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Sasquatch investigator Mike Paterson held onto two photos of his quarry for three and a half years. Why? Partly because of the criticism he expected from detractors eager to label him a hoaxer, and partly because he believed his investigations had led to communication with Sasquatch. “Now it’s going to […]
Many fresh ideas are brewed at the Tim Hortons in New Minas, Nova Scotia. It’s where Maritime Haunting producer, director and jack of all trades Jeff DeEll does his best work, especially when it comes to all things paranormal. During the filming of the King’s Theatre episode of Maritime Haunting […]
As the last gasps of daylight filtered through the fabric of the window curtains, paranormal investigator Rachel Cross of the Paranormal Seekers called across the children’s room to whatever might be there, asking it to touch the REM pod. “Can you make that device go off for us again, please?” […]
When I was in Grade 9, Darlene Brownell asked me if I watched The X-Files. It was one of those lazy first days for us freshmen. We were all from different feeder schools, still getting used to each other. I think it was English class, and our teacher, Miss Madill, […]
Where was this book when I was writing? Of course, Spooky Science: Dissecting the Mysteries of Ghosts, Cryptids, Aliens and Other Oddities was likely already in production, with authors Meagan Ankney and Paige Miller grinding through hard edits, copy edits, proofs and final pass-throughs. I should know — I’ve been […]
“Feats of strength!” The speakers boom through the Metro Toronto Convention Centre as Krystal Younglove takes the stage, striking a pose at the end of the hall. She plays the role of strongwoman, bantering with the crowd, teasing men to smile — then flipping the script by joking that she’s […]
108 Mile is known as a paranormal hotbed — but there’s more going on than the usual Gold Rush spirits, cryptids and UFOs said to haunt the Heritage Site. How about a paranormal convention, for starters? Halfway between Quesnel and Kamloops, B.C., the 108 Mile Heritage Site spans eight acres […]
My son has been talking a lot about God lately. And he’s asking me — an agnostic atheist — questions. You’re not laughing with me, I can gather, because you can’t hear my internal dialogue. I’m laughing at the irony. And flashing back to a scene from the 1990s sitcom […]
There’s a great opening to a very familiar gothic horror story: “True! — nervous — very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” It’s fitting when thinking about finding a safe place to be tell-tale hearts — somewhere to open […]
The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto became a safe space for discussions about Sasquatch and other cryptids during a three-day conference that also served as the backdrop for a new documentary on healing through Bigfoot. Indigenous artist Judy Sackaney (Wachi Medowin) returned to 16 Spadina Road from May 30 to […]