Planet Fear

Is it possible for humans to suddenly burst into flames? Science doesn't have an exact answer, but according to witnesses, spontaneous human combustion is a very real event. We relax a bit after our Girl Scout Murders episodes, and take a lighter look at the phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion.

The Girl Scout Murders were a horrible tragedy on their own, but there is a darker, hidden side to this event. One involving a spiritual battle between good and evil Medicine Men, skinwalkers, curses, and more. Join us as we conclude our conversation about the 1977 Girl Scout Murders of Oklahoma.

In the summer of 1977, three little girls were brutally attacked and murdered while attending camp in Oklahoma. This horrible and unresolved case would become known as "The Girl Scout Murders", and haunts the state still to this day. Rumors of Medicine Men and shape shifting skin-walkers make it even more mysterious and terrifying.   Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

What causes a house to be haunted? Matt and Lauren discuss some of their own personal paranormal experiences in this trip down a haunted memory lane, and go over some of the events that have taken place in the very house where they record Planet Fear.    Music by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio

The Cecil Hotel. L.A.'s premier hotel for the criminal macabre. Serial killers such as Richard Ramirez have graced the darkened hallways of the "Murder Hotel", which recently came into the spot light after the strange disappearance and death of guest Elisa Lam. Is this hotel just in the wrong neighborhood, making it a convenient spot for criminals and those seeking the shadows, or is it truly a house of evil?

On this episode of Planet Fear, we tell our own personal stories of near death experiences, and how it may have changed each of us forever. Is there something waiting for us after we die? According to some who have had a near death experience, something happened that they can't quite explain.

In the 1980s, a predator was roaming the neighborhood streets of California. A serial killer was on the loose, one like no other, with seemingly no limitations to the brutality they would inflict on their victims. Richard Ramirez became known as The Night Stalker. A criminal so terrifying that years after his death, he remains an icon to some, and the devil to others.    Music by Karl Casey @White Bat Audio

Every culture has their own superstitions, especially when it comes to omens of impending doom or death. But are any of these death omens actually real, or are they just superstition? We take a look at a myriad of death omens, and try to figure out what they really mean.   Music provided by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

In the spring of 1946, the town of Texarkana was terrorized by a serial killer known as the "Phantom Killer". The masked murderer would lead local law enforcement, Texas Rangers, and even the FBI on a manhunt that would only lead to the killer disappearing as quickly as he had appeared. The case has remained unsolved to this day.

We take a look at some of the more infamous tales of phantom hitchhikers and roadside apparitions. Are these ghosts and hauntings for real, or just urban legends meant to pass along an important lesson? One thing is for certain, the stories are frightening, and you'll probably take a second look the next time you pass a stranger late at night on a desolate road.