New England’s Scariest Stories And Urban Legends

by Summer Paradis & Cathy McManus

Journey through New England’s darkest places and read 22 of its scariest stories and urban legends.

Explore mysterious cryptids like the Dover Demon, Pigman, the Sea Serpent of Gloucester, the Dublin Lake Monster, and the Derry Fairy. Meet Champ, the legendary lake monster of Lake Champlain, and a fisherman who found himself thirty feet from the beast.

See the grave of Midnight Mary and the Desert of Maine, and judge for yourself if their curses are real. Try to walk with the Leather Man and wonder why he chooses to walk alone.


Visit The House of the Seven Gables and The Shunned House, both famous in literature, and learn of ghosts that still linger there.

 Cross Emily’s Bridge in Vermont, creep over the alleged vampire Mercy Brown’s grave in Rhode Island, and more. New England promises to scare you!

Size: 6″ x 9″ | 73 color images | Index | 144 pp
ISBN13: 9780764341229 | Binding: soft cover

You can purchase this book, “New England’s Scariest Stories and Urban Legends” at Schiffer Publishing, Ltd

Also please browse through the great selection of books at Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

Schiffer Publishing home page.

Please look for my review on “New England’s Scariest Stories and Urban Legends.”

Spooky Creepy New England 2

by Karen Mossey

Journey through supernatural Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Maine to experience 20 real encounters with ghosts and phantasms.

Within these pages visit ghostly homes, haunted shipwrecks, businesses, and famous spooky historical places, as you explore paranormal situations that defy rational explanation.

Read about a spirit cat continuing to make her presence known to help her grieving owner, and a ghost that stands in a doorway, but cannot come in. Experience objects that appear out of nowhere and consider the persistent appearance of the same name, number, and visions.


Find out how dreams and intuition can become reality. See actual pictures of apparitions and paranormal phenomena.

You are sure to experience some of the spookiest and creepiest encounters from New England in this spooky second volume.

Size: 6″ x 9″ | 35 photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764345029 | Binding: soft cover

You can purchase this book, “Spooky Creepy New England 2” at Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

Also please browse through the great selection of books at Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

Schiffer Publishing home page.

Also please look for my review of “Spooky Creepy New England 2”, I have just received the book and so far from what I read, it really does cover some strange and spooky places.

B.C. Woman Shares UFO Encounter Story (CTV News Story)

Corina Saebels admits her terrifying story is hard to believe, but insists she had an alien encounter in B.C. 11 years ago.

Watch the entire story at the CTV News website: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=369526

Brian Vike
Canadian UFO Investigator. (Retired)
Houston, British Columbia Canada
Email: sighting@telus.net
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

Vancouver Is Flying Saucer Capital Of Canada (News Video Footage)

Vancouver reported 116 UFO sightings in 2013, more than any other Canadian city.

You can watch the CTV News story by following this link: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=368754

The Vike Factor
Brian Vike
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

Vancouver A Hotspot For Sightings From Outer Space (UFOs)

CTV Vancouver
Published Thursday, May 22, 2014 6:08PM PDT

The city that once played host to The X-Files is also the best place in Canada to spot a flying saucer, according to the Canadian UFO Survey.

That’s right: If the truth is out there, Vancouver is probably a good place to find it.

There were 116 UFO sightings reported in the city last year alone, with the average encounter lasting 13 minutes.

To read the full article: http://bc.ctvnews.ca/vancouver-a-hotspot-for-sightings-from-outer-space-1.1834296

CTV News Investigates Vancouver British Columbia Canada UFOs

Tune Into the CTV six o’clock news, May 22, 2014 for the story on UFOs in the Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.

A new video published on May 21, 2014, offers a preview of a special report from CTV News claiming there are more UFO sightings inVancouver, British Columbia, than anywhere else around Canada. In what is described as an “out of this world story” the preview highlights on-camera interviews featuring both Canadian science writer Chris Rutkowski and Vancouver astronomer Charles Lamoureux. CTV’s coverage follows this month’s publication of results from a 2013 Canadian UFO Survey which ranked Vancouver the number one city in Canada with 116 UFO reports filed in 2012.

For the full story online at CTV Vancouver: http://www.examiner.com/article/ctv-news-investigates-vancouver-ufos

Brian Vike
Canadian UFO Investigator. (Retired)
Houston, British Columbia Canada
Email: sighting@telus.net
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

UFOs Filled The Skies Over British Columbia Canada – Hundreds Of Eyewitnesses File Reports

If you care to write to Brian Vike, he can be reached at 3 different email addresses. Brian’s most used email today is at sighting@telus.net, also he still has his old email address, hbccufo@telus.net as this address went along with a huge website Brian built up and ran until 2009. Also, one other address is v_factor_paranormal@live.com

Do keep in mind, Brian did retire, but he is working on a very large report on the amazing UFO flap which took place over British Columbia, Canada back in 2002 and 2003.

Everything from Cattle Mutes, Crop Circles, Triangle Craft, Alien abductions and some of the most amazing UFO sightings to have been reported. Large cases involving numerous witnesses, 200 people for one case alone. UFOs hitting the water, only to lift back up out of the water and battle it out with another unknown craft.  Reports never stopped pouring in, for Brian, it was one of the busiest times to be a UFO investigator.

Also some really interesting UFO footage which still remains a mystery to this day, and the experts have tried to figure out what the object/objects are in the video footage. The media went wild over what was happening in the skies up north. Most of all the cases remain unsolved.

