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Calgary's Most Haunted: Urban Hauntings and Personal Encounters in Stampede City
In his newest collection of ghost stories, Ian Gibbs returns to Calgary, the city of his childhood, to reckon with its better- and lesser-known haunts, and the beginnings of his own sense of the supernatural.
Following on the success of his first two story collections, ghost-walk guide and host of the Ghosts ‘N Bears Podcast Ian Gibbs returns to Calgary, the city of his childhood, to reckon with his earliest experiences of the supernatural, corroborate some of the city’s better known hauntings—think Heritage Park, Fort Calgary, and the Stampede Grandstand—and uncover many more. These thirty stories range from heritage homes and official historic sites, to strip malls and suburban basements.
Along the way, Ian shares the beginnings of his sense of the paranormal, how he grew to trust his intuition, and relates conversations with friends old and new, whose outlook and experiences inform, alarm, and delight him.
With stops at some of Calgary’s most famous tourist destinations as well as a number of private properties, the book provides a conversational overview of the city’s history, including its original Indigenous inhabitants and early Hudson’s Bay days. Ian takes readers inside family mansions, churches, and more old sandstone schools than you can shake a stick at. Read about
the phantom revellers at the Palliser Hotel Lightning, the horse who haunts Firehall No. 3the returning blood stain at Deane Housethe little black dog at Foothills hospitalthe haunting of Zoo Bridgeand a sleepover that started with Atari and junk food and quickly turned more sinister
Following on the success of his first two story collections, ghost-walk guide and host of the Ghosts ‘N Bears Podcast Ian Gibbs returns to Calgary, the city of his childhood, to reckon with his earliest experiences of the supernatural, corroborate some of the city’s better known hauntings—think Heritage Park, Fort Calgary, and the Stampede Grandstand—and uncover many more. These thirty stories range from heritage homes and official historic sites, to strip malls and suburban basements.
Along the way, Ian shares the beginnings of his sense of the paranormal, how he grew to trust his intuition, and relates conversations with friends old and new, whose outlook and experiences inform, alarm, and delight him.
With stops at some of Calgary’s most famous tourist destinations as well as a number of private properties, the book provides a conversational overview of the city’s history, including its original Indigenous inhabitants and early Hudson’s Bay days. Ian takes readers inside family mansions, churches, and more old sandstone schools than you can shake a stick at. Read about
the phantom revellers at the Palliser Hotel Lightning, the horse who haunts Firehall No. 3the returning blood stain at Deane Housethe little black dog at Foothills hospitalthe haunting of Zoo Bridgeand a sleepover that started with Atari and junk food and quickly turned more sinister
264 pages, Paperback
Published October 1, 2024
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About the author
Ian Gibbs
14 books13 followersBorn in the UK and emigrating to Canada with his family when he was young, Ian carries with him the celtic gifts of his heritage. Always fascinated by story telling, social history, ghosts and hauntings, Ian found himself more and more assisting friends with their ghost problems and learning much more than simply stories along the way.
Ian is very grateful to have an incredible publisher to work with in TouchWood Editions as well as producing some self published (Ghost Story Guy Editions) works.
Ian looks forward to hearing more of your ghost stories and having the chance to share even more stories of the paranormal and things that go bump in the night. When not writing, Ian holds down a regular day job, as well as doing guided Ghostly Walks around Prince George and producing and co-hosting a podcast (Ghosts 'N Bears) in Prince George, BC where he lives with his family. Ian really enjoys hearing from his readers the most.
Ian is very grateful to have an incredible publisher to work with in TouchWood Editions as well as producing some self published (Ghost Story Guy Editions) works.
Ian looks forward to hearing more of your ghost stories and having the chance to share even more stories of the paranormal and things that go bump in the night. When not writing, Ian holds down a regular day job, as well as doing guided Ghostly Walks around Prince George and producing and co-hosting a podcast (Ghosts 'N Bears) in Prince George, BC where he lives with his family. Ian really enjoys hearing from his readers the most.
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July 16, 2024
I had the pleasure of receiving an ARC copy of this wonderful book from Ian and it was an informative (yet fun) historically rich collection of paranormal stories from the Calgary area. Bonus that the author included some of his personal experiences in the book loved it!
January 11, 2025
Fascinating stories…the author’s conversational approach makes this a very readable title.
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