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12. The Demons of Dudleytown

An abandoned Connecticut village is said to be plagued by vanishings, ghosts, and unexplained mysteries. Occasionally referred to as the Village of the Damned, some people believe the infertile land and stories of insanity are caused by a curse on the Dudley family. This week’s legend is: The Demons of Dudleytown.

Show Notes header in green font for the section with references and works cited for all research from that episode

  • “The Truth about Dudleytown.” Cornwall Historical Society, 29 Sept. 2014, cornwallhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2014/09/the-truth-about-dudleytown.html?m=1 

  • Landrigan, Leslie. “The Dudleytown Curse, Connecticut’s Village of the Damned.” New England Historical Society, 8 Apr. 2023, newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/the-dudleytown-curse-connecticuts-village-of-the-damned/ 

  • “The Curse of Dudleytown.” American Hauntings, www.americanhauntingsink.com/dudleytown

  • Albaugh, David. “The Curse of Dudleytown: Connecticut’s Village of the Damned.” David’s Basement of the Bizarre, 29 Dec. 2025, basementofthebizarre.com/2025/12/29/dudleytown-curse-connecticut/amp/

  • Hutter, David. “Man Pays Price to Spot Dudleytown Ghosts.” CT Insider, 3 Aug. 2008, www.ctinsider.com/news/article/Man-pays-price-to-spot-Dudleytown-ghosts-12147138.php

  • “The Curse of Dudleytown.” US Ghost Adventures, 15 Jan. 2023, usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/americas-most-haunted-east/the-curse-of-dudleytown/ 

  • r/Connecticut. “Dudley Town Stories?” Reddit, 2025, www.reddit.com/r/Connecticut/comments/1p6g1q7/dudley_town_stories/

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