later. What remained of Mercy's body was buried in the cemetery of the Baptist Church in Exeter after being desecrated. Popular culture The Mercy Brown incident was the inspiration for Caitlín R. Kiernan's short story "So Runs the World Away", which makes explicit reference to the affair. It has also been suggested by scholars that Bram Stoker, the author of the novel Dracula, knew about the Mercy Brown case through newspaper articles and based the novel's character Lucy Westenra upon her. It is also referred to in H. P. Lovecraft's "The Shunned House". Mercy Brown's story was the inspiration for the young adult novel Mercy: The Last New England Vampire by Sarah L. Thomson. An account of the events as told by the remaining descendants of Mercy is available in Michael E. Bell's Food for the Dead: On the Trail of New England's Vampires. The Mercy Brown story was the main subject of the first episode of the Lore podcast in 2015, as well as the first episode of the television adaptation of the same title in 2017. The MonsterQuest episode "Vampires In America" investigated the Mercy Brown case and used it as a reference in the investigation. American rock band Clutch has a song titled "Mercy Brown" on their 2022 album Sunrise on Slaughter Beach. The story of Mercy Brown is also prominently featured in Paul Tremblay's novel The Pallbearer's Club. References General references External links Smithsonian Magazine account of Historical Vampires 19th-century deaths from tuberculosis American folklore Vampires Tuberculosis deaths in Rhode Island Exeter, Rhode Island Washington County, Rhode Island 1892 deaths 1870s births 1892 in Rhode Island Burials in Rhode Island Death customs