Houghton Mansion - March 28, 2015 Disembodied Voice Captured in Basement Laura.Jeff Belanger2026-09-22 | Houghton Mansion - March 28, 2015 Disembodied Voice Captured in Basement Laura.New England Legends Podcast 316 - The Monster of Lake MemphremagogJeff Belanger2023-09-14 | In Episode 316 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row out to Lake Memphremagog near Newport, Vermont, in search of a lake monster called Memphre. Sightings of a giant serpent-like creature date back more than two centuries. The creature has been studied, photographed, even video-recorded, but what exactly is it? #NewEnglandLegendsSanta Clause on Jeff Belangers New Book: The Fright Before ChristmasJeff Belanger2023-09-12 | Santa Claus offers his endorsement of Jeff Belanger's new book, The Fright Before Christmas: Surviving Krampus and Other Yuletide Monsters. Available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold. A MUST READ for anyone on the Naughty List.
Voice by: Marv Anderson Music by: John JuddNew England Legends Podcast 315 - The Other Borden MurdersJeff Belanger2023-09-07 | In Episode 315 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Second Street in Fall River, Massachusetts, to investigate the Borden murders you haven’t heard about. Sure, you know Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her parents 40 whacks in 1892, but did you know there were other Bordens murdered right next door decades earlier? Warning: this episode contains some graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for everyone. #NewEnglandLegends
Become a patron today! patreon.com/NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 314 - Rover: A Dog Who Waited ForeverJeff Belanger2023-08-31 | In Episode 314 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger Visit Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, to explore the story behind a small statue of a dog named Rover. The statue commemorates a dog who waited patiently for his owner to return after heading inside the hospital many years ago. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 313 - Newport’s Haunted White Horse TavernJeff Belanger2023-08-24 | In Episode 313 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger belly up to the bar of the White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode Island. Built in 1652, it’s America’s oldest continuously-operating bar in the United States, and according locals it’s Newport’s most haunted. The ghost of an old man has been seen around the building, disembodied voices have been heard, and sometimes dishes and objects move on their own. With over 350 years of history related to colonists, pirates, soldiers, and tourists, we explore the history of this haunt. #NewEnglandLegends
ournewenglandlegends.com Patreon: patreon.com/NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 312 - Captain Lord’s Haunted MansionJeff Belanger2023-08-17 | In Episode 312 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate Captain Nathaniel Lord’s mansion in Kennebunkport, Maine. Built during the War of 1812, Lord had his shipbuilders construct the finest mansion in town. Lord died young, just three years after the mansion was built, leaving his wife Phoebe to raise the family alone. The mansion remained in the Lord family up until 1972. Today this mansion is an opulent and haunted Bed and Breakfast. But who is haunting this stately mansion? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 311 - The Wickedest Man in the World in New HampshireJeff Belanger2023-08-10 | In Episode 311 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a small cottage in Hebron, New Hampshire, searching for the summer retreat of Aleister Crowley: The Wickedest Man in the World. During the summer of 1916, Crowley came to this cottage to conduct secret and arcane magick. He performed rituals, he wrote about his religion Thelema, he described a visit from a strange fireball, and he communed with nature around Hebron. He left a mark on this small town. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 310 - The Curse of the Dummerston Cemetery VineJeff Belanger2023-08-03 | In Episode 310 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a cemetery safari to Dummerston, Vermont, looking for the graves of the Spauldings -- a family plagued by vampires in the late 1700s. They say a sinister black root creeped and crawled from one Spaulding grave to the next. When it reaches the last casket, the next Spaulding would soon get sick and then die. Was it a curse, or just bad luck during a pandemic? Either way, the Spauldings dug up their family graves and did something drastic to break the vampire’s curse. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 309 - The Westford KnightJeff Belanger2023-07-27 | In Episode 309 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger begin their quest for the Holy Grail via the medieval Westford Knight in Westford, Massachusetts. Some believe this carved stone marks the grave of Knight Templar Sir James Gunn who died on Prince Henry Sinclair expedition to North America in 1399. Could this expedition have brought the Holy Grail to Massachusetts? Is this truly a grave site or just old graffiti on a rock? Let’s explore! #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 308 - The Devil’s HopyardJeff Belanger2023-07-20 | In Episode 308 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up to the waterfalls of the Devil’s Hopyard in East Haddam, Connecticut, in search of where they say the devil left his marks in the stones of Chapman Falls. The Native Americans believe the odd marks in the stone were connected to a deity who thundered sounds from a nearby mountain, the Puritans believed it was the devil. Is there a connection to the Moodus Noise? