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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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39:46

114. Ghosts on the Appalachian Trail, Creature...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/04/10

A man sees someone who might not exist on the Appalachian Trail. Someone is lead into theforrest by strange lights, and one woman smells something decomposing coming from a closet on her campus… These are Listener Stories, sent in from you guys. 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

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41:32

113. North Sea Horror: Terrifying Creatures, Lost...

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2025/04/03

The North Sea has the internet talking about how scary it is, but did you know people have been terrified of the sea for Centuries? Let's take a morbid tour through the history of the North Sea and talk about creatures from legends, the lost city that supposedly sits at the bottom of it, and the disaster known as the Byford Dolphin Incident. Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons

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43:55

112. Morbid Medicine: Spontaneous Human Combustion

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2025/03/27

On December 22nd, 2010, a man named Michael Faherty was found in his home nearly burned to ash. Nothing else around him had been touched by the fire, however. The official coroners report read: Spontaneous Human CombustionBut what is SHC, and why does it happen? Let’s take a morbid little tour through history 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

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40:27

111. Has The Martin Family Been Found? Case Updates...

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2025/03/25

Has the Martin Family's car been found in the Columbia River? What happened to the Brazilian poisoner who tried to kill her husbands family? What is Hantavirus, the incredibly rare illness that killed Gene Hackman's wife? I'm opening my mailbag today to ask some of your burning darkly curious questionsTW: references but not not descriptions of the following- Suicide, child abuse, sexual abuse, animal death Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content

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49:24

110. Backwoods Horror: Unexplained Disappearances in...

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2025/03/20

A man disappears in the middle of a race. A woman walks into the woods and is never seenagain. And a small town called Portlock swears there is something evil stalking them in the Woods. Some say there’s something supernatural happening in the ‘Alaskan Triangle’ Anyone having contact or information regarding Valerie Sifsof is asked to contact the Alaska State Troopers in Soldotna at 907-262-4453 and reference incident number AK12219013 or the Alaska Bureau of Investigation Missing Persons

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51:45

109. Glennon Engleman: The Serial Killer Dentist

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2025/03/13

Dentist by day, con man and serial killer by night. Glennon Englelman manipulated the woman around him to kill their loved ones in a get rich quick scheme, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake.TW: References to sexual abuse 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

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47:34

108. Australia's Most Haunted Prisons

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2025/03/06

Does the devil stalk the Isle of the Dead near the Port Arthur Prison? And what supernatural force keeps people out of cell 17 at Old Melbourne Gaol?TW: references to child death Port Arthur Ghost Photo Referenced: https://www.reddit.com/r/ParanormalEncounters/comments/1b80att/just_got_back_from_port_arthur_ghost_tour_and/#lightbox 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

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54:32

107. Starvation Cult Uncovered in Backwoods of Kenya

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2025/02/27

In 2024, over 600 bodies were found buried in shallow graves on a compound in the Shakahola forest. Paul Mackenzie had told his followers if they reduced their food intake, they would meet Jesus. This left many with the question- how did things get this bad?Trigger warning: Child abuse Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society (this months bonus episode is on Abandoned Places). Patrons have access to bonus content as well as other perks. And

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49:52

106. Staying In The Most Haunted Airbnb in Salem...

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2025/02/25

In part one of our series, I chat with Corinne and Sabrina from the Two Girls One Ghost podcast from inside the most haunted Airbnb in Salem, Massachusetts, The Henry Derby House. We talk about the dark history of the house, how it was involved in the Salem Witch Trials, and the entities people have reported seeing inside.Check out part two, where we spend the night ghost hunting in the house! Available on the Two Girls One Ghost Feed https://youtu.be/ayCVZpJdGxE Other Places to

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40:37

105: Backrooms Horror

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2025/02/20

In 2019, a photo of a liminal office space spawned a whole genre of horror called The Backrooms. But what are they, and what entities lurk inside? And are they a real place where some people actually get trapped?Check out Kane Pixels on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@kanepixels Check out the Backrooms Wiki: https://backrooms-wiki.wikidot.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

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40:49

104. Lovesick: A Tale of Poison

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2025/02/13

In March of 2023, an office manager at a dentist office in Colorado received a package that would make her blood run cold. It was cyanide, and it was addressed to her boss, whose wife had been in the hospital with a strange illness...TW: Mentions of suicide, domestic violence If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic violence, you can find more resources at: https://acf.gov/archive/ofvps/fact-sheet/domestic-violence-resource-network-organization-descriptions Subscribe on Patreon for

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43:41

103. Terrifying True Urban Legends: Bodies, Bodies,...

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2025/02/06

A street in Turkey that swallows people whole. A lake full of mysterious bones in India. And a changeling in America. These are times that the legends were true.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

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39:06

102. Mysterious Reappearances: Steven Kubacki and The...

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2025/01/30

In 1978, Steven Kubacki went skiing near Lake Michigan and vanished without a trace.Danny Filippidis was heading to his car to grab his phone when everything went dark. What happened to these men, and do the strange areas where they were last seen have anything to do with their disappearances, and their even stranger reappearances? 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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42:37

101. Brandon Lawson: The Chilling 911 Call That...

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2025/01/23

In August of 2013, Brandon Lawson made a concerning 911 call, and then was never heard from again. However, just a few weeks ago, there was a huge update in the case. Get the full story in this episode.TW: mentions of suicide 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

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3:39

Introducing The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller &...

Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries ·

2025/01/16

The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller and Adam Scott is an episode-by-episode, behind-the-scenes breakdown of the AppleTV+ workplace thriller with the series’ creators, cast, crew, and celebrity superfans. Executive producer/director Ben Stiller and star/executive producer Adam Scott rewatched every episode of Season 1 and share in-depth, never-before-heard analysis in daily episodes. You can binge all of season 1 now! The companion podcast will continue into Season 2, beginning January 17 and

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41:27

100. Real Life "Purge": Killers Inspired by Horror...

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2025/01/16

In 2016, Jonathan Cruz went on a four day killing spree inspired by the movie "The Purge". In 1985, Mark Branch wanted to live out his fantasy of being Jason from Friday the 13th. What causes some people to be inspired by horror movies to commit horrible acts of violence?TW: Suicide We made it to episode 100!! Thank you guys so much for everything, here's to the next 100 Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to ad-free

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45:20

99. Horror In The Mountains: The Khamar-Daban Incident

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2025/01/09

7 people hiked up a mountain in August of 1993, but only one made it down alive. What she saw up on the mountain had rendered her completely speechless and has mystified the world for over 3 decades.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,

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65:42

98. The Cases That Keep Us Up At Night // The Parlor...

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2025/01/07

I sit down in the Parlor of the Rogue Detecting Society Headquarters with my good friends Tank and Investigator Slater for a chat. They tell me about some of the cases that keep them up at night, and we chat about Slater's work investigating abuse cases within the Boy Scouts and Catholic ChurchTw: reference to sexual assault, suicide 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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41:32

Who Killed John O'Keefe? : The Karen Read Trial

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2025/01/02

When John O'Keefe's boy was found in the snow in January of 2022, there were more questions than answers. Eventually his girlfriend, Karen Read, was charged with his death. But as the case unraveled in court, dark secrets, illicit affairs, and police coverups came to light, proving that the truth would be hard to find.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

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46:53

Heart Starts Pounding Wrapped!

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2024/12/27

What was HSPs most downloaded episode? What was my favorite episode to make? Which one scared me the most? This is the Heart Starts Pounding Wrapped Report!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 to

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