Canadian Hauntings

Melanie Marttila is a Sudbury-based freelance writer and writing
consultant.

Michael Norman and Beth Scott have adapted a series of distinctly
Canadian hauntings from two other collections: Haunted America and
Historic Haunted America. Unlike many other recently published
ghost-story collections, Canadian Hauntings includes a bibliography; the
fact that these stories are first-person accounts from real places that
one could potentially visit provides the reader with an extra thrill.

Most of the stories are fairly short, clear, and concise, yet
entertaining. Some feature the ghosts of famous people, such as artist
Emily Carr (1871–1945) or Montreal journalist Йmile-Charles Hamel
(1929–1961). Other tales focus on haunted places, such as Toronto’s
Royal Ontario Museum or the Burnaby Art Gallery. Even stories about
haunted furniture appear in Canadian Hauntings.

The collection’s well-documented sources make it a potentially useful
resource for students preparing intermediate-level academic reports.
Highly recommended.