Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“Cost of Living” by Robert Sheckley In a future where debt is inherited and every convenience comes at a crushing cost, one man discovers that the price of living may be more than anyone can afford. Originally published in “Galaxy Science Fiction” – December, 1952

When the clay creatures we mold to protect ourselves grow beyond our control, we discover the terrifying truth that we've become slaves to the very things we created to serve us. SERMON TRANSCRIPT…https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-makersofmonsters Hear previous #ChurchOfTheUndead messages at https://WeirdDarkness.com/Church! Please share this podcast with your friends, family, and co-workers, and post a link to this episode in your own social media! Darren Marlar is a licensed minister through the Universal Life Church: https://www.themonastery.org. Find his other podcast, Weird Darkness, in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. “Church Of The Undead” theme music by Epidemic Sound. "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness Weird Darkness® and Church Of The Undead™ are trademarked. Copyright © 2025. NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is not an AI voice.

When mysterious orbs of light start appearing in photographs at haunted locations, a psychic medium claims they're messages from the dead — but paranormal investigators armed with science have a far less supernatural explanation that might burst your spiritual bubble. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: America’s foremost exorcist, Theophilus Riesinger, faced off with Lucifer himself in the grueling 1928 case of a demonic possession in a rural Iowa convent. (The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt) *** One of the greatest magicians of all time was Chung Ling Soo. So adept at illusion, slight of hand, and fooling others that he was able to lead a double life… before being shot and killed performing his own magic trick. (The Magician Who Lived a Double Life) *** John Dee claimed he was visited by angels presented him with a secret language just angels, and the ability to perform a new magic they called Enochian. We’ll look at his claims. (John Dee And The Language of Angels) *** A little boy goes fishing on a Spring day. He disappears. Another boy goes fishing nearby on the exact same day. He also disappears. A third child goes missing many years later in the same general area. What happened? (The Missing Fishing Boys) *** Venice's Poveglia Island was a quarantine center and mass grave for victims of bubonic plague – so it should come as no surprise it is considered one of the most haunted places in all of Europe. (Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts) *** It is one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries… what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke? We’ll look at a few theories. (Lost Roanoke) *** You snap a selfie of the squad at brunch, but it’s covered with shapes and light that definitely weren’t present IRL. The whole thing is giving you major paranormal feels. Is it a loved one from the other side, making a cameo in your latest feed pic? Or a simple technological mishap? (The Trouble With Ghost Orbs) ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:08.974 = Show Open 00:04:50.757 = The Trouble With Ghost Orbs 00:29:31.470 = The Magician Who Lived a Double Life 00:36:31.821 = Lost Roanoke 00:43:34.993 = Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts 00:52:00.913 = The Missing Fishing Boys 01:05:43.078 = John Dee And The Language Of The Angels 01:12:39.451 = The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt 01:20:12.795 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Ghosts on Film” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3ORYS14 BOOK: “The Prestige” by Christopher Priest: https://amzn.to/47ulw6O FILM: “The Prestige” directed by Christopher Nolan: https://amzn.to/3DP1OVU BOOK: “Finding Marjorie West” by Harold Thomas Beck: https://amzn.to/451zviR BOOK: “Begone Satan!” by Fr. Carl Vogl: https://amzn.to/3rYIjHK “The Trouble With Ghost Orbs” by...

