What Ash Kelley has said about Witchcraft in New England folklore

2 quotes · 1 episode · Apr 2, 2026

Ash Kelley, Co-host of the true crime podcast Morbid, has been quoted on Witchcraft in New England folklore 2 times in 1 episode of Morbid, most recently on April 2, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Kelley recounted the local legend that Bathsheba Sherman, a former resident, was believed to be a witch who sacrificed a child to Satan in exchange for power.

    “she was said to be in league with the devil and had sacrificed a child to Satan in exchange for power”

    Morbid: The Perron Family Haunting (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 54:41

  • Kelley reported that Andrea Perron and local historians now consider Bathsheba Sherman unfairly maligned by history and by the Warrens.

    “essentially Bathsheba copped the blame for everything evil, and it simply wasn't the case”

    Morbid: The Perron Family Haunting (Apr 2, 2026) · Listen from 1:04:22

Episodes

  • The Perron Family Haunting

    Morbid · Apr 2, 2026 · 1 h 8 min

    Ash Kelley and Alaina Urquhart recount the Perron family's decade of alleged hauntings in a Harrisville, Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired The Conjuring.

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