know today is deeply rooted in the misfortunes of a bygone era.Support the Show.
This week on Gloom and Bloom podcast Tayler tell us the story of the Rendlesham Forest incident aka Britain's Roswell. Christine covers the New England Vampire Panic from the 18OO's. Watch out for UFO's and for your dead loved ones who want to suck our soul out from beyond the grave. mwahahaha. Spank you for listening. Do less God bless. Gloom & Bloom out!
We're takin' it a bit easy this week and talking about something close to home: vampires! Specifically, the so-called "New England Vampire Panic" of the 1800s. Before vampires were sexy, they were something else entirely: the reanimated corpses of your friends and family who preyed upon the living and threatened to pull entire communities down into the grave with them. In New England, and very especially in Rhode Island, this type of vampire haunted small villages all the way until the very end of the 1800's. Meaning that even at the time of the "last New England vampire," Mercy Brown, it was played for laughs in the papers. The truth though is that the blood-sucking living dead has always represented the fears that people deal with at any given time, and the macabre rites and rituals to combat the vampires represent our species-wide drive to do something, anything, to keep the illusion of control, even when we know it's only an illusion. If you're a fan of the show, why not fork out some of your own blood to us, metaphorically, by joining our Patreon? Unlike the vampire, we'll actually give you something in return: our bonus series The Corkboard Bizarre and access to our patron Discord server. Starting at the low, low price of just $5 a month. https://patreon.com/thenonsensebazaar
HALLOWEEN LIVE SCREAM 2023 #WeirdDarknessSOURCES AND ESSENTIAL LINKS… BOOK: “Beautiful Stranger: The Ghost of Kate Morgan and the Hotel del Coronado”: https://amzn.to/3QAVJ6xBOOK: “Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the culture of Early New England” by John Putnam: https://amzn.to/46N1iEFBOOK: “Trick or Treat Mrs Witch” story is from the book, “Halloween Stories: Spooky Short Stories for Children” by Uncle Amon: https://amzn.to/45QoosT (Get all of his Halloween books at https://amzn.to/45SUrbN)“The Real Annabelle Doll” by Katie Serena for All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4hvvj73d“Real Ghost Stories” by Marco Margaritoff for All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8scuwt“Houdini's Last Act” by Parissa Djangi for National Geographic: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y86wpf7j“Testing For a Witch” by Tamar Altebarmakian for Unspeakable Crimes: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/34vsfs9r“People Killed For Being Witches” by Laura Allan for Unspeakable Crimes: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pejpv5c“The New England Vampire Panic” by Kaushik Patowary for Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2vfujxyj“The Florida Trunk Lady” by Amber Breese for All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3k5ekwhs“People Share Their Freaky Halloween Experiences” by Linda Meyers for Sematary Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/t4s3yt7n“The Causal Mystery of the Salem Witch Trials” from All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4xh3u8yy“The Halloween Baby Case” by April A. Taylor for Unspeakable Crimes: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8pms4d“Real Cases of Vampires” by Kaleena Fraga for All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckwf7d7“True Tales From Halloween Haunted House Actors” by Hannah Collins for Sematary Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mu5t5vr“Trick-or-Treat Candy Tampering” by Isabel Montero: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ndkcdny3; and Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3SkTzcOFind Weird Darkness wherever you listen to podcasts at https://weirddarkenss.com/listen= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46Trademark, Weird Darkness®, 2023. Copyright Weird Darkness©, 2023.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3655291/advertisement
