The paranormal community has lost one of its treasured writers. Rosemary Ellen Guiley, 69, died July 18. No cause of death was provided. Born July 8, 1950, in Florida, the former Executive Editor of Fate Magazine had over 50 books to her name, ranging from vampires to werewolves to angels […]
Author: Brian Baker
British Columbia man discovers meteorites with faces in them
Two meteorites that a Sooke, B.C. man discover 60-feet beneath the Pacific Ocean waves have changed his life and stirred up an eddy of excitement with University of Victoria academics. The two rocks, first considered examples of gabbro and basalt, have been determined to be meteorites and could hold organic […]
Always remember the ‘unidentified’ in UFO, and take the Scully approach
There’s been a higher volume of UFO news over the past few months, ranging from the U.S. Navy changing their approach to members reporting sightings to the increased numbers of purported sightings. Often times, the usual suspects — International Business Times and the Independent — are publishing odd-ball claims of […]
Etchings: The Highlights of the California scenery
The people of Twentynine Palms, Calif., just north of Joshua Tree National Park, caught one heckuva light show this year. A video surfaced on Youtube from Californian Cody Kennedy. Kennedy, who runs an animal-themed Youtube channel, captured a long bar of lights in the sky as the tried to capture […]
Keewatin’s Mather Walls house has more than just heritage within its walls
The Queen Anne style Mather-Walls house, in the Keewatin neighbourhood of Kenora, may have a wonderful view of Portage Bay, but it’s also a house that can change the views of people who work there. That is when it comes to the supernatural. Built by Lake of the Woods Milling […]
B.C. film duo travel deep into Vancouver Island woods for doc
An encounter with a Sasquatch at 6-years-old left an impression on actor Kiana Passmore. The now 25-year-old was with her family in Campbell River, B.C. when she heard unexplainable noises and saw evidence that something large had crashed through the dense underbrush. That memory provided the impetus for Passmore to […]
Etchings: UFO community mourns loss of Stanton Friedman
Famed ufologist Stanton Friedman, who has written several books on extraterrestrials has died at the age of 84. He was returning from an event in Columbus, Ohio when he died suddenly at Toronto Pearson Airport on May 13. A nuclear physicist by training, the American-born, Fredericton, N.B. resident was known […]
Review: A deep dive into Vancouver Island’s mysteries
The Haunting of Vancouver Island: Supernatural Encounters with the Other Side by Shanon Sinn Touchwood Editions, Canada, 2017 4/5 Much like entering an allegedly haunted house, with little knowledge of the skulking revenants, Shanon Sinn’s book The Haunting of Vancouver Island has that je ne sais quoi that’s only apparent […]
Review: America’s own Faust fable reaches a crossroads
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads Director: Brian Oakes Studio: Netflix 4/5 Mississippi’s own Faustian tale of Robert Johnson has been given its due documentary treatment. Remastered: Devil at the Crosswords shares what little there is about renowned blues musician Robert Johnson through academics, musicians (Keith Richards and Bonnie Raitt among […]
Review: Folk tales are our guilty pleasures
The Curse of La Llorona Director: Michael Chaves Cast: Linda Cardellini, Raymond Cruz and Patricia Velasquez Studio: Warner Brothers 4/5 Folklore has its roots in the real world. Something inexplicable occurred that the locals didn’t have an explanation for, and thus took it as an opportunity to teach through the […]