Episodes

t’s Flashback Friday, and we’re revisiting one of our wildest NEW FEAR UNLOCKED stories: Japan’s terrifying surge in bear attacks. With fatal encounters and maulings hitting record levels, authorities deployed troops to help affected communities - and the danger became common enough to inspire actua...

Introducing Scared After Dark , a bonus series for the month of too many treats, in which Chris reads you an old spooky story that will either lull you to sleep or keep you up all night. Tonight's bedtime story: "Pickman's Model" by H.P. Lovecraft. Feel free to read along HERE Become a supporter of ...

Every October, millions of people willingly pay strangers dressed and monsters and demons to chase them through dark buildings. But how did haunted houses go from simple parlor tricks to massive attractions designed to push our fear response to the breaking point? In Part One of EXTREME HAUNTED HOUS...

This week, we flash back to the strange story of June Field, a Scottish spiritual medium who claims she’s spent years privately advising royal clients, exchanging messages with them, and even helping them connect with loved ones who have died. So how does someone become a psychic to royalty - and wh...

Chris just turned 40, and he’s handling it extremely well (trust us!). So naturally, we’re investigating why this particular birthday became synonymous with existential dread, midlife crises, collapsing bodies, and the horrifying realization that the clock is ticking. Along with writer Gaby Moss, co...

Remember that embarrassing thing you did fifteen years ago? Your brain brings it up enough already. Now imagine remembering your past so vividly that the feelings come back with it. This week, Chris and Ed flash back to when they explored hyperthymesia, a rare ability to recall personal experiences ...

In 50 States Of Fear: California Part 2, we leave the haunted landscapes of Part One behind and meet some of the people who made California terrifying.   First, there’s Peg Entwistle, the talented young actress whose tragic death at the Hollywoodland sign became one of Hollywood’s most enduring ghos...

This week, we flashback to the fear burning a hole in your pocket. Chris and Ed dig into the growing danger of lithium-ion battery fires aboard airplanes, why these everyday devices can suddenly enter a terrifying chain reaction, and what happens when one ignites thousands of feet in the air.  SHOW ...

Welcome to California - an American paradise built on a body count. In Part One of their journey through the Golden State, Chris and Ed dig beneath California’s sun-soaked reputation to uncover what’s been buried there: the prehistoric death trap of the La Brea Tar Pits, the horrifying history of vi...