Wicked Curious Radio With Roxie Zwicker

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious Radio , we journey into the forests of Maine through a collection of forgotten newspaper accounts from the early twentieth century. Hidden among their yellowed pages are tales of phantom caribou wandering lonely trails, haunted pines that groan when threatened with an axe, sacred trees that preserved lives during winter storms, and the mysterious...

Send us Fan Mail Far beyond the Maine coast, on the rugged cliffs of Monhegan Island, sits a strange rock formation known as the Devil’s Mortar. For generations, islanders whispered that the hollow in the stone was created by the Devil himself—a place where he cracked bones, ground corn, and watched fishermen struggle against the sea. In this episode of Wicked Curious Radio , Roxie Zwicker explore...

Send us Fan Mail As summer settles across Maine’s lakes, thousands gather along the water’s edge to swim, boat, and relax beneath sunny skies. But beneath the sparkling surface lie stories of loss, tragedy, and communities forever changed. In this episode of Wicked Curious , we explore two haunting chapters of Maine history. First, we journey beneath the waters of Flagstaff Lake, where entire town...

Send us Fan Mail In the shadow of the Berkshire Mountains, two chilling legends have endured for more than two centuries. In Williamstown, a traveling peddler vanishes after visiting a remote farmhouse. Strange lights are seen in the night, a deserted house is discovered, and a horse with muffled hooves becomes the center of one of Massachusetts' most enduring ghost stories. Miles away on Thr...

Send us Fan Mail The sea has always belonged to the living and the dead. In this chilling live episode of Wicked Curious, we voyage into the haunted waters of New England to explore some of the region’s most enduring maritime legends: the Dead Ship of Harpswell and the fiery phantom known as the Palatine Light . For generations, sailors, fishermen, and coastal villagers reported seeing ghostly ves...

Send us Fan Mail On a frigid February night in 1887, the Montreal Express plunged from a bridge into the frozen White River, creating the deadliest railroad disaster in Vermont history. Through eyewitness accounts and newspaper reports from the scene, we follow the harrowing stories of passengers trapped in the wreckage, desperate rescue attempts, and final acts of courage amid fire and ice. We un...

Send us Fan Mail In 1874, a dam high above Williamsburg, Massachusetts burst without warning, unleashing a wall of water that destroyed entire mill villages and killed more than 130 people in less than an hour. In this haunting episode, we follow the desperate ride of gatekeeper George Cheney, the heroic warnings carried by milkman Daniel Graves, and the lingering ghost of a disaster many believe...

Send us Fan Mail A grieving widow beckons a young woman into a recurring nightmare inside a windswept Victorian mansion perched above Martha’s Vineyard Sound. Across the island, correctional officers at the old Dukes County Jail report phantom footsteps, ghostly figures on security cameras, and the lingering presence of an inmate known only as Old Joe. In this chilling episode, we uncover three of...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mystery Maven, Roxie Zwicker from New England Curiosities for an exciting live episode of Wicked Curious. Not only do we have some fantastic new announcements for 2026, we’ve got stories that will make you gravely concerned about the afterlife. What was unearthed in the 1890s in Boston that revealed long held neighborhood suspicions? Who was the man found floating in Boston H...

Send us Fan Mail Join Mystery Maven, Roxie Zwicker from New England Curiosities for another entertaining episode. Discover the dark days of 1780, was it aliens, the apocalypse or the great Reckoning from beyond? Plus, Roxie will have a special guest this week that can tell you how to put a little more magick in your weekend! Plus, we’ve got book news!  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode there is a real chill to the bone - especially for the undead! How many miles could you walk in a Vermont snowstorm and hope to survive? Have a musical look at Roxie's curiosity shop and so much more as we kick off 2026 and all the ghostly adventures that await. Special thanks to our loyal Patreon supporters.  Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to another 3-day road trip episode. Join us as we journey through Maine's Bold Coast seeking out haunted roads and tragic tales. We will make a quick stop at the Maine Lighthouse Museum in Rockland and then it's a back road journey across the blueberry barrens to find some spooky places. Grab a cozy drink and hop in the car with us once again to uncover some New...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Wicked Curious Radio! With this 3-day road trip edition. Join us as we journey through Connecticut seeking out graveyards and spooky tales. Along the way we discover some bone-chilling places with stories that seem to reach out from the dark, such as the Fairfield State Hospital and the Newgate Prison and Copper Mine. Ride side by side with us for a ghostly road tr...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious be warned - as our first legendary tale may leave you feeling more than just haunted - it may just leave you seasick. A true, epic tale who's dark roots run deep on a Massachusetts island. Our second tale has us looking deep in the ocean and off into outer space for answers that we may never get about this strange maritime mystery. Truth is i...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious, join Roxie for some truly haunting tales from old New England farms. From the ghost that watches people as they sleep to the decaying afterlife clothing with a life of its own, we have harvested some truly spooky tales in this edition. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Join Roxie for another intriguing episode of Wicked Curious. Discover a strange story of explosive bananas, dive deep into the legacy of the Boston Tea Party and visit a cemetery in Maine with many stories to tell - and so much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious discover a haunted and sometimes frozen historic island on the north shore of Massachusetts. Sounding a spirit bell during a deadly shipwreck, can you still hear it today? A ship's captain from Marblehead is subjected to the rage of an angry mob, but what was the truth? Plus, want to explore a haunted island with Roxie? Sit back and listen to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we check out some of the curiosities in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. From the Mystical Lady Fenwick, who was so special to the locals when her grave was moved, souvenirs were cut from her hair. The chilling account of the fiery wreck of the Steamer the Granite State and the odd place its legacy lies. Plus, an eerie house that was used in a 1970's horror movie. A...

Send us Fan Mail It's International Bat Appreciation Day! Roxie shares some spooky bat tales as we discover an old stone quarry filled with bat bones. Where can you find a gravestone with bats on it and where can you observe these curious creatures flying in and out of the trees in Boston? Then unearth more unsettling stories about old gravestones showing up in places where they shouldn'...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious, start putting together your itinerary to explore some of the most unusual museums New England has to offer. Explore the oddities from around the world (and your backyard) that you'll find in those curious collections. The Devil visited and left his mark in one New England town, do you dare go look for it. Plus, why were fish dropping in from...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious a man from Maine spends his afterlife as a funhouse and sideshow corpse. We will unravel the bizarre story and explain why people put a nickel in his dead mouth. Plus, what might you see trailer touring in the graveyard? All this ghoulish-ness and more with your Mystery Maven, Roxie Zwicker. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some inspiration from old issues of Yankee Magazine. Listen throughout New England for the old bells of Paul Revere. A story about the footless ghost of Maine will keep you on your toes. Plus, you'll discover a strange summertime party for the future dead - and so much more! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some stories from her journey to Long Island and to Sleepy Hollow, New York. Curl up and listen to our experiences connecting New England to this tiny, yet storied village! What is it like to wander through the old library and what did we find there? Plus, we share a excerpt from our Sea Glass book about a spooky Provincetown beach -...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Wicked Curious Roxie shares some spooky tales of colonial medicine, eerie folkways and herbal closets. Were some sicknesses the work of witchcraft or the devil? How did a doctor from Connecticut brew his "black powder" potion to treat smallpox? Discover the frights of 1735 in southern New Hampshire that changed the course of history (and perhaps left a...

Send us Fan Mail In this storytelling episode of Wicked Curious Radio, Roxie shares some short spooky stories from a haunted train line, to the spirits of murdered men in Marshfield, Massachusetts. Plus, discover a superstitious tale about how to cure a curse of malaria. There are a few New England Curiosities updates and news on the next book. Thank you so much for listening! Support the show