Tag: scary stories

The Ghosts of Old Finch Road

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Updated October 3rd, 2020

If you were ever to run into a ghost, which story would you tell them? Would you give them a ghost story? Today’s prompt is by Camilla @ Reader in the Attic and asks us to tell a local urban legend. Gather round friends, for today I’m telling you the story of Old Finch Road.

Everywhere has its own urban legends and stories, but when I was trying to think of what would count as a Toronto urban legend, I came up short. Casa Loma should have had something creepy happen in it. It’s begging for a ghost, but nothing. Just a guy who built a house.

For fictional books, there’s always the scariest story I’ve ever read or the best books about facing death.

For nonfiction? Forget any ghosts in Casa Loma. Instead, I’m going to tell you the story of the Ghost of Old Finch Bridge.

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The Monster Mash-Up! My Top 5 Monsters in Literature

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Monsters are the lifeblood of stories. Monstrous people, beasts, or actions are generally added to give a story that added burst of terror. I love a good monster and the chills that they send down my spine. Although my favourite monster of all time is the Tyrannosaurus Rex from Jurassic Park, I decided that for this challenge, I could only use fictional monsters. Since the T-rex is a real dinosaur, it doesn’t count.

We all know that monsters can be sympathetic, otherworldly, or both. I’ve tried to avoid the sympathetic monster as well, so Frankenstein won’t make it on this list. Books I haven’t read also won’t be featured here which disqualifies Frankenstein again. Sorry! I’ll get to you, I promise.

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