A haunted farmhouse, flying furniture, mysterious fires, missing butter—and a ghost with a potty mouth. In this Halloween episode of Canada Is Boring, Rhys Waters and Jesse investigate the Dagg Poltergeist, an unsettling 1889 ghost story from Pontiac County, Quebec.
The Dagg family’s reported paranormal activity escalates from strange disturbances to a voice claiming to be the devil. Artist Percy Woodcock visits the farmhouse to investigate, while the spirit changes its story and, eventually, promises to leave. What did the witnesses say they saw, and what might explain this Canadian haunting?
Rhys and Jesse also talk ghost stories, poltergeists, paranormal theories, folklore, and cultural beliefs about spirits, before switching gears to DIY tables and Jesse’s AI-assisted experiment with scammers.
00:00 Halloween intro
05:01 The Dagg farmhouse disturbances begin
07:59 Missing money and mysterious filth
11:02 Dairy disturbances, fires, and flying objects
17:01 Dina’s hair and the events escalate
20:51 A voice—and its strange appearances
24:31 Percy Woodcock visits the farm
26:11 The voice claims to be the devil
27:55 Moriel sponsor message
29:51 The ghost’s explanations and mysterious writing
33:17 The promised departure—and a supposed angel
38:02 Hymns, a farewell, and the final sighting
39:44 The children’s story and the end of the disturbances
42:12 Ghosts, skepticism, and folklore
48:13 Rhys’s indestructible dining table
49:34 Jesse’s AI-powered scammer story
54:50 Share your ghost story and goodbye