Every country has their famous ghosts and hauntings- Canada included.  Often, famous hauntings will be turned into movies (a la "The Conjuring").  Well, today I'd like to present my list of five Canadian hauntings I'd love to see turned into movies. 1.  The Great Amherst Mystery- During the 1870's in the small Nova Scotia town of Amherst, the cottage of Esther Cox and her family was plagued by poltergeist activity.  Some of the activity experienced were small fires, moving objects, Esther's limbs swelling to abnormal size, and the words "Esther Cox, you are mine to kill." appearing on the wall. I have always been fascinated by this case, and would love to see it on the big screen. 2.  The Old Hag of Newfoundland-  Many Newfoundlanders believed that a certain type of sleep disorder was caused by "The Old Hag", who would lie on people's chest, giving them sleep paralysis.  Those that did not wake from their dreams would die. 3....

I tend to favor independently produced horror films over the larger Hollywood studio ones... and I tend to favor Canadian independently produced horror films even more.  They tend to offer more in the way of potential for original ideas and underappreciated talent.  Of course, some show potential, but don't necessarily reach its fullness of being. While investigating the disappearance of a Toronto woman, Kelly and Charlie discover a clue that leads them to the small town of Kenneyville.  Things turn ugly and desperate when the pair is jumped, and Kelly is kidnapped.  Now, her partner, aided by a local named Donovan, must find her before she suffers the same fate as the woman they set out to find... I found " Kenneyville " to be a bit of a hit and miss type of movie.  There are some elements that are spot on and extremely well done, while there are others that are just less than stellar.  When creating a surreal, dream-like feeling, or a real feeling ...