• STORICAL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: MERCY BROWN AND THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC

  • Oct 31 2022
  • Length: 9 mins
  • Podcast

STORICAL HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: MERCY BROWN AND THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC

  • Summary

  • We all know about Eastern European vampires but did you know that right here in America we had our own vampire panic? Yup. It turns out New England was kind of a scary place the first 200 years of colonial and then American rule. Listen to today’s episode to learn about the New England Vampire Panic and Mercy Brown, the teenaged purported vampire.

    Further Reading

    The Great New England Vampire Panic, Smithsonian Magazine

    The Last American Vampire, History

    Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England’s Vampires by Michael E. Bell

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