Legends of New England

[@marginbuu212]

The Wood Devil isn't that bad. It kinda just wants to be left alone. Lives in the woods and screams at people who wander too close. Relatable.

[@rogueascendant6611]

Named as a Devil but it doesn't stalk and hunt its preys like Hidebehind - which is more terrifying to what it does.

[@mrdude88]

That’s so sad. The Wood Devil wasn’t always anti-social. Something broke it’s heart and it no longer trust anything. But if it just learn to open it’s heart, it will heal and trust again. Wait, no. If it begin to trust again, a human will exploit it, maybe our it in a zoo, or donate it’s corpse to science.

[@fevergaming1]

Was taking a dump while camping once . Right when I was about to drop a duece, the wood devil jumped out and screamed at me. Talk about being scared shitless.

[@akatsukigajou1639]

marginbuu212 hmmm it seems *denji the chainsaw diablo* forgot to slay that so called wood diablo.

[@marginbuu212]

@@akatsukigajou1639 Ah, a Chainsaw Man enjoyer in the wild.

[@thefattymcgee5801]

Love being from this little corner of the world. Especially in the fall. It's like our time to shine

[@Hedgeknight420]

Can’t wait for October and the leaves to change 🎉

[@mothersuperior2014]

lived in new england my whole life - boston born - maine bred - VT - name it, the wood devil is just my old lady, she always does that when we run out of syrup or smokes

[@DonaldChairamonte]

Yes my little girl friend go s crazy if we run out of cigarettes

[@johngrzegorzyk6236]

I've seen the black dog in Meridan CT. While at the tower in Hubbard park. I was sitting on the tailgate of my pickup with my girlfriend at the time, who was a top less dancer who called herself Peaches (real name Nancy). No one else was up there because it was closing time at the park. The dog was across the parking lot, sitting down watching us. I had heard the legend, but at the time, I didn't put two and two together. I love dogs always have so I tried to coax it over to see if it had a tag and was lost. It just stared.... I got up and started across the parking lot. When I got closer, I remember thinking his eyes were very red looking, but being a bit color blind I gave it little thought. Once I got a little closer, it turned and ran back into the woods. Funny thing it seemed to disappear before it hit the tree line and that's what convinced me I saw the black dog......ps never again did I go back to Hubbard park

[@johannamcfarland3602]

Crazy! Glad you are safe.

[@alicerivierre]

I love New England! New Hampshire represent! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sleeplist2051]

Exit 23!

[@GreatGraniteState]

Yeah New Hampshire

[@psycholol4855]

Liberal state, filled with conservatives 😂

[@RoccosVideos]

Massachusetts here, woo woo

[@travey2390]

GO 603

[@ElainaSearles-s2h]

I was born and raised in Maine and I still live here today. I’ve never heard these legends. It was very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

[@DarthMemeSkywalker]

I live New Hampshire and I love scary stories and horror movies lets go!

[@thenarrator869]

Midcoast Maine here. We always had the screecher story. Basically a mythical being that could hunt you in the woods at night. You'd hear a screech first.

[@judd0112]

Aka fisher cat

[@teyanuputorti7927]

sounds cool

[@cwilkinsonwck]

Fisher or coyote. They scream like a lady in the woods

[@scotshaver]

This video would be perfect on a crisp fall evening, while enjoying a fireplace and a mulled cider! Well Done!

[@Hedgeknight420]

Mid-end of summer us New Englanders get to the horror stories and loving cider I see . Can’t wait for October !

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

@@Hedgeknight420 Hell yeah! Maine here

[@johnhealey6170]

I was around the night of the Dover Demon story. I knew all of the witnesses. There are inaccuracies in this video. Billy Bartlett didn’t return home. There was a big house party in Sherborn. Billy showed up with his friends with the sketch already completed. He showed it to me. He was seemingly excited and claimed to have seen this creature. I had driven by the spot of the sighting some 10-15 minutes before and saw a couple of police cruisers and officers looking at a white sheet or towel, illuminated by their headlights. We assumed someone had hit a dog and they had covered it. That is odd, but plausible.

[@teyanuputorti7927]

you view them as reliable ?