If anyone has a British Columbia UFO sighting, no matter where or when the sighting took place on, please do drop Brian a line as he does want to know if there could be a relationship with other sighting reports he received all across this large, and beautiful province. Also the reports will be sent to B.C. investigators to be dealt with. Of course, Brian will do some checking as well behind the scene.

The Vike Factor.
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

Lights Fixed To Black Triangular UFOs Over Vancouver British Columbia

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date: June 8/9/10, 2004

Hi Brian, the past two days the weather has been fairly clear. More than a dozen of those weird multi colored stobing stars? Saw two of those triangle shaped sets of lights almost straight up from my locations. All six lights, were stobing multi colors when I zoomed in on them.

Also a number of those lights which look like metallic objects when I zoom in on them. 22:30 - June 8, I observed what appeared to be a large satellite passing over north to south.

It appeared to be about as big as the space station, only was pale yellow instead of the usual white. I had my camera already running and tried to swing it around to point at the satellite? But I was to slow, as the light passed over the tower across the street it just faded away. 22:32 - June 9, About five minutes earlier I aimed my camera at the area of the sky where I saw the satellite? yesterday.

For some unknown reason, I leaned forward and looked up. Just in time to see a large yellow light flash on just to the south of where my camera was pointed, within seconds it shrank to about the size of a normal star and continued south over my bldg. 23:17 - June 10, Soon as it got dark enough, I aimed my camera back at the same area and left it running.

Fairly heavy overcast, but took a chance it might clear. Was feeding the image through my TV. Saw two large bright lights flash on the screen. Duration only a second or two.

Ran back the tape and then checked it one frame at a time. Lights lasted about five frames, I noticed that they appeared to be sitting on top of black triangle objects.

The lower of which appeared to be at about a forty five degree angle as it was quite a bit narrower then the upper one. I tried making a drawing to show you roughly what they looked like. On the tape they were farther apart.

Thank you to the witness for the report

If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

UFO Extends Wings Ten Times The Body Of Itself Over Fort Fraser British Columbia

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date: June 7, 2004
Time: Late evening

Hi Brian, we went camping on my 5 acres out in Fort Fraser on June 7, 2004. My husband and his friend stayed up late star gazing by the campfire. They both said they saw something strange in the sky. It was a light traveling, but then it 'grew wings' 10 times the size of the body, then disappeared.

Name deleted, (my husband's friend) said 'it brought tears to his eyes' as he had never seen anything like that in his life.

The next evening I stayed up late by the fire to star gaze as well. We did see a real plane go by (probably to Prince George airport), but we also saw something traveling without the strobe lights.

It then went bright, then disappeared amongst the clouds. We did not know what that was, if it was a plane's lower lights or something? It was strange how the whole light got bright like that for a couple of seconds.

Anyways, just to let you know. Thanks.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Green Lights Light Up The Cloud Cover Over Trail British Columbia

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date: May 20, 2004
Time: 10:15 p.m.

A fellow called to file a report over something he thought was unusual. He said the weather condition weren't that great and it was very overcast. The witness poured himself and cup of coffee and went and sat outside.

While watching the sky with a limited view he saw in the northeast a dimly lit green light which was just below the cloud cover. It was funny as he said he rubbed his eyes to make sure what he was observing was really there, plus he ran quickly back into the house to get his glasses.

When he came back out, there was the same green light and another one following slowly behind approximately 2 to 3 kilometers in distance from the first.

The two green lights were moving very slow and even though the lights were not extremely bright the witness said he was still able to see the texture of the clouds as the green objects lit up the clouds as they flew along.

Also the man noticed that when the objects passed over head his short wave radio started acting up as he was able to hear it. Once the lights had moved from his general area the radio seemed to be fine.

The witness said he was able to view the lights for approximately a couple of minutes. Keeping in mind this was a long time to watch this event due to his limited view of the sky.

The lights traveled on a straight line not making any unusual maneuvers. There was no sound heard. Also what is interesting is that a few calls had come into the Trail RCMP over the sightings that had taken place on May 19, 2004.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Witnesses Stopped Vehicles To Watch UFO Float Around In The Sky Over Smithers British Columbia

 (From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date: 2001
Time: Approx: 12:00 a.m.

I will start when I first noticed a UFO, way back in 2001.

It was the Summer time and I was coming home from my grandmother's house on Slack road in Smithers, B.C.. I noticed the bright white light in the sky immediately after departing my grandmothers house, and assumed that it was a large star or satellite.

When I got to the bottom of the hill, I realized that light was very bright and close, so I slowed down. By the time I reached highway 16, I was by the golf course and I had pulled over behind a truck who was also watching this thing.

I can describe why I ruled a plane flying by. I called the airport to find out if an medevac or any flights were due to arrive, and there weren't any.

The couple that was standing on the hill with me, thought that maybe it was a meteor, but it just floated in one spot. It was very close. I went home and told my husband, he laughed and said that I needed some sleep. It was almost midnight.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

 If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Strange Lights/UFOs Maneuvering Over The Woodmere Tree Nursery At Telkwa British Columbia

 (From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

May 4, 2004
Time: 11:30 p.m.

The night of the orange moon, I saw some strange lights happening above the trees near our home. It was 11:30 p.m. when they appeared.

