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Canadian Creepies
Welcome to Canadian Creepies—the podcast that digs into the dark corners of Canada’s past and present. Your hosts Valerie, Ali, Amanda Joy ( host of Down the Crooked Path), and sometimes Kyle explore the true crime cases that haunt us, the paranormal encounters that make us question what’s real, and the unsettling folklore that lingers just out of sight.
From cults to cold cases, ghosts to government cover-ups, we don’t just tell the stories—we ask why they still matter.
It’s creepy. It’s Canadian. And it’s probably going to keep you up at night.
Episodes
147 episodes
070 The Eaton Centre Shooting
On a busy Saturday afternoon in June 2012, Toronto's Eaton Centre was packed with shoppers, families, tourists, and teenagers grabbing lunch. In just 15 seconds, one of Canada's busiest public spaces became the scene of a mass shooting.W...
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DTCP - 050 The Aquarian Foundation
Welcome to Down the Crooked Path.Long before modern doomsday preppers and internet conspiracy movements, a self-proclaimed prophet was building his own kingdom on Vancouver Island.Edward Wilson, founder of the Aquarian Foundation,...
069b Canada's Role in the Genocide of Palestinians: Aid, Arms, and Accountability
In this episode, we examine Canada's response to the ongoing crisis in Palestine, from military export loopholes and refugee policies to the human cost borne by families both overseas and here at home. We explore the origins of the conflict, th...
DTCP 049 - The Amherst Mystery
Welcome to Down the Crooked Path.In 1878, a young woman named Esther Cox became the center of one of Canada's most famous paranormal mysteries. What began after a traumatic event soon escalated into violent disturbances that terrified fa...
069a Canada's Role in the Genocide of Palestinians: Aid, Arms, and Accountability
Canada is often portrayed as a nation of peacekeepers, diplomats, and honest brokers on the world stage. But how much of that image reflects reality?In this episode, researched by Christine, we examine Canada's historical and modern rela...
DTCP 048 - Webs & Wings
Welcome to Down the Crooked Path.Canada's wilderness has inspired countless legends, but some of the strangest involve creatures that should never have grown so large. From giant spiders lurking in the forests to monstrous mosquitoes sai...
068 Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Part 02
Episode DescriptionIn 2013, the internet crowned a new folk hero almost overnight.A drifter with a hatchet, a viral interview, and a catchphrase that spread across the internet faster than anyone could stop to ask an important que...
DTCP - Jack the Ripper: Death in White Chapel
We examine each of the canonical five victims—Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly—bringing their stories back into the light and honoring their lives beyond the headlines.But the intr...
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067 Kai the Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker Part 01
In February 2013, a chaotic series of events unfolded in Fresno, California—an incident that would leave one man seriously injured, another hospitalized, and a third catapulted into viral fame almost overnight.In this episode, researched...
DTCP 047 - Giant Worms
Across oceans, rivers, and remote northern waters, stories have surfaced for generations—stories of something long, powerful, and impossible to fully explain.From the shifting waters of the Pacific Coast, where early explorers described ...
Re Release: 005 Cody Legebokoff
This week, we’re taking a moment to breathe.After the weight of the Barbara Stoppel case, it didn’t feel right to jump straight into something new. Some stories stay with you, and we want to give that space the respect it deserves.
DTCP 046 - Macloune
Macloune is not a true historical account.First published in 1877 by Honoré Beaugrand and later included in his 1904 collection New Studies of Canadian Folk-Lore, the story has endured not because it happened—but because of what...
066 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 07
In the final chapter of the Barbara Stoppel case, the story doesn’t end with answers.It ends with impact.In this episode, researched by Christine, we examine what happens after the trials, the inquiries, and the investigations—whe...
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DTCP 045 - Old Ned
For more than two centuries, something has been reported beneath the surface of Lake Utopia in New Brunswick.Described as long, dark, and moving with a strange, undulating motion, the sightings stretch back to early accounts from Indigen...
065 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 06
They finally got their chance.After months of delays, internal resistance, and missed opportunities, investigators come face to face with the man they believe murdered Barbara Stoppel.In Part 06 of the Barbara Stoppel case, the lo...
DTCP 044 - Little Green Men of Steep Rock Lake
In the summer of 1950, deep in the remote wilderness near Steep Rock Lake, a quiet evening on the water turned into something far stranger.A couple claimed they saw a shining object resting on the lake… and small, human-like figures movi...
064 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 05
They knew who he was.They knew what he had done.And still… they were told to wait.In Part 05 of the Barbara Stoppel case, the investigation reaches a breaking point. As the reinvestigation team closes in on their prime susp...
Bonus Episode - A Ghost in the Room: A Conversation with Ann McDougall
What happens when you take ghost stories out of the shadows… and place them inside historic homes?In this special interview, we sit down with Ann McDougall, author of A Ghost in the Room: Supernatural Adventures in Historic Houses
DTCP - 043 Old Montreal Hauntings Part 02
Old Montréal is known for its beauty. Cobblestone streets, historic buildings, a city that feels frozen in time.But some parts of its past were never laid to rest.In Part 02 of our Old Montréal hauntings series, we step into place...
063 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 04
By the time investigators began to take a closer look, the pattern was impossible to ignore.In this episode, we examine the escalating violence of Terry Arnold—a man who moved through cities, left behind victims, and repeatedly slipped t...
DTCP 042 - The Witch of Plum Hollow
In the 1800s, in rural Ontario, one woman became known for what she could see.Elizabeth “Mother” Barnes—often called the Witch of Plum Hollow—was said to read tea leaves, predict futures, and help locate missing people in her community. ...
062 The Barbara Stoppel Case Part 03
As the case against Thomas Sophonow begins to unravel, another name comes into focus—one that was present from the very beginning.In this episode, we examine the man who slipped through the cracks.From early warning signs and esca...
DTCP 041 - The Ghost Ships of the Eastern Shore
For centuries, people along Canada’s eastern shores have reported the same impossible sight:A glow on the water. Fire where there should be none. A ship appearing… and disappearing just as quickly.From the Northu...
