Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries
by Heart Starts Pounding
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Estimated from 44 chart positions in 44 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · True Crime#45100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · True Crime#5530K to 100K
- 🇬🇧GB · True Crime#6030K to 100K
- 🇦🇺AU · True Crime#7630K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · True Crime#1045K to 30K
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212K to 675K🎙 Daily cadence·177 episodes·Last published 5d ago - Monthly Reach
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707K to 2.3M🇺🇸13%🇮🇳13%🇭🇺13%+41 more - Active Followers
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283K to 900K
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179. How Reddit Shut Down the Worst Troubled Teen School in America
Jun 4, 2026
38m 55s
Introducing Family Lore
Jun 1, 2026
2m 59s
178. The Crash: The Mackenzie Shirilla Case (Going Beyond The Netflix Doc)
May 28, 2026
43m 02s
177. Backrooms Horror: The Creepiest Levels and Darkest Lore
May 21, 2026
39m 52s
176. Backwoods Horror: Why Do People Keep Disappearing in Nome, Alaska?
May 14, 2026
34m 51s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/4/26 | 179. How Reddit Shut Down the Worst Troubled Teen School in America | Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. 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 and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts. Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 38m 55s | ||||||
| 6/1/26 |  Introducing Family Lore✨ | family legendsancestral mystique+3 | — | Heart Starts PoundingAudacy+2 | — | family loreancestry+3 | — | 2m 59s | |
| 5/28/26 | 178. The Crash: The Mackenzie Shirilla Case (Going Beyond The Netflix Doc)✨ | true crimeaccident investigation+3 | — | NetflixRogue Detecting Society+2 | — | Mackenzie ShirillaDominic Russo+6 | — | 43m 02s | |
| 5/21/26 | 177. Backrooms Horror: The Creepiest Levels and Darkest Lore✨ | Backroomscreepypasta+4 | — | A24Backrooms | — | Backroomscreepypasta+6 | — | 39m 52s | |
| 5/14/26 | 176. Backwoods Horror: Why Do People Keep Disappearing in Nome, Alaska?✨ | disappearancesmurder+4 | — | Data for Indigenous Justice | Nome, AlaskaAlaska | NomeAlaska+5 | KachavaHSP | 34m 51s | |
| 5/7/26 | 175. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Toilet Stalker, a Demon Camel, and a Cursed Mansion✨ | urban legendstrue crime+4 | — | Summerwind MansionRed Ghost | South AfricaJapan | urban legendsPinky Pinky+4 | KachavaHSP | 37m 04s | |
| 4/30/26 | 174. Reddit Scary Stories: Stalkers, Setups, and a Serial Killer (feat. Psychopedia)✨ | Reddit scary storiesstalkers+3 | Psychopedia | Apple PodcastsSpotify+3 | — | scary storiesReddit+3 | — | 1h 01m 15s | |
| 4/23/26 | 173. The College Students That Cracked A 34 Year Old Cold Case✨ | cold casetrue crime+4 | — | University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington Police Department | Arlington, Texas | cold caseCynthia Gonzalez+5 | — | 37m 26s | |
| 4/16/26 | 172. Dark Mysteries of the Florida Everglades: The Flat Tire Murders, Missing Planes, and The Skunk Ape✨ | true crimemysteries+4 | Matt | — | Florida Everglades | Florida EvergladesFlat Tire Murders+5 | — | 42m 10s | |
| 4/9/26 | 171. Three Real Imposter Nightmares: Fake Uber Drivers, The Tourist From Hell, and more✨ | imposter syndrometrue crime+3 | — | Heart Starts Pounding | — | imposter nightmaresfake Uber drivers+3 | KachavaHSP | 37m 22s | |
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| 4/2/26 | 170. The Mysterious Disappearance of Leah Roberts✨ | disappearancemystery+3 | — | Heart Starts Pounding | upstate Washington | Leah Robertsdisappearance+5 | KachavaHSP | 40m 19s | |
| 3/27/26 |  Presenting True Crime News: The Podcast✨ | true crimeinvestigations+3 | — | AudacyPodcast Choices | — | true crimemurders+3 | — | 7m 04s | |
| 3/26/26 | 169. Real Scary Stories: A Cursed Church Camp, An Eerie Ranch, and The Deep Woods (Feat. Morgan Absher)✨ | scary storieshaunted locations+3 | Morgan Absher | — | MichiganArgentina | scary storieshaunted church camp+3 | Rescued | 1h 10m 01s | |
| 3/19/26 | 168. The Scariest Reddit Stories We’ve Heard (feat. Kris & Celina from Can't Sleep)✨ | scary storiesReddit+5 | KallMeKrisCelinaSpookyBoo | Can't SleepYouTube+4 | — | Reddit storiesscary+5 | Welcome to the ClubHSP10 | 1h 04m 37s | |
| 3/12/26 | 167. Something’s Lurking In The Woods: Terrifying Tales of Crawlers✨ | CrawlersAppalachian folklore+3 | — | — | Appalachia | CrawlersAppalachia+5 | Coco and Duckie | 37m 45s | |
| 3/5/26 | 166. Feral Children: The Wolf Girl of Devils River, The Ukrainian Dog Girl, and The Kellogg Experiment✨ | feral childrenchild abuse+4 | — | After Dark Collection | Devils River | feral childrenwolf girl+5 | KachavaHSP | 39m 30s | |
| 2/26/26 | 165. Terrifying True Urban Legends: A Haunted Forest, The Elevator Game, Britain’s Hannibal Lecter✨ | urban legendshaunted locations+3 | — | Heart Starts Pounding | ThailandTaiwan | urban legendshaunted forest+5 | — | 38m 11s | |
