Stay ConnectedThe Canadian Gothic uncovers Canada’s most mysterious, unusual, and fascinating stories.
The show dives deep into true crime, unsolved disappearances, paranormal encounters, and bizarre events using a blend of meticulous research, archival audio, interviews, and firsthand accounts.
Each episode, whether a standalone mystery or part of an ongoing series, offers a richly woven narrative that brings Canada’s most enigmatic cases to life.
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Tonetta is the stage name used by a reclusive singer-songwriter and visual artist who since the early 1980s has been recording and sharing his original music and videos. In 2008, he became an international cult celebrity after starting his first YouTube channel containing music and video that often contain explicit sexual content and a unique do it yourself aesthetic.
Tonetta’s detractors call his music vile filth, whereas fans call it the work of a pure outsider artist.
In this episode of Nighttime, I’m joined by Tony Jeffrey, the complicated artist known around the world as Tonetta.
Links referenced in the episode:
Tony’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRealTONETTA
Tonetta’s current Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJ6euAoUV4f6_xEm5IoJ1g
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Tonetta Songs used in ‘Tonetta - Part 2 - The Artist in Their Own Words’
Got a Really Big Cock
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/got-a-really-big-cock
It's All Bullshit
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOZbhw6SlO8
Drugs Drugs Drugs
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/drugs-drugs-drugs
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ygGJBhUjo
John and Yoko
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhGN_N8CIuk
Sunnyside
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3v6VDVfLxc
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Tonetta is the stage name used by a reclusive singer-songwriter and visual artist who since the early 1980s has been recording and sharing his original music and videos (originally on VHS and cassette). In 2008, he became an international cult celebrity after starting his first YouTube channel containing music and video that often contain explicit sexual content and a unique do it yourself aesthetic.
Tonetta’s detractors call his music vile filth whereas fans call it the work of a pure outsider artist.
In this episode of Nighttime, I’m joined by my good friend and band mate Aaron Corbett for a discussion surrounding an artist unlike any you've ever heard of.
Our Topic is the Toronto based cult musician and artist known around the world as Tonetta.
Links referenced in the episode:
Airport EP - https://airport.bandcamp.com/
Tonetta documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl7VNgPRm9w
The Growlers play ‘Drugs Drugs Drugs’ on Good Day LA - https://youtu.be/2QonOtuxS7c
Aaron’s ‘Your Three Stories’ Podcast - https://yourthreestories.com/
Credits:
Tonetta Songs used in ‘Tonetta - Part 1 - Canada’s Last True Artist
Got a Really Big Cock
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/got-a-really-big-cock
Pressure Zone
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/pressure-zone
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-3pi0qLntQ
81 Inch Prime Ass
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/81-inch-prime-ass
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTcVuvkgkqE
Big Rig
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/big-rig
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIqXts7EKv0
Drugs Drugs Drugs
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/drugs-drugs-drugs
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3ygGJBhUjo
Cocks
high resolution audio https://tonetta777.bandcamp.com/track/cocks
watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srlmvS-GHv8
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An October phone call inviting Steve Vernon, my favorite local horror author, to appear on Nighttime has become a Halloween tradition.
For the fourth year in a row, He agreed to share his tales of terror and bloodshed.
The plan we came up with was similar to prior years, but with a few twists.
I got the idea during a recent walk through a nearby forest, while lost in both my headphones and the twisting trails, I happened upon an abandoned and long overgrown hunting type shack that I thought would be a perfect spot to drag Steve and my mobile studio to.
To take full advantage of the ambiance of an old growth forest, I asked Steve he he would pull some stories from a prior story collection he released called Wicked Woods; Ghost stories from Old New Brunswick.
Steve Vernon did not disappointment.
In this episode, you will hear two chilling tales from haunted New Brunswick written and read by my friend and my favorite Horror Author, Steve Vernon.
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Sandy Cove, Nova Scotia, 1863
As far back as recorded history can take us, we see the inhabitants of the land presently called Nova Scotia maintaining a strong connection to the waters that surround them.
Forestry, Fishing, Tourism, and recreation. The Atlantic’s waves crash against all aspects of our lives.
it’s not a surprise that the Atlantic Ocean also plays a role in many of Nova Scotia's most enduring mysteries.
In this this episode, our story involves mysterious strangers arriving to Nova Scotia’s shores by way of the Atlantic Ocean, but in this case they didn't crash land in a UFO, and they seem to bury any treasure.
All they did was desert a speechless, legless man on a beach in the Digby area of Nova Scotia.
Who he was, why his legs were cut off, and how exactly he came to arrive on the beach... are all questions that have gone unanswered in the 150+ years since his sudden arrival.
Tonight, in this episode of Nighttime, we will be joined by author Fraser Mooney Jr.
Our topic is Jerome, the mystery man of Sandy Cove.
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Archive of Jerome related documents: https://www.canadianmysteries.ca/sites/jerome/accueil/indexen.html
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Musical and Ambient Theme: Paragon Cause https://paragoncause.bandcamp.com/
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Although Canada is no stranger to murder, madness and mayhem, we have been very fortunate to have largely avoided the type of mass murders and shootings that have become common fixtures in other countries with similar cultures to our own.
