Scriber of ghost stories, Barbara Smith, can spend hours talking about the spectral tales Canada has to offer the world. It’s an early January morning for the Sidney, B.C. native – who has also called Toronto and Edmonton home – and she shares warmly the passion she’s been pursuing since […]
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Etchings: These gender reveal parties are too overwrought
The sky above New York City was cast in a pale blue light Dec. 27, and social media was lit with UFO conspiracies. However, it was merely a transformer fire in Queens that led to the eerie experience for the millions of New Yorkers. The fire was so brilliant that […]
Sasquatch researcher continues his pursuit of truth in aftermath of lawsuit dismissal
There is a human side to the study and research of the elusive Sasquatch. Beneath the Ghillie suit Todd Standing wears to blend into the environments while on investigations in Radium Hot Springs, B.C. or in Alberta and Montana, is a man who has sacrificed plenty to get the evidence […]
Burlington researcher of the demonic to appear on season 5 of ‘Paranormal Survivor’
Michelle Desrochers makes a living out of researching malevolent hauntings
Etchings: Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Corpses
The monthly look at paranormal things happening around the world. Taken with a grain of salt, of course.
A never-ending rabbit hole
Hello everyone and happy December! I am going to start off from the beginning by talking about the influential case that sent me down this rabbit hole I am in today. It was Nov. 24, 2015, I had been a private investigator for three years at this point. I have […]
Etchings: Puffing the wrong kind of cigars
It would appear the cigar-shaped object hurtling itself through space is an interstellar space probe, according to researchers at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Called ‘Oumuamua, which is Hawaiian for arriving first, the object was first considered to be an asteroid. Now it’s being theorized by Shmuel Bialy and […]
Montreal’s Grey Nuns rife with history and tragedy
There are some 232 dead nuns interred in a crypt beneath the Grey Nuns Motherhouse at the corner of Guy Street and René-Lévesque Boulevard West, in the Montreal borough of Ville-Marie. It’s a macabre thought, but even more bizarre is that it’s a residence for students at Concordia University’s Sir […]
Stacey: Disclosure key in validating the existence of UFOs
Editorial note: The Superstitious Times is happy to have Ryan Stacey contribute to the website to shed light on Canadians who investigate UFOs. The Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) is a volunteer, non-profit organization that investigates cases of alleged UFO sightings. This organization has many international divisions, one of which is […]
The give-and-take relationship the supernatural has with pop culture
As someone with an undergrad in archaeology, which was populated by a chunk of anthropology courses, I have a deep fascination with how the supernatural evolves in pop culture. And, in fairness, given the rise of creepypastas — uncanny internet tales — from pop culture. I’ve had the opportunity to […]