Explore the Lore
Stone tape theory. Maritime lore. Lighthouses. Bad decisions. And the Devil’s Staircase. Put them together and you get the dreary setting for a 100-minute documentary called Ghost Island. For Nova Scotians along the southern shore, Shambro Island offers all of the above. It’s the staircase that draws many to the […]
THUNDER BAY — The oubliette may be known as a place of forgetting, but for the Beyond the Haunting team, the history and spirits of Leap Castle are something they’ll never forget. Speaking recently from Thunder Bay’s Historic Fort William, British Columbian investigators Corine Carey, Kelly Ireland and Leanne Sallenback […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Out of all the types of books Nova Scotian writer Vernon Oickle has penned, the paranormal ones fascinate him the most. “It allows you to meet so many people who have these experiences and you get the chance to talk to them,” he said during an August Zoom conversation. “It’s […]
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?” […]
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 […]
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 […]