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 307 - The Haunting of Conimicut LighthouseJeff Belanger2023-07-13 | In Episode 307 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger row out to Conimicut Lighthouse off the coast of Warwick, Rhode Island, to search for the tragic ghosts who haunt the rusting relic in the water. Back in 1922, lighthouse keeper Ellsworth Smith and his family lived in the cramped quarters of Conimicut Lighthouse, but it was more than Nellie Smith could take. She poisoned her children and herself when her husband was at shore forever haunting the lonely lighthouse. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 306 - Sleeping with the Dead in LewistonJeff Belanger2023-07-06 | In Episode 306 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a Bed and Breakfast in Lewiston, Maine, where you could rent a room that served as a crypt for a priest for over a century. This former Catholic church and rectory turned event hall and B&B looks every bit the part, but there was a time when the basement crypt room could be rented to watch horror movies and lie in a bed designed to look like a coffin within the former crypt. How did it get there? And where did it go? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 305 - Birth of a New Nation in New Hampshire: Independence Day SpecialJeff Belanger2023-06-29 | In Episode 305 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger spend Independence Day heading to Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to witness the birth of a new democratic republic born from the injustice of taxation without representation. This new nation caught the attention of the world and became a shining beacon of democracy – even if the Republic of Indian Stream only lasted from 1832 to 1835. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 304 - Vermont’s Sweetest CemeteryJeff Belanger2023-06-15 | In Episode 304 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Waterbury, Vermont, searching for the state’s sweetest cemetery. Established in 1996, we find indisputable proof that some of those commemorated on these headstones do indeed return from the dead. The dead don’t necessarily stay dead here. If enough people ask… a resurrection can and has occurred. This graveyard WILL make you scream… #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 303 - Hunting the Egopantis of ShirleyJeff Belanger2023-06-08 | In Episode 303 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hunt for the last (and maybe the first?) Egopantis--a giant beast of an animal unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Today the head of the monster is mounted over the fireplace of the Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley, Massachusetts. They say the monster was killed in the late 1700s by Captain Nathaniel Smith. Is this a tall tale and a clever taxidermy project, or could there still be other Egopantises out there lurking? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 302 - New Haven’s Controversial First HamburgerJeff Belanger2023-06-01 | In Episode 302 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, home of (according to the United States Library of Congress), America’s first hamburger. In 1900, Louis Lassen operated a food cart in downtown New Haven. He served sliced broiled meats to hungry customers. But one day one of his regulars was in a hurry to get some food on-the-go, and a legend was born that became a global icon. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 301 - The Shunned HouseJeff Belanger2023-05-25 | In Episode 301 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll historic Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island, to visit a house built in 1763. Known as the Stephen Harris house, this home was constructed over a former burial ground. Though the graves were relocated, some suspect not all of the human remains made the move. The house was haunted from its earliest days, a run of bad luck plagued the Harris family, and by the late 1800s it fell into disrepair. The legend inspired horror icon H.P. Lovecraft to pen his novella “The Shunned House.” #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 300 - The Hermit of Manana IslandJeff Belanger2023-05-18 | In Episode 300 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail out to Monhegan Island, about ten miles off the coast of Maine, searching for a hermit named Ray Phillips who lived 40 years on a desolate nearby rock of an island called Manana. From 1931 to 1975, Phillips lived out there in a shack with his flock of sheep and a pet goose. Over the years the old hermit became a celebrity as curious tourists ventured over to talk to him and try to find out what makes him tick. Think you could walk away from it all? