Creepy Occurrence at Concordia's Loyola Campus

A few years back, I wrote an article for the CJLO magazine about the creepiest thing that ever happened to me around CJLO studios. As I implied then, I don't actually believe in ghosts, but I would like to believe in them, if that makes any sense. I like listening to other peoples' paranormal experiences and am fascinated by the idea that fragments of the past have the ability to manifest in the present. For the most part, however, I believe that the unexplainable generally has a very real, very boring explanation.

That might be very true of this video. But first, a little back story. As you might know, CJLO celebrated our first Metal March this year. Along with the release of our awesome new metal compilation and additional events, we also did another infamous "Metal Overnight". Our little gang of CJLO metal DJs broadcast heavy music, interviews, and shenanigans from midnight until 9am, and around the 5am mark, I figured it was a fine time for a good old fashioned ghost hunt.

My partner in this journey was Philliam from Turn On The Darkness, who had already been freaked out by some strange noises on the second floor. Rather than tromp through the building randomly, I decided to broadcast the adventure live on Periscope, and the video that follows is an excerpt of that live broadcast. First, we stopped by the men's bathroom on the third floor... nothing. Then we visited the bathroom I referenced in my earlier article. Still nothing. Finally, we headed down to the second floor. This is the floor with all the graduate photos dating back to the early 1900s, and where the video excerpt begins.

In the video, I start by pointing out some of my favorite photos, and then at one point, Phil and I hear something strange, a thump of some kind. When we hear it again, we turn around and head back towards it. It could have been anything. The water fountain, the air vent... but the banging was clear, and came from behind the door, which rattled with each bang. Needless to say, we didn't stick around.

Can any conclusions be drawn from this video? Probably not. Will I investigate again, next time we broadcast during the wee hours of the morning? Absolutely. Stay tuned!

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