Hellscape

Boatloads of Seamen, Buckets of Chum: The Life of Blackbeard

During the 17th century, a period of time known as the Golden Age of Piracy existed within the greater context of the Age of Sail. Imperial forces battled each other on the high seas, and out of the turmoil, a faction of buccaneers sought to make their riches the only way they've ever known: by lootin', tootin' and grabbin' booty. Today we examine the role of piracy in the imperial core by way of examining the life of the pirate Blackbeard. 

Wheat Kings & Pretty Things: The Tragic Death of Gail Miller and the Wrongful Conviction of David Milgaard

On a cold winter morning in 1969, young nurse Gail Miller was walking to work through the sleepy streets of Saskatoon when she was attacked and killed. Meanwhile, a young hippie named David Milgaard was passing through the city, eager to keep journeying West. On today's episode, we find out how their stories are interwoven, and showcase how the Canadian justice system ultimately failed them both.

Cosmic Birdwatching: The Falcon Lake UFO Encounter

It’s May long weekend in 1967 and we’re in Manitoba, Canada. Everything is flat.
RCMP Const. Solotki is cruising along the highway leading into the small tourist town of Falcon Lake, when he is quite unexpectedly flagged down by a frantic, shirtless man who seems to have materialized out of the woods. This man, it turns out, has quite a story to tell...
On this episode of Hellscape, we talk about Canada's most documented “UAP” encounter, the Falcon Lake UFO Incident.

The Beast of BC: Drive Off a Cliff(ord) Olson

During the heatwave of '81, a menace stalked the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, Canada. Communities were rattled and the collective sense of security of a generation, eroded. Slowly, folks were waking up to the realities of so-called "stranger danger". On this episode of Hellscape Lite ™, the gals look into the formative case of a walking red flag and rental-car obsessed deviant. This is the case of the Beast of BC, Clifford Olson.

Episode 1: Dyatlov Smash or Pass

On our very first episode of Hellscape, we delve into the *iconic* and still (we think) unsolved mystery of Soviet Russia's Dyatlov Pass Incident.