No apology necessary, it was very well made and the story is fascinating. I've recently subbed and have been binge viewing your videos, they're very well done and I love your tone of narration. I'm looking forward to new ones!
@@goddammitalana - there's even places in the western world that believe in curses and devils and demonic possession. Hell there's places in the USA (and other countries) that will have exorcisms for their "possessed" child rather than get them actual medical help for their mental illness. I personally was told that I should pray and go to church to cure my depression. (LOL!)
Movies like "The Exorcist" might make it look cartoonish so you'll scoff, but demonic torment and possession are real phenomena, as stated in the Bible. Watch some videos about the misnamed incidents of "sleep paralysis," and note the staggering number of people who have experienced it. Time and time and time again, those who have experienced it say that the only thing that would release them from their terror-frozen state was calling on Christ.
He didn't move to Colorado for warmer weather, it was the thinner mountain air that was thought to help those with TB. There were many such places in the mountainous areas. It's sad what happened to Mercy, but they couldn't have known back then that it was the cold temperatures of the NE that preserved her body. People to this day seek her grave, to see the "vampire" (I lived in RI for four years), a sad legacy. I can understand the desperation of her father, willing to try anything after losing so much of his family. We can't judge the past with current knowledge and morals, many of us would have done the exact same thing in her father's place. But those alive now should know better, and leave poor Mercy to rest in peace. She deserves that much, at the least.
@@CuriousWorldProductions If you read about Waverly Hills, they made the poor suffering folks to be in beds outside on the covered balconys thinking the freash air would help cure them, lots of times it was very cold. They have a body chute & lots of tunnels. To keep folks from seeing the dead bodies, steps are on the left side, and a slooping concrete 'slide' is on the right side, at the bottom the bodies were put in trucks/cars & brought to the trains ect. It's said that thousands & thousands are buried on the grounds because the 'family's ' were all dead or the family's didn't claim many of them. A nurse either jumped or was pushed to her death (I think pushed), thanks to a doctor it's said, she'd become pregent & it was claimed she'd taken her life. I believe whomever had gotten her pregent may have killed her to shut her up by pushing her off the roof. That's the feeling I get. If the nurse didn't want the baby surely some doctor there would have helped her don't you think? Guess we'll never know. Kids were dropped off there, because one or both or their parents were dead
I've heard about this case before. It's fascinating. They didn't understand how disease was spread back then and didn't understand how temperature and climate effect a human body after death. It's amazing how not understanding something leads to panic. Human nature. Great video.
Doesn't make any sense does it? A man who claimed to love his wife and daughter made people dig up their bodies, cut them open, rip out their decaying organs, cook them, and drink their remains, just to save himself and his son, which, btw, didnt work.
Did you have an organ meat dish? Such as tripe, liver, heart or tongue. No not tongue...K then, uh, hate to say it but if prepared correctly and from healthy stock, those dishes can be extremely good and beneficial for ones health. All cultures throughout the world have their own specialties. Or do folks enjoy sprouts and bark, grass and soy. ALL THE DAMN TIME??? TRUMP20. MEAT EATER HERE.
My country has a strong catholic background and when you said that Mercy's body wasn't decomposed I remembered that in catholicism an incorrupt body can be a proof that the person was a saint. Curious story, a friend of mine's greatgrandmother had the fame of being a saint and once, when her coffin had to be moved it feel and open. They saw that her body was incorrupt, kind of proving to people that she was in fact a saint. Of course science has an explanation for that but I just find it interesting that in some countries/cultures a body that hasn't decomposed after death can be associated with something good/sainthood and in others something evil/vampirism.
Thank you so much for this episode......it is so disturbing how ignorance of transmission of diseases was blamed on indigenous people too ! It’s so easy with target, this was a frightening time to live it...like now !
I can say without hesitation that your channel is one of the best narrative channels I came across here on TH-cam and this is coming from individual who has seen a lot of documentaries- style videos here. And not only this but you seem to have put a lot of hard work into your research, unlike many other channels who just sadly have fallen to plagiarism and pastes anything in they video without double checking. However, I do a wish to see more videos, on a more frequent basis, covering various different cultures and traditions on this channel. Keep up the good work mate ;)
It is a strange thing to hear someone from overseas talking about the little state I live in. I've been to Mercy Brown's grave. Twice, actually. Did you know there is more than one woman named Mercy Brown buried in that cemetery? I've also been to Nelly's grave. I wasn't aware of the ties to Westerly and the Tillinghasts. I live pretty much right next to Westerly, never thought I'd hear it spoken about online! Thank you for this video! I enjoyed it very much!
