DTCP 029 - Coughlins Coffin

Send us a text, tell us your canadian creepy!Along a quiet stretch of road near the St. Lawrence River sits one of Ontario’s most unsettling landmarks: Coughlin’s Coffin.In this episode of Down the Crooked Path, Amanda Joy ventures into the chilling legend of Charles Coughlin — a man said to have been buried alive in the 1800s, his coffin later unearthed bearing desperate scratch marks on the inside. What began as a tragic death has become one of Canada’s most enduring roadside ghost stories.We trace the historical roots of the tale, separating documented fact from folklore, and explore the very real 19th-century fear of premature burial. From there, we follow how the legend evolved — reports of ghostly apparitions, strange lights, phantom footsteps, and why locals still refuse to stop at the site after dark.Is Coughlin’s Coffin a warning from the past? A legend shaped by generations of retelling? Or something far more restless lingering along the roadside?Turn down the lights and come with us as we go down the crooked path.🌱 PayYourRent.ca is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative calling on settlers to engage in ongoing, voluntary financial redistribution in support of Indigenous land defenders, sovereignty, and community well-being.This foundation supports urgent needs like housing, food security, legal defense, and cultural revitalization—all grounded in the principle that land back also means resource back.If you live, work, or benefit from life on stolen land, consider learning more or making a monthly contribution at PayYourRent.ca.Justice isn’t a moment—it’s a commitment. Your next creepy obsession starts here. ✨ This episode is brought to you by Fable & Frame Creative ✨ Fable & Frame Creative offers Niagara Region portraits and at-home newborn sessions, capturing not just how life looks — but how it feels. Because your life isn’t ordinary. It’s a fable, and it deserves to be framed like one.🦴 And don’t forget our boo-tiful friends at Back From the Dead Goods—resurrecting your wardrobe with creepy streetwear on Etsy & Poshmark.👻 Use code CANADIANCREEPIES for 10% off!🕯️ You can find new episodes of Down the Crooked Path every Thursday, wherever you get your podcasts.Canadian content airs right here on the Canadian Creepies feed—so stay tuned, and stay on the path.Edited by Kyle McDonnell