Nightmarks in Alberta
13 nightmarks documented
Dunvegan Provincial Park — the snowstorm ghost of northern Alberta
A mother lost in a snowstorm still searches for her children in this northern Alberta park — her ghost appears during blizzards, frozen in eternal anguish.
Frank Slide — the voices of 76 buried alive in Alberta's mountain disaster
82 million tonnes of rock buried 76 people alive in 100 seconds — their voices still cry for help from beneath the boulders of Alberta's deadliest disaster.
Charles Camsell Hospital — Edmonton's haunted Indigenous tuberculosis hospital
Indigenous TB patients were taken from their communities and many died here alone — their crying, coughing, and traditional songs still echo through the empty wards.
Fort Edmonton Park — the haunted ventriloquist doll of the Firkins House
A ventriloquist doll turns its head and watches visitors at this Edmonton living history museum — staff refuse to be alone with it after dark.
La Bohème Restaurant — the ghostly proprietor of Edmonton's bed and breakfast
A spectral gentleman in period attire inspects the table settings and nods approvingly — this Edmonton restaurant's former owner never retired from the business.
Taber Hospital — the abandoned Alberta hospital haunted by its past
Medical equipment beeps in empty wards and a vintage nurse walks the halls — this abandoned Alberta hospital never fully closed for business.
Bowman Arts Centre — the ghost of a Chinese girl in Lethbridge, Alberta
A crying Chinese girl in traditional clothing haunts this Lethbridge arts centre — her ghost may be an echo of the hardships Chinese immigrants endured in Alberta.
Deane House — Calgary's most haunted restaurant in a police superintendent's home
The police superintendent's 1906 home sits stubbornly amid Calgary's glass towers — Captain Deane's ghost still inspects his residence and rearranges the furniture.
Strathcona Museum — the haunted former RCMP detachment in Alberta
A Mountie in red serge still stands guard at this former RCMP detachment — the holding cells rattle and phantom boots march through Alberta's haunted museum.
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald — Edmonton's spectral horse and phantom guests
A spectral horse gallops through the basement tunnels and a 1920s flapper dances in the ballroom — Edmonton's grande dame hotel haunts from hoof to chandelier.
Walterdale Playhouse — Edmonton's haunted community theater
Seats fold down for invisible audience members and a cold presence stands behind performers onstage — Edmonton's intimate community theater has an extra cast member.
Banff Springs Hotel — the bride, the bellman, and the phantom room
A burning bride dances in the ballroom, a dead bellman still carries luggage, and Room 873 was sealed shut — the Banff Springs Hotel is gloriously haunted.
Wendigo Psychosis and the Swift Runner Case — Alberta, Canada (1878)
A Cree man killed his family in 1878 despite food being nearby, claiming possession by a Wendigo spirit — the creature that embodies winter and cannibalistic hunger.