Fascinating Horror
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I make short documentaries about historical horrors. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
This week's episode covers the 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster, when a huge quantity of mercury-tainted grain was distributed across rural areas of northern Iraq...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week's episode covers the 1971 Iraq poison grain disaster, when a huge quantity of mercury-tainted grain was distributed across rural areas of northern Iraq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=euZW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=euZW...
This week I cover FedEx 705 - a flight that saw three pilots having to fight for their lives while also trying to control a fully-loaded cargo plane...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week I cover FedEx 705 - a flight that saw three pilots having to fight for their lives while also trying to control a fully-loaded cargo plane...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko7P...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko7P...
In recent years, usually-peaceful killer whales have started attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar. Why?
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November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In recent years, usually-peaceful killer whales have started attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar. Why?
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This week's video tells the story of a fire which took place in 1987, and which consumed one of the busiest transit hubs in the world: King's Cross station...
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November 25, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week's video tells the story of a fire which took place in 1987, and which consumed one of the busiest transit hubs in the world: King's Cross station...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH1u...
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This week's anthology episode tells three stories of extremely unusual deaths that were caused by foods ranging from a fishcake to a slug...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week's anthology episode tells three stories of extremely unusual deaths that were caused by foods ranging from a fishcake to a slug...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NUn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NUn...
Today is the anniversary of one of the stranger accidents I've covered on the channel - the death of a contestant during production of an episode of a British variety show in 1986.
Here's the episode I made on it a few years ago...
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Here's the episode I made on it a few years ago...
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The Late Late Breakfast Show Incident | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
"On the 13th of November 1986, BBC employees were rehearsing a stunt for an upcoming episode of The Late Late Breakfast Show..."
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November 13, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Today is the anniversary of one of the stranger accidents I've covered on the channel - the death of a contestant during production of an episode of a British variety show in 1986.
Here's the episode I made on it a few years ago...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Rj...
Here's the episode I made on it a few years ago...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8Rj...
This week I cover the sinking of the cruise ship the Costa Concordia in 2012, a disaster notable for being both caused by and exacerbated by the actions of the ship's captain...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week I cover the sinking of the cruise ship the Costa Concordia in 2012, a disaster notable for being both caused by and exacerbated by the actions of the ship's captain...
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In 2013 German drinks brand Jagermeister inadvertently created a pool of death at a promotional event in Mexico. It did not result in good PR...
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November 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In 2013 German drinks brand Jagermeister inadvertently created a pool of death at a promotional event in Mexico. It did not result in good PR...
www.youtube.com/shorts/lqcax...
www.youtube.com/shorts/lqcax...
This week's episode tells three stories of accidental deaths in the workplace, each of which could have been prevented by a simple, inexpensive safety measure...
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November 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This week's episode tells three stories of accidental deaths in the workplace, each of which could have been prevented by a simple, inexpensive safety measure...
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In this year's Halloween special, I explore the true story behind the terrifying minimalist horror film Open Water, in which two scuba divers are left behind after a dive...
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October 31, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In this year's Halloween special, I explore the true story behind the terrifying minimalist horror film Open Water, in which two scuba divers are left behind after a dive...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIu3...
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Today's video covers a disaster which took place in Hungary in 2010, and which was catastrophic both for humans and for the environment.
This is the story of the Ajka Alumina Plant accident...
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This is the story of the Ajka Alumina Plant accident...
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October 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Today's video covers a disaster which took place in Hungary in 2010, and which was catastrophic both for humans and for the environment.
This is the story of the Ajka Alumina Plant accident...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4I...
This is the story of the Ajka Alumina Plant accident...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=au4I...
This week's episode tells the story of Geraldine Largay, a hiker who went missing while walking the Appalachian Trail in 2013, and whose fate wasn't discovered for another two years...
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October 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This week's episode tells the story of Geraldine Largay, a hiker who went missing while walking the Appalachian Trail in 2013, and whose fate wasn't discovered for another two years...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Og3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Og3...
📅Today marks the anniversary of one of the weirdest stories I've ever covered on the channel: the London Beer Flood.
It was exactly what it sounds like it was. Here's my video from 2023...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeXQ...
It was exactly what it sounds like it was. Here's my video from 2023...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeXQ...
Eight Killed By The Weirdest Flood In History | Fascinating Horror
"On the 17th of October, 1814, a wooden vat of fermenting beer burst at the Horse Shoe Brewery in London..."
