Haunted Talks

Can our community BEHOLD THE FUTURE? This month we asked our listeners to make individual and group predictions about events that will happen in 2018. In the episode (featuring special guest co-host, Glen Shackleton, Founder and CEO of The Haunted Walk), we share some of your more intriguing prophecies and examine a few historical predictions that have unbelievably come true. Join us!

Over the past few months over 500 previously unreleased and over 15,000 previously redacted documents on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released to the public. For years the public has debated if Lee Harvey Oswald could have acted alone. Do these new files shed any light on one of the most believed conspiracy theories in the world?

Go behind the scenes with The Haunted Walk in the midst of the Halloween Season! Tag along with three members of our management team as they prepare for the biggest weekend of the year.

The fascinating and surprisingly touching story of the unmarked graves discovered under a busy street in downtown Ottawa. How do we honour early inhabitants of the city who were originally buried over 150 years ago? Join Haunted Walk tour guide and researcher, Margo MacDonald, as she attends a one-of-a-kind day of remembrance. 

Curses have played a significant role in human history for over 4,000 years. Is it possible that supernatural forces can inflict harm, punishment or cause bad luck to befall us? Or is there another explanation? In our search for answers we examine some of the most intriguing curses including: the disappearance of Bill Barilko, James Dean's killer Porsche, Robert Johnson's deal with the Devil and K...

What are you afraid of? Fear is one of the most complex human emotions. Why do people seek out frightening adventures (like ghost tours) for fun? What happens to our brains when we get scared? Do these "adventures" have a mental health benefit? Join us as we chat with sociologist and haunted attraction consultant, Margee Kerr , about her book, "Scream: Chilling Adventures in the Science of Fear."

Are we alone in the universe? On August 15th, 1977, the University of Ohio's Big Ear radio telescope recorded something very unusual while pointed in the direction of the constellation of Sagittarius. The "Wow! Signal" remains to this day the strongest potential alien radio transmission ever detected.

Perhaps the most common question our storytellers are asked is, " Has anything ever happened to you? " Join us as Haunted Walk tour guides from Toronto, Ottawa and Kingston, share some of the unusual, strange and downright spooky things that have happened to them while leading guests through our haunted locations.

In this special mid-month bonus episode, we are joined by Haunted Walk Founder & CEO, Glen Shackleton, who recently attended a consultation meeting about the future of the Kingston Penitentiary. He shares the latest developments and the challenges that still exist. Is the historical value and tourism opportunity the site offers being fully recognized? Glen shares this thoughts and what we'll do ne...

In an unsuspecting field in Northeast Georgia, four massive granite slabs, each 16 feet tall, rise out of the ground. The Georgia Guidestones are often referred to as America's Stonehenge, due the many mysteries that surround them. Who built them? And why? What is the meaning of their strange inscriptions? Why are they repeated in 8 different languages? Buckle up your seat belts as we are taking a...

While touring the grounds of the Palace of Versailles in 1901, did two well-respected English women unknowingly bump into the ghost of Marie Antoinette and other members of her court? After 10 years of researching their experiences, they published a book detailing their findings and came to an extremely surprising conclusion. Is it possible they had briefly travelled back in time?

David Ridgen is a modern day Sherlock Holmes. He is the host of the CBC's extremely popular true crime podcast, Someone Knows Something . Join us as he gives us a behind the scenes look at the making of one of the most listened to podcasts in the world and how he negotiates the tricky (personal and professional) waters of investigating cold cases. http://hauntedwalk.com/podcasts

Should Canada's most infamous maximum security prison be preserved, redeveloped or torn down? Our five uniquely qualified guests share their thoughts on the past, present and future of the Kingston Penitentiary. We will also take a trip to Alcatraz Island for a personal tour by one of the longest serving Park Rangers and hear about his experiences working at the world's most famous prison. City of...

One of the world's most chilling mysteries! What could explain why a group of expert Russian skiers cut their way out of their own tent in the middle of a freezing cold night and wandered off into the dark without jackets and with bare feet? Avalanche? Animal attack? Military testing? Or…something much more sinister? Join us as we investigate!

Did the strangest coincidence ever recorded take place today, December 5th, in 1664, 1785 and 1820? We head to the Welsh coast and delve into the creepy improbability of the three deaths of Hugh Williams.

Watch your step as you board your Doom Buggy for a behind the scenes look at the most popular haunted houses in the world. From the decade long struggle to open the attraction, to the incredible ride mechanics and effects, to the creepy legends and bits of trivia...welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion! Ride the three versions of the Haunted Mansion: Disneyland , Disney World and Tokyo...

In Kingston, Ontario, the gruesomely botched double hanging of Daniel Mann and James Deacon has become something of a legend. Join us as we journey back to that fateful day in 1870 to discover what happened and the unique set of the circumstances that led these two men to face the hangman's rope. 

On November 24, 1971, a man only identified as Dan (or D.B.) Cooper hijacked a Northwest Boeing 727 en route from Portland to Seattle. He cunningly ransomed the plane and its passengers for $200,000, before parachuting from aircraft mid-flight. Despite exhaustive searches and investigations, the man, the money, and the parachutes, have never been found. Join us as we explore one of the greatest un...

Tom Thomson is one of Canada's most celebrated artists and cultural icons. However, the events surrounding his tragic death in 1917, at the age of 39, continue to be source of interest and controversy. Was it an accident? Suicide? Or, a conspiracy to hide a grizzly murder? Join us as we chat with distinguished Thomson researcher, Gregory Klages, about his new book, The Many Deaths of Tom Thomson:...

Are miracles nothing more than statistical probabilities? Are unobserved rare events happening around us all the time? Can you give yourself better odds at wining the lottery? In episode 12 we speak with distinguished statistician, Professor David J. Hand, about his book: The Improbability Principle – Why Coincidences, Miracles and Rare Events Happen Every Day . The odds are very favourable that y...

On February 4th, 1880, Canada’s most notorious family, The Black Donnellys, were massacred in their home by a vigilante group of their neighbours. In Episode 11 of Haunted Talks, we take you inside the Donnelly legend. What happened on that fateful night? Were the Donnellys “evil” or convenient scapegoats? Do their restless spirits still linger at the place where they met such a violent end? Liste...

In Episode 10 of our "Haunted Talks" podcast we chat with international newsmaker Stu De Haan, of The Satanic Temple . He shares common misconceptions about his beliefs and why Phoenix City Council did everything in their power to try to stop his group from speaking at a recent meeting. This is a must-listen episode!

Few things capture the imagination like the thought of time travel. Many great works of fiction have been based on the concepts of changing the past, experiencing a distant future or the many paradoxes that exist in between. In episode 9 we chat with prodigious science writer, Brian Clegg , about his book, “ How to Build a Time Machine: The Real Science of Time Travel ”. How close are we getting?...

We are joined by historian, author and tour guide, Adam Selzer , to discuss his new book, " Ghosts of Lincoln: Discovering His Paranormal Legacy ." There are few figures in American history that capture the imagination like Honest Abe. From rumoured séances in the White House, to premonitions of his pending assassination, to claimed sightings long after his death, Adam Selzer helps us work through...

In Episode 7, we speak with renowned psychic-medium, Chris Medina, on what it is like to be a psychic. We ask him what it is like to have these unique abilities and how he uses them to help people. To show us how he works, he graciously conducted a reading for Jim, as well as two of our listeners. The results were extremely surprising. Join us as we discuss the future, the afterlife and all things...