NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE
June 26, 2026

A Case of Spontaneous Combustion in Ipswich?

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I have a confession to make: summer is not my favorite season.  I like summer, but not as much as I did when I was a kid. Back then, I spent...
May 24, 2026

He Wanted Dunkins But Saw Bigfoot Instead

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People from Massachusetts are usually pretty reserved, but we’re oddly passionate about Dunkin’ Donuts. The company started in Quincy in 195...
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April 26, 2026

The Devil's Den in Hemlock Gorge

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There are lots of places in New England named after the Devil. A few years ago, I published some lists on this blog. I'm not going to re...
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March 05, 2026

The Beast of Barrington: the Bay State's First Bigfoot?

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Recently, I've seen a few posts claiming that something called the "Beast of Barrington" was the first Bigfoot ever seen in Ma...
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December 14, 2025

The Spirit of Paw Wah Pond

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Paw Wah Pond is an eight-acre saltwater pond located in Orleans on Cape Cod. It’s not an ordinary pond – a local legend says it is watched o...
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Peter Muise
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Author of WITCHES AND WARLOCKS OF MASSACHUSETTS (September, 2021) and LEGENDS AND LORE OF THE NORTH SHORE (2014). My work has appeared in various other places, including MAGICAL FOLK: BRITISH AND IRISH FAIRIES: AD 500 TO PRESENT (2018), and Sam Baltrusis's 13 MOST HAUNTED CRIME SCENES BEYOND BOSTON (2016). Avid folklore fan and New England native. Questions? Email me at hilldwellingpete(at)hotmail.com, or leave a comment. I like New England's legends, folklore and weird traditions.
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