Tales from Stony Brook

Tales of Old Stony Brook II: Of William Sidney Mount, spirits and Spiritualism

Hawkins Mount House, Home of William Sidney Mount, Stony Brook, New York

On Long Island, New York, the village of Stony Brook seems trapped in time. Meet one of its oldest residents, who once communicated with spirits, and now finds himself one as well. A tale of one of America’s first great artists, William Sidney Mount, the early days of Spiritualism, and a dash of Hell House, in this piece from a Gothic Cabinet of Curiosities and Mysteries.

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Tales From Head of the Harbor & St. James Part IV: A True Ghost Story from Head of the Harbor

Carman-White House, St. James, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York

The Carmans and the Whites are two of the most prominent families in Head of the Harbor, New York. Meet a cantankerous fellow with a cane, and a couple of elderly ladies who still met for tea and to help the family, from beyond the grave, in this true ghost story from the Gothic Cabinet of Curiosities and Mysteries

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Tales of Old Stony Brook I: The Haunting of the Stony Brook Grist Mill

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The Stony Brook Grist Mill’s history dates back to the colonial era, and is one of the few working grist mills on Long Island. Appropriately enough it has its own ghost. Learn more with this article from the Gothic Curiosity Cabinet.

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