Canadian Creepies

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Season 3 of Canadian Creepies starts here.Jason Porter built relationships, identities, and entire versions of himself around lies. In Part One, we begin unraveling the story behind the deception, tracing his early life, relationships, reinventions, and the beginnings of a long con that would leave people questioning who Jason Porter really was.All research for this episode was completed by Christine Young, who dug deep into the complicated history behind the case.This episode also features the first half of our interview with Heather Rovet, who shares her experience with Jason Porter in her own words. The second half of Heather’s interview will continue next week in 072B.And after the interview, we close things out with this week’s Creep of the Week, featuring a disturbing animal cruelty case.Content warning: This episode includes discussion of manipulation, coercive behaviour, emotional abuse, fraud, and animal cruelty.Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Thorain Art & Illustration creates darkly whimsical art inspired by vintage Halloween, forgotten fairytales, and strange woodland magic. Find stickers, prints, magnets, keychains, and more on Etsy or at @thorain.draws, and save 10% with code CANADIANCREEPIES.Manet Macrame & Fibre Arts, created by our researcher Christine, makes spooky handmade macrame, pixel art, epoxy pieces, and Canadian Creepies-inspired books. Save 10% with code CANADIANCREEPIES.Disastra brings heavy, unapologetic energy with their EP Head First. Listen now on YouTube or Bandcamp.📸 Darkroom Photography is a Niagara-based photographer known for creative lifestyle shoots, spooky sessions, and legendary Halloween photos.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!What happens when grief, science, and the supernatural all meet inside one Winnipeg home?From the 1920s through the 1940s, physician Dr. T.G. Hamilton and his wife, nurse Lillian Hamilton, transformed their home at 185 Kelvin Street into a laboratory for investigating psychic phenomena. With cameras rolling, mediums in trances, and séances underway, the Hamiltons attempted to document everything from floating objects to ghostly figures and the strange, gauzy substance known as ectoplasm.Their experiments attracted some seriously notable visitors, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, and left behind an incredible archive of photographs and research that still exists today.This week, we’re heading Down the Crooked Path to Winnipeg’s infamous ectoplasm lab, where spiritualism met scientific experimentation and things got very, very weird.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment, it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!This bonus episode corrects an important error from Episode 052, Dangerous Offender, Dangerous System.Lisa Neve did not murder anyone.In 1991, Rhodora Nicholas was severely beaten, robbed, and abandoned in a field by Neve and an accomplice. She survived the attack, but her survival does not diminish the seriousness of the violence or the lasting harm she endured.In our original episode, we focused heavily on Lisa Neve’s trauma, systemic failures, and Canada’s Dangerous Offender designation. In doing so, we did not clearly distinguish what happened or sufficiently centre the person who was harmed.This episode sets the record straight.We revisit the 1991 assault, Rhodora Nicholas’s place in the case, and why that violence became central to Neve’s eventual Dangerous Offender designation. We also examine how two truths can exist at once: systems can fail someone profoundly, and that person can still be responsible for causing devastating harm.Understanding how someone became capable of violence is not the same as explaining that violence away.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!There’s a stretch of Lake Ontario where ships have vanished, planes have gone down, and strange stories have lingered beneath the waves for generations.This week, we’re heading Down the Crooked Path into the Marysburgh Vortex, a mysterious triangle said to be responsible for more shipwrecks and downed aircraft than the Bermuda Triangle.We’ll dive into the legend of the ghost ship Bavaria, reports of UFO encounters, and the strange meteorite site said to be resting beneath the waters.Is there something unusual hiding in this corner of Lake Ontario, or have decades of tragedy created a legend too compelling to sink?Welcome to the Marysburgh Vortex.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Season 3 of Canadian Creepies is stepping onto the game show floor, where every door hides something strange, unsettling, mysterious or downright creepy.From true crime and dark Canadian history to paranormal stories, bizarre mysteries and the cases that refuse to stay buried, you never quite know what’s waiting on the other side.Canadian Creepies was created by Valerie Catharine & Ali Overholt, co-hosted by Valerie & Amanda Joy, researched by Christine Young and edited by Kyle McDonnell.🎙️ Season 3 begins September 10th.Pick a door, Creeps.Just be careful which one you open.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!On a rainy night near University Boulevard, a driver picks up a quiet young woman wearing a light coat.She says little, handing over a piece of paper with the address of UBC’s Main Library written on it.But before the car ever reaches its destination, the passenger is gone.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy explores the legend of the vanishing hitchhiker said to haunt the roads around the University of British Columbia.The story has been repeated for decades, but unlike many ghost legends, there is no known police report, newspaper account, or historical record confirming that a young woman died in a fatal accident matching the tale.So where did the story come from?We look at the isolated UBC campus of the 1960s, when students regularly travelled along dark, forested roads and hitchhiking was a common part of getting to and from campus, and examine how those real conditions may have helped one of British Columbia’s enduring ghost stories take hold.Sometimes the history behind a legend is just as interesting as the ghost.