It was scary because they went all over above the tree nursery and left. I am not sure if these are UFOs or not, but I can't describe what else they could be.

I hope that you could give some insight into what these things could be, if they are not UFOs. Thank you for you attention.

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

UFO Or Meteor Strikes The Ground Rattling Mobile Home In Telkwa British Columbia

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date: May 8, 2004
Time: Approx: 11:20 -11:30 p.m.

On May 8, 2004 I can remember it clearly because it is my brother's birthday. I seen a bright light suddenly appear through my window. This light seemed a distance away from me.

I thought that it was a flare or something, but I felt some impact on my trailer when it touched the ground. Initially, I thought that this UFO may have crashed, but the next day, we couldn’t see any sign of a UFO crashing.

This happened in Telkwa, British Columbia Canada at about 11:20-11:30 p.m..

Thank you to the witness for the report.

If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Unexplained Lights On The Ground Outside Of Houston British Columbia

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Re-posted by Brian.

Date: Winter of 1998
Time: 3:00 a.m.

I was in our local store the other day when a fellow had seen the logo on my winter coat and asked did I belong to HBCC UFO Research. I told him I was it, (the one looking after HBCC UFO).

He started to tell me about a strange sighting he had back in 1998 when hauling logs out of the Morice Lake area which is approximately 80 kilometers southwest from Houston, B.C. I asked him if he could call me when the man found a little time. He did indeed call a couple of days later and told me what he saw that early winter morning.

The witness was driving along the Morice West Road and just came over the top of a hill. Looking straight ahead of him he saw what he described as aircraft landing lights which were sitting on the ground. The lights were extremely bright and white. There was no flashing nor did the light move. Whatever it was, it was not moving.

He also said there was no one logging in that area at that time. He also told me that a road which did lead into the area was blocked by a huge bank of snow and the road itself was covered with approximately four feet of snow.

The driver said he was really curious to know what he'd seen. The logger would have liked to have stopped but seeing the roads were icy and extremely slippery, a 70 ton load, plus other logging trucks coming behind him a kilometer away he thought it best to just keep going.

The witness got on his radio and asked the drivers behind him if anyone was doing any forestry work where he saw the light. Everyone called back telling him there was nothing in the area. (It would be doubtful that it would have been a helicopter at that time of the morning).

Also I asked if it could have been a snowmobile and he told me no. There were no signs of anyone going in along the snow covered road and that was the only access to the area where the light was. He told me all areas around where the light was sitting was dense forest.

As some of the truck operators drove up over the hill they too were able to see the light and found it very unusual.
It was a clear cold night and the northern lights were dancing across the sky.

I mentioned to him that the Huckleberry Mine was having a lot of sightings around it. He said he had also heard of a number of reports coming out of the area from the workers.

If people have seen unusual lights or strange craft in the sky over British Columbia, Canada, please drop me a line and I will get your sighting report to a group for investigation. (Email: sighting@telus.net)

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

File Your British Columbia And Yukon UFO Sightings To UFO*BC

Since I, Brian Vike am not investigating UFO sightings anymore I made arrangements to have others look into the sightings that still come into me. 

There is an excellent UFO group called UFO*BC which looks into/investigates UFO sightings for the province of British Columbia, Canada and the Yukon only.

The fellows have years of experience dealing with the unknown and would appreciate receiving any sighting reports for these two areas.

You can find UFO*BC’s website at http://www.ufobc.ca/ and they have a online sighting report form you can use to file your experience to them, this can be found at: http://www.ufobc.ca/contact/index.php

Also click on the UFO*BC’s image below which takes you directly to their website.

Folks reporting other UFO sightings for the rest of Canada should file these to Chris Rutkowski at: Ufology Research of Manitoba http://uforum.blogspot.ca/

From Brian Vike Retired UFO Investigator - Merry Christmas And I Hope You All Have A Wonderful New Year

 Well I have to say I am enjoying all the free time I have on my hands. I do miss looking into the UFO cases that came in, but honestly I started giving up the passion I once had for the topic. This was mainly due to the amount of sighting reports that were coming in before I pulled the plug.

I always believed If people are kind enough to write up their sighting report and send it along, then I should most certainly reply and do some checking into the sightings that have a little more meat to them. It finally got to the point where so much was pouring into the inbox, I through my hands up and said to heck with this.

Last January 2013 just a hair over 700 sighting reports came in for that month. Plus health issues had me thinking it was time to quit. So I did.

Since I packed it in, sighting reports still rolled in, not near as much as I once was receiving, but still a lot of sighting reports. What I did with these reports was to send them directly to William “Bill” Puckett in the United States for the American sightings.

Bill can be found at: UFOs Northwest http://www.ufosnw.com/newsite/ and then all the Canadian sighting reports I received went directly to Chris Rutkowski at: Ufology Research of Manitoba http://uforum.blogspot.ca/

From there I started playing computer games. –:

Anyway, over the years in my province of British Columbia, Canada there was a major UFO wave that took take place in 2002 and 2003 with sightings of all kinds of odd UFOs being witnessed by one person, up to over 200 people who observed one huge UFO event. What I have decided to do is to write up a large detailed report on the two years of amazing sightings and I will post the report later in 2014.

Other than that, I will be sitting back and reading what others are reporting. Again I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and all the best in the coming New Year.

Brian Vike.
Canadian UFO Investigator. (Retired)
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

Sasquatch ? - Prince George British Columbia Canada

Posted by Mel.

