1 - Centralia

In episode 1, Sunshine and Alix talk about their favorite horror video game, Silent Hill. The inspirations and stories behind the Silent Hill game and film. In particular, our hosts go in depth into one infamous ghost town. The town on fire, Centralia, Pennsylvania.

Resources:

• "Centralia Fire" - 1982 PBS documentary
• "The Town That Was" - 2006 documentary
• "Pennsylvania's 50-Year-Old Coal Fire" - 2014 SciShow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6F0TuV3JMg 
• Symon, Evan V. “I Live In Centralia, PA: It's America's Creepiest Ghost Town.” Cracked.com, https://www.cracked.com/personal-experiences-2537-i-live-in-centralia-pa-its-americas-creepiest-ghost-town.html.
• Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation. “The Centralia Mine Fire: Frequently Asked Questions/Answers.”