3.05 | Bridgewater Triangle – Puckwudgies and Paranormal in Hockomock Swamp
Among the foreboding forests and ancient swamps of New England stirs a sleepless force – a fuel for unusual phenomena. Described as a ‘Paranormal Disney World’, the Bridgewater Triangle is a veritable smorgasbord of paranormal activity and high strangeness, including but not limited to:
UFOs, Bigfoot, Red-Headed Hitchhikers, Ghost Lights, Demon Dogs, Occult Rituals, Hockomock Swamp Spirits, and of course.. Pukwudgies (the mysterious and menacing little people of the Wampanoag people).
Join us as we peer into the wilderness to witness the bizarre happenings here.
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TIMESTAMPS:
17:47 | Dark History of the Hockomock Swamp – ‘Place Where Spirits Dwell’
19:34 | Spirits in the Swamp – Hobomock: Wampanoag Deity of Death
21:02 | Local Bridgewater Resident – Testimony of High Strangeness
22:23 | Freetown Forest – Evil Energy and Occult History (More in Expansion)
23:48 | Puckwudgue – little hidden folk of the Wampanoag/ Algonquin
28:09 | Puckwudgue Encounter in Hockomock Swamp – Bil Russo – 1990
36:32 | Joan Encounters a Puckwudgie, the Troll of Freetown Forest
43:59 | Cop VS Thunderbird – SGT Downy Encounter at Bird Hill
46:57 | Sound Iron Stinger – Miskatonic University 80s Ad
51:12 | 1639 UFO Over Back Bay, Boston Harbor
53:30 | UFOs in Paintings in Antiquity, UFO Accounts in History
57:06 | Redheaded Hitchhiker of Route 44
1:00:50 | Barbara Hits Ghost Hitchhiker of Bridgewater Triangle
1:02:22 | Creepiest Redheaded Hitchhiker Encounter- Hanson Account
1:07:43 | Kristen Good – Schoolhouse Ghost Child – Middleboro, Mass
1:12:50 | Is the Bridgewater Triangle a Real Phenomena – Detective Allan Alves
1:14:12 | NEW MEMBER THANK YOUs!!
EXPANSION EPISODE
3.05 EXP | Bridgewater Triangle – Occult Activity in the Freetown-Fall River State Forest
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INTERACTIVE MAP
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REFERENCED IMAGES
Bill Russo’s Encounter most accurately depicted in the image below:
UFOs in paintings of antiquity:
Carlo Crivelli – 1486 – The Annunciation with Saint Emidius
The Madonna With Saint Giovannino
The Baptism of Christ, 1710
BOOK SOURCES
Dark Woods – Cults, Crime and the Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest, Massachusetts – Christopher Balzano
he Creature From the Bridgewater Triangle – and Other Odd Tales From New England – Bill Russo
Mysterious America – The Ultimate Guide to the Nation’s Weirdest Wonders, Strangest Spots, and Creepiest Creatures – Loren Coleman
VIDEO SOURCES
WEB SOURCES
King Phillip’s War | Unparalleled Destruction
History.com
Native History: First Wampanoag-Pilgrim Treaty Signed on April Fools’
Indian Country Today
Hockomock Swamp
Beyond the Bridgewater Triangle
Tales from the Swamp
Boston Local News
Pukwudgies: Myth or Monster?
Reposted by Belief Hole
Bridgewater Triangle Resident – Testimony from the Swamp
Beyond the Bridgewater Triangle
Native American Legends: Pukwudgie (Puckwudgie)
native-languages.org
Hey! Teacher! Leave Them Kids Alone: An Unusual Bridgewater Triangle Haunting
Beyond the Bridgewater Triangle
Ringing bell at the center of ‘schoolhouse ghost sensation
South Coast Today
I just literally screamed when I saw the title for this episode, lol… This is my area! I live on Cape Cod, but I’ve explored the forests, ponds, and swamps of the Bridgewater Triangle many times! I’ve never seen anything there myself, but you can feel and see the magic it holds. Like the sunlight on the water just sparkles brighter, you get that feeling that you’re not alone, and the strange physical anomalies like strangely shaped rocks and land bridges. I I had an old friend who swore he saw a thunderbird fly over one of the swamps. Noice!!!
Sounds like an amazing place! I’d love to take a BH road trip and check out the area someday. It definitely has a mysterious beauty from what i could see from the pictures.
– Jeremy
I just talked my boyfriend into paying for the expansion! 😁😁😁 Im so excited.
Did you know that the flannel man is actually a thing? Like tons of sightings I guess. Usually has an axe or hatchet like a lumberjack. Anyway, I just love this show so much and really appreciate you guys. 🤗
Thanks so much for the kind words, Shiela! I hadn’t heard the aspect of the axe, but that definitely adds a little… edge to the legend 🪓
– Jeremy
I’m a big Lovecraft fan. That Miskatonic University bit was great.
Glad you dug it, Nick! We’re all a little alien to Lovecraft, but it’s been interesting reading up more on him and his work when preparing a script for that stinger.
– Jeremy