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Fascinating Horror
By Kristian CrowHistory
Fascinating Horror episodes
- Saudia Flight 163 (1980)When a fire began on board Saudia Flight 163 in August 1980, the crew carried out a timely emergency landing... but then didn't evacuate. The plane taxied, then sat on the tarmac while rescuers desperately tried to gain access. This episode explores what went wrong...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]11 min - The Rana Plaza Collapse (2013)In 2013 cracks were noticed in the basement of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh. The staff were evacuated while the cracks were inspected. Then, the next day, the building was declared safe and thousands returned to work...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]11 min - The Mississauga Miracle (1979)In 1979, a train carrying hazardous materials derailed in the town of Mississauga in Canada. Nearby residents mistook the ensuing explosion for the advent of nuclear war. However, thanks to the rapid response that followed, not a single life would be lost...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]
CORRECTIONS: ✔️
► In this episode I incorrectly refer to Toronto as a "state capitol". Canada is divided into provinces, not states, and so Toronto is actually the provincial capital of Ontario. This error is entirely my own!
► At one point in this video I say that this was the largest evacuation ever to take place on American soil, when in fact I should have said "North American soil".10 min - The Sunshine Skyway Bridge Disaster (1980)In May 1980, while travelling through thick fog, a freighter collided with one of the supports of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge in Florida. This accidental collision would mark the beginning of one of the worst bridge disasters ever to take place in the state...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]
CORRECTIONS: ✔️
► At several points during this episode, I state that the MV Summit Venture was leaving Tampa Bay when the disaster took place. In fact, it was arriving into Tampa Bay, not leaving.11 min - The Piper Alpha Disaster (1988)This episode tells the story of the Piper Alpha disaster - a catastrophic explosion which destroyed an offshore oil rig near Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1988. It was the worst offshore oil and gas drilling accident in history...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]11 min - The Vajont Dam Disaster (1963)In 1963, a landslide caused the massive Vajont Dam in northern Italy to be overtopped, sending a megatsunami of water down the river valley. In the minutes and hours that followed, thousands would die and whole towns would be wiped off the map. The disaster seemed to come without warning, but in the investigation which followed it was found that signs of danger had been present for years...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]9 min - The Mystery of Flight 823 (1964)The circumstances that lead to the crash of United Airlines Flight 823 remain a mystery to this day. This episode tells the story of the crash, and covers the leading theories as to the cause...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]10 min - The Dive Boat Conception (2019)In 2019, the dive boat Conception was moored overnight off the coast of Santa Cruz Island when a fire began on board. Many of her passengers would not survive the blaze. This episode tells the story of the fire and the investigation that followed...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]10 min - The 1900 Big Game Disaster (1900)This episode tells the story of the Big Game disaster - an accident that took place during a prominent college football game in San Francisco when hundreds of spectators clambered onto the roof of a glass blowing factory to try and view the match for free...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]9 min - Juliane Koepcke and the LANSA Disaster (1971)This episode covers the remarkable true story of Juliane Koepcke, who not only survived a plane crash, but survived hiking out of the jungle while injured afterwards...
Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters. This podcast is an audio version of the YouTube channel of the same name. The channel is made possible by supporters on Patreon and YouTube channel members. HUGE thanks to everyone who supports this channel!
LINKS: 🔗
► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
► Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fascinatinghorror
► Get in touch: [email protected]10 min
About Fascinating Horror
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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.