I heard the most angelic 1 whoop sound at about 2:00 a.m – 3:00 a.m. when having a cigarette outside. The next morning I noticed my bear proof garbage can was open and contents gone through. There was a few bags on ground ripped open.

This was in late September 2013 in Prince George, British Columbia Canada. PS same day.

I have been attracting them by howling from a moving car, so my sound echoed through the ravine below about 2 blocks from home. The same ravine with a creek runs along my property.

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

The Vike Factor – Posting Of Brian Vike’s Major UFO Cases (The Vike Files)

Posted: October 24, 2013

Important Notice: Brian Vike, Canadian UFO investigator and owner of “The Vike Factor”, “The Vike Report” radio show and editor of the “Canadian Communicator Magazine” and past owner of HBCC UFO Research has been re-posting his large UFO cases on the main blog.

A lot of these cases have audio reports (telephone interviews Brian Vike did with eyewitnesses) which can give a lot more detail to a UFO sighting than just the text report.

From the two year major UFO flap in British Columbia and other large cases all across Canada, the United States and Worldwide, Brian Vike brings sighting reports of unusual lights, saucer shaped UFOs, gigantic football sized Black Triangle craft, military sightings around sensitive bases and on and on it goes.

Brian received “thousands” of sighting reports over the years and so many of them turned out to be amazing cases.

All of these reports are now being posted and can be found at: 

The Vike Factor - http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

I thank everyone who filed their sighting as they were all so very interesting. 

Brian Vike - The Vike Factor.
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia
Canada
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Ghost Stories – Looking For Your Spooky Experience

I have been posting a few ghost stores that I have received while investigating UFOs and other areas of the paranormal.

These Ghost stories can be found on my main Blog at
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

If you have had a Ghostly encounter and would like to share your experience with the readers in this Haunting month of October, please do send along your spooky experience.

Your Ghost story can be emailed to Brian Vike (The Vike Factor) at sighting@telus.net

Thank you.

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Red/Orange Cigar Shaped UFO Observed Flying Over Fraser Lake British Columbia

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Posted by Brian.

Date:  December 31, 2012
Time:  9:15 p.m.

Hi, on December 31, 2012 we saw a reddish orange object high in the sky. It was cigar shaped. It came from the north and I watched it coming closer and closer. Then it went east.

We live in Fraser Lake British Columbia, Canada.

 No we where not drinking. This happened at 9:15 p.m. It was not  a Chinese lantern.

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

The Castle Project: Denver’s Haunted Mansion (Free DVD Give Away)

 Contest Closed – We have the 5 winners. Thank you to everyone.

Just in the Halloween month of October, the first 5 people who contact me, with your full name (first and last) and your complete postal mailing address will receive a free copy of the documentary, “The Castle Project: Denver’s Haunted Mansion”.

Cinema Libre Studio has was kind enough to allocate 5 DVDs to give away.

I will be collecting the 5 names and postal addresses of the winners and forwarding them on so the DVD can be mailed out by United States Postal Service.

I don’t expect this will take long to receive the 5 people, but good luck to the first 5 folks who write in.

Write to Brian Vike with your mailing details at sighting@telus.net to enter.

If not a winner, please do check out the information on where and how to purchase the DVD at: http://www.castleprojectfilm.com/

Also visit Cinema Libre Studio for lots of other great titles. http://www.cinemalibrestudio.com/

Thank you.
Brian.

The Castle Project: Denver’s Haunted Mansion

Did Someone Say Halloween?

Coming to DVD and Digital Platforms (VOD) on October 1, 2013

Los Angeles, CA (September 25, 2013) – Would you buy a  haunted house if it came on the market? Despite a colorful history involving tales of Satanism, mysterious deaths, eerie noises and ghostly sightings, architect Brian Higgins and business partner Travis McAfoos were compelled to purchase the 19th century Croke-Patterson mansion in Denver, Colorado. The Castle Project: Colorado’s Haunted Mansion is their odyssey into the paranormal as they renovate the stately brick mansion into a bed & breakfast. The documentary film will be available on DVD and VOD platforms on October 1, 2013, just in time for Halloween!

The building’s most notable haunting activity occurred during the 1970’s when the dwelling was undergoing renovations to convert it into office space, which some believed to have disturbed the spirits. After completing work, the construction crews would return the following day to find their work from the day before, undone.  After several instances, the contractor purchased a pair of Doberman Pinschers as guard dogs.  Soon after, the workers arrived to find the dogs lying dead on the sidewalk after jumping from a closed third floor window.

It wasn’t long into the more modern renovations that architect Higgins’ crew started to notice some odd occurrences and he picked up a camera, resulting in his directorial debut. “Once I had read all the stories on the Internet of the Croke-Patterson Mansion, I realized that somebody needed to make a movie about this.  It seems like every past owner I came in contact with had a story to tell.  Could there possibly be any truth to these stories?” says director Brian Higgins.

At the outset, Higgins set up a camera doubtful of discovering anything. After the discovery of a dead, mutilated cat followed by workers who claimed to have seen of ghostly apparitions, he moves into one of the upstairs bedroom, by his lonesome while the camera records.  Soon, bats are appearing from nowhere and he hears whispering voices through the halls.  And then there’s an unexplained fire.  Is the house really haunted?

