Canadian Creepies

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.

  1. 1d ago

    DTCP 057 - The Allan Memorial Experiments

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Behind the walls of Montreal’s Allan Memorial Institute, respected psychiatrist Dr. Ewen Cameron was conducting experiments intended to break down the human mind and rebuild it from the ground up. Patients were subjected to powerful combinations of drugs, prolonged isolation, repeated audio messages, and electroshock administered at levels far beyond conventional treatment, all while many had little understanding of what was actually being done to them. But Cameron was not working without financial support. Canadian public money helped fund research at the institute while, at the same time, the CIA secretly financed Cameron’s work through a covert MKUltra subproject. When the experiments finally began coming to light, families searching for answers encountered incomplete records, missing files, and lingering questions about what Canadian officials knew and how such extreme experimentation was allowed to continue. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy explores the disturbing history of the Allan Memorial Institute, the patients caught inside Cameron’s experiments, and Canada’s connection to one of the most infamous mind-control programs of the twentieth century. Content note: This episode discusses psychiatric abuse, non-consensual medical experimentation, electroshock treatment, drugging, isolation, and psychological trauma. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here.  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    DTCP 057 - The Allan Memorial Experiments

  2. 6d ago

    The Sixties Scoop - Part 03

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! The closing of residential schools did not mean the end of Canada’s attempts to separate Indigenous children from their families, communities, and cultures. The system changed. The goal of assimilation remained. In Part 03 of our series on the Sixties Scoop, we examine how changes to the Indian Act opened the door for provincial child welfare authorities to intervene on reserves, and how poverty created and perpetuated by colonial policies was frequently treated as evidence of parental neglect. We look at the experience from both sides of the separation: parents who returned home to find their children gone, mothers whose newborns were taken from hospitals, and children who were adopted or fostered across Canada, the United States, and beyond, often growing up without access to their names, languages, families, or cultures. Through survivor experiences, we explore the lasting consequences of this forced separation, including what researchers have described as a profound state of identity limbo: growing up disconnected from Indigenous community while never fully belonging in the white environments into which many children were placed. But this story is also about reclamation. We look at the ways survivors and Indigenous communities have worked to reconnect with family, culture, ceremony, community, and the land, restoring connections that government systems attempted to erase. This episode, and the entire Sixties Scoop series, was researched by Christine Young. Content note: This episode discusses colonialism, forced child apprehension, residential schools, racism, child abuse, family separation, suicide, mental health struggles, substance use, and intergenerational trauma. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    The Sixties Scoop - Part 03

  3. Aug 12

    Bonus Episode: How to Tell if You’re Dating a White Supremacist

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! White supremacy doesn’t always announce itself with obvious symbols, slogans, or declarations. Sometimes it enters a relationship quietly: through jokes, conspiracy theories, changing language, increasingly extreme media, and a pattern of comments that becomes harder to ignore. In this special solo bonus episode of Canadian Creepies, Valerie looks at some of the warning signs that a partner may be involved with or becoming influenced by white supremacist and extremist ideology, how radicalization can become normalized within relationships, and the manipulation tactics that can make those beliefs difficult to recognize. This episode isn’t about labelling someone because of one bad opinion or uncomfortable conversation. It’s about recognizing patterns, trusting your instincts, and understanding when a difference of opinion has become something much more serious. Content note: This episode discusses white supremacist ideology, extremist movements, online radicalization, abusive relationship dynamics, discrimination, and manipulation. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    Bonus Episode: How to Tell if You’re Dating a White Supremacist

  4. Aug 11

    DTCP 056 - The Ghost of Binstead Manor

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In the 1850s, Georgina Pennee moved with her husband to Binstead Manor in Prince Edward Island, expecting to begin a new chapter of their lives. Instead, she found herself confronting something far more unsettling: the apparition of a woman carrying an infant through the halls of the manor. Determined to understand what she was witnessing, Georgina began investigating the haunting, conducting what would become an unusually early paranormal investigation led by a woman. What she uncovered about the mysterious woman and child would reveal a disturbing story hidden within the manor’s past. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, we explore the haunting of Binstead Manor, Georgina Pennee’s investigation, and take a brief look at paranormal investigation groups across Canada. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here.  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    DTCP 056 - The Ghost of Binstead Manor

