In which a restaurant is haunted by the grieving wife of a veterinarian in Calgary, Alberta, and a museum in Fort Saskatchewan is haunted by the spirit of the only woman in Alberta to be hanged.

Christmas Eve, 1945

A house fire burns the home of The Sodder Family to the ground. Five of the children remain trapped inside while the four remaining children and parents escape.

No remains were ever found in the ashes.

Join me as we talk about this shocking case that continues to baffle investigators to this day.

And on What's Weird This Week? Cannibalism. That is all.

Episode 10 is dedicated to one of history’s most enigmatic characters: Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. A man thoroughly integrated with myth, viewed as a monk, a healer, a mad man, a holy man, a con man or perhaps a strange combination of all these things.

Set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, the tale weaves mysticism, seduction, betrayal, and murder together forming a narrative that has fascinated historians and story tellers alike for over a century. 

Episode 10 is dedicated to one of history’s most enigmatic characters: Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. A man thoroughly integrated with myth, viewed as a monk, a healer, a mad man, a holy man, a con man or perhaps a strange combination of all these things.

Set against the backdrop of the Russian Revolution, the tale weaves mysticism, seduction, betrayal, and murder together forming a narrative that has fascinated historians and story tellers alike for over a century. 

An investigation into the disappearance of one man from the Mexican town of Matamoros revealed a greater and darker nemesis than authorities dared comprehend, leading them into a labyrinth of drug abuse, trafficking, and human sacrifice.

The Salem Witch Trials were more than what happened between 1692-1693, they were the result of a full spectrum of spiritual, social, economic, and cultural factors that would culminate in a year of paranoia, tragedy, and dark superstition. Discover the history, the theories, and the truth behind this tragic event in American History, as well as its surprising tie to your host.

On What's Weird This Week: Science says you can be your own twin, find out how that's possible in this week's edition of WWTW.

The final days of the Romanov Dynasty is the culmination of centuries of political, social, and civil upheaval. This is a story that has spawned books, movies, cartoons, conspiracy theories, and of course, podcasts. Exactly 100 years after the massacre, interest in what happened that fateful night has not waned, and has even, perhaps, intensified. A story of poverty, resistance, assassinations, mysticism, and so much more - this is a tale that has, and will continue to be, told for generations.  

*EDIT/Correction: At one point in the podcast I refer to nine lives being lost. The actual number was eleven. 

When the ghostly apparition of a long lost ancestor revealed to Carl Tanzler the appearance of his soul mate, he spent his life searching for what he believed would be his one true love. The fairy tale ending, however, was not to be as one man's love grew into a sinister obsession that even death couldn't contain.

We're journeying into the dark world of serial killers for episode 5 as we examine the life, the crimes, and the capture of Richard Ramirez - the Night Stalker.

What's Weird this Week? Find out why some Canadian police forces have been going down the toilet.

Centuries of Jewish lore nurtured this famous legend of a box that is haunted by a malicious spirit, allegedly responsible for the entirety of the Second World War. Dive into the fascinating realm of Jewish mysticism, ancient folklore, and the crazy world of paranormal eBay buyers as we chat about the Dybbuk Box.

What's Weird this Week? A couple in search of paradise city winds up in parasite city and some unfortunate hitchhikers from the Dominican Republic.