Summer of Fear 2026 Kick Off Minisode

About this episode

In this minisode, Chris and Ed kick off Summer of Fear 2026 by discussing the sewage crisis in 1858 London and Ambrose Bierce’s horror story 'One Summer Night'.

Summer is here and it's time to get scared. In this special minisode, Chris and Ed officially announce SUMMER OF FEAR 2026 - but that's not all! They prepare for a season of horrors by looking at the disgusting summer of 1858, when London’s River Thames became an open sewer so foul it forced the city into a full-blown sewage revolution. Then they cool off with Ambrose Bierce’s short horror story “One Summer Night,” a classic tale about being buried alive, dug up, and still having things get worse. SHOW NOTES Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scared-all-the-time--7084296/support . Get the latest episodes of our bonus show NEW FEAR UNLOCKED -- and a whole lot more! --by supporting the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScaredAllTheTime

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Ed

Topics covered

• horror
• history
• sewage
• literature
• summer

Keywords

• Summer of Fear
• horror stories
• sewage revolution
• River Thames
• Ambrose Bierce

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: One Summer Night

Places: London

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