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 299 - Concord’s Most Haunted JailJeff Belanger2023-05-11 | In Episode 299 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate a former Concord, New Hampshire, police station turned Mexican Restaurant to search for the ghost of “George.” Back in 1945, two fugitives named Edgar Cook and John Giles broke out of a Council Bluffs, Iowa, jail and headed for New England on the lam. Dubbed the Toothbrush Bandits because they fashioned a toothbrush into a cell key, their dramatic life of crime ended in Concord, New Hampshire, in one of these haunted former cells. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 298 - A Selfie with Newport’s Little MaggieJeff Belanger2023-05-04 | In Episode 298 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the shores of Lake Memphremagog in Newport, Vermont, searching for Little Maggie, the most photographed person in northern Vermont in the early 1900s. This wandering vagabond wore men’s clothes, she fished the lake all day long, and smoked a pipe like she was a chimney. This memorable eccentric always found what she needed. Maybe there’s a lesson there? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 297 - Timothy Dexter: An Idiot Who Failed UpwardJeff Belanger2023-04-27 | In Episode 297 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Newburyport, Massachusetts, to visit a mansion once owned by an idiot named Lord Timothy Dexter. An idiot, who no matter how many stupid business moves he made continued to fail upward, getting richer by the misstep, which makes us wonder if maybe he wasn’t an idiot at all. In 1802, Dexter published his memoir A Pickle for the Knowing Ones without a single bit of punctuation. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 296 - The Great Hartford Circus Fire MysteryJeff Belanger2023-04-20 | In Episode 296 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger visit Hartford, Connecticut, to see the memorial to the July 6, 1944 circus fire that claimed 167 lives and launched a 50-year mystery as to the identity of a young victim they called Little Miss 1565. This tragic story changed state laws and left a permanent scar on the state’s capital city. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 295 - The Woonsocket WerewolfJeff Belanger2023-04-13 | In Episode 295 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hunt the woods of the Fairmont section of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, searching for the loup-garou, the French-Canadian version of the werewolf. Found somewhere near a cave called the Devil Hole, the story about a monster roaming the woods near the Blackstone River has been passed around for generations. #NewEnglandLegends #werewolfNew England Legends Podcast 294 - A Maine Voyage to End the WorldJeff Belanger2023-04-06 | In Episode 294 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a Jonesport, Maine, monument to the 1866 voyage of the Nellie Chapin. The ship, and its 156 Christian pilgrims was led by Rev. George Adams, with the plan to sail to Jaffa and build housing for Jewish people in an effort to restore Israel to the Jews so Jesus can return and bring on the End of Days. Even Mark Twain weighs in on the sorry state of the expedition. We ask the important question: What’s the rush?
#NewEnglandLegends #DoomsdayNew England Legends Podcast 293 - A Contract for Murder with the Devil in New HampshireJeff Belanger2023-03-30 | In Episode 293 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger investigate a, 1897 Good Friday murder and bank robbery that left the town of Somersworth, New Hampshire, in shock. A 68-year-old pillar of the community named Joseph Stickney was found lying in the bank in a pool of his own blood. The police chased 24-year-old Joseph Kelley into Canada where he was apprehended and brought back to New Hampshire for trial. In court, Kelley claimed he was under contract with the Devil. #NewEnglandLegends #TrueCrime #DevilNew England Legends Podcast 292 - Vermont’s Ice Age Monster from the DeepJeff Belanger2023-03-23 | In Episode 292 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger dig down 114 feet in the Forestdale section of Brandon, Vermont, to search for an Ice Age-era frog they say was discovered back in the summer of 1865 deep in an ochre mine. But when the frog was brought to the surface… it jumped back to life! Is this just one weird fish story, or something more? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 291 - A Stone Tomb to Avoid the DevilJeff Belanger2023-03-16 | In Episode 291 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up a wooded hill in Chester, Massachusetts, searching for a unique tomb carved into a glacial boulder. In 1873, Hiram Smith and his sister, Isabell Toogood were entombed in a rock that took masons two years to chisel. One story goes that Hiram wanted to be buried above ground so the Devil couldn’t get him. But maybe it was a childhood memory that haunted Hiram all of his long years. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 290 - The Meeting House Hill GhostJeff Belanger2023-03-09 | In Episode 290 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the Meeting House Hill region of Meriden, Connecticut, searching for a ghost that made the newspaper back in August of 1895 -- a spooky specter around Booth Pond seen by dozens of locals. Though the reporter at the time seems to think he solved the mystery of the ghost… we found something more. The pond is gone now, but are the ghosts? