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 Falcon Lake UFO Incident
For over 50 years a revolving door of civilian and government investigators have attempted to provide an explanation for the Falcon Lake UFO Incident, yet it remains an enigma.
What is known is that…
00:40:12 |
Wed 05 Feb 2020
Was it a Sasquatch in Northwestern Ontario?
For me, it all started on an average day in November. I woke up, poured a coffee, and swiped open my phone to see what was what in the world.
Instead of finding local news and pictures of social med…
00:31:46 |
Sun 15 Dec 2019
The Murder of Loretta Saunders - Part 2 - Delilah
Feb 2014, Halifax, NS
26 year old Loretta Saunders – a proud Inuk woman – was in Halifax completing her university thesis on the topic of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
A…
01:01:34 |
Tue 03 Dec 2019
The Murder of Loretta Saunders - Part 1
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Feb 2014
26 year old Loretta Saunders – a proud Inuk woman – was in Halifax completing her university thesis on the topic of Canada’s missing and murdered Indigenous women and …
01:14:50 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
Tonetta - 2 - the Artist in Their Own Words
Tonetta is the stage name used by a reclusive singer-songwriter and visual artist who since the early 1980s has been recording and sharing his original music and videos. In 2008, he became an interna…
00:44:06 |
Sun 24 Nov 2019
Tonetta - 1 - Canada's Last True Artist
Tonetta is the stage name used by a reclusive singer-songwriter and visual artist who since the early 1980s has been recording and sharing his original music and videos (originally on VHS and cassett…
00:53:55 |
Sun 17 Nov 2019
Two Chilling Tales from Haunted New Brunswick (with Steve Vernon)
An October phone call inviting Steve Vernon, my favorite local horror author, to appear on Nighttime has become a Halloween tradition.
For the fourth year in a row, He agreed to share his tales of te…
00:37:04 |
Tue 29 Oct 2019
Jerome, the Mystery Man of Sandy Cove (with Fraser Mooney Jr.)
Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, 1863
As far back as recorded history can take us, we see the inhabitants of the land presently called Nova Scotia maintaining a strong connection to the waters that surround…
00:55:39 |
Fri 25 Oct 2019
The Toronto Van Attack - 3 - Alek Minassian is Guilty
Although Canada is no stranger to murder, madness and mayhem, we have been very fortunate to have largely avoided the type of mass murders and shootings that have become common fixtures in other coun…
00:53:47 |
Thu 10 Oct 2019
The Toronto Van Attack - 2 - the Confession of Alek Minassian
Although Canada is no stranger to murder, madness and mayhem, we have been very fortunate to have largely avoided the type of mass murders and shootings that have become common fixtures in other coun…
00:48:27 |
Tue 08 Oct 2019
The Toronto Van Attack
**This episode was original released April 29, 2018**
Although Canada is no stranger to murder, madness and mayhem, we have been very fortunate to have largely avoided the type of mass murders and sh…
00:32:49 |
Thu 03 Oct 2019
The Bell Island Boom - 3 - Cynthia Bickford's Eye Witness Account
The Nightcap after show episodes are typically only available on the premium feed
When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aeria…
00:36:44 |
Fri 20 Sep 2019
The Bell Island Boom - 2 - What Happened? (with Astonishing Legends)
When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties... they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil i…
00:33:02 |
Tue 17 Sep 2019
The Bell Island Boom - 1 - The Event
When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties... they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil i…
00:30:00 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
The Dark Side of Jury Duty (with Mark Farrant)
A very small number of Nighttime listeners have served on a jury, but many more know someone who has. Regardless which side you fall on, chances are the trial involved was fairly mundane and unremark…
00:36:18 |
Mon 15 Jul 2019
the Story of Holly Bartlett
In life Holly Bartlett was a conqueror.
Born with a condition that would lead to complete vision loss, Holly refused to allow her blindness to prevent her from living life to it's fullest.
She had an…
00:42:19 |
Mon 27 May 2019
The Three Cape Breton Boys on the Tracks
When a member of your childhood peergroup loses their life, a few things may happen… shock, dismay, sadness, perhaps a wake up call, but ultimately it's something and someone you will never forget. I…
00:30:59 |
Sun 05 May 2019
The Life and Cosmic End of Granger Taylor
In life, Granger Taylor was known as something between an eccentric mechanic and a mad genius. At present day, he is known around the world as the man who left a note explaining he had gone on an int…
00:47:53 |
Mon 15 Apr 2019
Was it a Sasquatch in Pictou County, NS?
**This is a rewritten and remastered version of a 2015 episode** In 2015, When I first launched Nighttime, One of the first requests I made to listeners was for story ideas that took place in, or in …
00:39:16 |
Mon 04 Feb 2019
The Search for Ryan Shtuka
When 20 year old Ryan Shtuka stepped out of his comfort zone and embarked on an adventure with a close friend their plan wasn't anything risky or dangerous.. it was quite simple. They'd spend the win…
00:59:35 |
Wed 23 Jan 2019
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