The Canadian Gothic

In 1986 my grandparents Eddie and Theresa were driving on a rural road in the highlands of Cape Breton Island. When a strange object appeared above their car, their lives were never the same,. In this episode, my best friend Randy will join me in a discussion, and a bit of an update, about the first story I've ever covered on nighttime. Links: Join the UFOs Above Canada Discussion Group: https://w...

In the early morning hours of July 25, 2018 a 911 call was made in Brome Lake, Qc. The caller, Riley Fairholm, reported a man in distress, carrying a handgun, and shouting to himself. When the police arrived on the scene it took only 61 seconds before a responding officer shot the young man holding the gun dead. In a confusing turn, the caller was the man with the gun. The events that led up to an...

In the early morning hours of July 25, 2018 a 911 call was made in Brome Lake, Qc. The caller, Riley Fairholm, reported a man in distress, carrying a handgun, and shouting to himself. When the police arrived on the scene it took only 61 seconds before a responding officer shot the young man holding the gun dead. In a confusing turn, the caller was the man with the gun. The events that led up to an...

After the unexpected passing of Nadine’s grandmother she was tasked with finding a suitable container for her portion of her beloved grandmother’s ashes. After a series of strange coincidences she settled on a butterfly shaped pendent style urn and fatefully she choose to purchase from Amazon dot com. the one out of five star review she left the seller gives a hint at what happened next: 1* Beyond...

It started with a post to the UFOs Above Canada discussion group on facebook… “I'm wondering if there are any people living in Kingston, Ontario. Since December 3, 2020 we have been taking pictures of crafts over our house. Up to 22 craft at once. I also have pics of craft with hatches open and small orbs flying out of them. We are 2 older people who were not looking for this experience, it came t...

It started with a post to the UFOs Above Canada discussion group on facebook… “Im wondering if there are any people living in Kingston, Ontario. Since December 3, 2020 we have been taking pictures of crafts over our house. Up to 22 craft at once. I also have pics of craft with hatches open and small orbs flying out of them. We are 2 older people who were not looking for this experience, it came to...

I suppose I decided to get into the Halloween spirit a little early and I’m taking you with me. In this episode of Nighttime, my pal Donnie and I invite you to the first Nighttime podcast GHOST NIGHT. During the conversation, we share our personal experiences with the BEYOND, we take live calls from listeners, and we read a couple of our favorite ghost stories. Links: On Paper Books: https://www.o...

Andrew Pyper is an award winning Canadian author who has gained a reputation for producing writing as rock solid as it is creepy. His novels can be found on best sellers list and literary award ceremonies both in Canada and internationally. As impressive and as interesting as the life and craft of a rock star writer is, Andrew is joining us to talk about something even move fascinating. While spen...

On May 6, 2020 three year old Dylan Ehler was visiting his grandmother’s home in Truro, NS. While playing in the back yard, his grandmother turned her back to Dylan briefly to leash a dog. At some point during that moment of inattention, Dylan vanished. Despite nearly a year of searching, the only evidence located was Dylan’s two rubber boots, both found caught amongst debris in shallow brook that...

On May 6, 2020, three-year-old Dylan Ehler vanished while playing in his grandmother’s backyard in Truro, Nova Scotia His grandmother claims she had briefly turned away to leash a dog, and in that fleeting moment, Dylan disappeared. A massive search followed, but the only trace ever found were his two rubber boots—discovered caught in debris in a shallow brook not far from the property. With littl...

When scrolling through the news over my morning coffee, I found myself face to face with what can only be described as the most controversial garden in St. Catharines, Ontario. When Christina and Matt designed their garden, they started by purchasing two large wooden coffins, placing them in their yard and filling them with soil. As it turned out their neighbours didn't share the same taste. A com...

This story is going to take us to an alleyway in Surrey, BC. On an otherwise uneventful night, in August of 2017, something horrible happened there. Despite the passage of time and tremendous efforts we still don't know what happened exactly, but when the dust settled 19 year old Tanner Krupa was dead. Tanner had only been in Surrey for a handful of days, there for a short work trip. Just a 19 yea...