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October 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📅Today marks the anniversary of one of the weirdest stories I've ever covered on the channel: the London Beer Flood.
It was exactly what it sounds like it was. Here's my video from 2023...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeXQ...
It was exactly what it sounds like it was. Here's my video from 2023...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeXQ...
This week's episode covers the loss of Air France Flight 296Q, which crashed during a demonstration flight in France in 1988, after being flown at an altitude of just thirty feet...
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October 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This week's episode covers the loss of Air France Flight 296Q, which crashed during a demonstration flight in France in 1988, after being flown at an altitude of just thirty feet...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK4x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK4x...
Meanwhile, over on my other channel...
My new video tells the story of John Darwin - a man better known as the canoe conman - who attempted to fake his own death in the early 2000s, but did so in one of the most comically inept ways possible...
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October 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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In February, 1959, nine hikers died in a remote wilderness region of the USSR in a way that defied any rational explanation.
This week's video tells their story...
This week's video tells their story...
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October 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In February, 1959, nine hikers died in a remote wilderness region of the USSR in a way that defied any rational explanation.
This week's video tells their story...
This week's video tells their story...
📅On this day in 1930, the revolutionary British R101 airship crashed to the ground and went up in flames.
It's been several years since I made my video about this particular ill-fated airship, but it's still one of my favourite stories. Here it is...
It's been several years since I made my video about this particular ill-fated airship, but it's still one of my favourite stories. Here it is...
The R101: "Britain's Hindenburg" | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
"On the 5th of October, 1930, a passenger airship crashed to the ground and burst into flame, killing almost everyone on board..."
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October 5, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📅On this day in 1930, the revolutionary British R101 airship crashed to the ground and went up in flames.
It's been several years since I made my video about this particular ill-fated airship, but it's still one of my favourite stories. Here it is...
It's been several years since I made my video about this particular ill-fated airship, but it's still one of my favourite stories. Here it is...
For many years now severed human feet have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea. For a while it was a mystery... but we now think we know why...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:15 AM
For many years now severed human feet have been washing up on the shores of the Salish Sea. For a while it was a mystery... but we now think we know why...
Today's video is a brief history of the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan - the deadliest tunnel in the world...
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September 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Today's video is a brief history of the Salang Tunnel in Afghanistan - the deadliest tunnel in the world...
This week's episode tells the story of Michael Hughes, a daring amateur stuntman who planned to fly to space in a homemade steam-powered rocket ship, but ultimately died when an early launch went wrong...
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September 23, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This week's episode tells the story of Michael Hughes, a daring amateur stuntman who planned to fly to space in a homemade steam-powered rocket ship, but ultimately died when an early launch went wrong...
In July, 2010, over a million people descended on the German city of Duisburg to attend a free dance music festival. For many of these people, however, the party would ultimately become a nightmare...
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September 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In July, 2010, over a million people descended on the German city of Duisburg to attend a free dance music festival. For many of these people, however, the party would ultimately become a nightmare...
In the late 1800s deliberately crashing trains into one another was a somewhat common form of entertainment.
Here's a video I made a few years ago about one particular accident from that time...
Here's a video I made a few years ago about one particular accident from that time...
The Crash at Crush | A Short Documentary | Fascinating Horror
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"On the 15th of September, 1896, around 40,000 people gathered in the temporary town of Crush in Texas..."
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September 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In the late 1800s deliberately crashing trains into one another was a somewhat common form of entertainment.
Here's a video I made a few years ago about one particular accident from that time...
Here's a video I made a few years ago about one particular accident from that time...
Some old houses in England and Wales have a secret, hidden feature that was intended to save lives...
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September 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Some old houses in England and Wales have a secret, hidden feature that was intended to save lives...
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This video tells the story of the Harvey's Hotel Resort bombing of 1980 - an absolutely LUDICROUS tale of revenge and incompetence that ultimately resulted in $18 million worth of damage...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This video tells the story of the Harvey's Hotel Resort bombing of 1980 - an absolutely LUDICROUS tale of revenge and incompetence that ultimately resulted in $18 million worth of damage...
In 2000, a prank on a US college campus resulted in the deaths of three people, and dozens of serious injuries. This week's video tells the story of the Boland Hall Fire...
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September 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
In 2000, a prank on a US college campus resulted in the deaths of three people, and dozens of serious injuries. This week's video tells the story of the Boland Hall Fire...