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 289 - Rhode Island’s Spite TowerJeff Belanger2023-03-03 | UPDATED - Sorry, the previous video we uploaded included last week's audio. This one has been fixed. In Episode 289 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Little Compton, Rhode Island, to drive by the Spite Tower. Built in 1905, it’s a three-story, odd-looking tower located at the edge of the former Hathaway property. They say it was built out of spite -- to intentionally block the view of a neighbor Hathaway didn’t like. But what’s inside? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 288 - The Ghost of Maiden’s CliffJeff Belanger2023-02-23 | In Episode 288 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up to Maiden’s Cliff near Lake Megunticook in Camden, Maine, where they say the ghost of a young woman still haunts the ledge. Some people witness the horrific fall that killed the girl back in 1864 playing over and over again. Today there’s a large white cross and plaque marking the spot where young Elenora French lost her life. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 287 - Chicken Farmer I STILL Love YouJeff Belanger2023-02-16 | In Episode 287 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger spend Valentine’s Day driving along Route 103 in Newbury, New Hampshire, to see some graffiti that’s endured for half a century. Though the state once painted over it in the 1990s due to a complaint, Newbury responded with a petition to protect this enduring but odd message of affection. The painted rock reads: Chicken Farmer I Still Love You. Who first put it there and why? #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 286 - Vermont’s Abandoned UFO BaseJeff Belanger2023-02-09 | In Episode 286 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike up East Mountain in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom searching for the ruins of the North Concord Air Force Station, a massive Cold War-era radar base where a UFO was spotted on September 19, 1961. This UFO sighting was the precursor to New England’s most famous UFO case.New England Legends Podcast 285 - Westford’s Grey GhostsJeff Belanger2023-02-02 | In Episode 285 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger cheer Westford Academy’s football team in Massachusetts. Their mascot is the Grey Ghosts. How they cam e to be called that has been a point of controversy in recent years, but part of the backstory leads us to the haunted Roudenbush Community Center in Westford where we explore a Civil War legend. #NewEnglandLegends #ghosts #hauntedThe Darkside Digest with Jeff Belanger - Episode 2Jeff Belanger2023-01-30 | We'll explore the future this week! What did people think the future would look like today? Jetpacks? Flying cars? Are we there yet?!New England Legends Podcast 284 - Connecticut’s Cremation HillJeff Belanger2023-01-26 | In Episode 284 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Haddam, Connecticut, to a location officially known as Cremation Hill -- a place where they say a farmer used to hire farmhands for the season, and then murder them and burn the bodies instead of paying them. There’s some truth to the legend… this is the story and trial of Emil Schutte who was sentenced to hang on October 22, 1922, for the murder. #NewEnglandLegends #truecrimeDarkside Digest - Episode 1Jeff Belanger2023-01-25 | These are the strange and haunted headlines you missed... probably because you weren't born yet. Join Jeff Belanger LIVENew England Legends Podcast 283 - Cranston’s Headless CorpseJeff Belanger2023-01-19 | In Episode 283 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore the former Rhode Island State Burial Grounds in Cranston, searching for the place where Grave 599 was exhumed in November 1883. The remains of Caleb Brown were being retrieved by an undertaker hired by his sister to be reinterred in a family plot. When the grave was exposed it was discovered that Brown’s head was missing. Who took it and why (and how) is a mystery. #NewEnglandLegends #GhoulsNew England Legends Podcast 283 - The Unsolved Littlefield MurdersJeff Belanger2023-01-12 | In Episode 282 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Paris, Maine, to investigate the unsolved murders of Dr. and Mrs. Littlefield who were killed in October of 1937. Two men were convicted of the heinous crime, one of them likely didn’t do it. What seemed like an open-and-shut case turned into an event that rocked the otherwise small, peaceful town of Paris. #NewEnglandLegends #podcast #truecrimeAn Evening of Ghost Stories and New England LegendsJeff Belanger2023-01-09 | Set to the eerie photography of Frank Grace, some of New England's leading authorities on spooks and legends share the history and haunts of the region. The documentary includes the making of the stage show, plus in-depth interviews that explore the nature of ghost stories. Featuring: Jeff Belanger, Carl Johnson, Tim Weisberg, and Andrew Lake. #NewEnglandLegends #documentary
This originally aired in January of 2017.
