Tales of Haunted New England on WGBY09:56AM / Thursday, October 22, 2009
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - When one thinks of witches and Massachusetts, Salem naturally springs to mind, but records of witchcraft trials in western Massachusetts-including Hadley, Northampton and Springfield-actually pre-date the Salem hysteria. WGBY producer Anthony Dunne and his team traveled all around New England to collect tales of the supernatural, the unexplained, and the mysterious for Things That Go Bump in the Night: Tales of Haunted New England, premiering Thursday, October 29 at 8pm with a rebroadcast on Halloween, October 31 at 10pm.
In their travels they discovered spooky tales of ghosts, devils, witches - and even a vampire or two! The program visits scenes of unspeakable violence, including the infamous Lizzie Borden house in Fall River, as well as lesser known sites, such as the Houghton Mansion in North Adams, where a terrible tragedy occurred almost 100 years ago that still reverberates today. This is where the WGBY production team experienced firsthand what many others have reported before-a spooky encounter with the unknown!
There's also the tale of the haunted Hoosac Tunnel, an engineering marvel which runs though the Berkshire mountains and cost the lives of over 200 souls to build, many of whom are said to still roam throughout the almost five-mile-long tunnel. Even the beautiful and charming New England coastline hides a darker side - from the haunted New London Ledge Lighthouse to a suit of armor that screams at visitors in Newport, RI!
Local ghost chasers and paranormal investigators will share their firsthand experiences chasing apparitions all over New England as local authors and experts relate accounts of some of the creepiest and scariest tales from throughout the region.
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