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The Isle of Skye Comes Home
It was well after dark but it certainly sounded like a schooner was coming into the harbour. The people of Holyrood rushed to the shore, what they found —or more importantly —didn’t find, has kept this story alive for more than a century.
Dead, Buried And Not Quite Done: George Gaulton’s Final Message
George Gaulton was a fiercely independent man in life, who played by his own rules. If this old story is to be believed, death did little to change that.
A Haunted Hotel In St. John’s
A haunted room in St. John’s, a mysterious knocking that wouldn’t stop, and a stranger who never checked out—together build one of the city’s creepiest legends.
“I Can’t Rest Here!”
A love lost, a restless spirit, and a cursed town... Can they escape the past? Find out in the old Newfoundland Boxing Day tale.
The Headless Ghost of Bannerman Park
In 1960 a strange story made the Newfoundland news — a headless ghost had been spotted in Bannerman Park.
The Horrible Hurricane of 1775
In September 1775 a horrible hurricane hit Newfoundland, killing thousands of people and spawning ghost stories still told today.
The Restless Corpse of La Poile
An old Newfoundland tale of a love strong enough to blur the lines of life and death. This story was featured on the 2024 Halloween episode of CBC’s The Broadcast.
The Ghostly Voyage of Ellen Dower
152 years ago, Mrs. Ellen Dower of Conche, NL, was worried — worried enough, according to legend, to bend the rules of time and space.
Mrs. Coyle and the Corpse
The story of Mrs. Nancy Coyle — a woman reputed to have raised the dead in 19th century St. John’s, NL