Wicked Strange

Condition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781637480212 Author(s): Jeff Belanger Format: Paperback Year: 2025 Publisher: Red Wheel/Weiser Pages: 240

Description: Go legend hunting with explorer of the unexplained Jeff Belanger, visiting haunted places, where monsters lurk, and other roadside oddities. 'Legends have always run deep in New England-thankfully, Jeff Belanger is here to uncover them and bring them to life. This collection of mysteries, secrets, and folklore from America's birthplace is as illuminating as it is fascinating.' -Josh Gates, explorer, host of Discovery's Expedition UnknownWicked Strange is a journey and a celebration of all the things that make New England like no other place on earth. In a time when so much of the world is becoming homogenized-as big-box stores and chain restaurants move in and so many communities lose their identity-we still have these legends. They belong to specific towns and streets. These are stories locals will share with you . . . if they trust you. This travel guide takes readers on a journey to the strange and frequently unseen world that is often right under their noses. Covering numerous haunted places, environs where mysterious creatures have been spotted, areas where unusual events have happened, eccentric locals, and roadside oddities to explore, noted expert of the strange Jeff Belanger is your guide to all that's local and strange. Haunted locations from all over New England are covered: The Haunting of Conimicut Lighthouse-Warwick, Rhode Island Maine's Sistine Chapel-South Solon, Maine Edith Wharton's Haunted Mansion, The Mount-Lenox, Massachusetts Emily's Haunted Bridge-Stowe, Vermont The Sleeping Giant-Hamden, Connecticut The Haunted Mt. Washington Hotel-Bretton Woods, New Hampshire New England is also full of monsters and devils that lurk in the woods, lakes, and seas. Explored are some of the best known and most obscure, including Lake Champlain's Champ; the Cumberland Vampire of Rhode Island; Gloucester's Sea Serpent; the Bl