The Demons of the Samuel Pickman House in Salem Massachusetts

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@Bobbygvoth4602]

I’ve seen that ghost in that window!! You just floored me with this story! Wow!

[@sgr1888]

Thank for covering a distant family members history for me. Deeply appreciated the care and creativity.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank YOU Sean! I appreciate you taking the time to watch!

[@_renaissance.girl_]

I visited the property, when I was in Salem, it has a special atmosphere unto itself. Another excellent video, thank you for sharing with us. 💕 ^^

[@edwardkellogg1284]

I do love the tales of Salem. These two stories are pretty gruesome. The pouring of the hot wax sent pain down my back. Just imagining the suffering she went through. I still hope that your able to do a overnighter in some haunted building. Have a great week John.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

You have a great week as well my friend! 😊😊😊

[@MeMe-nw9mq]

Ooohhhh! Another spooky story focusing on Salem, Massachusetts. I love all the exterior shots of the old Pickman house. It even looks dark, dreary and depressing. Wish you had been able to get some inside shots of the house. I live in the south, right on the Tennessee/Georgia line and even though we do get a little cold here during winter, we don’t usually have that much snow or ice and if we do, it’s usually gone pretty quickly. I can’t imagine how cold, damp and dreary that Salem was during fall & winter, especially when candles or oil lamps were your only sources of light during the long evenings/nights. As a sufferer from SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder), I’m sure it was a thing way back then too, it just didn’t have a name. In the winter, I can feel myself getting depressed and all I want to do is hibernate & hate getting out in the cold. I’m like a plant, I need the sunlight.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Me too! Things get dark and sad at times in the winter for sure.

[@danadelaplante6797]

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[@ericanelson1973]

Those are heartbreaking stories 💔😭! My grandmother may have experienced postpartum depression after her 3rd pregnancy, but it went undiagnosed.

[@DoloresJNurss]

The Salem community relied heavily on rye as their staple. It has been pointed out that everyone who made accusations of witchcraft lived in damper, less-desirable farms most prone to ergot, and that the witch trials began in a year with weather conducive to ergot. If ergot poisoning started that hysteria, I doubt if it only happened that one time, all things considered. I bet a lot of madness in Salem was ergot poisoning.

[@Rags2Itches]

Yes and ergot was the basis for LSD-25. The accusations went as far as Boston and even into Maine, Back then Maine was a part of Massachusetts. No one seems to remember the countless jailed people that languished and died in the jails back then after being arrested for being a witch. If you could not pay for your jail upkeep you were not released. Suffice to say those conditions were deplorable.

[@danadelaplante6797]

Great interesting comment. Thank you.

[@charterstreetcemetery8038]

that was debunked.

[@DoloresJNurss]

@@charterstreetcemetery8038 Interesting! References?

[@karenswartz8280]

Enjoyed your video very much. Love history, and your storytelling skills are excellent.Your daughter does a great job at storytelling as well. Keep them coming!

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thanks Karen! Look for Megan this Tuesday! 😊😊😊

[@jerryhoschouer5131]

Spooky tales of Salem are always fascinating and sad. Thank You for yet another amazing story and video.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@danadelaplante6797]

So very true. Done so well here, and enjoy the comments.

[@jamieryall8341]

I lived in Massachusetts & visited Salem a few times. The monument for those victims is a must see. The houses there had narrow doors & windows reflecting the size of people back then. Joyless times.

[@kayleec780]

You always do such a great job telling the history

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Kaylee! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Marchgirl329]

Sitting here drinking tea from my Halloween mug and loving these stories.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Nice! 😊😊😊 Thank you for Watching!

[@jananderson672]

You continue to provide professional history lesson s and very interesting too. Love the background mantle, by the way Hope you keep well and safe.Don't let the ghouls and ghosties get ye.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

😊😊😊 Thank you Jan!

[@Rags2Itches]

Thanks John. This was history I did not know about on that house. Well done my friend.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you! 😊😊😊

[@garycordle5295]

Thanks for the video, this is a sad and spooky story 👍

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank YOU Gary! 😊😊😊

[@brandyjean7015]

If a woman, is begging her husband, to unchain their starving daughter in the attic: it's a horror story.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Sure is Brandy!

