{"id":21216,"date":"2025-09-26T19:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/?post_type=podcasts&#038;p=21216"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:44:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:44:37","slug":"episode-210-the-curse-that-built-a-castle","status":"publish","type":"podcasts","link":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/podcasts\/episode-210-the-curse-that-built-a-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 210 &#8211; The Curse That Built a Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21216\" class=\"elementor elementor-21216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"podcasts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d1a2ee2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d1a2ee2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c79bf8\" data-id=\"5c79bf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c632742 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c632742\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"448\">Deep in the wilderness of northwestern Ontario, where the forest swallows sound and the lakes stretch toward the horizon, stands a log castle. Not the ruin of a forgotten community, or the relic of a wealthy eccentric.\u00a0<strong>This towering mansion of timber was built by one man.<\/strong>\u00a0Working alone.<\/p><p data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"843\">In this episode, we journey to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Otter_Lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>White Otter Lake<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and step inside the haunting legacy of Jimmy McOuat.\u00a0<strong>A man driven by a childhood curse, a lifelong loneliness, and a defiant dream to prove the world wrong. His creation,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/northernontario.travel\/sunset-country\/white-otter-castle-story-hope-and-dreams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White Otter Castle<\/a>, is part marvel and part mystery.<\/strong>\u00a0Three stories tall, built by hand, it stands as a monument to obsession, resilience, and the heavy silence of solitude.<\/p><p data-start=\"845\" data-end=\"1041\">Yet the castle did not free him.\u00a0<strong>Jimmy\u2019s mysterious death left unanswered questions, and for over a century, travellers to White Otter Lake have whispered of strange encounters, eerie sounds, and the lingering presence of its solitary builder.<\/strong><\/p><p>Join us as we step into the wilds of northern Ontario and uncover the chilling legend of White Otter Castle.<br \/><br \/>Now streaming:\u00a0<em><strong>The Curse That Built a Castle<br \/><br \/><\/strong><\/em>If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like:<br \/><br \/>Episode 26 \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/podcasts\/episode-26-curses\/\">Curses!<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Episode 180 \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/podcasts\/episode-180-houska-castles-gateway-to-hell\/\">Houska Castle\u2019s Gateway to Hell<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":21224,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-21216","podcasts","type-podcasts","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts\/21216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/podcasts"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/podcasts\/21216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hauntedwalk.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}