[@richewilson6394]

The last story with the bride is almost the same story as in coastal Maine There is a town I can't remember offhand but there's a hill that is known as Catherine's Hill. Where a young bride back in the middle of the time of the logging boom had died with her husband on their way to Bar harbor, she ended up either losing her head or just dying from hitting a tree. She hitchhikes The road that is a winding road to a hill if you don't pick her up you are going to die on that road. I saw it on the weather channel's America's supernatural got to watch and wish that there was a second season.

[@sgh1132]

Pretty sure it's in Cherryfield, on the Blacks Wood's Road, Rte 182. Pretty drive starting in Hancock, past Tunk Lake in Sullivan and on up to Cherryfield. Yeah, wouldn't want to drive it at night, for sure!

[@brendadrew834]

Fascinating, thank you. This born in Boston and bred Yankee New Englander with deep roots here since 1721, pre-revolutionary war, lives in NH and have always heard this region was haunted! I've never experienced any of these legends, but I spent summers on Cape Cod at my late grandmother's house built in 1776, in the 1950s and 60s while growing up. In 1978, both my late father and step-mother, my husband and I were sitting in the front parlor when all of a sudden we heard human adult footsteps upstairs where my grandmother's bedroom and another bedroom were under the eaves! No one was up there except my first born daughter who was asleep in her portacrib. I had left the light on since she wasn't familiar with sleeping there. When I went upstairs to check on her, she was awake and smiling even before she saw me! I figured she was either looking at my grandmother or late mother's spirit and my mother had grown up in the house from 1917! I'm psychic and have seen and heard signs from the Other Side! One just needs to be open about it! The Dover Demon reminds me of Gollum in Tolkein's Lord of the Ring trilogy! Nantucket is also famous for being very haunted! Anywhere where past spirits have lived and died often in tragedies! May they all rest in peace~💜💜💜

[@AndriaTheKobold]

Greetings from Maine here!! I do so love our local stories and tellings. Surprised you didn't mention the Witch's Foot grave :) Pretty famous.

[@more17]

Very interesting; I'm watching this now and as a New Englander I haven't heard of the first three stories before, so I've just learned something. Thanks for the video.

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Thank you for watching! Share it around!

[@sarahhurst701]

Stunningly eloquent presentation of this topic. I learned some new things about New England. I thoroughly enjoyed this incredibly well done video. Thanks for posting this.

[@johnshields6852]

Boston born 1960 I'd never heard of many of these stories, it's fascinating and very well done. Thank you.

[@bmars8164]

Never heard of the wood devil before, despite my time spent learning about North American cryptids. Thanks for presenting some cool, new information.

[@jeffdemas9521]

I think that might've been another name for the Pukwudgie

[@bjellison905]

Im having trouble finding legitimate native American lore. Got any good references

[@ta2gypsy]

Greetings from Mashpee on Cape Cod, Massachusetts

[@SharonVlaar]

Hello from Ohio . Originally from Connecticut...

[@trackerjacker0013]

I’ll tell ya. I’ve been away from this station way too long. I love this stuff! The most freaky for me was the sea serpent. When my gran told me about Nessie, she’s a native Scot, an after watching leviathan and jaws with my brothers as a kid, nothin freaks me out faster than open deep water. Never know what’s there. Good job covering the landscape and it’s takes. Now I’ll go get current so we can continue.

[@BriarRouge]

I’m so excited that one of favorite channels is covering the region where I live!

[@Hedgeknight420]

I love new englands folklore and history , people overlook the northeast because it’s so small but it’s literally the start of our entire country of the new world . Imagine all the ghost stories caused by ancient American experiences .

[@calebyoung1579]

My uncle fixed old diesel equipment on logging operations, and told me about wood devils. RIP, Uncle Steve. Lancaster, NH.

[@MATTLEism]

I used to swim to wood island regularly as a kid. My family had property on the beach across the water from it since the 1930s. It was a really cool island to explore.

[@markgregory8085]

Man, would love to hear you narrate a classic horror story.

[@miahconnell23]

Voice similar to “Welcome to Nightvale” … am I right ?

[@Tarathathe77wookiee]

I wonder if the "Wood Devil" is the wild man known as a "Woodwose/wodewose"? There are carvings of them on really old English buildings. They are shown to be hairy wild men.

