Northeast — Media reported filings

Media-reported hauntings in Massachusetts

7 Massachusetts dossiers arrived through the press — a newspaper, a broadcast or an established publication that carried the story. The reporting is real, and the file says where it ran; what the reporting reported remains a claim, filed as such.

7 dossiers0 counties covered86% open to visitorsHockomock Swamp (Bridgewater Triangle) — deepest file

Also filed media reported:West Virginia16 Texas11 Pennsylvania10 Virginia10 Kentucky9 Alaska8 Mississippi8 Washington7

Other Massachusetts shelves:local folklore19 documented legends17 anecdotal reports17 investigation claims5 reported experiences4

Swamp

Medium

Hockomock Swamp (Bridgewater Triangle)

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

The heart of the Bridgewater Triangle—ghost lights, pterodactyls and cult legends.

3 claims · 2 legends→

Site

Medium

Cocoanut Grove site

Boston, Massachusetts

November 28, 1942—the fire that killed 492.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Essex whaleship

Nantucket, Massachusetts

1820—the whale that sank the ship and inspired Moby Dick.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Site

Medium

Whydah pirate wreck

Wellfleet, Massachusetts

April 26, 1717—the pirate ship that the storm took.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Hospital

Medium

Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center

Waltham, Massachusetts

The "School for the Feeble-Minded"—eugenics-era institution with a brutal documented record.

2 claims→

Site

Medium

Woburn

Woburn, Massachusetts

The town where the water made the children sick—A Civil Action.

2 claims→

Site

Medium

Gallows Hill

Salem, Massachusetts

The 1692 execution site—Proctor’s Ledge, confirmed in 2016.

1 claim→

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Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive