Nov 11 2021

The Flannan Isles Mystery

50 min 3 movies discussed
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In December 1900 three lighthouse keepers vanished without a trace from a deserted island in Scotland. To this day no one knows exactly what happened to them.

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# Stuff You Should Know: The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Mystery

Josh and Chuck dive into one of history's most enduring maritime mysteries—the unexplained disappearance of three lighthouse keepers from Scotland's remote Flannan Isles in December 1900. The hosts explore the evidence, including a massive storm that wreaked havoc on the island's infrastructure, the pristine condition of the abandoned lighthouse, and the missing weatherproof coats that hint at what might have happened. They also debunk popular myths about the incident that have been added over the years through sensationalized newspaper accounts and poems, relying on investigator Mike Dash's careful analysis of the original records to separate fact from fiction.


Movies Discussed

Dead Calm
Dead Calm
1989 1h 36m
★ 6.6
"It's a bit like a reverse dead calm. Sort of. — Josh mentions Dead Calm as a comparison to his unpublished thriller screenplay about lighthouse keepers and shipwrecked murderers."
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 R 1h 49m
★ 7.5
"it's impossible to talk about the Flannan Isle's lighthouse mystery and research it without almost always thinking about the movie The Lighthouse — Josh notes that The Lighthouse film comes up frequently when researching the Flannan Isles lighthouse mystery." — Josh
The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man
1973 1h 33m
★ 7.3
"That's like a big wicker man or something. Yes, exactly. I think that's exactly the point the guy was making. — Chuck references The Wicker Man when discussing a supernatural theory about ancient gods mistaking lighthouse keepers for human sacrifice." — Chuck

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