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!For decades, Indigenous families were expected to endure the removal of their children in silence. Eventually, survivors, parents, communities, and Indigenous leaders began forcing Canada to listen.In the final part of our Sixties Scoop series, we begin with the 1980 Indian Child Caravan, when approximately one thousand people gathered in British Columbia to protest the continued removal of Indigenous children from their families and placement in non-Indigenous foster homes.We follow that resistance into the courtroom, where survivors fought for recognition of what had been taken from them not only their families, but their names, languages, cultures, and identities. Their fight would eventually lead to a historic class-action settlement and the creation of resources intended to support Sixties Scoop survivors.We also examine the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, its Calls to Action, and the difficult question that remains at the heart of this history: how much has actually changed?Because the removal of Indigenous children did not end with residential schools or the Sixties Scoop. Today, Indigenous families continue to face profound overrepresentation within Canada’s child welfare system, leading advocates to describe the ongoing crisis as the Millennium Scoop.Part 04 is about resistance, accountability, survival, and the fight to reclaim the family and cultural connections Canadian institutions attempted to sever.The Sixties Scoop may belong to Canadian history, but its consequences and the struggle to change the systems that created it are not confined to the past.Research for this episode and the entire Sixties Scoop series was completed by Christine Young.Content note: This episode discusses colonialism, forced child apprehension, residential schools, racism, child abuse, family separation, suicide, mental health struggles, substance use, and intergenerational trauma.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Behind the walls of Montreal’s Allan Memorial Institute, respected psychiatrist Dr. Ewen Cameron was conducting experiments intended to break down the human mind and rebuild it from the ground up.Patients were subjected to powerful combinations of drugs, prolonged isolation, repeated audio messages, and electroshock administered at levels far beyond conventional treatment, all while many had little understanding of what was actually being done to them.But Cameron was not working without financial support.Canadian public money helped fund research at the institute while, at the same time, the CIA secretly financed Cameron’s work through a covert MKUltra subproject. When the experiments finally began coming to light, families searching for answers encountered incomplete records, missing files, and lingering questions about what Canadian officials knew and how such extreme experimentation was allowed to continue.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy explores the disturbing history of the Allan Memorial Institute, the patients caught inside Cameron’s experiments, and Canada’s connection to one of the most infamous mind-control programs of the twentieth century.Content note: This episode discusses psychiatric abuse, non-consensual medical experimentation, electroshock treatment, drugging, isolation, and psychological trauma.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!The closing of residential schools did not mean the end of Canada’s attempts to separate Indigenous children from their families, communities, and cultures. The system changed. The goal of assimilation remained.In Part 03 of our series on the Sixties Scoop, we examine how changes to the Indian Act opened the door for provincial child welfare authorities to intervene on reserves, and how poverty created and perpetuated by colonial policies was frequently treated as evidence of parental neglect.We look at the experience from both sides of the separation: parents who returned home to find their children gone, mothers whose newborns were taken from hospitals, and children who were adopted or fostered across Canada, the United States, and beyond, often growing up without access to their names, languages, families, or cultures.Through survivor experiences, we explore the lasting consequences of this forced separation, including what researchers have described as a profound state of identity limbo: growing up disconnected from Indigenous community while never fully belonging in the white environments into which many children were placed.But this story is also about reclamation.We look at the ways survivors and Indigenous communities have worked to reconnect with family, culture, ceremony, community, and the land, restoring connections that government systems attempted to erase.This episode, and the entire Sixties Scoop series, was researched by Christine Young.Content note: This episode discusses colonialism, forced child apprehension, residential schools, racism, child abuse, family separation, suicide, mental health struggles, substance use, and intergenerational trauma.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!White supremacy doesn’t always announce itself with obvious symbols, slogans, or declarations. Sometimes it enters a relationship quietly: through jokes, conspiracy theories, changing language, increasingly extreme media, and a pattern of comments that becomes harder to ignore.In this special solo bonus episode of Canadian Creepies, Valerie looks at some of the warning signs that a partner may be involved with or becoming influenced by white supremacist and extremist ideology, how radicalization can become normalized within relationships, and the manipulation tactics that can make those beliefs difficult to recognize.This episode isn’t about labelling someone because of one bad opinion or uncomfortable conversation. It’s about recognizing patterns, trusting your instincts, and understanding when a difference of opinion has become something much more serious.Content note: This episode discusses white supremacist ideology, extremist movements, online radicalization, abusive relationship dynamics, discrimination, and manipulation.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In the 1850s, Georgina Pennee moved with her husband to Binstead Manor in Prince Edward Island, expecting to begin a new chapter of their lives. Instead, she found herself confronting something far more unsettling: the apparition of a woman carrying an infant through the halls of the manor.Determined to understand what she was witnessing, Georgina began investigating the haunting, conducting what would become an unusually early paranormal investigation led by a woman. What she uncovered about the mysterious woman and child would reveal a disturbing story hidden within the manor’s past.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore the haunting of Binstead Manor, Georgina Pennee’s investigation, and take a brief look at paranormal investigation groups across Canada.