Scared All The Time

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...

Chris and Ed flashback to their coverage of one of the strangest murder cases in modern history. It seemed like an ordinary family lunch: beef Wellington, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a conversation Erin Patterson said she needed to have with her estranged husband’s relatives. By the next morni...

This week, Chris and Ed stare directly into the terrifying history of solar eclipses. From celestial dragons and fire-dogs devouring the sun, to wars stopped by sudden darkness, sacrificial substitute kings, retina burns shaped like the eclipse itself, and American doomsday prophecies that refuse to...

While the Spanish flu was tearing across the globe, another epidemic began stealing people’s bodies from them. Encephalitis lethargica aka “sleepy sickness” - could make victims sleep almost continuously. It could also cause insomnia, hallucinations, involuntary movements, dramatic personality chang...

Music festivals promise freedom, transcendence, and memories you’ll treasure forever. That's why human beings have been gathering in the dark to drink, dance, lose their minds - and occasionally die - for thousands of years. This week, Chris and Ed follow the music festival from the frenzied worship...