Fascinating Horror

S2026 · E1 · Jan 6, 2026

"I've Got This All Figured Out" - The Mount Everest Disaster Episode 1

This short documentary (part two of two) tells the story of the Mount Everest Disaster of 1996, when dozens of climbers became trapped in a blizzard at the peak of Mout Everest...

S2026 · E2 · Jan 13, 2026

Madness on the Motorway: The Eriksson Sisters Episode 2

This short documentary tells the story of the Eriksson Sisters, who caused chaos on a crucial UK motorway in May 2008...

S2026 · E3 · Jan 20, 2026

A Life-Changing Mistake: The Smiler Crash Episode 3

This short documentary tells the story of the 2015 crash which took place on the Smiler rollercoaster at the UK theme park Alton Towers...

S2026 · E4 · Jan 27, 2026

$99 Million in Damages: The "Big Blue" Crane Colapse Episode 4

This short documentary covers the catastrophic collapse of the "Big Blue" construction crane in Milwaukee in 1999...

S2026 · E5 · Feb 3, 2026

Killed by A Single Chip: Unusual Food Deaths II Episode 5

This short documentary 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...

S2026 · E6 · Feb 10, 2026

Burned Alive: The Angola Horror Episode 6

This short documentary tells the story of a train crash so shocking that it came to be known as the "Angola Horror"...

S2026 · E7 · Feb 14, 2026

Can Frogs Power a Lightbulb? Episode 7

In the mid-1800s a very strange property of frogs was discovered: they could both detect and create an electrical current...

S2026 · E8 · Feb 17, 2026

Reality TV Fatalities Episode 8

This short documentary covers three stories about fatal accidents that have taken place while filming reality television series, from heart attacks to helicopter crashes...

S2026 · E9 · Feb 24, 2026

Barely Audible Alarms: The 1978 Holiday Inn Fire Episode 9

This short documentary tells the story of the 1978 Holiday Inn Fire - a deadly disaster which remains, in part, unexplained to this day...

S2026 · E10 · Mar 3, 2026

A Fatal Field Trip: The Mount Hood Disaster Episode 10

This short documentary tells the story of the Mount Hood disaster: a school trip that went terribly wrong in 1986...

S2026 · E11 · Mar 6, 2026

The Bath Curse Tablets Episode 11

S2026 · E12 · Mar 10, 2026

"We Decided to Have a Little Fun" - Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 Episode 12

S2026 · E13 · Mar 18, 2026

Overboard From A Cruise Ship Episode 13

This short documentary tells the stories of three people who fell overboard while on a pleasure cruise at sea...

S2026 · E14 · Mar 24, 2026

"Nobody Leaves Without Paying" - The Ycuá Bolaños Fire Episode 14

This short documentary covers a deadly supermarket fire which took place in Paraguay in 2004: the Ycuá Bolaños fire...

S2026 · E15 · Mar 27, 2026

What if Your Hand Didn't Belong to You? Episode 15

Alien Hand Syndrome is a rare and perturbing condition where one hand acts without the conscious intention of its owner...

S2026 · E16 · Mar 31, 2026

Blinded By A Rollercoaster: The Problem With Dragon Challenge Episode 16

This short documentary explores a series of accidents which resulted ina rider going blind after riding the Dragon Challenge rollercoaster at Universal's Islands of Adventure...

S2026 · E17 · Apr 1, 2026

Mount Wilshire: The Volcano That Almost Destroyed LA Episode 17

This short "documentary" tells the story of the emergency of Mount Wilshire, a volcano which almost destroyed LA in 1997...

S2026 · E18 · Apr 7, 2026

Crashed By A Crocodile? The Filair Let-410 Crash Episode 18

This short documentary tells the story of the Filair Let-410 crash in 2010, which was allegedly caused by an escaped crocodile...

S2026 · E19 · Apr 14, 2026

History's Worst Elevator Accident: Vaal Reefs Episode 19

This short documentary covers the worst elevator accident in history, which took place at the Vaal Reefs gold mine in 1995...

S2026 · E20 · Apr 17, 2026

The Strangest Operating System in History Episode 20

TempleOS is a completely unique computer system built over the course of several years by one man who believed he was working on instructions from a higher power...

S2026 · E21 · Apr 21, 2026

The Deadly 36c/97f British Heatwave of 1976 Episode 21

This short documentary tells the story of the 1976 heatwave that gripped Britain, costing more than 2,000 lives...

S2026 · E22 · Apr 28, 2026

The Gameshow That Killed 73 People Episode 22

This short documentary tells the story of the Wowowee Disaster - a crowd crush in the Philippines that took place at the filming of a popular TV gameshow, and which resulted in the loss of 73 lives...

S2026 · E23 · May 6, 2026

The Story Behind "The Day The Music Died" Episode 23

This short documentary tells the story of a 1959 plane crash in a field in Iowa that would later become known as "the day the music died"...

S2026 · E24 · May 12, 2026

The Japanese Tsunami That Killed 20,000 People Episode 24

This short documentary covers a devastating Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami - a double disaster that struck Japan in 2011...

S2026 · E25 · May 19, 2026

How The Fukushima Nuclear Plant Melted Down Episode 25

This short documentary tells the story of a triple nuclear meltdown which took place at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant following a tsunami in 2011...

