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Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The weird creatures and ghostly haunts of Rhode Island folklore are rooted in the forgotten chapters of the state's long history. From the ghastly moaning bones of Mount Tom to Judge William Potter's petulant antics at the Kingston Free Library, Rhode Island's apparitions have been causing trouble for centuries. Tales of more tangible terrors include werewolves that skulked in the forests of Woonsocket and aliens that lit up the skies above Wood...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publilshing Ltd
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Put on comfortable shoes or boots to journey through 14 self-guided walking and biking tours of the strange and haunted locations across some lesser-known regions of Rhode Island. Tales of mythical monsters, ghosts, and spirits from a murder or two may greet you as you explore Providence, Newport, Jamestown, and surrounding areas. Meet fabled half-deer, half-goat "doat", a demonic dog that has been scaring visitors for centuries, and ghosts that...
Author
Publisher
Light Publications
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Corruption, Creatures and Clams. Home to H.P. Lovecraft and haunted by Edgar Allen Poe, Rhode Island has long been a nexus of horror. In this collection, award-winning author and storyteller Mark Binder shares tales of horrific history, pernicious politics and fatal food." --
Publisher
New England Legends
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"In this episode of New England Legends, we dive into the ocean waters of southeastern New England to explore the lonely and haunted Rose Island Lighthouse... Then we head to shore to ponder and ancient and mysterious stone tower with possible connections to the Knights Templar. Finally, we trek up to New Bedford, Massachusetts, to investigate the haunts of abandoned Fort Taber/Fort Rodman." -- container
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Fact mixes with fancy, maybe even fantasy, as is typical of legends passed down through generations. Dolly Cole was a witch, a vampire, a murdered prostitute who dressed in men's clothing...She lost her daughter -- or maybe it was a son -- in a fire set by neighbors, afraid of this Witch of Foster. She was murdered in the woods at age 27; she drowned in the stream near her house; she is the "Woman in White" seen by hunters, fishermen, and local...
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