Saloon Media producers Paul Kilback and Tara Elwood netted stories from Redditors online and extrapolated them for the new T+E series “‘Web of Darkness.” The inspiration resulted in a collection of horrific tales diving deep into the folklore of ghosts, UFOs, witches and more. “Web of Darkness” premieres June 8 […]
Ghosts
Carcross’ Caribou Hotel has deep veins of Klondike history, ghost lore
The name Gideon is tethered to hotels across North America. Slide open the top drawer of any desk or bed-side table in a hotel, inn or motel and you’ll find a Gideon Bible. But in the instance of the Caribou Hotel in Carcross, Yukon, the Gideon you may run into […]
Skeptics, investigators play major role in calling out fraud, hoaxes
When it comes to paranormal investigation, those with a critical eye perceive the field as being rather populist and not answering to the same scientific theories as academia. This can lend itself to inaccurate data, and oftentimes, as in the case of the Surgeon’s Nessie photo, or the Fox Sisters, […]
Pandemic experiences find their way into Season 3 of ‘Haunted Hospitals’
With the world grappling with life and death questions due to the pandemic, the creators of “Haunted Hospitals” are hoping to illustrate that something really does happen after we die. Premiering March 10 at 8 p.m. on T+E, season 3 promises plenty of Canadian and American stories from first responders, […]
McKay Avenue School lost its ghost stories with departure of staff member
There are two schools of thought regarding ghosts in Edmonton’s historic landmark on McKay Avenue. One is that rumours of hauntings are just that and the other is that there is a resident spirit pulling pranks on the living at the Historic McKay Avenue School Archives and Museum. Lead curator […]
Could Fort Erie’s Bertie Hall be just one big haunted dollhouse?
Bertie Hall in Fort Erie, Ont. has a few ghostly tales that would light up the imagination of Gothic novelist M. R. James. Situated on the corner of Phipps Street and Niagara Boulevard, the Greek revival homestead to William Forsyth was built in 1833, and it’s suspected that the respected […]
Stigmatized real estate a sticky wicket for realtors
Stigmatized properties pose an interesting dilemma for real estate agents who take on the listings. When most people hear the word stigmatized, they may think that there was a natural death, home invasion or murder at the home or business. But poltergeist activity and ghosts do manifest from time to […]
P.E.I.’s Yeo House home to a haunted toy dog
The origins of a toy named Wheelie have dogged historians at Prince Edward Island’s Yeo House since its discovery in the Gothic Revival home’s walls. And right from the beginning of the province’s possession of the home, there have been stories shared about bizarre goings-on within the property’s provenance. Matthew […]
Former Mountie pens book on inexplicable events witnessed by police
When it comes to paranormal encounters experienced by law enforcement, who better to capture the stories than a former officer. Halifax’s Elliott Van Dusen spent 15 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, starting in Penticton for four years, then moving on to Yellowknife to be a homicide detective before […]
Mentalist Jaymes White adapts séance for virtual audience
After five years of conducting in-person séances at locations like the George Brown house in Toronto and Manchester Hill in Stittsville, Ont., mentalist Jaymes White has switched to an online forum for his next series. The pandemic has provided a new challenge for the 33-year-old Ottawa native as he plans […]