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Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries
30 episodes
188. Camping Horror: The Mysterious Disappearances of Theresa Bier & Madison Scott
Ep 188 · Aug 13, 2026 · 42 min
Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. In the summer of 1987, sixteen-year-old Theresa Bier rode into the Sierra Nevada mountains with a 43-year-old man who promised to show her Bigfoot, and only one of them came back. Twenty-four years later and a thousand miles north, twenty-year-old Madison Scott vanished from a crowded campfire party at Hogsback Lake in Vanderhoof, British Columbia, leaving behind her truck, her tent, and a mystery it would take twelve years…
187. Amelia Earhart Survived: The Theories Behind The Crash and Newly Discovered Evidence
Ep 187 · Aug 6, 2026 · 40 min
Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. On the morning of July 2nd, 1937, Amelia Earhart lifted off from Lae, Papua New Guinea, and flew into the most famous disappearance of the 20th century. The official story says she crashed into the Pacific and sank. And yet, evidence now shows the distress calls kept coming for days, the castaway campsite was discovered on a remote atoll, and a strange shape was spotted on Apple Maps in 2020. Now, with an expedition setting…
186. Summer Camp Horror, Scary Camping, and Time Slips: Campfire Scary Stories with Sylas Dean
Ep 186 · Jul 30, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min
A rock taken from a ritual site while at summer camp finds its way home… even after being thrown into the ocean. A smiling man in a suit beckons two girls hiking toward a dark treeline. And a voice outside a tent whispers, "Are you inside, girls?" Kaelyn and Sylas read your creepiest true campfire stories: haunted camps, mimics, time slips, and the things waiting in the woods that none of you have been able to explain since. You can Find Sylas Here! Socials: https://www.instagram.com/sylas…
185. Shipwreck: A Tale Of Survival and Cannibalism
Ep 185 · Jul 23, 2026 · 36 min
In 1864, two ships wrecked on opposite ends of Auckland Island. A frozen, abandoned archipelago south of New Zealand. The Grafton's five-man crew built a cabin, held elections, and taught each other languages for eighteen months. Twenty miles away, the Invercauld's twenty-five-man crew collapsed into starvation and cannibalism, and the one sailor who fought to keep them alive was erased from every published account. TW: Cannibalism, mention of animal hunting Subscribe on Patreon to become a me…
184. Alpine Divorce Horror: Husbands Who Leave Their Wives To Die On Hikes
Ep 184 · Jul 16, 2026 · 40 min
Dark Summer Merch Is Here! Get your Tour Tee, Scrapbook Tee or Bandana at https://shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Today we’re exploring the term that has been circulating online for the last few months, Alpine Divorce, and two cases where these “divorces” of sorts were life-threatening. In 2012, Toni Henthorn fell from an off-trail ledge in Rocky Mountain National Park. Her husband Harold said she slipped, but a ranger found a map that indicated otherwise. Thirteen years later, Arielle Konig was…
183. Honeymoon Cruise Disappearance: George Smith
Ep 183 · Jul 9, 2026 · 37 min
A newlywed couple boarded a Mediterranean cruise for their honeymoon. Five days later, a teenager photographed blood splattered across a lifeboat canopy, and the groom was gone. His bride says she blacked out. Four men were the last to see him alive. What happened to George Smith puzzled his family for years until they finally started pulling at the threads. TW: Mention of SA Dark Summer Merch Is Here! Get yours at shop.heartstartspounding.com/ Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Ro…
182. Backwoods Horror: The Creatures Appalachians Still Fear
