The Buff Ledge UFO Abduction
New England Legends
In Episode 423 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the skies over Colchester, Vermont, searching for a cigar-shaped UFO that abducted two teenagers working at the old Buff Ledge summer camp on Lake Champlain back in 1968. The strange encounter gave rise to a popular book about the incident and one of the most famous UFO cases to ever grace the Green Mountain State. See more here: Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow...
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FtV - The Curse of Black Agnes
New England Legends
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 141 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger saunter into Green Mount Cemetery in Vermont’s capital city of Montpelier in search of the Black Agnes grave. They say if you sit on the statue’s lap… it would be bad. Very bad. But how did this grave earn that reputation? How is the person buried here tied to the local library? Do Jeff and Ray dare to test this legend? This episode first aired September 27, 2018 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at:
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The Ghost of Gravity Hill
New England Legends
In Episode 422 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive to Sterling, Connecticut, to pop their car in neutral and search for the ghost of Gravity Hill on Main Street. The legend goes this was once land owned by a witch… and if you put your car in neutral her ghost will push your car uphill off her property. But is it true? See more here: Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! Listen to Ray's Local Raydio!
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FtV - Mercy Brown: the Road Island Vampire
New England Legends
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 140 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit Chestnut Hill Cemetery in Exeter, Rhode Island, in search of the mortal remains of Mercy Brown. Mercy died of Consumption on January 17, 1892. Three months later, her father had her heart and liver removed from her corpse so he could burn them to ashes and feed those ashes to his dying son. Why? Because some suspected Mercy was a vampire. This episode first aired March 28, 2019 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at:
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Dancing with a Ghost
New England Legends
In Episode 421 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Burrillville, Rhode Island, to investigate the curious grave of Laura Sherman who was buried in this small family plot back in 1870. Today all of the headstones are gone. They say under a full moon and right conditions, her ghost will appear and talk to you. See more here: Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! Listen to Ray's Local Raydio!
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FtV - The Specter Moose of Lobster Lake
New England Legends
Auger travel to Lobster Lake in Piscataquis, Maine, in search of a giant white moose that’s been reported since 1891. Witnesses say the animal was a grayish white, and twice the size of a normal moose. For almost 50 years the sightings continued. Was it some rare version of Maine’s most iconic animal, or was it something more paranormal? Join us as we go hunting legends in the woods of central Maine! This episode first aired November 8, 2018 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at:
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Halloween: The Undead
New England Legends
In Episode 420 for Halloween, we spin the tale of an old Inner Sanctum radio drama. In “The Undead” we hear the story of Diana, a woman whose husband has been undead for years… terror ensues as vampires close in trying to turn Diana into one of them. Happy Halloween! See more here: Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: Check out Jeff's new underground publication Shadow Zine! ...
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FtV - The Mysterious Travels of Rollstone Boulder
New England Legends
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 138 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger search downtown Fitchburg, Massachusetts, for Rollstone Boulder; a 110-ton rock moved into a traffic island back in the late 1920s. This boulder was once perched on top of a hill overlooking town, but when stone quarries moved in, local and state politicians made a legendary effort to save this local landmark. But now that it’s been in the center of town for almost a century… no one cares. This episode first aired January 20, 2022 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus...
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The Man Who Only Spoke Twice
New England Legends
In Episode 419 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger travel to Portland, Maine, to search for John L. Aitchison, the man, they say, who only spoke twice. Back in 1864, something happened to 44-year-old Aitchison that made him quit every part of life. For the rest of his days he didn’t work, didn’t venture outside, and spoke only twice. See more here: Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: Buy Jeff Belanger's new book Wicked Strange New England on Amazon: Check out Jeff's new underground publication...
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FtV - The Witch of Pepperell
New England Legends
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 137 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger search for the lost village of North Pepperell, Massachusetts. Once a bustling center of commerce back in the early 1800s, all that’s left today are a few cellar holes and former foundations sinking into the woods. The reason the village disappeared is because of a witch’s curse placed on the town after the locals drove out a peculiar old woman by branding her face. This episode first aired June 10, 2021 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at:
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