It’s one thing to believe in the supernatural, but it’s another to sit in the dark and feel it breathe beside you. For ten years, Toronto-based medium Jaymes White has turned skeptics into believers through his immersive séances held in some of Ontario’s most haunted spaces. What began as a one-off experiment has become a Halloween-season tradition that is part storytelling, part social experiment, and part brush with the unknown.
I have been fortunate enough to be attending Jaymes White séances since 2019. To celebrate ten spook-tacular years, I’m not just going to share my thoughts on the Beverley Street Séance RESURRECTION, you are going to hear from the King of Halloween himself. Here is what Jaymes had to say about celebrating his tenth anniversary:
“When I started doing seances, I never thought it would turn into this big thing—it just kind of happened. So hitting ten years feels really special.”
Special it is! Speaking of special, here are my thoughts and all the details you need to experience Beverley Street Séance RESURRECTION yourself:
How to Get the Most Out of the Séance:
- Be on time – late arrivals will not be permitted. Map out the meeting location ahead of time and be there fifteen minutes early
- Even if you are a skeptic, give it a chance and go in with an open mind. The more open-minded you are, the more that you’ll get out of the experience and the more interesting it is for the group
- Participate and don’t be afraid to speak up
- Don’t come drunk – you need to have your wits about you
- There are lots of stairs. If you have mobility issues, this isn’t for you
- Buy your tickets in advance to secure the date and time that you want – they do sell out, particularly leading up to Halloween
Beverley Street Séance RESURRECTION – The Details:
Dates: Now – November 30, 2025
Duration: Approximately 2 hours
Group Size: Approximately 20 people
Price: $68.66 per person 18+ (Private group up to 20 ppl – save $300) or a VIP ticket is $166.66 and includes 1 reg. ticket to the Séance, 1 haunted item from a previous séance, 1 limited edition JW custom ouija board, 1 special obsidian crystal, 1 JW tote bag, 1 witches protection bag
Buy TicketsLocation: Sin & Redemption (former funeral home) at 136 McCaul Street and then be walked over to George Brown House…if you dare
The Experience
Every year, I ask myself the same thing – how will Jaymes outdo himself, and every year, I am amazed at how he manages to still captivate his audience. The return to the Beverly Street for his tenth anniversary makes perfect sense. It was the séance that made him go viral. As someone who has been to multiple séances, including the OG Beverley Street, I wondered how he would be able to make this different enough for me to stay captivated, but then, I should have realized who I was dealing with.
The stage was set from the moment that we walked into the darkened George Brown Mansion. Dim lights, obsidian crystals and things that go bump in the night; all the trademarks of his previous séances, but this felt different. Chairs overturned. Things went flying. Darkness transitioned to even darker, then back again. There were haunted objects that made a haunted house even more eerie.
What really made the night even better was the group of people that we had. In order to get the most out of the the Beverley Street Séance RESURRECTION, not to beat a dead spirit, you have to participate. When everyone is involved, and leaves their skepticism at the door, literal magic happens.
I don’t want to spoil it too much, whether it’s your 10th time joining Jaymes on this spooktacular journey or your first time but suffice it to say, this was not only Jaymes at his best, it was the best of the six events that I have been to. Let me put it to you this way, I went in to get some quotes and take some photos with Jaymes, and my friend politely declined to go back into the mansion. That is how eerie the Beverley Street Séance RESURRECTION is. Here is hoping that we can put a spell on Jaymes so that he comes back for an 11th year.
Stories That Stay
For Jaymes’s séance now in its milestone tenth year, I asked him to reflect on the moments that have stayed with him – the eerie, the emotional, and the inexplicable:
“It’s wild to think it’s been ten years,” Jaymes laughs. “When I started, I never thought it would grow into something big. In entertainment, ten years is incredible, so I wanted to come full circle, back to Beverley, where it all started for me in Toronto. It felt right to celebrate the anniversary there.”
When asked about the eeriest experiences over the years, Jaymes doesn’t hesitate. “There are hundreds of stories,” he says. “One that sticks with me is what I call the ‘scissor story.’ During the pandemic, a woman told a story about a demon cutting her internet cables with scissors. Then later, scissors just appeared under her chair with the same serial code as her pin number. She had to change everything. You can’t explain stuff like that.”
Another memory stands out for a completely different reason. “My very first séance was in Ottawa. A young woman said her dad had just passed away. During the session, a guy she didn’t know started writing on a chalkboard, and it spelled out ‘Mr. Cuddles.’ She broke down crying because that was the name of the teddy bear her father gave her before he died. That’s the one I’ll never forget.”
Jaymes has also seen the darker side of the supernatural. “We once had a clip go viral of a guy being dragged across the floor during a séance,” he says. “I thought he just fell off his chair, but when we watched the footage, it looked like something pulled him. It’s crazy to actually capture that.”
Despite all the strange encounters, Jaymes insists the experience is about connection, not fear. “The séances are different every time. If the energy is good, the group is respectful, that’s when the really special stuff happens. It’s not about scaring people. It’s about making them feel something.”
The Legacy
Returning to Beverley Street for the tenth anniversary felt like closing the loop. “Every year, I try to make it different. Ten years feels complete,” he says. “But who knows? If the right location or story comes along, maybe we’ll do it again.”
Whether he does or not, one thing is certain, Jaymes White has turned the art of the séance into something uniquely his own.
Even after a decade, his séances remain one of Toronto’s most talked-about experiences, not just for the chills they deliver, but for the way they blur the line between skepticism and belief. Whether you leave convinced or simply curious, the encounters stay with you long after you’ve stepped back into the light. And maybe that’s the point: the unknown isn’t always meant to be solved, just felt.