A dead inventor leaves behind a mysterious scarlet satchel — and when it opens, death comes calling for those who betrayed him. Listen to Dark Fantasy with “The Man With The Scarlet Satchel! | #RetroRadio EP0461 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Blood Red Roses” (July 12, 1976) 00:45:24.243 = Murder By Experts, “It’s Luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949) ***WD 01:14:53.901 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Stranger With Roses” (June 11, 1958) ***WD 01:33:02.835 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD 01:56:42.856 = Dark Fantasy, “The Man With The Scarlet Satchel” (March 06, 1942) ***WD 02:21:21.323 = Diary of Fate, “Victor Wakeman” (June 29, 1948) ***WD 02:48:08.069 = BBC’s Fear on 4, “The Journey Home” (February 23, 2008) 03:16:31.596 = Five After The Hour, “Amid The Blaze of Noon” (June 20, 1945) 03:40:48.080 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Broken Wheel” (1947-1950) 03:45:44.256 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Raven” (1960s) 03:55:10.518 = Future Tense, “The Seventh Victim” (May 06, 1974) ***WD 04:16:12.606 = Gang Busters, “Broadway Bandit” (March 20, 1948) ***WD 04:44:04.027 = Ava Maria Hour, “Benedict Patron St. Against Poison Witchcraft” (1939) 05:07:46.682 = The Green Hornet, “The Parking Lot Racket” (October 31, 1939) 05:37:28.102 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD 06:03:45.303 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Legal Rites” (February 17, 1982) 06:31:43.493 = The Haunting Hour, “Cat Man” (October 13, 1945) 06:56:42.058 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Young Gun” (July 12, 1959) 07:20:22.680 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Blackness of Terror” (April 06, 1947) 07:44:50.794 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Voice of Doom” (1947) ***WD 08:07:56.355 = Sherlock Holmes, “Camberwell Poisoners” (February 18, 1946) 08:36:56.449 = Incredible But True, “The One That Got Away” (1950-1951) 08:40:18.062 = Inner Sanctum, “Undead” (December 18, 1945) ***WD 09:07:12.135 = The Key, “Lost In The Amazon” (1956) ***WD 09:32:25.325 = Lights Out (Everyman’s Theater), “Baby” (March 28, 1941) ***WD 09:56:52.777 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0461

Throughout history, humans have devised punishments so agonizing that victims would beg for death's mercy — from the Assyrians who draped flayed skin on city walls to Civil War soldiers forced to ride wooden horses until they split apart. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: If you are concerned about a family member’s excessive drinking, what do you do? Hold an intervention? Call Alcoholics Anonymous for advice? Perhaps confide in a close friend who might know what to do. In the case of teenaged sisters Sandra and Elizabeth Andersen, they were so frustrated with their mother’s drunken ways they decided to kill her. (Murderous Sisters) *** One reason people don’t like going to dentists is pain – even if there is no pain, just the idea of pain is enough to keep people away. But in the early 1900s there was a dentist so confident he could give you a painless tooth-extraction that he even changed his name to “Painless Parker”. But did his name live up to his claim? (A Dentist Named Painless Parker) *** Cliff Taylor reported seeing not just one, but two UFOs – and even more interesting, one of his sightings sounds like an extraterrestrial mothership… which appeared right next to his own house. And his was only a fraction of the hundreds of sightings that took place in 2008 just north of Philadelphia. (The Bucks County UFO Encounter) *** Of all the sites that are unexplained, the Bermuda Triangle is usually the first one that comes to mind. Located in the Caribbean, it is renowned for the ships and radio signals that have disappeared without explanation in recent years. Yet, there is another, perhaps lesser known region in which the inexplicable occurs. This location is often referred to quite simply as Mexico's Zone of Silence. (The Mexican Zone of Death) *** The definition of “punishment” is, “the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed.” In most cases we look to serve punishment in proper proportion to the crime being committed – reserving the most severe punishments for the worst of the worst. But that has not always been the case – and there have been a lot of punishments doled out that we would consider worse than death – and for crimes we might not even consider crimes today. (Punishments Worse Than Death) ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:15.011 = Show Open 00:04:20.335 = Punishments Worse Than Death 00:23:51.258 = Murderous Sisters 00:36:06.832 = The Mexican Zone of Silence 00:41:21.201 = The Bucks County UFO Encounter 00:56:45.356 = A Dentist Named Painless Parker 01:03:07.059 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “The Jesuit Relations” by Allan Greer: https://amzn.to/441pgd9 BOOK: “Torture And Democracy” by Darius Rejali:...

