The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories

The Blood-Heart Apples of Micah Rood | Haunted Folklore & a Chilling New England Legend

May 31, 2026·22 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

In early eighteenth-century Connecticut, a murdered peddler was found buried beneath Micah Rood’s apple tree, his skull shattered and his money gone. When the tree bloomed again, its white blossoms had turned red, and the apples it bore were said to carry a blood-like stain at their core.The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Myths_and_Legends_of_Our_Own_Land/Volume_2/Micah_Rood_Appleshttps://www.ctgenweb.org/county/conewlondon/MicahRood.htmhttps://www.applesearch.org/newsletters/2011AppleSearchNewsletter.pdfhttps://www.ctinsider.com/connecticutmagazine/news-people/article/The-disturbing-true-story-behind-Franklin-s-17044838.phphttps://ournewenglandlegends.com/podcast-178-franklins-cursed-apple/Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podzilla Summary coming soon

Sign up to get notified when the full AI-powered summary is ready.

Get Free Summaries →

Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.

Listen to This Episode

Get summaries like this every morning.

Free AI-powered recaps of The Whispering Woods : Real Life Ghost & Paranormal Stories and your other favorite podcasts, delivered to your inbox.

Get Free Summaries →

Free forever for up to 3 podcasts. No credit card required.