FtV – Connecticut’s Melon Heads
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to New England Legends From the Vault – FtV Episode 50 – Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger motor down Dracula Drive in Trumbull, Connecticut, in search of the mysterious Melon Heads. These small humanoids with enormous heads have been talked about in southwestern Connecticut for more than half a century. But who are they? Some monster? An alien? Or something else? This episode first aired September 13, 2018.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome, legendary listeners. |
| 0:01.7 | Thanks for tuning in to From the Vault, a second look at some of our classic episodes. |
| 0:06.1 | Look for a new episode every week. |
| 0:07.8 | Now, can you go back and listen on your own at our New England Legends.com? |
| 0:11.6 | You bet. |
| 0:12.2 | But you won't get the added bonus of an after-the-legion segment featuring new commentary about that episode from your old pals Jeff and Ray. |
| 0:20.7 | So let's open up the New England Legends Vault and revisit another legendary episode. |
| 0:27.4 | Hey, everybody. Welcome to the Vault. |
| 0:29.2 | Welcome to the Vault. I remember at the end of this one, feeling a little dirty. |
| 0:33.9 | Did you? Why? Well, it'll become evident, I think, as you go through it again. This one first aired |
| 0:38.9 | September 13th, 2018. Enjoy. Jeff, what brings us to the back roads of Trumbull, Connecticut? |
| 0:45.8 | I grew up just a few towns over from here, Ray, and I remember hearing a story about, well, |
| 0:51.3 | people who lived out in these woods. All right. I don't like how you just said people right there. |
| 0:56.5 | Yeah, I get that. |
| 0:57.7 | We think they're human, but around here, |
| 0:59.9 | locals refer to these elusive folks as the melonheads. |
| 1:07.4 | Hey, I'm Jeff Belanger. |
| 1:08.9 | And I'm Ray Osier, and welcome to episode 56 of the New England Legends podcast. If you give us about 10 minutes, we'll give you something strange to talk about today. Hey, Ray, what date is your birthday fall on next year? I don't know. It's still a half a year away. Well, I can tell you that your birthday falls on a Sunday. Wow. What are you using witchcraft? How could you possibly gain such insight into the future, Jeff? |
| 1:32.0 | Well, Ray, no, I have no magic powers. It's nothing like that. I have a brand new copy of my |
| 1:36.9 | 2019 haunted New England wall calendar featuring the eerie photography of Frank Grace. Each month, |
| 1:43.1 | we cover a haunt and legend from somewhere in New England with Frank's creepy and stunning photographs and my stories. |
| 1:49.2 | It's the fifth year we've actually produced this limited edition calendar. |
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