Stranded at a desolate station after dark, a group of travelers must confront chilling legends of a phantom train — and the deadly secret that rides with it. | #RetroRadio EP0460 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Loser Take All” (July 01, 1976) 00:45:56.198 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Ghost Train” (January 24, 1988) 02:11:04.208 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD 02:25:33.375 = Author’s Playhouse, “The Inexperienced Ghost” (December 04, 1944) ***WD 02:53:26.034 = Box 13, “The Treasure of Hang Li” (May 29, 1949) 03:19:56.264 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Champagne Safari” (1968) 04:29:28.167 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Verses The Invaders” (1991-1992) ***WD 04:56:36.046 = The Clock, “Ted And Cora” (August 11, 1947) ***WD 05:19:36.352 = Confession, “Esther Phillips” (August 02, 1953) ***WD 05:49:06.229 = Creeps By Night, “Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944) 06:18:36.723 = The Crime Club, “Dead Man Control” (March 20, 1947) ***WD 06:46:54.316 = Sounds of Darkness, “Flameout FBI” (August 25, 1970) 07:12:28.331 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Hole” (December 03, 1971) ***WD 07:38:14.678 = Dimension X, “Veldt” (August 09, 1951) ***WD 08:08:21.635 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Beauty And The Beast” (January 16, 1945) ***WD 08:19:54.678 = The Creaking Door, “Vagrant” (April 29, 1964) ***WD 08:49:10.185 = The Eleventh Hour, “The President’s Lady” (Mid 1940’s) 09:12:01.927 = Escape, “The Match” (May 16, 1948) 09:41:28.080 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0460

Four elderly friends, given a miraculous second chance at youth by the mysterious Dr. Heidegger's fountain water, prove that some people are doomed to repeat the follies of their past no matter how many chances they get. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathanial Hawthorne: http://www.public-library.uk/ebooks/30/33.pdf ===== (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: July 10, 2025

A Chinese park is hiring full-time forest monsters to scare tourists, grunt at passersby, and get paid $89 a day with accident insurance and zero dignity. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/MM-StartYourCryptidCareer MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025

The CIA spent decades experimenting with psychic spies who could remotely view enemy secrets, and creating mind control programs that may have created assassins. The chilling possibility is that these programs never really ended. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: It was kept secret for years that the U.S. government spent millions of dollars and decades of research and experiments looking into the paranormal, trying to weaponize psychic powers like remote viewing and mind control. We were told they didn’t find much success – but could that be part of an ongoing secret? What if they did succeed, but don’t want us to know due to “national security” reasons? And what if they aren’t just spying on our enemies, but also on us, the country’s citizens? And if they can do that… can they also control our minds to make us think and do whatever they wish? It’s a disturbing journey. ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:09.494 = Show Open 00:03:39.057 = The U.S. Government Dabbles In The Occult 00:21:30.404 = Remote Viewing and the CIA 00:45:38.900 = Mind Control and MKUltra, Part 1 01:06:33.426 = Mind Control and MKUltra, Part 2 01:23:28.464 = Mind Control and MKUltra, Part 3 01:35:12.768 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The U.S. Government Dabbles In The Occult” by Colin Dickey for The New Republic: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjnw39 “Remote Viewing and the CIA” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mte672ey “Mind Control and MKUltra” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p96m772 BOOK: “Phenomena – The Secret History of the U. S. Government’s Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis” by Annie Jacobsen: https://amzn.to/3QudCnX BOOK: “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Military Base” by Annie Jacobsen: https://amzn.to/3s3g3Uv BOOK: “The Men Who Stare At Goats” by Jon Ronson: https://amzn.to/440YHox BOOK: “The Pentagon’s Brain – An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top Secrete Military Research Agency” by Annie Jacobsen: https://amzn.to/3YmhQQH BOOK: “Psychic Discoveries Behind The Iron Curtain” by Sheila Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder: https://amzn.to/3DKmeiX BOOK: “The Mystery Chronicles – More Real-Life X-Files” by Joe Nickell: https://amzn.to/43XgVHw BOOK: “The Seventh Sense – The Secrets of Remote Viewing As Told By A Psychic Spy For The U.S. Military” by Lyn Buchanan: https://amzn.to/3s28ygD BOOK: “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley: https://amzn.to/3Ylpue5 VIDEO: (Spoon Bending) Jack Houck PK Party at 1985 Psychotronics Assoc. Conference: https://youtu.be/wFsfaCIE34s VIDEO: Roseanne Barr Reveals MKUltra In Hollywood: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p92cmz9 EPISODE: “Murdered By...

