Straight from the Suburbs

Well, its been a while...but rest assured, the Cryptkeeper never left! I've been biding my time and esoterically prepping and now returned, this time with my Brother....Brother 12 to be exact! If you ever get to Canada's West Coast and are in the mood for a treasure hunt for the Devil's Metal a.k.a Gold and don't mind Dark Magik nor an eccentric Cult Leader capable of possession then this episode...

The Cryptkeeper loves small towns! Every small town is old and being so holds many secrets. Nothing is more secretive than Murder...especially a more recent one! What happened that one day back in October 1994 in Manotick? A disappearance that spans over 20 years before somewhat of an answer was revealed. But believe me.....it's not the answer you're looking forward. Join the Cryptkeeper a...

Well...it's been a minute...one hell of a minute! Straight From the Suburbs is back with a vengeance of island proportions. Just off Shirley's Bay in Ottawa, one mysterious island exists that has buried secrets and a blood thirsty history. What else does the island have buried beneath...I mean besides the bodies, bones and intrigue. Join Admiral Cryptkeeper on the S.S Death....last stop......

Look up in the sky...is it a bird? A plane?...A UFO? Whatever it is, believe you me,...The Cryptkeeper wants to know! Follow along for some homespun sugery. A personal tale that opens the transition into a harrowing account of alien abduction in rural Alberta. Are we being watched? Farmed? Or simply toyed with....Come with The Cryptkeeper as we transform into high plains drifters in an Alien Abduc...

It's a crazy world we live in. Shadows from every corner pulling at your sanity, imagine fighting off the darkness whilst residing in the shadows yourself. Your life, controlled by others and the occult mantra of "As above, so below" only multiplies your fear as the bad now outweighs the good. But maybe it's not you.....maybe it's a possession or another version of you that h...

Well, it looks like the feature film "Oppenheimer" has won best picture at the Oscars. The Cryptkeeper would have paid more attention should the name of the film was changed to it's more specific moniker of "Ottawaheimer "! Ottawa is where the Nuclear story began. It's a forgotten history with a Secret Society twist that includes the Freemasons and Skull & Bones ......

What's old is new when is comes to esoterica. Picture it, Quebec....sorry...New France, circa 1660. You step off the boat after a harrowing trip overseas and join the newest residents of the French Colony. Only, you are not alone! Not included as passengers were the malevolent spirits that tagged along from the old country. They don't have passports but what they have is your soul! Join th...

Ottawa is creepy enough, but wait until you get a load of what is going on in the outskirts! Aliens, UFO's, Witches, Government Conspiracies....all in your backyard....Welcome to Carp, Ontario! It's a beautiful place but you may not want to stay overnight, that's when the odd occurences begin. To guide us around this mysterious little town just outside of Ottawa, the Cryptkeeper has en...

A stone's throw from Ottawa lies the small town of Clarendon, more or less now part of Shawville, Quebec. We have all driven past or through it but never suspected the evil that once was....and maybe still is! There once was a poltergeist, or was it a demon that terrorized the poor Dagg family lo those many years ago. This was no ordinary haunting, hurts abound along with dozens of witnesses!...

On Dec 21 the time is nigh to celebrate Yule! Included in Yule & before Saturnalia (Christmas) is the Winter Solstice! The shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year, it makes for an esoterically spiritual day! The extended winter solstice darkness makes it the perfect opportunity to summon your inner Karl Jung and perform some shadow work, after all, without the calm quiet...

Happy Halloween from my dark heart,  to yours! Tis the season of Samhain and no spooky season will be complete without an esoteric discussion of ghosts, local ghosts to be exact!  Today in the Crypt, The Cryptkeeper welcomes Ms. Maureen and her decades of experience teaching at Ottawa's Gothic paranormal premier educational institute, Lisgar Collegiate.  Deaths from all ages happene...

Ottawa is a haunted city with many an old landmark.  Most famous of them is the Chateau Laurier.  Dignitaries, politicians, actors and many other "upper crust" society members have stayed there, lo these hundred years of the Chateau's existence.  If you decide to stay there, they may have room available but rest assured that The Chateau is constantly packed.....with GHOSTS! Join the...

Jonestown, Waco.....Montreal? Cults, Cults, Cults!  Who knew that just down the road from the Ottawa Crypt existed a Cult so formidable that it spanned Canada and crossed the Atlantic Ocean into Europe.  The Order of the Solar Temple (O.S.T) had pomp & circumstance, two charismatic leaders, esoteric Sun-God beliefs, murder/suicide and of course.....a promise of eternal life in the St...