[@RichardM1366]

It is the Princess Augusta. The phantom ship rises from the depths. If you see the ghost ship head to shore as fast as you can or you will dragged under to a watery grave.

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

Another legend is “ The Leather Man of New England “ you should do a documentary on. Thanks again

[@judd0112]

He’s not a legend. He was actually a real person. There’s many pictures of him in his all leather gear. He would hike the Appalachian trail spending time at various camps at various times of the year apparently he had a camp in Watertown CT where my grandparents lived so I got all the stories. There’s videoed to get to his camp

[@silver_wolf96]

Nice job on the legends I’ve always been fascinated by New England. Do you have any videos on Ozark legends or New Mexico legends?

[@Bambisgf77]

Yes! Ozark legends please!

[@LacertaZilla2024]

So many legends and stories I absolutely love it

[@TaterKakez]

MU2024 So hard to pick bc I love so many different types and, I may be bias bc I live in NE, but I listen to this so often. Especially in the fall/ Halloween season 🎃 ETA: I also love it was 20 mins- the longer the better. Y’all are great!

[@deannacallahan2579]

I'm surprised you didn't mention Emily's Bridge of Stowe, Vermont.

[@douglasedwards134]

I remember going there as a kid.

[@jacobshore5115]

How would Bram Stoker have heard of Mercy Brown? He lived in Ireland and I’m not sure about the time window between her death and his publishing Dracula in 1897. Not sure if 5 years could be enough time for him to have heard about her, then do additional research and several drafts of his novel then finally publishing it. (Also, maybe the Haynesville ghost bride is like the American version of the Japanese Yuki Onna.)

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Bram Stoker would have learned about Mercy Brown's incident through newspaper articles, he did extensive research on vampire folklore from Europe and America when he was writing Dracula. The character of Lucy was heavily based on Mercy Brown!

[@robertgillis6245]

Edward Rowe Snow was a Boston historian from Winthrop, Massachusetts. He wrote extensively about all kids of tales. The Masse duel which took place at Fort Independence inspired Edgar Allan Poe”s “ Cask of Amontillado.” Boston Harbor has several ghost stories. There is “ The Lady in Black who is seen on George’s Island’s Fort Warren looking for her husband, and two brothers who were lighthouse keepers at Minot’s Light and were washed away to sea during a hurricane. Boston’s North End has a several ghosts from a molasses tragedy that took several people and their horses. GOD Bless!

[@YouCanCallMeReTro]

I grew up next town over from Dover, never knew there was a legend associated with it, but I can see why. Dover is a town of eerie dense forests with huge mansions hidden behind them.

[@Hannah-t5z]

About the black dog of the hanging hills- I met it once, on the trail. I was hiking with my family up to Castle Craig on Father’s Day and this little black dog appears in front of me. I think, oh! It’s a dog! And keep on hiking. I make it up to the castle and meet with my family and we walk back down. We get in the car and we go out for ice cream. A couple years later I stumble upon this story. They say the first time you see the dog it brings joy. The second, sorrow. The third, Death. I shudder to think about what would have happened if I had seen the dog two more times.

[@RoccosVideos]

I'm from Massachusetts. These legends are new to me and fun to hear about.

[@bradleymiles671]

A video on the Legends of Appalachia would be a great video. Science is always quick to deny that which they cannot explain. Most scientists or educated people are too proud or stubborn to admit that there are things in this world that can't be easily explained

[@mmbell]

The cemetery of the Black Agnus looks so enchanting 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Fun fact: Some people have speculated that the Dover Demon was actually a gray alien.

[@nicholaslienandjaja1815]

Also, the Gloucester sea serpent was once featured in an episode of Animal X.

[@paulatreat2496]

I thought of that when I saw the drawings. I also thought he looked a bit like Gollum without the ears Lol

[@guadalupepineda1833]

It's Joe Biden lost.

[@JoannMitchell-je3yo]

Hahaha?​@@guadalupepineda1833

[@johngrzegorzyk6236]

That's my guess...

[@jamesthomas6537]

Great vid man!

[@beaudoty3465]

Can you make a video talking about Atlantis?

[@dragowolfraven3806]

I am greatly enjoying these videos.