Thanks for not being negative about it. I sometimes get that from people local to the areas in my stories. I had no idea there was more than one Mercy Brown there. It was not mentioned in any of the sources I read.
@@CuriousWorldProductions It was a surprise to me too! I was annoyed because I took pictures of the wrong dang grave. I did get to see the little storage thing too, which is just as creepy in person as the pictures suggest it to be.
I have been to her grave as well at that time I was living in Pawcatuck, CT and went there at night with friends of mine we took pictures and caught some orbs place gave me chills' but all in all it was cool to see.
Great story, loved it very much! It shows how desperate people were, people lived in the grip of diseases they didnt understand and reeked havoc in famillies and communities. Super narrated btw, well done! 👍👌
I would say that perhaps digging up graves- could have accounted to other deaths. Who knows what someone might catch besides T.B after doing that- great vid 👍
This is by far the best video about Mercy Brown...I live in Rhode Island my great grandparents are buried in the same row as Mercy last one on the right small little head stone last name Lemner and my mother was baptized in the little church. The only thing about Mercy's story is some say her grave was exsumed which I believe she was placed in the keep because she passed in January and the ground is frozen, so there was no way of placing her body in the ground...Thank you for sharing Take care from Warwick, Rhode Island USA 😊
Wonderful narration and video presentation as usual. Your attention to detail and the in depth research you perform is excellent. Thank you so much. I always look forward to your videos.
Another great video. I suspect HP Lovecraft would be aware of these tales to, living in the area. Certainly the name Tillinghast turns up in one of his stories.
Im new to your channel and I cant think of any other way I would rather spend my day today here in the frozen tundra of Vermont (-16°!!) than to binge watch ALL the fantastic content you have put out. Keep up the fantastic work!!
Excellent as always. This was awesome. I had heard of the Mercy Brown story before. However most importantly you shed light on the subject with history of the vampire superstition. It is remarkable in hindsight to see the extreme humans can go to. This truly shows the scars of the sorrow and pain this disease caused. Well written and well produced.
I'm just echoing the other comments. But I like this channel as there is no stupid scary voice, no begging for subscribers or reminding us to hit the bell, good quality stories and solid research. Good on ya. 1m subs won't be too far away. Not sure how I've only just found your channel. Good luck.
I am currently binge watching Curious World, having that early Halloween vibe... Loving this channel! and omg, the storytelling and the voice, soo soothing.
Another well made video. Always a pleasure to get a new video notification from your channel. I can count on well researched and thorough content from you. Thanks for all the work you put into these. *:)*
Im saying it now! The general population is ignorant as hell. Trump's presidency proves that. I blame these toxic religions. They are all bad. And we will never leave the dark ages until we do away with all of them. They are poison to our advancement and toxic to our politics. How dumb do you have to be to think Trump is the second coming? Pretty damned numb in the head, I think.
@@kathywilkins5546 thank you for actually saying this. Some days I think I have lost my mind in this dystopian madness! I actually used to be a Republican. But I want nothing to do with whatever this party is today.
@@kathywilkins5546 Trump isnt actually that bad. He just likes riling up the people who dont like him (because its easy lol) so that he can actually focus on more important things. Like delivering on the things he said he was going to do. Which are oddly the very same things Democrats have been wanting to do for *decades*, but because its Trump saying it, its all of a sudden a bad thing. That includes more strict border laws, the deportation of all illegal immigrants and a WALL. Both Clinton AND Obama wanted those things. I dont recall ANYBODY having a problem with it...I remember, as I voted for Obama TWICE and thought it was common sense...what happened? So yeah, in the decades/centuries to come, our future selves will look back at us and laugh too, because many of us were stupid enough to trust a small group of people on the TV because they were supposed to be trust worthy and used that trust to lie to our faces. Theres a reason why trust in the media is basically non existent these days. Trump isnt the problem. The people telling you that Trump is the problem, are the problem. Because they cant control him. Dont believe that legacy media swill just because they call themselves journalists. They are gossip columnists, nothing more. Why else would they report TWITTER posts as if they are actual news?
