Fascinating Horror
Fascinating Horror tells the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters... but without sensationalism or disturbing imagery. Fascinating Horror is all about in-depth research, respectful storytelling, and learning what we can from the mistakes of the past. You might be surprised to discover just how much of today's world is shaped by long-forgotten disasters from decades gone by.
The White Lund Explosion (1917)
This short documentary tells the story of the White Lund Explosion - one of the most destructive industrial accidents of all time, which took place near Morecambe, England, in 1917...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)
This episode covers the sinking of the Lusitania. In 1915, a German U-boat targeted and sank the RMS Lusitania, killing more than 1,000 passengers. This disastrous loss of life came just a few years after the loss of the Titanic, and changed the course of World War One dramatically...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Aggie Bonfire Collapse (1999)
In 1999, a beloved tradition that had existed for decades at Texas A&M University turned deadly in seconds, when a massive bonfire structure collapsed on those building it...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The San Francisco Earthquake (1906)
In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck the coast of California. Combined with fires, it destroyed nearly 80% of the city of San Francisco...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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A Brief History of Asbestos (1924 - 2020)
In 1924, an English textile worker named Nellie Kershaw passed away after several years of ill health. During the autopsy which followed, strange, sharp particles of mineral matter were found inside her lungs
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Clutha Helicopter Crash (2013)
In 2013, the Scottish city of Glasgow was the scene of a bizarre accident when a helicopter running low on fuel crashed through the roof of a pub. This episode tells the story of the Clutha Helicopter Crash...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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Lost in the Grand Canyon: Part One (1990)
On the 21st of June, 1990, Paul Stryker and his wife Karen Stryker set out on a hike along a scenic trail in the Grand Canyon National Park, unaware that they had already made a fatal mistake that would turn their trip into a death march...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Farmington Mine Disaster (1968)
On the 20th of November, 1968, the ground shook beneath the town of Farmington in West Virginia, signaling that something had gone terribly wrong in the nearby Consol Number Nine coal mine. This episode tells the story of the disaster and the rescue effort that followed it...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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Driving a Train While High: The Chase Train Collision (1987)
Following a disastrous train crash in 1987, an investigation uncovered one extraordinary fact: the crew who had been in charge of one of the trains involved had been routinely using recreational drugs while carrying out their duties...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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United Airlines Flight 811 (1989)
In 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a catastrophic cargo door failure that blasted a hole in the side of the aircraft and very nearly doomed it and everybody on board. This episode tells the story of what happened next...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The 2003 Northeast Blackout (2003)
In 2003, an unprecedented blackout plunged New York City and the east coast of America and Canada into darkness. Scenes of thousands of stranded commuters filled TV screens around the world. This episode covers the blackout, and explores what caused it...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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Deadly Coincidence: The Elizabeth Plane Crashes (1951 - 1952)
In the early 1950s the city of Elizabeth in New Jersey saw not one but three deadly plane crashes, leading residents to question just what it was that was so dangerous about the nearby Newark airport...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Doodlebug Disaster (1940)
The Doodlebug is a long-forgotten mode of transport - a type of gasonline-powered train that was commonplace in the 1930s. In this episode we explore the terrifying and deadly accident that lead to the demise of these unique trains...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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Drowned in Ale: The London Beer Flood (1814)
In 1814, one of the most usual disasters in the history of the UK took place, when a gigantic wooden vat of beer inside a London brewery unexpectedly burst, flooding the surrounding streets and cellars with ale...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Gotthard Tunnel Fire (2001)
On the 24th of October, 2001, two trucks entered the Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland – one from the northern end and one from the southern end. Both would shortly be consumed by one of the worst tunnel fires in Switzerland's history...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Donora Death Smog (1948)
On the 27th of October, 1948, a thick smog descended on the town of Donora in Pennsylvania, plunging the community into a state of semi-darkness. It would come to be known as the Donora Death Smog...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Story of Bushman's Hole (2005)
Bushman's Hole is a beautiful submerged cave in South Africa - a favourite site for divers who wish to explore beneath the Earth. Of the hundreds of people who descend into its depths, however, a small number never return...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The 1996 Crash of TWA Flight 800 (1996)
In 1996 TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, igniting a decades-long conflict over what had caused the crash, and what could have been done to prevent it...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The General Slocum (1904)
The sinking of the General Slocum - an American sidewheel passenger steamboat - was the worst maritime disaster of the 20th Century until the sinking of the Titanic. This episode tells its story...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Life of Tilikum the Whale (2010)
