{"product_id":"beer-books-with-christopher-dodd-oct-29-7pm","title":"Beer \u0026 Books with Christopher Dodd – Oct 29, 7pm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin us for a Beer \u0026amp; Books evening with Christopher Dodd as he presents his first book, \u003cem\u003eUnseen Thing: The Mulmur Hills Poltergeist\u003c\/em\u003e — the true story of one of Ontario's strangest unsolved hauntings, two nights before Halloween.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the years after the First World War, the Dobson family left city life for a farm in Mulmur Township, hoping for a quieter future. What followed instead was an ordeal that made headlines across the province: horse mutilations, shaking floors, phantom knocks, and objects that moved without explanation. The family eventually fled, but the newspapers kept coming and so did the sightseers, and the place became known as the \"Spook Farm.\" Toronto spiritualist and investigator Ivan Hutchins arrived to hold séances and search for an answer. Nearly a century later, the mystery is still unsolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archival research, historical records and folklore studies, Christopher Dodd revisits the case and asks why stories like it keep their hold on skeptics and believers alike. Mark Leslie, author of \u003cem\u003eHaunted Hamilton\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSpooky Sudbury\u003c\/em\u003e, calls it \"a brilliant merger of the skeptical inquiry of Carl Sagan's \u003cem\u003eThe Demon-Haunted World\u003c\/em\u003e and the fact-versus-fiction ambiguity of \u003cem\u003eThe Amityville Horror\u003c\/em\u003e\" — a Canadian story that predates the American legend by more than forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Dodd is a writer, filmmaker and educator, and the creator of the Canadian Strange YouTube channel. He wrote the feature film \u003cem\u003eWrecked\u003c\/em\u003e and co-wrote \u003cem\u003eKill For Me\u003c\/em\u003e, and his nonfiction has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Creemore Echo\u003c\/em\u003e. He has long-standing family ties to Mulmur, just up the road from us — this is a local story told by a local author. \u003cem\u003eUnseen Thing\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Dundurn Press, is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe event takes place at \u003cstrong\u003eCreemore Springs Brewery\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cstrong\u003eThursday, October 29th\u003c\/strong\u003e. Doors open at \u003cstrong\u003e6:30pm\u003c\/strong\u003e, event starts at \u003cstrong\u003e7pm\u003c\/strong\u003e. Christopher will read from and talk about the book, followed by a Q\u0026amp;A with Curiosity House owners Joel and Kate, and a book signing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose an \u003cstrong\u003eEvening Ticket ($25)\u003c\/strong\u003e or a \u003cstrong\u003eTicket + Signed Book ($45)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Bring your nerve.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Curiosity House Books","offers":[{"title":"Evening Ticket","offer_id":50107697758346,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Ticket + Signed Book","offer_id":50107697791114,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/7452\/0714\/files\/UnseenThing-Beer_Books_SocialSquare.png?v=1788121950","url":"https:\/\/curiosityhousebooks.com\/products\/beer-books-with-christopher-dodd-oct-29-7pm","provider":"Curiosity House Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}