The secluded dirt roads of Connecticut are said to be the hunting grounds of a strange-looking cryptid with glowing eyes and a bulbous head. Are they the inbred descendants of witches, or escaped prisoners from a mental institution that have forsaken civilization? We look into the history that shaped Connecticut to discover the events that have helped to give rise to the tales of the Melon Heads.

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Nervous by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4118-nervous License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Gypsy Shoegazer No Voices by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3840-gypsy-shoegazer-no-voices License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/