The Dark History of Connecticut: The Cursed Village of Dudleytown

Deep in the forests of northwestern Connecticut lies the remains of a place the map forgot — a settlement once filled with hope that became known only for its darkness. They called it Dudleytown.

In the 1700s, a handful of families carved out a living in what was then called Dark Entry Forest. But over the years, tragedy followed them — failed crops, mysterious deaths, and whispers of a curse that had crossed the ocean from England itself. By the time the last cabin collapsed beneath the snow, the village had earned a reputation so sinister that even today, locals refuse to enter the woods after dark.

In this episode, we’ll uncover the truth and the folklore behind Connecticut’s most infamous ghost town — from the supposed “Dudley curse” to the strange death of Harriet Clarke, whose journal may hold the key to what really haunted those hills.

Was it simply isolation, superstition, and bad luck… or did something darker take root in the woods of Dark Entry?

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