With National Acadian Day, or Fête nationale de l’Acadie, fast approaching on August 15, it seems like a good time to explore some of New Brunswick’s lore — the kind that still draws plenty of attention long after a poet’s tale. The legend of the Dungarvon Whooper (pronounced “hooper”) runs […]
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Why are some houses haunted and others not? Expat author investigates
Why are ghost stories connected to certain types of houses? Why do real-life abodes often resemble something from the worlds of Edgar Allan Poe or M.R. James? For Canadian expat Caitlin Blackwell Baines, the question of why the West’s haunts tend to be domestic spaces was what led her to […]