S2026 · E26 · May 22, 2026

It Rained Shredded Meat From The Sky Episode 26

S2026 · E27 · May 26, 2026

Distracted By The Scenery? The 1986 Grand Canyon Crash Episode 27

S2026 · E28 · Jun 2, 2026

The Worst Balloon Crash Since The Hindenburg Episode 28

S2026 · E29 · Jun 9, 2026

Antique Steam Tractor Kills Five Episode 29

S2026 · E30 · Jun 12, 2026

Too Stubborn To Die: Vesna Vulović Episode 30

S2026 · E31 · Jun 16, 2026

The Story Of Shriya Shah-Klorfine Episode 31

S2026 · E32 · Jun 23, 2026

When Safaris Go Wrong Episode 32

This short documentary tells the story of two people who made a momentary mistake when on safari, and paid with their lives...

S2026 · E33 · Jun 30, 2026

The Training Exercise That Killed 700 Troops Episode 33

This short documentary tells the story of Operation Tiger - a disastrous WWII training exercise that cost more than 700 soldiers their lives...

S2026 · E34 · Jul 7, 2026

Killed By A View Of Mount Fuji: BOAC Flight 911 Episode 34

This short documentary tells the story of BOAC Flight 911 - a plane that disintegrated in mid-air just a few minutes after take-off...

S2026 · E35 · Jul 14, 2026

The Largest Biological Attack in US History Episode 35

This short documentary tells the story of a bizarre bioterror attack on a small city in Oregon by fringe members of a local cult...

S2026 · E36 · Jul 22, 2026

The "Ride The Ducks" Disaster Episode 36

This short documentary tells the story of a 2018 disaster which saw the sinking of a fully loaded amphibious tour bus...

S2026 · E37 · Jul 28, 2026

Passengers Ferry Sinks While The Crew Parties - The MV Doña Paz Episode 37

Thes short documentary tells the story of the sinking of the Doña Paz in 1987 - a disaster that has since come to be known as "Asia's Titanic"...

S2026 · E38 · Aug 5, 2026

The Story Of The Black Tom Explosion Episode 38

This short documentary tells the story of the Black Tom explosion - a blast caused by sabotage during World War One that almost took out the Statue of Liberty...

S2026 · E39 · Aug 11, 2026

What Happened On The Jetline Coaster? Episode 39

This short documentary covers the fatal 2023 crash of the Jetline rollercoaster at the Gröna Lund theme park in Sweden...

S2026 · E40 · Aug 18, 2026

The Rust Movie Set Accident Episode 40

This short documentary tells the story of the accidental fatal shooting ehich took place on set of the indie western movie Rust in 2021...

S2026 · E41 · Aug 25, 2026

The Lost Divers They Refused to Rescue: The Paria Accident Episode 41

This short documentary tells the story of the 2022 Paria Pipeline Accident, in which five divers were sucked into and trapped inside an oil pipeline...

S2026 · E42 · Sep 1, 2026

Prisoners Locked In During Fire: The Ohio State Penitentiary Fire Episode 42

This short documentary tells the story of the Ohio State Penitentiary Fire of 1930, during which more than 300 prisoners died in their cells...

S2026 · E43 · Sep 8, 2026

This Lead To The Sterile Cockpit Rule: Eastern Airlines 212 Episode 43

This short documentary tells the story of Eastern Airlines Flight 212, which crashed while the pilots engaged in idle chitchat in the cockpit...

S2026 · E44 · Sep 15, 2026

The Left The Tourist Trail: Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon Episode 44

This short documentary tells the story of Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon, two hikers in Panam who - for reasons unknown - left the tourist trail, and were never seen alive again...

S2026 · E45 · Sep 22, 2026

32 Killed By A Single Cigarette: The L'Isle-Verte Fire Episode 45

This short documentary tells the story of the L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire - a deadly blaze that claimed 32 lives, in part due to the inherent difficulty in evacuating care homes...

S2026 · E46 · Sep 29, 2026

The Tower Of Power Accident Episode 46

This short documentary tells the story of the Tower of Power ride accident, which left a teenage park guest with life-changing injuries in 2007...

S2026 · E47 · Oct 7, 2026

Human Cannonball Stunt Goes Wrong Episode 47

This short documentary covers the history of the 'human cannonball' stunt, including a version that went fatally wrong in 2011...

S2026 · E48 · Oct 13, 2026

Homemade Catapult Goes Wrong Episode 48

This short documentary tell the story of the historic Dangerous Sports Club, and a deadly trebuchet accident that took place during the outing of a related extreme sports group...

S2026 · E49 · Oct 20, 2026

The 2011 Quake That Reshaped Christchurch Episode 49

This short documentary tells the story of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake - a devastating natural disaster that reshaped New Zealand's second city...

S2026 · E50 · Oct 27, 2026

The Death of Balin Miller Episode 50

This short documentary tells the story of Balin Miller - a veteran alpinist who spent his life racking up incredible achievements, only to die after making one of the simplest possible errors...

S2026 · E51 · Oct 31, 2026

Halloween Special: The Real JAWS Shark Attacks Episode 51

S2026 · E52 · Nov 3, 2026

An Overdose Equivalent To Two Hundred Coffees Episode 52

This short documentary tells the story of three unusual deaths caused by food, from a massive caffeine overdose to a medical case study involving leftover spaghetti...