As TUSOP gets into week 4 of Vamptober, Logan returns to tell us about The New England Vampire Panic. Hang on its a bumpy ride! www.theunitedstatesofparanormal.com Do you have a haunting, cryptid, or other unexplained you would like us to look into? Do you have your own strange story you'd like us to read in an episode? Email us at TheUnitedStatesOfParanormal@gmail.com or message us on any of our social media platforms. Listen on Podurama Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on episodes and see photos from each episode. Social media: - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The-United-States-of-Paranormal-101722675824225/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theunitedstatesofparanormal/ - Twitter: http://twitter.com/TUSOPPod Available wherever you enjoy listening to podcasts: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-united-states-of-paranormal/id1618133392 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/67NokfUTrxoCvPuPWsvsDn?si=xQ4MpDJ-TlqBcanpMnTamA Podcast Addict: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/3905807 - iHeart: https://iheart.com/podcast/95207701 Merch available: https://my-store-ca0ae8.creator-spring.com/ and also at www.theunitedstatesofparanormal.com Check out other podcasts within our network: Golden Image Podcast: https://linktr.ee/GoldenImagePodcast Golden 80's: https://linktr.ee/thegoldenimage80s The Call Guys: https://linktr.ee/thecallguyspodcast MurdNerds: https://linktr.ee/murdnerds Indiana Chiefs Fans: https://linktr.ee/indianachiefsfans A Court of Books and Booze: https://linktr.ee/acobab Art by Esteban Gomez Reyes https://instagram.com/esteban.gomezr?utm_medium=copy_link Music by Boze Theme voice over by Matthew Frisby Produced by Jeremy Golden and Boze Edited by Jeremy Golden and Boze Hosted by Jeremy Golden, Jennifer Williams and Bobbi Golden #tusop #theunitedstatesofparanormal #paranormal #paranormalpodcast #ghosts #haunted #scary #spooky #podcast #applepodcast #spotifypodcast #Vampire #NewEnglandVampirePanic
Jerry & Tracy share the origins of Vampires and it's probably not what you think. 4th installment of Amanda's Take
Hillary and Tina cover the New England Vampire Panic. In 19th-century New England, a devastating illness was tearing families apart, but many believed it was vampires to blame. Hillary's Story Sources Heritage THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC (https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/the-new-england-vampire-panic/143567) History When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths (https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england)--by Crystal Ponti How Stuff Works The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly (https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/new-england-vampire-panic.htm)--by Nathan Chandler Medium New England's Vampire Panic (https://medium.com/@csvoll/new-englands-vampire-panic-7bea4aff9180)--by C.S. Voll Mental Floss The Mystery Behind the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87985/how-tuberculosis-inspired-19th-century-new-england-vampire-panic)--by Kyla Cathey New England New England's Vampire History | Legends and Hysteria (https://newengland.com/yankee/history/new-england-vampire-history/)--by Joe Bills New England Historical Society THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC (https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/did-vampires-really-stalk-new-england-farm-families/) Science History Distillations Podcast Vampire Panic (https://sciencehistory.org/stories/distillations-pod/vampire-panic/) Smithsonian Magazine The Great New England Vampire Panic (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/)--by Abigail Tucker Wikipedia New England vampire panic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panic) Photos Bones of JB 55 Rearranged (https://ournewenglandlegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JBgrave.jpg)--from Nicholas Bellantoni via Our New England Legends Podcast Mercy Brown's Gravestone (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/MercyBrownGravestone.jpg/1024px-MercyBrownGravestone.jpg)--by Cbarry123 via Wikipedia Satirical Cartoon in the Boston City Globe (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Believe_in_Vampires.png)--from Boston Daily Globe via Wikipedia
Jo and Jonny discuss the New England Vampire Panic and the chain of events which might have led to such hysteria. Jonny takes aim at Love Island and Jo is angry with the villagers. You can follow us and our always spooky content on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/themysteryoflifepod/ Find us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/tmolpod You can read our blog on our website with further information on this weeks topic at https://mysteryoflifepodcast.co.uk/ If you would like to support our podcast as a one time show donation, you can do so using the link below https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mysteryoflife Thank you!
