Frightful
Ready for something frightful? Host Peter Laws covers dark stories that will make you want to sleep with the light on. If you have a Morbid curiosity with an obsession to having no sleep then this dark topic podcast will be your go to. No stories are too scary for Frightful junkies.
Episodes
March 26, 2023 • 25 min
After a spate of UFO/UAP sightings in recent years, the military, media and government seem more open to the possibility of extra-terrestrial visitors. Yet most of the reports inspire us to only look up into the heavens and watch the skies.
Tonight, we hear a chilling account from one eye witness, who had a bizarre encounter while travelling by rail from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Swansea, South Wales in the UK. Her story...
Tonight, we hear a chilling account from one eye witness, who had a bizarre encounter while travelling by rail from Stratford-Upon-Avon to Swansea, South Wales in the UK. Her story...
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February 26, 2023 • 39 min
When I stumbled across a photograph of a mysterious woman on the internet, I was both attracted and disturbed. I had an immediate sense that this beautiful woman had a strange frightening quality.
As I dug deeper, I realised my instincts were right.
Tonight on Frightful we explore the disturbing story of Anne Hamilton Byrne, a cult leader who systematically stole children to create loving community for hersel...
As I dug deeper, I realised my instincts were right.
Tonight on Frightful we explore the disturbing story of Anne Hamilton Byrne, a cult leader who systematically stole children to create loving community for hersel...
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February 10, 2023 • 67 min
…12 dates …
…14 love gone wrong stories…
…Will YOU be my Valentine?
This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event.
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Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
In this Par...
…14 love gone wrong stories…
…Will YOU be my Valentine?
This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event.
Part 2 of 2.
Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
In this Par...
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February 9, 2023 • 65 min
…12 dates …
…14 love gone wrong stories…
…Will YOU be my Valentine?
This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event.
Part 1 of 2.
Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
In this Par...
…14 love gone wrong stories…
…Will YOU be my Valentine?
This Valentine’s Day, prepare for a unique podcast experience! Shane Waters will introduce 14 crime podcast hosts. Each host brings a new, love gone wrong true story to mix. It’s an extra special, two part, more than two-hour, Valentine event.
Part 1 of 2.
Podcasts are listed here in order of appearance:
In this Par...
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January 29, 2023 • 16 min
We humans have long relied on animals, not only for food, but for meaningful companionship. Indeed, many of us have developed wonderfully close relationships with all manner of creatures...
Yet sometimes, animals can become the source of the ultimate horror...
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we face the 'Worst Animal Attacks Ever'.
(Part 2 of 2)
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Yet sometimes, animals can become the source of the ultimate horror...
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we face the 'Worst Animal Attacks Ever'.
(Part 2 of 2)
Join our Patreon.
Visit us onlin...
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January 15, 2023 • 18 min
(Part 1 of 2) We humans have long relied on animals, not only for food, but for meaningful companionship. Indeed, many of us have developed wonderfully close relationships with all manner of creatures...
Yet sometimes, animals can become the source of the ultimate horror...
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we face the 'Worst Animal Attacks Ever'.
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Visit us online.
Yet sometimes, animals can become the source of the ultimate horror...
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on Frightful, we face the 'Worst Animal Attacks Ever'.
Join our Patreon.
Visit us online.
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January 1, 2023 • 25 min
Imagine there was an imposter in your house… It would be terrifying but at least you could call the police, and they could hopefully remove them. But what if the invader couldn’t be seen or heard by others…only you.
Even worse…what if this unwelcome guest utterly loathed you, and wanted nothing more than your death and destruction.
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we hear of a distressing and little known haunting...
Even worse…what if this unwelcome guest utterly loathed you, and wanted nothing more than your death and destruction.
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we hear of a distressing and little known haunting...
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December 18, 2022 • 24 min
Imagine there was an imposter in your house… It would be terrifying but at least you could call the police, and they could hopefully remove them. But what if the invader couldn’t be seen or heard by others…only you.
Even worse…what if this unwelcome guest utterly loathed you, and wanted nothing more than your death and destruction.
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we hear of a distressing and little known haunting...
Even worse…what if this unwelcome guest utterly loathed you, and wanted nothing more than your death and destruction.
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight we hear of a distressing and little known haunting...
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December 14, 2022 • 1 min
From the same team that brings you Frightful, we want to introduce you to our new show Mystery Inc.
If you enjoy talking about shady mysteries, Aliens, murder, legends, and of course the occasional tea - then Mystery Inc is the podcast for you! Together brothers Shane and Josh Waters travel in their Mystery Machine Tesla scouting out some of the world’s best mysteries to share them here with you on Mystery Inc - whic...
If you enjoy talking about shady mysteries, Aliens, murder, legends, and of course the occasional tea - then Mystery Inc is the podcast for you! Together brothers Shane and Josh Waters travel in their Mystery Machine Tesla scouting out some of the world’s best mysteries to share them here with you on Mystery Inc - whic...
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December 4, 2022 • 8 min
In this Bonus Episode, host Peter Laws shares a very strange experience that he had as a teenager...that came back in his early 20s. Did he witness a ghost, a demon, a cryptid...or was it all just a trick of the mind.
