America’s Real-Life Village of the Damned | The Horrifying Legends of Dudleytown

Deep in the forests of Connecticut lies a village lost to time — and to something darker. This is the story of Dudleytown, a place plagued by insanity, disappearances, and whispers of an ancient curse. In this video, we explore the chilling history, the twisted fates of its inhabitants, and the legends that refuse to die.

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Sources

The Legends of Dudleytown Gary P Dudley
Ghost Hunters - Robert David Chase/ The Warrens
Dudleytown: Voices from the Dark Forest by Dr. William C. Dunlap
Haunted Connecticut by Cheri Farnsworth
https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/29/nyregion/the-view-from-dudleytown-a-hamlet-that-can-t-get-rid-of-its-ghosts.html
https://ghostvillage.com/legends/dudleytown.shtml
Connecticut State Historical Society Archives
FindAGrave.com and genealogical databases (e.g., Ancestry.com)
The Cornwall Historical Society
The Litchfield Enquirer 
The New York Tribune

00:00 A Poets Vision
05:11 Welcome to The Tape Library
06:27 The Curse Begins
09:46 Dudleytown
21:50 Last Man Standing
23:49 The Clarkes
29:08 The Legend Grows
35:22 What Really Happened?
42:09 Wrapping Up