Heart Starts Pounding: Horrors, Hauntings and Mysteries Heart Starts Pounding

What if I told you the most sought-after hit man in Houston in the 90's wasn't really a hit man? He worked for the police

Gary Johnson spent his career working with members of his community who thought they were hiring someone to kill their loved ones. They were other police officers, churchgoers, and parents. But they all had a dark side, and they all wanted instant gratification. And now, Gary is the subject of a new movie streaming on Netflix, HIT MAN.

TW: brief mention of suicide

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What does the Black Plague have to do with Ring Around the Rosy? Why does Peter in Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater have the rats in the wall eat his wife? And what's the deal with the Chinese nursery rhyme about two kids killing a priest?

Today, we're looking at the dark history behind some of our favorite nursery rhymes. We're also going to look at some disturbing nursery rhymes that have been lost to time.

What's true and what's exaggerated in the Netflix show Baby Reindeer? And what does the real woman behind Martha think about it? We're also going to dive into the story of a woman who has been relentlessly stalking other women in Venezuela for 7 years, and share some stories that listeners reached out with.

TW: brief mention of sexual assault

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Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore.

A demonic presence from a dream that appears in real life. A ghost that knows people better than they know themselves. And a little girl who thought her friend in her basement was just imaginary.

We're diving into real tales of horror sent in by listeners.

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Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore.

Two terrifying legends from deep within the Canadian wilderness. The first is about creatures in the woods that possess your mind and make you crave human flesh, and the second is the mystery of an entire village that vanished one night.

TW: Suicide, Cannibalism

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Heart Starts Pounding is written and produced by Kaelyn Moore.

I bring on our producer, Matt Brown, to talk about the new Hulu Documentary, The Contestant, which focuses on the story of Nasubi and the most disturbing reality show to ever air.

Have you watched it yet? What were your thoughts?