Fright Blog

Snuck away from work for a few hours on Devils night, and while I did not find Eric Draven uttering the words "It can't rain all the time"
 I found myself joining fellow classmate Veronica Neufeld as she led a spirited tour of historic Winnipeg landmarks in the heart of our city haunted by lost souls.

 Started off at the Walker Theatre which was opened in December 1906 but construction wasn't completed till 1907 The theatre was named after owner Corliss Powers Walker who added it to his string of South Dakota Theatres.

This theatre is full of great history and eerie tales that you will not get from me here, but I will say if you are moved by movies such as Ghost and Titanic you'll want to get your self on this tour to find out more.

Next stop was the Marlborough Hotel, the hotel that opened it's doors on the eve of the first World War in 1914 and was originally called the Olympia. The ghosts here did not wear sheets, perhaps just waiting for them to dry as one lingeurs around the laundry room in a white dress from time to time while another will not only send shivers up your spine but tickles the ivories. 





The Masonic Temple built by Masons in 1900 has been known to have strange rituals there and findings in the wall. While some places have dine
and dashers, the old Mother Tucker's has been known to have dine and vanishers.

 The Kings Head Pub, once the location of a German newspaper is not only place where friends come together to drink spirits, but where friendly spirits have also been known to linguer.

Great eerie tales and history available on the Winnipeg Ghost Tour which I thoroughly enjoyed, it made me me want to get more in touch with the paranormal.  

  Pantages Playhouse Theatre was one of my favorite stops on the tour, it was named after Alexander Pantages. As a young boy from Greece, he fled to America and found himself involved in many things to finally end up involved in Vaudville which is what the Pantages Theatre was primarily used for when it first opened. Both this theatre and the Manitoba Theatre Centre has interesting history and ghost tales. I urge all Winnipeggers to go on this tour, it is very cool and informative.

Led by facinating tour guides it is something you will most definitely want to check out, if not this Halloween then next.

Beware of the chills, the footsteps, the howling, and disembodied eyes floating in the dark.