@fascinatinghorror.bsky.social
I make short documentaries about historical horrors. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FascinatingHorror
This week I tell the story of the 1978 Holiday Inn fire - a deadly disaster which remains, in part, unexplained to this day...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suf3...
Today is the anniversary of the devastating Daegu Subway Fire which took place in South Korea in 2003.
Here's the video I made on it two years ago in case you want to rewatch one of the few stories from South Korea that I've covered...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ly4a...
I'll look into it. I've covered a few air show disasters and they're usually incredibly bad!
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This week's episode covers three stories about fatal accidents that have taken place while filming reality television series, from heart attacks to helicopter crashes...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzmk...
In the mid-1800s a very strange property of frogs was discovered: they could both detect and create an electrical current...
www.youtube.com/shorts/RspFx...
In December 1867 there was a train crash so shocking that it came to be known as the "Angola Horror"...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hqk...
Today's episode tells the story of three unusual food-related deaths, from a teenager killed by a single corn chip, to a outbreak of botulism linked to nacho cheese...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zuO...
This week I cover the catastrophic collapse of the "Big Blue" construction crane in Milwaukee in 1999 - a disaster that was, by chance, caught on video...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hxg3...
This week I cover the 2015 crash which took place on the Smiler rollercoaster at the UK theme park Alton Towers...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-Kw...
This week's video tells the surreal story of the Eriksson Sisters, who caused chaos on a crucial UK motorway in May 2008...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LpE...
On this day in 2005, the Bushman's Hole Cave Diving Disaster took place.
It's still one of the eeriest cave diving stories I've covered on the channel. Here's my video about it from a couple of years ago...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEfr...
And here's the second half of my coverage of the 1996 Everest Disaster, when dozens of underprepared climbers found themselves trapped atop the highest peak in the world...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk1-...
You're right. I always find it interesting when I stumble across an information board with a bit about a local disaster...
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In 2001 a runaway train with a deadly cargo of molten phenol raced across Ohio...
(But don't worry too much: this week's story is one of few I tell on this channel that has a positive ending. Happy holidays!)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmWr...
This week's video covers a story so big that I've had to split it into two parts: the 1996 Everest disaster, when dozens of underprepared climbers found themselves trapped atop the highest peak in the world...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzpO...
In 2016 British traveller Ben Innes found himself caught up in a hijacking, and made sure to get a commemorative photo of the occasion...
www.youtube.com/shorts/cXy9q...
The week I cover the Bradford City stadium fire of 1985 - a deadly fire that was caught on camera, then broadcast on British television...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Ge...
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...
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...
In recent years, usually-peaceful killer whales have started attacking boats in the Strait of Gibraltar. Why?
www.youtube.com/shorts/c1cog...
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...
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...
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...
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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It does seem like a crazy risk to take. I have read about robots that are in development to carry out the work more safely...
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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...
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...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVu0...
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...
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...
