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Jump-Scares vs Ghosts & Spectator’s Hermitage

Confusing Jump-Scares with Ghosts & Spectator’s Hermitage - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Ancaster (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) – –

Gossip-Sesh!  Daniel breaks down the difference between a ‘haunted house’ and ‘ghost tour’.  The frustrating confusion of the two at Halloween-time.  Featuring the cheap technique known as a Jump-Scare.  And his too close experience at this year’s Canada’s Wonderland Halloween Haunt.  He wasn’t scare of the jump, just the germs!

Then, a gotcha moment?  The second time something in a Hamilton Spectator article rubbed Daniel the wrong way.  The explanation why, alongside of one of the most haunted places around.  One line, “Hmmm”, filled with so much meaning and, dare he say, spite!  The article and thoughts on the matter, and why he may not do more Spec articles in the future.

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Return to Merritt & A Tivoli Theatre Talkie

Return to Merritt and A Tivoli Theatre Talkie - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: St. Catharines & Hamilton (Ontario, Canada) – –

Return to the haunted Merritt House in St. Catharines. With Psychic’s Kate and Michele, and myself. Most of the original HH team, back together for a walk-through the old house. Barred from it for over two decades. We were featured on the Soper & Brown Morning Show, before given free time, and recorded time to wander around the house. Daniel shares the highlights.

Then, how a ghost experience inside Hamilton’s Tivoli Theatre is related to general movie history. Bringing to light a significant event which may have started inside the Tivoli, first in all of Canada. Connected to the spirit of a woman desperately trying to talk with a former theatre manager.

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How to Interview & Little Girl Ate Her Parents

How to Interview and Little Girl Ate Her Parents - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Norwich (England, UK) – –

Not a popular How-to, but useful!  For job interviews.  How this related to being interviewed on Podcasts and Radio Shows.  And the experience with a former Hamilton Shock-Jock (now politician) that affected Daniel’s interview style for years.

Then, is the title clickbait… nope.  The ghost of a little Grey Lady is said to have eaten her parents.  While trapped in a plague-ridden house, back in the 16th century.  Oh England!  This story, and experiences with the little lady from the latest Strange News article.

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Marrying a Ghost and Scottish Rite Psychic

Marrying a Ghost and Scottish Rite Psychic - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Britain & Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) – –

Fake or real?  A woman in Britain says she’s marrying a ghost named Edwardo.  A Victorian soldier from the 1800’s… yes… named Edwardo.  Daniel has a lot of fun with this one.

Then, promised and fulfilled.  The other time a Psychic from Toronto named Jim Hunt shocked Daniel.  Proving, like only few can, having these abilities is possible.  The time just the two of them walked through Hamilton’s Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.  And one comment, “Just Breath”, which is not possible through a skeptical mindset.

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Penn and Teller and Century Manor Yellers

Penn and Teller and Century Manor Yellers - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Las Vegas & Century Manor (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) – –

Remember when Daniel took a week off recently?  He was in Vegas.  Talking about the aggressive photo-ops and being harassed.  Realizing the dream of seeing Penn & Teller’s. Leading to this review.

Then, years ago Daniel heard from a group of teens who visited the grounds at the old Century Manor Asylum.  A standard investigator’s questions… “Are you there?”  The terrifying recording, and a rant!

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Downtown Kerfuffle’s & Custom House Boots

Downtown Kerfuffle’s and Custom House Boots - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Downtown Hamilton & Custom House (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) – –

Updates on the issues in Downtown Hamilton. Daniel put in the middle of insanity with two incidents. The experiences are discussed, and how the second one makes him consider putting the Downtown tour into hiatus for next season.

Then, back to the spooky. The first of many stories behind the Ghost Walks Gift Shop’s artifacts. Haunted items originally in the Museum of the Paranormal. Today, on display in the tiny Niagara-on-the-Lake Shop.  First up, the Mysterious Boots of the Custom House in Hamilton.

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Haunted AirBnB & Shadows Love Me at Hermitage Ruins

Haunted AirBnB Penetanguishene and Shadows Love Me at Hermitage Ruins - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Penetanguishene & Hermitage Ruins (Ancaster (Hamilton), Ontario, Canada) – –

In Canada, it’s rare for haunted accommodations to use ghosts as an advertising method.  More common in the United States.  But not here.  So, Daniel was excited to see an article about a place in Penetanguishene, Ontario. 

And, another shadow person tries to be seen on Daniel’s tour.  Happened at the Hermitage Ruins in Ancaster.  Small private group at the beginning of 2022.  While telling the legend of Denholm, Maine… another haunted forest with a couple of terrifying ghosts.

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Halloween History Kick-Off & Ghost Tugs Cape

Halloween History Kick-Off and Ghost Tugs Cape | Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Custom House (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) – –

It’s time… Halloween-time!  Kicking off the Halloween season with a special segment.  The roots of Halloween, in ghosts and superstition.  From its Celtic beginnings in Ireland to popular and fun beliefs in the United States of America.

Then, Daniel relives the horror of having his cape tugged during a Custom House Ghost Walk.  Freaking out in-front of a group, and blaming a guest for doing it! 

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A Natural Ghostly Talent & Reviewing the Movie IT

A Natural Ghostly Talent and Reviewing the Movie IT | Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Daniel’s Mind (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) – –

Daniel’s origin story. With a rant about pushing natural talent. Failure of the schools? Connecting it with his own experience growing up with a love for writing and storytelling. How this led to an obsession for adult horror books, and Stephen King.

Perfectly leads into a review of the 2-part movie, Stephen King’s IT. Read at a young age, this story is close to Daniel’s heart. Why he watched the movie closely. From perfection to not-so-much. What happened?

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Green Ghost Mississauga & Fearing Death for Believers

Green Ghost in Mississauga and Fearing Death Believing in Ghosts - Ghost Guide Daniel Podcast

Feature Locations: Mississauga (Ontario, Canada) – –

Viral ghost photo from Mississauga.  A city beside Toronto, not known for its ghosts.  Then, one afternoon, a Kayaker takes a photo along the shoreline of the Credit River.  Now Daniel has to reexamine his beliefs on the modern city.  Featuring a Streetsville ghost story.

Then, Daniel goes deep again.  How everyone’s fear of death creates a line of argument for non-believers.  How fearing death connects to cemeteries and ghosts.  And, it’s possible to not fear death and still believe in ghosts!

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