Ep 182 · Jul 2, 2026 · 35 min
Across Appalachia, thousands of people keep reporting the same thing: a massive black cat in the woods that screams like a woman being murdered. The government says it doesn't exist, there are NO official reports of big black cats in the area. But the Cherokee had a name for what lives in those mountains, and its story is far older, and far more wicked, than a misidentified panther. Today, we’re diving into the stories of The Wampus Cat and Spearfinger. Subscribe on Patreon to become a member…
181. Mount Everest Horror: The Khumbu Icefall Avalanche
Ep 181 · Jun 18, 2026 · 34 min
On April 18th, 2014, a 14,000-tonne block of ice broke free above the Khumbu Icefall and killed sixteen Sherpa guides. It was the deadliest single disaster in Mount Everest's history. What followed wasn't just a rescue. It was a reckoning: a fight over $400 funeral payments, a historic strike, and the first time in ninety years that the world's most famous mountain went silent. TW: Mass death, descriptions of fatal injuries For more information on the 2013 Sherpa and Climber conflict, check out…
180. Two Cold Cases Police Thought Would Never Be Solved (And How They Were Cracked This Year)
Ep 180 · Jun 11, 2026 · 43 min
They call it the golden age of DNA testing, and this year, two cases that police thought would never be solved finally cracked open. But the answers were nothing anyone expected. August 1990, Houston. A white Honda Civic sits abandoned at the end of a cul-de-sac on the city's edge. The keys are in the ignition, a woman's purse is on the floorboard, and blood is smeared down both doors. What detectives find in the woods beyond that car would become known as the Lovers' Lane murders, and the case…
179. How Reddit Shut Down the Worst Troubled Teen School in America
Ep 179 · Jun 4, 2026 · 36 min
In 1970, a man with no clinical training opened a "therapeutic boarding school" in the Maine woods. For forty-one years, students inside were subjected to organized beatings, forced fight rings, and psychological torture while journalists, state investigators, and even Congress failed to shut it down. Then, in 2010, one anonymous Reddit post did what none of them could. TW: Child Abuse, mention of suicide, addiction Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society a…
Introducing Family Lore
Jun 1, 2026 · 3 min
Family Lore is a weekly narrative podcast that celebrates and investigates ancestral mystique. Each episode begins with a guest sharing a fascinating family legend, followed by a historical deep-dive to uncover the truth and meaning behind the tale. Available now. https://link.pscrb.fm/f0281/FLFD
178. The Crash: The Mackenzie Shirilla Case (Going Beyond The Netflix Doc)
Ep 178 · May 28, 2026 · 40 min
In July 2022, 18-year-old Mackenzie Shirilla drove her car into a brick wall at nearly 100 miles per hour, killing her boyfriend Dominic Russo and his best friend Davion Flanagan. What looked like a drug-fueled accident unraveled fast, and the Netflix documentary only tells part of the story. This week, we go deeper: the details left on the cutting room floor, the recorded prison call that changed everything, and the question that still doesn't have a straight answer. TW: Mentions of suicide Sho…
177. Backrooms Horror: The Creepiest Levels and Darkest Lore
Ep 177 · May 21, 2026 · 37 min
In 2019, an anonymous photo of a yellow hallway turned into one of the biggest creepypastas of a generation. Millions of people have since built out the Backrooms. Hundreds of levels, from an infinite black ocean hiding a planet-sized creature to a children's birthday party run by entities that wear your skin. With a new A24 film bringing the Backrooms to the big screen, we're going no-clipping into the most terrifying levels, the strange mythology of almond water and Greasy Marshmallows, and th…