A fascinating history lesson, one that I'm sorry we didn't have at hand to watch on Halloween! It's strange to hear New England vilified as an ignorant section of the country when today, the stereotype is quite the opposite. This may have been a lingering memory of the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and it must surely have inspired authors like Hawthorne and Lovecraft.
It did. Actually Lovecraft used some of the family names in his works. I really should have included that. I wish I could have finished it for Halloween, but it wasn't possible.
I have only very recently found your channel and I have to say that I am deeply impressed by it. The level of investigation, information and content is exceptional and shows true diligence in your research on each of the subject matters you approach. I truly appreciate you and hope that you continue with your channel and level of content for a long while yet. I am thoroughly enjoying the experience and the variation of stories and crimes that you cover. Thank you so much for a job very well done 🖤🖤🖤 xxx
This was the story that put the fear of death in me. I was 10 years old (This was 2003, just before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out.) and staying with my relatives in CA when it came up on a "USA ghost story" television show. I didn't recognize it for what it was until I rencountered it years later as a college student.
That was riveting! Really enjoyed all the stories and the background scenery you uploaded. You put so much work into your research and subsequent delivery via video...your voice is also so pleasant to listen to, so as you can tell...overall I’m really impressed, and love all your work. Looking forward to watching many more in the future, and Thankyou so very much for sharing.! Warm regards from the UK. 😘👍👩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☕️☕️
Thank you for this. Great job on it. For some reason I have not gotten any notifications from you in a long time. I'm going to try to re hit the 🔔 this has happened to me on a few channels. Ugh yt. Great job. Thank you. Much love and happy New Year 🎉
As a native Rhode Islander and a graduate of Coventry high, I find this very fascinating. The Brown and Vaughn story's I do know about. But, the others I've never heard. When you live in Southern New England you hear a few ghost stories. More like folklore.
Thanks for watching. I like to make videos about topics that haven't been covered much in the past. If I can find information about Vlad that hasn't been regurgitated, I'll look into it.
@@CuriousWorldProductions Thanks so much! I have actually looked for stuff on him and haven't really found that much, which is why I asked you, because you do these so well. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth (lol) but Anthony Sowell was another interesting character--killing prostitutes in Cleveland for years. Anyway, thank you again. It's obvious how much time and effort you put into these and I'm sure we don't know the half of it! I appreciate it. :)
Very informative. I had never heard of Everett Peck. Thank you for covering other NE vampire stories (Tillinghast, etc.) - most uploads concentrate on Mercy. Well done!
That's true, I believe the morticians remove all of our organs now before burial or cremation, unless you're an organ donor, back then they didn't. So it's not hard to understand why people were so superstitious about vampires
This video should have more likes! The only thing i can think of why it don't is because people who watch this are so astonished that the wheels in their heads get turning and rapidly search for more on the same subject and forget to like.
Wow...just wow. I first heard about Mercy Brown from a public television show featuring Michael E. Bell; now that I have seen this my curiosity has been piqued and I have to go read up on the subject. Thank you!!
I live right near the church where she's buried and you would be surprised how many people try to summon her spirit on Halloween. It's actually quite sad that she can't be left in peace even now. Now I believe they have cops roaming the area every October 31st
There is a YA book that deals with this subject matter: The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia DeFelice...it is a good book for YA level...I have a personal copy & have read it several times...this makes me want to read it yet again...TY it was nicely done
Perhaps it was used to "press" a witch to death. They used big heavy stones for that. It would be interesting to know if any crushing deaths occurred around the same time
I was thinking more along the lines of "The Telltale Heart" there - that whomever took it was plagued certainly by guilt and possibly by visions - be they spiritual or hallucinatory - until they crumpled under pressure & brought it back. If the plan was to make a copy, why not make a copy from pictures prior to the theft and replace it the same night - thus not even alerting the authorities that a theft had ever occurred?
I’ve been to the stone, as I live nearby. It’s the same stone, though, now sealed by a metal foundation to the base of the stone. It has the same material composition and level of wear and tear is consistent with the stones of the other family members.
I think this subject also inspired one of Lovecraft's stories; "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" also involves vampirism, exhumed graves, a family named Tillinghast, and Exeter, Rhode Island.
I recently moved to RI and on a day off, I drove to visit her grave. It was clear I wasn't the only visitor to see her as people had left flowers, stones, coins, what I could only assume was a bible.
