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…
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…
Meet Gluskabe: New England’s Original Big Friendly Giant
So far on this blog, mysterious monsters, misplaced artifacts and many more goings-on have been mentioned and described. While some are strange events, others from a wilder time would speak…
Madahodo-The Headhunter of Aroostook County
Anyone who researches Maine history closely enough will learn that Maine has been inhabited by people for 10,000 years. This makes many of the Native American stories told about this…