Decide for yourself in tonight's bonus episode - 'My Own Frightful Story'
If you'd like to engage with Peter about this or any other Frightful episode, you can visit www.patreon.com/peterlaws. ...
Decide for yourself in tonight's bonus episode - 'My Own Frightful Story'
If you'd like to engage with Peter about this or any other Frightful episode, you can visit www.patreon.com/peterlaws. ...
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November 20, 2022 • 25 min
(PART TWO)
Tonight, we return to the frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts, where witchcraft fever is about to explode. This is the second and final part of my immersive retelling of the little known story of Hugh and Mary Parsons - The Witches of Springfield, 1651 .
Note: I first learned about this case from the excellent and in depth book, 'The Ruin of All Witches' by Malcolm Gaskell. If this podcast ...
Tonight, we return to the frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts, where witchcraft fever is about to explode. This is the second and final part of my immersive retelling of the little known story of Hugh and Mary Parsons - The Witches of Springfield, 1651 .
Note: I first learned about this case from the excellent and in depth book, 'The Ruin of All Witches' by Malcolm Gaskell. If this podcast ...
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November 6, 2022 • 26 min
(PART ONE)
Tonight, I will take you to frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts. The year is 1651, and strange things are starting to occur…livestock are dying, crops are struggling, and food is starting to spoil. Locals are even having strange seizures, and at night, as they try to sleep, they are haunted by terrifying nightmares. Then, the children of the village start to die…
Are they just going throug...
Tonight, I will take you to frontier town in Springfield, Massachusetts. The year is 1651, and strange things are starting to occur…livestock are dying, crops are struggling, and food is starting to spoil. Locals are even having strange seizures, and at night, as they try to sleep, they are haunted by terrifying nightmares. Then, the children of the village start to die…
Are they just going throug...
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November 2, 2022 • 30 sec
From the same team that brings you Frightful - introducing our podcast Hometown History.
Since 2016, Shane has been traveling to hometowns across America in search of forgotten history. Sure, these places may not be your hometown, but they are someone's and that is what makes them important. Shane travels to these places of forgotten historical significance and shares these stories with you.
We all love hea...
Since 2016, Shane has been traveling to hometowns across America in search of forgotten history. Sure, these places may not be your hometown, but they are someone's and that is what makes them important. Shane travels to these places of forgotten historical significance and shares these stories with you.
We all love hea...
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October 24, 2022 • 139 min
…1 campfire…
…1 dark forest…
…31 bone-chilling stories…
…Will YOU survive the night?
This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Frightful. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play...
…1 dark forest…
…31 bone-chilling stories…
…Will YOU survive the night?
This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Frightful. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play...
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October 23, 2022 • 144 min
…1 campfire…
…1 dark forest…
…31 bone-chilling stories…
…Will YOU survive the night?
This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Frightful. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play...
…1 dark forest…
…31 bone-chilling stories…
…Will YOU survive the night?
This Halloween season, enter the woods for a unique and truly epic podcast experience! Around the campfire Shane Waters will introduce 31 crime podcast hosts, including Frightful. Each host brings a new, nerve-wracking true story to the circle. It’s an extra special, two part, five-hour, Halloween event, but before hitting play...
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October 9, 2022 • 13 min
A child is walking through the streets of a Russian town, when he is approached by a group of men. They are on their way to a funeral...and they demand that the boy comes with them. When he gets there, he'll be forced to do something that will set a ghoulish and shocking course for the rest of his life.
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on this Bonus Episode of Frightful, we meet the genuinely horrifying Anatoly Moskvin...The Ce...
I'm Peter Laws, and tonight on this Bonus Episode of Frightful, we meet the genuinely horrifying Anatoly Moskvin...The Ce...
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September 28, 2022 • 1 min
Welcome to the Frightful Podcast, hosted by Peter Laws
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September 25, 2022 • 21 min
They call it 'the happiest place on earth', but behind the curtain you'll find a surprisingly morbid history in the Disney theme parks. Join Peter Laws for an immersive exploration of shocking coaster accidents and murder, to roaming ghosts and human remains...
This is the second in a two part special, exploring...
'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'
Special thanks to N...
This is the second in a two part special, exploring...
'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'
Special thanks to N...
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September 11, 2022 • 16 min
They call it 'the happiest place on earth', but behind the curtain you'll find a surprisingly morbid history in the Disney theme parks. Join Peter Laws for an immersive exploration of shocking coaster accidents and murder, to roaming ghosts and human remains...
This is the first in a two part special, exploring...
'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'
Special thanks to Na...
This is the first in a two part special, exploring...
'The Disenchanted Kingdom, and the Frightful Side of the Disney Parks.'
Special thanks to Na...
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August 28, 2022 • 24 min
Tonight we continue our look at a supernatural mystery from 1977, tied to the brutal murder of a woman. After months of investigation it looked like the police would be unable to solve the crime.
And yet, a frightening series of paranormal events would occur in the wake of her death. A ghostly intervention, that might just allow the police to clear the case after all, and would lead to what became known as 'The Voice from ...
And yet, a frightening series of paranormal events would occur in the wake of her death. A ghostly intervention, that might just allow the police to clear the case after all, and would lead to what became known as 'The Voice from ...
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