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Fascinating Horror
- True crime
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- Disasters
- Accidents
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- Respectful
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.
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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 Buncefield Fire (2005)
This episode tells the story of the Buncefield Fire - a huge fire at an oil terminal that blanketed the…
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- The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster (1980)10 min
In May 1980, while travelling through thick fog, a freighter collided with one of the supports of the…
- The Farmington Mine Disaster (1968)11 min
On the 20th of November, 1968, the ground shook beneath the town of Farmington in West Virginia, signaling…
- Lost in the Grand Canyon: Part One (1990)10 min
On the 21st of June, 1990, Paul Stryker and his wife Karen Stryker set out on a hike along a scenic trail in…
- The Clutha Helicopter Crash (2013)10 min
In 2013, the Scottish city of Glasgow was the scene of a bizarre accident when a helicopter running low on…
- A Brief History of Asbestos ([redacted])11 min
In 1924, an English textile worker named Nellie Kershaw passed away after several years of ill health.
- The San Francisco Earthquake (1906)11 min
In 1906, a devastating earthquake struck the coast of California.
- The Aggie Bonfire Collapse (1999)13 min
In 1999, a beloved tradition that had existed for decades at Texas A&M University turned deadly in seconds…
- The Sinking of the Lusitania (1915)11 min
This episode covers the sinking of the Lusitania.
- The White Lund Explosion (1917)12 min
This short documentary tells the story of the White Lund Explosion - one of the most destructive industrial…
- The Story of Linda Forney (1975)11 min
This episode tells the incredible story of Linda Forney, who found herself lost in a remote part of the…
- The Sinking of the Oceanos (1991)12 min
This short documentary tells the story of the sinking of the Oceanos - a catastrophic maritime disaster…
- The Daegu Subway Fire (2003)12 min
This short documentary tells the story of the Daegu Subway Fire - a devastating fire which took place in…
- The Gillingham Fair Fire Disaster (1929)11 min
This episode tells the story of an extremely unusual disaster which took place during a village fete in…
- The Blitz ([redacted])12 min
This episode covers the devastating effects of The Blitz - a period in the Second World War when German…
- The Big Bayou Canot Accident (1993)13 min
This episode tells the story of the Big Bayou Canot Disaster - a devastating collision between a tow boat…
- Referee Call Leads To 328 Deaths: The Estadio Nacional Disaster (1964)10 min
This episode tells the story of one of the worst crowd crushes to ever take place in the history of Peru…
- Workplace Horrors ([redacted])11 min
This episode tells three workplace horror stories, including the story of the first person ever to be killed…
- The Zacatón Sinkhole Accident (1994)10 min
This episode covers a fatal diving accident that took place in 1994 at the Zacatón Sinkhole in northeast…
- The Pemberton Mill Collapse (1860)11 min
This episode covers the collapse of the Pemberton Mill in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1860 - a historic…
- The Khodynka Crush (1896)11 min
This episode tells the story of the Khodynka Crush - one of the worst crowd crushes of all time, which took…
- The Buncefield Fire (2005)13 min
This episode tells the story of the Buncefield Fire - a huge fire at an oil terminal that blanketed the…
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