Welcome To Damned Connecticut Welcome to Damned Connecticut, home for everything curious, weird, odd or unexplained here in Connecticut, from haunted places and unusual spots to strange legends, offbeat news, and of course, paranormal happenings.
The real curiosity here: What 4-year-old packs their own snack?
[January 26, 2012] Police were called to a Meriden school after a 4-year-old pulled out nine individually wrapped bags of marijuana during snack time …
Source: Connecticut Post
This is hard to swallow.
[January 25, 2012] A Bridgeport man has been arrested for allegedly murdering another man with an axe and then eating his victim’s eyeball and brains …
Source: Hartford Courant
Wonder how many strokes she was giving?
[January 23, 2012] A Hartford woman wielding a golf club came to the rescue of a young man being assaulted by three teens …
Source: Hartford Courant
Better safe than sorry, right?
[January 20, 2012] A Connecticut man is running a website to warn state residents about the possibilities of mountain lions in the region …
Source: NBC 30
Sounds like a future episode of “Up All Night.”
[January 13, 2012] A two-year-old New Haven boy had to be rescued by firefighters after he fell eight feet into a hot air duct and became trapped …
Source: Hartford Courant
An urban legend come true.
[January 13, 2012] A Middletown woman called law enforcement officers to complain after she was swindled while trying to buy illegal painkillers …
Source: NBC 30
Probably not the Good Ship Lollipop.
[January 10, 2012] The remains of a shipwreck discovered in Fishers Island Sound five years ago still have yet to be identified …
Source: New London Day
What a horrible way to go!
[January 9, 2012] A Bridgeport man was killed when he was somehow ejected from the excavator he was operating and pinned up against a house …
Source: Connecticut Post
A nice story about our old MUFON buddy Marc D’Antonio.
[December 29, 2011] The Winsted man who created a “UFO” for National Geographic says he did so to help educate the public about the subject …
Source: Register-Citizen
This is weird—who tips their garbage man?
[December 28, 2011] Stratford police were called in to break up a fight that had broken out between two garbage men over holiday tips …
Source: Connecticut Post
Must’ve been naughty.
[December 26, 2011] A New Haven man was hospitalized after dropping his gun and accidentally shooting himself while going to the bathroom on Christmas eve …
Source: Connecticut Post
Hauntings, Movies & TV
The Yankee Pedlar Inn, TorringtonThe horror movie The Innkeepers—set at The Yankee Pedlar Inn in Torrington—blurs the lines between reality and fiction, although there are those who claim the century-old landmark is actually haunted.
Abandoned, Hauntings
Gay City, HebronBolton is home to Gay City State Park, which features the remains of a once-thriving—and possibly, troubled—mill town. Not that there’s anything wrong with it.
Cryptozoology, Legends
The Winsted Wildman 
Bigfoot? Bear? Hoax? The Winsted Wildman may be all or none of these, but it definitely is one of the state’s more fun legends.
Abandoned, The Damned Blog
What Lurks BeneathUnbeknownst to many citizens of Connecticut, there are a few odd things below the surfaces of our favorite lakes.
Hauntings, Movies & TV
Hartford Elks Lodge, HartfordThe Hartford Elks Lodge has long been known for its strong sense of community spirit, although there are some who believe the structure on Prospect Street is home to other kinds of spirits.
Damned Investigations, Hauntings
Pine Grove Cemetery, AnsoniaAnsonia residents love to proclaim their belief in Charger football. Many also proclaim a belief that the Pine Grove Cemetery is haunted, too.
Hauntings
Capitol Theater, WillimanticA few of our readers pointed us in the direction of Willimantic’s Capitol Theater, which is now home to a regional arts magnet school and possibly a few spirits of actors past.
Interviews, Movies & TV, The Damned Blog
Damned Connecticut on “Forum with Len Fasano”Ray and Steve from Damned Connecticut make their TV debut on “Forum with Len Fasano.” And Ray never shuts up!
Hauntings, Interviews, The Damned Blog
Q&A: Joseph Gallant, P.R.O.O.F. Paranormal, Regarding Mansfield Training SchoolP.R.O.O.F. founder Joe Gallant takes the time to answer some of the questions regarding “The Haunting of Mansfield Mansion” episode of SyFy’s “Paranormal Witness.”
Interviews, The Damned Blog
Damned Interview: Carol J. MackThe author of A Field Guide to Demons, Vampires, Fallen Angels and Other Subversive Spirits takes the time to answer a few questions about the latest edition of her book and the demons in the world around us.
Hauntings, Legends
The State Capitol, HartfordWe know the State Capitol is full of political skeletons, but could it also be the home to the ghost of a governor past?
Abandoned, The Damned Blog
Return to SeasideBefore it was known as a creepy abandoned mental hospital, Seaside Sanatorium was a place that employed unusual methods to cure sick kids.
The Damned Blog
Connecticut UFO Round UpEven though UFOs aren’t as popular as they were during the heyday of “The X-Files,” they are still being seen regularly in the skies over Connecticut.
Abandoned, Weird Places
Cunningham Tower, CornwallAtop Mohawk Mountain sits a curious stone tower that has looked out over the Litchfield Hills for nearly a century.
Abandoned, Damned Investigations, Hauntings
Sterling Opera House, DerbyDuring its heyday, the Sterling Opera House had its share of famous entertainers visiting and fat ladies singing. Now it’s gaining a reputation for ghostly spirits haunting. Update: We visit the Sterling Opera House to see if Andy wants to come out and play …
Legends, The Damned Blog
Coming Up Empty on Old LeatheryThe controversy over the exhumation of the Old Leather Man’s remains has come to a conclusion, but the mystery continues …
