NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE
September 01, 2025

Book Review: Wicked Strange by Jeff Belanger

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Is New England one the weirdest parts of the United States? With all the strange stories and legends we have, sometimes it seems that way,  ...
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July 29, 2025

Books Bound in Human Skin, and Their New England Connections

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The other day, I went down an Internet rabbit hole reading about books bound in human skin. You know, just your average light summer reading...
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June 15, 2025

H.P. Lovecraft, Rhode Island Witches, and Weather Magic

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H.P. Lovecraft (1890 - 1937) is one of America's best-known horror writers. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, he wrote dozens of stories...
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April 01, 2025

Brookline's Haunted Schoolhouse: Stalked by an Angry Ghost

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A few weeks ago, Tony and I paid a visit to Larz Anderson Park in Brookline, Massachusetts. Although it's a popular place for dog walker...
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February 21, 2025

The Deadly Ghost of Harvard College: Killed by a Prank

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I'm giving a tour of Harvard Square for a group of friends this weekend, and have been trying to find good ghost stories I can tell. Cam...
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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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