Three detectives enter a mansion plagued by phantom cats, but the greatest danger may be whoever — or whatever — is controlling them. | #RetroRadio EP0459 A trio of detectives get involved in a sinister case surrounding a supposedly haunted mansion plagued by eerie feline phenomena. They are drawn into investigating unexplained catlike scrabbling sounds echoing through empty halls, shadows that slink across walls — and the unnerving question: is there a supernatural presence stalking the place, or is someone exploiting local superstition for darker schemes? Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 01” (October 03, 1949) 00:15:23.977 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 02” (October 04, 1949) 00:29:59.677 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 03” (October 05, 1949) 00:43:01.043 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 04” (October 06, 1949) 00:56:11.388 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 05” (October 07, 1949) 01:10:27.270 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 06” (October 10, 1949) 01:23:09.183 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 07” (October 11, 1949) 01:39:59.137 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 08” (October 12, 1949) 01:52:48.200 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 09” (October 13, 1949) 02:07:21.564 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 10” (October 14, 1949) 02:21:45.483 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 11” (October 17, 1949) 02:36:41.042 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 12” (October 18, 1949) 02:47:11.247 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 13” (October 19, 1949) 03:02:31.748 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 14” (October 20, 1949) 03:17:12.587 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 15” (October 21, 1949) 03:33:31.053 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 16” (October 24, 1949) 03:49:23.986 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 17” (October 25, 1949) 04:03:21.929 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 18” (October 26, 1949) 04:17:45.380 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 19” (October 27, 1949) 04:31:31.991 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 20” (October 28, 1949) 04:44:58.166 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird...

When your marriage ends over Sasquatch… and the judge sides with the cryptid READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-squatchdivorce MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

From the 1981 Boston sightings, to Steven King’s monster, to John Wayne Gacy's horrific murders, we have plenty of reasons to loath these nightmare entertainers. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: Why do clowns creep us out? We’ll look at some of the reasons. We’ll review real creepy clown sightings – it happens a lot more than you might think! Plus, we’ll also look at some true cases of clowns committing crimes… and sometimes killing. ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Tamarac Square Clown” posted at DarkStories.org: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yck74etk “Why So Serious About Clowns?” by Frank T. McAndrew for The Conversation: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9cd2hp; and Beth Forrester for Spirit Halloween:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8s8m3h “Creepy Clown Sightings” by Matthew Dessem for Slate.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5fdppc8j; Nina Young for Kidspot.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p852r3b “Clowns of Crime” by Lauren Tousignant for The New York Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8thetd; Maggie Panos at PopSugar.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p87t7hh; and from iHorror: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7byrxnmv “John Wayne Gacy: Killer Clown” by Katie Serena for All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc7465z8 ===== (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: April 04, 2023 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/clowns

A terrified woman claims a demon with a face is behind a grisly axe murder — but the truth is far more horrifying! Hear the tale from Stay Tuned For Terror! | #RetroRadio EP0458 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Forty-Five Minutes to Murder” (June 28, 1976) ***WD 00:46:28.130 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Dunder Rock” (1930) ***WD 00:47:27.946 = Sam Spade, “Chargogagog” (September 25, 1949) 01:15:33.756 = The Sealed Book, “Welcome Home” (May 20, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 01:39:21.724 = The Shadow, “The Precipice Called Death” (January 21, 1940) 02:04:42.383 = Sleep No More, “Evening Flowering of Strange Orchid” (April 24, 1957) 02:33:46.830 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Absolute Silence” (1984) 02:47:54.064 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” (July 23, 1945) ***WD 03:02:33.180 = Strange Wills, “Seven Flights to Glory” (August 03, 1946) 03:32:29.594 = Strange, “Deja Vu In France” (1955) 03:47:35.602 = Suspense, “A Friend To Alexander” (August 03, 1943) 04:17:23.652 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963) 04:22:25.883 = The Saint, “Terrible Tintype” (November 26, 1950) 04:52:11.282 = Theater Five, “Echo of Madness” (October 07, 1964) 05:14:13.458 = Theater 1030, “The Thing In The Hall” (1968-1971) ***WD 05:43:47.290 = 2000 Plus, “Alone” (November 15, 1950) 06:14:26.864 = The Unexpected, “Solid Citizen” (1940) 06:29:13.253 = Unit 99, “Disturbance Call” (April 11, 1958) 06:52:53.535 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Indian Fakir” (February 17, 1944) ***WD 07:06:42.571 = Escape, “Bloodbath” (June 30, 1950) 07:34:41.966 = The Weird Circle, “Bell Tower” (1944) 08:02:06.940 = The Whistler, “Patients For Doctor” (November 21, 1943) 08:31:46.821 = X Minus One, “Star Bright” (April 10, 1956) 09:00:05.392 = ABC Mystery Time, “Suicide Club” (June 07, 1956) ***WD (LQ) 09:22:02.945 = Strange Adventure, “Runaway” (1945) 09:25:31.625 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD 09:53:05.540 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0458

