Podcast
Fear Thy Neighbor
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What would you do if the person you feared most… was living right next door? On Fear Thy Neighbor, we dive deep into stranger than fiction stories about neighbors gone wrong. We’ll hear these true stories as told by the victims, their families and their neighbors... featuring real 911 calls and surveillance archives. Tune in to hear what happens when simple issues turns into living nightmares with horrific and often fatal consequences.
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Old Friends, Dead Neighbors
3d ago00:36:52Summary readyWhat begins as an idyllic bond between neighboring best friends and thriving business partners slowly unravels, taking dark and unexpected turns. Trust erodes into suspicion, friendship curdles into hostility, and minor disputes escalate into threats, restraining orders, allegations, and bitter litigation- culminating in shocking bloodshed that shatters the community and leaves no one untouched. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryThe Enemy Upstairs
1w ago00:37:19Summary readyIn a charming apartment complex in the heart of Harlem, a charismatic new tenant arrives and quickly wins over the tight-knit community. But behind the easy smiles, something darker simmers. When his unwanted advances toward the woman living upstairs are firmly rejected, humiliation curdles into obsession. As tensions escalate, the once-warm building transforms into a pressure cooker of paranoia and hostility. Accusations fly, threats echo through thin apartment walls, and when the simmering anger finally boils over, it erupts in a violent confrontation that leaves the entire complex shattered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryHell in Hawaii
2w ago00:36:31Summary readyJarda, a local handyman with a strange past, lives rent-free in Hawaii thanks to the generosity of his longtime friend, Lois. But when Lois returns to the mainland for an extended stay, Jarda’s left alone in the home and his behavior becomes increasingly erratic. What begins as a strange resistance to photographs ballons into flashes of bizarre paranoia directed towards both neighbors and tourists. Property lines are fiercely guarded; neighbors have their every move filmed, and allegations of KGB spies abound. Things quickly escalate into an extreme and violent conflict, turning a once idyllic paradise into a living hell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryGet Off My Property
Sep 1500:39:08Summary readyAs the city of Flint, Michigan works to restore itself to its former glory, its residents look to improve their living conditions within it. It’s a great step up for couple Kim and Amber Perryman who are able to move their family from the rougher side of town to more spacious digs in a much nicer neighborhood. By their own admission, the Perrymans are a rambunctious lot, which quickly lands them on the wrong side of their new neighbors directly across the street- The Bretts. Minor irritants escalate to major ones, and the two families are increasingly at each other’s throats until dueling Memorial Day parties becomes the last straw and a horrific street battle turns fatal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryGrudge Match
Sep 800:33:42Summary readyNoel, Ashley and their four children feel like they’ve struck gold when they move into a trailer park community in Wichita Falls, Texas. The homes are large and lovely, and best of all they hit it off immediately with neighbors Natasha, Martin and their two girls. But the new arrivals are only there a week before Noel is arrested and imprisoned over an outstanding gun charge. The two families get closer in his absence, but when Noel is released, Martin grows deeply suspicious of him – even believing he may be part of a gang. For his part, Noel heard rumors that Martin had eyes on Ashley while he was incarcerated. From that moment on the two men are constantly at each other’s throats, hurling threats and accusations until, one bloody day, those threats are realized in the worst way possible. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryCold Blooded Country
Sep 100:34:07Summary readyKirby Staib and his parents have long made their home in the beautiful rural community of Wardsboro, Vermont. When the long vacant home beside them is finally bought by bachelor Kevin Parker, Kirby and his new neighbor become great friends as they bond over their mutual love of hunting and fishing. But things sour between them when Kevin forbids Kirby from parking his work vehicles on his land – something he’d been doing for years with no complaint. From then on the two men are at each other’s throats over everything from Kirby’s horse doing his business on Kevin’s property to accusations that Kevin shot up Kirby’s house while the family was away. Finally the two antagonists square off in a field and only one of them leaves alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryBetter Get to Running
Aug 2500:33:57Summary readyFor many decades, the beautiful countryside outside of Hagerstown Indiana has been home to now retired Vietnam vet Billy Wilson and his wife Mabel. The couple saddened by the departure of their longtime, quiet neighbors and become increasingly uneasy when a rowdy young couple: KC Simpson and his partner, Richael Southard move in. The Wilsons’ worst fears soon come true as the constant noise and commotion continue to disrupt the tranquility they once enjoyed. As animosity grows, the once friendly neighbors become bitter enemies and when pets find themselves in the cross fire, the feud escapes to it’s tragic end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryThe Next Door War
Aug 1800:34:35Summary readyKilleen Texas is where many military families retire after a lifetime of service, and Santiago and Elodia Vasquez have called Killeen home for years. John Seth Jr. and wife Valree recently moved here to be near their son. The two vets get along well, especially as each respects the other’s immaculate yard, but things sour when a parcel for Santiago lands in John’s mailbox, leading Santiago to accuse John of theft. From there, both men are in full attack mode against each other until the feud ends where it began, with blood staining the driveway by their shared mailboxes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryHell Bent
Aug 1100:31:48Summary readyRon March is a once vital man suffering from debilitating Lupus. Unable to work, he lucks out with subsidized housing in a Burnaby, British Columbia apartment building, and soon befriends his neighbor across the hall, Loray Rayne. Loray is a cancer survivor still in precarious health, who receives care from her roommate, Lance Standberg. But Lance is gone for long spells working in the oilfields, so Loray comes to rely on Ron when he’s away. Ron ends the friendship when Loray’s demands become overbearing, enraging his neighbor and igniting the violent fury of her roommate – who will stop at nothing to avenge the insult to Loray’s honor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
SummaryBlood on the Lawn
Aug 400:34:26Summary readyBruce and Hannah Brown, along with their daughter, have made their home in a welcoming Minneapolis community. It’s the type of picturesque community that lends itself to friendly neighbors. In particular, they’ve enjoyed a year's long relationship with a single senior neighbor, Ed Holzinger. All is well on the quiet street until a dispute over a broken lawnmower plunges the two households into a bitter feud. As time passes, a resolution seems further and further out of reach. The two men go at each other with ever increasingly vitriol and ferocity until eventually a weapon is drawn, shots are fired, one neighbor lays dead and the other goes on trial for murder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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