Architectural clues and artifacts found within the walls and foundations allude to a very “otherworldly” blueprint and soon the paranormal investigators and spiritual experts are brought in to investigate.

 Synopsis:

The historic Croke-Patterson Mansion in Denver, Colorado was long-rumored to be haunted by the cries of babies buried in the basement. The original owner built the Chateauesque-style home in 1891 and lived there for six months before falling victim to the Silver Crash of 1893. Ill fortune visited upon subsequent owners during the 120-year‐long history of the house as they experienced otherworldly phenomena that included apparitions, whispering voices, peculiar odors, failed exorcisms and guard dogs jumping through windows to their death.

When architect Brian Higgins and partners purchase the home for renovation, they are skeptical of the home’s tragic past. But soon workers begin to experience sightings of ghostly children, unusual temperature changes and whispering voices. Workers fall ill and one team member dies while an unexplained fire threatens the project’s completion. Paranormal investigators are brought in and they identify several generations of spirits who remain trapped in the house.

Higgins had the foresight to begin filming, and after several hair‐raising nights spent alone in the building he began to wonder if there was a reason why souls never checked out at the Croke‐Patterson Mansion.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8PiFQn-nXU | www.castleprojectfilm.com | www.facebook.com/castleproject

 DVD Technical Details: USA | Documentary | Unrated | 76 minutes | Directed by Brian Higgins | CLS 1181

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UFO Sighting Over Nat Bailey Stadium In Vancouver British Columbia Canada (Video Footage/Hoax)

The internet is running wild over a alleged sighting of a UFO seen at Nat Bailey Stadium In Vancouver British Columbia Canada. Video footage and still pictures were taken of the craft. Turns out it was nothing more than a hoax. The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre is trying to attract attention to the new and improved centre.

So a marketing scheme this turned out to be.

No real UFO flying that day in the area, just a model craft which appeared to look exactly like the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre.

Watch: ‘UFO sighting’ over Nat Bailey stadium was a sneaky marketing trick - http://globalnews.ca/news/831782/watch-ufo-sighting-over-nat-bailey-stadium-was-a-hoax-staged-by-the-h-r-macmillan-space-centre/

Mysterious UFO uncovered as hoax - http://globalnews.ca/video/832367/mysterious-ufo-uncovered-as-hoax

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Promote Your UFO/Horror Related Books/Movies/Documentaries

I will be removing 4 books from the sidebar at the end of this week, September 6, 2013. If you would like your UFO product promoted for 6 months at no cost, please drop Brian Vike an email at sighting@telus.net. Actually I will be making more room on the side bar as well.

Over the years I have had a ton of UFO related material, mostly books sent from book publishers, and some from authors who wrote the books.

Also DVD movies/Documentaries covering UFOs, Sasquatch and Horror have showed up from companies asking me to promote their product. I have review some awesome stuff.

Anyway, all I ask is you contact me, send a copy of the product and I will post a review on it, post the image of the product and link to where it can be purchased which will be promoted on the sidebar for 6 months, and in posts.

Any material is to be sent to Brian Vike.

Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia
Canada
V0J-1Z0

http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

Saucer Shaped UFO Hovering 150 Feet From The Ground At Yorkton Saskatchewan

(From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Posted by Brian Vike.

Date:  Summer of 1962
Time:  2:00 a.m.

Brian Vike Note: If someone happened to see this back in the Summer of 1962 in or around that area, would you let me know please as I will forward the information along to the fellow who sent the report into me.

Brian, Ok, I'll give it to you in a nutshell. The sighting happened at 2:00 a.m. on a clear night in the Summer of 1962 (I was 15).

The 3 of us were parked on the edge of town talking about nothing after cruising around Yorkton, Saskatchewan. None of us drank or did drugs in those days (a lot of guys we knew, did ).

The driver was 16, the other friend was 14. We were sitting in his 57 dodge 4 door (big front windshield) when we noticed an object hovering real high above and a tad to the front/left of us.

All of a sudden it came straight down to a height I estimate would be 150 feet (300 feet away from us on the angle we were watching it, a bit ahead and to the left of straight ahead of us).

No noise was heard at any point during this sighting. It hovered motionless for a approximately a minute, then left horizontally in a speed that was in a instant. All we saw was the blurry fuzz of the Alien Space Craft to determine the direction it went.

The craft was not glowing, but it had 4 dull glowing lights at the bottom. We were scared all the while we watched it. After it left, we reported it to the RCMP in Yorkton in person, which was about 2 miles from where we were parked, and they laughed at us.

Here is a depiction of the Alien Space Craft we saw and the angle we watched it at.

Thanks for your reply! PS, you can use this report any way you want just in case you want to send it to somebody else. I don't mind.

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

John Tosti Story - Alien Contact In Bloomington Indiana (Video Clips/Pictures/Audio)

 (From Brian Vike’s UFO Files) Posted by Brian Vike. Also this is a very, very long report, I have added video clips/images and audio to the report.

A message to John’s Mother, I am sure you will read the report and view the clips on your son. A while back we were emailing back and forth, and I have no idea what happened to your emails, mainly you email address. If you would be kind enough to send me another email this would be great, you can send it to me, at sighting@telus.net. I have something I need to discuss with you.

Thank you and look forward in hearing from you again.
Brian.

