In 1880, superstitions In Nichole's small New England town are more like excerpts from the bible than cautionary tales. So, when a band of gypsies set up camp outside town the same Day Nichole's mother dies, the town's p...In 1880, superstitions In Nichole's small New England town are more like excerpts from the bible than cautionary tales. So, when a band of gypsies set up camp outside town the same Day Nichole's mother dies, the town's people blame the death on a gypsy curse.