Hillary and Tina cover the New England Vampire Panic.
In 19th-century New England, a devastating illness was tearing families apart, but many believed it was vampires to blame.
Hillary's Story
Sources
Heritage
THE NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC (https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/the-new-england-vampire-panic/143567)
History
When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths (https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england)--by Crystal Ponti
How Stuff Works
The New England Vampire Panic Was Very Real and Very Deadly (https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/new-england-vampire-panic.htm)--by Nathan Chandler
Medium
New England’s Vampire Panic (https://medium.com/@csvoll/new-englands-vampire-panic-7bea4aff9180)--by C.S. Voll
Mental Floss
The Mystery Behind the 19th-Century New England Vampire Panic (https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/87985/how-tuberculosis-inspired-19th-century-new-england-vampire-panic)--by Kyla Cathey
New England
New England’s Vampire History | Legends and Hysteria (https://newengland.com/yankee/history/new-england-vampire-history/)--by Joe Bills
New England Historical Society
THE GREAT NEW ENGLAND VAMPIRE PANIC (https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/did-vampires-really-stalk-new-england-farm-families/)
Science History Distillations Podcast
Vampire Panic (https://sciencehistory.org/stories/distillations-pod/vampire-panic/)
Smithsonian Magazine
The Great New England Vampire Panic (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/)--by Abigail Tucker
Wikipedia
New England vampire panic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panic)
Photos
Bones of JB 55 Rearranged (https://ournewenglandlegends.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/JBgrave.jpg)--from Nicholas Bellantoni via Our New England Legends Podcast
Mercy Brown's Gravestone (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/MercyBrownGravestone.jpg/1024px-MercyBrownGravestone.jpg)--by Cbarry123 via Wikipedia
Satirical Cartoon in the Boston City Globe (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Believe_in_Vampires.png)--from Boston Daily Globe via Wikipedia
