The Red-Headed Spectre of Route 44
No one knows his name. No one knows his motives. All that is known is where he lingers, what he looks like, how he haunts the living and the circumstances…
Tales of Gluskabe: The King of The Ghosts
This October, Strange New England will cover ghost stories in a special series of articles with a theme befitting Halloween (or The Day of the Dead, if you celebrate it).…
Pogunuk: The Lost Assassins of The Northeast
Upon conducting more research into the lore of the Wabanaki Confederacy, I stumbled across a very noteworthy legend of an obscure figure shrouded in mystery. This is a being who…
Strange New England Reviews: Dracula
Fort Knox in Bucksport is an unusual part of Maine. Once a Civil War era fort, it is now a venue for psychic fairs and Halloween fright nights. But on…
People Are Just Dying to Rest in This Place…Country’s First Hotel Room Crypt
If you have the taste of such a thing, you and your loved one can spend the night in the region’s latest boutique hotel. People are just dying to get…
William Henry Chaney: the Strange Journey of Jack London’s Father
Anyone who has completed high school in the English speaking world knows of the work of the great American author, Jack London. The man who brought the world such timeless…
The Seven O’Clock Man: The French-Canadian Bogeyman
In the early days of European settlement, the French people were among the first of Europe’s nations to interact with the Wabanaki federation of tribes. While some European nations took…
The Owl Husband: Maine’s Beauty and The Beast
So far, Strange New England has brought you stories of the weird, the dark or the magical. Misplaced viking coins, mysterious sources of untapped energy and head-hunting sorcerers have all…