[@chesterharvey5425]

Thanks John another awesome video thank you . Chet from Michigan

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Chet! 😊😊😊

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

That's a very odd chimney, or group of chimnies, for a fairly small house.

[@OnDownTheRoadProductions]

We feature Curious History on our KZbin, much respect for your being genuine, and sincere with all your videos. Keep up the great work and congrats on your wonderful family ODTRP

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you ODTRP! Love the support! 😊😊😊

[@edithparra3356]

Awesome video, the spookiness and the history is amazing

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Edith!😊😊😊

[@kathleenevans1201]

I love this video! They are educational and entertaining as well! Thank you!

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Kathleen! 😊😊😊

[@Kamoj85]

loved this video. salem was practically a home town for me growing up and i never knew this story!!!!

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thanks for watching and commenting Soz_88! I really appreciate it!

[@danadelaplante6797]

Curious history at its best. He delivers these historic tales that take you way back...

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Dana! Much appreciated! 😊😊😊

[@amandafazio2494]

I am forever grateful that I live where there is complete understanding of mental illnesses and PPD and how they can be treated with the proper help, otherwise if these "treatments" were still practiced today, a lot of innocent lives would be taken (myself included). Even in the days where hospital staff treated the patients harshly and through murder (like Penhurst hospital and others alike).

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Amen Amanda!

[@aprilschaeffer7093]

Thank you so much for a great video. I enjoyed it very much! ❤❤❤

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

You’re welcome April! Thank you for your continued support! 😊😊😊

[@Lewman211]

Hi John! These stories are so sad, especially the 1st one. I wonder why, none of the neighbours heard the commotion going on and went to see what was happening at the house, or if the neighbours were frightened of them and didn't bother to go check. The 2nd story was horriffic as well, and i would be almost certain that the woman knew what she was doing but had no control over her actions. Do you know if any paranormal groups have been allowed to go into the house to investigate? That is amazing that people going by have seen apparations in the windows, and heard uneartly voices at night coming from the house. As always you bring to light the past, and are most definetely keeping us "Curious" as to what History will reveal, not only in the coming weeks, but for All Hallow's Eve (Halloween) as well. Thank you for another tragic, yet beautiful story. You all take care out on the road, and as always, May God bless you all.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you for this comment my friend. I believe Ghost Adventures did a show about the house. Hope you are well!

[@Lewman211]

I'll have to see if I can find it. Thank you, Sir.

[@MaryWhiteWolf]

These stories are amazing! So heartbreaking indeed! I literally felt the pain of the hot wax as you spoke about Taliba. I just love the Halloween decor that you have behind you. I have a witches wreath with the saying "Not All Witches Live In Salem" that I put up in October. My mother-in-law hates it. lol I'm planning to go to Salem, Massachusetts for Halloween 2023.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

I’m so jealous LadyWhiteWolf! I would love to go to Salem next year! Thank you for your kind words. I really appreciate it! You keep that wreath up! Maybe your Mother-In-Law will get used to it! Or maybe she won’t!😉

[@MaryWhiteWolf]

@@CuriousHistoryYT Hi John! 😃I've been planning my trip to Salem over the course of a few years. I will have some much needed vacation time available then. Your videos are such a joy to watch and you have a wonderful narrator's voice. 😀I fully intend to keep up my witches wreath year 'round. 😉I highly doubt that my Mother-In-Law will get used to it. All the more reason to keep her away from our cherished sanctum. 😉 Here's a bit about witches that you may find interesting- During the Pendle Witch Hunts/Trials, women who have/had long, red, thick, curly or wavy hair were often considered witches. And they were done away with. Had I lived during those times, I could have well been killed just for having such hair. Those trials and those in Salem were truly dark, horrifying, saddening times. 😥My maternal grandmother was a much respected and well loved "healer' during her life. I learned my skills from her. To this day, I still use those skills to treat a pet or livestock. Saving a lot of money in turn. 🙂These days I work in law enforcement and have put those skills to good use. 🤠

