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"The North" is simultaneously a location, a direction, and a mystical concept. Although this concept has ancient roots in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales, it continues to resonate today within modern culture. McIntosh leads listeners through the magical and spiritual history of the North, as well as its modern manifestations, as documented through physical records, such as runestones and megaliths, but also through mythology and lore. This mythic conception of a powerful, mysterious Northern civilization was known to the Greeks as "Hyberborea" - the "Land Beyond the North Wind".

When it comes to spine-chilling paranormal activity, restless spirits can be found in a wide variety of places far away from morgues and crypts. For example, traveling guests experience a brokenhearted bride and phantom bellboy haunting the halls of the Fairmont Algonquin Resort while a lighthouse keeper who was brutally hacked to death remains on duty at Gibralter Point. At Kingston Penitentiary, inmate Charles Hewell was known for viciously attacking guards and prisoners alike.

Around the turn of the 19th century, there were hundreds of reports from reputable sources of giant skeletons unearthed from ancient burial mounds across America. Human giants may not be entirely a product of legend in our history. Giants are spoken of persistently in the Bible and North American folklore—David and Goliath, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Paul Bunyon are familiar examples of tales involving giants.

Canada has a rich and colorful history which has resulted in a variety of paranormal phenomena from coast to coast. Outdoor enthusiasts hiking the Bruce Trail in Ancaster, Ontario often find themselves at the remains of a once great mansion. Known as the Hermitage Ruins, visitors encounter two very different spirits on a regular basis.

Paranormal terror comes in all shapes and sizes; including ghostly apparitions, disembodied voices, and even extraterrestrial beings. The skies above Falcon Lake, Manitoba have been plagued for decades with sightings of flying objects and unexplained streaks of light. A geologist saw a large glowing object descend, and as he moved closer he could see and hear strange beings. When the craft suddenly left, the man had large circular burn marks all over his chest.