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The Mercy Brown incident was the inspiration for Caitlín R. Kiernan's short story "So Runs the World Away", which makes explicit reference to the affair. It has also been suggested by scholars that Bram Stoker, the author of the novel Dracula, knew about the Mercy Brown case through newspaper articles and based the novel's character Lucy Westenra upon her. [2]
Satirical cartoon from the Boston Daily Globe accompanying an article describing superstitious beliefs in rural Rhode Island. The New England vampire panic was the reaction to an outbreak of tuberculosis in the 19th century throughout Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, southern Massachusetts, Vermont, and other areas of the New England states. [1]
Carlotta J. Thompkins (her presumed real name) was born on April 21, 1844, in Warsaw, Kentucky. [1] [5] Her family was reportedly quite wealthy and her father, a racehorse breeder and prominent gambler, is said to have traveled extensively with Lottie, teaching her the secrets of winning at cards at some of the finest casinos. [1]
A selection of stories and legends about vampire-like creatures that feed on blood, including the chupacabra. Also describes the string of cattle mutilations attributed to the chupacabra, which occurred throughout Puerto Rico (beginning in Lajas) in 1998.
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Mercy Brown is a folklore legend based on the exhumation of a young woman from Exeter, Rhode Island, who died from tuberculosis. The Buckley family story is an urban legend about an old photo of two children who murdered their mother one Halloween.