I was looking for a spooky story to post for Halloween and found an article about an abandoned village with an alleged curse. The article talked about how state troupers in residents of the Dark Entry Forest in upstate Connecticut closed all access of Dudleytown when it became besieged with trespassers. You can read about that here.

“The story has all the makings of a really great horror story: historical figures, mysterious happenings, ghosts, a curse,” wrote author Gary P. Dudley in his 2001 book “The Legend of Dudleytown.”

Yes, it does. After reading the first article, I decided to do a little more research and found the following sites that may interest you.

Quoted from GhostVillage.com

All Dudleys can trace their heritage back to a Saxon named Dudd, who was titled Duke of Mercia and died in 725 A.D. It was Dudd’s land that would eventually become the site of the Dudley castle.

An old English word for land was “leigh,” so the area was called Dudd’s leigh. Many centuries later, when the taking of a surname became necessary, some people took a name based on their occupation (such as Smith or Baker) and others took their surname based on the land they came from, i.e., Dudley.

The story and curse of Dudleytown actually begins in England in the year 1510. Edmund Dudley was beheaded for plotting to overthrow King Henry VIII. At the time of the beheading, a curse was allegedly placed on the Dudleys for their treason.

The curse states all Dudleys from Edmund Dudley’s lineage would find themselves surrounded by horrors. Edmund Dudley’s son, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, followed in his father’s footsteps and also tried to overthrow the crown by marrying his son, Guilford Dudley, to Lady Jane Grey (the original “queen for a day”).

Behind the Legends: The Curse of Dudleytown
Dudleytown Front Page: This site presents compelling evidence that contradicts the infamous legends.

VH1’s Celebrity Paranormal Project premiered on October 20th, starring Garey Busey, Hal Sparks, Survivor winner Jenna Morasca, Tocarra from America’s Next Top Model, and Donna d’Errico from Baywatch visited Louisville, Kentucky’s infamous Waverly Hills Sanatorium to investigate the hauntings.

Gary Busey, who had three near-death experiences, took the lead role as “emissary from the other side.” Donna d’Errico, who claimed to be fearless, got severely tested by the ghost known as the “Man in the White Coat. Ghosts apparently don’t like people with attitudes. If you missed the premiere, you may watch it on Friday, November 10 at 4pm EST.

The next show, titled Pearl is scheduled to air at 1:00 am EST tonight. It promises to be another doozy. The crew in this show includes supermodel Rachel Hunter, comedian Godfrey, Traci Bingham of Baywatch, workout video guru Tony Little, and Survivor winner Ethan Zohn visit an abandoned New England asylum for the criminally insane. Be sure to tune in.

I’ve yet to watch a single episode of Ghost Whisperer, which has been compared to The Medium and Touched by an Angel. One Amazon reviewer dubbed this show as “quiet horror” due to its emotionally charged stories. I would have to agree, after watching the commercial preview of Jennifer Love Hewitt talking to the ghost of a WWII veteran in a cemetery.

The DVD set is due in stores on Halloween and will include:

• 22 episodes from the 2005-2006 season on 6 discs
• Cast & crew commentary on select episodes
• Deleted scenes
• Behind-the-scenes bonus featurette

Available for pre-order on Amazon.

Word traveled fast in Salvatierra, Art Guevara’s hometown in Mexico. A chupacabra, a bloodsucking monster, slaughtered a neighbor’s farm animals.

Children who played on the farms and in the fields at night would be next, parents warned. But Guevara, then about 7 years old, and his friends planned to catch the menacing chupacabra with a net.

The display is part of Discovery’s Spooky Science program, which uses monsters to explore aspects of science. Although there are no images of the chupacabra, children will be able to see nature’s real bloodsucking animals (such as leeches, fleas, mosquitos, etc.) to get a better understanding of this supernatural creature. This program is scheduled to run until November 5.