Haunted Houses of Newfoundland and Labrador

by Dale Jarvis

Nestled along the rugged coastline of Newfoundland and Labrador are old buildings with histories shrouded in a veil of mystery and intrigue. With their peeling paint and weathered clapboard, these are the province's historic homes and dwelling places haunted by spectral whispers and eerie apparitions.

With stories passed down through generations, locals and visitors alike are drawn to these enigmatic places, seeking to unravel their secrets and uncover the truth behind the unexplained phenomena that lurk within.

Folklorist and storyteller Dale Jarvis is your guide to these haunting tales which have echoed down through the centuries. If you dare, explore a haunted cabbage patch in Port aux Basques, navigate the dangers of a skull's curse in downtown St. John's, and take a ride with a phantom coach driver in Harbour Grace.

In this new collection of stories, Jarvis investigates haunted gates, flying candles, forgotten treasures, and more, providing a rare peek inside some of Newfoundland and Labrador's most haunted properties. These possessed premises include private dwellings ranging from settlers' tilts to elaborate merchant homes, lightkeepers' houses, a haunted hotel, an abandoned mine, and even a modern library bedeviled by persistent urban legends.

If you have always been curious about what strange secrets lurk behind closed doors, this is the book you've been waiting for.

Genres: Nonfiction

216 pages, Paperback

Published September 20, 2024

About the author

Dale Gilbert Jarvis is a folklorist, researcher, writer and storyteller living and working in St. John’s. He holds a B.Sc. (honours) in anthropology from Trent University and an MA in folklore from Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the Executive Director of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. By night, Dale is the proprietor of the St. John’s Haunted Hike ghost tour and raconteur of local tales. Author of several books on Newfoundland and Labrador ghost stories and folklore, he is a tireless promoter of local culture.

Reviews

[Lynne · Rating 4 out of 5]

This collection gathers stories from every corner of the province. The individual stories are very short, easy to read, and are told in a factual but friendly way. My personal preference would have been for longer stories that I could spend a bit more time with, build up some suspense perhaps. The author's familiarity with Newfoundland culture and history shines through, which really endeared him and the book to me.

[Taylor Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dale Jarvis never fails to impress me on his books
Every one of them I amazing
I truly do enjoy them
Especially with all the stories from around Newfoundland
The way he tells these stories and writes them are worth reading
Highly recommend

Read while at work on tanker Damia Desgagnes ⚓️

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has interesting history of NL and ghost stories combined.

[Anna Murphy · Rating 5 out of 5]

All my reads from Dale are always enjoyable.

[Randi Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories were interesting. I wish some of them were a bit longer with more detail. But always been a lover for a good ghost story. Especially local ones :)