An excerpt from the Hidden Episode now available to unlock for free at www.darkriver.ca Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A recluse living in the forest outside Dark River receives a visit from a haunting stranger. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A nurse at the Dark River Hospital encounters more than death on her evening rounds during a typhoid epidemic. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A local boatman picks up a strange passenger on an early morning ferry up Dark Trout Lake. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

An incident at a brothel leads to deadly consequences. Story by Phillip Psutka [This story contains material that may not be suitable for all ages. Listener discretion is advised.] Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A telegrapher receives a strange message via morse code during an early morning snowstorm. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A woman faces a spectre from her past at a Valentine's Day celebration. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A woman and her sled dogs face a menacing apparition. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

The Manager of the Dark River Train Station receives an unscheduled stop on New Year's Eve. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

❄️ Welcome back, ghoul gang! ❄️ In the second instalment of a pair of very special holiday episodes, @reneewrought shares some lightly frightening, definitely shivery, winter stories. So grab a mug of something piping hot ☕ snuggle up under the covers and prepare yourself for a visit from ghosts of winters past. ⚠️TW: References to infant death (fi…

❄️Happy Winter Holidays, ghoul gang! ❄️ It's your favourite festive folklore and scary story spinner @reneewrought here to put you in the holiday mood with some of the winter holidays celebrated in small towns around the world and their traditions, superstitions, monsters and more. So grab a mug of something piping hot ☕ and settle in for some holi…

On Christmas Eve, a young girl encounters an all too familiar spirit. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

What's that shadow moving in the corner of the room? Better tuck yourself in tight, there might be something lurking in the dark...😴👹😱 @reneewrought illuminates the shadowy origins of the common childhood fear of monsters hiding in the dark. From folklore to creepypasta, imagination to the evolutionary origins of fear, depictions of under-the-bed m…

An artist discovers a frightening detail hidden in his paintings. Story by Phillip Psutka Dark River gratefully acknowledges the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their financial support in the creation of this episode. Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.ca…

Who's that knocking on the dorm room door, or rattling the window above your twin bed? Is it your roomie, back from a late night study sesh, or something more otherworldly? Join @reneewrought for a walk down the haunted halls of the world's scariest schools, including: Acadia University, University of Toronto's University College, Flagler College, …

🎃Happy Halloween, ghoul gang! Tuck into this treat of an episode as @reneewrought explores the origins of the Halloween holiday, then offers up an original spooky short story. For best effect, listen with the lights off!👻 ⁠ Follow @smalltownspooky on social media and check out smalltownspooky.wixsite.com/home for updates and extras. Find the transc…

A girl faces her most terrifying Halloween ever at the annual Barker Corn Smash. Story by Phillip Psutka Dark River gratefully acknowledges the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their financial support in the creation of this episode. Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.ca…

🚨WHOOP WHOOP🚨 It's the sound of the Maritime's most famous ghost. Join @reneewrought for another dive into Canada's creepy history, now with 100% more lumberjacks. Explore the origins of Canada's French colonies, the history of the Mi'kmaq First Nations, and stories of New Brunswick's haunted forest. ⚠️TW: Discussion of colonial settlers, exploitat…

Have you seen something serpentine moving under the water? 🐉 Could it be a creature, or one of the many spirits of the lake, restless to escape their watery grave? Join your sonic psychopomp Renée for a deep dive into the history, mystery and oddity of Lake Champlain, the body of water that holds as many shipwrecks as it does secrets (at least 300,…

Small Town Spooky is back with a look at one of Alberta's largest and oldest cities: Edmonton, your sonic psychopomp Renée's current hometown. Learn about the history of the region, as well as the many haunted places across the city—from the Hotel MacDonald to La Bohème, and more about the historic Princess Theatre and the distressing legacy of the…

In this first-ever episode of Small Town Spooky, meet your sonic psychopomp Renée Meloche and hear the history and mysteries behind one of southern Ontario's most haunted stretches of asphalt: Texas Road. Follow @smalltownspooky on social media and check out smalltownspooky.wixsite.com/home for updates and extras. Find the transcript for this episo…

This is Small Town Spooky with Renée Meloche, your sonic psychopomp leading you through stories of haunted roads, abandoned hospitals, French cryptids and little haunts on the prairie, just for starters. Our first episode airs October 3. You can go to smalltownspooky.wixtsite.com/home or check out @smalltownspooky on all the socials for more update…

After his father doesn't return home one night, a boy enters the dark woods in search of him and encounters his worst fears. Story by Phillip Psutka Dark River gratefully acknowledges the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their financial support in the creation of this episode. Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes …

A boy comes face-to-face with a terrifying figure while trying to escape a forest fire. Story by Phillip Psutka [This story contains graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for all ages. Listener discretion is advised.] Dark River gratefully acknowledges the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their financial support in the creation of this epis…

A late night rehearsal takes a frightening turn for a local fiddler. Story by Phillip Psutka Dark River gratefully acknowledges the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their financial support in the creation of this episode. Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.ca…

A log drive turns lethal as a certain familiar presence intervenes. Story by Phillip Psutka Dark River gratefully acknowledges the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund for their financial support in the creation of this episode. Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.ca…

A girl from a wealthy family acquires an overly possessive companion. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

While traveling aboard the new mobile school-cars, a math teacher meets an elusive student in a strange northern town. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.ca

A woman from a mining camp receives an unexpected visit from from a long-lost friend. Story by Lindsay Bellaire Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.ca

After her car breaks down on the way to her family's house for Christmas Eve, a woman has a life-changing encounter with something from another time. Story by Lindsay Bellaire Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A family selects a Christmas tree that doesn't want to be taken. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A hunter encounters a ghost from the past. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A mining catastrophe leads to dark consequences. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

An annual attraction proves far more sinister than ever before at the Barker Halloween Corn Smash. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A girl receives a strange visitor the night after her best friend is involved a terrible accident. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

A local artist encounters a ghostly figure on an early morning paddle on Dark Trout Lake. Story by Phillip Psutka Unlock the Hidden Episode & Join the Mailing List for Behind-the-Scenes Town Secrets Now! www.darkriver.caโดย Phillip Psutka

There is a small fictional town in Northern Ontario that is home to many strange happenings. New original spooky short stories of a haunting rural town released every three weeks. Welcome to Dark River.โดย Phillip Psutka