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In Part 2 of our four-part series on the Sixties Scoop, Valerie and Amanda examine the devastating conditions inside Canada's Residential School system and the decisions that allowed generations of Indigenous children to suffer.We explore how overcrowded, poorly ventilated schools became breeding grounds for diseases like tuberculosis and the 1918 Spanish Flu, transforming institutions that claimed to educate children into places where illness spread unchecked. We also examine Dr. Peter Bryce's groundbreaking 1907 report, which warned the federal government that children were dying in staggering numbers, and the deliberate efforts to suppress his findings rather than address the crisis.This episode also investigates the federally funded malnutrition experiments conducted on Indigenous children during the 1940s and 1950s, where starvation and poor health were exploited for scientific research instead of being treated. Finally, we discuss how the deaths of thousands of children were documented, overlooked, and, in many cases, hidden through inadequate record-keeping, unmarked burials, and decades of institutional neglect.This episode contains discussions of disease, child mortality, medical experimentation, neglect, and the lasting impacts of Canada's Residential School system. Listener discretion is advised.All research for this four-part series was conducted by Christine Young. Her dedication, compassion, and commitment to historical accuracy have been invaluable, and we are forever grateful for her extraordinary contribution to Canadian Creepies.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!The frozen wilderness of Canada's North has long been the setting for stories of survival, isolation, and mystery.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy explores the legend of The Mad Trapper of Rat River. What began as a remote trapping dispute quickly escalated into one of the largest and most extraordinary manhunts in Canadian history, drawing law enforcement, Indigenous trackers, and determined search parties deep into the unforgiving northern wilderness.As the pursuit unfolded, so did the mystery surrounding the man at its centre. Who was Albert Johnson? Where did he come from? And how did he repeatedly evade capture in one of the harshest environments on Earth?Nearly a century later, the Mad Trapper's true identity has never been confirmed, and his story continues to blur the line between documented history and enduring legend.As always, this episode isn't about proving every theory. It's about exploring the people, the history, and the mystery that continue to echo across Canada's North.Turn down the lights, bundle up, and come with us down the crooked path.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Part 01 of our four-part series on the Sixties Scoop begins by examining the policies and ideology that made the mass removal of Indigenous children possible.In this episode of Canadian Creepies, Valerie and Amanda trace how Canada's Residential School system evolved from policy into practice. We explore the laws that gave the government the power to forcibly remove children from their families, the role of Duncan Campbell Scott in making attendance compulsory, and the devastating reality faced by parents who could be fined or imprisoned simply for trying to keep their children at home.Through the powerful words of survivors, we examine what happened the moment children arrived at residential schools. Hair was cut, names were taken away, languages were forbidden, and siblings were separated. These were not isolated acts of cruelty but part of a deliberate system designed to erase identity, culture, language, and family connections.This episode also shares the extraordinary courage of Indigenous families and communities who resisted these policies by hiding their children, challenging the law, and refusing to let their cultures disappear.This series contains discussions of forced child removal, cultural genocide, physical and psychological abuse, and the lasting intergenerational impacts of Canada's Residential School system. Listener discretion is advised.This entire four-part series was meticulously researched by Christine Young, whose dedication, compassion, and commitment to historical accuracy made this project possible. We are forever grateful for her extraordinary contribution to Canadian Creepies.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Gold has a way of drawing people into the wilderness... but some treasures are said to demand far more than determination.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy follows the enduring legend of The Lost Lemon Mine, a mysterious gold discovery believed to be hidden somewhere in the Canadian Rockies. According to the story, two prospectors stumbled upon an incredibly rich deposit before betrayal turned their remarkable find into a tale of murder, disappearance, and mystery.For more than a century, treasure hunters have searched the mountains hoping to uncover the mine. Yet expedition after expedition ended in failure, strange misfortune, or even death, giving rise to whispers that the mine is cursed or fiercely protected.Is the Lost Lemon Mine simply a piece of frontier folklore? Could the gold still lie hidden beneath Alberta's rugged peaks? Or has something else kept its location secret all these years?As always, this episode isn't about proving whether the Lost Lemon Mine exists it's about exploring the stories, the history, and the people who have risked everything in search of a legend.Turn down the lights, follow the trail into the Rockies, and come with us down the crooked path.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Is Bigfoot a legend told around campfires... or something more? "The Silence of the Woods: Bigfoot Beyond Myth" explores the shadowy line between ancient stories and unexplained encounters in the North American wild. From First Nations oral histories to modern-day sightings, we follow the footprints that stretch across centuries.Join me as we unpack cryptid lore, skeptical science, chilling testimonials—and the eerie silence that falls just before something steps between the trees.Featuring:Eyewitness stories and regional legendsTheories that go beyond the creature and into consciousness, culture, and fearA closer look at why the legend enduresWhether you’re a believer, skeptic, or somewhere in between, this episode might just leave you checking over your shoulder the next time you're in the woods…🎧 Hit play. Let the forest speak.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!A hidden face. A national panic. A banknote that became one of Canada's strangest urban legends.In 1954, the Bank of Canada released a new series of banknotes featuring a redesigned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. It didn't take long for Canadians to notice something unsettling hidden within the curls of the Queen's hair—a shadowy face that many believed resembled the Devil.Rumours spread quickly. Some refused to accept the bills. Others claimed the image was evidence of occult influence, political sabotage, or a secret message hidden in plain sight. As the panic grew, the Bank of Canada quietly altered the design, creating one of the country's most sought-after collector's items.Join Amanda Joy as she explores the history of the infamous Devil's Head banknotes, the conspiracy theories they inspired, and why one accidental illusion became a lasting piece of Canadian folklore.