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Welcome to Horrifying History where you are about to hear about the unexplained, paranormal, and supernatural happenings that has stained the pages of history.

Do you love the strange, the unexplained, and the downright terrifying?
Horrifying History takes you on a chilling journey into the dark corners of the past, where history and horror collide.

From haunted places and ghostly legends... to mysteries and terrifying true stories... you'll uncover the twisted facts that history books leave out.

Who were the real monsters behind the infamous legends?
What dark secrets lie buried in the pages of history?

Every episode, we reveal the eerie truths that will send shivers down your spine.

Are you brave enough to face the darkness?

Horrifying History available now, wherever you listen to podcasts.

Don’t wait too long... the past might just come looking for you.

Listen, if you dare…

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  • 28 episodes
  • weekly
  • Avg 39 min
  • English
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  • #381
    Wednesday · 30 min

    Crop Circles: Hoax, Science, or Something Else

    Imagine walking through a field just before sunrise.  The air is cold, and there is a thin layer of mist close to the ground.  The world is quiet…too quiet.  You are surrounded by acres of grain that stretch into the darkness.  That’s when you see it: a perfectly formed circle. 

  • #380
    September 30 · 28 min

    The Haunting of Clarita Villanueva: A True Story of Possession

    In a cramped jail cell in the Philippines, a terrified young woman claimed unseen forces were attacking her.  Prison guards refused to enter her cell alone, and newspapers across the country published sensational headlines.  An American missionary would later claim that he confronted what was said to be truly evil.  

  • #379
    September 23 · 33 min

    The Third Man Factor: The Invisible Guide Who Saves Lives

    There are some moments in life where everything changes in an instant. But for thousands of people throughout history, it doesn’t. Sometimes there is overwhelming certainty that another person is with you, urging you to keep going.  When you are safe, it’s gone.

  • #376
    September 2 · 30 min

    The Menendez Brothers: Monsters, Victims, or Something In Between, Part 1

    Some houses hold memories, while others hold secrets. There is a mansion at 722 North Elm Drive in Beverly Hills that held both. From the outside, it was the picture of the American Dream, but behind those walls existed anger, fear, and years of silence. Then, on one warm August evening in 1989, those secrets exploded with shotgun blasts.

  • #375
    August 26 · 28 min

    Abducted Above Manhattan: The Linda Napolitano Mystery

    Certain stories refuse to disappear.  Some are ghost stories.  Some are unsolved true crime cases and historical mysteries that seem impossible to explain.  Then there are tales like the one you are going to hear about today about an alien abduction that was witnessed over twenty people.

  • #374
    August 19 · 29 min

    The Quack Who Could Be Jack: Dr. Francis Tumblety

    They say monsters don’t always hide in shadows. Sometimes they wear expensive suits, carry a doctor’s bag, and charm everyone they meet. In autumn of 1888, as fear gripped the streets in London’s Whitechapel district and Jack the Ripper terrorized the city, a mysterious American doctor found himself at the center of one of history’s greatest mysteries.

  • #370
    July 22 · 29 min

    The Nepal Royal Massacre: The Curse of Nepal’s Crown Prince

    On June 1st, 2001, members of Nepal’s royal family gathered for what should have been a quiet evening dinner.  There was laughter, conversations about politics and the future of the monarchy over drinks.  Within minutes, the king, queen, and other family members were dead.  When the shooting stopped, the murderer became the new king.

  • #369
    July 15 · 32 min

    The Dating Game Murderer: Rodney Alcala

    The man you are going to hear about did not lurk in the shadows with blood on his hands. He smiled and flirted. He joked with television audiences and posed for photographs. In one of the strangest moments in American true crime, he appeared as an eligible bachelor while he was actively killing women and children.

  • #368
    July 8 · 29 min

    Mary of Agreda, The Lady in Blue: Bilocation, Visions, and Miracles

    One of the most important figures in Texas’s history never set foot in this American state. In fact, she was never in the United States at all. So, grab your rosary beads, my spooky friends. Today, you will hear the story of a woman who spread the gospel in a place she had never been to.

  • #366
    July 1 · 39 min

    The Summer of Fear: The Night Stalker

    The summer of 1985 in Los Angeles was supposed to feel glamorous, but instead, people were filled with terror. That was because when they slept, the Night Stalker was on the prowl. If you ran into him, you would die.

  • #365
    June 24 · 31 min

    Buried Alive: The Chowchilla Bus Kidnapping

    Imagine how a parent would feel if their child’s school bus never brought them home.  What if all the children, the bus driver, and the bus itself never arrived at their destination?

  • #364
    June 17 · 36 min

    A Crown, A Cult, and A Delusion: The Romana Didulo Story

    With the emergence of the infamous QAnon conspiracy theory came a new generation of charismatic leaders for this movement.  In Canada, one of the most notable ones is a woman named Romana Didulo, who used the internet to create a following filled with threats, violence, and failed prophecies.

  • #363
    June 10 · 28 min

    The Ludlow Massacre: Blood in the Coalfields

    On April 20, 1914, the wind howled across a barren stretch of land known as Ludlow in Southern Colorado.  It carried with it the scent of ash, and something far worse.  Beneath the blackened earth lie the dead bodies of men, women, and children.  This was not the site of a war or some revolution.  It was the site of a massacre.  

  • #362
    June 4 · 1 hr 4 min

    Rogue Transmissions, Part 2

    The airwaves have always carried more than music. More than late-night callers. More than static. Sometimes… they carry fear.

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