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 about this strange maritime mystery. Truth is indeed stranger than fiction with these spine tingling spooky stories from the sea. Support the show

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

Send us a text Join Roxie for another intriguing episode of Wicked Curious. Discover a strange story of explosive bananas, dive deep into the legacy of the Boston Tea Party and visit a cemetery in Maine with many stories to tell - and so much more! Support the show

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 haunted island with Roxie? Sit back and listen to all that and more dear friends, fans and fiends. Support the show

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 house that was used in a 1970's horror movie. All that and more with your mystery maven, Roxie Zwicker. Support the show

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 showing up in places where they shouldn't ever be. Support the show

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 for it. Plus, why were fish dropping in from the sky on a Rhode Island neighborhood? All that and more with your Mystery Maven, Roxie Zwicker. Suppo...

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 the show

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 show

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 Glass book about a spooky Provincetown beach - and so much more! Support the show

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 course of history (and perhaps left a ghost story or two) in several small communities. Grab some "Nanny Goat Tea" and listen in to tales of stran...

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 you so much for listening! Support the show

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 ship, where the mention of the fate of its Captain could doom one and all. Sailor Jack from Canada spent their last days in Medford, Massachusetts hi...

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 his store for many years. Why do some spirits linger and can two different places be haunted by the same spirits? Climb into the boat, travers...

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 the foreword she wrote for a book about Revolutionary era spirits. Support the show

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 Victorian tale of a late night deathbed watch - you don't want to listen to this story in the dark. We wrap up with a cozy winter solstice woodland poem.&n...

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 haunted inn discover these fun and quite spirited stories. Plus, Roxie will share a brief behind the scenes look at some of the most popular events she ...

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 folks where she should be buried. All treats in this episode and no tricks! Happy Halloween - and welcome to Season 4 of Wicked Curious! Support t...

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 are the subjects of frightful specters. Digging through old newspaper archives yield macabre results tells us about the macabre and superstitious p...

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. Does the ghost of Mary Todd Lincoln have a room at this beautiful and historic destination? The puzzling doors of Gillette Castle in East Hadd...