ournewenglandlegends.comNew England Legends Podcast 281 - The Man Behind the ConsoleJeff Belanger2023-01-05 | In Episode 281 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger stroll Heritage Park in Manchester, New Hampshire, in search of the statue of a man sitting on a park bench holding a small box with dials on it. The statue depicts Ralph Baer, who changed the world back in 1966 when he developed the first home video game console. From two lines knocking a small digital square back-and-forth, a $220 billion dollar industry was born. #NewEnglandLegends #VideoGames #RalphBaerNew England Legends Podcast 280 - From the Vault: The Snowflake Man of JerichoJeff Belanger2022-12-29 | In Episode 280 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger take a week off for the holidays and reintroduce you to an episode from that vault that originally aired in December of 2020. We head to Jericho, Vermont, in search of snow. In 1885, Wilson Bentley figured out a way to attach his camera to a microscope and capture the first close-up photograph of a snowflake. In the coming years he would photograph thousands of images showing the intricate beauty of these ice crystals. His images would be published around the world and even hang in art galleries proving no two flakes are alike and earning Bentley the title: Snowflake Man. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Podcast 279 - America’s First Christmas CardJeff Belanger2022-12-22 | In Episode 279 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to the Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts, searching for the factory that produced America’s first Christmas cards. Back in 1875, Louis Prang took a chance that Americans might want to send Christmas cards like they do in Europe. His risk paid off. Within a few years 5 million cards per year were leaving his Roxbury factory, and sending holiday cards became an institution. Jeff and Ray wish you the happiest of holidays! #NewEnglandLegends #ChristmasCardNew England Legends Podcast 278 - The Lindley Street PoltergeistJeff Belanger2022-12-15 | In Episode 278 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger explore a bungalow house on Lindley Street in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where in 1974 haunting activity was so profound the police, fire department, city engineers, and clergy got involved. Police witnessed a levitating refrigerator, chairs breaking with no one touching them, chairs piling up on each other, and a panicked family. And that’s when Ed and Lorraine Warren joined the case. In this episode we’ll hear from Ed Warren himself about this haunting from a 1997 audio interview conducted by Jeff. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Season 2 Episode 2: New Englands First Christmas TreeJeff Belanger2022-12-13 | Did Battle of Bennington P.O.W. Hendrick Roddemore put up the first decorated Christmas tree in New England in a tiny shack in Windsor Locks, Connecticut in 1777? Jeff Belanger finds out the real story in this episode of New England Legends. #NewEnglandLegends #Christmastree #NewEnglandNew England Legends Podcast 277 - Rhode Island’s Broken-Hearted TowerJeff Belanger2022-12-08 | In Episode 277 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to South Kingstown, Rhode Island, to check out a rock and 40-foot observation tower named after Hannah Robinson, a broken-hearted woman who once sat here in 1773 to take in the view of her childhood home one last time. They say her ghost still haunts the rock, but her story still haunts us all. #NewEnglandLegends #Ghost #RhodeIslandNew England Legends Podcast 276 - The Broke-Neck Shadow ManJeff Belanger2022-12-01 | In Episode 276 Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to Lewiston, Maine, to search for a house that’s “ridden with ghosts” according to the headline of a December 1894 local newspaper article. A shadowy man whose neck appears broken in a most unnatural way had been reported throughout the tenement house for years. Some believe he was a harbinger of bad things. But he’s not the only ghost reported here. #NewEnglandLegendsNew England Legends Season 2 Episode 1 Teaser: The Bloody Pit - The Hoosac TunnelJeff Belanger2022-11-28 | Check it out! The first episode of Season 2 of the #NewEnglandLegends TV series is here! "The Bloody Pit: The Hoosac Tunnel" You can watch it on Amazon Prime right now! #NewEnglandLegends #HoosacTunnel #BerkshiresNew England Legends Podcast 275 - The White Mountains Search for PammyJeff Belanger2022-11-24 | In Episode 275 – the Thanksgiving Special – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger search the White Mountains near Albany, New Hampshire, for Pamela Hollingworth, a five-year-old girl who went missing back in the Autumn of 1941. What followed was one of the largest and most closely-watched search parties to ever grace the region. For days New Englanders held their breath waiting for news of little Pammy’s fate. #NewEnglandLegends #ThanksgivingNew England Legends Podcast 274 - A Ship Crewed By the DamnedJeff Belanger2022-11-17 | In Episode 274, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger sail out of Gloucester Harbor in Massachusetts, aboard the fishing schooner Charles Haskell. In March of 1869, the Haskell was fishing on Georges Bank when a perfect storm knocked her into another vessel sinking the other ship and damning her crew. The ghosts of the sunken crew came back to haunt the Haskell. The story still haunts Gloucester Harbor. #NewEnglandLegends #CharlesHaskell #GloucesterMA #GhostsNew England Legends Podcast 273 - Little Shop of Ponemah Bog HorrorsJeff Belanger2022-11-10 | In Episode 273, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger hike into Ponemah Bog in Amherst, New Hampshire, searching for some strange carnivorous plants that grow in the region. These plants are downright deadly… to the right species. Like the Venus Fly Trap that grows in the Carolinas, Ponemah Bog is home to plants like Sundews, Pitcher Plants, and Bladderworts. Could these plants have inspired the classic story and musical Little Shop of Horrors? #NewEnglandLegends #littleshopofhorrors #NewHampshire