A mysterious black goo oozing from a ship’s rudder turned out to be a previously unknown life form — because of course it did. Say hello to ShipGoo001! READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-shipgoo001 MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

In 1896-1897, thousands of Americans across 19 states witnessed mysterious airships with strange occupants, bright lights, and impossible technology – decades before the Wright Brothers' first flight and 50 years before Roswell – in what became history's first documented mass UFO sighting. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: When students at a Catholic primary school in Uganda began exhibiting mass possession symptoms — crawling on their bellies, barking, and chanting their teacher's name — an enraged mob burned down the accused educator's home and killed his livestock, pointing at him as the cause of the demonic possession. (Uganda’s Demon Possessed Primary School) *** New research suggests that time travelers would return from their journeys with completely wiped memories due to the reversal of entropy, making it impossible to remember or prove they ever traveled through time at all. (Time Travel Memory Loss) *** When Austrian soldiers bought schnapps from local traders one night in 1788, a drunken dispute among the troops escalated into full-scale panic that caused 100,000 soldiers to attack not the enemy, but themselves in history's most absurd friendly fire incident. (The Friendly Fire Defeat of Karansebes) *** In separate South African hospitals, two physically disabled men vanished from their beds only to be discovered dead in inaccessible ceiling spaces days later, leaving investigators with an impossible mystery and families without answers. (Dead Patients In The Ceiling) *** Between 1896 and 1897, thousands of Americans reported seeing mysterious flying machines in the skies – decades before powered flight was supposed to exist. (The 1897 UFO Wave) ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:32.628 = Show Open 00:04:48.093 = The 1897 UFO Wave 00:28:07.168 = Uganda’s Demon Possessed Primary School 00:36:47.713 = Time Travel Memory Loss 00:43:41.956 = The Friendly Fire Defeat of Karansebes 00:59:23.253 = Dead Patients In The Ceiling 01:10:24.250 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… The 1897 UFO Wave: https://weirddarkness.com/americas-first-ufo/ Uganda’s Demon Possessed Primary School: https://weirddarkness.com/mazibaschool/ Time Travel Memory Loss: https://weirddarkness.com/time-travel-memory-loss/ The Friendly Fire Defeat of Karansebes: https://weirddarkness.com/battle-of-karansebes/ Dead Patients In The Ceiling: https://weirddarkness.com/dead-patients-ceiling-mystery/ ===== (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes...

A lonely teenage girl invents an imaginary friend to cope with isolation. As real-life companions enter her world, the imaginary friend turns hostile — manifesting physically and attacking to preserve its existence in her make-believe realm. Hear “Child of Fate” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0457 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Child of Fate” (June 24, 1976) 00:46:33.864 = Theater Five, “Last Land Rush” (October 06, 1964) 01:06:33.079 = Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (1968-1971) ***WD (LQ) 01:33:45.605 = 2000 Plus, “Giant Walks” (November 08,1950) ***WD 02:02:52.238 = The Unexpected, “Birthday Present” (1947) 02:17:48.203 = Unit 99, “Meet Citizen at 26th and D” (April 04, 1958) 02:41:23.539 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD 02:56:01.041 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ) 03:25:39.220 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947) 03:55:46.286 = The Weird Circle, “Ghost’s Touch” (September 17, 1944) 04:23:20.796 = The Whistler, “Mirage” (October 03, 1943) 04:52:48.926 = X Minus One, “How To” (April 03, 1956) 05:21:24.474 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 1” (November 19, 1973) 05:51:34.005 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 2” (November 20, 1973) 06:21:42.496 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 3” (November 21, 1973) 06:51:34.674 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 4” (November 22, 1973) 07:21:38.573 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 5” (November 23, 1973) 07:51:43.168 = ABC Mystery Time, “Success Story” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 08:15:55.236 = Strange Adventure, “The Code of Honor” (1945) ***WD 08:19:26.159 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD (LQ) 08:46:14.603 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (1986-1987) 09:00:45.796 = Beyond The Green Door, “Alfred Porter, Ghosts, Vampires” (1966) 09:04:44.649 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Part 1” (November 21, 1951) ***WD 09:21:44.794 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Part 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD 09:30:21.834 = All Star Western Theater, “Ghost In Little Deer Canyon” (November 29, 1947) 09:58:50.632 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0457

