EP 164 - The Great Amherst Mystery and the Haunting of Esther Cox | Nova Scotia, Canada

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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In 1878, something unexplainable gripped the town of Amherst, Nova Scotia. A young girl became the focus of a force that defied all reason—and terrified all who witnessed it. The strange events would escalate beyond whispers and knocks into something far more dangerous. To this day, no one can say what truly came for Esther Cox, only that the haunting wasn’t tied to the walls—it was tied to her. Become a supporter on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststoriesMusic by Jesse Wilkins and Seth Wilkinshttps://open.spotify.com/album/5yacgac20GQsymq2nsVmPr?si=5skhjOFyQMqGvE58rAre-QMERCH: https://hometownghoststories.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.1	This week on hometown ghost stories. In 1878, something unexplainable gripped the town of Amherst,
0:41.1	Nova Scotia. A young girl became the focus of a force that defied all reason and terrified
0:48.2	all who witnessed it. The strange events would escalate beyond whispers and knocks into something
0:54.1	far more dangerous.
0:56.4	To this day, no one can say what truly came for Esther Cox, only that the haunting wasn't tied to the walls.
1:03.7	It was tied to her.
1:21.4	Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences viewer discretion is advised
1:28.8	I woke to the sound of knocking not the kind you'd hear at a door.
1:36.0	This was inside the walls, frantic, like fists pounding to escape.
1:41.2	I sat up, heart hammering, and looked across the dark room.
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