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

That’s awesome! Thank you for your service to the community! My wife would have been persecuted as a witch as well! Beautiful long curly red hair. I have always found it strange that healers were called witches while their counterparts were venerated for their barbaric practices they called medicine. I hope you have a fantastic time in Salem and I expect a full report! 😉

[@user-ly3li3ex8c]

If you visit the day or two after Halloween, the craziness off the masses of people flooding the streets, vendors and shops should become normal with no long lines

[@potato8780]

Fascinating. Thank you 😊

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@BlueberryGirl723]

Very well told. Each video I think is better than the one before. In other words I relay like the work you do and the videos you present. They are always well done. I saw where someone brought up the issue with ergot causing issues in Salem at that time, which was later discovered. So, I believe it could have been a very real contributing factor to the madness happening during the time of the Salem witch hunts. But it can also be said that demonic possession can cause a person to go insane, so it is wise not to dabble in the dark arts. I worked with a woman whose daughter was a bright and vibrant outgoing young teenager. She met some people who introduced her into the dark arts, and she completely changed. Became sullen, withdrawn, violent, would talk to beings no one could see, or she would say spirits dwelled in objects, and she would talk to them. They took her to a psychiatrist and found no help. They finally found people who dealt with exorcising demonic forces, which the psychiatric field is now admitting very much exists. They rid her supposedly of many demons possessing her, but some were still influencing her, and it was quite a battle. One I don’t know how it ended as the family did move to another state due to the husband’s job promotion. I can say, though, I always felt uneasy around the young girl. While I was having a late lunch in the break room one day alone she came in and sat down at another table. She began looking at me side ways and mumbling incoherently, then smiled brightly at me! That was unnerving. What happened next was even more unsettling as she began to talk to the rings on her fingers as if they were carrying on a discussion with her. She looked at me and said they knew I was aware they were there. I just answered, “Oh, alright. Thank you for letting me know this.” She smiled sweetly which quickly turned into a very twisted and bizarre grin. Then suddenly she got up and left while talking in various strange voices as she went. The break room fell silent, but there was just something unsettling that was still looming in the room so much so that I did not finish my lunch and went back to my desk around other workers. She was nowhere to be seen. I never saw her again as the family moved the following week. I have no idea whatever became of the girl. Demonic? Mental issues? Who is to say. At least I cannot say either way about her, and I really don’t want to know. My brief close encounter with the girl was unsettling enough just as it was. Perhaps it was a little of both with this girl. I’m sure even in Salem as well there were many wrongs going on, and that can create more bad energy and influences. But I believe most of the issues with regards to Salem were likely due to the ergot poisoning, and also hysteria, as well as greed. God rest those poor souls who were victims.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

That’s one of the scariest stories I’ve ever heard. And very sad. Thank you for sharing. The mind is a powerful thing. Unfortunately once it’s “gone” it’s very hard to get back. And if it is demonic possession, that’s a whole different thing. Truly terrifying!

[@BlueberryGirl723]

@@CuriousHistoryYT Yes, once the mind has had a break it is very difficult to come back from it sadly. I know several who had mental breakdowns, and even when they overcome it they were never the same again. It changes a person on some levels. And, yes, it was very scary sitting in that break room alone with her, and the door was shut. When I saw her facial changes and heard those different voices come from her it was, well, so scary I really don’t know any words to describe how it felt. The energy she brought into that room with her was so palatable it remained even after she left the room, and I just could not sit there any longer. Made sure not to ever be alone in that break room again. I’m also very observant of my surroundings now wherever I go. Something feels off and I leave immediately. Good chatting with you. Take care!

[@janmcguire5268]

Well done, as always!

