Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
In this piece, we explore one of Canada’s greatest urban legends – the tale of a Victorian thespian whose corpse is said to have made a ghastly voyage of 2,000 miles to the very spot at which he had hoped to be buried.
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In this piece, we explore one of Canada’s greatest urban legends – the tale of a Victorian thespian whose corpse is said to have made a ghastly voyage of 2,000 miles to the very spot at which he had hoped to be buried.
Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this video and would like to help support this channel, please check out my non-fiction books on Canadian history and folklore, which you can find online here:
mysteriesofcanada.com/bookshop
![Cryptids of Eastern Canada [2-Hour Cryptozoology Compilation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u8_GBbNIi8o/mqdefault.jpg "Cryptids of Eastern Canada [2-Hour Cryptozoology Compilation]
In this video, we revisit six monster legends endemic to Eastern Canada.
0:00:00 – Introduction
0:02:02 – Griffins in Quebec
0:12:56 – Viking Encounters with the One-Footer
0:18:17 – Black Panthers of Ontario and New Brunswick
0:42:09 – Sea Monster in the St. Lawrence River
1:26:24 – The Head-Piercing Thunderbird of Collingwood, Ontario
1:37:08 - Iroquoian Dwarf Legends from the Ontario Peninsula")
