Christopher Balzano, Author at Spooky Southcoast

The Red Headed Hitchhiker of Route 44

Christopher Balzano — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 17:40:56 +0000

People from New England survive on a history of oral tradition passed down by word of mouth in accents that sound funny to the rest of country. Whether it is the sports they play or the lives they live, the people are natural storytellers. Many things that happen within the Triangle become the subject of local lore, and in turn much of the mythos of the area seeps into the people’s collective consciousness, turning explainable shadows into ghosts. The truth might be somewhere in the middle...

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A Look at the Taunton State Hospital

Christopher Balzano — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:59:49 +0000

Although not as famous as its coastal brother, Taunton, not Boston, is the largest city in term of square mileage in Massachusetts. With one foot firmly placed in Massachusetts and the other straining towards Rhode Island, it is very much a city of two personalities. Rural areas quickly drop off into a more urban setting, and people whisper about ghosts on stoops and storefronts. Like many of the surrounding towns, it has a strong history of haunted buildings and

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Freetown State Forest

Christopher Balzano — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 18:56:03 +0000

Most of the Freetown State Forest is a maze, and tracking down haunted locations can be like trying to find a needle in a stack of needles. The area is often off the path and usually intimidating, even when the sun finds its way through the trees. It adds to the fear many feel just being inside the forest and only increases as you learn more of what has happened there.

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Creepy Clown Time? Creepy Clown Time.

Christopher Balzano — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 15:50:02 +0000

For some reason, parents believe clown to be entertaining to young children. They invite them into their houses and point them out at the circus instead of focusing on the people swinging over their kids' heads. Bozo was a gentle soul, and occasionally a sad clown seen on a shelf can remind people of a childhood memory that didn't spark nightmares, but there is something unsettling for many people when it comes to our painted friends. There are adults with real terror towards them, and many others just politely turn or cringe when a clown is even mentioned.

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3 Lies Poltergeist Taught Me

Christopher Balzano — Wed, 20 Jul 2016 18:40:37 +0000

3 Lies Poltergeist Taught Me Like many people my age, my ideas about the paranormal were formed from the movies of the 1970s and 1980s. I remember being left in the library for hours on end and gravitating to the books of ghost and UFO stories, but there was something in the easy access visual […]

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The Great Cryptid Competition

Christopher Balzano — Sat, 18 Jun 2016 21:39:54 +0000

Spooky Southcoast will feature renowned cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard (#ssc478). When I first approached Gerhard it was for a much different show than the one that will air tonight. Back in 2007, John Horrigan appeared to debate the merits of the Roswell Crash with Matt Moniz. The show, which falls outside of what I’m normally […]

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Pukwudgies Myth or Monster

Christopher Balzano — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:10:29 +0000

The Pukwudgies have haunted the forests of Massachusetts since before the first European Settlers ever thought about setting out for a new land. For centuries they tormented the local Native Americans and crept their way into their creation myths and oral history. They could easily be passed of as...

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