I appreciate the positive feedback so far. I apologise for the lack of imagery at some points in the video. I struggled to find relevant images.
I'd rather have fewer images, but know they are authentic to the story. A mix of stock images and actual case photos makes me nervous
No need to apologise. Better than seeing BS.
You did a wonderful job with this. Definitely no need to apologize! 💜
No apology necessary, it was very well made and the story is fascinating. I've recently subbed and have been binge viewing your videos, they're very well done and I love your tone of narration. I'm looking forward to new ones!
the visuals are great. i just wish there were subtitles. youtube's auto-generation is really weak
Very interesting. Sad to say a lot of illnesses back then we're considered curses, especially mental illness.
Denita Arnold back then?
Still is TODAY in MANY non western countries
@@goddammitalana - there's even places in the western world that believe in curses and devils and demonic possession. Hell there's places in the USA (and other countries) that will have exorcisms for their "possessed" child rather than get them actual medical help for their mental illness.
I personally was told that I should pray and go to church to cure my depression. (LOL!)
I deal with my depression with "cannabis." It seems too work for me.
Greetings from Oregon USA 🇺🇸 😎
were* lol.
Movies like "The Exorcist" might make it look cartoonish so you'll scoff, but demonic torment and possession are real phenomena, as stated in the Bible. Watch some videos about the misnamed incidents of "sleep paralysis," and note the staggering number of people who have experienced it. Time and time and time again, those who have experienced it say that the only thing that would release them from their terror-frozen state was calling on Christ.
He didn't move to Colorado for warmer weather, it was the thinner mountain air that was thought to help those with TB. There were many such places in the mountainous areas. It's sad what happened to Mercy, but they couldn't have known back then that it was the cold temperatures of the NE that preserved her body. People to this day seek her grave, to see the "vampire" (I lived in RI for four years), a sad legacy. I can understand the desperation of her father, willing to try anything after losing so much of his family. We can't judge the past with current knowledge and morals, many of us would have done the exact same thing in her father's place. But those alive now should know better, and leave poor Mercy to rest in peace. She deserves that much, at the least.
Thanks for the feedback. Almost all the sources I read desceribed it as for "the warmer climate", but the thinner mountain air makes sense.
@@CuriousWorldProductions also, less humidity and pollution ( cities were filthy). Drier climates help relieve the lung congestion..RN here.
Right, if you read historical accounts of TB treatment, cold was thought to be beneficial. Patients were made to sleep in unheated sleeping porches.
Very wise and compassionate words.
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@@CuriousWorldProductions If you read about Waverly Hills, they made the poor suffering folks to be in beds outside on the covered balconys thinking the freash air would help cure them, lots of times it was very cold.
They have a body chute & lots of tunnels. To keep folks from seeing the dead bodies, steps are on the left side, and a slooping concrete 'slide' is on the right side, at the bottom the bodies were put in trucks/cars & brought to the trains ect.
It's said that thousands & thousands are buried on the grounds because the 'family's ' were all dead or the family's didn't claim many of them.
A nurse either jumped or was pushed to her death (I think pushed), thanks to a doctor it's said, she'd become pregent & it was claimed she'd taken her life.
I believe whomever had gotten her pregent may have killed her to shut her up by pushing her off the roof. That's the feeling I get.
If the nurse didn't want the baby surely some doctor there would have helped her don't you think? Guess we'll never know.
Kids were dropped off there, because one or both or their parents were dead
I've heard about this case before. It's fascinating. They didn't understand how disease was spread back then and didn't understand how temperature and climate effect a human body after death. It's amazing how not understanding something leads to panic. Human nature. Great video.
They're worried about vampirism, yet have no problem feeding organs to the living husband?
Yeahhhh
Doesn't make any sense does it? A man who claimed to love his wife and daughter made people dig up their bodies, cut them open, rip out their decaying organs, cook them, and drink their remains, just to save himself and his son, which, btw, didnt work.
Did you have an organ meat dish? Such as tripe, liver, heart or tongue. No not tongue...K then, uh, hate to say it but if prepared correctly and from healthy stock, those dishes can be extremely good and beneficial for ones health. All cultures throughout the world have their own specialties. Or do folks enjoy sprouts and bark, grass and soy.
ALL THE DAMN TIME??? TRUMP20. MEAT EATER HERE.
