Mi’kmaq medium Shawn Leonard’s dream of seven polar bears protecting him from seven shadow figures helped inspire the idea for his second book. After the success of his 2020 title, Spirit Talker: Indigenous Stories and Teachings from a Mi’kmaq Psychic Medium, publisher Hay House asked him to write another. “They […]
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B.C. documentarian sheds light on Wendigo legend in eerie new doc
Canadian psychedelic pop group the Poppy Family once sang about evil growing in the dark, where the sun never shines. Now Jason Hewlett is putting a spotlight on one of Canada’s darkest tales through both a documentary and a book. The 1971 hit “Where Evil Grows” aside, the Kamloops resident […]
Cornerstone Supernatural returns to Kilby Historic Site for fundraiser
Visitors to the Kilby Historic Site might get more than the usual wares a pioneer general store would offer this October. For the seventh year, Cornerstone Supernatural has teamed up with Kilby to co-host a paranormal investigation fundraiser. The group’s founders, Paul Busch and his wife of 30 years, Janine […]
Ghost Lands explores Indigenous spirit tales, blood memory across generations
If reconciliation is a tapestry, then ghost stories are among its most unexpected threads. Through Indigenous eyes, tales of spirits and ancestors aren’t simply hauntings — they’re continuations of presence, memory and accountability. For some, they’re how history refuses to stay buried. Those stories come to light in T+E’s Ghost […]
Haunted Walk unearths dark history, ghost stories at Toronto’s Brick Works
Toronto’s Haunted Walk is digging up ghosts much like William Taylor did when he unearthed clay for a fence post on his property back in 1889. Taylor’s discovery turned out to be brick-quality clay, and he and his brothers, John and George, soon opened a quarry and factory along the […]
Jaymes White resurrects his séance at Toronto’s haunted George Brown House
TORONTO — It’s been seven years since Jaymes White and his séance team last descended upon the George Brown House on Beverley Street in Toronto. And even though he’s not one to revisit the same place twice, he’s made an exception. “Beverley was special for me,” he said, seated inside […]
Spirits, Sasquatch and sleep deprivation: Lake Superior Paracon gears up
TORONTO — Lucky Paranormal’s Gail and Mel Willis have lists taped to nearly every cupboard and appliance in their kitchen. It’s all part of organizing the second annual Lake Superior Paracon — and this year, the Thunder Bay duo has even more on their plates. Over brunch at Fran’s Diner […]
Haunted by success: Halifax Paranormal Symposium summons new growth
There’s a spark in Elliott Van Dusen’s eyes when he talks about the Halifax Paranormal Symposium, calling it the biggest event of its kind in the Maritimes. Sure, there’s the Shag Harbour UFO Expo every October, but that gathering is focused squarely on the region’s UAP lore. Van Dusen’s event, […]
Psychic Angel Morgan returns to Toronto with Spirit Box in live show
A moment of listlessness on her 25th anniversary tour led Angel Morgan to think outside the box. “I got really, really bored and I decided when we did the Factory Theatre that we were going to do something a little bit different — we were going to change it up,” […]
Dr. Jeff Meldrum, 67, noted Bigfoot researcher and Idaho State prof dies
In the field of Bigfoot research — and cryptozoology as a whole — few matched the academic grounding and scientific acumen of Dr. Don Jeffrey Meldrum. A full professor of anatomy and anthropology in the Department of Biological Sciences at Idaho State University, Meldrum was regarded as an authority on […]
