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Crypts and Corks
Crypts and Corks is the spookiest, booziest podcast around where hauntings, crimes, dark history, and unsolved mysteries meet a good glass of wine. Each episode, we uncork a bottle and dive into eerie cases, forgotten tragedies, and spine-tingling stories—from infamous crimes and haunted places to historical disasters and enduring mysteries that still raise questions today.
Blending research, storytelling, and comedy, Crypts and Corks keeps things dark but never too heavy, with moments of humor, reflection, and the occasional wine-fueled tangent. Whether you’re a seasoned true-crime fan or just love a spooky story paired with a drink, this podcast is your invitation to sip, listen, and explore the darker corners of history—one bottle at a time.
Crypts and Corks
Episode 123: America’s Vampire Plague: A Roast Battle
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In the late 1800s, fear of the undead spread through rural communities in New England—not through folklore alone, but through real exhumations, desperate families, and a mysterious disease no one yet understood. In this episode of Crypts and Corks, we dive into the chilling history of the New England Vampire Panic, a period when grieving families dug up their loved ones in search of proof that the dead were draining the life from the living.
From the tragic story of Mercy Brown in Rhode Island to the widespread fear fueled by the deadly spread of tuberculosis, we explore how superstition, grief, and misunderstanding collided to create one of America’s strangest chapters of folklore. Why did otherwise rational communities believe vampires were real? And how did science eventually reveal the grim truth behind the panic?
Pour a glass, dim the lights, and join us as we dig into graves, folklore, and the very real fears that haunted New England.
Because sometimes… the scariest monsters are born from misunderstanding.
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