New England Vampire Panic - US History - Extra History

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There's a ton of mystery and lore that surrounds vampires, those blood-sucking creatures of the night, but what really inspired those tales? One related event caused the New England Vampire Panic! Where superstitious villagers were faced with an outbreak of consumption. Digging up some of the dark Vampire Superstitions we that are recognized have today.
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[@schnitzel6852]

as someone who lives in a small rural community with only about 20 people, i can say that this kind of preassure from neighbors is real, you know everyone and everyone knows you, and a reputation is very important

[@NevsTechBits]

What a terrifying time to be alive. The possibility of losing your entire family like that, and then have then unburied.

[@jeremy1860]

Between this and Lovecraft, I'm convinced that New England is just a magnet for creepy stories 😨

[@ChaosDX1]

So that's where the old "Stake the heart" myth came from. And in a weird way "nailing a corpse down so it can't move" makes much more sense than "Vampires can only be killed by a stake through the heart"

[@heliosdelsol]

LOL This isn't surprising at all! There are people who believe in vampires TODAY! People taking horse medicine for COVID and whatnot. 😂

[@DinsRune]

The modern idea of what we think of as a "vampire" doesn't really start to spread until Bram Stoker's

[@Drunrealer]

Kinda gives zombie vibes

[@crazykaspmovies]

George never caught the consumption you say? Well clearly the ritual was a succes, shame help came too late for his son. I think we can all learn a valuable lesson from this tragic tale, don't hesitate overlong to check your recently deceased loved ones for demonic possession. Imagine all the lives it could have saved.

[@kingkarnage1315]

As some who lived most of their life in Exeter R.I, there are still people who hear the superstition but not the explanation. If you happen to visit Mercy Brown’s grave, please show her and the surrounding graves the respect you wish she was shown in this video. Especially since the graveyard is still being used for burials today.

[@rickhobson3211]

That's why I loved living in New England. No matter the season, Halloween was always just around the corner. :P

[@shawnheatherly]

The pain of losing a loved one and then being told to eat their ashes. Dang.

[@ArsanCraft]

If you are interested in other ways people were supersticious towards the dead then read up on medical cannibalism, where we used to eat mummy-parts out of egypt or parts of other deceased as medical treatment.

[@kellybeck4579]

Brain: You've already watched Ask a Mortician talk about this. Do you really need to watch another video?

[@Grimmtoof]

You should do a video on the Glasgow necropolis vampire. In the 1950s a story went round the schools in Glasgow about a vampire hiding in the necropolis graveyard, resulting in hundreds of children hunting for it.

[@Overhazard]

A bit of trivia regarding vampires: Jiangshi, a Chinese type of vampire, were traditionally depicted in art depicted as senators. (You might recognize Hsien-ko from Darkstalkers as an example of one; her outfit was based on Chinese senators of the time. Chinese senators wore those domed hats, the jackets with the oversized sleeves, and baggy trousers.) This is because these senators had a reputation of taxing their citizens dry.

[@mdelles]

this wouldve been a cool one to sync up with Caitlin Doughtry over at Ask a Mortician, since she recently did an episode on the same thing.

[@danielhale1]

I remember the Lovecraft vampire story was a lot like this. The corpse below the home just drains the people living there, similar to consumption. The protagonist ends up digging until he finds the corpse and pouring a vat of acid onto it.

[@DissonantValues]

When you’re so early that the video is still in 480p

[@eireduchess]

Caitlin on Ask a Mortician just did a video on this exact topic too and it’s a little longer for anyone who wants to learn more. This is such an interesting video and I loved watching it and getting another perspective on the whole thing. RIP Mercy Brown