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!The opioid crisis in Canada didn't end with fentanyl—it evolved.In the final installment of this series, we examine how fentanyl transformed the illicit drug supply, why substances like xylazine and benzo-dope have made overdoses even more dangerous, and what the latest national data reveals about the crisis today. We also discuss practical ways to protect yourself and your loved ones, from carrying naloxone to recognizing the signs that someone may be struggling.Finally, we turn to the people demanding accountability. From class-action lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies to the advocacy of Moms Stop the Harm, we explore how grieving families have become some of the country's most powerful voices for change.This episode is about more than statistics. It's about survival, resilience, and refusing to let corporate greed, stigma, and systemic failures define the lives of the people they have harmed.Because real kindness isn't passive—it demands accountability.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!On a quiet stretch of abandoned railway near St. Louis, Saskatchewan, a mysterious light has puzzled witnesses for generations.Some believe it's nothing more than distant vehicle headlights bending through the landscape. Others see it as something far stranger—a modern example of the mysterious lights that have appeared in folklore around the world for centuries. Local legend tells of a headless railway conductor, forever searching the tracks with a lantern in hand.Is the St. Louis Light a trick of the eye, a natural phenomenon, or a ghost story that refuses to fade?Join Amanda Joy as she explores the history, folklore, and competing theories behind one of Saskatchewan's most enduring mysteries.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Pain for Profit: Canada's Opioid Crisis – Part TwoWho pays the price when healthcare fails the people it's supposed to protect?In the second half of our investigation into Canada's opioid crisis, we examine the human cost of a system that too often mistakes treatment for a prescription pad. We explore the gender bias that leaves women's pain dismissed, the patients abandoned as prescribing practices suddenly changed, and the lasting trauma created when healthcare turned its back on those it once encouraged to trust it.We also travel to Pembroke and Renfrew County to examine Ontario's new HART Hub model, asking one of the most difficult questions facing the province today: can recovery-first treatment replace harm reduction, or do both need to exist side by side to save lives?Through research, lived experience, and an emotional interview with a mother who lost her daughter to fentanyl, this episode looks beyond statistics to the people, families, and communities forever changed by Canada's deadliest public health crisis.Because behind every number is a name, and behind every policy decision is someone trying to survive.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!For centuries, something has been reported moving through the waters of the St. Lawrence River.From Jacques Cartier's 1535 account of a strange white creature near Tadoussac to the famous Lake Ontario serpent, lighthouse keepers, bridge workers, and modern-day witnesses have all described seeing long, serpentine animals gliding through the river's currents. Could these encounters be misidentified wildlife, forgotten folklore, or evidence of something that has remained hidden in the depths for generations?In Part Two of Beneath the St. Lawrence, we trace nearly 500 years of sightings and explore why one of Canada's most important waterways continues to inspire stories of an elusive creature that refuses to disappear.Down the Crooked Path releases new episodes every Tuesday.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!This week on Canadian Creepies, we examine one of the deadliest public health disasters in Canadian history: the opioid crisis.For years, the public narrative focused on addiction, personal responsibility, and the visible consequences on our streets. But behind that story lies another one—of pharmaceutical marketing campaigns, regulatory failures, corporate profits, and a healthcare system that left thousands of Canadians vulnerable.From the rise of OxyContin and the marketing tactics used to convince doctors that opioids were safe, to the fentanyl-driven overdose crisis that continues to claim lives across the country, we trace the decisions that helped shape a national tragedy.With more than 55,000 Canadians lost to opioid toxicity since 2016, this is not simply a story about substances. It is a story about policy, profit, stigma, survival, and the families left behind.This episode was researched by Christine.Also this week, our Creep of the Week examines a disturbing Ontario case involving an aunt who pleaded guilty after throwing acid on her niece, causing life-altering injuries.Content warning: addiction, overdose, death, violence, and discussions of substance use.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In this first installment of a multi-part series, Down the Crooked Path wades into the deep waters of Indigenous stories about powerful river serpents, mysterious underwater beings, and the dangers that lurk beneath seemingly calm waters.Across generations, stories have been told of Thunder Beings battling enormous water serpents, of a woman lured beneath the surface by a being wearing a human face, of travelers rescued only to be abandoned to the mercy of a storm, and of fishermen who came face to face with creatures so large they defied explanation.These beings were said to do more than inhabit rivers and lakes. Some traditions warned that once a serpent had seen you, it became aware of you—and might even find its way into your dreams.Join Amanda as she explores the legends, warnings, and enduring mysteries surrounding some of the most feared creatures said to dwell in the waters of Turtle Island.Down the Crooked Path releases new episodes every Tuesday.