A visit by Sarah Good and her daughter.Evil hands and supernatural afflictions.The curse followed the Parris house from Boston, and the Parris children began to have the seizures.

The Goodwin children suffered seizures which were likely caused by witchcraft.

Witchcraft and Ann Glover sentenced to death and hanged on Boston Common in 1688.

The story of Martha Goodwin and Cotton Mather’s observation.

Cotton Mather believed that there was a war going on with spirits trying to steal souls and witches roaming free and trying to set up Satan’s kingdom.

In 1692, it was believed that the devil took possession of many of the people in Salem Village.

This was the home of Reverend Samuel Parris of Salem Village in 1692.

This place is of particular significance to Alyson, because one of the people killed was her direct ancestor Elizabeth Howe.

This is the birthplace of the evil that enveloped Salem in the year 1692 and claimed the lives of over 20 people.

Even though the sun has not yet set, we are surrounded by darkness. The bright memory of a day spent walking the sunny streets of Salem have suddenly grown dim. A place where the horrors of yesterday have cast a long shadow. This is one of the hidden places of American history. Next to this location is a grassy path that leads to the back of a house with a wolves head door knocker.Ī wolf can be a monster of many faces and a bad omen. Surrounded by a rail fence there are two stone lined cellars marking the location of the house that once stood here. We are visiting the Samuel Parris archeological site. We are in Danvers, MA which was previously known as Salem Village. I am with Alyson Horrocks of The Strange and Unusual Podcast.

Charleston's Ghosts by James Caskey