The Green Ramp Disaster (1994)
In 1994, two military aircraft collided while approaching Pope Air Force Base in North Carolina, starting a chain of events that would lead to a horrifying accident with the largest number of ground f...
8 Aug 20259min
The Story of Franz Reichelt (1912)
In 1912, tailor and tinkerer Franz Reichelt believed that he could design the world's first portable, wearable parachute. He was so confident in his design that he decided to test it by throwing himse...
6 Aug 20259min
The Burnden Park Disaster (1946)
This episode covers one of the worst accidents ever to take place in the history of UK sport: the Burnden Park disaster of 1946...Fascinating Horror covers the true stories behind some of history's gr...
4 Aug 20259min
The Twilight Zone Movie Accident (1982)
In 1982, filming began for a movie version of the popular television show The Twilight Zone. Before filming was complete, two children and one adult actor would have been killed in a dangerous and poo...
1 Aug 202510min
The Grand Canyon Mid-air Collision (1956)
In 1956 air travel was quite different from today: flying was a luxurious, exclusive and elegant pursuit. And, at the same time, air traffic control was a very basic science, relying on radio calls an...
30 Jul 202510min
The PEPCON Disaster (1988)
Following the Challenger shuttle explosion of 1986, the United States space program ground to a halt, leaving some of its suppliers with an excess of materials. One of these was the PEPCON plant in He...
28 Jul 20259min
The Peshtigo Fire (1871)
In the town of Peshtigo in 1871, specific weather conditions would cause an ordinary fire to become a raging firestorm that endangered the very existence of the town. This episode tells the story of t...
25 Jul 202510min
The Le Mans Motor Racing Disaster (1955)
During the 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France in 1955, a conflict between two cars would result in one of the deadliest spectator accidents in any sport in history...Fascinating Horror covers the true...
23 Jul 20259min
