When the Devil Spoke: Canada’s Most Chilling Poltergeist Case
Every now and then, I like to branch out beyond Edinburgh and Scotland and bring you a case from further afield - one that’s too strange, too unnerving, and too well-documented to ignore. But just as importantly, I want to bring you the stories that don’t always get the spotlight. The ones that risk being forgotten.
This is one of them
In 1889, a remote farmhouse in Clarendon, Quebec became the centre of one of the most unsettling paranormal cases in Canadian history. The Dagg family claimed they were haunted by a presence that moved furniture, tore beds apart, attacked a young girl - and spoke aloud in a deep, gravelly voice.
This wasn’t folk tales. Seventeen people signed formal witness statements. Journalists, neighbours, clergy, and even a spiritualist investigator and famous painter named Percy Woodcock all confirmed something extraordinary was happening. The voice identified itself as the Devil. It mocked, threatened, and asked for forgiveness.
But that was just the beginning.
In this episode, we explore the incredible case of the Dagg Poltergeist.
This isn’t just a ghost story. It’s something else.
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Glasgow's Hidden Haunting: The Gibson Street Poltergeist
In the summer of 1958, something strange stirred in a Glasgow tenement.
Three American students, renting a modest flat on Gibson Street, began experiencing something they couldn’t explain - and would never forget. It started with faint, indistinct voices echoing through empty rooms. Then came the sudden crashes, the faulty radio playing on its own, and the sense that they were not alone.
This was no ordinary haunting.
In this episode, we uncover the account of the Gibson Street poltergeist - a case that left its mark on those who lived through it. But the story doesn’t end there. More than a decade later, a climber named Phil MacNeill would encounter something deeply disturbing at a remote Highland bothy - only to return home to neighbouring 39 Gibson Street and discover the nightmare wasn’t over. A hidden trapdoor. A strange, newspaper-lined chamber beneath the kitchen. And a name that links it all.
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The Black Robe of Duchal: A Castle Haunted by Faith and Fury
Hidden deep within a wooded glen near Kilmacolm stands the forgotten ruin of Duchal Castle - a fortress steeped in stories of siege, scandal, and something darker.
In this episode, we uncover the chilling legend of the Black Robe: a ghostly monk said to haunt the castle’s crumbling walls, watching, waiting, and confronting those who dare enter its halls.
From historical battles and royal intrigue to whispers of ancient rites and supernatural confrontations, this is more than just a ghost story - it’s a tale of power, guilt, and a haunting that refuses to fade.
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Dark Miles: Scotland's Most Haunted Road
Somewhere between Gretna and Annan lies a stretch of road that has terrified drivers for decades. Apparitions on the verge. A phantom woman in black. A spectral coach hurtling through the night. And, most chilling of all, a silent procession of pale, tattered figures crossing in the dark.
In this episode, we dive into one of Scotland’s strangest and most persistent ghost stories: the hauntings of the A75. Drawing on real witness accounts from as far back as the 1950s and as recently as the 2000s, we explore what might lie behind the road’s reputation as a hotspot of uncanny encounters.
Are these residual echoes of the past? Warnings? Or something else entirely?
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Crisis Apparitions – When the Dead Say Goodbye
What if a loved one appeared to you at the very moment they died – even though they were miles away?
In this episode, we explore the eerie and emotional world of crisis apparitions – ghostly encounters from Edinburgh that occurred at the precise moment of a death, accident, or major trauma. These aren’t your typical hauntings. They’re intimate, fleeting, and often deeply personal.
We’ll delve into chilling historical cases, uncanny modern reports, and the theories that attempt to explain them – from the paranormal to the psychological. Are these messages from the beyond, or echoes of the human mind under stress?
Join me as we step into a space where time bends, and the dead say goodbye.
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