Fascinating Horror

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.

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July 18, 2025 10 mins
Mount St Helens in volcano that has displayed periods of activity for decades. In 1980, it erupted... and despite many warnings, not everyone was clear of the blast zone when it did. This episode tells the story of the disaster...

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 ...
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The MV Princess Victoria was one of the first roll-on-roll-off vehicle ferries in operation. In 1953, a combination of bad weather and bad design caused it to sink. This episode tells the story of the boat, the crew who tried to save her, and what was learned from the disaster...

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...
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July 14, 2025 10 mins
When a fire began on board Saudia Flight 163 in August 1980, the crew carried out a timely emergency landing... but then didn't evacuate. The plane taxied, then sat on the tarmac while rescuers desperately tried to gain access. This episode explores what went wrong...

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 c...
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July 11, 2025 10 mins
In 2013 cracks were noticed in the basement of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh. The staff were evacuated while the cracks were inspected. Then, the next day, the building was declared safe and thousands returned to work...

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 suppor...
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July 9, 2025 9 mins
In 1979, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of Mississauga in Canada. Nearby residents mistook the ensuing explosion for the advent of nuclear war. However, thanks to the rapid response that followed, not a single life would be lost... 

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...
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In May 1980, while travelling through thick fog, a freighter collided with one of the supports of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. This accidental collision would mark the beginning of one of the worst bridge disasters ever to take place in the state...

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...
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July 4, 2025 10 mins
This episode tells the story of the Piper Alpha disaster - a catastrophic explosion which destroyed an offshore oil rig near Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1988. It was the worst offshore oil and gas drilling accident in 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 Patr...
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July 2, 2025 8 mins
In 1963, a landslide caused the massive Vajont Dam in northern Italy to be overtopped, sending a megatsunami of water down the river valley. In the minutes and hours that followed, thousands would die and whole towns would be wiped off the map. The disaster seemed to come without warning, but in the investigation which followed it was found that signs of danger had been present for years...

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June 27, 2025 9 mins
The circumstances that lead to the crash of United Airlines Flight 823 remain a mystery to this day. This episode tells the story of the crash, and covers the leading theories as to the cause...

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 membe...
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June 25, 2025 9 mins
In 2019, the dive boat Conception was moored overnight off the coast of Santa Cruz Island when a fire began on board. Many of her passengers would not survive the blaze. This episode tells the story of the fire and the investigation 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 poss...
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June 23, 2025 8 mins
This episode tells the story of the Big Game disaster - an accident that took place during a prominent college football game in San Francisco when hundreds of spectators clambered onto the roof of a glass blowing factory to try and view the match for free...

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 ...
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This episode covers the remarkable true story of Juliane Koepcke, who not only survived a plane crash, but survived hiking out of the jungle while injured afterwards...

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 everyon...
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June 18, 2025 10 mins
In the Japanese city of Amagasaki, in 2005, a one-minute delay lead to an accident that cost the lives of more than 100 commuters...

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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This episode tells the story of the Stockline Plastics explosion, which shattered the quiet of a hot spring day in the Maryhill district of Glasgow, Scotland in 2004...

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 everyon...
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June 13, 2025 10 mins
This episode tells the story of the 1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire - a fire that killed nearly 100 people, and which may have been caused by deliberate arson...

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 supp...
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This episode covers a cave diving mystery from 2002, where a lost diver was found with stab wounds that appeared self-inflicted...

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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June 9, 2025 11 mins
This episode covers the crash of an Antarctic sightseeing flight in 1979 - a crash that resulted in the death of all 257 people on board...

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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This episode covers the catastrophic crash of a London-bound train in 1952 - an accident which turned into the worst peacetime rail crash in British 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 sup...
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This episode covers the sudden and total collapse of the Hotel New World in Singapore in 1986, which lead to an urgent investigation to uncover the cause...

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 suppor...
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May 30, 2025 10 mins
This episode covers the story of a disastrous crash that took place during an airshow on an American air military base in Germany in 1988...

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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