Fascinating Horror
HistorieFascinating 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.
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- The Donora Death Smog (1948) (00:09:42)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Story of Bushman's Hole (2005) (00:10:12)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The 1996 Crash of TWA Flight 800 (1996) (00:10:59)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The General Slocum (1904) (00:11:04)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Life of Tilikum the Whale (2010) (00:09:42)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- Locked Doors, Barred Windows: The Stardust Nightclub Fire (1981) (00:10:02)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The San Bernardino Train Disaster (1989) (00:10:39)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Story of Gloria Ramirez (1994) (00:09:26)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Story of the Blythe Star (1973) (00:10:10)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937) (00:09:41)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The 2019 Escape Room Disaster (2019) (00:09:27)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Congers Bus-Train Collision (1972) (00:10:04)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Filming of Roar (1981) (00:09:28)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Indiana State Fairgrounds Explosion (1963) (00:09:27)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Lewes Avalanche (1836) (00:09:49)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Crash of United 232 (1989) (00:10:21)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Therac-25 Accidents (1985) (00:11:02)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire (1958) (00:10:54)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Inventions of Thomas Midgley (1889) (00:10:17)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- 364 Survive, Zero Are Rescued: The Princess Sophia Disaster (1918) (00:09:50)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.ukCORRECTIONS: ✔️► In this episode I say that Skagway is in British Columbia. This is incorrect - it's actually in the state of Alaska.
- The Matterhorn Bobsleds (1964 - 1984) (00:09:25)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.ukCORRECTIONS: ✔️► In this episode I say that the American Bridge Company manufactured the Matterhorn Bobsled ride. This isn't quite right - while ABC manufactured the structure of the mountain, Arrow Dynamics were responsible for the track
- The Hoboken Docks Fire (1990) (00:08:41)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Green Ramp Disaster (1994) (00:09:21)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Story of Franz Reichelt (1912) (00:09:46)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
- The Burnden Park Disaster (1946) (00:09:29)
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!LINKS: 🔗► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk