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-vampire

https://www.amazon.com/History-Vampires-England-Haunted-America/dp/1596299983

https://www.amazon.com/Food-Dead-Trail-Englands-Vampires/dp/0819571709