Trepidation was stalking Travis Watson like a wild animal when he was writing Sasquatch Canada: Beyond British Columbia. Much like the eight-foot-tall suspected primate of Canadian folklore, his consternation loomed over him, giving him complicated feelings, as the subject of Bigfoot is one that heightens division. “There’s just an awful […]
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Brampton writer puts a spotlight on lesser-known cryptids of Asia, Oceania in book
Carol Scott’s idea for her book The Cryptids of Asia and Oceania had been simmering on the creative burner since high school. The Brampton-based writer started the first draft of her book in 2015. Its publication came to fruition in September 2022, allowing her passion for digging deeper into cryptozoological […]
B.C. writer, Ghost Story Guy pays homage to Revelstoke in second edition
There is an afterlife for Brennan Storr’s homage to his hometown Revelstoke, British Columbia. The Victoria resident’s book A Strange Little Place, which was originally published in August 2016 by Llewellyn Worldwide, went out of print in April 2022. Storr, one of the founding members of The Ghost Story Guys […]
B.C. trio Beyond the Haunting explores haunted gold rush path in documentary
“Haunted Gold Rush” is not your average girls’ road trip. Paranormal investigators Corine Carey, Kelly Ireland, and Leanne Sallenback of Beyond the Haunting followed the path of the prospectors during British Columbia’s gold rush from Yale to Barkerville for their two-part documentary. With a mix of historical details, with an […]
Every nurse has a ghost story, according to ‘Haunted Hospitals’ Season 4
Every nurse has a ghost story. That’s the hook for Season 4 of “Haunted Hospitals”. The show returns for another 10 episodes airing during T+E’s Creep Week. “We have a tagline that effectively says every nurse has a ghost story, and that is so true,” Kate Kung, series producer, said […]
Ontario homes double as haunted locations for ‘Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life’
Armen Kazazian is always up for talking spooky. The 52-year-old producer of “Eli Roth presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life”, premiering during T+E’s Creep Week, opened up about Cream Productions’ return for Season 2 and shooting scenes in the homes of Ontario residents. Private residences in Hamilton, Dundas, Flamborough and […]
Review: Umboi Island takes cryptid-themed mysteries to new heights
The evolution of Laura Reagan throughout the three Creature X Mystery books is impressive. Reagan is the protagonist of J.J. Dupuis’ Creature X Mystery series and she’s gone from in search of her estranged father to full-blown buster of drug smugglers. Umboi Island is the third book of the Dupuis […]
Review: They Live in the Grey sheds light on the terrors of mediumship
They Live in the Grey Directors: Abel and Burlee Vang Cast: Michelle Krusiec, Ken Kirby, Ellen Wroe and Madelyn Grace STANDOFF Pictures/Shudder 3.5/5 I remember having a conversation with an alleged medium once, where she equated her ability to that of Cole Sear in The Sixth Sense. She saw dead […]
Review: The Quarry a howling good time, folklore wise
The Quarry Supermassive Games Microsoft Windows, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S 4.5/5 I grew up in the 1980s, the peak of Choose Your Own Adventure books. So, when the novelty of a game like Until Dawn first manifested itself on the PS4 console, I picked it up. I […]
Review: J.J. Dupuis’ second Creature X mystery a more mature Mystery Inc.
Murder mysteries and their villains always have those “goddammit” moments when they realize they’ve been made. “Murder She Wrote,” “Columbo” and “Ellery Queen” all culminated into a “the jig is up” denouement and the villain always attempts to flee. I know I equated J.J. Dupuis’ first Creature X Mystery book […]