@@chriscash7779 yaaaaa...not the point....Unless you're a cannibal
You act like you've never eaten a relative's liver or something to honor them after their passing
I've traveled the Vampire Highway in Rhode Island many times, it's a lovely drive.
I bet. I'd love to go back to New England knowing what I know of it now.
There’s a vampire highway? Wow!, what’s the route?
Oh route 102 victory highway.
sounds like something a vampire would say
That’s awesome !
My country has a strong catholic background and when you said that Mercy's body wasn't decomposed I remembered that in catholicism an incorrupt body can be a proof that the person was a saint. Curious story, a friend of mine's greatgrandmother had the fame of being a saint and once, when her coffin had to be moved it feel and open. They saw that her body was incorrupt, kind of proving to people that she was in fact a saint. Of course science has an explanation for that but I just find it interesting that in some countries/cultures a body that hasn't decomposed after death can be associated with something good/sainthood and in others something evil/vampirism.
Interesting!!!!
Wow that’s so interesting, thanks for sharing!!
Well then, didn't they have churches? Was very devout? Were they not puritans? But they were clueless! It does connect at all. All hogwash!
What country
that does kind of make sense since puritans were obsessed with demons and thought that catholicism was evil.
Thank you so much for this episode......it is so disturbing how ignorance of transmission of diseases was blamed on indigenous people too ! It’s so easy with target, this was a frightening time to live it...like now !
I can say without hesitation that your channel is one of the best narrative channels I came across here on TH-cam and this is coming from individual who has seen a lot of documentaries- style videos here. And not only this but you seem to have put a lot of hard work into your research, unlike many other channels who just sadly have fallen to plagiarism and pastes anything in they video without double checking. However, I do a wish to see more videos, on a more frequent basis, covering various different cultures and traditions on this channel. Keep up the good work mate ;)
Amen!! 👍🏼
One of the best and most honest reviews I have read on TH-cam. Couldn't agree more with your analysis
My home state. Well known story....well done, you did a good job with the retelling. Thank you!!
It is a strange thing to hear someone from overseas talking about the little state I live in. I've been to Mercy Brown's grave. Twice, actually. Did you know there is more than one woman named Mercy Brown buried in that cemetery? I've also been to Nelly's grave. I wasn't aware of the ties to Westerly and the Tillinghasts. I live pretty much right next to Westerly, never thought I'd hear it spoken about online!
Thank you for this video! I enjoyed it very much!
Thanks for not being negative about it. I sometimes get that from people local to the areas in my stories. I had no idea there was more than one Mercy Brown there. It was not mentioned in any of the sources I read.
@@CuriousWorldProductions It was a surprise to me too! I was annoyed because I took pictures of the wrong dang grave. I did get to see the little storage thing too, which is just as creepy in person as the pictures suggest it to be.
It makes sense its not a rare name for the time period.
I have been to her grave as well at that time I was living in Pawcatuck, CT and went there at night with friends of mine we took pictures and caught some orbs place gave me chills' but all in all it was cool to see.
"She's a witch...err, I mean a vampire! Sorry everyone force of habit."
- Ignorant 19th century villager
😝
Someone get a duck!
@@pearldragon6508 🦆🦆🦆
Something political based on hate of the color blue or red.
Ignorant humans of the 21st century.
"Mercy Brown" sounds like the name of a crime-solving preteen.
“Encyclopedia” Brown’s little sister-
Great story, loved it very much! It shows how desperate people were, people lived in the grip of diseases they didnt understand and reeked havoc in famillies and communities.
Super narrated btw, well done! 👍👌
Thanks for watching, I'm glad you liked it. Yes, they were simply acts of desperate communities.
I would say that perhaps digging up graves- could have accounted to other deaths. Who knows what someone might catch besides T.B after doing that- great vid 👍
Absolutely. This is believed to be part of why vampire myths persevered.
This is by far the best video about Mercy Brown...I live in Rhode Island my great grandparents are buried in the same row as Mercy last one on the right small little head stone last name Lemner and my mother was baptized in the little church. The only thing about Mercy's story is some say her grave was exsumed which I believe she was placed in the keep because she passed in January and the ground is frozen, so there was no way of placing her body in the ground...Thank you for sharing Take care from Warwick, Rhode Island USA 😊
Wonderful narration and video presentation as usual. Your attention to detail and the in depth research you perform is excellent. Thank you so much. I always look forward to your videos.
