HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS

HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS

Today we'll be talking about the fake-blood-covered history of Haunted Attractions, their raucous origins wrangling violent pranksters, the gory charity haunts that once ruled the scene, and the extreme iterations that still scandalize and fascinate the nation. We ask the burning question: Why do some of us love to be scared? Become a Patron! 'Hysteria Home Companion' talk show coming this month! American Hysteria is written, produced, and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Produced by Miranda Zickler Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch at americanhysteria.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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THE BENNINGTON TRIANGLE pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall

THE BENNINGTON TRIANGLE pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall

At Bennington College in southwest Vermont, tales of a curse have been passed around for 75 years. Known as the Bennington Triangle, the nearby mountains and forests were the sites of five mysterious ...

27 Apr 1h 28min

Introducing: History Daily

Introducing: History Daily

Today we bring you an episode of another great podcast: History Daily. Every weekday, host Lindsay Graham (American Scandal, American History Tellers) takes you back in time to explore a momentous eve...

24 Apr 16min

Blowing Up the Georgia Guidestones with Tyler McBrien

Blowing Up the Georgia Guidestones with Tyler McBrien

In 1980, a Stonehenge-esque monument called the Georgia Guidestones appeared in the rural county of Elbert. Financed and designed by a mysterious donor, it presenting ten guidelines for mankind, guide...

20 Apr 50min

Black Magic with Gruff Webb

Black Magic with Gruff Webb

Take a seat in our old, ornate theater for the confounding wonders of this traveling magic show. For this episode, my dear friend is here, the artist, musician, cowboy, sailor, and now magician, known...

13 Apr 1h 3min

Hysteria Home Companion: The Berners Street Hoax

Hysteria Home Companion: The Berners Street Hoax

This is a Subscribers-Only episode from 2024 in which I tell our producer Miranda about a wild April Fools Day prank that took place in 19th century London involving hundreds of people from bakers and...

6 Apr 44min

DINOSAURS pt. 2

DINOSAURS pt. 2

Prior to becoming stars of the stage, screen, and of wondrous World’s Fairs, dinosaurs had to be uncovered, dug out, studied, and finally, displayed. Prehistoric fossils became a valuable treasure fou...

30 Mar 1h 1min

DINOSAURS pt. 1

DINOSAURS pt. 1

The dinosaur craze of the 1990s, inspired largely by the Jurassic Park movies, led to a legion of children dreaming of becoming paleontologists. In the century before, these beloved prehistoric beasts...

23 Mar 1h 5min

The Spooky Side of Pokémon with Guide to the Unknown

The Spooky Side of Pokémon with Guide to the Unknown

The extended media universe of Pokémon has been an obsession for young people since the late 1990s, and for this goofball episode my friends from the Guide to the Unknown podcast are here to dive into...

16 Mar 1h 25min

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