The Curse of Brighton Burgoo

Brighton, Illinois—a sleepy town with a dark past. Every fall, locals gather for the Brighton Burgoo Festival, a celebration of tradition, community, and the stew that put their town on the map. But when the century-old Betsey Ann Bell rings for the first time in over a hundred years, something ancient stirs in the shadows. Food blogger Selena Carter came to Brighton for a quirky story. What she finds is a nightmare: guttural howls in the night, glowing eyes in the trees, and a trail of blood leading back to a legend the town tried to forget. With the help of Garrett Maple, a local historian and descendant of Brighton's most infamous hero, Selena uncovers a chilling truth—the original burgoo wasn't just a recipe. It was a ritual. And breaking it has unleashed a predator that won't stop until the town pays its debt in blood. Now, as the full moon rises and the bell tolls again, Selena must race against time to finish what was started over a century ago… or become the next name in Brighton's long list of ghosts. The Curse of the Brighton Burgoo—a tale of small-town secrets, ancient hunger, and the price of forgetting history.