Thanks for the kind words, Cindy. I enjoyed making this. Definitely a learning experience.
Another great video. I suspect HP Lovecraft would be aware of these tales to, living in the area. Certainly the name Tillinghast turns up in one of his stories.
Absolutely. I almost included him in the video at the end when I spoke about literary references. I kind of wish I did now.
Great story of folklore history. Thank you!!
My man is back at it!!!!!
Im new to your channel and I cant think of any other way I would rather spend my day today here in the frozen tundra of Vermont (-16°!!) than to binge watch ALL the fantastic content you have put out. Keep up the fantastic work!!
Excellent as always. This was awesome. I had heard of the Mercy Brown story before. However most importantly you shed light on the subject with history of the vampire superstition. It is remarkable in hindsight to see the extreme humans can go to. This truly shows the scars of the sorrow and pain this disease caused. Well written and well produced.
Thank you, Tracy D. It took a while and I could have kept going, but I had to the draw the line somewhere.
I'm just echoing the other comments. But I like this channel as there is no stupid scary voice, no begging for subscribers or reminding us to hit the bell, good quality stories and solid research. Good on ya. 1m subs won't be too far away. Not sure how I've only just found your channel.
Good luck.
Thanks for the kind words, Brett, but I'm not sure 1,000,000 will even happen. I live in hope.
This channel is GRRRRREAT. TRULY. 🤗👻
A great video, nice to see that it didn’t have a load of pictures that make no sense to the narrative, but actually enhanced the story.
This channel is SO bloody AWESOME 👏!!!!!!
learned a lot this morning, thanks so much !!
I am currently binge watching Curious World, having that early Halloween vibe... Loving this channel! and omg, the storytelling and the voice, soo soothing.
I appreciate that. Thanks for recent Twitter follow, too.
Another well made video. Always a pleasure to get a new video notification from your channel. I can count on well researched and thorough content from you. Thanks for all the work you put into these. *:)*
Thanks, Dsdcain.
And proper English.
I can’t believe how stupid we were. In 200 years, they’ll say how stupid we are though 🤔
Im saying it now! The general population is ignorant as hell. Trump's presidency proves that. I blame these toxic religions. They are all bad. And we will never leave the dark ages until we do away with all of them. They are poison to our advancement and toxic to our politics. How dumb do you have to be to think Trump is the second coming? Pretty damned numb in the head, I think.
@@kathywilkins5546 thank you for actually saying this. Some days I think I have lost my mind in this dystopian madness! I actually used to be a Republican. But I want nothing to do with whatever this party is today.
@@kathywilkins5546
Trump isnt actually that bad. He just likes riling up the people who dont like him (because its easy lol) so that he can actually focus on more important things. Like delivering on the things he said he was going to do. Which are oddly the very same things Democrats have been wanting to do for *decades*, but because its Trump saying it, its all of a sudden a bad thing. That includes more strict border laws, the deportation of all illegal immigrants and a WALL. Both Clinton AND Obama wanted those things. I dont recall ANYBODY having a problem with it...I remember, as I voted for Obama TWICE and thought it was common sense...what happened?
So yeah, in the decades/centuries to come, our future selves will look back at us and laugh too, because many of us were stupid enough to trust a small group of people on the TV because they were supposed to be trust worthy and used that trust to lie to our faces. Theres a reason why trust in the media is basically non existent these days. Trump isnt the problem. The people telling you that Trump is the problem, are the problem. Because they cant control him. Dont believe that legacy media swill just because they call themselves journalists. They are gossip columnists, nothing more. Why else would they report TWITTER posts as if they are actual news?
@@SvendleBerries you're a true fool, through and through. You're also a waste of time. Bye.
Kathy Wilkins - LoL, yeah i couldn’t agree with you more. 😀
I just discovered this channel. the narration is awesome and so easy to listen to. perfect for listening to when I go to bed. I'm hooked!
Brilliant unknown stories BEST NARRATOR with awesome details love your work curo#1😎🌟😵🏴
Great work as always.
Brilliant as always. Seasons greetings. Merry Christmas.
A fascinating history lesson, one that I'm sorry we didn't have at hand to watch on Halloween!
It's strange to hear New England vilified as an ignorant section of the country when today, the stereotype is quite the opposite. This may have been a lingering memory of the Salem Witchcraft Trials, and it must surely have inspired authors like Hawthorne and Lovecraft.
