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Victoria’s Most Haunted: Ghost Stories from BC’s Historic Capital City by Ian Gibbs Touchwood Editions, Canada, 2017 3.5/5 As I dipped my mental toe into the waters of Ian Gibbs’ Victoria’s Most Haunted, I realized the opening vignette was very familiar. Back in 2013, my wife and I had stayed […]
What pilots in northern Baffin Island on Nov. 24 reported as being a UFO was nothing more than the flashiest star in the autumn sky, Capella. Pilots flying Nolinor Aviation Boeing 737-200 from Iqaluit to the Mary River mine notice a bright flashing light in the sky at 8:30 pm […]
It’s been a busy month for our Ufology columnist Ryan Stacey The 32-year-old Penetanguishene native has launched both The Experiencer Support Association (TESA) survey, as well as named Director of Investigations for MUFON Canada. For the former, the launch of TESA means the collection of hard data and a place […]
Netflix is rebooting the 1980s true crime and paranormal show Unsolved Mysteries. The show, which ran from 1987 to 2010, and was hosted by the likes of Dennis Farina and Robert Stack, will run a 12-part format will only focus on one storyline per episode, unlike its forerunner that ran […]
The Prodigy Director: Nicholas McCarthy Cast: Taylor Schilling, Brittany Allen, Jackson Robert Scott Studio: Orion Pictures 4/5 Much like Dr. Elaine Stasser (Paula Boudreau) and Arthur Jacobson (Colm Feore) explain in the film, The Prodigy, reincarnation has been around for quite some time either through Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism. But it’s not just […]
Velvet Buzzsaw Director: Dan Gilroy Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Zawe Ashton and John Malkovich Studio: Netflix 3.5/5 There is a painting called “The Anguished Man” that allegedly has the blood of its artist used within its own acrylics. Of course, it could be that it’s part of a creepypasta that is continuously drumming up more believers affixed to the […]
Great Canadian Ghost Stories by Barbara Smith Touchwood Editions, Canada, 2018 4/5 Each page turn of Barbara Smith’s Great Canadian Ghost Stories was a finger pull on a View-Master’s lever. Rife with viewports into Canada’s supernatural tales, Smith refrains from her traditional provincial campfire tales and cups her hand over her eyes to view for miles nationwide. […]
Scriber of ghost stories, Barbara Smith, can spend hours talking about the spectral tales Canada has to offer the world. It’s an early January morning for the Sidney, B.C. native – who has also called Toronto and Edmonton home – and she shares warmly the passion she’s been pursuing since […]
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 […]
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 […]