# Chilling New England Legends: The Black Flash, Ocean-Born Mary, Nix’s Mate & Dungeon Rock

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Podcast: [The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-whispering-woods-real-life-ghost-paranormal-stories-5568858)
Published: 2026-06-01T23:00:00+00:00
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Across New England, old harbours, coastal towns, wind-scoured islands, and shadowed woodland have given rise to a variety of legends. From the black-cloaked phantom of Provincetown to Ocean-Born Mary, the cursed island of Nix’s Mate, and the buried pirate treasure said to lie beneath Dungeon Rock. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://newenglandfolklore.blogspot.com/2017/06/the-black-flash-of-provincetown-hoax-or.html https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/gothic-travel/by-location/new-england/cape-cod/the-black-flash-of-provincetown-ma-folk-horror-and-hysteria-from-new-england-echoes-in-the-midwestern-countryside/ https://ptownie.com/history/a-black-flash-in-the-pan-provincetowns-boogeyman/ https://provincetownmagazine.com/2011/10/16/the-black-flash-the-legend-lives-on/ https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/ocean-born-mary-new-hampshire-legend/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Born_Mary https://www.nps.gov/places/nixes-mate.htm https://www.bostonharborislands.org/blog/nixes-mate/ https://historicaldigression.com/2024/10/31/nixs-mate-in-boston-harbor-and-a-pirates-curse/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Fly https://www.lighthousedigest.com/Digest/StoryPage.cfm?StoryKey=1830 https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/dungeon-rock https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/dungeon-rock-lynn-woods-pirate-treasure-ghost/ https://primaryresearch.org/dungeon-rock/ Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on Thursday. Sarah and Tobie xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ S…

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