A young servant girl's mysterious drowning sets a cynical private detective on a twisted path through false confessions, midnight conspiracies, and shadows that seem to move on their own in this chilling noir investigation. Watch the video version of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/noir-BlackPoolOfOctober THE TRUE CRIME CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON: (Greenwich, New York – 1889) When 19-year-old servant Maggie Hourigan vanished on her way to meet friends, no one expected her body would turn up the next morning in a shallow pool near a remote stretch of road. Authorities first called it suicide — but Maggie’s spotless reputation and a second autopsy revealing a head injury cast doubt on that conclusion. Rumors of mysterious men, a carriage accident, bribed doctors, and drunken confessions only deepened the mystery. Despite rewards, a Pinkerton investigation, and wild accusations — including against the very doctor who declared her death a suicide — no one was ever convicted. More than a century later, the truth about what happened to Maggie Hourigan remains unsolved. ORIGINAL CASE SOURCES… https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2019/06/the-maggie-hourigan-mystery.html Music provided by Alibi Music Library = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: July 07, 2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/noir-BlackPoolOfOctober

A teenage girl suspects her mysterious new neighbor is a vampire — but is it paranoia, or has the Boogey Man finally come for her? It’s “The Bogey Man Will Get You” from Stay Tuned For Terror! | #RetroRadio EP0456 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Checkmate” (June 21, 1976) 00:45:49.743 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “Pretty Hands Couldn’t Do It” (December 05, 1950) 01:10:36.938 = Obsession, “Summer Evening” (January 22, 1951) ***WD 01:33:32.768 = Origin of Superstition, “Boogey Man” (1935) 01:47:59.947 = Mystery Playhouse, “Corpus Delecti” (January 17, 1947) ***WD 02:12:24.081 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD 02:39:10.601 = The Price of Fear, “Not Wanted On This Voyage” (1973-1983) ***WD 03:07:20.679 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) (LQ) 03:37:02.233 = Quiet Please, “Let the Lillies Consider” (June 28, 1948) 04:02:03.144 = Radio City Playhouse, “One From Three Leaves Two” (February 21, 1949) 04:32:04.434 = Lights Out, “Strange Couple Stays Overnight” (1935) ***WD (LQ) 05:01:25.553 = Max Gaines Mystery, “Arthur Gusy” (mid 1940s) 05:25:28.626 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Preston Hall” (1930) ***WD 05:26:31.062 = Sam Spade, “The Champion Caper” (August 07, 1949) ***WD 05:54:45.020 = The Sealed Book, “Death at Storm House” (April 22, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 06:25:08.481 = The Shadow, “Murder In The Death House” (January 07, 1940) 06:50:30.835 = Sleep No More, “Homecoming And Aunt Cassie” (April 17, 1957) ***WD 07:19:28.080 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Ghosting” (1984) 07:47:38.564 = Stay Tuned for Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD 08:02:21.904 = Strange Wills, “Midnight On The Moor” (July 27, 1946) 08:32:29.840 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD 08:44:46.901 = Suspense, “The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson” (July 27, 1943) 09:14:14.762 = The Saint, “Plot In Prison” (January 19, 1950) ***WD 09:42:29.520 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0456