Old Country superstar Charlie Daniels once sang about the Devil coming down to Georgia....but have you ever heard about the Devil coming down to Renfrew County? Just outside of Ottawa, in a sleepy spot called Palmer Rapids, back in 1948...the Cryptkeeper hypothesizes that Beelzebub  himself had a stranglehold on the Goglin family and tricked them into their demise.  Fanatical, ex-communi...

The small town of Wilno, Ontario is harboring a dark secret....only the Wilno residents know the truth....Well...the Wilno residents & the Cryptkeeper! Joined in studio by his Paranormal Producer Wolfman Jackson, join the Cryptkeeper as he takes the lid off the proverbial coffin and allows the truth to bleed out! Wilno has a history, a dark history...an Occult history.  It started almost...

Ottawa Sleep Paralysis continues with the Frangione's! Part 1 was mind bending and the intertwined eeriness continues in Part 2. Danny & Melissa brave on in the Crypt as they listen to tales of living horror and contribute with a diabolical situation of their own.  The conversation remains on it's dark trail into the subconscious of reality, a complex conjunction to say the least! If you...

Season's greetings from the Crypt! What a wonderful time of year to gather....for safety! Because Krampus is coming to get you!  From Germany to Canada, the Christmas Devil plays a major part of Christmas lore.  Join The Cryptkeeper for an esoteric ride into the darkness that once was Christmas.  This investigation will dive cloven feet first into a Christmas tradition like no other, a tradition s...

When you go to sleep you expect sweet dreams.  What happens if instead of beautiful fantasy you get wide awake nightmares! What lurks in the darkness when you fall asleep? You can't tell if it's true or dream!  All you know is that you have entered a commonality with people around the world who have been visited by a horrific variety of sleep demons or heard that same creepy tri-tone tha...

The Cryptkeeper loves Halloween!  Nothing beats lighting candles, honouring the dead, putting up spooky decorations and creeping it real! But how did this scary holiday come to be?  Spoiler alert! Halloween derives from Samhain (Sow-win).  Listen attentively as the Cryptkeeper explains the ancient Celtic ritual and all that it encompasses including it's connection to the Ottawa Vall...

"Return of the Mack!" That's right, from a blurb from the last podcast to his own esoteric episode, Mackenzie King and all his Occult practices come full force, from beyond the veil and into the Crypt! His personal diary is diagnosed and his innermost mystic musings are brought into the dimension of the living by your macabre  host...The Cryptkeeper! From Kingsmere to Laurier House, no Ouija...

The final episode at the haunted Rolston House in Metcalfe finds the Cryptkeeper still together with his Macabre Panel of guests.  The living souls in the house are 4 but who knows how many lost souls linger about at the Rolston House.   The mystery of the paranormal activity remains in constant discussion and then takes an occult political turn near the end of the session.  Do...

The ghosts of Rolston House from Episode 1 have made a crossover to Episode 2!...Not once but twice....maybe thrice, stay tuned! The Cryptkeeper keeps the ghostly conversation going with his paranormal panel all the while still remaining in the haunted Rolston House.  This time, The Crypt has been blessed with additional sounds and production value by Producer extraordinaire "Wolfman Jackson"...

Welcome to Metcalfe! The paranormal capital of Canada? What happened to Ottawa? Join the Cryptkeeper in the premiere episode of the Straight from the Suburbs podcast Season 2! This time, the Cryptkeeper is not alone, he has a team of like minded individuals who join him , offsite, outside of the "Superhero Studios", this time within the spirit realm! This episode started as one but grew into three...

Join the Cryptkeeper on a trip back to the 'Tick where another creepy occurrence took place! Who knows what is lurking in the tall trees between local villages, I'll tell you one thing...you don't want to encounter it! The Crypkeeper even talks about a personal, similar occurrence (just don't tell Mrs. Cryptkeeper). Season 1 of the Straight From The Suburbs podcast comes to a creepy end with a sha...

NON MUSIC EPISODE- Look up in the air! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No...it's an Angel!....or was it? This mystery flyer appeared one autumn day and has mystified local Ottawa residents ever since....but what exactly did they see? Join the Cryptkeeper as he presents some options...of Biblical proportions! Sometimes Angels aren't what you think...most people want to bask in their Angelic glow but s...