Spooky Stories Podcast

Toronto, Ontario is known for popular attractions and big-name celebrities, but it is also rich with history, not all of which is happy. There are over 200 years of murders, suicides, executions, military battles, and other unpleasant going-ons. Any ghost hunter or paranormal investigator worth their weight in gold understands that Toronto is a hotbed of spooky occurrences. Today, we’re going to visit some of the popular and most haunted places in the city! Resources: https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/haunted-places-in-toronto/ https://www.toronto.com/news-story/4180181-ghost-stories-abound-at-casa-loma/ https://www.torontorentals.com/blog/a-toronto-ghost-story-the-old-don-jail https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2009/10/30/hockey_hall_of_fame_ghost_revealed_at_last.html https://whyilovetoronto.tumblr.com/post/33018824620 https://greatlibrary.blog/2017/10/24/ghost-stories/ https://globalnews.ca/news/4613378/mackenzie-house-toronto/ https://www.narcity.com/this-toronto-restaurant-is-haunted-by-active-ghosts-and-customers-have-actually-encountered-them-before http://torontothenandnow.blogspot.com/2010/10/9-haunted-royal-ontario-museum-then-and.html https://whyilovetoronto.tumblr.com/post/34644384589 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

West Virginia is known for many things: being the only state completely within the Appalachian Mountain range, one of the most photographed venues with Blackwater Falls, and was the birthplace of the wondrous McElroy brothers. But, like most other places in the world, West Virginia is also home to some dark and creepy tales. While the Mothman is one of the most celebrated cryptids, he’s also one of the most mysterious. Is he some demonic specter who is the bringer of disaster, or is he a creature who is simply trying to warn the inhabitants of Earth of impending disaster? Resources: https://industry.travelsouthusa.com/10-facts-you-didn%E2%80%99t-know-about-west-virginia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman#:~:text=In%20West%20Virginia%20folklore%2C%20the,Something%22. https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/mothman https://wvtourism.com/who-is-the-mysterious-mothman/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever thought about the repercussions of building a house without a plan and no official blueprints? One that has a unique layout and seems as though it’s unfinished? To many, it just seems as though it’s a house that’s still going through construction, but to real paranormal and horror fans, they can all try and explain to you why this house was built the way it was. This home was the brainchild of the heiress to the Winchester firearms fortune, and since 1884, there have been hundreds of stories and rumours surrounding the structure located in San Jose, California. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winchester https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/timeline/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/527411/14-haunting-facts-about-winchester-mystery-house https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house https://www.strangerealms.net/RobynDale/folklore/2018/02/20/the-winchester-mystery-house/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 2 is here and this time we're going to need all the bravery, courage, dad jokes, and bad movie voiceover work we can get! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More than 50 years ago, a man from Manitoba had an out-of-this-world experience in the woods near Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. For the last five decades, many people have tried to explain what happened out there in the forest to Stefan Michalak, including the RCMP, Canadian Forces, and UFOlogists, but have been unable to solve the mystery. This is the story of Stefan Michalak and the Falcon Lake UFO sighting. Resources: https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Falcon_Lake_UFO https://globalnews.ca/news/5276070/ufologists-to-converge-on-site-of-1967-falcon-lake-enounter/ https://news.umanitoba.ca/the-falcon-lake-ufo-files/ https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/podcasts/Pages/ufo-falcon-lake-incident.aspx http://falcontrailsresort.com/close-encounters-of-the-2nd-kind https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/falcon-lake-incident-book-anniversary-1.4121639 http://www.nicap.org/articles/670520falconlake_JUFOS.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, join us as we take a deep dive into some twisted Canadian history. We will discuss The Ant Hill Kids, The Blackmore Family of Bountiful, BC, and other cult histories throughout Canada’s dark past. *Trigger Warning: This week’s episode features graphic descriptions about torture and murder involving many adults and children.* Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roch_Th%C3%A9riault https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nxivm-lawsuit-sex-cult-1.5458522 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/canadian-messiah-formed-doomsday-cult-ulcer-problems-article-1.3797931 https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/unbelievable-true-crime-story-about-canadas-all-female-cult-new-eden-drops-january-1-on-crave/ https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/04/18/canadian-connections-of-keith-ranieres-nxivm-sex-cult-ran-deep.html https://reclamationdoc.wordpress.