Unexplained banging sounds rang from a home on Princess Street. Buildings combusted into flames and a disturbing message was scratched above a young woman's bed: "Esther Cox, You Are Mine to Kill." If you're from Amherst, N.S., this ghost story needs no introduction.
HALIFAX In the midst of the global pandemic, the comparatively low number of COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia is helping attract film production to the province, according to Screen Nova Scotia. The head of the industry organization says production companies who engaged in preliminary discussions in 2020 are now coming back with plans to move ahead. We re starting to see some of those studios bringing their projects to Nova Scotia, and we expect a few of them to kick off production in the coming months, says Screen Nova Scotia Executive Director Laura MacKenzie. It s looking really busy, busier than we ve been in many years.