Local author Marissa D’Angelo has written a series of books that plays off of the legends surrounding Charles Island off the coast of Milford.
The Tales of Charles Island series takes the reader back in time to the 1600s when the curses began. As each book in the series walks through time, there are a different set of characters that come face-to-face with the island’s cursed nature. The Cursed Spirit is based on the Native American tribe that wouldn’t dare going to the island due to a creature that lurked in its depths. The Cursed Vessel is based on Captain Kidd and his journey of becoming a pirate, setting sail for the Northeast from his hometown of Greenock, Scotland. The Cursed Inn is based in the 1800s on the family that owned the mysterious and haunted resort that used to be on the island. Presence is based on a photographer who finds paranormal occurrences in the photographs he takes.
Signed copies of these books are available at Milford Pharmacy, The Canvas Patch and on Amazon. D’Angelo will be hosting a book event at the Stratford Library on Nov. 5 and at Weirdo Wonderland in Milford on Nov. 27.