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Join Mystery Maven Roxie Zwicker for a unique radio show that features New England folklore, history, mystery and ghost stories. Roxie has been entertaining the locals, visitors from away and curious souls with her unique stories since 1994. New England Curiosities, Roxie's company has been offering tours and special haunted events since 2002. Featured in the Boston Herald and the New York Times. TV appearances include New Hampshire Chronicle, The History Channel and the Travel Channel! Disc ...
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious be warned - as our first legendary tale may leave you feeling more than just haunted - it may just leave you seasick. A true, epic tale who's dark roots run deep on a Massachusetts island. Our second tale has us looking deep in the ocean and off into outer space for answers that we may never get abou…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious, join Roxie for some truly haunting tales from old New England farms. From the ghost that watches people as they sleep to the decaying afterlife clothing with a life of its own, we have harvested some truly spooky tales in this edition. Support the show…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious discover a haunted and sometimes frozen historic island on the north shore of Massachusetts. Sounding a spirit bell during a deadly shipwreck, can you still hear it today? A ship's captain from Marblehead is subjected to the rage of an angry mob, but what was the truth? Plus, want to explore a haunte…
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Send us a text In this episode we check out some of the curiosities in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. From the Mystical Lady Fenwick, who was so special to the locals when her grave was moved, souvenirs were cut from her hair. The chilling account of the fiery wreck of the Steamer the Granite State and the odd place its legacy lies. Plus, an eerie hous…
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Send us a text It's International Bat Appreciation Day! Roxie shares some spooky bat tales as we discover an old stone quarry filled with bat bones. Where can you find a gravestone with bats on it and where can you observe these curious creatures flying in and out of the trees in Boston? Then unearth more unsettling stories about old gravestones sh…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious, start putting together your itinerary to explore some of the most unusual museums New England has to offer. Explore the oddities from around the world (and your backyard) that you'll find in those curious collections. The Devil visited and left his mark in one New England town, do you dare go look f…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious a man from Maine spends his afterlife as a funhouse and sideshow corpse. We will unravel the bizarre story and explain why people put a nickel in his dead mouth. Plus, what might you see trailer touring in the graveyard? All this ghoulish-ness and more with your Mystery Maven, Roxie Zwicker. Support …
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some inspiration from old issues of Yankee Magazine. Listen throughout New England for the old bells of Paul Revere. A story about the footless ghost of Maine will keep you on your toes. Plus, you'll discover a strange summertime party for the future dead - and so much more! Support the …
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some stories from her journey to Long Island and to Sleepy Hollow, New York. Curl up and listen to our experiences connecting New England to this tiny, yet storied village! What is it like to wander through the old library and what did we find there? Plus, we share a excerpt from our Sea…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some spooky tales of colonial medicine, eerie folkways and herbal closets. Were some sicknesses the work of witchcraft or the devil? How did a doctor from Connecticut brew his "black powder" potion to treat smallpox? Discover the frights of 1735 in southern New Hampshire that changed the…
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Send us a text In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares some short spooky stories from a haunted train line, to the spirits of murdered men in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Plus, discover a superstitious tale about how to cure a curse of malaria. There are a few New England Curiosities updates and news on the next book. Thank…
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Send us a text In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares two mysterious maritime tales and a Victorian poem of a doomed ghost ship. The Queen of windjammers departs in her own dramatic way with a flash of fire in Casco Bay, Maine. A grandmother gathers her young grandchildren close while they whisper the tale of a cursed sh…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for a spooky discussion of storm tossed lighthouses, the harrowing experiences of their keepers and some of the ghost stories they left behind. Also, discover a haunted corner in New Haven, Connecticut, where a ghostly grocer wandered h…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for two stories of mysterious ships, lost treasure and one of the most unusual maritime tragedies in Maine history. Do these historical events leave behind echos of spirits past, or is there something more going on? Roxie also shares th…
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Send us a text In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares two holiday stories and a poem. The first story is a heartwarming tale of inspiration, about a neighbor who some folks called a skeleton. We will also discuss the author of this tale, who was a believer in ghosts in real life. Our second story is a terrifying Victoria…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by the Professor Lou Blasi for a review of the October adventures of New England Curiosities. Roxie shares some new stories gathered from the many locations she visited on the road during spooky season! From the haunted antique shop, a haunted library and a haunt…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by Lou for this special, spirited Halloween show. Roxie shares the story of a mysterious house in Massachusetts with some odd Halloween games... along with a spooky tunnel. Also, there is a story from Maine about a ghostly girl who came back from the dead to tell…
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by Lou in this particularly entertaining and fun show. Fresh from the research archives, Roxie shares many strange tales with Lou, from a haunted armory in Gloucester, Massachusetts to some bizarre witchcraft tales and legends. A haunted hill and house in Boston …
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Send us a text In this conversational episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie is joined by Lou and Ken for a most intriguing show. From full moon folklore, madness and mysteries, hear tales of unusual experiences and odd beliefs surrounding that bright light in the sky. Then explored the ghost stories from the Equinox hotel in Manchester, Vermont. D…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares three haunted locations that you should add to your travel itinerary. From a haunted castle in Massachusetts, to a hill of "storms" and spirits to the oldest common burial ground in New Hampshire. Discover the strange history behind each location and even listen to an unforgettable expe…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie kicks off the summer season with three creepy tales of ghostly phenomena from old New England farms. Unexplained disappearances, cursed land and a haunted farm that ended up making headlines when the story unfolded in court. The stories come to life with vivid descriptions of paranormal encoun…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares tales of haunted houses in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Explore two New Hampshire graveyards where the stories of the dead return from their burial sites. Eerie tales to give you the creeps. For more information on Roxie and New England Curiosities please visit her website at www.newenglan…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares ghoulish and ghastly tales from beyond the grave. Discover why the living are more frightening than the dead at a historic Boston burial ground. Explore the story of a Cape Cod minister who just had to be to the meetinghouse on time. Does a Maine doctor haunt his house making sure that …
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares some dark New England folklore as written by famous poets. From John Greenleaf Whittier, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edgar Allan Poe and many others. Discover tales of witches, creatures, curses and strange goings on. Close your eyes and listen if you dare! For more information on Roxie and …
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares some ghost stories from the Kennebunks, Wells and York, Maine. Explore the tales of a ghost ship, a haunted summer rental townhouse and long forgotten, eerie shipwrecks. For more information on Roxie and New England Curiosities please visit her website at www.newenglandcuriosities.com. …
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares the pirate tales and ghost stories of the Casco Bay Islands in Maine. Explore the tales of a haunted cellar, curses, animals running rampant with frightening results and so much more. This episode was recorded during a quickly moving thunderstorm, adding even more atmosphere to the scar…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares the legends and ghost stories of a haunted road in Maine, could the stories be true, or is it all the dream of sleepy drivers traveling at night in the fog. Explore the tales of a haunted jail, where the history is almost scarier than the ghost stories. Plus, a special, old folktale abo…
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Send us a text In this edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be sharing two creepy tales of grave robbing from Massachusetts. Discover a burial ground that has become a real mystery because of so many years of disturbing the dead. While another resting place became the perfect place for an unscrupulous doctor to find bodies to study and dissect. Fo…
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie shares a few old stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries in New England. In this episode discover a haunted house in Saco, Maine, a disturbing tale from a small New Hampshire town, and a beyond the grave tale from the Berkshire hills in Massachusetts. For more information o…
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be sharing several macabre tales from all corners of New England. There's a strange haunted house on the coast of Maine, a story of coming back from the dead in Vermont, a poisonous story in Connecticut and a crawling, creepy yarn from Cape Cod. For more information on Roxie …
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be taking guests on a spooky journey into Bryant's Hollow, Maine. It's a stormy night and a perfect time to explore a mysterious disappearance and the tale of a restless spirit hiding by the roadside in Maine. For more information on Roxie and New England Curiosities please v…
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Send us a text In this storytelling edition of Wicked Curious, Roxie will be taking guests on a spooky journey along Routes 5 & 10 in western Massachusetts. These legendary and in some cases ghoulish tales concern Deerfield and Springfield, Massachusetts. Discover the strange story found in an old scrapbook, walk through a couple of old graveyards …
