Spooky Stories Podcast

Portland, Oregon is known for many things, mainly its warm, dry summers and cool, rainy winters which provides the perfect climate for growing roses, giving it the nickname City of Roses. Named after Portland, Maine, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1830s, near the end of the Oregon Trail. But did you know that Portland is also a hotbed of paranormal activity? From haunted spots to underground tunnels, this city is a dream for any paranormal investigator. Today, we’re going to explore 8 of the most haunted places in the city.

Resources:

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/haunted-portland-5-spooky-sites-to-see-on-halloween-weekend/

https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2017/01/the_truth_about_portlands_shan.html

https://pdx.eater.com/2016/10/27/13440764/haunted-portland-restaurants-and-bars-oregon

https://portlandghosts.com/the-pittock-mansion/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittock_Mansion#In_popular_media

https://portlandghosts.com/the-shanghai-tunnels/

Toronto, Ontario is known for popular attractions and big-name celebrities, but it is also rich with history, not all of which is happy. There are over 200 years of murders, suicides, executions, military battles, and other unpleasant going-ons. Any ghost hunter or paranormal investigator worth their weight in gold understands that Toronto is a hotbed of spooky occurrences. Today, we’re going to visit some of the popular and most haunted places in the city!

Resources:

https://www.toronto.com/things-to-do/haunted-places-in-toronto/

https://www.toronto.com/news-story/4180181-ghost-stories-abound-at-casa-loma/

https://www.torontorentals.com/blog/a-toronto-ghost-story-the-old-don-jail

https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2009/10/30/hockey_hall_of_fame_ghost_revealed_at_last.html

https://whyilovetoronto.tumblr.com/post/33018824620

https://greatlibrary.blog/2017/10/24/ghost-stories/

https://globalnews.ca/news/4613378/mackenzie-house-toronto/

https://www.narcity.com/this-toronto-restaurant-is-haunted-by-active-ghosts-and-customers-have-actually-encountered-them-before

http://torontothenandnow.blogspot.com/2010/10/9-haunted-royal-ontario-museum-then-and.html

https://whyilovetoronto.tumblr.com/post/34644384589

West Virginia is known for many things: being the only state completely within the Appalachian Mountain range, one of the most photographed venues with Blackwater Falls, and was the birthplace of the wondrous McElroy brothers. But, like most other places in the world, West Virginia is also home to some dark and creepy tales. While the Mothman is one of the most celebrated cryptids, he’s also one of the most mysterious. Is he some demonic specter who is the bringer of disaster, or is he a creature who is simply trying to warn the inhabitants of Earth of impending disaster?

Resources:

https://industry.travelsouthusa.com/10-facts-you-didn%E2%80%99t-know-about-west-virginia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman#:~:text=In%20West%20Virginia%20folklore%2C%20the,Something%22.

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia

https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mothman

https://wvtourism.com/who-is-the-mysterious-mothman/

Have you ever thought about the repercussions of building a house without a plan and no official blueprints? One that has a unique layout and seems as though it’s unfinished? To many, it just seems as though it’s a house that’s still going through construction, but to real paranormal and horror fans, they can all try and explain to you why this house was built the way it was. This home was the brainchild of the heiress to the Winchester firearms fortune, and since 1884, there have been hundreds of stories and rumours surrounding the structure located in San Jose, California.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winchester

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House

https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/timeline/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/527411/14-haunting-facts-about-winchester-mystery-house

https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house

https://www.strangerealms.net/RobynDale/folklore/2018/02/20/the-winchester-mystery-house/

Season 2 is here and this time we're going to need all the bravery, courage, dad jokes, and bad movie voiceover work we can get!

More than 50 years ago, a man from Manitoba had an out-of-this-world experience in the woods near Falcon Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. For the last five decades, many people have tried to explain what happened out there in the forest to Stefan Michalak, including the RCMP, Canadian Forces, and UFOlogists, but have been unable to solve the mystery. This is the story of Stefan Michalak and the Falcon Lake UFO sighting.

Resources:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Falcon_Lake_UFO

https://globalnews.ca/news/5276070/ufologists-to-converge-on-site-of-1967-falcon-lake-enounter/

https://news.umanitoba.ca/the-falcon-lake-ufo-files/

https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/podcasts/Pages/ufo-falcon-lake-incident.aspx

http://falcontrailsresort.com/close-encounters-of-the-2nd-kind

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/falcon-lake-incident-book-anniversary-1.4121639

http://www.nicap.org/articles/670520falconlake_JUFOS.pdf

This week, join us as we take a deep dive into some twisted Canadian history. We will discuss The Ant Hill Kids, The Blackmore Family of Bountiful, BC, and other cult histories throughout Canada’s dark past.

*Trigger Warning: This week’s episode features graphic descriptions about torture and murder involving many adults and children.*

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roch_Th%C3%A9riault

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/nxivm-lawsuit-sex-cult-1.5458522

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/canadian-messiah-formed-doomsday-cult-ulcer-problems-article-1.3797931

https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/unbelievable-true-crime-story-about-canadas-all-female-cult-new-eden-drops-january-1-on-crave/

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/04/18/canadian-connections-of-keith-ranieres-nxivm-sex-cult-ran-deep.html

https://reclamationdoc.wordpress.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Blackmore

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-polygamy-evidence-helps-warren-jeffs-conviction-1.1083446

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-polygamist-wedded-nine-girls-under-18-1.412718

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bountiful-polygamy-trial-day-two-1.3865049

https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/my-dad-his-27-wives-150-kids-canadian-teenagers-tiktok-on-worlds-largest-polygamist-cult-goes-viral-203033

https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/10/04/history-canada-october-41994-an-international-cult-tragedy-begins/

This week we have another listener story! A big shout out to Max for sending us this creepy tale and making us never want to rent a house in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan!

P.S. You can’t just leave us hanging on what the deal was with the basement closet!

Join us this week as we travel to the far north of Canada to learn about Inuit mythology! We’re talking child snatchers, shapeshifters, and other creatures who will give you nightmares. Whether real or myth, these creatures from Nunavut are worth taking a closer look at.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariaksuq

https://leapintothevoidwithme.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/taqriaqsuit/

http://www.inuitmyths.com/

https://a-mythical-index.tumblr.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ijiraq_(mythology)

https://tiaandpiujuq.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qallupilluit

This week, we travel to Quebec, land of poutine and creepy ghosts! Join us as we learn about Marie-Josephte La Corriveau who may or may not have butchered people the way Kihya butchers these French pronunciations.

Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Josephte_Corriveau

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/la-corriveaus-cage-quebec-canada

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/la-corriveau

https://www.headstuff.org/culture/history/marie-josephte-corriveau/

https://www.scaryforkids.com/la-corriveau/ 

Great Canadian Ghost Stories, Barbara Smith

La Corriveau by Kyle Craig: https://archive.org/details/La_Corriveau/La_Corriveau.m4v 

La Corrida de la Corriveau by Mes Aïeux: https://open.spotify.com/track/0gstDZ1lE0Sn2VsBxuWFcX?si=NSM0pTlRQcKigSGQ4FZXRA