Dark Woods: Cults, Crime and the Paranormal in the Freetown State Forest
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“We heard the drums as we got out of the car. It was weird. We didn’t hear anything, even when our
windows were down, but as soon as we got out the drums started. My wife had been studying Native
American traditions and religion, so she wanted to see if there was a powwow going on.”
“I heard this voice. It was a deep male voice and he was speaking in a foreign language. The only
thing I can relate it to is when they have Indians speaking in movies.”
His feet began to tingle and he felt a hand on his shoulder. Although he did not understand the
words, he felt them. “I had never felt that before. I can’t understand it, but my life became clear right
in that moment. I can’t remember what I understood even, but I was jarred to do something different.”
Unlike many places within the forest, the Wampanoag Reservation is a tranquil place where the ghosts of Native Americans have been spotted. Some have been frightened, but most feel transcended somehow, as if they have experienced something profound that touches them on a spiritual level. More uplifting than terrifying, it stands as one of the most haunted places within the woods.
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