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The Meowing Nuns of France | Hysterical Episode 9

May 5, 2026 · 25 min

In 1500s France, a silent convent suddenly erupted into chaos when one exhausted nun in the back pew began to meow—and other sisters started joining her. What looked like mockery of God quickly spiraled into a full‑blown “feline chorus”…
The Werewolf of Bedburg | Hysterical #010

August 27, 2025 · 40 min

In 1589, the small German town of Bedburg became the stage for one of the most infamous trials in history. Peter Stumpp—forever remembered as the Werewolf of Bedburg—was accused of unspeakable crimes: murder, cannibalism, incest, and…
The Screaming Epidemic of 1944 | Hysterical Episode 008

June 18, 2025 · 27 min
The Halifax Slasher

May 29, 2025 · 46 min

In this episode of Hysterical, I explore the eerie case of the Halifax Slasher, a wave of fear that swept through a Yorkshire town in 1938. It started with a few alarming reports of a man attacking women with a razor. As newspapers caught…
The June Bug Epidemic of 1962

April 26, 2025 · 29 min

In this episode of Hysterical, we explore the June Bug Epidemic of 1962, where a seemingly innocuous event turned into a widespread phenomenon of mass psychogenic illness at a textile factory in Strongsville. It all began when a worker…

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The Tanganyika Laughing Epidemic

April 26, 2025 · 52 min

In this episode of Hysterical, we dive into the bizarre Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic of 1962, where a simple giggle in a classroom quickly escalated into an uncontrollable outbreak affecting over a thousand people across East Africa. It…
The War of the Worlds Panic of 1938

April 14, 2025 · 52 min

In this episode of Hysterical, we delve into the infamous War of the Worlds broadcast panic of 1938. When Orson Welles’ radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' novel aired, listeners across the United States were thrown into a frenzy, convinced…
The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

January 22, 2025 · 42 min

In this chilling episode, we dive into the eerie events surrounding the infamous Mad Gasser of Mattoon, a mysterious figure who terrorized a small Illinois town in the 1940s. Residents were struck by strange, gas-like fumes that left them…
The Salem Witch Trials

January 20, 2025 · 55 min

In this episode of Hysterical, we dive deep into the infamous Salem Witch Trials, one of the most chilling and tragic cases of mass hysteria in history. In 1692, a small Puritan town spiraled into paranoia as accusations of witchcraft…
The Dancing Plague of 1518

November 22, 2024 · 32 min

In the summer of 1518, the city of Strasbourg was already burdened by hunger and hardship when Frau Troffea stepped into the street and began dancing—an unusual and unsettling sight. Her movements, seemingly triggered by the heat, started…

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About the show

In recent years, we’ve all become intimately familiar with pandemics and biological contagions. But, what happens when it’s the mind that’s infected? When communities under stress let fear overcome reason, and hysteria is the virus that spreads, what horrors await? This is Hysterical, a show about some of the most horrifying, bizarre, and strange episodes of mass hysteria in human history.