John Christopher Tosti: Born 1-21-70 - Died 3-24-2011 (UFO/Alien Abductee)

I bring sad news this evening, Mr. John Christopher Tosti passed away on March 24, 2011 leaving behind loved ones, friends and folks who cared about John. I myself met John only through emails and our telephone calls we made to one another.

I found John to be an intelligent man who loved his family dearly. John contacted me in hopes of finding some answers, or to tell someone about his ongoing experiences with unidentified flying craft, and his alien abduction, which troubled him for years after the experience.

My regret was not meeting John in person as he and I would have had lots in common, and we would have hit it off straight away.

John leaves behind a wealth of information in a report I wrote up on what had been happening to him and what he and his family were observing. I did have everything posted at an old website I owned and operated, but I did sell the website and now much of the photos and video is not posted. I do have everything here, but it was packed away with all UFO material a couple years ago.

In Memory of John Tosti
Deremiah Frye Mortuary Greene and Harrell Chapel.
http://obits.dignitymemorial.com/dignity-memorial/obituary.aspx?n=John-Tosti&lc=7163&pid=149783779&mid=4612650

Brian Vike’s Note: It was hard hearing about John’s passing as he was still a young, kind man, but I then was told that about a year later, John’s wife passed away on Wednesday, November 24, 2010. Both John and Susan will be greatly missed by family and friends.

In Memory of Susan Tosti
Allen Funeral Home for Susan - http://allenfuneralhome.org/obituaries/susan-r-(benson)-tosti.aspx

Special Report By Brian Vike (The Vike Factor)

This video clip is an introduction from John to me. John’s wife is by his side.

The link below will take you to the story on John Tosti.
http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/2013/08/john-tosti-story-alien-contact-in.html

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/

Deep Cove North Vancouver British Columbia Possible UFO Caught On Film (Picture)

Brian Vike is retired from the UFO field. This report and photo is being posted as a favor to the fellow who sent it in. Anything in the way of sightings, I forward them on so the cases can get looked into.

UFO HOAX Drummed up by H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia

This sighting turned out to be nothing more than a HOAX. The sad part about this is, the people who put this hoax together were from the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

It is pretty bad when a great place such as the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre pulls something like this to drum up business. When I lived in Vancouver, B.C. I spent much of my time at the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium as it was named many years ago. 

An astronomer I got to know even brought my large telescope in through the Planetarium. So for me, this is rather sad, it isn’t the end of the world of course, just sad to see a place such as this do something so stupid.

They even sent the photo and report directly to me for posting, which I did. But when I later replied to them about this being a hoax after the news brought out the story on it, no one had the decency to reply. That ticked me off.


Brian Vike

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Date: August 26, 2013
Time:  Approx: 8:13 p.m.

Hi, my name is (removed). I was wondering if you'd post my UFO sighting on your blog. I recently saw the attached sighting in Deep Cove, while looking at the Deep Cove Kayak Club weather camera.

As I was checking a local weather camera for the Deep Cove Kayak Club, I noticed that there was an object floating off in the distance. It looked relatively large and had a distinct shape to it.

Picture Left: View from the rental store, overlooking Deep Cove. Monday August 26, 2013 at 8:13 p.m

It also had a dim, white glow to it. I've never seen anything like it. By the time the next camera image loaded, the UFO was gone. The shape was too defined for it to be the product of a strange camera flare. It had to be a UFO.

The image is attached. Thank you for taking the time to look it over. Please respond to me to let me know what your thoughts were on this sighting.

Brian Vike (Retired)
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia, Canada.

Email: sighting@telus.net

The Vike Factor (Brian Vike) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com/
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Possible Sasquatch Sighting On China Nose Mountain Outside Of Houston British Columbia

A sighting of something took place on August 6, 2013. From the sounds of it, a dark figure like person was seen ascending the face of the mountain.

Video has been sent, but pretty hard to see anything. So waiting on a picture taken by someone else who was in the group of people.

If anyone may have been in or around the area, in between Burns Lake and Houston, B.C. on August 6, 2012, or for that matter seen Sasquatch in this area, would you please drop me a line. Also I will be driving to the area to look around.

Thank you
Brian Vike
sighting@telus.net
The Vike Factor

Magnificent Obsessions 2003–2008 Episode Name – UFO Hunter Canadian TV Documentary (Video)

Canadian Life Network
TV Series  -  27 min   -  Canadian Documentary.

Imdb - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1729082/
Episode name – UFO Hunter.

To view the UFO TV documentary at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBlXZ-VZu_E&feature=youtu.be

Storyline: A series profiling people who have turned their everyday interests into a passion that drives their lives. Obsessions include: Toy trains, Barn Storming, guns, witches and more.

In this episode, camera’s follow Chris Rutkowski as he travels across Canada interviewing eyewitness to major UFO sightings. Also Errol Bruce-Knapp, radio host of Strange Days... Indeed spoke to Chris about the growing number of UFO sightings here in Canada and the Canadian UFO Survey.

Chris then packs his bags and flew to Indian Mountain, New Brunswick where people had several unusual sightings. He then flew out to northern British Columbia to meet Brian Vike, Ufologist who had received 1/5th of all the Canadian sightings that year (2002) and the area was practically named the UFO capital of Canada. British Columbia was a major hotspot for UFO sightings over 2002 and 2003.

After meeting with Brian Vike and eyewitnesses in B.C., Then Chris once again packed his bags and flew out to Fredericton, New Brunswick to meet with well known Ufologist Mr. Stanton Friedman.

