Writer and Northern Lakes College professor Matthew Hayes never expected the research he did for his Ph.D. to become so relevant. He believed his subject matter of Canadian UFO events from the 1950s to the early 1990s would be a fun deep dive into Canada’s history of the unknown. But […]
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Kamloops team investigates Sasquatch, digs up old ghosts in B.C.’s interior
Jason Hewlett’s cryptozoological mission into the wilds of British Columbia’s interior yielded some fascinating discoveries, including a ghostly side quest. The former crime reporter turned paranormal investigator shared his team’s discoveries on the Bonaparte Plateau, as well as in Shuswap and Barriere in the latter half of 2020 on the […]
Review: J.J. Dupuis’ second Creature X mystery a more mature Mystery Inc.
Murder mysteries and their villains always have those “goddammit” moments when they realize they’ve been made. “Murder She Wrote,” “Columbo” and “Ellery Queen” all culminated into a “the jig is up” denouement and the villain always attempts to flee. I know I equated J.J. Dupuis’ first Creature X Mystery book […]
Toronto abductee Wes Roberts revisits past hypnotherapy sessions with second book
Experiencer Wes Roberts had never listened to the MP3s of all his hypnosis sessions before he started writing his second book, An Experiencer’s Garden. The Toronto native, and teacher, opened up about being an abductee in his first book Intersections, and now he’s compiled his sessions that he had hypnotherapist […]
Review: A dark and wicked perspective of the evils plaguing rural America
The Dark and the Wicked Director: Bryan Bertino Cast: Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr. and Julie Oliver-Touchstone Shudder 4.5/5 A careful study of the worst hauntings on record, whether in the archives of the Warrens or self-published accounts by those afflicted, will reveal the insidious nature of the demonic. In […]
Producers of ‘Haunted Hospitals’ seek more diverse stories for Season 4
The “Haunted Hospitals” team is trying to push for more diverse stories for Season 4’s 10-episode run. Tobin Long, an associate producer for the first three seasons, admitted the need for Canadian stories of the uncanny in medical facilities, as well as those that come from diverse backgrounds during a […]
Victoria’s ‘Ghost Story Guy’ Ian Gibbs publishes book on Vancouver hauntings
What haunted writer Ian Gibbs while pulling together ghostly tales for his new book Vancouver’s Most Haunted: Supernatural Encounters in BC’s Terminal City was his writer’s block. The Victoria native, and The Ghost Story Guys podcaster, found it challenging to research and write during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially when he […]
Canadian adventurer Adam Shoalts explores the lore of Traverspine ‘gorilla’ in new book
Like a scene out of the AMC series “The Terror”, adventurer and writer Adam Shoalts captures the mythology surrounding Traverspine, Labrador in his book The Whisper on the Night Wind: The True History of a Wilderness Legend with an air of eldritch horror. Canada’s north is rife with mysteries including […]
Canadian production reveals story behind Bathsheba, Conjuring House during T+E’s Creep Week
A new Canadian-produced documentary on the Richardson-Arnold house in Harrisville, R.I. is debunking the Hollywood-perpetuated untruths behind the farmstead made famous by The Conjuring film. Cream Productions producer and director Sunny Grewal took on the role as quarterback for Bathsheba: Search for Evil, which had the team travel to Rhode […]
Toronto production team works with horror royalty on ‘Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life’
Toronto-based film team Cream Productions has combined forces with one of the masters of horror for the paranormal series “Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life.” Premiering on T+E during the channel’s Creep Week, which runs from Oct. 9 to 17, the series focuses on the terrifying aspects of […]