  5. Aug 6

    The Sixties Scoop - Part 02

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! In Part 2 of our four-part series on the Sixties Scoop, Valerie and Amanda examine the devastating conditions inside Canada's Residential School system and the decisions that allowed generations of Indigenous children to suffer. We explore how overcrowded, poorly ventilated schools became breeding grounds for diseases like tuberculosis and the 1918 Spanish Flu, transforming institutions that claimed to educate children into places where illness spread unchecked. We also examine Dr. Peter Bryce's groundbreaking 1907 report, which warned the federal government that children were dying in staggering numbers, and the deliberate efforts to suppress his findings rather than address the crisis. This episode also investigates the federally funded malnutrition experiments conducted on Indigenous children during the 1940s and 1950s, where starvation and poor health were exploited for scientific research instead of being treated. Finally, we discuss how the deaths of thousands of children were documented, overlooked, and, in many cases, hidden through inadequate record-keeping, unmarked burials, and decades of institutional neglect. This episode contains discussions of disease, child mortality, medical experimentation, neglect, and the lasting impacts of Canada's Residential School system. Listener discretion is advised. All research for this four-part series was conducted by Christine Young. Her dedication, compassion, and commitment to historical accuracy have been invaluable, and we are forever grateful for her extraordinary contribution to Canadian Creepies. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    The Sixties Scoop - Part 02

  6. Aug 4

    DTCP 055 - The Mad Trapper

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! The frozen wilderness of Canada's North has long been the setting for stories of survival, isolation, and mystery. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy explores the legend of The Mad Trapper of Rat River. What began as a remote trapping dispute quickly escalated into one of the largest and most extraordinary manhunts in Canadian history, drawing law enforcement, Indigenous trackers, and determined search parties deep into the unforgiving northern wilderness. As the pursuit unfolded, so did the mystery surrounding the man at its centre. Who was Albert Johnson? Where did he come from? And how did he repeatedly evade capture in one of the harshest environments on Earth? Nearly a century later, the Mad Trapper's true identity has never been confirmed, and his story continues to blur the line between documented history and enduring legend. As always, this episode isn't about proving every theory. It's about exploring the people, the history, and the mystery that continue to echo across Canada's North. Turn down the lights, bundle up, and come with us down the crooked path. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here.  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    DTCP 055 - The Mad Trapper

  7. Jul 30

    The Sixties Scoop - Part 01

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Part 01 of our four-part series on the Sixties Scoop begins by examining the policies and ideology that made the mass removal of Indigenous children possible. In this episode of Canadian Creepies, Valerie and Amanda trace how Canada's Residential School system evolved from policy into practice. We explore the laws that gave the government the power to forcibly remove children from their families, the role of Duncan Campbell Scott in making attendance compulsory, and the devastating reality faced by parents who could be fined or imprisoned simply for trying to keep their children at home. Through the powerful words of survivors, we examine what happened the moment children arrived at residential schools. Hair was cut, names were taken away, languages were forbidden, and siblings were separated. These were not isolated acts of cruelty but part of a deliberate system designed to erase identity, culture, language, and family connections. This episode also shares the extraordinary courage of Indigenous families and communities who resisted these policies by hiding their children, challenging the law, and refusing to let their cultures disappear. This series contains discussions of forced child removal, cultural genocide, physical and psychological abuse, and the lasting intergenerational impacts of Canada's Residential School system. Listener discretion is advised. This entire four-part series was meticulously researched by Christine Young, whose dedication, compassion, and commitment to historical accuracy made this project possible. We are forever grateful for her extraordinary contribution to Canadian Creepies. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    The Sixties Scoop - Part 01

  8. Jul 28

    DTCP 054 - The Lost Lemon Mine

    Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy! Gold has a way of drawing people into the wilderness... but some treasures are said to demand far more than determination. In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy follows the enduring legend of The Lost Lemon Mine, a mysterious gold discovery believed to be hidden somewhere in the Canadian Rockies. According to the story, two prospectors stumbled upon an incredibly rich deposit before betrayal turned their remarkable find into a tale of murder, disappearance, and mystery. For more than a century, treasure hunters have searched the mountains hoping to uncover the mine. Yet expedition after expedition ended in failure, strange misfortune, or even death, giving rise to whispers that the mine is cursed or fiercely protected. Is the Lost Lemon Mine simply a piece of frontier folklore? Could the gold still lie hidden beneath Alberta's rugged peaks? Or has something else kept its location secret all these years? As always, this episode isn't about proving whether the Lost Lemon Mine exists it's about exploring the stories, the history, and the people who have risked everything in search of a legend. Turn down the lights, follow the trail into the Rockies, and come with us down the crooked path. 🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being. This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back. If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca. Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment.  Your next creepy obsession starts here.  ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one. 🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark. 👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off! 🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts. Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path. Edited by Kyle McDonnell

    DTCP 054 - The Lost Lemon Mine
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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.

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  • Creator
    Canadian Creepies
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    163
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Canadian Creepies
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