The author of
A Guide to Haunted New England lifts the coffin lid on the region's folklore and legends of the undead.
New England is rich in history and mystery. Numerous sleepy little towns and farming communities distinguish the region's scenic tranquility. But not long ago, New Englanders lived in fear of spectral ghouls believed to rise from their graves and visit family members in the night to suck their lives away. Although the word "vampire" was never spoken, scores of families disinterred loved ones during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries searching for telltale signs that one of them might be what is now referred to as the New England vampire.
"In his remarkable book
. . . Thomas D'Agostino details the longstanding belief among New Englanders that supernatural entities were responsible for the disease called consumption."—
Crime Capsule
Includes photos!
Praise for
A Guide to Haunted New England
"Fun, charming . . . includes not only locales with reported ghosts, but also sites with macabre (though not haunted) histories."—
True Crime Librarian
"Anyone interested in exploring the haunted, macabre and abandoned throughout New England knows they can count on D'Agostino to find out more about the site's history, past sightings and how to find them."—
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A History of Vampires in New England
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- A Brief History of Tuberculosis
- Life, Death and Superstition in Early New England
- Vampires in New England
- 1784: Willington, Connecticut
- 1793: Dummerston, Vermont
- 1793: Manchester, Vermont
- 1796: Cumberland, Rhode Island
- 1799: Exeter, Rhode Island
- Circa Late 1700 to Early 1800: Griswold, Connecticut
- 1807: Plymouth, Massachusetts
- 1810: Barnstead, New Hampshire
- 1817: Woodstock, Vermont
- 1827: Foster, Rhode Island
- 1830: Woodstock, Vermont
- 1841: Smithfield, Rhode Island
- 1847–1862: Saco, Maine
- 1854: Jewett City, Connecticut
- 1874: South Kingstown/Exeter, Rhode Island
- 1870s: West Stafford, Connecticut
- 1889: West Greenwich, Rhode Island
- 1892: Exeter, Rhode Island
- Tuberculosis in the Twentieth Century
- Other Strange Exorcisms and Interesting Legends
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author
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