The most wonderful time of the year is upon us and it doesn’t involve Andy Williams singing. That abomination of corporate-buy ethos begins even before Halloween’s corpse is placed six-feet-under. And that should never be. Let those who don’t celebrate dressing a pine tree in drag, enjoy their own holiday: […]
Author: Brian Baker
Review: This collection of investigations could use a language revision
Ghost Hunter by Hans Holzer Tarcher Supernatural Series New York, 1963 2.5/5 To most paranormal aficionados, the name Hans Holzer conjures up the image of a German émigré who worked alongside the most receptive of clairvoyants to communicate with the other side. He first compiled his investigations with psychic Ethel […]
Bathurst genealogist recounts Chaleur Bay ghost ship encounter
There aren’t many people who can share the same tale about the Chaleur Bay ghost ship that archivist and genealogist Florence Godin can. It’s mid-August, and the septuagenarian is taking a moment away from her work at the Bathurst Heritage Museum. Godin has been a working member of the Irish […]
Etchings: The Eagle has not landed on this golf course
Leave it to Donald Trump’s supporters to pick up on his conspiracy theory ravings after his Scotland golf course, located in Turnberry, was paid a visit by four lights. Newsweek scraped up the barnacle of news and was quick to tie it together with the 45th President of the United […]
Tony Spera shares his thoughts on The Nun, demonology and TV ghost hunters
It’s a chilly February evening and demonologist Tony Spera has a long trip ahead of him. He’s on his way home after helping a friend out. One can only imagine what the road before him looks like as he’s taken the time to pull off to the shoulder and talk […]
Review: Ride this choppy wave with a toothy grin
The Meg Director: Jon Turtletaub Cast: Jason Statham, Bingbing Li, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose Studio: Gravity Pictures 2.5/5 We are fascinated with animals that can put us right back in our place on the food chain. But that brief moment of humility is typically bypassed when virility comes into […]
Being employable haunts us, prevents us from opening up about the unknown
In my investigations of Canadian folklore and supernatural stories, one recurring theme has seized potential interviewees: the risk to their being employable. Their concern with getting a job is warranted, because, should it get out that they’ve witnessed a ghost or bigfoot, they could be seen as odd. I get […]
Etchings: Wolf-like animal shot by rancher is … a wolf
The critter that had Twitter in a tizzy back in mid-May has been tested, and guess what? It’s a gray wolf. Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks in Helena released a news release in Jue. Somehow that was missed by most media that followed Twitter’s response to the lupine form shot by a […]
Review: No meat on this creepypasta’s bones
Slender Man Director: Sylvain White Cast: Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Jaz Sinclair Studio: Mythology Entertainment 2.5/5 The digital pastiche that spawned Slender Man on the forums of Something Awful has led to ubiquity. Slender Man is a blend of Freddy Krueger, Pennywise and a Lovecraftian abomination, with its tendrils […]
Etchings: In Search Of … Returns
Star Trek actor Zachary Quinto is following in his predecessor’s footsteps with the reboot of In Search Of, which premiered July 20. Quinto will host the third iteration of the show, which has been hosted by, Rod Serling, Leonard Nimoy and Mitch Pileggi in the past. The bulk of the […]