On April 23, 2018, Younge Street in Downtown Toronto was the setting of an event that many Canadians had taken comfort in thinking could never happen here.
25 year old Alek Minassian hit the gas and jerked the wheel of the rented cube van he was driving forcing the vehicle onto a busy sidewalk. For several city blocks Minassian used the vehicle to target pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring 16.
In this episode of Nighttime, I am again joined by my best friend Scott to continue our discussion of the Toronto Van Attack. For the third part in this series, our focus is on the judge's decision in the case against Minassian.
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the Toronto Van Attack part 1 -https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/toronto-van-attack
the Toronto Van Attack part 2 - https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/toronto-van-attack-2
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Musical Theme - Noir Tokyo by Monty Datta
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Although Canada is no stranger to murder, madness and mayhem, we have been very fortunate to have largely avoided the type of mass murders and shootings that have become common fixtures in other countries with similar cultures to our own.
On April 23, 2018, Younge Street in Downtown Toronto was the setting of an event that many Canadians had taken comfort in thinking could never happen here.
25 year old Alek Minassian hit the gas and jerked the wheel of the rented cube van he was driving forcing the vehicle onto a busy sidewalk. For several city blocks Minassian used the vehicle to target pedestrians, killing 10 and injuring 16.
In this episode of Nighttime, I am again joined by my best friend Scott to continue our discussion of the Toronto Van Attack we started in part one of this series. Our focus now will shift from speculating on his motivation, to reviewing excerpts of his confession.
Links:
the Toronto Van Attack part 1 -https://www.nighttimepodcast.com/episodes/toronto-van-attack
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Musical Theme: Sunny by Paragon Cause
Ambient Theme: Spooky Ambience by Paragon Cause
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**This episode was original released April 29, 2018**
Although Canada is no stranger to murder, madness and mayhem, we have been very fortunate to have largely avoided the type of mass murders and shootings that have become common fixtures in other countries with similar values and cultures to our own.
Sadly, just days prior to recording this episode Younge Street in Downtown Toronto was the setting of an event that many Canadians take comfort in thinking could never happen here.
In this episode, I'll be joined by my best friend Scott to discuss the April 2018 Toronto Van Attack. Our discussion includes the event, the arrest, what is known of the man driving the van, his rumored ideological motivation, and sadly… we will discuss the innocent people killed during this horrible event.
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When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties... they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil island in Newfoundland.
But, there is no imagining about it, Bell island, Newfoundland, is just that.
This all stems from a still unexplained aerial explosion that rocked the skies about the island, and set in motion a series of bizarre events that seemed pulled from the pages of a science fiction novel.
The entire ordeal still leaves those who lived through it scratching their heads, but one thing is without question, for a moment in 1978, Canadian and American defense satellites detected more light reflecting from this island than what was seen during the bombing of Hiroshima and we aren’t certain why.
In this episode of Nighttime, we are joined by an eye witness to the Bell Island Boom, and the current owner of the Bickford home that was considered to be ground zero, Cynthia Bickford
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1978 CBC documentary on the event
The Invisible Machine (2004 documentary on the Event)
William Shatner hosted syfy channel documentary
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When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties... they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil island in Newfoundland.
But, there is no imagining about it, Bell island, Newfoundland, is just that.
This all stems from a still unexplained aerial explosion that rocked the skies about the island, and set in motion a series of bizarre events that seemed pulled from the pages of a science fiction novel.
The entire ordeal still leaves those who lived through it scratching their heads, but one thing is without question, for a moment in 1978, Canadian and American defense satellites detected more light reflecting from this island than what was seen during the bombing of Hiroshima and we aren’t certain why.
In this episode of Nighttime, we will welcome Scott Philbrook and Forrest Burgess (hosts of Astonishing Legends) to discuss what may have happened on (or above) Bell Island.
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Astonishing Legends: Website - Twitter
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1978 CBC documentary on the event
The Invisible Machine (2004 documentary on the Event)
William Shatner hosted syfy channel documentary
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Ambient Theme: Spooky Ambience by Paragon Cause https://paragoncause.bandcamp.com/
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When one imagines the setting for a story involving experimental weapons, international espionage, unexplained aerial anomalies, and cold war anxieties... they probably aren’t picturing a tranquil island in Newfoundland.
But, there is no imagining about it, Bell island, Newfoundland, is just that.
This all stems from a still unexplained aerial explosion that rocked the skies about the island, and set in motion a series of bizarre events that seemed pulled from the pages of a science fiction novel.
The entire ordeal still leaves those who lived through it scratching their heads, but one thing is without question, for a moment in 1978, Canadian and American defense satellites detected more light reflecting from this island than what was seen during the bombing of Hiroshima and we aren’t certain why.
In this episode of Nighttime, our topic is the Bell Island Boom
Links:
Nightcap post show episode (Patron Exclusive) :patreon.com/nighttimepodcast
1978 CBC documentary on the event
The Invisible Machine (2004 documentary on the Event)
William Shatner hosted syfy channel documentary
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Ambient Theme: Spooky Ambience by Paragon Cause https://paragoncause.bandcamp.com/
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