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Blackmore https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-polygamy-evidence-helps-warren-jeffs-conviction-1.1083446 https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-polygamist-wedded-nine-girls-under-18-1.412718 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bountiful-polygamy-trial-day-two-1.3865049 https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/my-dad-his-27-wives-150-kids-canadian-teenagers-tiktok-on-worlds-largest-polygamist-cult-goes-viral-203033 https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/10/04/history-canada-october-41994-an-international-cult-tragedy-begins/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we have another listener story! A big shout out to Max for sending us this creepy tale and making us never want to rent a house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan! P.S. You can’t just leave us hanging on what the deal was with the basement closet! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us this week as we travel to the far north of Canada to learn about Inuit mythology! We’re talking child snatchers, shapeshifters, and other creatures who will give you nightmares. Whether real or myth, these creatures from Nunavut are worth taking a closer look at. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariaksuq https://leapintothevoidwithme.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/taqriaqsuit/ http://www.inuitmyths.com/ https://a-mythical-index.tumblr.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijiraq_(mythology) https://tiaandpiujuq.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qallupilluit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we travel to Quebec, land of poutine and creepy ghosts! Join us as we learn about Marie-Josephte La Corriveau who may or may not have butchered people the way Kihya butchers these French pronunciations. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Josephte_Corriveau https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-corriveaus-cage-quebec-canada https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/la-corriveau https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/marie-josephte-corriveau/ https://www.scaryforkids.com/la-corriveau/  Great Canadian Ghost Stories, Barbara Smith La Corriveau by Kyle Craig: https://archive.org/details/La_Corriveau/La_Corriveau.m4v  La Corrida de la Corriveau by Mes Aïeux: https://open.spotify.com/track/0gstDZ1lE0Sn2VsBxuWFcX?si=NSM0pTlRQcKigSGQ4FZXRA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy Spooptacular spooks! This week we finally managed to work through some of the listener stories that were submitted to us! We have ghostly guests, mysterious melodies, and more! Thank you to our listeners for making this possible: Kathleen, Denis, & Mallory! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re doing something a little different with our episode this week! We’re going to take you on a tour of some of the creepiest spots in Calgary, Alberta. From local restaurants to abandoned lots, we cover some of the spots you may (or may not) want to check out the next time you’re visiting Cowtown. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary https://www.avenuecalgary.com/city-life/calgarys-most-haunted-buildings/  https://www.deanehouse.com/about-history https://npiweb.com/Blog/Posts/haunted-places-the-deane-house https://www.thehose.ca/history.php https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/want-to-read-something-really-scary-calgarys-most-haunted-places https://www.heritagepark.ca/plan-your-visit/attractions-and-exhibits/prince-house https://calgaryguardian.com/calgarys-most-haunted-places/ https://dailyhive.com/calgary/haunted-calgary-zoo-bridge-2 https://calgaryjournal.ca/2016/09/08/some-of-calgary-s-historic-haunts-not-so-haunted-after-all/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are finally delving into one of Kihya’s favourite subjects - space! We will visit Duncan, British Columbia where we learn about Granger Taylor and all his Eccentricities. We don’t want to give too much away, but we can’t wait for you to listen to this episode and engage in conversation with us after! Resources: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/10/the-strange-disappearance-of-granger-taylor/ https://www.vice.com/en/article/yvwjkv/the-man-who-went-to-space-and-disappeared-the-story-of-granger-taylor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFO_sightings_in_Canada#1951,_Gander,_Newfoundland https://www.timescolonist.com/islander/what-happened-to-granger-taylor-1.23621363 https://www.cbc.ca/cbcdocspov/features/bcs-granger-taylor-left-a-note-saying-he-was-boarding-an-alien-spaceship https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19860331&id=dhgiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_qUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5434,5343562 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the second part of our story on The Great Amherst Mystery, we delve deeper into what was going on with Esther, learn more about the spirits haunting her, and conclude the tale with what happened to the haunted teen. