"It’s less Romeo and Juliet and more Sweeney Todd meets a Greek tragedy."

Welcome to the debut of WyrdLore, our bonus series dedicated to the strange tales, local legends, and folklore that are just too "Wyrd" for the main show.

In this first outing, Craig digs into a 17th-century "romance" from Robert Hunt’s Popular Romances of the West of England. But don't expect any Valentine’s cards—this is the story of a long-lost son returning to Cornwall from the East Indies with a bag of gold and a very bad idea.

Instead of announcing his return, he decides to play a 1618 version of Undercover Boss on his own parents. What follows is a brutal tale of greed, a "convenient scar," and a murder that allegedly left a patch of ground at Boholland Farm cursed and blighted for centuries.

In this WyrdLore session:

The Fatal Prank: Why testing your parents' greed with a pile of gold is a recipe for disaster.

The Blighted Earth: The legend of the cursed patch of ground where nothing has grown for 400 years.

Fact or Theatre?: We look at the 1618 pamphlet that inspired stage plays and local superstitions alike.

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Written by Craig Brooks and hosted by Craig Brooks and Andy Stevens

Edited by Craig Brooks

Main theme: NRA-LAB Intro

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