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by Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger
Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!
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Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 196 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up to Purgatory Falls in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire, searching for the Devil's Footprint and the Devil's Bean Pot. How were these unique stone features formed? They say Old Scratch came calling one day, and tried to cook lunch for some local ministers. This episode first aired October 22, 2020 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
In Episode 469, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Boston Common to see ground-zero where the unusual story of an aristocrat accused of witchcraft came to an end in 1654. Anne Hibbins was wealthy and powerful. Her husband was assistant to the governor. But Hibbins was known for speaking her mind in public. After her husband's death, there was no one to protect her, and soon whispers of her being a witch turned to shouts. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-469-bostons-aristocrat-witch-anne-hibbins/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 195 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger drive through the suburbs of Griswold, Connecticut, in search of a vampire unearthed by state archaeologist Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni back in 1990. The vampire, dubbed J.B. 55, may have been Griswold's first vampire, but he would not be the last. As we've seen before, vampires show up in times of plagues. We can't help but wonder if they're poised to return. This episode first aired November 19, 2020 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
In Episode 468, for our Halloween special, we ask the question: What happens when artificial intelligence goes too far? When robots become sentient and act in their own self-interest and not ours… horror ensues. This episode is a cover and homage to an old, spooky radio drama titled "Beware of Tomorrow," written by Bon Arthur and David Kogan in 1945. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-468-halloween-special-beware-of-tomorrow/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 194 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger haunt Spider Gates Cemetery in Leicester, Massachusetts, in search of the hanging tree, eight gates to hell, ghosts, roads that appear and disappear, robed figures, and cult rituals. Their minds are blown when they learn that all the legends are true! Check out Ray Auger's original song in this update: "Spider Gates!" This episode first aired June 6, 2019 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
In Episode 467, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the woods of Stonington, Connecticut, searching for an ape man first spotted here in 1926. Thought to be maybe the missing link, this wild man was said to be terrorizing a local farm. The reports were frequent enough that the game warden got involved, search parties were formed, rifles were loaded, and the community came together to solve the mystery. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-467-the-ape-man-of-stonington/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 193 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visits the bushes next to Rt. 1 in South Kingston, Rhode Island, in search of the Jackson Pillar. This pillar is a stone monument telling the story of a gruesome murder of William Jackson that took place here in 1751. It's a murder that would have been lost to time if not for this stone and the story of the aftermath. This episode first aired August 1, 2019 Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
In Episode 466, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike the woods of Mt. Anthony in Bennington, Vermont, searching for Everett cave. The cave is said to run for miles underground. Strange creatures are said to lurk below, and then there's the ghost the roams the region. See more here: https://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-466-the-ghosts-and-monsters-of-benningtons-bottomless-cave/ Listen ad-free plus get early access and bonus episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/NewEnglandLegends Buy Jeff Belanger and Frank Grace's new 2027 Haunted New England calendar here: https://jeffbelanger.com/2027-haunted-new-england-calendar/ Check out Jeff's latest book, The World's Most Haunted Places wherever you get your books, eBooks, or audiobooks: https://jeffbelanger.com/the-worlds-most-haunted-places/ Listen to Ray's Local Raydio! https://localraydio.com/
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Twice each week, legend hunter, author, and historian Jeff Belanger and radio host Ray Auger explore the ghosts, monsters, aliens, folklore, history, roadside oddities, true crime, and legends of New England in this award-winning podcast. If you give us about twenty minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today. The bizarre is closer than you think!
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