The sparsely populated Northeastern region of Connecticut has long been called the Quiet Corner. But whoever named it may not have ever been to the abandoned settlement of Bara-Hack, which may be …
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Boothe Memorial Park, Stratford
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciBoothe Park proves the old adage, “If you have time, money, space, some significant eccentricities and the inclination to build stuff, then you too can create a bizarre memorial to yourself that …
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A 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.
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Captain Grant’s Inn is a stately bed-and-breakfast that for over two centuries has succeeded both as a temporary refuge for travelers and a permanent home … to ghosts!
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How about a poltergeist with your chicken parmigiana? Didn’t think so.
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There’s no official statistic proving it, but Connecticut might just lead the nation in supposedly haunted and abandoned mental health facilities. Here’s another one, this time in the heart of the state, …
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Cemetery at the Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown
by damnedadminby damnedadminThe headstones in this cemetery have no names—only numbers.
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According to local history, notorious pirate Captain William Kidd visited Milford during his final voyage in 1699, a stop along the way to Boston (where he would be subsequently arrested and imprisoned …
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In the century since it was built, this small church in Bristol has accrued a big history when it comes to allegedly being haunted.
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Damned Interview: Courtney McInvale
by Ray Bendiciby Ray BendiciCourtney McInvale, author of “Haunted Mystic,” talks about growing up in a haunted house, writing her new book and the legend of the Pig Man!
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Damned Connecticut talks to William J. Hall, author of “The World’s Most Haunted House: The True Story of the Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street,” about the book and the investigation into one …
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For nearly 300 years, this red cape was inhabited by six generations of Bentons — a few of which apparently still like to call the place home!