[@DaughterofAnubis]

The only tale I’ve heard before was Mercy Brown’s legend.

[@belindajacques4984]

Born in Vermont and raised in NH I’ve honestly never heard of any of these, very interesting. I have heard of the haunted Margaritas restaurant in Concord that used to be a jail and of course Salem where the witch trials occurred and of the coastal area where the Boston tea party took place. I am surprised those were not on this list considering they have been on so many others and are so well known.

[@PeachysMom]

Personally, I like how they’re talking about some stories that haven’t been done to death on KZbin.

[@johns280]

I sat on Black Agnes’ lap 1995. That same month I was told that I needed valve replacement surgery or I was going to die.

[@Hedgeknight420]

Swimming in Gloucester , Ma definitely felt scary when I was young , but after swimming the channel to the island at good harbor beach every year you start to think the sea monster is dead 💀

[@johnmainierojr8395]

An excellent video I was born and raised in Connecticut and had no idea about the Hanging Hills Legend, eerie. All were great choices but if I may make a recommendation, one of CT’s most famous legends is the Melon Heads, one I’ve heard about all my life, would love to see a video on them 🤘

[@aidanhever3369]

No wonder Stephen King likes to make scary stories in New England.

[@ChristopherMacLean-lj2xi]

Agreed. But it starts with HP Lovecraft. "I am Providence..." He said. Poe, Agreed, too, is an influence. Robert Bloche, A. Durleth,.... Such a profound and eternal influences lurk with in the New England backwaters and hidden twilight valleys.....cyclopean eldrich passages where the Outer and Ancient ones. Without body or form, but tread still. Unseen. "...buy THEIR stench. Shall ye know THEY are near...." HPL,. Dunwich Horror/Necronomicon( frgmnt )

[@gmoneymoustache9484]

He’s from Maine his stories for the most part are based there They take you to his house for filled trips in elementary school

[@Tashbagosh]

He lives in Maine. Bangor

[@Tashbagosh]

​@@gmoneymoustache9484field*

[@angushiltz4880]

It's not coos County by the way. It's pronounced "Co Os" not coos.

[@karenford9797]

The capital of Vermont, Montpelier, is also pronounced wrong. Otherwise, interesting video!

[@angushiltz4880]

@@karenford9797 yeah I caught that too. Seeing as they are based out of Connecticut I guess we can't expect much better from flatlanders.

[@Garf_malarf]

All of New England is basically a portal to different realms. Especially the bridgewater triangle

[@judd0112]

And Vermont. They are superior people and totally look down on all other new Englanders. Alls non Vermonters do is make trash , litter. Make unnecessary traffic, and the most important one is, no one in Vermont would have a job if it wasn’t for tourism. Yet they curse us at every opportunity. VT house builders have plenty of work building everywhere, for Connecticut mass RI flat landers to have their vacation home. Ironic thing is their main cash crop that they dominated was the indoor ridiculously priced refer I mean. U see my buddy who hadn’t had a job for 15 years had 3 dirt bikes 3 snowmobiles, souped up cars trucks brand new freshly built house yet hasn’t technically had an income in 20 years. Now it’s legal in every state but VT. Hilarious. Not like that can sell it to each other they all grow it have no jobs. But my heart breaks for them. lol

[@teyanuputorti7927]

wonderful legends thank you

[@isaacortiz9915]

The dover demon looks like an alien

[@katelyn2124]

A have done a ton of Block Island research and it seems that some of the ships were lured into crashing onto the island so the villagers could pillage the boats, in the case of the Palatine, they used goats to create the illusion that the North Lighthouse was further back than it was, causing the boat the hit land. the villagers pillaged the boat, using parts of it for buildings and homes, before setting the ship on fire and sending it out to sea.

[@grahamturner1290]

Fascinating.

[@Bryankirshon]

I'm from Boston I live for the legends

[@eveg1366]

I'm from Vermont and as we say is that with the springs (Brunswick) if you are visiting leave something or else you would be cursed or have bad luck

[@Fred_Jones563]

You missed the SK Pierce mansion in Gardner MA. It is the most haunted building in all of MA. You also missed the Spider Gates Cemetery in Leicester MA. It is said to be the eighth portal to hell.

