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Fascinating Horror

Kristian Crow

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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  • 26 episodes
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  • Avg 11 min
  • English

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  • S1 · E189
    Oct 3, 2025 · 10 min

    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......

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  • S1 · E188
    Oct 1, 2025 · 9 min

    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...

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  • S1 · E187
    Sep 29, 2025 · 10 min

    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...

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  • S1 · E186
    Sep 26, 2025 · 10 min

    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...

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  • S1 · E185
    Sep 24, 2025 · 11 min

    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...

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  • S1 · E184
    Sep 22, 2025 · 9 min

    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...

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