Balladeer’s Blog presents another neglected American horror legend for Halloween Month.
HORRORS OF BOON ISLAND
Boon Island is located off the southern coast of Maine. Though it is now famous for its lighthouse it used to be a deserted island with no plant or animal life upon it.
In the late 1740’s the ship Nottingham went down just off Boon Island. The survivors of the shipwreck swam to the narrow, deserted wasteland and, losing hope of rescue, eventually turned to cannibalism. Continue reading
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