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Fascinating Horror

by Kristian CrowEnglish

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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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The Sinking of the MV Princess Victoria (1953)9 min
The MV Princess Victoria was one of the first roll-on-roll-off vehicle ferries in operation.
The Eruption of Mount Saint Helens (1980)10 min
Mount St Helens in volcano that has displayed periods of activity for decades.
The Gare de Lyon Disaster (1988)10 min
In June, 1988, a woman on a train in France missed her stop, and pulled the emergency stop lever so that she…
The Le Mans Motor Racing Disaster (1955)9 min
During the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France in 1955, a conflict between two cars would result in one of…
The Peshtigo Fire (1871)10 min
In the town of Peshtigo in 1871, specific weather conditions would cause an ordinary fire to become a raging…
The PEPCON Disaster (1988)10 min
Following the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986, the United States space program ground to a halt…
The Grand Canyon Mid-air Collision (1956)11 min
In 1956 air travel was quite different from today: flying was a luxurious, exclusive and elegant pursuit.
The Twilight Zone Movie Accident (1982)10 min
In 1982, filming began for a movie version of the popular television show The Twilight Zone.
The Burnden Park Disaster (1946)9 min
This episode covers one of the worst accidents ever to take place in the history of UK sport: the Burnden…
The Story of Franz Reichelt (1912)10 min
In 1912, tailor and tinkerer Franz Reichelt believed that he could design the world's first portable…
The Green Ramp Disaster (1994)9 min
In 1994, two military aircraft collided while approaching Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, starting a…
The Hoboken Docks Fire (1990)9 min
In 1900 the busy Hoboken Docks in New Jersey were consumed by a fire that started in a single hay bale.
The Matterhorn Bobsleds ([redacted])9 min
This episode tells the story of two accidents that have taken place on the Matterhorn Bobsleds at…
364 Survive, Zero Are Rescued: The Princess Sophia Disaster (1918)10 min
When the passenger liner the SS Princess Sophia ran aground on a reef off the coast of Alaska in 1918, her…
The Inventions of Thomas Midgley (1889)10 min
Of all the inventors who have ever lived, Thomas Midgley is quite possibly the one who has inadvertently…
The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire (1958)11 min
In 1958, a fire broke out in a school in Chicago.
The Therac-25 Accidents (1985)11 min
In 1985, a brand new piece of medical technology began saving lives and destroying cancers in hospitals…
The Crash of United [redacted])10 min
The crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989 was a disaster that made headlines around the world.
The Lewes Avalanche (1836)10 min
In 1836 the town of Lewes in the UK was struck by an avalance...
The Indiana State Fairgrounds Explosion (1963)9 min
On Halloween night, 1963, a spectacular holiday skating exhibition took place at the Indiana State…
The Filming of Roar (1981)9 min
The filming of the ambitious animal action movie Roar was a disaster from the very start, with multiple…
The Congers Bus-Train Collision (1972)10 min
In 1972, an ordinary morning turned into a life-changing disaster for dozens of school children when the…
The 2019 Escape Room Disaster (2019)9 min
Until 2019, the burgeoning industy of live escape games had not seen a fatal accident.
School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937)10 min
In 1937, a school in New London, Texas, exploded without warning, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 lives.
The Story of the Blythe Star (1973)10 min
In 1973, the coastal freighter the MV Blythe Star sank off the coast of Tasmania.
The Story of Gloria Ramirez (1994)9 min
The story of Gloria Ramirez is one that still, to this day, defies explanation.
The San Bernardino Train Disaster (1989)11 min
When a runaway train jumped the tracks in California in 1989, it resulted in a devastating disaster - a…
Locked Doors, Barred Windows: The Stardust Nightclub Fire (1981)10 min
The Stardust Nightclub in Dublin, Ireland, caught fire in 1981.
The Life of Tilikum the Whale (2010)10 min
Tilikum the whale was an orca, or "killer whale", that lived up to her name, when she seized and drowned one…
The General Slocum (1904)11 min
The sinking of the General Slocum - an American sidewheel passenger steamboat - was the worst maritime…
The 1996 Crash of TWA Flight [redacted])11 min
In 1996 TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, igniting a decades-long conflict over…
The Story of Bushman's Hole (2005)10 min
Bushman's Hole is a beautiful submerged cave in South Africa - a favourite site for divers who wish to…
The Donora Death Smog (1948)10 min
On the 27th of October, 1948, a thick smog descended on the town of Donora in Pennsylvania, plunging the…
The Gotthard Tunnel Fire (2001)10 min
On the 24th of October, 2001, two trucks entered the Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland – one from the…
Drowned in Ale: The London Beer Flood (1814)11 min
In 1814, one of the most usual disasters in the history of the UK took place, when a gigantic wooden vat of…
The Doodlebug Disaster (1940)11 min
The Doodlebug is a long-forgotten mode of transport - a type of gasonline-powered train that was commonplace…
Deadly Coincidence: The Elizabeth Plane Crashes ([redacted])11 min
In the early 1950s the city of Elizabeth in New Jersey saw not one but three deadly plane crashes, leading…
The 2003 Northeast Blackout (2003)12 min
In 2003, an unprecedented blackout plunged New York City and the east coast of America and Canada into…
United Airlines Flight [redacted])10 min
In 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 experienced a catastrophic cargo door failure that blasted a hole in the…
Driving a Train While High: The Chase Train Collision (1987)11 min
Following a disastrous train crash in 1987, an investigation uncovered one extraordinary fact: the crew who…
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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