Host Alex is taking a small break, so please enjoy this episode from fellow a Cultiv8 Network show, Ye Olde Crime! In this episode, Ye Olde Crime hosts Lindsay and Madison discuss the New England Vampire Panic, as well as why you shouldn't bury baby shoes, that organs are pretty flammable, and that you should never drink or breathe in ashes of your dead loved ones, like, ever. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 New England Today article by Joe Bills 2022 Heritage Daily blog post 2021 Newspapers.com blog post by Jenny Ashcraft 2019 History article by Crystal Ponti 2012 Smithsonian Magazine article by Abigail Tucker 1896 American Anthropological Association article by George. R. Stetson The Avocado New England Historical Society Wikipedia Don't forget to follow them on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Join Lindsay and Madison for their Instagram live show on May 21st, 2023 at 8 PM EST! Listener discretion is advised. Shout out to Weird Distractions Patrons: Tom, Bailey, Angela, Jon, Alicia, Lynn, Shadow, Courtney, Cheryl, Susan, Jennifer and Kristin! Thank you for supporting Weird Distractions on Patreon. You can also support the show on Patreon and get monthly bonus episodes, behind the scenes footage, and more - www.patreon.com/weirddistractionspodcast NEW MERCH - https://www.bonfire.com/store/weird-distractions/ If you want to provide feedback or even your own weird story to be read on air in an upcoming Listener Distractions episode - please email: weirddistractionspodcast@outlook.com. If you're listening on Apple Podcasts, please consider rating & reviewing. It's the best way to support the show (for free)! Thanks for listening! Weird Distractions is a proud member of the Cultiv8 network: https://www.patreon.com/cultiv8podcastnetwork/ Resource list: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xm0SZhGt48CKnPqR0HeZtBv-oSWgdHN_pG8zqahhT_8/edit?usp=sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For roughly a century in isolated corners of New England the remains of those who died of consumption were exhumed and their remains used as a folk remedy for their relatives, who the population believed were being slowly drained of life by their dead relations. Were these individuals really vampires? Today I examine these fascinating cases and examine the history of this bizarre tradition.tombwithaviewpodcast@gmail.comFacebookInstagram
The cultural fear of vampires stretches back centuries throughout Europe, but in the continental U.S. it took seed from another fear entirely: tuberculosis. The New England Vampire Panic of the 19th-century was a reaction to a deadly disease so mysterious it needed a scapegoat. Enter: the Brown family of Exeter, Rhode Island –specifically a young daughter whose body civilians would use to justify a monster of their own making. This week's sponsors: Béis - Right now, Béis is offering our listeners 15% off their first purchase by visiting BeisTravel.com/STRANGE. Miracle Made - Go to TryMiracle.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE at checkout to claim your free 3-piece towel set and save over 40% off.
Hello and welcome back! On today's episode, Hailey confesses her addiction to seasonal beverages, Kevin relishes his frugality, and Hailey shares about the bizarre vampire mania that swept through New England at the height of the tuberculosis outbreak. This steaming pot of unusual soup features vampires, weird death practices, barking dog demons, and the baffling and tragic tale of New England's final vampire, Mercy Lena Brown. Buckle up for the ride, remain seated, and keep your arms and legs in at all times, because this one's a doozy!SOURCES:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/new-england-vampire-history/https://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampirehttps://www.amazon.com/History-Vampires-England-Haunted-America/dp/1596299983https://www.amazon.com/Food-Dead-Trail-Englands-Vampires/dp/0819571709Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-ones-a-doozy/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Hot on the heels of Halloween, November's episode is all about Mercy Brown and other victims of the New England Vampire Panic. We also do a little dive into Tuberculosis and are now paranoid that we both have it. Find us on Facebook (join our fun group!), Instagram, and Twitter by searching “Broadcast from the Belfry.” Broadcast from the Belfry is created, written, and co-hosted by Georgia (@cackle.queen); co-hosted by Sonjay (@cicadasongphoto); produced by Shannon (@theteacupking); with research by Brandan (who is a cryptid and has no social media); and social media by Hope (@hburkenstock). New episodes on the 13th of every month and you can listen to our very Monster of the Week campaign at the end of every month.
For this spooky season episode, your hosts learn about and discuss 19th century vampires, tuberculosis, Dracula, and human decay.
You've heard of the Salem witch trial, but are you familiar with New England's history of vampire panic? Here's what was at stake.
Lindsay and Madison discuss the New England Vampire Panic, as well as why you shouldn't bury baby shoes, that organs are pretty flammable, and that you should never drink or breathe in ashes of your dead loved ones, like, ever. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 New England Today article by Joe Bills 2022 Heritage Daily blog post 2021 Newspapers.com blog post by Jenny Ashcraft 2019 History article by Crystal Ponti 2012 Smithsonian Magazine article by Abigail Tucker 1896 American Anthropological Association article by George. R. Stetson The Avocado New England Historical Society Wikipedia Go check out our friends Tara and Jessica over at the 3 Spooked Girls podcast. Meet the new Instacart+. Get unlimited free delivery on $35+ orders, 5% credit back on pickup, & more. Credit back excludes alcohol. Terms apply. Become a member on Buy Me A Coffee for as little as $1/month to support the show. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the Cultiv8 Discord and join the Olde Crimers Cubby to chat with us and other listeners of the show. Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify or Goodpods! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You probably associate vampire hysteria with 15th- and 16th-century Europe, but the U.S. had it's own vampire scares.Two hundred years after the Salem witch trials, the farm communities of New England became convinced that their relatives were returning from the grave to feed on the living. This episode we'll be coving the stories of Sarah Tillinghast and Mercy Brown.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
It's October, and you know what that means- True Crime New England is back with spooky themed episodes for the entire month! Join Katie and Liz in their first installment of this year's Spooky Halloween Extravaganza VIP Event!! The girls take you through the entirety of New England as they discuss the mass hysteria surrounding tuberculosis in the 18th through 19th centuries. All six states of our quiet and quaint region experienced the same panic- was this contagious disease the work of vampirism? Liz tells the story of one of the first ever recorded suspicions of a vampire in Vermont, while Katie shares the horrific tale of Mercy "Lena" Brown and her family, who almost completely succumbed to tuberculosis. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/truecrimene/support
Get ready to get cozy and queasy, Campers! Today, Meghan tells us all about the New England Vampire Panic and Madison gives us the history of the feet that sometimes wash up on beaches in the Pacific Northwest. Content warning: this one is a little gory and there are brief mentions of suicide - take care when listening!