176. Backwoods Horror: Why Do People Keep Disappearing in Nome, Alaska?
Ep 176 · May 14, 2026 · 32 min
To find out how you can get involved and provide advocacy and support, visit the website for the Data for Indigenous Justice organization at www.dataforindigenousjustice.org and click on “Resources” in the top left menu. In 2003, 19-year-old Sonya Ivanoff was walking home from a friend's house in Nome, Alaska when a witness saw her get into a vehicle marked 'Nome Police Department.' Her body was found the next day. But Sonya's murder is just one piece of a much larger pattern. Since 1960, at lea…
175. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Toilet Stalker, a Demon Camel, and a Cursed Mansion
Ep 175 · May 7, 2026 · 34 min
Today, we're covering three terrifying true urban legends: a South African schoolyard legend called Pinky Pinky with an unnerving connection to a real case in Japan, the history of Summerwind Mansion, which reveals more about its owners than the house itself…and the true origins behind the Red Ghost. TW: Stalking, mention of child abuse threats Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/pinkypinky Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and en…
174. Reddit Scary Stories: Stalkers, Setups, and a Serial Killer (feat. Psychopedia)
Ep 174 · Apr 30, 2026 · 58 min
Today. Slater and I are reading Reddit scary stories about close encounters with people who were not who they said they were. A man offers a woman her dream job, but the company doesn't exist!? A friendly neighbor starts knowing things he was never told. A first date takes a deliberate detour. And a hitchhiker carrying a small child through a Montana blizzard may have been one of the most dangerous predators in American history. TW: Abduction Find Investigator Slater & Psychopedia here!! @invest…
173. The College Students That Cracked A 34 Year Old Cold Case
Ep 173 · Apr 23, 2026 · 34 min
In September 1991, a young mother in Arlington, Texas, Cynthia Gonzalez, left for a late-night appointment and never came home. Her car was found 40 miles away, and the investigation that followed would consume a legendary detective's entire career through serial killer suspects, failed polygraphs, and confessions that went nowhere. Thirty-four years later, a college classroom full of students at the University of Texas at Arlington ,who weren't even born when she was killed, would find what eve…
172. Dark Mysteries of the Florida Everglades: The Flat Tire Murders, Missing Planes, and The Skunk Ape
Ep 172 · Apr 16, 2026 · 39 min
In the summer of 1975, the bodies of young women began surfacing in canals along the edge of the Florida Everglades. To make matters worse, investigators blamed the victims for their own deaths. Today, we will cover many things the Everglades have swallowed. From serial killers to a doomed jetliner pulled from the sky, to a creature with over 600 documented sightings. The deeper you go, the stranger it gets. TW: Death of minors, SA, mass casualty event Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding…
171. Three Real Imposter Nightmares: Fake Uber Drivers, The Tourist From Hell, and more
Ep 171 · Apr 9, 2026 · 34 min
A college student gets into what she thinks is her rideshare. A speech therapist spends years pretending to be someone's mother. And a backpacker in Singapore accepts a stranger's offer to split a hotel room…then never calls home. Three stories about the people who slipped through the cracks. By the time anyone realized something was wrong, it was already too late. TW: Descriptions of Dismemberment, Mention of Self Harm Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/imposters Subscribe…
170. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leah Roberts
Ep 170 · Apr 2, 2026 · 37 min
In March 2000, 23-year-old Leah Roberts left a note for her roommate and took off on a solo cross-country trip. Nine days later, her wrecked Jeep was found by hikers at the bottom of a ravine in upstate Washington and Leah was not inside. What initially looked like a crash started to feel more sinister as the investigation continued. More than 25 years later the questions surrounding what happened only grow darker. TW: Mention of suicide Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/epis…
Presenting True Crime News: The Podcast
Mar 27, 2026 · 7 min
True Crime News: The Podcast is your weekly dose of real-time updates on the most gripping true crime stories, current cases, investigations, scams, and schemes. Host Ana Garcia is joined by crime experts, police officers, defense attorneys, and other leading authorities in their fields as they cover murders, scams, investigations, and unsolved crimes from across the country. Join us each week as we take you inside the biggest, most shocking, and most bizarre true crime cases.
