Hammerson Peters

In this video, we take a look at three pieces of classic French-Canadian literature written around the turn of the 20th Century. These 'contes', or fictional stories, revolve around three of Quebec's most famous folktales: the legend of the Loup-Garou, or Werewolf; La Corriveau, the skeleton woman of Pointe-Levy; and La Chasse Galerie, the tale of the flying canoe. 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:17 - La Loup-Garou, by Honore Beaugrand 0:27:53 - Une Relic: La Corriveau, by Louis-Honore Frechette 0:46:59 - La Chasse Galerie, by Honore Beaugrand If you enjoyed this video and would like to purchase a book containing these and other French-Canadian folktales, please follow the link below: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/quebec/classic-french-canadian-folktales-volume-i/

In this piece, we will explore Canada’s shocking role in the dark history of adrenochrome consumption, from its genesis as a brutal native tradition to its role in 1950s psychiatric research. 0:00:00 - Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard on Adrenochrome 0:02:29 – What is Adrenochrome? FIRST NATIONS RITUALS 0:05:26 - First Nations Torture and Cannibalism 0:06:23 - Father LeJeune’s Accounts 0:07:46 - The Martyrdom of Jean de Brebeuf 0:10:48 – Francois de Casson’s Account 0:15:08 – Massacre at Iroquois Point 0:17:15 - Alexander Henry the Elder’s Account THE WEYBURN ASYLUM 0:22:33 - Hoffer, Osmond, and Smythies 0:26:07 - Humphry Osmond’s Connections to Aldous Huxley and the CIA 0:27:55 - Osmond and Hoffer’s Self-Experiments with Adrenochrome 0:33:18 - Other Adrenochrome Experiments

The courtroom transcript of the trial of Swift Runner, a Cree man convicted of killing and eating his wife and children in the winter of 1879, published here for the first time in 144 years. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:03:21 - Opening Remarks by Magistrate Hugh Richardson 0:04:49 - Testimony of Kis-Sie-Koh-Way, Swift Runner’s Father-in-Law 0:07:36 - Testimony of George Washington Brazeau, NWMP interpreter 0:14:14 - Testimony of Inspector Severe Gagnon, Officer of the NWMP 0:17:03 - Testimony of Staff-Sergeant George Herchmer, Physician at Fort Saskatchewan 0:19:02 - Testimony of Superintendent William Drummer Jarvis, Prosecutor 0:20:03 - George Washington Brazeau Recalled 0:20:49 - Testimony of William Borwick 0:21:38 - Paper ‘A’ (Swift Runner’s Confession) 0:23:57 - Verdict and Sentencing For my video on the Swift Runner case, please click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuuwKxo5ESs

In this video, we explore the infamous story of Swift Runner, one of Canada’s most famous cannibals, who killed and ate his wife and children in the winter of early 1879. Were Swift Runner’s crimes the actions of a desperate man driven to madness by starvation? Did the Cree hunter suffer from a psychiatric disorder which anthropologists call “Wendigo psychosis”? Or, as his fellow Cree believed, was Swift Runner possessed by the Wendigo, the evil cannibal spirit of the North? 0:00:00 – Front Matter 0:00:18 - The Hanging 0:03:06 - Good Sources 0:06:06 - Swift Runner 0:08:11 - The Wendigo 0:12:11 - Swift Runner’s Appearance at St. Albert 0:15:53 - Discovery of Swift Runner’s Camp 0:21:20 - The Confession 0:27:57 - The Trial 0:32:05 - Wendigo, or Wendigo Psychosis? Wendigo artwork by Tom https://www.JustTomsArt.com/

The folklore of the Canadian Maritimes is replete with stories of forerunners – supernatural warnings of impending disaster, which take the form of strange noises, eerie apparitions, and even physical slaps. In this video, we take a look at classic forerunner stories from the provinces of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. 0:00:00 – The DeStefano Television 0:02:19 - Helen Creighton’s Death Knocks 0:06:37 - Death Knocks on Prince Edward Island 0:09:41 - Three Knocks as a Sign of Demonic Activity 0:10:49 - Who Slapped Aunt Min? 0:15:25 - Auditory Rehearsals of Funerary Preparations 0:18:09 - Auditory Forerunners on Cape Sable Island 0:22:51 - More Auditory Forerunners in Nova Scotia 0:24:50 - The Phantom Screams of Winging Point 0:27:07 - The Jumping Horse of Murray Harbour 0:29:07 - Phantom Funeral Processions 0:31:26 - The Bell Ringers of the Kirk of St. James Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books on Canadian history and folklore, which are available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook format: https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/