This story is going to take us to an alleyway in Surrey, BC. On an otherwise uneventful night, in August of 2017, something horrible happened there. Despite the passage of time and tremendous efforts we still don't know what happened exactly, but when the dust settled 19 year old Tanner Krupa was dead. Tanner had only been in Surrey for a handful of days, there for a short work trip. Just a 19 yea...

In the past Nighttime has spent a considerable amount of time discussing the stories of strange lights in our skies. We may get to some of them tonight as well but rather than focusing on the lights in the sky, in this episode, we are going to consider what happens when the damn things crash to the ground. In this episode of Nighttime, Canadian UFO researcher Chris Rutkowski and I discuss Canada’s...

Listeners of Nighttime, consider this episode a sort of public service. This episode has the power to ease the minds of many people out there who feel they have witnessed a fleet of alien invaders in the skies above Canada. The story usually manifests itself in one of two ways; it's either a photo showing a series of aerial lights in a straight line, or a witness account from someone who saw a ser...

Amanda Todd was still a child when she began to share her love of singing with viewers around the world on Youtube. Perhaps she was hopeful that she would be discovered like Justin Bieber, another Canadian youtuber, recently had. Like Justin, Amanda too found a sort of fame as a result of sharing her talents. Tragically, Amanda is known around the world not for her voice or her charm but as a caut...

In the last episode, my guest Ian Rogers spoke both about his experiences investigating the Guardian case as well as the route this story took to being featured on a major CBC Documentary ‘UFO Town’. When I was putting that episode together I learned that my friend, and past guest of the show, Chris Rutkowski was one of the ufo investigators who received Guardian's mailings back in the 80s and 90s...

the Carp, Ontario UFO case widely centers on an anonymous whistle blower using the name 'Guardian' who for a period in the early 90s sent strange packages to UFO researchers around the world claiming that world government’s were attempting to cover up the crash of an extraterrestrial craft just outside of Ottawa in Carp, Ontario. The packages included a rambling manifesto, photographs of purported...

Lisa Marie Young was a 21-year-old indigenous Canadian who disappeared from Nanaimo, British Columbia on June 30, 2002. Lisa had spent her last known night at a local nightclub and several house parties, before accepting a ride to a fast food restaurant from a man she had just met. Her final communication was a series of distressing messages she sent to a friend suggesting she was being held again...

The Halifax Airport John Doe is an unidentified man who was found deceased in a forested area near the Halifax Stanfield International Airport in October of 2004. He was found hanging from a tree with many of his personal possessions, yet no identification. Local police do not believe foul play was involved in his death, however many believe their is much more to his story. In this episode I'll be...

Elisa Lam was a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, who had disappeared under mysterious circumstances while staying at the infamous Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. When LAPD released the last known video footage of Elisa, the often discussed elevator video, Elisa's disappearance became one of the world's highest profile cases. When Elisa's body was found the case beca...

John Mark Tillmann was a Canadian art thief and white supremacist who, for over two decades, stole over 10,000 antiques and art objects from museums, galleries, archives and antique shops mainly in Atlantic Canada. In this episode of Nighttime, Mikaela Gorman joins us to share his stranger than fiction story. Links: Mikaela Gorman on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MikkiHereEgo John Mark Tillmann Wi...

Toronto, Ontario is a big city... home to over two million... and a bunch of them are online approaching children with criminal intent. Fortunately, their dark fantasies are a little further out of reach thanks to a vigilante group called the Toronto Predator Poachers. Using fake online accounts and elaborate decoy work, this group helps pull Toronto's child sex predators out of the shadows and in...

Snow was on the ground, a chill was in the air, and Christmas was all around.  I put on my boots and hat, zipped up my coat, and headed into the cold to check my mailbox. When I opened it, I found some flyers, a gift I had ordered for my mom, and a handful of Christmas cards friends and family who still hold on to the traditional way of staying connected.  My grandma scribbled her name on one, my...

In all corners of our country, if you ask the right people, you’ll hear stories of ghosts or monsters that at some time in the area’s history briefly made themselves known. This episode will describe one such case. It will feature a community crippled with fear and overcome by a feeling of defenselessness. A community in which it's most vulnerable were preyed upon by a beast too frightening to be...