Inspired by the hit series Widow’s Bay, this Halloween episode explores eerie East Coast legends, paranormal activity, and real-life New England lore. The journey covers the chilling 19th-century Mercy Brown vampire panic in Rhode Island, the strictly off-limits ghost town of Dudleytown, Connecticut, and the ghostly haunts of Martha’s Vineyard.
References:
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2. Find a Grave. (n.d.). Mercy Lena Brown [Memorial page]. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6628164/mercy-lena-brown
3. Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Mercy Brown gravestone [Photograph]. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Brown_vampire_incident#/media/File:MercyBrownGravestone.jpg
4. Rhode Island Historical Society. (n.d.). Have mercy. https://www.rihs.org/have-mercy/
5. Small State Big History. (n.d.). Vampires in Exeter: The gruesome tale of Mercy L. and Edwin A. Brown. https://smallstatebighistory.com/vampires-in-exeter-the-gruesome-tale-of-mercy-l-and-edwin-a-brown/
6. The Daily Campus. (2016, October 5). Weird Wednesdays: Connecticut’s cursed town. https://dailycampus.com/2016/10/05/2016-10-5-weird-wednesdays-connecticuts-cursed-town/
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8. Vineyard Gazette. (2022, December 15). Kelley House to become Faraway MV. https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2022/12/15/kelley-house-become-faraway-mv
