Step into the chilling history of Jewett City, Connecticut, where a terrifying vampire panic gripped the town in the 1840s and 1850s. Families exhumed their dead, burned hearts, and scattered ashes in foggy graveyards, believing the undead were behind a deadly consumption outbreak. Uncover the eerie tales of the Ray, Barber, and Spaulding families, strange sightings, and haunted cemeteries that still whisper secrets today. Perfect for Halloween, this spooky New England mystery blends fall’s eerie beauty with a dark past. What drove this panic—curse or misunderstanding?