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Jan! 😊😊

[@jamesholt7612]

Very cool video and story John. I took an extended break from social media and I am doing well.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Great to see you again James! 😊😊😊

[@jamesholt7612]

@@CuriousHistoryYT Thanks

[@randywhite3958]

You guys r going to have to slow down I'm running out of words to describe how much I enjoy your videos 😜

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

🤣🤣🤣 Thank you Randy!😊😊🤣

[@mycreations318]

I love your videos on Salem ❤ They’re so intriguing and informative

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@Liz-cmc313]

In those days people didn't have the medical knowledge and they were super religious. That combination made Salem Witch Trials inevitable. Great story telling as always.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Liz! 😊😊😊

[@kiwisunshine9631]

That's a very sad and gruesome tale. Even today mental health is not always understood. I'm curious to know why things were so gruesome in years gone by. Maybe it's ignorance? Great video though🙂

[@GingerKraut]

I'm wondering if the particular form of Protestantism found in that part of the colonies had a large part in the paranormal episodes. I'm not going to discount mental illness like schizophrenia but let's face it, in Salem the Devil was everywhere according to Puritans.

[@AFpaleoCon]

As someone from the area, the problem I have with believing the Salem witch trials was simply hysteria, scapegoating, biases, etc is that many of those who were accused and would otherwise have been what people consider likely targets, were not convicted and were released despite being despised by the townsfolk. For example, everyone knows of Tituba who was an African slave woman who literally said she taught children witchcraft was not convicted because there court claimed to have no evidence and her self implication wasn’t enough.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

I get your point of view. There is definitely something more than what the history books can convey. For myself I think money plays some part. It’s not surprising that a slave, with no possessions of value, would be let go even after implicating herself. There may be some truth to the ergot as well. Who am I to say though. Just an opinion. Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@fredschriks8554]

Great video again gentlemen.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Fred! 😊😊😊

[@CSMVincentSabatini]

Great for bedtime listening

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Yep. That’s true! Thank you Vincent! 😊😊😊

[@JessicaOdle-b5v]

Good job, I enjoy a good ghost story

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Jessica!

[@afwalker1921]

It pleases me to see that you got around to the happenings at Samuel Pickman's house in Salem. When I was young and delightsome, I used to model naked for his grandnephew, Richard Pickman, who was quite the artist. His best painting of me was displayed in the Night Gallery, years and years ago...

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Wow! That’s awesome! 😊😊😊

[@afwalker1921]

@@CuriousHistoryYT I'm teasing you a little! I expect someone in your KZbin audience will get the reference. Richard Upton Pickman was a character from a story by H.P. Lovecraft, an artist who painted monsters from life. His paintings were horrible, and at the end of the story he disappears, leaving a smear of blood. I am a HUGE fan of Howard Philips Lovecraft, and, well, 'tis the season. Boo!!!

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Love it! 🤣🤣🤣

[@lexielue1063]

Good evening John, such a tragic story, I was crying. She didn't deserve to die that way. Her husband was possessed. I do love listening to you talk about history. Have a blessed night. Linda from south Arkansas 😆 😆 💕 👋

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Linda! 😊😊😊

[@danadelaplante6797]

He tells the best stories. Curious indeed so much to explore on these tales in history.

[@lexielue1063]

He has such a calming voice, could listen to him all day. But love learning any history. Have a good day.

[@TommyTheCat42]

My neck of the woods, I’ve been there a bunch of times. Salem is amazing and full of history not associated with the witch trials

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Amen Tommy!

[@sharonkelay5392]

Thanks so much for another outstanding video. I'm learning so much I didn’t know about Salem... thanks for portraying the facts in a great, easy way to understand... as Always thank you for your hard work from a very cold x windy England....😀

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Sharon! I really appreciate your support! It’s cold and windy in Ohio tonight and would you believe even some light snow!? Stay warm my friend!

[@blueneeson9888]

Thanks For This Interesting Video From Blue In England

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank YOU for watching Blue! 😊😊😊

[@crisslastname9417]

Another great story!

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Another great comment! 😊😊😊

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Outstanding!

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Thank you👍

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[@frankharrington4881]

Another great story! THANK YOU!!! Patricia Gambino Harrington

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@Footy_Fan]

So sad! I do believe in possessions, without a doubt, but I also know the vast majority of the Salem Witch executions weren't of witches or the possessed, but of mental illnesses.