[@haywoodyoudome]

Good ol' Spider Gates...been there many a dark night and never experience a thing....except an occasional plane taking off or landing at Worcester airport.

[@mikecreteau892]

Wow what about the curse of the Saco river seems like one of the biggest things missed in this

[@bobbibaker4685]

Kents Hill Prep School in Kents Hill, ME is full of urban legends.

[@thgrimlord]

… but the forth one stood up, and here it remains, the strongest castle in the land!

[@sparroni]

I understood that reference!

[@kenb3552]

There is one town between my town and Dover. Never heard of the Dover Demon. Based on the description, it sounds like it could have been a small hairless bear. Bears sometimes lose all of their fur due to illness and they look absolutely alien, especially if they are small/young. You would never think it was a bear. You can probably Google some examples.

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

There are also the tales of Ocean Born Mary and Jonathan Moulton. Do a video about them the next time.

[@lynnhathaway3755]

The Ocean Born Mary legend is full of holes. Mary Wilson Wallace didn't get along with one of her sons, and so she never lived in the house she supposedly haunts.

[@blaircolquhoun7780]

@@lynnhathaway3755 It says that her ship was a attacked by Spanish pirates and their captain took pity on her when he saw she was pregnant and asks her to name her baby after his mother if it was a girl.

[@JustinGadue58]

I live in Marshfield VT Grow up around Montpelier my whole life, First time I ever heard of Black Agnes!!

[@Popcornnomnom]

Camping in NH I swear I saw a woods devil. It turned out to be a moose in the shadows of the trail. It scared the shit out of me. At first all I saw a long limbed, long face and eye. Still as can be. I let out the most animalistic grunt as I grabbed my partner to stop him walking forward. When I realized it was a moose it was even more terrifying

[@TrinaEmbersMusic]

I've heard of the dog, don'tthey say it lives in the woods in Hubbard park, Meriden?

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Yes! The hiking trails in that area of Meriden are called the Hanging Hills!

[@peterbarton6273]

A podcast called "Run,Fool!" has made episodes on most of these myths

[@markrosenfield9576]

Lived here all my life, never heard of any of those story’s except the vampires grave(just a graveyard teen’s party at)although I never did. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="289">4:49</a>

[@joewoodchuck3824]

Every state seems to have myths and legends. I left Connectishit two years ago because I couldn't stand it anymore. Now I live in southern Appalachia and keep seeing books on the same topic. Good for tourism i suppose.

[@tatelangdon7507]

I wish you would have also brought up the story of midnight, Mary in this video also

[@MythologyUnleashed]

In our defense, we missed a ton of legends and myths from New England! No reason we can't do a part 2!

[@tatelangdon7507]

True but I think you did a little more from Connecticut than the others which I don’t mind because I’m a nutmeger but in my opinion the most famous urban legend from Connecticut would be midnight mary put if you do a part 2 she definitely needs to be in that one

[@omnamahshivaya6299]

I went through a series of paranormal experiences in 2008. On Cape Cod.. I'm 32 now and still wonder what happened to me. I was researching the NWO and transcendentally meditating at the time.. It changed me.

[@smcwr]

Any of the New England Dudleys related to Governor Thomas Dudley, many are, are also related to Edmund Dudley. There are "expensive" genealogy books about the Dudleys and Watsons.

[@LeoniFermer-vi4dc]

We have legends of Black Dogs in Britain. Shuck being one.

[@scallopohare9431]

It probably found its way, legendary or otherwise, with colonists.

[@LeoniFermer-vi4dc]

@@scallopohare9431 yes I think you are right. Also the thin screaming creature may have connections with Native Indian Wendigo perhaps?

[@scallopohare9431]

@@LeoniFermer-vi4dc Interesting question, if not mere folklore, how do these things travel? Especially across an ocean. Keeping in mind that entire boatloads of colonists were lost at sea. Hmm. 🤔

[@LeoniFermer-vi4dc]

@@scallopohare9431 Mmm mysterious! Jung would call it the collective unconscious ...fascinating;we are all connected. Architypes? Nice to share thoughts.

[@RJA181]

The states comprising New England are the oldest in the nation.