How has it taken us 45 episodes to talk about Vampires? We don't know either! But this week we are satisfying an itch we didn't have talking about the New England Vampire Panic. Yes, we had one of those. And not the sort of West Coast glittery moody vampires we all panicked about in high school. These are much more gruesome...and ashy! First witches, we've covered the ghosts, then vampires...New England is a lot more scary than we thought. Enjoy the episode!We'd appreciate it if you took a moment to help our podcast by rating and reviewing on apple and NOW on Spotify! Don't forget to check our show notes for our social links! Definitely check out our Instagram (@hauntedorhoaxpod). We post all photos and videos talked about in the show there!Haunted or Hoax Social Medias:WebsiteInstagramTwitterFacebookSources for this Episode:TELEVISION & MEDIA:WEBSITES:https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panichttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/103948458/1854-05-24-jewett-city-vampires/ https://newengland.com/today/living/new-england-history/new-england-vampire-history/https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/new-england-vampire-panic.htm
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This week Carrie tells us about tuberculosis vampires who invaded New England. Or so they thought. And so they acted. And so it's now wacky history. Happy Monday! Have the week you'll have. Again, kidding!
After all the Twilight talk in last week's episode, Deanna went down a pretty deep rabbit hole. Thus - this week's episode was born. Hear all about how two hundred years after the Salem Witch Trials a new panic hit New England - vampires!
This week we will discussing the vampire panic that swept the northeast of the United States in the 19th century. Who would have thought that people believed whole heartedly that vampires were killing there loved ones.
It's episode 6 and Cait and Kait are finally recording together in the same room at the same time! Kait tells us all about the spooky New England Vampire Panic (science was so weird in the 1800's). Then, Cait introduces us to the 3am Scaries (™️) and what happens to our brains right before we die.
In this week's episode, we have a Creepy File and Real Gnarly segment. The chuddleman put on their thinking caps as Bryan navigates us through the possibly sentient cyber cypher that is Cicada 3301. Then, Sam, gathers the garlic for us as he recounts the strange and true tale of a nasty case of nosferatu fever in The New England Vampire Panic! Follow the Chuddlers on social media! Chuddle the Pod Twitter @chuddlethepod IG @chuddlethepod Bryan Twitter @chuddlethebryan IG @chuddlethebryan Sam Twitter @chuddlethesam IG @chuddlethesam Ross IG @chuddletheross Email: chuddlethepod@gmail.com
The New England vampire panic was the reaction to an outbreak of tuberculosis in the 19th century throughout Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, southern Massachusetts, Vermont, and other areas of the New England states.[1] Consumption (tuberculosis) was thought to be caused by the deceased consuming the life of their surviving relatives.[2] Bodies were exhumed and internal organs ritually burned to stop the "vampire" from attacking the local population and to prevent the spread of the disease. Notable cases provoked national attention and comment, such as those of Mercy Brown in Rhode Island and Frederick Ransom in Vermont. Our theme song was written and performed by Anna Bosnick. If you'd like to support the show on a per episode basis, you can find our Patreon page here. Be sure to check our website for more details.
