Episodes
The Devil’s Bible and Other Haunting Tales for Halloween
In honor of Halloween, I'm sharing some of the most chilling tales I've heard this year
Listener Stories: Ghost Children, Haunted Campgrounds, and More
A ghost who steals, ghostly wailing being heard in the night. These are terrifying stories from listeners.
Cursed Movies: The Wizard of Oz and the Exorcist
Can movies really be cursed? Today, we're looking at what's fact and what's fiction when it comes to The Wizard of Oz and The Exorcist.
Invisible Intruder: The Chilling Tale of the Denver Spiderman
Here’s a good reminder to check every nook and cranny of your house tonight…
Into Thin Air: The Unsolved Disappearance of Joan Risch
What happened to Joan Risch the last day she was ever seen?
Dark Therapy: Brainwashing and Forced Confinement
What happens when the system that says it'll help you instead uses you as part of their sick experiment? We're looking into two stories of people who were promised help, and instead became stuck in a broken system and faced brainwashing, torture, and imprisonment.
Terrifying True Urban Legends
We've all heard terrifying urban legends growing up, but what happens when they're based on real events...
We're diving into some terrifying urban legends that ended up being true.
Vanished in The Wilderness Pt 2: The Cult
Why did Boris Weisfeiler disappear in 1985. And did the cult hiding out deep in the Chilean wilderness have anything to do with it? Today, we're exploring the Colonia Dignidad.
Vanished in The Wilderness Pt 1: The Professor Disappears
When Boris Weisfeiler embarked on a solo vacation to Chile, he never returned. What came next was a deeper and darker rabbit hole than anyone could have ever expected.
Haunted DC: White House Seances, Lincoln’s Ghost, and More
We're diving into the two most haunted houses in DC, The White House and The Halcyon House. Who was the ghost that tormented Taft's staff, which first ladies are most often seen haunting the White House grounds, and who was the eccentric owner of one of DC's most haunted houses, The Halcyon House?
Nasubi: The Darkest Reality Show You Haven’t Heard Of
When Nasubi was cast as a contestant for the reality show Sweepstakes Life in 1998, he didn’t know he’d spend the next 15 months in a studio apartment with no food and no clothes, all while 17 million people in Japan were watching…
Morbid Medicine: History’s Deadliest Cures
From drilling holes in your skull to eating tapeworms for weight loss, we're looking at some of the most morbid medical advice that's been given throughout history
Harvard’s Dirty Secret: Bejeweled Skulls and Grave Robbing
The manager of Harvard's Medical school was just indicted for selling human remains to oddities shops, but the history of Harvard's involvement in black market corpse dealings goes back over 250 years. Let's travel through the morgue, past the skeletons found in Harvard's walls, all the way back to the most high profile murder to ever happen at the school.
Murder On The Lake: Finland's Greatest Unsolved Mystery
What happened the night of June 4th, 1960, when three teens were murdered at Lake Bodom in Finland? And why has no one ever been charged with the crime?
Disney Deaths Pt. 2: The Disney Dark Ages
The "Disney Dark Ages" was a period of time from the late 90's to the early 2000's that marked the bloodiest era in the Disney parks' history.
Listener Stories: Haunted Disney and More
A haunted ride at Disney, a mysterious man at a car wreck, and a haunted house being rented by college students. Welcome to the Heart Starts Pounding Campfire where we're sharing real-life terrifying stories.
The Monster With 21 Faces
In 1984, an anonymous group in Japan known as The Monster With 21 Faces tormented police, poisoned candy across the country and kidnapped a man. To this day, their identity and purpose remain one of Japan’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
National Park Horror: True Stories Of Terror
Dangers inside of National Parks, both strangers and freak accidents. We'll hear about people who got the sense something was watching them, feral people potentially living in the parks, as well as horror stories of people falling into geysers and off of the Grand Canyon
Classic Case: Lizzie Borden Took an Axe
What really happened the morning that Andrew and Abby Borden were murdered with an axe, and why is it still unsolved? Let's dive into the real story, full of the twists and turns that make that day one of the greatest unsolved mysteries in American history.