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On the evening of the 30th of October 1938, puffs of green gas were seen erupting at regular intervals by astronomers from the planet Mars and that something was headed on its way toward earth.The unusual activity was reported live on the radio to over a million listeners.Once the unidentified flying object had reached our planet, it crash landed in the nowhere town of Grover's Mill New Jersey.What was seemingly a meteorite, was inhabited and what was inside was proving to be decidedly hostile.Radio listeners heard eerie reports from live at the scene and when the Martians started to move, using a deadly heat ray which set anything it touched aflame, the broadcast went silent.Those hearing the broadcast fearing for their lives fled their homes, called their loved ones and police stations received droves of enquiries asking what to do.One man who wasn’t from mars was behind this martian invasion and today we’ll be uncovering the mystery behind the hoax that seemingly fooled a nation as we uncover the macabre mini mystery of Orson Welles' War Of The Worlds.If you are new here, you may not know that Macabre London is a fortnightly podcast and YouTube show that delves into Londons haunted and gruesome history alongside discovering Macabre mini Mysteries from all over the world! These are on alternate weeks from each other so you get one London based tale and one from around the world on alternate fortnights.If you like it here, then come and join our ghoul gang, hit that subscribe button and come to the dark side, it's fun here, we have stories!----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PATREON——————————-If you like the podcast and YouTube shows and would like them to continue then please support us on Patreon. You can donate for as little as a price of a cup of coffee and you’ll get even more Macabre London.Our patrons get access to exclusive content and money off our new merchandise when it lands plus some exclusive goodies too (tier dependent)!www.patreon.com/macabrelondonThank you to our executive producer patrons - Barry, Sam, Sarah, Veronica & KateAnd to all of our $5 patrons...AlexisAmyAndrewDeniseHelenJamesKarenKimberlyMelanieMickeyRachelSabrinaWendyPlus HUGE thanks to all of our other patrons too!ONE OFF DONATIONS————————————————You can make a one off donation to support the show via the PayPal link here:paypal.me/macabrelondonAMAZON WISHLIST——————————————————If you’d like to purchase something that will help the production of the show or help with research then please visit my Amazon wish list. The price range starts pretty low too which means it caters for a range of budgets and really helps the show to continue. Thanks so much if you've bought me something from me list, it's so kind of you and you're the bestest.http://amzn.eu/dJxEf1VSOCIAL MEDIA---------------------------------------------Insta: @macabrelondonpodcastTwitter: @macabrelondonFacebook: @macabrelondonEmail: macabrelondon@hotmail.comWebsite: www.macabrelondon.comMERCH IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!--------------------------------------------------After years of running the podcast, I've finally got round to getting some t-shirts made. They're extremely limited and this design may not be repeated again so if you want one, get it now so you don't miss out.https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/MacabrelondonSources----------------https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/the_riot_that_never_was.shtmlPage 5 -... Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/macabrelondon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.