[@judd0112]

Yeah is that surprising?

[@qtyspearmint]

what about maine admitted 1820 23rd state

[@Eric-qo8vv]

I love my home. Born here I’ll die here. The wood devil is just my drunk neighbor

[@Seeitall728]

Massachusetts representttttttt whooooooohooooo

[@theorca3275]

During the late 70s, I remember ABC news doing a report about the black dog story.

[@otherwill2202]

I need an episode on gnomes The good kind and the bad kind I’m not talking about the “creepy pasta” version of the smerfs but that would be a killer episode too But gnomes the helpful garden pipe smoking yay gnomes And compared to our “evil local” legend the gnome of Porterville California inncodent

[@the3dluxe53]

I remember hearing a story when I was young about a black ghost dog in Clinton, CT. Legend says people sometimes see it on the train tracks. The rest is pretty similar to the hanging hills dog. When you see it, it means some great misfortune will befall you.

[@PeachysMom]

I have heard of that too!

[@pattyabdella44]

I’m from Massachusetts and have never heard of these

[@charlessullivan6768]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1330">22:10</a> joke on I'll turn on the heater 🤣

[@merlapittman5034]

I hadn't heard of some of these - always fun to hear new legends! I'd like to hear legends from Native American peoples, especially Cherokee, Pawnee and Osage

[@joshtherriault3954]

I live in Maine and there a ton of different curses. One is about the Saco river. The story goes when Maine was still just a trapping colony two white trappers heard native babies can sing at birth and tested the theory. The chief put a curse that goes three white men will drown every year in the river.

[@Aw-ns1qx]

How did they test the theory?

[@Ivftinianvs]

Swim not sing

[@mrkultra1655]

Thanks

[@MrSnakeplissken81]

I'm from N.H. The wood Devil(s) are nothing more than Seabrookers that migrated up north.

[@brutusmagnuson315]

I wonder how much folklore overlap it has with hide-behinds

[@joansrusticsoapsjoan2111]

Where it all began 👻🎃🫣👹

[@racatiwood]

what of the Sudbury Devil? 😉

[@coolesteagles09]

The fact that Dudleyville could’ve been a real place is in an L because a wwe show there with the Dudley boys would’ve been insane

[@timothy5682]

I'm pretty sure the wood devil is supposed to be a wendigo

[@Mythiccate]

How did you miss Salem, like THE supernatural point in New England

[@MythologyUnleashed]

Because we talked about it the following month! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXvSgp-mqdWHjbM

[@44elisdad]

It's a stretch of road up north in Maine That's never ever ever seen a smile If they'd buried all them truckers lost in them woods There'd be a tombstone every mile

[@hollycourtney221]

I grew up in Westwood Massachusetts which is right next to Dover, Massachusetts and I don’t recall hearing about the Dover Demon legend but pretty interesting, nonetheless! Sounds like a Coyote to me, lol……

[@lindakay9552]

Okay, you might be right on Dudley curse. I have a 5th great grandma, Elizabeth Dudley, 1737-1774 born Stepney, Middlesex, England My 4th great grandfather, her son, would be named Robert Lewis Mason Sr. die on 25 Sep 1849 in Big Clear Creek Bell County Kentucky. John Mason was a military leader and a horrible man in Connecticut. These are ancestors of my dad's mom. The one relative that was so evil even when she was alive I called her grandbitch. My dad's dad's family founded Saybrook and Norwich, CT. My maiden name is Egerton, which is minor English nobility from Chehire. I have documents and DNA proof.

[@milfordcivic6755]

Silly things people used to tell each other to keep entertained.

[@dogsareepic6197]

I used to date a girl in Dover when I was in high school school driving through that woods all the time at night never saw some demon if I did I would probably crap my pants!!😮

[@rosiesrandomtreasures1014]

😊❤ REP. MASS!

[@bjgoodrich5864]

Can you please make a video about Oklahoma.

[@annabanana7987]

Salem Massachusetts?

[@chrisg.3592]

New Englanders don’t recognize Rhode Island as part of the federation

[@TheOrginalPrincessColey]

It’s true that the people of block island would lure people it, it’s not a rumor. Any Rhode Islander who knows the history, knows this 😂