The town of Strathroy is stuck in a paranormal time loop. The southern Ontario community, located 35 kilometres west of London, and its resident spirits are featured in the new T+E series “My Haunted Hometown”. The show dives deep into Strathroy’s eerie folklore, along Frank Street and into its checkered […]
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‘History’s Most Haunted’ nets Leo Award for best hosts
When you’re a paranormal investigator, there isn’t much in the physical world that shocks you — unless you win a provincial media award. The Beyond the Haunting team, comprised of Corine Carey, Kelly Ireland and Leanne Sallenback won Best Hosts in an Information, Lifestyle or Reality Series for their work […]
Review: FBI chases down Longlegs with some retrocognitive help
Longlegs Director: Oz Perkins Cast: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood and Alicia Witt Neon 4.5/5 Eventually, when people get too comfortable with the Trojan Horse, the evil becomes overt. No more masquerading, no more effigies or shells possessed by unknown assailants, it’s just out in the open, and people […]
Parapsychology courses still lurk in Canada, you just have to find them
Courses in parapsychology have become as spectral as the phenomenon they teach. But, I somehow managed to earn myself a certificate in an introductory class to parapsychology. It’s nice to see experienced organizations teaching the history of parapsychology since more traditional institutions are dropping it from their programs. My course […]
Ontario artists celebrate interconnectedness, healing with Sasquatch
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Oddities and Curiosities Expo exhumes Toronto’s ghoulish spirit
On June 15, a mentalist stood on the stage at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the Oddities and Curiosities Expo holding a small cloche bell jar with what appeared to be the charred remains of a monkey’s paw. Seated to Mysterion’s left was an old doll named Walt. And […]
Increased openness to witchcraft has allowed occult shops to grow
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No house-warming parties for now-cliché ‘Not Haunted’ signs
A common marketing ploy used by realtors these days is the “Not Haunted” atop the curbside FOR SALE sign. Now, it was charming at first, especially in the case of the Middlesex County house, just outside of Boston, Massachusetts. I mean, the Conjuring House in Rhode Island is just an […]
Ontario bigfoot investigator not shy about exploring alternate theories
When you research Sasquatch, you have to keep an open mind, or else you’re not going to get very far. Those are the first words shared by investigator Mike Paterson of Sasquatch Ontario about the cryptid in a January 2022 interview with The Superstitious Times. It’s a cool winter day, […]
Toronto experiences close encounters of the contact and disclosure kind
Emily McCaughey had an out-of-this-world experience attending the first annual Contact and Disclosure Symposium. The Toronto Metropolitan University student admitted that she learned so much from volunteering at the event on April 20, as she held the microphone for guests as they asked speakers questions at the Offworld Bar. “Even […]