It did. Actually Lovecraft used some of the family names in his works. I really should have included that. I wish I could have finished it for Halloween, but it wasn't possible.
ignorance is everywhere.
no one is immune to it.
there are those who are self-aware of their ignorance, and there are those who are not.
I have only very recently found your channel and I have to say that I am deeply impressed by it. The level of investigation, information and content is exceptional and shows true diligence in your research on each of the subject matters you approach. I truly appreciate you and hope that you continue with your channel and level of content for a long while yet. I am thoroughly enjoying the experience and the variation of stories and crimes that you cover. Thank you so much for a job very well done 🖤🖤🖤 xxx
This was the story that put the fear of death in me. I was 10 years old (This was 2003, just before Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix came out.) and staying with my relatives in CA when it came up on a "USA ghost story" television show. I didn't recognize it for what it was until I rencountered it years later as a college student.
Poor Edwin Brown. The real reason for his death was being made to drink water mixed with the ashes of his sister's burnt heart. Ewwwww.
very beautiful sad story..
I like his voice,it is matter of fact yet at the same time gives atmosphere to these curious stories.Very well researched.
You got a beautiful voice..
And I’m loving your work.. thank you 🥰🥰
Great video! It reminded me of a novella I read long ago, The Family of the Vourdalak.
You always make such interesting videos.
That was riveting! Really enjoyed all the stories and the background scenery you uploaded. You put so much work into your research and subsequent delivery via video...your voice is also so pleasant to listen to, so as you can tell...overall I’m really impressed, and love all your work.
Looking forward to watching many more in the future, and Thankyou so very much for sharing.! Warm regards from the UK. 😘👍👩👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☕️☕️
Thank you for this. Great job on it. For some reason I have not gotten any notifications from you in a long time. I'm going to try to re hit the 🔔 this has happened to me on a few channels. Ugh yt.
Great job. Thank you.
Much love and happy New Year 🎉
As a native Rhode Islander and a graduate of Coventry high, I find this very fascinating. The Brown and Vaughn story's I do know about. But, the others I've never heard. When you live in Southern New England you hear a few ghost stories. More like folklore.
Thank you for the video , this was excellent stuff ! Very informative .
Welcome back, Fruitbat. Thanks.
What a great, well rounded report. I subscribed for more. Thanks!
excellent research and presentation like all your videos, your work is with class and respect for this specific genre. many thumbs up.
Incredible job! Definitely a new favorite of mine. 👍❤️🤗 And thanks for the book reference...looks to be a good read!
A great deal of information, but I found it a little laborious.
So happy to see your new vid, brilliant as always
So.. In order to cure tuberculosis, I have to drink the exhumed heart of my dead sibling... I think I'll pass.
These videos are so interesting and informative. Thank you for all your hard work!
Awesome video! So glad your back!
Excellent work. Thanks.
All of these people doing these stories have the most wonderful voices.
I've never heard anyone reference Barber's "Vampires, Death, and Burials" before! I love that book!! You really do your research!
Excellent video! Thank you.
great video as always
Thank you CW.
Excellent professional video.🦋
The audio is a bit ropey, but thank you.
I've been bingeing your videos all night. They're really good! Could you please do one on Vlad the Impaler??
Thanks for watching. I like to make videos about topics that haven't been covered much in the past. If I can find information about Vlad that hasn't been regurgitated, I'll look into it.
@@CuriousWorldProductions Thanks so much! I have actually looked for stuff on him and haven't really found that much, which is why I asked you, because you do these so well. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth (lol) but Anthony Sowell was another interesting character--killing prostitutes in Cleveland for years. Anyway, thank you again. It's obvious how much time and effort you put into these and I'm sure we don't know the half of it! I appreciate it. :)
Awesome!! Love it!!! Keepin coming!!👍👍👍👍👍👍
I enjoy your videos. Thanks for making them.
Love your videos. Very informative and interesting
Well-researched and well-presented! Kudos!
Very informative. I had never heard of Everett Peck. Thank you for covering other NE vampire stories (Tillinghast, etc.) - most uploads concentrate on Mercy. Well done!
We're still at a place where we still don't know a lot...
Debbie Marquis in the grand scale of things, we don't know shit
That's true, I believe the morticians remove all of our organs now before burial or cremation, unless you're an organ donor, back then they didn't. So it's not hard to understand why people were so superstitious about vampires
This video should have more likes! The only thing i can think of why it don't is because people who watch this are so astonished that the wheels in their heads get turning and rapidly search for more on the same subject and forget to like.
