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The Canadian Gothic

The Baldoon Mystery | 1800s Haunting in Ontario

The Canadian Gothic

Curiouscast

History, Documentary, Society & Culture, True Crime

4.61.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

In the early 1800s, a quiet farming family in southwestern Ontario found themselves targeted by one of Canada’s most bizarre hauntings. It started subtly, with unexplained noises and objects moving on their own, but the disturbances quickly escalated into something far more violent, destructive, and unusual. Desperate for answers, the McDonald family turned to religion, paranormal investigators, and eventually to a young girl said to possess second sight for a solution. Was the Baldoon Mystery the work of a poltergeist? a curse? a gifted storyteller? Or something else entirely?… that’s a debate has been raging on for nearly 200 years. Episode Links: The Baldoon Mystery | Modern Translation (originally published 1870 by Neil McDonald) - https://thecanadiangothic.com/shorts/baldoon-mystery-modern-translation Send a voicememo to the show: ⁠https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/contact⁠ Subscribe to the show: ⁠https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/subscribe⁠ Musical Theme: Noir Toyko by Monty Datta Social Links: Website: ⁠https://www.thecanadiangothic.com/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/TheCanadianGothic⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecanadiangothic/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.8

You were listening to Canadian Gothic.

0:14.2

Hello, listeners. I have an interesting story for us tonight. It's one of Canada's most mysterious

0:19.3

and most bizarre hauntings. It takes us back to

0:22.6

a quiet farming settlement in southwestern Ontario in 1829. It's a place where one family found

0:29.3

themselves under siege by something they couldn't see, understand, or escape. What starts with

0:35.5

strange noises and falling objects quickly escalates into a relentless

0:39.6

series of events involving bullets, fire, strange animals, and destruction that followed wherever

0:45.8

they went. But what makes this case so fascinating isn't just the violence and destructive nature

0:51.6

of the phenomenon. It's the large number of witnesses, the attempts to stop it, and the shocking explanation

0:58.0

that would eventually bring it all to an end.

1:00.7

So pour a drink, get comfortable, let's explore this one together.

1:05.4

In this episode of the Canadian Gothic, I'm going to be joined by Madeline Klein, and together

1:10.3

we'll be discussing the

1:11.3

Baldoon Mystery. Miss Madeline Klein, it's not Halloween, but it may feel like it tonight.

1:20.8

We're recording this mid-April, and spring is springing out there. How are you doing in Saskatchewan?

1:26.6

I'm fantastic. Like you said,

1:29.1

spring has finally sprung. I'm currently enjoying my clearance Easter candy. I'm currently,

1:35.8

I currently have mini eggs in front of me, a whole bowl of them. Nice. Yeah, I love, that's one thing I do

1:40.7

love about this time of year. I should have opened with, how are you enjoying the leftover Easter candy?

1:46.0

I try to avoid sugar in my diet, but I make an exception after Easter.

1:50.0

I've been binging on mini eggs.

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