Canadian Creepies

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In “Dangerous Offender, Dangerous System,” we take a careful, fact-driven look at Lisa Neve , a young woman who, at just 21 years old, became only the second woman in Canada to be designated a Dangerous Offender —a label that carries an indeterminate sentence and is typically reserved for the most violent, high-risk individuals. This episode is not abo...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Across rural Canada, a strange figure has been reported for decades..seen not in fleeting glimpses, but in encounters that linger. Drivers on empty highways. Hunters deep in the bush. Hikers, ranchers, and people who know the land well. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , Amanda Joy explores the long history of Dogman sightings across Canada , t...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In 2010, Colonel David Russell Williams — once one of Canada’s most respected military leaders — was revealed to be something far darker. A decorated commander of Canadian Forces Base Trenton , Williams shocked the nation when an extensive investigation uncovered a chilling double life: years of secret break-ins, fetish burglaries, and ultimately the r...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Along a quiet stretch of road near the St. Lawrence River sits one of Ontario’s most unsettling landmarks: Coughlin’s Coffin . In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , Amanda Joy ventures into the chilling legend of Charles Coughlin — a man said to have been buried alive in the 1800s, his coffin later unearthed bearing desperate scratch marks on the...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this episode, we step into a world shaped by nightlife, power, and silence tracing the movement between Detroit and Windsor in the 1970s and the lasting consequences that followed. Drawing from The Queen’s Daughter , this episode focuses on what came after: the work of telling the story, reclaiming agency, and pushing back against systems that were...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this Canadian episode of Down the Crooked Path , we return to a case buried deep in medical records and whispered history: the case of Barb Halle . Often cited as the first documented case of demonic possession in Canada , Barb Halle’s story sits at an uneasy crossroads of medicine, faith, and fear. Physicians observed symptoms they could not diagno...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Originally aired November 7, 2024 Join Ali and Valerie as they step into the shadowy corners of Ontario’s haunted past in this spine-chilling episode of Canadian Creepies . From the ghostly keeper said to still roam Gibraltar Point Lighthouse on Toronto Island, to the unsettling legends surrounding Whitby’s most haunted locations , this episode explore...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Across North America, eerie tales of cattle mutilations have unsettled ranchers and researchers alike. Mysterious wounds, precision cuts, and a complete absence of blood—these bizarre cases defy explanation. Is it covert government experimentation? Alien interference? Or something even more sinister lurking in the shadows? In this episode of Down the C...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! 🎙️ WELCOME TO CANADIAN CREEPIES 🎙️ Step right up, Canada. Spin the wheel. Take a chance. Because behind every headline, highway, and haunted hometown… something is waiting. From chilling true crime to paranormal encounters, folklore, and forgotten horrors, Canadian Creepies invites you to play along as we uncover the darkest stories this country has to...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In the dense jungles of Vietnam, visibility was everything—and what soldiers saw with night vision sometimes defied explanation. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , we uncover a chilling legend passed down among veterans: a pair of prototype night vision goggles that didn’t just see in the dark… they saw something else entirely. 🔦 Step into: A...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Originally aired on October 31, 2024, this episode returns as we revisit one of Canada’s most notorious and unsettling criminal cases. Valerie and Ali dive into the life and crimes of Clifford Olson , infamously known as The Beast of British Columbia . This re-release explores Olson’s violent criminal history, the failures that allowed him to continue...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! The quiet, picturesque landscape of the Lewis Clark Valley hides a dark history—a series of disappearances and murders that have haunted the region for decades. In this episode, we delve into the chilling mystery surrounding these unsolved cases, tracing the timeline of events and examining the unsettling connections between them. Who was behind these...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! We’re returning to where Canadian Creepies first began.  This week, we’re re-releasing Episode 001 , where Valerie and Ali dive into one of Canada’s most disturbing and devastating true crime cases: Robert Pickton , the serial killer whose crimes shook the nation and exposed deep flaws in how vulnerable communities were protected. In this episode, Vale...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , we step into the shadowy depths of one of music’s most chilling legends—the story of Robert Johnson and his infamous deal at the crossroads . Who was Robert Johnson? A blues guitarist who rose from obscurity to become one of the most hauntingly talented musicians in history. But behind his genius, rumors swirl...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this powerful episode of Canadian Creepies , Valerie and Amanda take a deep, unflinching look at one of Canada’s most haunting true stories — the wrongful conviction of David Milgaard . At just 17 years old, Milgaard was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Gail Miller, a crime he did not commit. For 23 years , he fought to be heard while t...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Step into the shadows of history and uncover one of America’s most chilling paranormal legends—the Bell Witch. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , we dive deep into the eerie events that haunted the Bell family in early 19th-century Tennessee. Was it a vengeful spirit? A curse? Or something even more sinister? From unexplained voices to violent...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In September of 1992, twenty-year-old Acadia University student Kenley Matheson vanished from the small university town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia. His last confirmed sighting was on Main Street on the morning of September 21st. He was never seen again. No remains.  No belongings.  No activity on his bank account.  And more than thirty years later, stil...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this special bonus episode of Canadian Creepies, we sit down with journalist and author Brian Baker to explore the question at the heart of his new book, Eerie Whispers : Why are Canadians so afraid to talk about ghosts? From campfire tales and immigrant folklore to the ancestral stories of Indigenous Nations, Canada is overflowing with supernatural...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Did fear itself seal Christopher Case’s fate? In this gripping episode of Down the Crooked Path , host Amanda Joy unravels the eerie mystery surrounding Case’s tragic death—a story tangled in paranoia, ancient curses, and unexplained phenomena. When Christopher began receiving chilling warnings of impending doom, his life took a dark and terrifying tur...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! On this week’s Creep of the Week, we turn our attention to a figure often wrapped in myth, nostalgia, and carefully curated national memory. John A. Macdonald is remembered as Canada’s first Prime Minister — but beneath the statues and the schoolbook stories lies a far more unsettling legacy. In this episode, we peel back the polished image to examine...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In 1892, the small town of Exeter, Rhode Island, became home to one of the most infamous vampire cases in American history. Mercy Brown, a young woman who succumbed to tuberculosis, became the center of a desperate and chilling ritual—one designed to stop what her family believed was a supernatural force draining their lives. But was Mercy truly a vamp...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! On this episode of Canadian Creepies , Valerie and Amanda head west to uncover one of the most shocking corruption scandals in Canadian history — The Mulligan Affair . In 1950s Vancouver, Police Chief Walter Mulligan stood as the face of law and order… until a series of leaks exposed a tangled web of bribery, vice, and backroom deals that reached from...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! While Down the Crooked Path episodes on Canadian Creepies usually explores mysteries and hauntings from across Canada, this special episode takes us beyond our borders. Some stories are simply too strange — and too fascinating — to leave untold. In this episode, we explore the fascinating story of the Fox Sisters, the women who ignited the Spiritualist...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! On this episode of Canadian Creepies , Valerie and Kyle return to one of the most infamous stories in Canadian folklore — the tale of the Black Donnellys. In the small town of Lucan, Ontario, a simmering feud between neighbours exploded into one of the bloodiest nights in Canadian history. Arson, vigilante justice, and deep-rooted grudges would turn a...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! On this episode of Down the Crooked Path , we uncover the hidden spiritual life of one of Canada’s most powerful figures — Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. Behind the formal portraits and wartime speeches was a man who believed the dead could offer guidance to the living. Through séances, crystal readings, and long nights with mediums, King...