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 content and t...
Jun 26, 2025•41 min•Ep. 126
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 conte...
Jun 19, 2025•42 min•Ep. 125
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 that...
Jun 13, 2025•41 min•Ep. 124
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 unknown...
Jun 12, 2025•42 min•Ep. 123
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 members of...
Jun 05, 2025•42 min•Ep. 122
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: https://www.youtube.com...
May 22, 2025•39 min•Ep. 121
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 to bon...
May 20, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 120
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 of...
May 15, 2025•52 min•Ep. 119
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 produc...
May 08, 2025•43 min•Ep. 118
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/georgiatann Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society. Patrons have access to bonus content as we...
May 01, 2025•51 min•Ep. 117
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 podcasts When 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 ha...
Apr 25, 2025•1 hr 23 min
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/tennesseekidnappings 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 Foo...
Apr 24, 2025•44 min•Ep. 116
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 alive And in 1971, 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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/tennesseekidnappings Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspoundi...
Apr 17, 2025•42 min•Ep. 115
A man sees someone who might not exist on the Appalachian Trail. Someone is lead into the forrest 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. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/appalachiantrail 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 cont...
Apr 10, 2025•40 min•Ep. 114
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. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/northsea Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content...
Apr 03, 2025•42 min•Ep. 113
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 Combustion But what is SHC, and why does it happen? Let’s take a morbid little tour through history Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/michaelfaherty Get stickers! https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of...
Mar 27, 2025•38 min•Ep. 112
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 questions TW: references but not not descriptions of the following- Suicide, child abuse, sexual abuse, animal death Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/martinfamilyfound Get stickers! ...
Mar 25, 2025•34 min•Ep. 111
A man disappears in the middle of a race. A woman walks into the woods and is never seen again. 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 Clear...
Mar 20, 2025•43 min•Ep. 110
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/glennonenglelman 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 Patre...
Mar 13, 2025•46 min•Ep. 109
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/portarthurprison Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Societ...
Mar 06, 2025•42 min•Ep. 108
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/paulmackenzie Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society (this months bonus episode is on Abandoned Place...
Feb 27, 2025•49 min•Ep. 107
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 Listen: https:/...
Feb 25, 2025•50 min•Ep. 106
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/ Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/bernardgore-backroomshorror Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of o...
Feb 20, 2025•35 min•Ep. 105
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 Show Notes: https://www.hea...
Feb 13, 2025•35 min•Ep. 104
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. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/bodiesbodiesbodies 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...
Feb 06, 2025•38 min•Ep. 103
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? Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/mysteriousreappearances Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member of our Rogue Detecting...
Jan 30, 2025•33 min•Ep. 102
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/brandonlawson 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...
Jan 23, 2025•37 min•Ep. 101
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 ...
Jan 16, 2025•4 min
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 Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/purge Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content and to become a member ...
Jan 16, 2025•35 min•Ep. 100
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. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/khamardaban 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 cal...
Jan 09, 2025•39 min•Ep. 99
