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A Victorian Christmas looks cozy on greeting cards—glowing candle-lit trees , shimmering tinsel, children gathered around the fire. But behind the snow-globe charm was a season of deadly house fires, toxic decorations, poison...
Every November we hear the cozy legend of the First Thanksgiving —Pilgrims, turkey, and a peaceful feast in the New World. But the real story behind Thanksgiving is much darker. Long before it became a holiday, the land aroun...
The First Thanksgiving wasn’t a cheerful myth—it was born from starvation, epidemic, and uneasy diplomacybetween the Wampanoag and the Pilgrims at Plymouth in 1620–1621. In this Terrifying & True deep-dive, we peel back comfo...
The true story of the Donner Party—cannibalism and survival in the Sierra Nevada. In winter 1846–1847 , nearly 90 pioneers were snowbound at Truckee/Donner Lake after betting on the Hastings Cutoff and losing critical weeks i...
When the Halloween season rolls in, few names cast a darker shadow than Ed and Lorraine Warren —the real-life ghost hunters behind The Conjuring , Amityville Horror , and Annabelle . Their stories have fueled decades of scary...
Halloween horror stories—making spooky season terrifyingly real. Richard Trenton Chase , the “Vampire of Sacramento,” whose 1977–1978 crimes turned neighborhood fear into a citywide lockdown. We connect the early warning sign...
This Halloween , jump into the eerie tale of Elmer McCurdy —a true crime deep dive into urban legends and America’s carnival underbelly. In 1976, a seemingly innocuous Halloween haunt took a terrifying turn when a “mannequin”...
Halloween 2025 is a week away—perfect time for true ghost stories about America’s haunted backroads. This Terrifying & True deep dive uncovers the nationwide pattern behind one eerie place-name: Spook Hollow . We track the Du...
On July 4, 1984, police dogs uncovered a shallow grave in the quiet town of Northport, Long Island. Inside lay the mutilated body of 17-year-old Gary Lauwers—stabbed more than 30 times in a drug-fueled frenzy by his friend Ri...
Resurrection Mary is Chicago’s most famous ghost—and one of America’s most chilling vanishing hitchhiker legends . For nearly a century, terrified drivers on Archer Avenue have reported picking up a mysterious young woman in ...
On a sweltering July night in 1966, Richard Speck forced his way into a South Side Chicago townhouse filled with young student nurses. By morning, eight women were dead—strangled, stabbed, and terrorized in what became known ...
Over 20 severed human feet have mysteriously washed ashore along the coastlines of British Columbia and Washington since 2007—each one inside a sneaker. With no matching bodies, and no clear foul play, the phenomenon captured...
She looked healthy. She cooked for the wealthy. But wherever Mary Mallon went, death followed. This is the chilling, true story of Typhoid Mary — the first identified “healthy carrier” in U.S. history — whose trail of invisible contagion swept...
In 1970, 21-year-old Donna Doll vanished from the Northern Illinois University campus. Nine days later, her body was found in a cornfield—with no signs of trauma, no shoes, and nearly six pounds of boiled potatoes in her stom...
You clearly remember “Berenstein Bears,” a movie called Shazaam , and Darth Vader saying, “Luke, I am your father.” But none of those are real—at least, not in this universe. In this mind-bending episode, we explore the Mande...
From eerie cradle-switching fairies to the tragic murder of Bridget Cleary, changeling legends have haunted folklore for centuries. In this episode, we explore the chilling mythology behind these tales—and the real-world horr...
In 1996, 22-year-old Carrie Culberson vanished from Blanchester, Ohio, after a violent encounter with her abusive ex-boyfriend. No body was ever found, yet a jury convicted him of her murder. In our 100th episode of Terrifyin...
For centuries, shadowy figures have haunted our dreams—but none as eerily consistent or terrifying as The Hat Man. From global folklore to modern sleep paralysis nightmares, thousands claim to see the same dark figure. Is it ...
In 1930s Florida, Carl Tanzler’s love for a young woman didn’t end with her death—it began a horrifying obsession. After stealing her corpse and living with it for seven years, his twisted devotion shocked the nation. Was it ...
Once sacred tribal relics, shrunken heads became gruesome collector’s items in a global trade fueled by greed and exploitation. Explore the chilling origins, brutal reality, and dark cultural legacy of the tsantsa in this unf...
In 1958, a quiet Long Island home became the site of one of the most explosive poltergeist cases in U.S. history. Bottles popped, furniture flew, and even police and scientists were baffled. Was it a hoax, psychokinesis, or s...
In 2008, college student Brandon Swanson vanished while talking to his father on the phone. Despite a 47-minute call, a massive search, and a law passed in his name, Brandon was never found. What really happened that night on...
When Annie Börjesson’s body washed up on a beach in Prestwick, Scotland, police ruled it suicide within hours. But the evidence told a different story. She had bruises. Her hair was hacked off. Her lungs showed signs of fresh...
One moment, the Tromps were a hardworking family on their farm. The next, they vanished without warning, abandoning phones, wallets, and reality itself. In this episode, we explore the chilling true story of the Tromp family’...