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mystery http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_esther_14E.html https://www.amherst.ca/esther-fest.html https://twitter.com/EstherCox1878 Haunted Girl: Esther Cox & The Great Amherst Mystery by Laurie Glenn Norris with Barbara Thompson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of this two-part episode, we travel to Amherst, NS, where we are introduced to Esther Cox, a spooky 18-year-old. We will chat about some of Esther's experiences and why this may be happening to the unassuming teen. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Amherst_Mystery http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/cox_esther_14E.html https://www.amherst.ca/esther-fest.html https://twitter.com/EstherCox1878 Haunted Girl: Esther Cox & The Great Amherst Mystery by Laurie Glenn Norris with Barbara Thompson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we travel to St. Andrew’s, New Brunswick, where we check in to The Algonquin Resort. We learn about some of the friendly ghosts who remain here in their afterlife and even find out why this hotel may have been the inspiration for Stephen King’s “The Shining”. Resources: https://www.hauntedplaces.org/item/the-algonquin/ https://www.thelushlife.ca/the-bogeyman-trail-a-stay-play-guide-for-those-hunting-birdies-and-ghosts-2/ http://www.hauntedhovel.com/algonquinresort.html https://thehereandwow.com/ghost-stories/ https://nuvomagazine.com/culture/canadian-urban-legends-new-brunswicks-haunted-hotel https://www.algonquinresort.com/resourcefiles/pdf/pdfjoiner-2-new.pdf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, we take a crazy adventure throughout the Northwest Territories and part of the Yukon as we follow Albert Johnson (aka The Mad Trapper)and the NWT RCMP on a wild chase and crazy gunfights. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Johnson_(criminal) http://dyingwords.net/who-was-the-mad-trapper-of-rat-river/ https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/the-rcmp-get-their-man-thanks-to-a-bush-pilot Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, we travel back to the Gastown area of Vancouver, British Columbia, and make a stop at the first Old Spaghetti Factory ever. This restaurant is home to many ghosts including a Tram Conductor and one known as Looky-Loo! Resources: https://amyscrypt.com/vancouver-haunted-old-spaghetti-factory/ https://www.ghostsofvancouver.com/haunted-locations/old-spaghetti-factory/ https://gastown.org/haunted-tales-from-the-old-spaghetti-factory/ https://604now.com/old-spaghetti-factory-gastown-vancouver-ghost-stories/ https://www.narcity.com/en-ca/eat-drink/vancouver/this-restaurant-in-vancouver-is-haunted-af-and-you-can-basically-eat-with-ghosts https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/haunted-vancouver-the-old-spaghetti-factory-gastown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we check out an unsolved murder right here in our home province! We travel to Tofield, Alberta to learn about the mysterious body of Septic Tank Sam who was discovered in - you guessed it! - a septic tank on an abandoned farm. —— If anyone has information about this cold case they are asked to call Tofield RCMP at 780-662-3353. The reference case number is 2012502446. Or, if you want to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Or go online to https://www.tipsubmit.com/webtipsstart.aspx   Or email the National Centre for Missing Persons and Unidentified Remains at canadasmissing-disparuscanada@rcmp-grc.gc.ca —— Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Septic_Tank_Sam# https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Septic_Tank_Sam https://albertapressleader.ca/?p=12319 https://www.criminallyintrigued.com/blog/2018/12/26/the-mystery-of-septic-tank-sam https://canadianunsolvedcrimes.weebly.com/septic-tank-sam---alberta https://morbidology.com/the-farmhouse-murder-of-septic-tank-sam/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we travel to Baldoon, Ontario and learn about the Baldoon Mystery. Join us as we learn about the mysterious haunting, how NOT to get rid of spirits, and even learn the best way to get rid of an aggressive goose! Resources: https://hauntedwalk.com/news/the-baldoon-mystery/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldoon_Mystery https://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/ontario/baldoon/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us this week as we learn about one of our previous Canadian Prime Minister’s, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Warning Spooks: he was into some weird things! We will discuss conspiracy theories, stories of him dabbling in some strange things, and may even learn about how King was a bit of a racist. Resources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lyon_Mackenzie_King https://occult-world.com/william-lyon-mackenzie-king/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/81982/canadas-longest-serving-prime-minister-might-have-been-its-strangest https://www.thestar.com/news/insight/2017/05/07/putting-mackenzie-king-on-freuds-couch.html?rf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.