The Canadian Gothic
The Canadian Gothic uncovers Canada’s most mysterious, unusual, and fascinating stories.
The show dives deep into true crime, unsolved disappearances, paranormal encounters, and bizarre events using a blend of meticulous research, archival audio, interviews, and firsthand accounts.
Each episode, whether a standalone mystery or part of an ongoing series, offers a richly woven narrative that brings Canada’s most enigmatic cases to life.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 490
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
the Life, Death, and Legacy of Amanda Todd (with Carol Todd)
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 Ca…
01:13:41 |
Sun 04 Apr 2021
The Carp, Ontario 'Guardian' UFO Case - Part 2 - a discussion with Chris Rutkowski
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’.…
00:50:53 |
Mon 29 Mar 2021
The Carp, Ontario 'Guardian' UFO Case - Part 1 - a discussion with Ian Rogers
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…
01:05:13 |
Sun 28 Mar 2021
the Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young (with Laura Palmer)
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 par…
01:04:35 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Who is the Halifax Airport John Doe?
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 wi…
00:57:11 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
the Death of Elisa Lam (with John Lordan)
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…
01:23:34 |
Thu 18 Feb 2021
John Mark Tillmann; Art Thief, Abuser, White Supremacist (with guest Mikaela Gorman)
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 A…
00:53:17 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
the Many Catches of the Toronto Predator Poachers
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 …
00:54:25 |
Fri 01 Jan 2021
Allan Legere's Christmas Blessings
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 so…
00:26:52 |
Fri 25 Dec 2020
Allan Legere - The Monster of the Miramichi
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…
01:04:21 |
Fri 25 Dec 2020
Gordie Sampson - Cape Breton's Hit Maker
For as far back as history can tell, inhabitants of Cape Breton Island have found sustenance in our fisheries, our forests, our coal, Steel, and of course tourism.
These industries have brought peopl…
01:10:09 |
Sun 20 Dec 2020
the Life, Death, and Legacy of Rehtaeh Parson
This story is hard to listen to, but equally so, it's important.
We are going to be joined by someone who's personal tragedy has positioned them to become an internationally known activist and advoc…
01:30:09 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Stanton Friedman; Canada's Flying Saucer Physicist (featuring Paul Kimball)
Stanton T. Friedman was a nuclear physicist and professional Ufologist who resided in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. After a career working on research and development projects for several large…
01:11:56 |
Tue 08 Dec 2020
Donna and Victor's Very Big, Very Ugly Disagreement (Live on Youtube with the 911 calls podcasts' Operator)
In this 'Nighttime Live' episode, I am joined by the Operator (host of 911 Calls Podcast) to discuss my favorite 3 minutes of audio EVER.
The origin of the audio is a bit of a mystery, but it seems t…
01:07:54 |
Tue 01 Dec 2020
Revisiting the Search for Ryan Shtuka (with Tyler Hooper) - Nighttime Live on Youtube
In this Nighttime Live episode I'm joined by Tyler Hooper (a podcast for the missing) to discuss the disappearance and search for Ryan Shtuka.
Links referenced in the episode:
You can watch the vid…
01:13:27 |
Sun 29 Nov 2020
the Story of Chickie MacPhee - 2 - My Friend Chick (with Dorothy)
For a period of time in the late 1980s, Cape Breton’s Chickie Macphee became one of his island’s most famous and most beloved residents. His notoriety didn’t begin with any great feat, show of skill,…
00:25:04 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
the Story of Chickie MacPhee - 1 - Cape Breton's Wild Thing
For a period of time in the late 1980s, Cape Breton’s Chickie Macphee became one of his island’s most famous and most beloved residents. His notoriety didn’t begin with any great feat, show of skill,…
00:39:12 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
A Walk Amongst the Dead in Halifax
I've always found Cemeteries a calming and peaceful place but not everyone is comfortable roaming their twisted paths and especially so under moonlight. If that describes you, you may find this episo…
00:46:07 |
Mon 26 Oct 2020
the Story of Glen Race
For a period of weeks, in May of 2007, it appeared a serial killer may have been targeting Halifax Nova Scotia’s gay community. When a suspect was identified and arrested at the Mexican - USA border,…
01:25:35 |
Wed 21 Oct 2020
The 1978 Clarenville UFO Event
When Clarenville RCMP Constable Jim Blackwood responded to a report of an unusual object in the sky, he expected it to be the next in a series of recent reports that all resulted in nothing more than…
00:32:59 |
Thu 08 Oct 2020
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