Peculiar Tales

Welcome to Peculiar Tales the podcast where curiosity meets the creepy, the peculiar, and the downright bizarre. Your hosts, Dawn & Kristy are your guides through strange stories from history, eerie urban legends, ghostly encounters, and all things weird and wonderful.

Told in a captivating, story-driven style. Whether it's a long-lost mystery, a chilling haunting, or just something that doesn’t quite add up—we’re here to unpack the peculiar, one tale at a time.

So grab your headphones, maybe leave the lights on, and join us each episode for a new journey into the strange. Because normal is overrated.

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The Great Amherst Mystery

April 07, 2026 • Dawn & Kristy • Episode 29

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In 1878, a quiet home in Amherst, Nova Scotia became the center of one of Canada’s most chilling mysteries.

In this episode of Peculiar Tales, we explore the story of Esther Cox and the strange events that surrounded her — violent knocking, moving objects, unexplained fires, and messages appearing without explanation. With dozens of witnesses claiming to see the disturbances firsthand, the case quickly became one of the most well-documented paranormal stories of its time.

Was it a poltergeist?
A response to trauma?
Or something else entirely?

More than a century later, the mystery still remains unsolved.

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