Hours Update: Heritage Park is open year-round! Visit Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, dine in The Selkirk and the Railway Café, attend special Spring events or make event and private bookings. Historical Village reopens May 16, 2026! Click here for full operating hours.
Hours Update: Heritage Park is open year-round! Visit Gasoline Alley Museum, the Heritage Plaza shops, dine in The Selkirk and the Railway Café, attend special Spring events or make event and private bookings. Historical Village reopens May 16, 2026! Click here for full operating hours.
When Amy LeBlanc was four years old, she ran screaming from the haunted house at the Calgary Stampede— ever since, she has been trying to understand why we seek out haunted spaces. From classic literature to modern horror films, this edition of Culturally Speaking will explore haunted houses in all their heterotopic, formulaic, and terrifying glory to figure out why we want to be scared and how we go about it.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
This event is part of the series: Culturally Speaking Presentation Series
Dr. Amy LeBlanc holds a PhD in English Literature from the University of Calgary where she researches the intersections of haunted house literature, folk gothic narratives, and interactive fiction. Amy is a recipient of the 2020 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award, a SSHRC CGS-D award, and the Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal. Her second full-length poetry collection, I used to live here, was published with Porcupine’s Quill in April 2025. Amy is a Killam Laureate and teaches literature and creative writing at the University of Calgary.
To access the Railway Orientation Centre, enter the Railway Café and proceed to the room on the right-hand side from the entrance.
1900 Heritage DR. S.W. Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2V 2X3
Email: info@heritagepark.ca
Phone: 403.268.8500
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