Since at least the days of Victorian paleontology, the Western mind has accepted the fact that the mammoth was contemporaneous with our caveman ancestors. Although most paleontologists believe that the last of those prehistoric pachyderms died near the end of the last ice age, a surprising number of native legends suggest that woolly mammoths survived in the Canadian wilderness well into the 19th Century, and perhaps beyond. In this video, we explore these traditional First Nations stories about living mammoths in Canada. 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:02:09 - A Relic of the Pliocene 0:06:27 - Mammoth Carcasses in the North 0:10:15 - The Mammoth in Dene Folklore 0:17:50 - Mammoths in the Arctic 0:20:30 - Cola F. Fowler’s Account 0:23:44 - Mammoth in the Stikine Valley 0:25:26 - David Thompson’s Discovery 0:28:49 - Alexander Ross’s Account 0:30:54 - Charlevoix’s Great Moose 0:34:16 - A Naskapi Legend Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com Mammoth photos and artwork courtesy of J.R. at the Great Canadian Camouflage Company. https://www.CanadianCamouflage.com/ Artwork by Emily Houghton https://www.Instagram.com/Em_Houghton_Art/ Nahanni footage courtesy of ‘Secrets of Nahanni’ http://SecretsOfNahanni.com/ Toad River Hot Springs photos found at: https://HotSpringsofBC.ca/Toad-River-Hot-Springs/ Labrador footage courtesy of Justin Barbour https://www.youtube.com/@JustinBarbournlexplorer Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books on Canadian history and folklore, which are available in paperback, eBook, and audiobook format: https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/

In this piece, we will explore five urban legends unique to Canada. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:01:26 – The Screaming Tunnel 0:04:24 – The Wendigo of Fort Kent 0:14:56 – The Monster of Thetis Lake 0:25:28 – The Chilling Tale of Coghlan’s Coffin 0:37:35 – The Vanished Village of Angikuni Lake Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek https://ChomistekFilms.com/ Wendigo art by Tom: https://www.JustTomsArt.com/ Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out books on Canadian history and folklore, which are available in paperbook, eBook, and audiobook format: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop/

This is my list of the ten spookiest islands in Canada. Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books on Canadian history and folklore, most of which are available in paperback, ebook, and audiobook format: https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/ Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com

The fascinating intersection of history and mystery is embodied in the memoir of Paul Kane, an Irish-Canadian artist who, in the mid-late 1840s, at the very height of the Hudson Bay Company’s fur trade empire, travelled across North America and back, accompanying various HBC fur brigades. In this piece, we explore Paul Kane’s intriguing contributions to the mysteries of the Canadian fur trade. Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com Thumbnail Art by August Swinson, Member of Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation in Ontario: http://www.AugustIllustrated.Squarespace.com With artwork by: Just Tom’s Art https://www.JustTomsArt.com/ And Hannah Parker http://www.HannahParkerArts.com 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:04:11 – Paul Kane’s Journey 0:08:54 - The Wendigo of the Grand Portage 0:12:09 - Journey Across the Prairies 0:17:40 - The Legend of Oldman Creek 0:19:59 - The Skookums of Mount St. Helens 0:21:24 - A First Nations Healing Ceremony 0:25:39 - The Dalles des Morts 0:31:23 - Battle Between the Blackfoot and Cree 0:35:42 - The Lactating Man 0:37:00 - The Shaking Tent

Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books on Canadian history and mysteries: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop/ Since at least Classical Antiquity, owls have enjoyed a place of special significance in various cultures throughout the world. In this video, we explore forgotten native legends about monstrous owls in Canada. Executive Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com Hosted and Narrated by Maya Zita https://www.youtube.com/@mayazita2587/videos Special thank you to Kassie Marie for sharing her story, and Bexx J. Korol for her narration. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:04:33 - Guy-An-Way and the Cannibalistic Woman 0:07:09 - Owl Hoots as Ghostly Cries in Blackfoot Tradition 0:08:15 - The Howler of Stoney Legend 0:11:33 - Kootenay Legends 0:16:03 - Legends of the Interior Salish 0:19:24 - Shuswap Legends 0:24:55 - Owl Monster of Okanagan Country 0:26:11 - The Owl Husband 0:28:24 - Vancouver Island Legends 0:30:13 - The Owl Woman of Kaska Legend 0:32:08 - Giant Owl of Timmins, Ontario 0:34:09 - Bighoot 0:35:35 - Piasa Bird 0:37:29 - Owls and UFOs at Lesser Slave Lake