Wow...just wow. I first heard about Mercy Brown from a public television show featuring Michael E. Bell; now that I have seen this my curiosity has been piqued and I have to go read up on the subject. Thank you!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it. The book is a long and laborious read, though.
@@CuriousWorldProductions Back again, eight months later. You were right...the book got tedious in parts.
@@GingerKraut It was a tough read. 🙂
Animistic, not animalistic. It means natural things have their own soul
I feel smarter just by reading your comment,
(Funny while typing he said what you comment about) LOL
@@glennbrown4507 haahaa, thanks
An afternoon of re-watching. Still brilliant.
T.B. or not T.B.? That is the congestion. Consumption be done about it? Of cough!
.. you proud of that pun?
🤣🤣🤣🤣this is great!! Needed it.
Groan.
Oh you...
.....that pun killed me.
It’s 3.30am, I woke up and can’t go back to sleep🥱 I just love just love Brief Case.😳
This is Curious World. 😉
My dad's family was proud to be from North Carolina, a state that did not have vampire panics or witch burnings.
Amazing How Fear Effects Ignorance and Good Judgement.
I live right near the church where she's buried and you would be surprised how many people try to summon her spirit on Halloween. It's actually quite sad that she can't be left in peace even now. Now I believe they have cops roaming the area every October 31st
1.Never heard of this before
2 Great narration
3New sub.
Thanks
Just found your channel from your 1815 Eruption video! I like it. :)
I'm glad you liked it, SciencePup.
Cool channel! Cool vids! Enough said!
Just wondering how Mercy Brown could have had descendants ?
0:33 creepy ass opening music. LOVE IT!! 😁😁
There is a YA book that deals with this subject matter: The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthia DeFelice...it is a good book for YA level...I have a personal copy & have read it several times...this makes me want to read it yet again...TY it was nicely done
Thank you! Just fabulous! Well done!
One thing about living in New England I never could stomach, all the damn vampires.
And he's back 👍😀
Good video
Thanks, Nightmare. I see your channel is going from strength to strength.
I bet that Mercy brown's tombstone was replaced with a copy when it was taken and brought back in a week.
Perhaps it was used to "press" a witch to death. They used big heavy stones for that. It would be interesting to know if any crushing deaths occurred around the same time
I was thinking more along the lines of "The Telltale Heart" there - that whomever took it was plagued certainly by guilt and possibly by visions - be they spiritual or hallucinatory - until they crumpled under pressure & brought it back. If the plan was to make a copy, why not make a copy from pictures prior to the theft and replace it the same night - thus not even alerting the authorities that a theft had ever occurred?
I’ve been to the stone, as I live nearby. It’s the same stone, though, now sealed by a metal foundation to the base of the stone. It has the same material composition and level of wear and tear is consistent with the stones of the other family members.
You are telling a 👍 story😊
Thank you!💞🎅
God, I love this channel.
I feel bad for Nellie, she seems to be begging people to understand that she is a normal person. "I am perfectly pleasant."
I don't know about vampires but I would say it was more than a disease. Because I certainly wouldn't dig up the dead 🤮
There were certainly a lot of ghost stories surrounding some cases.
@@CuriousWorldProductions Some Vampires are actually disembodied spirits in the folklore.
I bought a copy of Food for the Dead about twenty years ago. It's an interesting read.
Is it possible she (and others) were buried while still alive and comatose? That would certainly delay decomposition.
it's 10 min, til 7 a.m. here. I need to sleep. maybe after this...
My god, what had you been doing all night? Working?
Tyvvm...a very interesting documentary !
I think this subject also inspired one of Lovecraft's stories; "The Case of Charles Dexter Ward" also involves vampirism, exhumed graves, a family named Tillinghast, and Exeter, Rhode Island.
Si just discovered your channel . I do love the pictures that correspond to your story. So well done that it is 5 am and here I am!
My girlfriend lives in RI. I drive through Exeter all the time - it's gorgeous during the day, and creepy as all hell at night.
Hello there you have great channel really it is very very good 😻
I recently moved to RI and on a day off, I drove to visit her grave. It was clear I wasn't the only visitor to see her as people had left flowers, stones, coins, what I could only assume was a bible.