In 1816, summer never came. Red suns, snow in June, and global famine sparked fear, invention, and apocalypse talk. Was it a volcano… or something more?

🧱 Episode Breakdown

🌡️ Intro – A World Gone Cold

Snow in June, frost in August

The sun turned red and dim

Mass panic, famine, and fear

🧊 Part 1 – What Actually Happened

Global crop failure and bizarre weather

Mount Tambora’s 1815 eruption blamed

“Volcanic winter” sets in

📉 Part 2 – Aftershocks & Consequences

Food riots, mass migration, and disease

Tech innovations and shifting global trade

Religious revivals and survival cults

🖼️ Part 3 – Art, Horror & Myth

Blood-red skies in paintings by Turner & Friedrich

Frankenstein and The Vampyre born in 1816

Myths of frost spirits and angry skies spread

🌀 Part 4 – Fringe Theories

Solar minimums, comet dust, and occult weather magic

Doom prophecies and cosmic imbalance

Divine judgment: was it the wrath of God?

🧪 Part 5 – Science & Memory

Ice cores and tree rings confirm volcanic cause

Tambora's ash changed the world for years

A warning from nature—no missiles, just silence

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