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!On a busy Saturday afternoon in June 2012, Toronto's Eaton Centre was packed with shoppers, families, tourists, and teenagers grabbing lunch. In just 15 seconds, one of Canada's busiest public spaces became the scene of a mass shooting.When Christopher Husbands opened fire in the crowded food court, two young men were killed, several bystanders were injured, and thousands fled in panic. But the story didn't begin at the Eaton Centre. Months earlier, Husbands had survived a brutal attack that left him stabbed 36 times, setting in motion a chain of events that would end in tragedy.In this episode, we examine the Eaton Centre shooting, the victims and survivors caught in the chaos, the remarkable story of Jessica Ghawi—who narrowly escaped the shooting only to be killed weeks later in the Aurora theater massacre—and the decade-long legal battle that followed.From trauma and revenge to PTSD, public safety, and the limits of criminal responsibility, this is the story of 15 seconds that changed countless lives forever.Research for this episode was conducted by Christine.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Welcome to Down the Crooked Path.Long before modern doomsday preppers and internet conspiracy movements, a self-proclaimed prophet was building his own kingdom on Vancouver Island.Edward Wilson, founder of the Aquarian Foundation, promised his followers spiritual enlightenment, secret knowledge, and survival through the catastrophes he claimed were coming. As the years passed, the movement became increasingly isolated. Followers devoted their lives, labour, and resources to Wilson's vision while stockpiles of gold, weapons, and supplies grew behind the scenes.To some, Wilson seemed gifted. His warnings about economic collapse and the rise of dictators convinced many that he possessed genuine foresight. To others, he was a manipulative leader using fear and devotion to maintain control.As tensions with authorities escalated and lawsuits threatened to expose the foundation's inner workings, Wilson disappeared—taking a fortune in gold with him and leaving behind one of British Columbia's strangest unsolved mysteries.Join us as we explore the rise and fall of the Aquarian Foundation, a story of prophecy, power, paranoia, and the man who vanished without a trace.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In this episode, we examine Canada's response to the ongoing crisis in Palestine, from military export loopholes and refugee policies to the human cost borne by families both overseas and here at home. We explore the origins of the conflict, the realities of life in Gaza and the West Bank, and the growing gap between Canada's international reputation and its actions.Through survivor accounts, government policy, and the experiences of Palestinian-Canadians fighting to bring loved ones to safety, we ask a difficult question: what responsibility does a country have when its words and actions no longer align?This episode contains discussions of war, displacement, sexual violence, detention, death, and genocide.Research for this episode was conducted by Christine.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Welcome to Down the Crooked Path.In 1878, a young woman named Esther Cox became the center of one of Canada's most famous paranormal mysteries. What began after a traumatic event soon escalated into violent disturbances that terrified family, neighbours, and investigators alike.Strange knocks echoed through the walls. Objects moved on their own. Fires broke out without explanation. Wherever Esther went, the phenomena seemed to follow.As news of the case spread, investigators attempted to communicate with unseen forces, while actor and author Walter Hubbell transformed the story into a sensation that would captivate the public for generations.But beneath the ghost stories and headlines lies a more complicated question. Was Esther haunted by a supernatural force, targeted by public hysteria, or struggling with the aftermath of trauma in a world that had few answers?Join us as we explore the Amherst Mystery, one of Canada's most enduring tales of the unexplained.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Canada is often portrayed as a nation of peacekeepers, diplomats, and honest brokers on the world stage. But how much of that image reflects reality?In this episode, researched by Christine, we examine Canada's historical and modern relationship to Palestine, from the 1947 UN Partition Plan and the legacy of Lester B. Pearson's peacekeeping myth to military exports, refugee policy, and the ongoing debate surrounding Canada's role in one of the most consequential humanitarian crises of our time.We explore the origins of the conflict, the promises made by colonial powers, the displacement of Palestinians, and the ways Canada's actions have often contrasted with its international reputation.This is not an episode about simple answers. It is an examination of history, policy, power, and the uncomfortable space between a country's values and its actions.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Welcome to Down the Crooked Path.Canada's wilderness has inspired countless legends, but some of the strangest involve creatures that should never have grown so large. From giant spiders lurking in the forests to monstrous mosquitoes said to haunt the north, these stories have been passed down through generations of campers, hunters, and storytellers.In this episode, we explore the myths, folklore, and possible origins behind some of Canada's creepiest tales. Are they simply exaggerated encounters with nature, or is there something deeper hiding beneath these enduring legends?Join us as we venture into the tangled web of Canadian mythology and the creatures said to dwell within it.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Episode DescriptionIn 2013, the internet crowned a new folk hero almost overnight.A drifter with a hatchet, a viral interview, and a catchphrase that spread across the internet faster than anyone could stop to ask an important question: who was Kai, really?In Part 02, we follow the collapse of the legend.Researched by Christine, this episode examines the murder of Joseph Galfy, the investigation that transformed a viral celebrity into a murder suspect, and the courtroom battle that followed. We break down Kai’s self-defense claims, the prosecution’s argument, the infamous train station footage, the appeals process, and the media circus that continued long after the guilty verdict.We also examine the broader themes surrounding the case: internet celebrity culture, media exploitation, mental health, homelessness, and the dangerous speed at which social media turns complicated people into heroes… and then villains.Finally, we explore the 2023 Netflix documentary The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker and ask whether the media learned anything at all from Kai’s story—or whether the machine simply found another tragedy to monetize.This episode contains discussion of violence, sexual assault, mental illness, and homelessness.Stay curious… and stay creepy.