Canadian Creepies

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Co-hosted by Valerie & Amanda Joy ( Down the Crooked Path ) What happened after the dormitories began to close? This episode traces the long, uneven path from the physical shutdown of Canada’s residential schools to the national reckoning still unfolding today. Valerie and Amanda explore: Closing the Schools (1960s–1990s): Why it took decades, and...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Deep in the rugged wilderness of northern British Columbia lies a region with a chilling reputation: dozens of people have vanished here without a trace—planes, hikers, hunters, and entire search parties swallowed by the land. In this episode, Amanda Joy ventures into the eerie mystery of what's become known as Canada’s Bermuda Triangle —a vast st...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Residential Schools: Erasure, Resistance, Reckoning — Part 03 of 06: Resistance & Survival Co-hosted by Valerie and Amanda Joy (Down the Crooked Path). This episode turns to the often-overlooked stories of resistance within the residential school system—a system designed to erase Indigenous identities and cultures. Valerie and Amanda Joy honour the...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this episode, Amanda Joy ventures deep into the misty forests and old villages of Quebec to uncover the chilling legends of the loup-garou—the werewolves of La Belle Province. These tales aren’t just campfire stories. They’re part of a rich French-Canadian folklore that reveals the fears, beliefs, and moral lessons woven through generations. From me...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In Part 02 of our series, Ali and Valerie examine what daily life was like for children forced into Canada’s residential school system. We look closely at the strict routines and harsh rules designed to erase Indigenous identities, and the punishments used to enforce obedience. This episode also confronts the abuse and neglect these children faced—phys...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! This week on Down the Crooked Path , Amanda turns her gaze to one of Canada’s most enduring mysteries: the life—and death—of Tom Thomson. Painter. Outdoorsman. Icon. Thomson’s vivid depictions of Algonquin Park defined a generation of Canadian art and inspired the Group of Seven. But in July 1917, his body was found in Canoe Lake under circumstances th...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In the first episode of our six-part series, Valerie and Ali begin an unflinching exploration of Canada’s residential school system—its origins, intentions, and the roots of a policy designed to erase Indigenous identities and cultures. Foundations of a System of Erasure traces the early colonial and missionary efforts that laid the groundwork for resi...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! 🚂🌌 This week on Down the Crooked Path: The Phantom Train of Canada 🌌🚂 All aboard for one of Alberta’s eeriest legends. In this episode, we travel to Medicine Hat to uncover the chilling stories of a phantom train said to thunder through the night—long after the tracks went quiet. Locals have spoken of ghostly lights on abandoned lines, the distant...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Episode 036 – Holy Smoke: Canada’s Cannabis Cult What happens when spirituality, rebellion, and cannabis collide in a quiet Canadian city? In this crossover episode, Valerie is wonderfully co-hosted by Amanda Joy from Down the Crooked Path as they explore the strange and smoky story of the The Church of the Universe —a cannabis-fueled cult that took ro...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! On May 20, 1967, deep in the wilds of Manitoba, amateur geologist Stefan Michalak encountered something that would change his life—and the Canadian UFO landscape—forever. Was it a secret military experiment? A hallucination? Or a genuine brush with the unknown? In this episode, Amanda Joy travels back to the windswept rocks of Falcon Lake to explore Ca...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! 👣 Co-hosted by Valerie and Amanda Joy ( Down the Crooked Path ) In the summer of 1977, the brutal murder of 12-year-old shoeshine boy Emanuel Jaques sent shockwaves through Toronto and changed the face of Yonge Street forever. In this collaborative episode, Valerie and Amanda peel back the layers of the case—exploring the systemic failures, the exploi...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! This week, Amanda Joy follows the tiny, twisting footsteps of folklore into the world of French Canadian goblins —known as lutins . Mischievous, shapeshifting, and sometimes sinister, these creatures have long haunted the edges of rural legend, stealing trinkets, playing tricks, and occasionally… exacting revenge. Where do they come from? What do they...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this chilling first installment of our Alberta hauntings series, Valerie and Amanda journey through some of the province’s most ghost-ridden landscapes. From wind-swept cemeteries to historic sites echoing with sorrow, Alberta is more than just mountains and oil fields — it’s home to restless spirits, tragic legends, and eerie encounters passed down...