In 2012, a mysterious entity calling itself Cicada 3301 launched a series of cryptographic puzzles that spanned the internet, the dark web, and even physical locations across the globe. The puzzles, which focused on steganography, cryptography, and internet privacy, were believed to be a recruitment tool for an unknown organization. Over a decade later, no one has claimed responsibility, no official purpose has been revealed, and much of the final puzzle "Liber Primus" remains unsolved.

Fearful is a podcast produced by Media Forge Studios, and releases a new episode here every Wednesday.

Thirteen-year-old Omayra Sánchez spent sixty hours trapped in rising, filthy water. Her legs were pinned by rubble, her voice calm, her death slow and public. When the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted on November 13, 1985, it triggered a mudflow that killed over 23,000 people and buried the town of Armero. The haunting image of Omayra in her final hours, later called "the world’s saddest photograph", became a symbol of government failure and a global reminder of what happens when warnings go ignored.

Fearful is a podcast produced by Media Forge Studios, and releases a new episode here every Wednesday.

On a quiet Sunday night in 1987, Chicago’s airwaves were suddenly hijacked by a masked figure who spoke in static and riddles. Two major TV stations were overtaken without warning, their signals replaced by a distorted parody of Max Headroom and a message no one could quite understand. The broadcast lasted less than two minutes, and whoever was behind it was never found.

Fearful is a podcast produced by Media Forge Studios, and releases a new episode here every Wednesday.