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!We examine each of the canonical five victims—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—bringing their stories back into the light and honoring their lives beyond the headlines.But the intrigue doesn’t end there. We tackle the swirling theories and dissect a labyrinth of suspects: was it a doctor with surgical precision, a disgruntled artist, a member of royalty—or someone hiding in plain sight? From contemporary police investigations to modern criminal profiling, we dig into the evidence, contradictions, and enduring legends.This episode is packed with speculation, hard facts, and a respectful lens on a case that continues to haunt the true crime world.Join us as we walk down the crooked path into the darkest corners of London’s past.Follow the Path Further If this episode left you lingering in the shadows, there’s more to explore. Follow @downthecrookedpath on TikTok and Instagram for haunting visuals, behind-the-scenes lore, and updates on upcoming episodes. Every post is another breadcrumb deeper into the strange, the forgotten, and the beautifully unsettling. Stay curious… and keep walking.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In February 2013, a chaotic series of events unfolded in Fresno, California—an incident that would leave one man seriously injured, another hospitalized, and a third catapulted into viral fame almost overnight.In this episode, researched by Christine, we examine the moment that introduced the world to Kai, the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker.What began as a violent and deeply unsettling encounter quickly transformed into something else entirely. Within days, Kai was being celebrated across the internet, his words remixed, his image shared, and his actions reframed into something resembling heroism.But behind the viral clips and the soundbites was a far more complicated reality.As the story spread, so did a narrative that ignored the full weight of what had happened—the victims, the violence, and the warning signs that were already there.In Part One of this two-part series, we break down the Fresno incident itself, the circumstances that led up to it, and the moment that turned a chaotic act into a cultural phenomenon.Because sometimes what goes viral… isn’t the full story.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Across oceans, rivers, and remote northern waters, stories have surfaced for generations—stories of something long, powerful, and impossible to fully explain.From the shifting waters of the Pacific Coast, where early explorers described strange, colour-changing sea worms drifting alongside Velella, to the deep-rooted stories of the Passamaquoddy Wabanaki, where the Weewillmekq is said to grow, change, and move between land and water.In Saint John, New Brunswick, the creature is tied to the Reversing Falls—horned, watchful, and carrying something lost. On Campobello Island, it appears again, bound to a curse and something taken that was never meant to be used.Further north, Inuit and Dene stories speak of massive, unseen worms beneath the water—creatures connected to whirlpools, vanishing canoes, and the quiet understanding that some places are not meant to be crossed.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we follow these stories across the country and beyond, tracing the threads of something ancient, something shared, and something that may have always been just beneath the surface.Because sometimes the question isn’t whether something exists…It’s how long it’s been there.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!This week, we’re taking a moment to breathe.After the weight of the Barbara Stoppel case, it didn’t feel right to jump straight into something new. Some stories stay with you, and we want to give that space the respect it deserves.So today, we’re revisiting Episode 005, where Valerie and Alerie discuss the case of Cody Legebokoff, one of Canada’s youngest serial killers. Convicted in 2014, his crimes between 2009 and 2010 left a lasting impact on the communities affected.As always, we approach this with care. This isn’t just about what happened, but about the lives that were impacted and the reality of the case.We’ll be back next week with something new.For now, we’re taking a breath and looking back. 🖤✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Macloune is not a true historical account.First published in 1877 by Honoré Beaugrand and later included in his 1904 collection New Studies of Canadian Folk-Lore, the story has endured not because it happened—but because of what it reflects.Set against the backdrop of rural Quebec, Macloune draws from the cultural and social realities of the time: deeply rooted Catholic authority, close-knit communities, and the quiet but powerful expectations placed on those who lived within them.Like many pieces of folklore, it exists somewhere between fiction and function. Not a record of events, but a story shaped to carry meaning—one that speaks to fear, consequence, and the boundaries people were never meant to cross.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore the origins of Macloune, the world it was written in, and why stories like this continue to linger long after their authors are gone.Because sometimes the purpose of a story isn’t to tell the truth…It’s to warn you.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In the final chapter of the Barbara Stoppel case, the story doesn’t end with answers.It ends with impact.In this episode, researched by Christine, we examine what happens after the trials, the inquiries, and the investigations—when the system has already failed, and the people left behind are forced to carry it.For Thomas Sophonow, exoneration did not mean freedom. Years after his release, he continued to live with the psychological damage of wrongful imprisonment, public suspicion, and a system that demanded he prove his innocence long after it had taken everything from him. For the Stoppel family, justice never came. The man investigators believed responsible was never convicted, never held accountable in a court of law, and ultimately died without ever admitting what he had done.And for the justice system itself, this case exposed something deeper—how tunnel vision, coercive practices, withheld evidence, and systemic failures can converge into a perfect storm that destroys lives while allowing violence to continue. This is not just a story about one case.It’s about how wrongful convictions happen. How institutions protect themselves. And how the truth can be buried—not by mystery, but by choice.In this final episode, we reflect on the human cost, the lasting damage, and the uncomfortable question that lingers long after everything else fades:What does justice really look like… when no one is held accountable?Plus, this week’s Creep of the Week.