Hightailing Through History

The History of Halloween; The New England Vampire Scare


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This week, we celebrate KT's birthday around the smoke circle as she tells us about the history of Halloween and its traditions.  After that, Laurel takes us to 19th century America and recounts the long-standing vampire panic that pervaded the rural areas of New England for about 100 years!  

Grab your cocktail, your bud, or a nice cozy cup of tea or hot chocolate and cozy up!

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Mentioned In The Stories:

Food for the Dead: On The Trail of New England's Vampires by Michael Bell

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Source Material:

The History of Halloween--

“15 Spooky Halloween Traditions and Their Origins.” Mental Floss, 15 Oct. 2014, https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/58341/origins-15-spooky-halloween-traditions.

“Druid.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., https://www.britannica.com/topic/Druid.

“Halloween 2021.” Google, Google, https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween.

“Halloween.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Oct. 2021, https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween


New England Vampire Scare--

Carr, Marial, and Rigoberto Hernandez. “Distillations/‘Vampire Panic.’” Vampire Panic, created by Alexis Pedrick, and Elisabeth Berry Drago, episode 276, Distillations/Science History Institute , 29 June 2021.

New England Historical Society. “Did Vampires Really Stalk New England Farm Families?” New England Historical Society, 6 Oct. 2021, https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/did-vampires-really-stalk-new-england-farm-families/.

Ponti, Crystal. “When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 25 Oct. 2019, https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england.

Tucker, Abigail. “The Great New England Vampire Panic.” Smithsonian.com, Smithsonian Institution, 1 Oct. 2012, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/.

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