Tilikum the whale was an orca, or "killer whale", that lived up to her name, when she seized and drowned one of her trainers seemingly without provocation during a show at Seaworld in 2010...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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Locked Doors, Barred Windows: The Stardust Nightclub Fire (1981)
The Stardust Nightclub in Dublin, Ireland, caught fire in 1981. It was a devastating blaze that claimed nearly fifty lives... but it would take decades before the real truth behind the disaster was known...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The San Bernardino Train Disaster (1989)
When a runaway train jumped the tracks in California in 1989, it resulted in a devastating disaster - a disaster that was just the first part of a chain of events that would go on destroy an entire neighbourhood...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Story of Gloria Ramirez (1994)
The story of Gloria Ramirez is one that still, to this day, defies explanation. When she was taken ill in 1994, all those who treated or came into contact with her suffered the same mysterious symptoms. This episode explores her story, and the possible reasons for it...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Story of the Blythe Star (1973)
In 1973, the coastal freighter the MV Blythe Star sank off the coast of Tasmania. After an extensive search it was assumed all aboard had been lost... but this was not the case. Several survivors remained adrift in a lifeboat, desperately awaiting rescue...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937)
In 1937, a school in New London, Texas, exploded without warning, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 lives. It was one of the worst disasters the state had ever seen... and it was ultimately traced to a single bad connection in an underground gas line...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The 2019 Escape Room Disaster (2019)
Until 2019, the burgeoning industy of live escape games had not seen a fatal accident. That all changed, however, when a fire began in a Polish escape game venue on the 4th of January that year, resulting in the loss of four innocent lives...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Congers Bus-Train Collision (1972)
In 1972, an ordinary morning turned into a life-changing disaster for dozens of school children when the driver of their bus failed to stop at a grade crossing, resulting in catastrophic collision between bus and train...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Filming of Roar (1981)
The filming of the ambitious animal action movie Roar was a disaster from the very start, with multiple injuries, floods, and out of control lions and tigers repeatedly savaging cast and crew. This episode tells the story of one of the most ill-advised film projects of all time...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Indiana State Fairgrounds Explosion (1963)
On Halloween night, 1963, a spectacular holiday skating exhibition took place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. It would end in disaster. This episode tells the story of how a devastating and unexpected explosion ended 81 lives in a moment...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Lewes Avalanche (1836)
In 1836 the town of Lewes in the UK was struck by an avalance... despite being situated at sea level, in a country that almost never saw fatal avalanches. This episode tells the story of the extremely unusual and unique Lewes Avalanche...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Crash of United 232 (1989)
The crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989 was a disaster that made headlines around the world. This episode explores the story, and how the consequences of poor maintenance could have been so much worse...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Therac-25 Accidents (1985)
In 1985, a brand new piece of medical technology began saving lives and destroying cancers in hospitals across the US. However, this brilliant new machine had a fatal flaw which would go on to cause a series of horrifying medical accidents...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire (1958)
In 1958, a fire broke out in a school in Chicago. Despite recent fire safety reforms, it would go on to claim nearly 100 lives...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Inventions of Thomas Midgley (1889)
Of all the inventors who have ever lived, Thomas Midgley is quite possibly the one who has inadvertently done more harm to human life than any other, with his inventions killing millions and endangering the entire world...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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364 Survive, Zero Are Rescued: The Princess Sophia Disaster (1918)
When the passenger liner the SS Princess Sophia ran aground on a reef off the coast of Alaska in 1918, her many passengers survived the collision. Despite this, they would never be rescued, despite multiple attempts over the days that followed...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Matterhorn Bobsleds (1964 - 1984)
This episode tells the story of two accidents that have taken place on the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, California - one in 1964, and one in 1984...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Hoboken Docks Fire (1990)
In 1900 the busy Hoboken Docks in New Jersey were consumed by a fire that started in a single hay bale. It was a devastating blaze that claimed hundreds of lives... and which could never be allowed to happen again...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Green Ramp Disaster (1994)
In 1994, two military aircraft collided while approaching Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, starting a chain of events that would lead to a horrifying accident with the largest number of ground fatalities from any aircraft accident in US history...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Story of Franz Reichelt (1912)
In 1912, tailor and tinkerer Franz Reichelt believed that he could design the world's first portable, wearable parachute. He was so confident in his design that he decided to test it by throwing himself from the lower deck of the Eiffel Tower...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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The Burnden Park Disaster (1946)
This episode covers one of the worst accidents ever to take place in the history of UK sport: the Burnden Park disaster of 1946...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
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