Three years ago, Toronto was the first international stop on the Oddities and Curiosities Expo schedule. For years, people had been asking Michelle and her husband, Tony Cozzaglio, to bring the expo to Toronto, so they prepared for just about anything. It is always a busy tour for the native […]
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Oddities and Curiosities Expo brings Toronto’s macabre community together
“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 […]
Oddities and Curiosities Expo exhumes Toronto’s ghoulish spirit
On June 15, a mentalist stood on the stage at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre for the Oddities and Curiosities Expo holding a small cloche bell jar with what appeared to be the charred remains of a monkey’s paw. Seated to Mysterion’s left was an old doll named Walt. And […]
