“You’re vibrationally challenged.” Quick with wit, clairvoyant Angel Morgan cheekily deduced that of one of her Beyond the Veil guests at Toronto’s Factory Theatre on Friday, October 13. Morgan was using her abilities to call on guides to bring messages to guests from their loved ones. “What vibrationally challenged meant […]
Author: Brian Baker
Toronto’s Horse Palace investigated by journalists, influencers
It was VIPs only for a ghost investigation at Exhibition Place’s Horse Palace with the Canadian Paranormal Investigations team and Instagram maven Krista Maryk. On a late September evening in Toronto, journalists Geoff Rohoman, Liz Braun and TV personality Desta Ostapyk, as well as other guests of the Fall Home […]
Review: Peter Aykroyd’s A History of Ghosts great for academic settings
There’s a delicate line between academia and entertainment when it comes to the paranormal. It’s often a challenge to both keep the reader enthralled with the source material and have them understand it without being diagnosed with temporary narcolepsy. A History of Ghosts: The True Story of Séances, Mediums, Ghosts, […]
B.C.’s Barkerville a gold mine of paranormal activity
There is plenty of history in British Columbia’s mining town Barkerville, so much so that it’s overwhelming. It’s palpable when paranormal investigator Jason Hewlett talks about it. Peter Renn, himself and the Canadian Paranormal Society ventured out to the historic town in 2021 to see what they could discover. And […]
‘Paranormal Revenge’ dishes out true crime chills
True crime is the special sauce in a serving of CTV Sci-Fi’s “Paranormal Revenge”. And given that the subject matter is about ghosts, the dish is best served in cold spots. Sphere Media producer Robin Bicknell, who has previously worked on “Haunted Hospitals” and “Paranormal 911”, admitted that the show […]
Toronto’s Spadina Museum explores death, spiritualist movement for Halloween
Toronto’s Spadina Museum is embracing its after-hours ambience for the Halloween season. After Dark Tours: The Dearly Departed is a nighttime experience that will explore the historic connections between death and Victorian spiritualism. It’s a topic that administrator Alexandra Kim said has the team excited, especially given the vibe the […]
Amherst’s Esther Fest celebrates its paranormal heritage
A small town 10 km southeast of the New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border celebrates its haunted history much like Salem, Massachusetts. Amherst, Nova Scotia’s story, however, does not involve a witch hunt. It involves a poltergeist and the well-being of an 18-year-old woman. In the fall of 1878, 18-year-old Esther Cox, […]
Nova Scotia producer enlists storyteller Steve Vernon for series ‘Maritime Haunting’
To hear Canadian storyteller Steve Vernon share a story is to be transported back to when he heard it for the first time while hitchhiking across Canada. He rolls into a tale about a married Irishman in P.E.I. who was spending the weekend in Charlottetown with a young woman named […]
New Brunswick community celebrates second annual fundraiser for (haunted) station
Hurricane Lee may have delayed the McAdam Railway Station fundraiser by 13 days, but Brad Monks is undeterred because of his love for the landmark. Even if it’s two consecutive years that a hurricane has caused problems for those in McAdam, New Brunswick, which is 150 km northwest of Saint […]
Ottawa mentalist pays tribute to mom, raises awareness of history in eighth annual séance
As a homage to his mom, Meena Sones, Jaymes White is dedicating his eighth séance to her memory. Sones died at home on September 9 after a battle with endometrial cancer. For White, his mom always provided that stability, and it’s her “warrior personality” that is inspiring him to continue […]