Episode 264: The New England Vampire Panic

<div> <br> Today Alaina decided to take it to a vampiric place. During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries New England was struggling with severe outbreaks of Consumption.  To better explain this plague that caused severe pain, bloody hacking coughs and the victim to seemingly waste away without explanation, they turned to the supernatural. When entire families began falling victim to its brutal clutches, it simply had to be vampires who had taken host in their loved ones ailing bodies to suck the life from the remaining members. Come on in for a dive into a world where eating the ashes of an exhumed family member's decomposing heart was considered medicine.<br> <br> </div> <div> <br> Great resources used:<br> <br> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mercy-Sarah-L-Thomson-ebook/dp/B005NI9B2W/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=mercy+new+england+vampire&amp;qid=1631990229&amp;sr=8-1"><br> Mercy: The Last New England Vampire by Sarah L. Thomson</a> <br> <br> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Food-Dead-Trail-Englands-Vampires/dp/0819571709/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3LJN3N0GG03WG&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=food+for+the+dead+on+the+trail+of+new+england+s+vampires&amp;qid=1631990255&amp;sprefix=food+for+the+dead%2Caps%2C696&amp;sr=8-1"><br> Food For the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires by Michael E. Bell</a> <br> <br> </div> <div> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/History-Vampires-England-Haunted-America-ebook/dp/B00XQK6FTG/ref=sr_1_2?crid=341PHX59J6TDE&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=a+history+of+vampires+in+new+england&amp;qid=1631990282&amp;sprefix=a+history+of+vampires+%2Caps%2C255&amp;sr=8-2"><br> A History of Vampires in New England by Thomas D A'gostino</a> <br> <br> As always, thank you to our sponsors:<br> <br> HelloFresh: Get up to fourteen free meals—including free shipping! — with<br> code morbid14 at <a href="http://HelloFresh.com/morbid14">HelloFresh.com/morbid14</a><br> <br> Babbel: Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE.<br> <br