To get your hands on rare, old, out-of-print treasure magazines, check out: http://www.DoadesMagazines.com In this piece, we will examine Canada’s forgotten legends of bovine and equine monsters. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:01:58 - Ted Doades’ Magazines 0:03:35 - White Buffalo Calf Woman 0:07:38 - Origin of the I-kun-uh’kah-tsi 0:11:55 - The Four Sacred Coloured Horses of Stoney Tradition 0:15:40 - Thorgeir’s Bull 0:23:46 - La Bete a Grand’Queue 0:27:09 - White Horse of Yeo Island 0:31:21 - An Orange Animal

In this video, we take a look at both traditional native stories and 20th Century eyewitness accounts of the wildmen of Canada's North Cascade Mountains. Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com Special thank you to Barb Cameron for her photos and videos of Sumas Lake. 0:00:00 – Legends of the River People 0:07:49 - The Sasquatch Spirit Song 0:09:51 - The Sasquatch of Sumas Lake 0:13:26 - Thookia 0:16:47 - The Mermen of Cultus Lake 0:21:08 - The Heart-Eating Wildman 0:23:28 - Charles Flood’s Sighting 0:26:45 - Sasquatch Sighting on Vedder Mountain Road 0:28:12 - The Sasquatches of Cultus Lake 0:29:05 - Bigfoot Sighing on Nicomen Island

This video is about thirteen of the creepiest abandoned insane asylums in Canada. Try to stick around until the end if you can, because some of the stories surrounding these buildings are truly mind-blowing. If you'd like to see more virtual explorations of abandoned buildings in Canada, check out the Freaktography YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @Freaktography

This is my list of the ten spookiest lakes in Canada. If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books: https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/

If you drive about two hours east of Vancouver, British Columbia, you’ll come to a rugged stretch of the Fraser River known as the Fraser Canyon – a region which some historians regard as the birthplace of the province of British Columbia. From the legends of the native Thompson and Tait Indians to one of the most controversial Bigfoot sightings of the 20th Century, this video delves into classic Sasquatch stories from the Fraser Canyon. Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com 0:00:00 – The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush 0:01:52 - Native Inhabitants of the Fraser Canyon 0:02:53 - The Nlaka’pamux or Thompson Indians 0:03:43 - Thompson Giant Legend Related by James Teit 0:07:28 - Giant Chases Hunters 0:08:16 - The Lytton Girls Who Were Stolen by the Giants 0:11:11 - Thompson View of the Sasquatch 0:12:17 - The Difference Between True Giants and the Sasquatch 0:16:14 - Chief Dick’s Encounter 0:19:29 - Reverend John Good’s Testimony 0:20:47 - 1939 Sighting West of Spuzzum 0:21:41 - Merritt Sightings of 1969 0:23:13 - Ivan Wally’s Sighting 0:25:20 - The Cannibal Woman of Tait Indian Tradition 0:28:20 - The Sasquatch of Tait Legend 0:31:12 - A Thompson Story in Tait Country 0:31:59 - The Controversial Tale of Jacko 0:50:51 - Stanley Hunt’s Encounter 0:52:11 - Tracks Near Hope Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my non-fiction books on Canadian history and folklore: https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/

The Curse of Oak Island: Season 10, Episode 2 Explained A plot summary and analysis of Season 10, Episode 2 of ‘The Curse of Oak Island’, entitled ‘Across the Pond. Marty Lagina, Alex Lagina, and Charles Barkhouse meet with author Gretchen Cornwall at Royston Cave, England, which Cornwall believes was used for initiation ceremonies by the Knights Templar, and has symbolic connections with Oak Island. Later, the treasure hunters meet with historian Paul Stewart at the United Kingdom’s National Archives, where Stewart shows them evidence supporting the Duc d’Anville theory of Oak Island. Back on Oak Island, Borehole DN12.5 interests the possible tunnel found the previous episode, and a mysterious piece of jewelry is unearthed on Lot 7. 0:00:00 - Borehole DN12.5 0:00:59 - The Lot 7 Jewel 0:02:25 - Royston Cave 0:09:32 - The 1347 Carving 0:12:41 - The Legend of Melusine 0:16:53 - Capture Document of the Lively 0:18:56 - Capture Document of the Diamont Zena Halpern’s Theory of Oak Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEuc8euaJOA&list=PLR3oQ3qzmt1ejKh6A5qQLIi-0E8DPbHc_&index=12&ab_channel=HammersonPeters The Duc D’Anville Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYdsKtg3cpo&list=PLR3oQ3qzmt1ejKh6A5qQLIi-0E8DPbHc_&index=24&ab_channel=HammersonPeters The George Anson Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMeGeVJbjP4&list=PLR3oQ3qzmt1ejKh6A5qQLIi-0E8DPbHc_&index=25&ab_channel=HammersonPeters Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out the link below, where you can find books on Canadian history and folklore authored by myself and other writers: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop/

