Spooky, disturbing, funny or sad…there’s a little bit of everything. The old Charles Camsell Hospital in particular is a popular source for many creepy tales & if I lived in the area, I’d be giving it a wide berth.

And did you know there are more ghost cats than dogs?Īnother thing I learned was spirits seem to be drawn to hospitals & schools. Edmonton’s “Bluebeard”, a man who confessed to killing 9 of his 18 wives (WTH!! 😱). A WWl soldier who visits the former home of an Alberta premier to court a young maid. The grieving nurse who haunts the corridors of a university building that was an infirmary during the influenza outbreak in 1918. I’m not sure what I believe but I really enjoyed reading the history of these locations & some of the stories will definitely stay with me. The book has an interesting format with each story broken down by location, its history & what happened there. Then author Rhonda Parrish digs in, examining the evidence by combing through archives & anecdotal accounts. The stories are related by Rona Anderson who is a paranormal investigator & psychic medium.

They may not always agree but it’s clear they respect & accept each others’ views. Sooo…do you believe in ghosts or are you a skeptic? It doesn’t matter where you fall on the spectrum as the contributors represent both sides. But while I expected to be familiar with many of the locations, it never crossed my mind one of the stories would have a personal connection *. When I saw the title of this book, I couldn’t resist as Edmonton is a city I know very well.

Eerie Edmonton by Rhonda Parrish