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!For more than two centuries, something has been reported beneath the surface of Lake Utopia in New Brunswick.Described as long, dark, and moving with a strange, undulating motion, the sightings stretch back to early accounts from Indigenous communities and settlers in the late 1800s. Over time, the story persisted—reappearing in waves throughout the twentieth century, with notable clusters of sightings in 1969, 1982, and 1996.Witnesses described something that didn’t quite behave like any known animal. Something that moved with intention. Something that seemed to vanish just as quickly as it appeared.Theories have ranged from oversized eels to undiscovered species… to something shaped more by perception than reality.But despite generations of sightings, no physical evidence has ever been found.And in recent years, the reports have grown quiet.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore the legend of the Lake Utopia creature—a story suspended between folklore and possibility, where the water holds its secrets… and whatever once moved beneath the surface may still be there.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!They finally got their chance.After months of delays, internal resistance, and missed opportunities, investigators come face to face with the man they believe murdered Barbara Stoppel.In Part 06 of the Barbara Stoppel case, the long-awaited interview with Terry Arnold begins—but nothing about it goes as planned.From outright denials to childlike deflection, Arnold resists at every turn. Yet beneath the surface, cracks begin to show. Confronted with mounting evidence, witness accounts, and his own contradictions, he is forced into a position he can’t fully control.And then, something shifts.Behind closed doors, away from the record, Arnold begins to talk differently. Not a confession—but something closer. A hint at negotiation. A willingness to “deal.” A moment that suggests the truth is within reach… but still just out of grasp.As investigators push forward, they are left with the same reality that has haunted this case from the beginning.They know who did it.But knowing… and proving it… are two very different things.In this episode of Canadian Creepies, we examine the interview that almost changed everything—and the system that may have prevented it from going further.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In the summer of 1950, deep in the remote wilderness near Steep Rock Lake, a quiet evening on the water turned into something far stranger.A couple claimed they saw a shining object resting on the lake… and small, human-like figures moving around it. What followed was a story that spread quickly through a mining town, capturing the imagination of a country already looking to the skies in the early days of UFO fascination.But like many stories that refuse to fade, the truth behind the “little green men” may be far more complicated.Was it a genuine encounter? A misunderstanding? Or something created deliberately… that took on a life of its own?In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore the strange case of the Little Green Men of Steep Rock Lake, where isolation, imagination, and mystery collide—and where even a hoax can become something much harder to explain. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!They knew who he was.They knew what he had done.And still… they were told to wait.In Part 05 of the Barbara Stoppel case, the investigation reaches a breaking point. As the reinvestigation team closes in on their prime suspect, internal politics, missing evidence, and mounting pressure from an impending public inquiry begin to stall everything.Despite clear recommendations from FBI profilers and their own investigators, the push to conduct a critical interview is repeatedly denied. Instead, the team is redirected—forced to chase old tips, revisit dead ends, and give the appearance of progress while the opportunity to secure a confession slips further away.Behind the scenes, frustration boils over. Memos are ignored. Warnings go unheeded. And the consequences of past decisions—destroyed exhibits, mishandled evidence, and years of tunnel vision—continue to haunt the case.Because at this point, this isn’t just an investigation.It’s a race against time… and against a system that seems determined not to face its own mistakes.In this episode of Canadian Creepies, we examine what happens when justice is within reach—but power, politics, and pride get in the way. 🕯️✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!What happens when you take ghost stories out of the shadows… and place them inside historic homes?In this special interview, we sit down with Ann McDougall, author of A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses, to explore the space where history, belief, and the unexplained collide.Drawing on her years working in historic house museums, Ann shares the stories that shaped her book—from quiet, unsettling encounters to the broader patterns in how we’ve tried to understand and communicate with the dead across time.But this isn’t blind belief.Ann approaches the supernatural with both curiosity and clarity—examining the rituals, the cultural shifts, and the science behind ghost hunting, while also calling out the frauds and performative hauntings that have shaped the narrative.Together, we talk about what draws us to these stories, what it means to witness something you can’t explain, and why the desire to reach beyond the veil has endured for centuries.This is a conversation about ghosts—but also about people. About memory, place, and the stories we choose to hold onto. 🕯️Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Old Montréal is known for its beauty. Cobblestone streets, historic buildings, a city that feels frozen in time.But some parts of its past were never laid to rest.In Part 02 of our Old Montréal hauntings series, we step into places where history still lingers.At Auberge Saint-Gabriel, the city’s oldest inn, guests have reported piano music with no source and the voice of a child echoing through empty rooms.In Place Jacques Cartier, once a site of execution and torture, whispers and shadowy figures have been seen moving through the square.And inside Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel, figures are said to appear within the stained glass as the weight of fire, famine, and loss hangs in the air.These stories are more than hauntings.They are echoes of violence, faith, and survival woven into the foundation of the city.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore what still lingers in Old Montréal. 