Horror at the Milk Bar
Horror, history, true crime, survival, redemption, a mixture of them all and a few quick bites. Horror at the Milk bar digs into the odd, hopeful and horrifying stories that make life and death so interesting.
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Episode 118 - Gas Town U.S.A. (opens the original)
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In 1944, families in the small town of Mattoon, Illinois, began waking in the middle of the night to a strange sweet smell inside their homes. Soon after, they became violently ill, and some suddenly found themselves unable to move. Then people started noticing something outside their windows. What followed would send an entire town into panic and create one of the strangest unsolved mysteries in American history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 117 - The Tiny Lighthouse Horror (opens the original)
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In 1801, two lighthouse keepers were stationed together on one of the most isolated structures off the coast of Wales. The men were known to hate each other, but when violent storms cut them off from the mainland, something went terribly wrong. For weeks, Thomas Howell kept the lighthouse burning while his fellow keeper, Thomas Griffith, remained outside the window... waving at him. This is the terrifying true story of the Smalls Lighthouse tragedy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor
Episode 116 - The Black Hope Haunting (opens the original)
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In the early 1980s, Sam and Judith Haney moved into a brand-new home in Crosby, Texas. But after a series of strange and increasingly terrifying events, they began asking questions about the land their house had been built on. What they eventually discovered beneath their own backyard would become the centre of one of Texas's most disturbing hauntings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode 115 - The Red Barn Nightmares (opens the original)
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In 1827, Maria Marten left her home dressed as a man, supposedly to elope with her lover, William Corder. For months, her family was assured she was alive and well. Then Maria’s stepmother began having a series of disturbing dreams about the Red Barn — dreams that would lead to a horrifying discovery. What followed became one of Victorian England’s most infamous murder cases, complete with deception, a nationwide manhunt, a shocking confession and, unbelievably, a book bound in the killer’s own
Episode 114 - The Elanthoor Sacrifices (opens the original)
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In 2022, police investigating the disappearance of a lottery ticket seller in the quiet Indian town of Elanthoor uncovered one of the country's most disturbing modern murder cases. What began as a routine missing persons investigation exposed a web of manipulation, fake online identities, ritual killings and a sinister promise of unimaginable wealth. In this episode of Horror at the Milk Bar , we unravel the true story of the Elanthoor "Black Magic" murders, following the investigation step by s
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