Ep 103: UNSOLVED: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
It started on September 1, 1944, in the quiet town ofMattoon, Illinois. Aline Kearney was home with her three-year-old daughter while her husband was away in the Navy. Her sister Martha was staying with them.That night, Aline smelled a strange, sweet odor. Suddenly,her legs went numb, and her throat felt tight and dry. Martha didn’t smell anything, but she called her husband, Burt, for help. When Burt arrived, he spotted a tall man in dark clothes and a tight cap standing outside a bedroom window. He tried to catch him, but the man vanished into the night.Aline recovered within 30 minutes.But this was only the beginning.Narrated by: Nikita FerraoInstagram: @3amfearpod@ncferraoauthorFind me on YouTube: Podcast YouTube: @3amfearpodFiction Story YouTube: @3amfearFree thriller eBook: www.ncferrao.comPodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.comEpisode Music: Music: Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Email me on nikita@3amfear.comSources:https://www.popsci.com/science/mad-gasser-of-mattoon-weirdest-thing/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoonhttps://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/column-mad-gasser-of-mattoonhttps://explorersweb.com/the-mysterious-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-and-what-we-can-learn-from-him/https://pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Mad_Gasser_of_Mattoon
Ep 102: UNSOLVED: The Ghost Ship of the Ourang Medan
The story of the Ourang Medan is one that still haunts theseas. Back in the 1940s, a distress signal came from a ship lost somewhere between Malaysia and Sumatra. Rescuers arrived, but what they found aboard was beyond belief. The entire crew—dead. Eyes wide open, faces twisted in terror,and no sign of injury. It was as if they had seen something too horrifying to explain. What really happened on that ship? Narrated by: Nikita FerraoInstagram: @3amfearpod@ncferraoauthorFind me on YouTube: Podcast YouTube: @3amfearpodFiction Story YouTube: @3amfearFree thriller eBook: www.ncferrao.comPodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.comEpisode Music: Music: Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Email me on nikita@3amfear.comSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ourang_Medanhttps://navalhistoria.com/the-mysterious-case-of-the-ss-ourang-medan/https://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-ourang-medan/https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/ourang-medan.htmhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/ss-ourang-medanhttps://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/31-days-of-halloween/the-tragic-tale-of-the-ghost-ship-s-s-ourang-medan/https://www.ripleys.com/stories/ss-ourang-medan-ghost-shiphttps://colonialghosts.com/the-s-s-ourang-medan-and-her-ghosts/
Ep 101: UNSOLVED: The Khamar Daban Deaths | The Siberian Death Hike
In 1993, a group of seven experienced hikers set out intothe remote Khamar Daban mountains in Siberia. They were young, well-prepared, and led by an expert guide. But something went terribly wrong. Days later, rescuers found six of them dead — their bodies twisted, faces frozen in terror,and some foaming at the mouth. Only one survived… and her story is chilling.LIVE SHOW DETAILS: https://allevents.in/bangalore/horror-storytelling-campfire-edition-tickets/80006605419627?ref=smdlNarrated by: Nikita FerraoInstagram: @3amfearpod@ncferraoauthorFind me on YouTube: Podcast YouTube: @3amfearpodFiction Story YouTube: @3amfearFree thriller eBook: www.ncferrao.comPodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.comEpisode Music: Music: Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Email me on nikita@3amfear.comSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamar-Daban_incidenthttps://explorersweb.com/exploration-mysteries-the-khamar-daban-incident/https://metro.co.uk/2025/04/05/six-people-end-dead-hiking-khamar-daban-mountains-22829108/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khamar-Dabanhttps://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/khamar-daban/38850/https://www.ladbible.com/community/weird/khamar-daban-unsolved-deaths-six-hikers-030825-20241112
Ep 100: HAUNTED: Mel’s Hole: The Horrifying Portal to Another World
Buried in the backwoods of Washington State is a legend too strange to ignore — a seemingly bottomless pit known only as Mel’s Hole. First brought to public attention on late-night radio in the '90s, this bizarre anomaly has sparked decades of speculation: from government cover-ups and vanishing animals to voices from beyond.In this episode, we dig into the origins of the tale, the man behind the myth, and the unsettling questions no one has answered. Is Mel’s Hole just a modern folklore masterpiece, or could something darker be hiding in the depths?Tune in... but don’t get too close to the edge.LIVE SHOW DETAILS: https://allevents.in/bangalore/horror-storytelling-campfire-edition-tickets/80006605419627?ref=smdlNarrated by: Nikita FerraoInstagram: @3amfearpod@ncferraoauthorFind me on Youtube @ 3AM Fear PodcastFree thriller eBook: www.ncferrao.comPodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.comEpisode Music: Music: Headless Horseman by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPHFollow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtPFollow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVEmail me on nikita@3amfear.comSources:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel%27s_Holehttps://listverse.com/2022/12/26/10-unbelievable-facts-about-mels-hole/https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/mels-hole-0020942https://www.dailyrecordnews.com/news/getting-to-the-bottom-of-mels-hole/article_d72b6a68-7ac2-11e1-b3ce-001a4bcf887a.html
Ep 99: HAUNTED: Something Waited for Them in the Walls | The Long Island Haunting
On January 23, 2005—forever etched into New York City’s history as “Black Sunday”—a devastating fire in the Bronx claimed the lives of three heroic firefighters. Among them was Curtis Myron, a beloved husband, father, and friend. Left behind were his grieving wife Jeanette and their two daughters, Angela and Deneen, whose lives were shattered in an instant.Curtis had built their family home with his own hands—a place filled with love, laughter, and memories. But after his death, the walls that once brought comfort became suffocating. Hoping to start anew, Jeanette moved the family to a modest house on Long Island. It seemed like a fresh beginning—until the strange occurrences began.What started as small, unsettling feelings grew into something darker. Doors moved on their own. Whispers echoed through empty rooms. And always, the sense that someone—or something—was still there. Was the family simply haunted by grief? Or had something followed them to their new home?In this deeply personal episode, we explore the true story of loss, love, and the eerie, unexplained events that unfolded after a tragedy. With firsthand accounts, family memories, and chilling experiences in the Long Island home, we ask: Can a house carry a soul—and can love linger beyond death?FICTION HORROR STORIES: @3amfear Episode show notes: www.3amfear.comNarrated by: Nikita FerraoInstagram: @3amfearpod@ncferraoauthorFind me on Youtube @ 3AM Fear PodcastFree thriller eBook: www.ncferrao.comPodcast Music: https://www.purple-planet.comEpisode Music: "Tim Beek - Ghost" is under a Free To Use on YouTube licenseHalloween Theme 1 by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SUBSCRIBE us on YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/3qumnPHFollow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/33RWRtPFollow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2ImU2JVEmail me on nikita@3amfear.comSources:https://nypost.com/2013/06/10/long-island-family-of-firefighter-who-died-in-black-sunday-blaze-terrorized-by-house-demon/https://www.womenofgrace.com/blog/22104https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2338939/Family-NYC-firefighter-tragically-died-2005-Black-Sunday-blaze-describes-haunting-Long-Island-home.html