On the 28th of November, 1942, a hanging decoration in one room of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts caught fire. The flames were, initially, quite trivial – some of the patrons who witnessed them were even amused by the efforts of waiting staff to extinguish them using glasses of water and seltzer bottles. They could not possibly have known, at that moment, that this tiny flame would within minutes grow into one of the deadliest nightclub fires in American history.
I tell the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters... but without sensationalism or disturbing imagery. Fascinating Horror is all about in-depth research, respectful storytelling, and learning what we can from the mistakes of the past. You might be surprised to discover just how much of today's world is shaped by long-forgotten disasters from decades gone by.
Music: "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
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I tell the true stories behind some of history's greatest disasters... but without sensationalism or disturbing imagery. Fascinating Horror is all about in-depth research, respectful storytelling, and learning what we can from the mistakes of the past. You might be surprised to discover just how much of today's world is shaped by long-forgotten disasters from decades gone by.
Music: "Glass Pond" by Public Memory
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►Know a horror story I should cover? Get in touch: fascinatinghorror@gmail.com
►You can follow me on Twitter too! https://twitter.com/TrueHorrorTales
►Feel free to share my stories!
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