169. Real Scary Stories: A Cursed Church Camp, An Eerie Ranch, and The Deep Woods (Feat. Morgan Absher)
Ep 169 · Mar 26, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min
Your terrifying stories are back, and they did not disappoint! From deep inside the Michigan woods, to a haunted church camp, to the backroads of Argentina, and a 2am parking lot encounter. Morgan from Two Hot Takes is joining us to read through tales that range from something inhuman in the trees to a dream that may have saved someone's life, as we try to figure out what is going on with you guys!! Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Rescued to support them head to: https://www.shoprescue…
168. The Scariest Reddit Stories We’ve Heard (feat. Kris & Celina from Can't Sleep)
Ep 168 · Mar 19, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min
Today, we’re reading Reddit's scariest stories with KallMeKris and CelinaSpookyBoo. From glitches in the Matrix that defy all sense of logic, haunted houses full of vengeful ghosts, and a man showing up at someone’s door at 2am knowing way too many intimate details about them. Some of these have explanations. Some of them don't. And honestly? The ones with answers are scarier. Find Kris and Celina Here! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CantSleepChannel Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7d7…
167. Something’s Lurking In The Woods: Terrifying Tales of Crawlers
Ep 167 · Mar 12, 2026 · 35 min
Why have so many people described seeing the same scary entity in the backwoods of Appalachia? Something that looks human, but not quite? Today, we’re talking about the terrifying entity people have been seeing in the woods for generations. “Crawlers” Our Small Business Spotlight this week is Coco and Duckie! Shop their store here: https://cocoandduckie.com/ Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/crawlers Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society…
166. Feral Children: The Wolf Girl of Devils River, The Ukrainian Dog Girl, and The Kellogg Experiment
Ep 166 · Mar 5, 2026 · 36 min
Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. Feral Children used to be the stuff of legends, but their stories are shocking, devastating, and real. Today, we're diving into multiple stories of feral children: the girl who was raised by her dog when her parents forgot about her, the legend of the wolf girl of Devils River, and the human experiment where a scientist tried to raise his son alongside a chimpanzee to unforeseen consequences. TW: Child Abuse, Animal Abuse,…
165. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Haunted Forest, The Elevator Game, Britain’s Hannibal Lecter
Ep 165 · Feb 26, 2026 · 35 min
When villagers in a remote Thai forest heard screams echoing from the woods every hour for three straight days, they were convinced the legends of ancient spirits haunting those trees had come to life. In Taiwan, a woman and her young daughter walked into an elevator, rode to the top floor of an 11-story building, and seemingly vanished, feeding into the internet's most haunting urban legends, “The Elevator Game”. And in England, a prisoner they call "Hannibal the Cannibal" has been locked in a…
164. Backwoods Horror: The Mysterious Disappearances of Amy Bechtel & Polly Melton
Ep 164 · Feb 19, 2026 · 40 min
Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. One summer, a 24-year-old runner parked her car on a remote Wyoming road, left behind a to-do list with one uncrossed item "run" and was never seen again. Across the country, another woman was walking with friends on a well-traveled trail in the Great Smoky Mountains, went off ahead of her friends, and vanished without a trace. Today, we're diving into two backwoods disappearances, where the search parties found almost noth…
163. Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost)
Ep 163 · Feb 12, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Our listeners get 15% off plus free shipping when they buy two or more pairs of prescription glasses at WarbyParker.com/HSP — Using our link helps support the show. #WarbyParker #ad A face drawn in the fog of a bathroom mirror that looks exactly like you. A husband standing in the doorway who doesn't speak, doesn't move — and swears he was never there. From djinn that fall in love through reflections to entities that mimic the people you trust most, these Reddit stories blur the line between wha…
162. How Reddit Solved a Cold Case // Lyle Stevik
Ep 162 · Feb 5, 2026 · 36 min
In September 2001, a housekeeper discovered an unidentified man's body in a remote Washington motel room, no ID, no belongings, and a fake name scrawled in the guest book. For 17 years, detectives hit dead ends while an obsessive online community became consumed by one haunting question: who was the man in room five? This is the story of how thousands of strangers refused to let him be forgotten. TW: Suicide If you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at…
161. The Mysterious Murder of An Aspen Socialite
Ep 161 · Jan 29, 2026 · 38 min
Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP. New customers get twenty dollars off an order of two bags or more, January 1st through 31st! In February 2014, Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister was discovered murdered in the closet of her mountainside home, sending shockwaves through one of America's most exclusive communities. This is a case of wealth, betrayal, a shocking confession, and lingering questions that remain unanswered to this day. Three people were arrested, but were any of them telling the…
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