In this episode Lesley and Yasmine discuss the crazy methods that New Englanders did To cure Tuberculosis, and conclude that some things just don't change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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This week, Hailee is bewitched by the New England Vampire Panic. During the later part of the 18th and 19th centuries, large amounts of people were dying from what they called consumption, what we know of today as Tuberculosis. In New England, they had a different idea about what was causing their friends and loved ones to waste away in front of their eyes: vampires. Though they never used the exact term, they thought that the undead were preying upon the living and they had some very interesting methods to stop the attacks.Links:The Great New England Vampire Panic - Smithsonian MagazineBelief in Connecticut VampiresThe New England Vampire PanicThe Strange History of the New England Vampire PanicRecommendations:MediaLore - Season 1 Episode 1: They Made a TonicAsk A Mortician - America's Forgotten Vampire PanicNon-FictionMichael E. Bell's Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's VampireVampires, Burial, and Death: Folklore and Reality by Paul BarberA History of Vampires in New England by Thomas D'AgostinoFictionMercy: The Last New England Vampire by Sarah L. ThomsonThe Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady HendrixIf you are interested in purchasing any of the books we talked about in this episode, please check out our affiliate link to bookshop.org!Support the show
Hey WOW, welcome to EPISODE 50, Sleepyheads! Grab your notebooks, your favorite Chicago roomies have some more educational stories for you. First, Margot tells us about the New England Vampire Panic. The Salem Witch Trials is a period that gets all the attention, but did you know in the 19th-century townsfolk believed Vampires were to blame for tuberculosis? We learn about George Brown who looked for ways to save his surviving family member, Edwin, after his daughter Mercy succumbs to the illness. Next, Elizabeth tells us about the cow heard around the world. You've heard of cow-tipping, but this cow went lantern-tipping causing the city of Chicago to go up in Flames in 1871. In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, learn about how the events unfolded and what that meant for the city following the aftermath. Stay safe, sleepy, and spooky. See you next time and as always, thanks for joining us! The Gabby Petito Foundation: https://gabbypetitofoundation.org/
October is here, and that can only mean one thing... It's #SpookySZN! We're doing four special episodes looking at creepy, unexplained, mysterious, and strange events in history to celebrate.In our third #SpookySZN episode, Rachel shares the FANGtastically weird story of the New England Vampire Panic, a reaction to an outbreak of tuberculosis thought to be caused by the dead feasting on the blood of their family members during the 18th and 19th centuries across Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, Vermont, and other parts of New England. Sit back and enjoy this truly "batty" episode!Stay Risky. Stay Bitchy.Join the #RiskyBitchFam on social media!Instagram - @riskybitchespodTwitter - @riskybitchespodFacebook - @riskybtchespodTikTok - @riskybtchespodQuestions, comments, topic ideas, or random compliments? Connect with the co-hosts!JamieEmail: jamie@riskybitchespod.comInstagram: @jamieleepitzer Twitter: @JamiePitzer11TikTok: @JamiePitzer7RachelEmail: rachel@riskybitchespod.comInstagram: @rachelreeeeTwitter: @rachreeeeTikTok: @rachelreeee
Happy October 1st! Join me this week on our 13th episode where we discuss another happing in New England…The New England Vampire Panic. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Today Alaina decided to take it to a vampiric place. During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries New England was struggling with severe outbreaks of Consumption. To better explain this plague that caused severe pain, bloody hacking coughs and the victim to seemingly waste away without explanation, they turned to the supernatural. When entire families began falling victim to its brutal clutches, it simply had to be vampires who had taken host in their loved ones ailing bodies to suck the life from the remaining members. Come on in for a dive into a world where eating the ashes of an exhumed family member's decomposing heart was considered medicine. Great resources used: Mercy: The Last New England Vampire by Sarah L. Thomson Food For the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires by Michael E. Bell A History of Vampires in New England by Thomas D A'gostino As always, thank you to our sponsors: HelloFresh: Get up to fourteen free meals—including free shipping! — with code morbid14 at HelloFresh.com/morbid14 Babbel: Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you'll get an additional 3 months for FREE. Simplisafe: SimpliSafe is offering 20% off your entire new system and your first month of monitoring service FREE, when you enroll inInteractive Monitoring! Visit SIMPLISAFE.com/morbid Caliper: You can try Caliper CBD risk-free for 30 days at TRYCALIPER.COM/MORBID If you don't love it they'll give you a full refund!