| 2/19/26 | 164. Backwoods Horror: The Mysterious Disappearances of Amy Bechtel & Polly Melton | 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 nothing, and the questions still go unanswered. These are the cases of Amy Wroe Bechtel and Polly Melton. Both of the cases in today’s episode are open and unsolved. If you have any information please contact the below: Amy Wroe Bechtel: Please Contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-442-8477. or the Fremont County Sheriff at 307-332-5611 Pauline Melton: Please Contact Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 615-744-4000 or the National Parks Service https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.html Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/amybechtel Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 42m 58s | ||||||
| 2/12/26 | 163. Reddit Scary Stories: Djinn, Doppelgängers, and Imaginary Friends (feat. Two Girls One Ghost) | 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 what's familiar and what's something else entirely. Find Two Girls One Ghost Here! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtIdIQPeFulME3T_28ipIYw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4aFNuODLKP1NvhQb7P3Kbn Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 1h 14m 13s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 | 162. How Reddit Solved a Cold Case // Lyle Stevik | Go to https://kachava.com and use code HSP for 15% off your first order. 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 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. If you’re outside the U.S., you can visit an international helpline directory such as ‘Find a Helpline’ at findahelpline.com, where you can search for free, confidential support in your country. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/redditcoldcase Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 39m 21s | ||||||
| 1/29/26 | 161. The Mysterious Murder of An Aspen Socialite | 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 truth about what happened that night? TW: SuicideIf you are in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741.If you’re outside the U.S., you can visit an international helpline directory such as ‘Find a Helpline’ at findahelpline.com, where you can search for free, confidential support in your country. Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/aspenmurder Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 41m 21s | ||||||
| 1/22/26 | 160. Lost Media: Tapes Too Dark For The Public | Today, I want to look at two pieces of “lost media” with you all. One piece is lost because it was deemed too dark for the public to ever hear, and the other was lost when it was intentionally destroyed by the US government. That’s right, we’re going over the case of Timothy Treadwell aka Grizzly Man, and the Cavalese Tapes. So roll up your sleeves and let’s dive into the darkness together. TW: Animal Mistreatment Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/grizzlyman Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 38m 46s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 | 159. The Mystery of The Setagaya Family Murders | 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! One of my most terrifying fears is the idea that someone is watching me without me knowing about it. Or worse, that someone is inside my home watching me without me knowing about it. If that freaks you out as well, this might be a tough episode for you. Because today we are going to tell you about one of Japan’s most horrifying mysteries, but at its core was a family who got a really bad feeling that someone was watching them. TW: Child D*ath, Animal Ab*se Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/setagayamurders Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 44m 22s | ||||||
| 12/30/25 | 158. Inside the World's Most Haunted Castles | True Ghost Stories | 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! This week, we're exploring three of the world's most haunted castles—and the dark histories that made them that way. At Windsor Castle in England, we'll encounter the ghost of a beheaded king who appears whole. In Austria's Moosham Castle, we explore the only male dominated witch trials. And finally, we visit Himeji Castle in Japan to meet Okiku, the servant girl whose ghost inspired one of the most iconic images in horror. TW: Mentions of possible s*icide, descriptions of t*rture Show Notes: https://www.heartstartspounding.com/episodes/hauntedcastles Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 43m 50s | ||||||
| 12/23/25 | 157. "Something Is Mimicking My Sister" and Other Terrifying True Stories From Listeners | Can listening to Heart Starts Pounding attract paranormal activity to your home? Today I'm reading the spooky stories YOU sent me, and they're absolutely terrifying. From haunted houses with dark figures and hidden tunnels, to roads that exist outside of time, to something that can perfectly mimic the people you love...these listener tales will make you question every shadow in your hallway. Music provided by: YouTube @copyrightfreehorrormusic Subscribe on Patreon to become a member of our Rogue Detecting Society and enjoy ad-free listening, monthly bonus content, merch discounts and more. Members of our High Council on Patreon also have access to our weekly after-show, Footnotes, where I share my case file with our producer, Matt. You can also enjoy many of these same perks, including ad-free listening and bonus content when you subscribe on Apple Podcasts . Follow on Tik Tok and Instagram for a daily dose of horror. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices | 39m 29s | ||||||
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44 placements across 44 markets.
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44 placements across 44 markets.