For centuries, B.C.’s Interior Plateau has been inhabited by four Interior Salish nations, all of whom have traditional stories about wild giants with a penchant for kidnapping humans. In this video, we take a look at wildman stories from Okanagan Country, British Columbia. 0:00:00 – Okanagan Legends Related by Susan Allison 0:08:08 - Okanagan Legends Related by James Teit 0:12:07 - The Giant Who Stole the Keremeos Woman 0:15:53 - Stenwyken 0:20:44 - Giant Footprints Near Vernon, BC 0:23:07 - The Bridesville Monkey 0:25:43 - The Wildman of Enderby

The idea that some powerful corporation or government agency is actively covering up Sasquatch sightings in the North American wilderness is a popular one among certain circles of Forteana. In this video, we delve into the Bigfoot cover-up conspiracy theory. 0:00:00 – The Strange Tale of Andrew Dawson 0:10:27 – Bob Gymlan’s Analysis of the 1894 Bigfoot Body Photograph Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video, please like and subscribe.

For centuries, the indigenous peoples of Canada’s Columbia Mountains have maintained that they share their traditional territory with mountain-dwelling giants who abide in the region’s most desolate crags and canyons. In this video, we delve into classic wildman stories from the West Kootenays and Wells Gray Provincial Park. Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek http://www.ChomistekFilms.com 0:00:00 – The Columbia Mountains 0:01:58 - Lower Kootenay Legends 0:02:57 - Sightings in the West Kootenays 0:04:37 - Okanagan Legends 0:06:44 - John Bringsli’s Experience 0:14:24 - More Bigfoot Sightings in the West Kootenays 0:17:47 - Shuswap Legends 0:18:37 - Sasquatch Sightings in the Northern Columbia Mountains Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my non-fiction books on Canadian history and folklore: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop/

For as long as human beings have braved the mountain passes and rugged trails of the Canadian Rockies, stories have been told of a huge, elusive, man-like creature that haunts the slopes. Though scarcer and more obscure than its famous West Coast counterpart, this mysterious alpine monster has nonetheless found its way into foundational ethnological treatises on Canada’s First Nations, and into seminal works on the Sasquatch phenomenon. In this piece, we will delve into classic legends of and encounters with the wildman of the Canadian Rockies. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:02:00 - Kootenai Legends 0:05:17 - Sasquatch Sightings in Canada’s Southern Rockies 0:09:09 - Stoney Legends 0:12:17 - Sasquatch Sightings in Banff National Park 0:14:34 - The Kootenay Plains Sightings 0:19:34 - The Kananaskis Sighting 0:20:42 - Motorist Sighting Near Abraham Lake 0:22:12 - Shuswap Legends 0:25:49 - David Thompson’s Mystery Tracks 0:32:58 - Sasquatch Sightings in the Jasper Area 0:33:38 - William Roe’s Encounter 0:40:14 - Other Rocky Mountain Encounters Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my non-fiction books on Canadian history and folklore: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop/

One recurring theme in Blackfoot tradition is the belief that, with preternatural assistance, it was possible for recently deceased human beings to come back from the dead. In this video, we explore the ancient Blackfoot belief in undead warriors and historical accounts of near-resurrection. 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:02:38 - The Ghost Medicine Pipe 0:07:27 - The Adventures of Bull Turns Round 0:11:13 - The Death of Low Horn 0:14:50 - The Death of White Elk Horn 0:19:48 - The Amazing Death of Calf Shirt Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books: https://MysteriesOfCanada.com/Bookshop/

In this video, Canadian author Kathleen Arnason tells us the true story of the huldufolk of Gimli, Manitoba. If you’d like to get a copy of Kathleen Arnason’s Huldufolk Trilogy, please check out the link below: https://HuldufolkHouse.com/Shop/ 0:00:00 – Introduction 0:00:51 – The Huldufolk of Gimli, Manitoba 0:06:45 – Growing Up in Gimli, Manitoba 0:07:29 – Childhood Encounters with Huldufolk 0:10:21 – First Trip to Iceland 0:11:00 – Learning About the Huldufolk 0:12:48 – The Birth of Snorri and Snaebjorn 0:15:25 – Dr. Leo Kristjanson 0:18:12 – A New Folktale 0:20:58 – Huldufolk: Forever Friends 0:21:31 – The Huldufolk Trilogy

