Before Edward Cullen sparkled, Mercy’s heart was in a fire and her ashes were in a smoothie.
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🧛♂️ Cue the Vampire Panic

Now, remember - this is before Bram Stoker’s Dracula even hit bookshelves.
So the American vampire?
Totally homemade.

And Rhode Island?
Serving ye olde gothic paranoia with a side of small-town hysteria.

So what do the villagers do?

They dig her up.

And guess what?

• Mercy’s body? Still fresh.

• Her skin? Pink.

• Her veins? Still had blood.

• Her heart? Plump, red, suspiciously... juicy.

Clearly, they decide, she’s a vampire.
(Science? Never heard of her.)

🔥 So They Burned Her Heart. Naturally.

But it wasn’t just a vampire roast.
No no - it was a full-blown dark wellness ritual.

They:

• Cut out her heart

• Burned it to ash

• Mixed the ashes with water

• Made her brother drink it

Because "bone broth" was out, and 'dead sister detox tea' was in.

(Spoiler: He died anyway.)

🕯️ Witch Tip:

If your town thinks drinking cremated organs will fix tuberculosis?
Pack your potions and run.

🧪 Was Mercy a Vampire?

Of course not.
She was kept in cold storage - buried in a crypt during the winter.
The chill preserved her body.

But try explaining that to 19th-century locals wearing garlic necklaces and flinging wooden stakes like it’s Olympic javelin season.

💋 Legacy of Mercy Brown

• Her case inspired countless vampire legends.

• Some say Stoker’s Dracula was partly based on her.

• Her gravestone still stands - visited by witches, goths, and curious creeps like us.

• And her ashes? Gone with the wind… or swirling inside a cursed chalice somewhere.