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! She was found abandoned. She arrived broken. And ever since, things haven’t been quite right. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path , Amanda Joy unearths the eerie story of Mandy the Doll , a haunted artifact locked behind glass at the Quesnel Museum in British Columbia. From mysterious crying to shattered lightbulbs and uneasy stares, Mandy has ear...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! This is the third installment in our exploration of witch trials and witch hunts in Canada. If you're just joining us, start with Episode 010: Witch Trials Part 01 and Episode 020: Hexed: Canada’s Witch Hunts Part 02 to catch the full story before diving Beyond the Burning . 🔥✨  The flames have died—but the fear never did. In the first-ever Cana...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In this episode, we follow the trail of one of Canada’s most baffling disappearances. Granger Taylor was a mechanical genius from rural Vancouver Island who seemed destined for greatness—or perhaps something far stranger. Fascinated by UFOs and convinced he was receiving telepathic messages from extraterrestrials, Granger left a note for his family in...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! You’ve read The Handmaid’s Tale … but what if Gilead wasn’t a future dystopia—or even fiction? In this episode, we expose the disturbing truth behind Canada’s hidden history of reproductive control. From the forced sterilization of Indigenous women to eugenics policies targeting Black, disabled, and impoverished communities, we uncover a long and viole...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Niagara-on-the-Lake is often called Canada's prettiest town—but behind the charm of its flower-lined streets and historic buildings lies a much darker legacy. In this episode of Down The Crooked Path , we peel back the picturesque surface to reveal chilling hauntings, shadowy figures, and tragic histories that linger in the fog. From phantom soldi...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Long before Canada wore a crown or stitched a flag, it built its bones on beaver pelts, burned land, and brutal systems of control. In this episode, we take a dark descent into the legacy of the Hudson’s Bay Company—an empire cloaked in trade but soaked in blood. Behind the crisp blankets and quaint trading posts lies a centuries-long campaign of expan...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! 👣 Hosted by Amanda Joy  💀 Canadian content released Tuesdays on Canadian Creepies 🌍 International / otherworldly content drops Thursdays wherever you get your podcasts Something strange is stalking the Alberta prairies… In this eerie installment of Down the Crooked Path , Amanda Joy investigates a chilling series of unexplained cattle mutilations th...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Behind the glint of gold lies a trail of shadows. In this powerful episode, we pull back the curtain on how Canadian mining companies operate far beyond our borders—and far beyond accountability. From the deadly clashes in Tanzania’s North Mara mine to poisoned rivers in Papua New Guinea, we trace the cost of profit-driven extraction: displacement, vio...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Hosted by Amanda Joy Deep in the wild, remote wilderness of the Northwest Territories lies Nahanni National Park—stunning, sacred, and steeped in legend. But beyond the mist-shrouded peaks and winding river lies a mystery that has terrified explorers, trappers, and travelers for over a century: a valley where men vanish… and sometimes reappear without...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Episode 029 – Denis Lortie Part 02: The Storm Breaks In this gripping conclusion to the Denis Lortie case, we walk you through the harrowing events of May 8, 1984 , when chaos erupted inside Quebec’s National Assembly. Dressed in military fatigues and armed to the teeth, Lortie stormed the building with a deadly plan—leaving three dead and thirteen inj...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Step into the windswept fields of early 1800s Ontario, where a peaceful Scottish settler family found themselves under siege by forces they couldn’t explain. In this episode, we unravel The Baldoon Mystery—Canada’s most famous (and eeriest) tale of witchcraft, curses, and paranormal torment. From phantom bullets and spontaneous fires to the chilling st...

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In the first installment of this two-part deep dive, Valerie and Kyle trace the dark and disturbing path that led Denis Lortie to the doors of Quebec’s National Assembly. From a childhood steeped in trauma and abuse to a military career marked by alienation and paranoia, Part 1 explores the psychological unraveling of a man who believed he was being co...