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  • School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937)

    School Explodes Without Warning: The New London School Explosion (1937)
    Sep 10 2025
    In 1937, a school in New London, Texas, exploded without warning, resulting in the loss of nearly 300 lives. It was one of the worst disasters the state had ever seen... and it was ultimately traced to a single bad connection in an underground gas line...

    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!

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    10 min
  • The 2019 Escape Room Disaster (2019)

    The 2019 Escape Room Disaster (2019)
    Sep 8 2025
    Until 2019, the burgeoning industy of live escape games had not seen a fatal accident. That all changed, however, when a fire began in a Polish escape game venue on the 4th of January that year, resulting in the loss of four innocent lives...

    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!

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    9 min
  • The Congers Bus-Train Collision (1972)

    The Congers Bus-Train Collision (1972)
    Sep 5 2025
    In 1972, an ordinary morning turned into a life-changing disaster for dozens of school children when the driver of their bus failed to stop at a grade crossing, resulting in catastrophic collision between bus and train...

    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!

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    10 min
  • The Filming of Roar (1981)

    The Filming of Roar (1981)
    Sep 3 2025
    The filming of the ambitious animal action movie Roar was a disaster from the very start, with multiple injuries, floods, and out of control lions and tigers repeatedly savaging cast and crew. This episode tells the story of one of the most ill-advised film projects of all time...

    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!

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    ► YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
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    9 min
  • The Indiana State Fairgrounds Explosion (1963)

    The Indiana State Fairgrounds Explosion (1963)
    Sep 1 2025
    On Halloween night, 1963, a spectacular holiday skating exhibition took place at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum in Indianapolis, Indiana. It would end in disaster. This episode tells the story of how a devastating and unexpected explosion ended 81 lives in a moment...

    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: 🔗
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    9 min
  • The Lewes Avalanche (1836)

    The Lewes Avalanche (1836)
    Aug 29 2025
    In 1836 the town of Lewes in the UK was struck by an avalance... despite being situated at sea level, in a country that almost never saw fatal avalanches. This episode tells the story of the extremely unusual and unique Lewes Avalanche...

    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: 🔗
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    10 min
  • The Crash of United 232 (1989)

    The Crash of United 232 (1989)
    Aug 27 2025
    The crash of United Airlines Flight 232 in 1989 was a disaster that made headlines around the world. This episode explores the story, and how the consequences of poor maintenance could have been so much worse...

    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
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    10 min
  • The Therac-25 Accidents (1985)

    The Therac-25 Accidents (1985)
    Aug 24 2025
    In 1985, a brand new piece of medical technology began saving lives and destroying cancers in hospitals across the US. However, this brilliant new machine had a fatal flaw which would go on to cause a series of horrifying medical accidents...

    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
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    ► Get in touch: hello@fascinatinghorror.co.uk
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    11 min