200 years after the Salem Witch Trials another panic swept New England. The Vampire Panic. Listen as we tell you the tale of how this superstition took over New England towns and had families digging up dead relatives to check for vampires. Thank you all so much for listening. Please don't forget to follow and like us on all our social media accounts: Instagram: MacabreFamily Facebook: The Macabre Family Podcast Email us at macabrefamilypod@gmail.com for any episode suggestions or for anything at all we love hearing from you! Again, I want to say thank you to everyone who listens and supports our podcast. I know it means the world to myself and all my guest hosts aka my family. Stay spooky my Macabre Family. “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”-The Tempest (William Shakespeare)
In the late 1800s New England, a tuberculosis outbreak killed almost a quarter of the population. While the medical community wasn't yet aware of the disease or how to treat it, some turned to religion for relief, and some had .... other ideas. As the disease consumed people's bodies, some thought the cause was vampires rising from the dead to feed on the living. Stopping them involved exhuming bodies and destroying them ... or worse. In this episode, we'll talk about New England vampire panic, and discuss the death and aftermath of a young woman named Mercy Brown, whose story would spread around the world.
Note: This was recorded pre-Olympic opening ceremony. We probably should have said that…In this episode, Katie and Cindy explore the topic, “Once Bitten, Twice Shy.” Katie shares the history of rabies and Cindy shares the story of the New England Vampire.Cindy also shares a short story of her favorite Olympic event of all time, the 1904 Marathon.
Oh, 1800's New England. With your tea parties and lifespan of 19, and your murder-y witch trials...you learned so much from Salem. Welll....you didn't. At all. The New England Vampire Panic, let's sink our teeth into it. Get it? Sorry. Creepy crawl with me...
Vampires lurk throughout popular culture, appearing on television in “True Blood” and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” as well as Twilight books, and even the character “The Count” on Sesame Street. But long before Buffy was protecting humankind, a public hysteria gripped several New England states in the late 19th century. Roughly two hundred years after the Salem witch trials, locals were on high alert as they believed vampires were in their midst. In fact, roughly 80 of these disturbed vampire graves are documented, but it is believed there are hundreds more. What caused people to come to the conclusion that their dead relatives were returning to suck the life out of them? Let's find out. Guest podcast hightlight: "Thoughts from a Page" Special Guest: Cindy Burnett.
Like the Salem Witch Trials of the 1600s, the New England Vampire Panic of the 1800s was a time of tremendous death as well as the perfect "breeding" ground for peasant superstitions. Colonial New Englanders came to believe that the ravaging disease "consumption" (which we know today as tuberculosis) was caused not by a bacterial contagion, but by real flesh and blood vampires literally consuming the still living members of a family. And this consumption of their vitality was taking place from beyond the grave. The accounts of vampirism in New England would take place before famous works such as Dracula, Nosferatu and in more contemporary times, that of Max Schreck. But were the vampires of New England simply a literary or cinematic motif, like we see with so many books and movies having to do with the subject? Or are their chronicles, rooted in American history, a true story of vampire-like figures seeking victims/sustenance while remaining in the realm of the undead?
If everybody jumped off a bridge, would you? This week we're talking about the strange phenomenon of mass hysteria. We take a look at the Dancing Plague of 1518 and the New England Vampire Panic of the late 1700s, two examples of mass-level psychosis. Join the phenomenon and listen with everyone else! Find us on: Discord: https://discord.gg/P4Jw8zuzdE Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_lrh_pod/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/TheLRHpodcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theLRHpod Twitter - https://twitter.com/the_lrh_pod Support this podcast
Randy tells us about the New England Vampire Panic, weird rituals, a chick named Mercy Brown and the tuberculosis. I'm your Huckleberry!!!! Patreon.com/StupidHydrogen Check us out there, we have exclusive content up and more to come.
When a whole family dies, is it because of an illness or is it something more than that? What exactly is in this vampire tonic and will it taste good with a side of lime? How desperate would you get in order to save a family? Come listen to one man's journey in his attempt to save his family as we wonder if this story is part of reality or a piece of fantasy? All stories were researched and written by Ciela Castro. I like to talk so don't be shy and send an email: wasitrealpodcast@gmail.com Or find me on social medias Instagram: @wasitrealpodcast Twitter: @Wasitrealpod Thank you for listening!Podcast Opening and Closing Music: Faded Dream by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.comStory Opening and Closing Music: Mystery Unsolved by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Laura takes us through The Great New England Vampire Panic! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historicalshade/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historicalshade/support