J. J. Dupuis

Why do Canadians stifle their interest in the paranormal? Canada’s paranormal roots run deep — from ghost stories told around flickering campfires to inexplicable encounters — but our polite, risk-averse nation buries these experiences and this history under layers of unease. We fear stigma, career fallout, the unknown itself, and our cultural discomfort with death only deepens the feeling, pushing our ghostly heritage further into the shadows only to come out during the Halloween season. Delving into tales of Canada’s haunted history, the diverse folklore of its immigrant communities, and the Traditional Stories of Indigenous Peoples, Eerie Whispers asks why Canadians, unlike Americans and the British, are reluctant to embrace this part of our culture. Then, it encourages us to find the bold artistic energy necessary to amplify the country’s supernatural voice.

A TV documentary crew explores murky waters in search of legendary lake monster Cressie, only to dredge up a body instead. Laura Reagan, host of the cryptozoological documentary series Creature X, and her team are in Newfoundland shooting an episode about Cressie, a legendary giant eel. Things don't start off great: scientific evidence is scarce, stories keep changing, and the locals are throwing a wrench into the production. But what began as a simple TV shoot takes a drastic turn when the crew pulls a body from the depths of Lake Crescent. For Laura, unravelling the cold case means unearthing long-buried secrets about the most prominent citizens of the remote town of Robert's Arm. With time running out, she and her team must put the pieces together and expose the killer before more blood is spilled.

There's been a string of Bigfoot sightings in Roanoke Ridge. Do they have something to do with the body in the woods? When Bigfoot researcher Professor Berton Sorel goes missing in the temperate rainforest of Roanoke Ridge, Oregon, help is summoned in the form of his former star pupil, Laura Reagan, online science populist and avowed skeptic. But what begins as a simple search and rescue operation takes a drastic turn when a body is discovered -- and it isn't the professor's. Caught in the fallout of the suspicious death, perplexed by a sudden wave of Bigfoot sightings, and still desperately searching for Professor Sorel, Reagan reluctantly admits two things: her old mentor was right about there being secrets hidden in Roanoke Ridge, and it's up to her to uncover them.