The documentary is very well done, and I hope you enjoy. To view the TV documentary at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBlXZ-VZu_E&feature=youtu.be

Canadian UFO Survey - http://survey.canadianuforeport.com/
Strange Days... Indeed - http://www.virtuallystrange.net/ufo/sdi/program/
Brian Vike - The Vike Factor - T.V. Crew From Canada's Life Network "Magnificent Obsession" Taped UFO Interviews In Houston, Smithers and Telkwa, British Columbia Canada. Pictures of the eyewitnesses and a description names/faces to these UFO events. http://unitedstatesufo.blogspot.ca/2013/01/tv-crew-from-canadas-life-network.html and at another page, the sighting entitled - UFO Encounter On Highway #16 - Three Frightened Women viewed at: http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/2009/10/ufo-encounter-on-highway-16-three.html is one of the large cases shown in the film that Brian Vike investigated and Chris was looking into and talking with the three women.
Mr. Stanton Friedman - http://www.stantonfriedman.com/

Beautiful Backcountry Canada

Traveler’s Off The Beaten Path Online Magazine.
Barb has her Beautiful Backcountry Canada Magazine at, (http://beautifulbackcountrycanada.ca/).

Besides her really nice lay out, Barb has sections on, Off the Beaten Path, Outfitters Territory, Extraordinary Canada, Turn of the Tides, Campfire Tales, Duke's Corner, Special People, Photo Albums, Audio Clips, Video Clips, Activities, Recipes and Letters.

Also if you have something you could share with Barb for the magazine, please do contact her.

Editorial Office.

Beautiful Backcountry Canada
14751 Buck Flats Road,
Houston, B.C., V0J 1Z1
Canada

Barb Campbell, editor.
editor@beautifulbackcountrycanada.ca

Doug Campbell
doug@beautifulbackcountrycanada.ca

UFO Books - By Chris Rutkowski (Ufology Research)

The Big Book of UFOs

Book Description.

Chris Rutkowskis name is synonymous with UFO research the world over, and this book captures his most breathtaking research, along with new and exciting accounts, that will have you questioning "are we alone in the universe?"

The Big Book of UFOs is a compendium of his best and most disturbing UFO stories for enthusiastic fans everywhere, with startling evidence to make even the biggest skeptics believe. The renowned ufologist takes us on a tour of UFOs in Canada and around the world. He has studied UFOs, aliens, abductions, and even encounters reported by kids.

Rutkowski offers many famous reports, such as the "ghost airplanes" seen over Canadas Parliament in 1915, but also includes many exciting new cases, secret files, and statistics, as well as lots of tidbits and trivia to keep everyone excited.

For more information about the book: http://www.amazon.ca/The-Book-UFOs-Chris-Rutkowski/dp/1554887607/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370284123&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=Chris+Rutkowksi

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Abductions and Aliens: What's Really Going On

Book Description.

We can't escape them; aliens are everywhere. They sell us soft drinks and star in their own sitcoms. But to the many people who believe they have been abducted aboard strange crafts, aliens are a very serious reality. Stories of these encounters, taken from investigators' files, have been vividly depicted in television specials and motion pictures.

Despite their predominance as a cultural phenomenon, experts offer drastically conflicting opinions: aliens are harmless creatures whose aim is to better understand humans; aliens are angel-like entities here to enhance our spiritual awareness; aliens are conspiring with the government in a plot to enslave humans; and aliens are genetically breeding with humans to create a new race of hybrids.

But, what is really going on? Are aliens abducting thousands of unsuspecting people each year? Are they then inserted with tracking devices and monitored? Based on his own investigative files and almost twenty-five years of research, science writer Chris Rutkowski asks hard questions, looking critically, yet compassionately, at the stories of abductees. He is an astronomer, educator and published commentator within the area of study known as "ufology." Rutowski presents case histories of many abductees, showing both their diversity and similarities, and examines how our understanding is shaped by media, by science, and by society itself.

For more information about the book: http://www.amazon.ca/Abductions-Aliens-Whats-Really-Going/dp/0888822103/ref=sr_1_sc_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370284123&sr=1-2-spell&keywords=Chris+Rutkowksi

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The Canadian UFO Report: The Best Cases Revealed

Book Description.

The Canadian UFO Reports is a popular history of the UFO phenomenon in Canada, something that has captured the imaginations of young and old alike. Drawn from government documents and civilian case files - many previously unpublished - the book includes a chronological overview of the best Canadian UFO cases, from the very first sighting of "fiery serpents" over Montreal in 1662 to reports from the past year. There are chapters on the government's involvement with UFOs, UFO landing pads, media interest, and even UFO abductions.

What were the "ghost airplanes" seen over the Parliament Buildings in 1915, or the flying saucers seen by military officers over Goose Bay Air Force Base, Newfoundland, in the 1940s and 1950s? Was a prospector burned by a UFO in Manitoba in 1967? Did a UFO crash off the coast of Nova Scotia? Was Quebec invaded by UFOs in 1973? Find out here.

For more information about the book: http://www.amazon.ca/The-Canadian-UFO-Report-Revealed/dp/1550026216/ref=sr_1_sc_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370284123&sr=1-3-spell&keywords=Chris+Rutkowksi

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A World of UFOs

Book Description.

