In March 2025, I went to Powell River, British Columbia, Canada for a haunted getaway. Nothing like going to a familiar haunted places to check in with the spirits. However, I wasn't expecting this surprising spirit to manifest how it did.

Get the real-life ghost story, plus some history about Powell River and its historic townsite.

On Monday, February 2nd, I had an encounter that left me scratching my head. Something had played with my pack of rescue mutts ... but it didn't want to play with me.

Get the scoop on this phantom black dog encounter. If you've encountered one of these animal spirits, let me know in the comments on the podcast or over on Ghostly Activities.

This episode's goal is to help ghost hunters understand the difference between clues and evidence, why it matters, and how thinking like a cozy ghost hunter improves your credibility and the accuracy of an investigation.

This episode will cover:

1. What's a clue

2. What's evidence

3. How clues become evidence

4. Why verifying (or debunking) clues matters

5. Key takeaways

Jake will also share examples from his ghostly case file on The Old Courthouse Inn, located in Powell River, BC, Canada.

You can read more at: https://ghostlyactivities.com/clues-vs-evidence-how-to-think-like-a-supernatural-sleuth/.

The Case File Approach helps you and your ghost hunting team organize their research and investigation into a credible report. It follows eight steps:

1. Define the case
2. Conduct historical reconnaissance
3. Identify patterns and personas
4. Investigate the haunt
5. Analyze evidence
6. Cross-verify with witnesses and experts
7. Solve the mystery
8. Publish the report

You can read all the details at https://ghostlyactivities.com/the-case-file-approach-ghostly-activities-revised-process/.

In November, I had an encounter with the mysterious entity known as Black-Eyed Kids. The incident didn't happen in your usual place, like an isolated home or dark rural highway. Tune in to get the spooky story.

This is my second encounter with Black-Eyed Kids. Read more about the first encounter on the Ghostly Activities blog at https://ghostlyactivities.com/i-encountered-a-black-eyed-kid-heres-what-happened-next/.

On December 9th, 2022, Jacob Rice of Ghostly Activities sat down for an interview on Haunted Voices. Todd Bates, the host, and Jake discussed ghostly encounters, gadgets and more. It was a lot of fun. Tune in to get the scoop today!

Listen to Haunted Voices: https://www.wltkdb.com/shows/hauntedvoices/

This interview also appears on Mystic Moon Cafe, an online radio show, which I co-host. Today, Troy Taylor discusses his new book, One Bleak Midwinter Night. It tells gruesome true crime tales, spooky ghost stories, and quite a few disasters from the holiday season.

We chat about some creepy Christmas traditions, monsters, and Chicago haunts in depth.

You can find more books from Troy Taylor at his company site: americanhauntingsinc.com