In this video, we explore the legend of the Ogopogo, the huge horned water serpent said to haunt the waters of Okanagan Lake in British Columbia, Canada. Co-Producer: Dan Chomistek https://ChomistekFilms.com/ Cover art by Hannah Parker https://www.HannahParkerArts.com/ With footage by Extemporalist https://pixabay.com/users/extemporalist-2482730/ INTRODUCTION 0:00:00 - Introduction 0:01:14 - Legend of the Ogopogo NATIVE PERCEPTION 0:06:18 - The Ogopogo in Native Tradition 0:08:25 - Local Legend 0:11:48 - Chief Timbasket’s Folly 0:16:12 - Water Mysteries 0:21:09 - Okanagan Pictographs 0:28:19 - Connection Between Okanagan Lake and the Columbia River 0:32:00 - Fox, Coyote, and the Whale Monster 0:37:26 - How the Spider-Woman Was Rescued From the Fish-Man 0:42:21 - The Carving HISTORICAL CONTEXT 0:43:53 - The Pacific Fur Company 0:48:13 - The Okanagan Trail 0:54:17 - The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush 0:57:46 - Settlement of the Okanagan Valley EARLY SETTLER ACCOUNTS 1:00:29 - John and Susan Allison 1:03:07 - Susan Allison’s Introduction to the Ogopogo 1:07:00 - Allison’s Ranch on the Similkameen River 1:10:31 - Rattlesnake Island 1:15:14 - Johnny McDougall’s Encounter 1:17:55 - Susan Allison’s Sighting EARLY 20TH CENTURY SIGHTINGS 1:21:36 - Captain Thomas Short’s Sighting 1:25:28 - Frank Stevens’ Sighting 1:27:00 - Ruth Richardson’s Sighting 1:28:53 - The CPR Sternwheelers 1:31:37 - The Sightings of 1925 1:34:43 - John Logie’s Sighting 1:38:57 - How the Ogopogo Got Its Name 1:42:20 - Parallels with the Loch Ness Monster DESCRIPTION 1:44:38 - Witness Descriptions of the Ogopogo 1:45:10 - Distribution 1:46:08 - Activity and Behavior 1:47:27 - Physical Appearance 1:57:37 - The Horned Water Serpent of Pan-American Tradition THEORIES 2:00:31 - The Plesiosaur Theory 2:03:08 - The Whale Theory 2:09:12 - Optical Illusion 2:12:05 - The Sturgeon Theory 2:16:05 - The Oarfish Theory 2:17:41 – ‘The Amphibian Theory If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my books: https://mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop/

Canada’s island province is filled mysterious locations pregnant with age-old legends which even Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne Shirley would be hard-pressed to improve upon. From haunted coves and mystical ponds to phantom lights and monsters of the deep; from chilling tales shared around the hearths of Scottish and Irish farmers to ancient traditions orated by the flickering light of Acadian and Mi’kmaq campfires; here are a few of the many colourful legends of Prince Edward Island. INTRODUCTION 0:00:00 - Anne of Green Gables’ Haunted Wood REIGN OF THE MI’KMAQ 0:03:00 - The Battle of Pretty Stream ACADIAN SETTLEMENT 0:07:51 – Early Modern North American Explorers 0:10:37 - Acadian Settlement of Ile Saint-Jean 0:14:00 - Legend of the Mineotta Stone 0:24:39 - The Witch of Port La Joye THE BRITISH CONQUEST 0:29:56 - King George’s War 0:33:01 - The Acadian Expulsion 0:36:20 - The Phantom Church of St. John 0:37:58 - The Hunchback of Point Prim 0:39:45 - The Fairies of Cape Wolfe SCOTTISH-IRISH SETTLEMENT 0:44:02 - The White Lady of Holland Cove 0:50:42 - The Ghosts of Brudenell Island 0:54:55 - Ghost Ship of the Northumberland Strait 1:01:44 - Phantom Bell Ringers of the Kirk of St. James CONFEDERATION 1:07:29 - The Haunting of Binstead Manor 1:15:54 - P.E.I. Today

In honour of the Supreme Court of the United States’ ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, I’ve decided to re-upload this old video, first published on YouTube in November 2015 and removed for ‘hate speech’ in July 2021.