UF0s are a truly global phenomenon. Although many of the best-known cases have taken place in North America, amazing stories of witnesses encounters with strange disc-shaped objects (and their occupants) have come from every corner of the globe.

From a floating platform watched by dozens in Indonesia, to a Saturn-shaped object that flew over a ship off the coast of Brazil, to a landing Down Under, UFOs have been baffling witnesses and making headlines around the world.

What are some of the most interesting cases? Which ones seem most mysterious? And what can one of the worlds most active UFO researchers and investigators tell us about UFOs, from A to Z? Join Chris Rutkowski as he takes us on a tour of A World of UFOs.

For more information about the book: http://www.amazon.ca/World-UFOs-Chris-A-Rutkowski/dp/1550028332/ref=sr_1_sc_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370284123&sr=1-4-spell&keywords=Chris+Rutkowksi

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I Saw It Too!: Real UFO Sightings

Book Description.

Although many adults believe they have had encounters with strange creatures from alien spaceships, not everyone has actually reported their experiences to official investigators. But if you're a young person it's even less likely that people will believe you and more likely that your story will never be officially recorded. After all, who would believe a kid?

I Saw It Too! is the first collection of stories told by children, documenting what they saw and when they saw it. These accounts are real cases of UFOs they've seen or alien creatures they've encountered that were reported to government or military officials, UFO investigators, and journalists.

Inside you will find eighteen of these strange, fascinating, and believable tales recounted by young people from around the world with story illustrations by Stacey Archer with Lonigan Gilbert. The truth is really out there, and renowned ufologist Chris Rutkowski has tracked it down!

For more information about the book: http://www.amazon.ca/Saw-It-Too-Real-Sightings/dp/1554884489/ref=sr_1_sc_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370284123&sr=1-5-spell&keywords=Chris+Rutkowksi

For further information, contact Chris:
Ufology Research
E-mail: canadianuforeport@hotmail.com

“Inside The Mind Of Brian Vike” – (Retired)

 An old interview with Brian Vike. Brian was a regular guest on the Jeff Rense show.

 

This interview is also available on Jeff Rense's website if you want to read it instead of watch it lol o.O

 After you visit Brian's website, come back and tell me, 'Can all these people really be lying?'

 

 

“Inside The Mind Of Brian Vike” (YouTube) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkvvDyq7FL8

 Brian Vike (Now Retired) http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.ca/

The 2012 Canadian UFO Survey - Record Breaking Year

The 2012 Canadian UFO Survey an analysis of UFO reports in Canada. Compiled by Geoff Dittman and Chris A. Rutkowski
The 2012 Survey Released May 12, 2013.

Since 1989, UFOlogy Research of Manitoba has solicited sightings data from active Canadian researchers. This data is annually compiled into the "Canadian UFO Survey." The survey is made publicly available in an attempt to promote the dissemination of information across the field of ufology. This page contains many of the surveys, as well as the data.

The "Survey Essay" page contains just that; the essays produced each year summarizing the findings of the survey for that year, along with explanations of trends, as well as describing some of the more interesting cases for each year.

The "Search The Database" link is currently inactive. In the future, the complete database will be put on the web, allowing any users to search the database for sightings based on the criteria of their choosing.

The "Data Tables" page contains the raw data, in html table format, for most of the Survey years. Basic data, such as date, time, number of witnesses, etc. is listed, as well as a very limited general description of each sighting. Right now we have the basic data for most years up on the web page, but are currently missing 1989, 1992, and 2009 on the website. We hope to get that data online sometime in the near future.

The "Charts" page contains assorted charts summarizing the data over the years. One can find such things as the distribution of sightings by province, time of day, etc. The charts are in .gif format.With respect to the charts, there is a trade-off that must be made. If one is to be able to view the results of the different variables being measured, the chart is frequently too large to fit on the monitor, and one has to scroll left or right to view the entire results.

Shrinking the charts to fit the screen, while making the entire chart as a whole visable, makes it difficult to actually interpret the chart, as the labels become too small. I have chosen to forsake convenience and make the charts large enough that one can actually read the results. Given this, the various charts are best viewed with the latest version of Internet Explorer, as it gives you the ability to easily resize the images. Printing the charts using I.E. seems to work well too. With Netscape however, some of the charts don't print on a single page, and either come out on two pages, or it simply cuts off a portion of the chart.

The "Testimonies" page is currently inactive, but will contain eyewitness accounts, in the own words of the witnesses.

If you go to the home of the Canadian UFO Survey, you can find out everything on what the survey is about, and a complete break down/explanation.
The 2012 Canadian UFO Survey - http://survey.canadianuforeport.com/

Brian Vike Finally Retires From The UFO Topic

Posted:  April 26, 2013

 

I finally have to give up on investigating UFO sightings. As I mentioned to a colleague, I have a great run looking into UFO sightings, met some wonderful people along the way and over the years I received thousands upon thousands of UFO sighting reports, most I would say were explainable, yet others were truly amazing and certainly remain unexplained.

 

There were just a few Ufologists that I would thank for their help over the years.

 

The media, who I would like to thank as well, gosh did they treat me with kindness and took an interest in what I had to say.

 

But anyway, I will leave the blogs up as an archive and will find a new hobby which doesn’t involve sitting at a computer, I just cannot do anymore.

 

Thank you again to everyone and take care.

 

Brian Vike
Box 1091
Houston, British Columbia.
Canada.
VOJ-1ZO