Great Canadian Ghost Stories: Legendary Tales of Hauntings from Coast to Coast

by Barbara Smith

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Time and place are infused with ghosts and hauntings. From coast to coast to coast, Canada's provinces and territories teem with the supernatural--phantoms obscured in the mists of time, spectres that delight in wreaking terror, and spirits destined to linger forever at the edge of the veil.

Visit the far-flung corners of Canada to discover the folklore and legends behind:

the ghost of a Newfoundland outlaw that leads blizzard-blind men to safetyA poltergeist infestation that gleefully tortured an entire Nova Scotia familyA fleet of phantom ships that haunt the coastline of New Brunswickthe haggard spectre of a murderous witch in historic Quebec CitySaskatchewan's ghost-ridden military cadet academyan Alberta cabbie's encounter with a silent shadow of a man in blackthe headless railway brakeman of Vancouvera moaning, man-shaped mist that haunts a Yukon cabin

From east to west to way up north, bestselling author and renowned storyteller Barbara Smith traverses Canada's provinces and territories to unearth more than 100 supernatural tales that careen between heartwarming, horrifying, sorrowful, and spine-chilling.

  • ISBN13 9781771512794
  • Publish Date 16 October 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country CA
  • Imprint TouchWood Editions
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 240
  • Language English