🕯️🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!By the time investigators began to take a closer look, the pattern was impossible to ignore.In this episode, we examine the escalating violence of Terry Arnold—a man who moved through cities, left behind victims, and repeatedly slipped through the cracks of the system meant to stop him.From missed opportunities and ignored warning signs to multiple victims across the country, the case reveals just how long this pattern was allowed to continue.We also revisit the impact on the Stoppel family, as the truth slowly begins to surface after years of silence, loss, and misdirection.Because this isn’t just about one case.It’s about what happens when the right person isn’t held accountable—and how many others pay the price.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In the 1800s, in rural Ontario, one woman became known for what she could see.Elizabeth “Mother” Barnes—often called the Witch of Plum Hollow—was said to read tea leaves, predict futures, and help locate missing people in her community. Some believed she was gifted. Others weren’t so sure.Rumoured to be the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, her reputation spread quietly through Leeds County, built on word of mouth, strange accuracy, and stories that lingered long after the moment had passed.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore the life and legend of Mother Barnes—where folklore, belief, and the unknown blur together.Because sometimes the most unsettling stories… don’t come from what we see.They come from what someone else already knew.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!As the case against Thomas Sophonow begins to unravel, another name comes into focus—one that was present from the very beginning.In this episode, we examine the man who slipped through the cracks.From early warning signs and escalating violence to repeated police contact that led nowhere, the pieces were there. They just weren’t put together.We also explore how investigative tunnel vision, flawed procedures, and missed opportunities allowed the real suspect to remain free—while an innocent man was pursued instead.Because sometimes the truth isn’t hidden. It’s overlooked.✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!For centuries, people along Canada’s eastern shores have reported the same impossible sight:A glow on the water. Fire where there should be none. A ship appearing… and disappearing just as quickly.From the Northumberland Strait to Baie des Chaleurs, sightings of burning vessels have been recorded for generations—some vivid, others just a flicker on the horizon.Explanations range from atmospheric phenomena to stories of curses, pirates, and ships that never made it home.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we follow the legend of Canada’s burning ghost ships—and the moments that stay with those who’ve seen them.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!We are headed back to episode 004 this week. We will return to The Barbara Stoppel Case next week.This episode Ali & Valerie discuss Evelyn Dick. Evelyn was a Canadian socialite suspected of killing her husband and son. Although she never confessed to either crime.Evelyn Dick - The Forgotten Rebelshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slN2h-afbEI Torso: The Evelyn Dick Story Trailerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9tfdDQui60We want to hear from you! Do you have a spooky story to share? A Canadian true crime you want us to research? Send us a DM on Instagram @canadiancreepies or send us an email [email protected]://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Dickhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forgotten_Rebelshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Greenspanhttps://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/evelyn-dickhttps://www.thespec.com/life/hamilton-region/story-of-murderer-evelyn-dick-enthralled-and-enraged-hamilton/article_bcef52cd-7616-59f7-a2c1-9967387b9c44.htmlEdited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Deep in the wilderness of Canada’s North—where the mountains cut through the sky and the land feels untouched by time—there are whispers of something that shouldn’t exist.A valley hidden within Nahanni National Park Reserve… A place said to be warm in the dead of winter. Where snow refuses to settle. Where green life thrives against all odds.Prospectors spoke of it in hushed tones. Indigenous oral histories echo something strange in the land. And those who have searched for it… have come back with more questions than answers.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we follow the legend of the so-called “Valley of Warmth”—a place that may be explained by geothermal science… or may be something far harder to define.Because in a region this remote, this vast, and this unforgiving…Some secrets don’t need to hide. They’re simply never found.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Amanda and Valerie are back again to discuss the absolute trash police work that was conducted throughout this case.Thank you to our research queen, Christine!Nominate your Creep of the Week at speakpipe.com/canadiancreepies✨ This episode also highlights the work of Niagara Reproductive Justice (NRJ)— Learn more or support their work by visiting their social media or emailing [email protected]. Your next creepy obsession starts here. 🖤 Ghoul Gang, we've got double the creep for you today!📸 First up: Darkroom Photography, based in the Niagara Region. Mel captures everything from spooky to sweet with creative, lifestyle shoots—and yes, her Halloween sessions are legendary. Transparent pricing, seasonal specials, and all the eerie vibes you could want.👉 Book at darkroomphotography.ca or email [email protected]🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!Support spooky small biz and creep it cute, creeps.Edited by Kyle McDonnell 

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we step into a series of encounters that don’t quite fit within the lines of traditional folklore.It begins with a report from northern Canada. A man driving a remote highway sees something ahead of him — pale, hairless, and moving low to the ground in a way that doesn’t match anything he knows. What follows isn’t just fear, but obsession. Tracks. Disturbed earth. The sense that whatever he saw didn’t just pass through… it stayed.But he isn’t the only one.Across Canada, similar stories have surfaced — figures seen near cabins, lakes, and forest edges. Sometimes crawling. Sometimes standing. Always just out of place.In this episode, we explore the growing legend of what some have come to call the Canadian Crawler, and the uneasy space it occupies between cryptid, folklore, and something much newer.Because when a story appears in multiple places, told by people who have nothing connecting them… it forces a question.Where did it come from?And why does it feel like it’s still out there?🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell