{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65b9bec20210690018d12df4/664eb4dc737269001288b159?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Last American Vampire","description":"<p>Get ready to sink your teeth into a bizarre and blood curdling story, because this week we’re discussing the New England Vampire Panic! A time when fear, superstition, and a dash of hysteria convinced a rural community in Rhode Island that the dead were rising from their graves to prey on the living. Clara tells Sabrina about Mercy Brown, the so-called \"last American vampire,\" whose exhumation in 1892 marked the peak of this macabre panic. So grab your pitchforks and head to the cemetery with us to learn about Victorian vampires!</p><p><br></p><p>See photos discussed in this episode on our<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/conjuringcuriosities/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> instagram</a></p><p>Follow us on<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@conjuringcuriosities\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> tiktok</a> for videos that cover a condensed version of each topic!</p><p><br></p><p>SOURCES:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History.com - When New Englanders Blamed Vampires for Tuberculosis Deaths</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercy_Brown_vampire_incident\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - Mercy Brown vampire incident</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_vampire_panic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Wikipedia - New England vampire panic</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://newengland.com/yankee/history/vampire-mercy-brown-rhode-island/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Newengland.com - Vampire Mercy Brown | When Rhode Island Was “The Vampire Capital of America”</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.history.com/news/the-last-american-vampire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">History.com - The Last American Vampire</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-great-new-england-vampire-panic-36482878/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Smithsonian Magazine - The Great New England Vampire Panic</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://allthatsinteresting.com/mercy-brown-vampire\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">All That’s Interesting - Why The Mercy Brown Case Remains One Of History’s Craziest “Vampire” Incidents</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://mymacabreroadtrip.com/cages-over-graves/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">My Macabre Roadtrip - Why Are There Cages Over Graves? It’s Not For Vampires!</a></p>","author_name":"Clara and Sabrina"}