New England is famous for horror stories and ghosts and hauntings - the most famous being the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s. Just about 200 years since that Satanic panic that caused the witch trials, there was another type of paranormal panic, a supernatural delusion if you will, fueled by an outbreak of tuberculosis, known at the time as consumption. When one member of a family would contract TB, it was likely that others would as well in due time. So people started thinking that the deceased were returning to earth and draining the life from their loved ones. And this caused what they called the “Vampiric Panic.” And thus began years of vampires and burning hearts…

Stay safe out there.

With love,

Saaniya and Maddie x

Sources:

https://listverse.com/2015/11/06/10-myths-and-legends-from-new-england/

https://www.chowdaheadz.com/blogs/news/new-england-myths-legends-the-vampires-of-woodstock-vermont

https://www.vpr.org/programs/2013-10-25/gilbert-vampires-in-vermont#stream/0

https://www.woodstockvt.com/the-town/blog/a-haunted-history-vampires-in-woodstock-village-other-tales

https://www.vnews.com/Woodstock-vampire-lore-18668228

https://vermonter.com/vampires-woodstock-vermont/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panic