THE STRANGEST TRUE CASES OF MASS HYSTERIA: Meowing, Twitching, Laughing, and Dancing to Death

When terror takes hold of the mind, whole communities descend into madness – meowing like beasts, dancing to exhaustion, and vanishing into the grip of something seemingly paranormal and demonic.

EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MassHysteria

READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p94wm9p

FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Nuns that meow like cats, people who can’t stop laughing maniacally, an entire high school begins twitching… even the Salem witch trials. Just a few of the 8 cases of mass hysteria I’ll be sharing with you. *** January 7, 1950, events began in what became one of the strangest disappearances of the middle twentieth century – the vanishing of a West Point cadet. *** Visitors to Calke Abbey have reported a strange atmosphere of sadness and foreboding and many have reported being scared by the sounds of a tin whistle. *** We’ve all heard of the Bermuda Triangle – but there are strange, anomalies worldwide – and one in Russia is known as the “M Triangle”. *** As far back as the 19th century, a hairy monster has been frightening guests of an Irish castle. *** When living in a home built in the 1800s, it might be expected to have something paranormal living with you.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…

00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding

00:01:13.141 = Show Open

00:03:16.293 = Whispering Ghost of Calke Abbey

00:07:00.498 = The M Triangle

00:17:57.718 = Hairy Monster Frightening Guests At An Irish Castle ***

00:22:55.402 = The Haunted Farmhouse

00:31:06.493 = The Vanished Cadet ***