The sky above New York City was cast in a pale blue light Dec. 27, and social media was lit with UFO conspiracies. However, it was merely a transformer fire in Queens that led to the eerie experience for the millions of New Yorkers. The fire was so brilliant that […]
Author: Brian Baker
Sasquatch researcher continues his pursuit of truth in aftermath of lawsuit dismissal
There is a human side to the study and research of the elusive Sasquatch. Beneath the Ghillie suit Todd Standing wears to blend into the environments while on investigations in Radium Hot Springs, B.C. or in Alberta and Montana, is a man who has sacrificed plenty to get the evidence […]
Burlington researcher of the demonic to appear on season 5 of ‘Paranormal Survivor’
Michelle Desrochers makes a living out of researching malevolent hauntings
Etchings: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Corpses
The monthly look at paranormal things happening around the world. Taken with a grain of salt, of course.
Etchings: Puffing the wrong kind of cigars
It would appear the cigar-shaped object hurtling itself through space is an interstellar space probe, according to researchers at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Called ‘Oumuamua, which is Hawaiian for arriving first, the object was first considered to be an asteroid. Now it’s being theorized by Shmuel Bialy and […]
Montreal’s Grey Nuns rife with history and tragedy
There are some 232 dead nuns interred in a crypt beneath the Grey Nuns Motherhouse at the corner of Guy Street and René-Lévesque Boulevard West, in the Montreal borough of Ville-Marie. It’s a macabre thought, but even more bizarre is that it’s a residence for students at Concordia University’s Sir […]
The give-and-take relationship the supernatural has with pop culture
As someone with an undergrad in archaeology, which was populated by a chunk of anthropology courses, I have a deep fascination with how the supernatural evolves in pop culture. And, in fairness, given the rise of creepypastas — uncanny internet tales — from pop culture. I’ve had the opportunity to […]
Review: This cryptid endears itself to a younger audience
Smallfoot Director: Karey Kirkpatrick, Jason Reisig Cast: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya Studio: Warner Brothers 3.5/5 As warm and fuzzy as the Yeti is in Smallfoot appear, there is a very sobering message about organized belief systems and human nature snuggled into the narrative. The Yeti, a.k.a. Abominable Snowman, a.k.a. […]
Shag Harbour witness cleans up interpretative centre after break-in
Over 50 years ago a Barrington Passage RCMP officer asked Laurie Wickens what he had been drinking when he called in a plane crash in Shag Harbour. It was Oct. 4, 1967, and the then 17-year-old Nova Scotian was out with four of his friends. “I was the first one […]
Review: Home is where the haunted heart is
“The Haunting of Hill House” Creator: Mike Flanagan Cast: Carla Gugino, Michiel Huisman, Timothy Hutton and Elizabeth Reaser Network: Netflix 4.5/5 If there’s a lesson to be learned from the recent interpretation of Shirley Jackson’s highly influential novel, The Haunting of Hill House, it’s don’t have more than two kids. […]