Everyone was given a drug and finished themselves off by putting plastic bags over their heads – subsequently all dying, while Thériault escaped, nowhere to be found. We were told that part of the Ant Hill Kids cult had fled to this exact location, where Thériault planned a mass suicide. Walking in was reminiscent of any kind of séance horror film scene – it was complete darkness other than lit candles upon candles and an indescribable eerie feel. James set up this séance by using some of those disturing historical facts, and adding a twist.Īfter meeting at Escape Manor in Hintonburg we were led into the neighborhood, to a decrepit and destitute ramshackle house. The cult was finally shut down in 1989, and Thériault was arrested and given a life sentence. When one follower complained of an upset stomach, he laid her naked on a table, jammed a plastic tube up her rectum to perform an enema with molasses and olive oil, then cut open her abdomen and ripped off parts of her intestine with his bare hands. Thériault had some devastating punishments for his followers, such as plucking each body hair individually, defecating on them, forcing them to eat dead mice, and even having them break their own legs.
He was your typical cult leader, prohibiting the group from remaining in contact with their families, preparing for the end of the world, and abusing his power to the point of physical, mental, and emotional damage. Along with Clifford Olson and Paul Bernardo, Thériault is considered one of Canada’s most notorious criminals. Between 19, the self-proclaimed prophet Roch Thériault led a small religious group based near Burnt River, Ontario. Practically everyone knows about the stories of Charles Manson’s cult and that other one where everyone drank the cyanide Kool-Aid, but unbeknownst to me, and probably you, is the history of the Ant Hill Kids Movement. Escape Manor and Ottawa mentalist James Whyte teamed up to present a very memorable Hallowe’en. Well, what if you could be a part of one? Are you daring enough to take it that far? For something different to do on Halloween weekend, I was looking through my go-to website for the events in my lovely neighborhood of Kitchissippi, when I excitedly stumbled upon an iconic Victorian séance being held at an undisclosed location. People enjoy themselves a good murder mystery.
We’ve followed along with “Making a Murderer” on Netflix, “Killing Fields” on Investigation Discovery, not to mention endless episodes of 20/20, 48 Hours, and Dateline. Please note that this article contains graphic descriptions of violence, abuse, and murder.Ĭlassic infamous real life spooky stories enthrall us all.
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