Straight from the Suburbs

It's a crazy world we live in. Shadows from every corner pulling at your sanity, imagine fighting off the darkness whilst residing in the shadows yourself. Your life, controlled by others and the occult mantra of "As above, so below" only multiplies your fear as the bad now outweighs the good. But maybe it's not you.....maybe it's a possession or another version of you that has taken over...who knows. Join the...

Well, it looks like the feature film "Oppenheimer" has won best picture at the Oscars. The Cryptkeeper would have paid more attention should the name of the film was changed to it's more specific moniker of "Ottawaheimer "! Ottawa is where the Nuclear story began. It's a forgotten history with a Secret Society twist that includes the Freemasons and Skull & Bones .....all with local Ottawa flavour! Le...

What's old is new when is comes to esoterica. Picture it, Quebec....sorry...New France, circa 1660. You step off the boat after a harrowing trip overseas and join the newest residents of the French Colony. Only, you are not alone! Not included as passengers were the malevolent spirits that tagged along from the old country. They don't have passports but what they have is your soul! Join the Cryptkeeper for another local yet...

Ottawa is creepy enough, but wait until you get a load of what is going on in the outskirts! Aliens, UFO's, Witches, Government Conspiracies....all in your backyard....Welcome to Carp, Ontario! It's a beautiful place but you may not want to stay overnight, that's when the odd occurences begin. To guide us around this mysterious little town just outside of Ottawa, the Cryptkeeper has enlisted the services of his Ottawa V...

A stone's throw from Ottawa lies the small town of Clarendon, more or less now part of Shawville, Quebec. We have all driven past or through it but never suspected the evil that once was....and maybe still is! There once was a poltergeist, or was it a demon that terrorized the poor Dagg family lo those many years ago. This was no ordinary haunting, hurts abound along with dozens of witnesses! This demon spoke, he maimed but cou...

On Dec 21 the time is nigh to celebrate Yule! Included in Yule & before Saturnalia (Christmas) is the Winter Solstice! The shortest period of daylight and the longest night of the year, it makes for an esoterically spiritual day! The extended winter solstice darkness makes it the perfect opportunity to summon your inner Karl Jung and perform some shadow work, after all, without the calm quiet of Darkness, there would be no valu...

Happy Halloween from my dark heart,  to yours! Tis the season of Samhain and no spooky season will be complete without an esoteric discussion of ghosts, local ghosts to be exact!  Today in the Crypt, The Cryptkeeper welcomes Ms.Maureen and her decades of experience teaching at Ottawa's Gothic paranormal premier educational institute, Lisgar Collegiate.  Deaths from all ages happened in Lisgar's hallowed halls and the...

Ottawa is a haunted city with many an old landmark.  Most famous of them is the Chateau Laurier.  Dignitaries, politicians, actors and many other "upper crust" society members have stayed there, lo these hundred years of the Chateau's existence.  If you decide to stay there, they may have room available but rest assured that The Chateau is constantly packed.....with GHOSTS! Join the Cryptkeeper along with special gue...

Jonestown, Waco.....Montreal? Cults, Cults, Cults!  Who knew that just down the road from the Ottawa Crypt existed a Cult so formidable that it spanned Canada and crossed the Atlantic Ocean into Europe.  The Order of the Solar Temple (O.S.T) had pomp & circumstance, two charismatic leaders, esoteric Sun-God beliefs, murder/suicide and of course.....a promise of eternal life in the Star Sirius Galaxy! You know, typical...

Old Country superstar Charlie Daniels once sang about the Devil coming down to Georgia....but have you ever heard about the Devil coming down to Renfrew County? Just outside of Ottawa, in a sleepy spot called Palmer Rapids, back in 1948...the Cryptkeeper hypothesizes that Beelzebub  himself had a stranglehold on the Goglin family and tricked them into their demise.  Fanatical, ex-communicated and spiritual are words that ...

The small town of Wilno, Ontario is harboring a dark secret....only the Wilno residents know the truth....Well...the Wilno residents & the Cryptkeeper! Joined in studio by his Paranormal Producer Wolfman Jackson, join the Cryptkeeper as he takes the lid off the proverbial coffin and allows the truth to bleed out! Wilno has a history, a dark history...an Occult history.  It started almost 200 years ago in Eastern Europe and...

Ottawa Sleep Paralysis continues with the Frangione's! Part 1 was mind bending and the intertwined eeriness continues in Part 2. Danny & Melissa brave on in the Crypt as they listen to tales of living horror and contribute with a diabolical situation of their own.  The conversation remains on it's dark trail into the subconscious of reality, a complex conjunction to say the least! If you have the courage to listen to the e...

When you go to sleep you expect sweet dreams.  What happens if instead of beautiful fantasy you get wide awake nightmares! What lurks in the darkness when you fall asleep? You can't tell if it's true or dream!  All you know is that you have entered a commonality with people around the world who have been visited by a horrific variety of sleep demons or heard that same creepy tri-tone that conjures despair.  The Crypt...

The Cryptkeeper loves Halloween!  Nothing beats lighting candles, honouring the dead, putting up spooky decorations and creeping it real! But how did this scary holiday come to be?  Spoiler alert! Halloween derives from Samhain (Sow-win).  Listen attentively as the Cryptkeeper explains the ancient Celtic ritual and all that it encompasses including it's connection to the Ottawa Valley. Follow along and discover how S...

"Return of the Mack!" That's right, from a blurb from the last podcast to his own esoteric episode, Mackenzie King and all his Occult practices come full force, from beyond the veil and into the Crypt! His personal diary is diagnosed and his innermost mystic musings are brought into the dimension of the living by your macabre  host...The Cryptkeeper! From Kingsmere to Laurier House, no Ouija Board will be left unturned.  ...

The final episode at the haunted Rolston House in Metcalfe finds the Cryptkeeper still together with his Macabre Panel of guests.  The living souls in the house are 4 but who knows how many lost souls linger about at the Rolston House.   The mystery of the paranormal activity remains in constant discussion and then takes an occult political turn near the end of the session.  Don't be yellow (you'll understand la...

The ghosts of Rolston House from Episode 1 have made a crossover to Episode 2!...Not once but twice....maybe thrice, stay tuned! The Cryptkeeper keeps the ghostly conversation going with his paranormal panel all the while still remaining in the haunted Rolston House.  This time, The Crypt has been blessed with additional sounds and production value by Producer extraordinaire "Wolfman Jackson".  Listen for the creepy intro...