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In this episode of Let’s Talk Spooky, we journey across Alberta’s eeriest landscapes — from ancient stone guardians to the forgotten towns they watched over.

First, we explore the haunting Indigenous legends behind the Hoodoos of the Alberta badlands — towering rock formations believed to be petrified giants, guardians of sacred lands, and even cursed beings struck down by the spirits.

Then, we travel through time into four of Western Canada’s most chilling ghost towns:

• Anyox, BC – A lost copper town only accessible by boat, where lights still flicker in buildings with no power.
• Frank Slide, Alberta – The site of Canada’s deadliest landslide, where rock buried nearly a hundred souls — and some say, still holds them.
• Phoenix, BC – A once-bustling city now watched over by a woman in black, forever mourning a forgotten grave.
• Bankhead, Alberta – A mining town swallowed by silence, where voices still echo through ruined wash houses and unmarked graves.

We explore the tragic history, eerie encounters, and the folklore that lingers long after the last train left.

🔍 Referenced Legends & Lore:

• Hoodoo origin stories from Blackfoot and Cree traditions
• The 1903 Frank Slide disaster (Turtle Mountain)
• Reports from Phoenix Cemetery and the Woman in Black
• The ghost of Bankhead and the legend of the exhumed grave
• Urban explorer accounts from Anyox

📚 Sources & Further Reading:

• Parks Canada interpretive materials (Bankhead & Frank Slide)
• Canadian Encyclopedia – “Frank Slide”
• Mystery Weekly Magazine – “Haunted Canada: Ghost Towns”
• Medium: “The Ghost Towns of British Columbia”
• Puzzle Box Horror – “Legends of the Hoodoos”
• Indigenous oral storytelling traditions (Blackfoot, Stoney Nakoda references)
• Ron’s Amazing Stories: Canadian Ghost Towns Series
• Weird Canada Archives

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