The Hit The Lights Podcast

With roots dating back to colonial times, and a centuries-long pattern of hosting millions upon millions of people, New York City is not without its paranormal side, either. No city on Earth with a r…

In today's video we are going to look at cases of so-called Stockholm Syndrome, where someone who has been kidnapped and held against their will, subconsciously develops a bond with their captors as …

The late Thomas Silverstein and Charles Bronson have frequently been cited as being the scariest prison inmates, both having committed numerous crimes while incarcerated. Here, we look at 5 criminals…

Ocean water makes up 70% of the surface of the Earth. Just imagine it. We can empty the oceans and drain away all of the water. If we ignore the fact that our world is going to end up just like the p…

Some real-life stories defy belief and we are amazed how many truly horrific true stories there are to choose from. In this episode, we look at five tragic cases, one that is so disturbing we couldn'…

There is an unquenchable desire within the human species that leads them on to the never-ending quests of development, enlightenment, exploration and discovery. Throughout recorded history and even i…

On November 17, 1986 Japan Airlines flight 1628 took off on the Iceland to Alaska leg of its journey. The Boeing 747 – 200f cargo plane was travelling from Paris France to Narita airport near Tokyo. …

Who doesn’t love a good horror story? Lots of us love to watch creepy movies and read Stephen King books but it’s all just fiction. A made-up tale to get our hearts racing and make us check under the…

It is known as one of the most violent cases involving extraterrestrials ever to be documented. UFOs appeared in the skies above a small Brazilian city and discharged lights that caused injuries to m…

In 1969 men walked on the moon and right now the Perseverance Rover is travelling over the surface of Mars. As humans, we have achieved amazing things. So, it seems odd that there are still incidents…

In April of 2021, an Indonesian Navy Submarine went missing for three days. When it was eventually found it was confirmed that the sub was at the bottom of the sea and all 53 crew members were dead. …

Just how ready are we for artificial intelligence?

Episode narrated by Top5s
Music by CO.AG

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Our episodes deal with serious and often distressing cases involving serial killers. Listener discreti…

Real horror stories are happening every day even if we don’t always hear about them, Murders, Disappearances, Devil Worshipping and Torture aren’t made up by fiction writers they are inspired by real…

It is strange to think that there are now at least 4,719 confirmed exoplanets orbiting 3,490 star systems in the universe, but up until 1995 we didn't even know they existed. It is thought that there…

At a little after midnight on the 8th of March 2014 passengers of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 were called to prepare for boarding. By 12.38am all 227 passengers and 12 crew members were on board a…

Luckily, many of us are not aware of how many horrific things happen around us every day until we see reports of these incidents in the news or posted on social media. Some of these stories are both …

Pandemic time prisons are even more dangerous than being in the general population. Inmates are unable to social distance. The prisons are unwilling to buy hand gels and soaps because of the cost. Gu…

In recent years with advancements in science, some long-standing mysteries and unsolved crimes have been solved, but there are still many that perplexed investigators and left unanswered questions th…

Sometimes crimes are committed that despite extensive efforts are never solved. The same can be said for events that defy explanation, in this video we look at a mixture of the two. From a frozen to …

We sometimes forget that our everyday lives are fraught with danger. Even simple things like cutting up vegetables could potentially end in tragedy. If we think about it, everything we do is conceiva…