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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries

Heart Starts Pounding

Horrors, hauntings and mysteries! A collection of scary stories that will have you on the edge of your seat. If you’re a fan of all things spooky, creepy, and thrilling, this is the podcast for you. Want more darkly curious content? Join the Rogue Detecting Society on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/heartstartspounding) for ad-free listening, exclusive bonus content and more! Follow @heartstartspounding on: YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@heartstartspounding/) // TikTok

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40:16

132. Abandoned Amusement Parks: Hauntings, Disasters,...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/08/07

Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off on your subscription for a limited time!Head to https://www.tryfum.com/HEART and use promo code HEART to get your free gift with purchase and start the Good Habit today! Summer is the perfect time to visit an amusement park, but for every park that’s open and bustling during the warmer months, there’s one that’s fallen into disrepair and sits there abandoned. But what causes this to happen? Well, sometimes a series of horrible accidents

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Introducing: Campus Files

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2025/08/01

College holds a mythic place in American culture, but behind the polished campus tours and glossy brochures lies a far more complicated reality. Each episode of Campus Files uncovers a new story that rocked a college or university. Consider this your unofficial campus tour. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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52:15

131. The Mysterious Disappearance of Kris Kremers and...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/07/31

In 2014, while looking for two missing hikers, Lisanne Froon and Kris Kremers, in Panama, officials came across a digital camera in the forest that they believed belonged to one of them. The photos they found on that camera were disturbing, to say the least. And they held terrifying clues as to what happened to the missing girls. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members

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75:09

130. Scary Reddit Stories: Terrifying Encounters...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/07/29

From dodging serial killers, to fake ride share drivers, to finding someone in your room in the middle of the night, today we're talking all about terrifying close encounters.Find Psychopedia and Slater on Socials! @investigatorslater @psychopediapod Psychopedia Episodes Mentioned: EP42: Sex Parts: Severed and Stored EP130: Greyhound Bus Beheading EPS 113 & 114: Pinup Predator: Serial Killer Harvey Glatman (Parts 1 and 2) EPS 134 & 135: The Serial Killer Next Door: Joel Rifkin (Parts 1

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129. Unsolved Mysteries of The Great Lakes: Ghost...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/07/24

Mysterious disappearances, lost shipwrecks, the Lake Michigan “Stonehenge”, strange lights above Lake Erie and more. There’s something strange happening in the great lakes. These lakes in North America are much bigger than you would ever imagine, they hold about a fifth of the entire world’s freshwater. But they also hold some of the greatest unsolved mysteries. They are quite literally full of secrets. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting

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50:19

128. Rebecca Coriam: The Cruise Employee Who Vanished...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/07/17

Head to https://www.tryfum.com/HEART and use promo code HEART to get your free gift with purchase and start the Good Habit today!Match cakes, cookies, and candy in thousands of fun puzzles, when you download Cookie Jam today using the link: http://jamcity.me/HeartStartsPounding In 2011, a 24 year old woman vanished from a Disney Cruise that was heading back to LA. And what at first seemed like an open and shut “man overboard” case quickly started to seem like something much darker. Leaving us

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45:10

127. Camping Horror Stories // DARK SUMMER VOL. 2

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/07/10

A young girl vanishes without a trace in the Alaskan wilderness. A camper loses 10.5 hours on his camping trip with no memory of what occurred in that time. And a young couple goes to a secluded part of a camp site, only to run into someone they’re not expecting. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called

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40:53

126. Annabelle’s Tour of Terror

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2025/06/26

Dark Summer Merch is HERE! Shop now: https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/Subscribe to Patreon to get 10% off your order! The internet freaked out last month when the haunted doll Annabelle was taken on tour around the country. Stories started circulating of buildings burning down in her wake, prisoners escaping, and even that she went missing at one point. But what was really going on, and why was the Annabelle tour such a spiritually chaotic event? Subscribe on Patreon for bonus

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41:37

125. Zombie Illnesses: Rabies, Parasites and Prions

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2025/06/19

What kind of illness turns deer into stumbling, soulless shells of themselves—bodies wasting away, but never truly dying? Or drives healthy young men into violent frenzies that leave them strapped to hospital beds, terrified of water? This week, we’re diving into the terrifying world of zombie illnesses—real diseases that hijack the brain and erase what makes us human.Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus

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41:03

124. The Mysterious Death of Cindy James Part 2

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2025/06/13

In 1989, the body of a woman was found hog tied off the side of a road in Richmond British Columbia. What followed was one of the longest coroners inquest in Canadian history. An inquest that would say the woman had died by an unknown event. Although she was found with her hands and feet tied with nylon behind her back, although she had told police that for 7 years she was being harassed by an unknown person, a jury of her peers wasn’t convinced that any crime had taken place… But how could

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123. The Mysterious Death of Cindy James Part 1

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2025/06/12

Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off on your subscription for a limited time. In 1989, the body of a woman was found hog tied off the side of a road in Richmond British Columbia. What followed was one of the longest coroners inquest in Canadian history. An inquest that would say the woman had died by an unknown event. Although she was found with her hands and feet tied with nylon behind her back, although she had told police that for 7 years she was being harassed by an

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41:41

122. Appalachian Trail Horror: Strange Encounters,...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/06/05

A strange man stalks two women on their camping trip. A strange dog has been caught on a loop for hundreds of years at the foot of a mountain. And lights that have no source, and no explanation. Today we're taking a trip through the Appalachian trail. Bring your flashlight. Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on ⁠⁠Patreon ⁠⁠for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And

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121. The Ghosts of Kadena Air Base

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2025/05/22

Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, isn't just the largest U.S. military installation in the Pacific—it's also one of the most haunted. From shadowy figures trying to enter through the gates to abandoned buildings that drive occupants to the edge, and the chilling laughter of ghostly children, Kadena’s legends are as eerie as they are enduring. But are the hauntings rooted in the base itself… or in the haunted history of Okinawa Island beneath it?Youtube Video Referenced:

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60:26

120: Reddit Scary Stories: Feral People, Hospital...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/05/20

Today, Morgan and I share our favorite scary stories from Reddit. Which ones haunt you the most?Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on ⁠Patreon ⁠for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. Apple subscriptions are now live! Get access

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119: The Burari Deaths: One Family, Eleven Bodies

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2025/05/15

In 2018, 11 people in the Chundawat family were found dead from what looked like a ritual sacrifice. It left the public with questions: was the family corrupted by a evil guru? Was this a robbery gone wrong? Or was there something even darker at play?TW: Suicide, child death Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on ⁠Patreon ⁠for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members

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43:16

118. Brazilian Horror Folklore: Animated Corpses, Old...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/05/08

Let's look at three of the scariest legends from Brazilian Folklore: Corpo Secos that rise from their graves, Pisadeiras that creep into your room at night, and the mighty Mapinguari that stalks the rainforest Subscribe on ⁠Patreon ⁠for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called Footnotes, where I share my case file with our

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50:33

117. America's Most Notorious Baby Thief: Georgia Tann

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/05/01

For 20 years in Tennessee, Georgia Tann ran American's biggest black market for children, trafficking over 5,000 kids. We cover how she built her business, and how some children eventually found their families. TW: Kidnapping, child death, reference to sexual assault, reference to pedophilia Subscribe on ⁠Patreon ⁠for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have

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The Murder of Laci Peterson | CLUES Podcast

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/04/25

Check out the first episode of CLUES, a Crimehouse podcast that I'm hosting with Morgan Absher of Two Hot Takes. You can find future episodes of Clues on Youtube or wherever you get your podcastsWhen Laci Peterson vanished on Christmas Eve in 2002, the nation watched closely — but what investigators uncovered was darker than anyone imagined. Morgan and Kaelyn break down Scott Peterson’s suspicious alibi, the affair he tried to keep hidden, and the forensic evidence that turned the case. From hair

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116. She Said She Was a Social Worker. Then Children...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/04/24

For 20 years in Tennessee, a mysterious woman appeared on the doorsteps of single mothers, claiming to be a social worker. She would then disappear with their children. TW: Kidnapping Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And members of our High Council on Patreon have access to our after-show called Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. Apple

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115. Deathbed Confessions: Small Town Murder // I Am...

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2025/04/17

A In 1957, a man approached a young girl in Illinois and asked if she wanted a piggyback. That was the last time she was seen aliveAnd in 1957, a man known as "DB Cooper" hijacked a plane, stole $200,000, and disappeared without a trace. Both of these cases involved shocking confessions that were made with dying breaths. TW: child death, kidnapping, reference to sexual assault Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access

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