Dark Matters: Twisted But True
Overview
Hosted by actor John Noble of Fringe and Lord of the Rings, the show takes the viewer inside the laboratory to profile strange science and expose some of history's most bizarre experiments. This show uses narration and reenactments to portray the stories in this show. A new season of episodes, under the title Dark Matters: Extra Twisted, premiered on January 23, 2013. The episodes revisit previous stories with "deeper insight and new information."
Episodes
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1
The Philadelphia Experiment, Ape-Man Army, Zapped to Death
Title: The Philadelphia Experiment, Ape-Man Army, Zapped to Death Plot: In 1956, astronomer and UFO enthusiast Morris Jessup received a shocking lett...
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2
I Have Einstein's Brain, Unidentified Flying Nazis, Killer Thoughts
Title: Einstein's Brain, Mysterious Skyfire, and Deadly Ideas Plot: WHEN EINSTEIN PASSES: After Albert Einstein's death in 1955, the medical examiner...
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3
Sexy Secret Agent, Full Body Transplant, Honey I Nuked the Planet
Title: Alluring Spy, Radical Surgery, Oops! I Ended the World Plot: ALLURING SPY: Talk show host John Nebel's life takes a dramatic turn when his wif...
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4
It's Alive!, Tripping with Uncle Sam, My Hand Is Killing Me
Title: It's Alive!, Tripping with Uncle Sam, My Hand Is Killing Me Plot: IT'S ALIVE!: In the early 1800s, Italian scientist Giovanni Aldini explore...
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5
21 Grams, Missing Cosmonauts, Sound of Death
Dr. Duncan Macdougall, a Boston medic, embarks on a quest to scientifically validate the existence of the soul by weighing a patient at the moment of ...
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6
Radio Waves of Death, How to Make a Zombie, Jekyll vs. Hyde
Nikola Tesla, a brilliant inventor, dreamed of transmitting electricity wirelessly. However, as his behavior became more erratic, his sponsors turned ...
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Lindbergh, Suicide Song, Living Organ Donor
Title: Lindbergh, The Melody of Despair, Vital Gift Plot: Charles Lindbergh is on a quest to defy mortality, but his ambitions are reserved for an ...
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2
Resurrection Row, Operation Brainwash, Rabid Roulette
Title: Resurrection Row, Operation Brainwash, Rabid Roulette Plot: Robert Cornish has discovered a technique that could allow a killer to evade justi...
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3
Dr. Lobotomy, Voodoo Rx, Killed by Kindness
Egas Moniz dissects living brains in his quest to treat mental disorders, but his controversial methods lead to him being shot. Can language be lethal...
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4
Amnesiac, Party Poopers, Risky Radiation
After undergoing brain surgery, a man finds himself with complete amnesia, unable to recall his past from one day to the next. Meanwhile, a determined...
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5
Positively Poisonous, Medusa's Heroin, Beauty and Brains
Fritz Haber develops a technology that both nourishes and devastates the planet. Addicts become immobilized like statues after using tainted heroin, w...
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6
Creative Evil, Curiosity Killed Dr. Katskee, Bat-Bomb
Title: Ingenious Malice, Dr. Katskee's Fatal Inquiry, Bat-Bomb Plot: The Stanford Prison Experiment stands as one of the most infamous studies in sci...
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7
Tuskegee STD, Do You See What I See?, Cold War Cold Case
For four decades, the U.S. government conducts unlawful experiments on African American men suffering from syphilis. Meanwhile, in France, the mysteri...
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8
Agent Orange, Ben Franklin: Fraud Slayer, Price of Beauty
The episode delves into a chemical that accelerates the flowering of soybeans, which was infamously utilized as a weapon during the Vietnam War. Addit...
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9
Unabomber, Get the Lead Out, Salvation by Starvation
Title: Unabomber, Clear the Lead, Saved by Hunger Plot: This episode delves into a psychological study that Ted Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, pa...
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10
Remote Control Man, Cadavers for Sale, Einstein's Revenge
Jose Delgado starts to unveil the secrets of electronically manipulating the human mind. Meanwhile, a physician at Edinburgh University remains suspic...
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11
Pavlovs Children, Raining Aliens, Glow Girls
In a series of experiments, orphans undergo Pavlovian conditioning. Meanwhile, in India, a mysterious red rain falls, seemingly filled with biological...
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12
Theremin, The Monster Study, Roid Rage
A gifted musician finds himself compelled to develop an extraordinary piece of espionage equipment. Wendell Johnson channels his stutter into a subjec...
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13
Magical Jet Propulsion, Missing Link Mystery, Typhoid Mary
A single individual merged the realms of the supernatural and rocketry, leading to the development of the technology that formed the basis of Mutually...