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious join Roxie as she broadcasts from the historic 1866 meetinghouse in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Explore the superstitious tales of people outside of Salem, Massachusetts who were accused and suspected of witchcraft. Strangely enough some of those tales have left ghost stories behind. Do you believe? R…
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Send us a text Join Roxie for a journey into the marvelous and macabre world of Edgar Allan Poe. Examine his connection to Boston, and the tragedies and the inspiration of his fantastical works. The show features four Poe pieces, his legendary life and a mysterious visit to his grave in Baltimore, Maryland. Support the show…
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Send us a text In this special edition of Wicked Curious Radio with mystery maven Roxie Zwicker, sit back and relax as you listen to two ghostly tales from the New England Curiosities archives. Discover the strange spirits and stories of Burial Hill in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Did some of those buried on the hill end up there because of a curse? Al…
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Send us a text In this episode of Wicked Curious Radio - we explore Pop Up Ghost Story night with Roxie as night falls and crickets sound in the backyard. The stories in this episode include that of a haunted Massachusetts castle and a mysterious haunted hill on Cape Cod. Tune in for a spooky, good time with Maine's Mystery Maven. Support the show…
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Send us a text On this episode the crew discusses some of their very recent cemetery travels including central Massachusetts and Essex county. Listen to what they discovered - and who they discovered! Be sure to take some notes from this show for some not-to-be-missed old burial grounds! Support the show…
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Send us a text The crew discusses the very haunted Equinox Inn located in Manchester, Vermont - are the ghosts there part of the Lincoln presidential history? Also, listen to the many ways the full moon has everyone on the show excited and a little scared at the same time. Support the showBy Roxie, Lou and Ken
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Send us a text This week's show features the strange history and ghost stories from the Hell Bridge in New York. Then listen to the team crack open the pages of another handwritten antique cookbook full of folklore and forgotten history from New Castle, New Hampshire. Support the showBy Roxie Zwicker, Lou Blasi, Ken Zwicker
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Send us a text On this week's episode the team speaks with the Curator of the Fitchburg Museum of Art about their upcoming exhibit on Spiritualism. Roxie also shares the surprising results from a recent paranormal investigation at the historic Wentworth by the Sea Hotel in New Castle, New Hampshire. Support the show…
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Send us a text On this episode explore two macabre stories of murder most foul. A murder, strange body disposal and a prison fire leave many questions unanswered. Was there murder on the Titanic, a survivor from Rhode Island had told a story of what she saw in the last hours as the ship went down. Support the show…
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Send us a text Roxie and Ken recap a couple of haunted highlights from their recent trip to Vermont. On this episode join their special guest Thea Lewis from Queen City Ghostwalk. Thea Lewis has been called Vermont’s Queen of Halloween, scaring guests on her haunted history tours in Burlington, Vermont since 2002. Madmen, murderers, shipwrecks, rai…
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Send us a text On this episode of Wicked Curious, Roxie and Lou speak of graves, worms and epitaphs. Did you know that there is a curse on the grave of William Shakespeare? Are there monuments in New England on murder sites? What are some of the most strange gravestone epitaphs to be found? Explore some graves of the famous and listen to what they …
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Send us a text On this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie and Lou discuss strange and curious things found at local antique and thrift stores. Discover tips and ideas on how to find historic treasures. They will also share stories of some of the most valuable treasures hiding in plain sight. Plus, Roxie shares stories of her personal finds and her fav…
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Send us a text In this fun episode of Wicked Curious play along with Lou and Roxie as they toss around lots of history, folklore and fun facts about the Holidays. You'll laugh and you'll learn about everything from Christmas Tree lore, interesting almost forgotten traditions and so much more. Support the show…
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Send us a text On this week's episode Roxie and Lou get caught up on a few of the December gatherings for New England Curiosities. Then listen in as they talk about the strange gatherings that people had at the town common in Woodstock, Vermont. What is the mystery, truth and folklore behind those burning sensations? You might not want to be eating…
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Send us a text Join Roxie and Lou on this week's episode where they discuss some curious maritime mysteries. A Massachusetts ship's figurehead now resides in a hidden location because a notorious curse seems to follow it everywhere. Discover the story behind the dramatic shipwreck where there were no survivors, yet the spooky figurehead washed asho…
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