The response to the 2025 Halifax Paranormal Symposium has been nothing short of supernatural. One of the convention’s biggest triumphs was establishing itself as a national event within the paranormal, UFO and parapsychological communities. A month after the November 1 gathering, Paranormal Phenomena Research and Investigation president Elliott Van Dusen […]
Tag: Nova Scotia
Ghost Island doc charts Sambro Island’s folklore of isolation and loneliness
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 […]
Dark Poutine’s Michael Browne brings his true crime passion to Corus’ Crime Time
As if two episodes a week of Dark Poutine weren’t enough for Michael Browne, he’s still hungry for more true crime. Corus has tapped the Langley native to host a slate of its true crime podcasts in a new two-hour radio series called Crime Time. “We’re looking at branching out […]
Halifax journalist exhumes true crime tales in new Graveyard Detective series
Nova Scotian journalist Craig Ferguson is digging up old ghosts to shed light on some of the province’s most intriguing scandals buried beneath cemetery headstones. But he’s not chasing the usual ghosts. It’s true crime and history that haunt the cases he tackles in Bell Fibe TV1’s Graveyard Detective. “It’s […]
Ghost investigators tap into spirits at Alexander Keith’s Brewery
HALIFAX — There was an investigation brewing in downtown Halifax on the eve of All Souls Day. Attendees of the Halifax Paranormal Symposium materialized outside the front entrance of Alexander Keith’s Brewery for a two-and-a-half-hour, hands-on look into the work of the Haunted Heart and Soul team. Chelsey Lacelle, Lomar […]
Shawn Leonard’s polar bear dream inspires new spirit totem book
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 […]
Nova Scotia author Vernon Oickle unveils chilling new collection of ghost stories
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 […]
Paranormal Contact team finds truth (and coffee) in Nova Scotia hauntings
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 […]
PPRI team bridges gap between science and supernatural in Amherst
Paranormal Phenomena Research and Investigation (PPRI) aims to bridge the gap between science and the supernatural for Amherst, Nova Scotia, residents. The team is hosting Exploring the Unknown: Psychiatry & Paranormal, Mediumship, and Real Cases on February 22 at the Travelodge by Wyndham, featuring guest lecturers Jodi Russell, Dr. Craig […]
Nova Scotian UAP report by NAV Canada has investigators buzzing
Mysterious lights over the Atlantic Ocean have reignited Canada’s long-standing intrigue with UAPs. On December 13, 2024, multiple aircraft reported witnessing unusual aerial activity — “strange lights in the night sky” — about 60 kilometres off the coast of Canso, Nova Scotia. The event was striking enough that NAV Canada […]
