Category Archives: New England Folklore
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Yankee Yarns – Alton Blackington’s radio show of New England folklore
1January 18, 2020 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
As Arkham Gazette #4 finally comes together, I wanted to share something I discovered as we put the issue together. …
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Two New England Cults: ‘The Live For-Evers’ and ‘The Church of the End Times’
Leave a commentNovember 7, 2017 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
One plot staple of Call of Cthulhu (and in many other Lovecraftian RPGs and Lovecraftian fiction) are cults – so …
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Guy Fawkes Night in New England
Leave a commentNovember 3, 2017 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
While Halloween is now past, in New England, until about a century ago, there was another night of masks and …
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New England’s Alchemists, pt. 2: Bulkeley and Lodowick
Leave a commentOctober 24, 2017 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
(You’d be forgiven in thinking that I’d forgotten about our various orphaned posts, but I really do intend to wrap …
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New England Halloween folklore
Leave a commentOctober 17, 2017 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
It has been a while since I’ve updated the blog here. Sadly time is at a premium of late and …
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“Black” Dinah Prince – an 18th century ‘witch’ in York, Maine; pt. 1
Leave a commentAugust 16, 2017 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
One of my interests is account of witchcraft (you can imagine I’m always using air quotes around that term unless …
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The Dover Demon, 40 Years Later, part 1
1April 21, 2017 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
Tonight is the 40th anniversary of the first sighting of the so-called Dover Demon and, in honor or such as …
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“Supernatural Folklore in Rhode Island” (1956)
2August 31, 2016 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
As part of my Internet roamings for all things Lovecraftian, New England-y, curious, and otherwise useful to Keepers, I spotted …
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Joe Froggers – a Marblehead Specialty
Leave a commentFebruary 23, 2016 by Bret Kramer (aka WinstonP)
Marblehead, as we’ve previously mentioned, served in large part as an inspiration for Kingsport, especially the version presented in Kevin …
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