[@MrDoeboy356]

Wish I had a dime for every time I walked past that house.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@retiredfirefighter415]

❤ it another wonderful video

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@pheona1164]

Excellent.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@Milcom34]

Thanks CH. Always Great Stories and Videos. Take Care******

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Jerry! We’ll see you next time as we explore more Curious History!**** 😊😊😊

[@Christina-xp9ys]

Wow, an amazing history lesson for me! 🤗

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@johneggers1400]

Can't imagine what it would feel like to be covered in boiling wax. Sounds like a horrible way to die.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

I agree John. Unimaginable!

[@iconatlarge]

I have way more questions than answers from this video.

[@tiffanycooper300]

Dorothy Rawlinson/Rollinson/Talby was my ancestor, her husband John Talby was a wife beater if you look into his own excommunication from the church and she was suffering post partum depression. Their daughters name was Difficulty Talby, not Difficult.

[@noblerodkustom976]

Slightly off topic but did you see that the mayor asked visitors not to try to drive into town because there is no parking.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

I did! Amazing! They have signs up in residential areas as well telling visitors not to park there. Residents only

[@JD-kg3mx]

This was unusual only because the Salem Witch Trials were the ingenious concoction of physicians of the era eliminating the completion of what midwives were taking away from them - a lucrative living. The physicians were wealthy influential men controlling a vast amount of wealth and manipulating the politics of the time. That influence spilled over to judges and lawmakers as well in the 1600’s. Midwives worked for a lot less of course in fees and many had knowledge of medicines and treatments of the day but they were prominent and sought out by pregnant women for the assistance in the delivery of their babies. You can imagine how ambitious influential doctors felt losing income to uneducated assistants. It killed them through the lies and false accusations of witchcraft accusations by hanging.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thanks for this J D! Makes a lot of sense.

[@JD-kg3mx]

@@CuriousHistoryYT - I must add what I omitted, That it was a great video as are all of your videos.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@stacyann825]

The Putnam girls played a big role in the trials by throwing fits in court and claiming they saw specters of certain people which meant imminent accusation and arrest

[@ontargetthomunclesam3926]

What a wonderful story the similarities between the story and my ex-wife are amazing the harsh reality of that is I don't think she's from Salem oh well another great job of telling it I certainly did enjoy it very much and appreciate you putting it together for us can't imagine living in that time especially if you were a woman you were subject to everything under the sun you know as crazy as it is in today society I am glad I live in a 21st century thanks again for all your hard work you guys do a wonderful job

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

🤣🤣🤣 Thank Thom! 😊😊😊

[@danadelaplante6797]

As a female I am very grateful, could not imagine how horrific it was for some and children too.

[@sandyalseth4550]

If the 1st one was true, it made me cringe! 2nd one, very possible! Good story telling!😘

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Sandy! My guess is the first one is just folklore but you never know!

[@jeffreykoger3978]

Another great, if disturbing, story.

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Jeffrey! 😊😊😊

[@margiwilliams13]

I've been to this house and its creepy..Do not like the energy there

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[@CuriousHistoryYT]

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[@DonBailey-od1de]

.I believe those at that time knew spiritual realities this secular age has forgotten. In spite of the scientific knowledge we understand today , that they we ignorant of, they understood spiritual realities which we longer understand spiritual realities they understood , and the Principles behind them. Principles today science scarf at as fairy tales because they can't be tested in the laboratory and put under a microscope.

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[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Thank you Jean!!!! 😊😊😊

[@todd614oh]

Holy moly - dude! I was in Salem about a month ago (just after halloween). I wish I would have run into you! I didn’t go into to any of the homes, but your video explains so much of shenanigans I captured while there. I did post one or two videos on TT but I haven’t gotten through most of the evidence I captured, especially around that home, the cemetery and that building attached to the cemetery they were remodeling. It’s time consuming when it’s a one person operation 😅 🫶

[@CuriousHistoryYT]

Oh man Todd! I’m going to need to find you on TT and have a look! What’s your username?