Once past the age of trick or treating it gets a bit harder for some of us to get into the spirit of Hallowe'en, but no one is too old for a chilling ghost story. Spook in the City takes viewers on a tour of the dark side of Toronto to the scene of a high-profile haunting.

In this first of the series, John and I visit the Distillery District. It's the largest example of Victorian industrial architecture in North America and a top destination for shoppers, gallery lovers and foodies, but spooky stories lie behind its stone walls.