HOUR ONE: Love, money, divorce, anger, and murder. One Pennsylvania family had it all and then some in the late 1800’s. (The Butler County Tragedy) *** Count Saint Germain and Jacques Saint Germain, John and Wayne Carter, the Casket Girls of New Orleans. Despite many years between all of their lives, they all still have one grisly thing in common. All were thought to be, and possibly were, real vampires tied to the Big Easy… a place where real blood-suckers continue to live and roam the streets even now in the twenty-first century. (Vampires of New Orleans) *** They have a long history in the United Kingdom, stalking the moors and fog-carpeted streets in the night. But it appears hounds from Hell have also made their way to the Americas. (American Hellhounds) ========== HOUR TWO: On a barren field in the U.S. state of Georgia, five granite slabs rise in a star pattern. Each of them weighs over 20 tons and on top of them, there is a capstone. Nobody knows who built it or why they were placed there, but one popular opinion that their purpose is to guide humanity after a predicted post-apocalyptic event that will come in the not so distant future. (The American Stonehenge) *** When you think "fairies," what comes to mind? You probably picture an adorable and sparkly creature akin to Disney's Tinker Bell, a lovely - and above all, friendly - presence. You may even want to make contact with them. Unfortunately, glittering humanoids with butterfly wings are the stuff of children's books. Retrace faerie folklore, and you'll discover their secret scary origins. (The Dark Side of Fairies) *** In the Summer of 1949, a geologist named Vadim Kolpakov discovered a strange feature on the surface of the earth in the Bodaibo, Irkutsk, region of South-Eastern Siberia. Encircled by a largely treed area, this anomaly is oval with a conical crater that contains a small ball-like mound in its middle. The geologic mystery has baffled scientists who are uncertain of what caused this weird formation. (What Caused the Patomskiy Crater) *** Is there any truth behind the enduring legend of the werewolf? (Planet Werewolf) *** The Red Pen ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: Big Matt, “Long Road” song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWEvHVz2V6U “American Hellhounds” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/yczhkvde “The Butler County Tragedy” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yyn78amz “Vampires of New Orleans” by Brian Harrison for Exemplore: https://tinyurl.com/ycyy4vjp Episode containing “The Elves of Iceland”: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=Elves+Iceland “Planet Werewolf” by Lea Rose Emery for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/vcetp96 “The Dark Side of Fairies” by Amber Fua for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/rbexptk “The American Stonehenge” by Mihai Andrei for ZME Science: https://tinyurl.com/yaogafuz “What Caused the Patomskiy Crater?” by Lochlan McClelland for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/wu9r5bc “The Red Pen” by Kjirsty Beth for Paranormality Magazine ==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) ========== "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 ========== WeirdDarkness®, WeirdDarkness© 2024 ========== To become a Weird Darkness Radio Show affiliate, contact Radio America at affiliates@radioamerica.com, or call 800-807-4703 (press 2 or dial ext 250).

A 16th-century witch hunter believed each person is caught between a guardian angel and their own personal demon — one who knows their deepest habits and weaknesses — and he mapped out the seven princes of Hell who rule over humanity's sins. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: You might have heard someone say during a severe storm, “it’s raining cats and dogs out there!” Of course, it wasn’t really raining felines and Fidos. But there have been instances of it raining frogs and fish. But did you hear about the time when for two-weeks straight it rained rocks and stones? (Raining Rocks, Storming Stones) *** In the film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” the ending… sorry, spoiler here, but it has been since 1977 so you have had plenty of time to see it… at the end of the film, the aliens drop off dozens of humans that they’ve abducted over the years, and then welcome a volunteer human to leave with them – like an extraterrestrial foreign exchange student program. It’s a fascinating concept, an extremely well-written premise for the film… but could that actually happen? Better question… has it already happened? (The Zeta Reticuli and Project Serpo) *** It could be argued that while William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was a real person in history – that his story is more legend than fact. But then, being a notorious outlaw, pretending to die, and convincing everyone you are dead – then living out the rest of your life until you were an old man… that does probably deserve the label of “legend’. Is that story the fact… or is it fiction? (The Billy The Kid Conspiracy) *** Stories of giant, winged predators in the sky streaking down and attacking children and even full-grown men have been around since… well… ever. Some don’t believe it possible, but if you do a Google search for “man-eating bird” you’ll quickly find out they were not only real – but alive not that long ago. Or, perhaps… still soaring the skies, looking for their next meal… especially in and around New England. (Man-Eating Thunderbirds of New England) *** We’ve all heard of guardian angels – the idea that each one of us has a personal, supernatural protector following us at all times, battling for our souls to keep us from spiritual harm, if not physical. But if that’s true – could we also each have a personal demon as well? A being also battling for our souls to send us to hell? One famous witch hunter believed exactly that. (The Witch Hunter List of Seven Princes In Hell) ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:33.059 = Show Open 00:04:49.731 = The Witch Hunter List of Seven Princes In Hell 00:15:39.521 = Raining Rocks, Storming Stones 00:33:06.180 = Man-Eating Thunderbirds of New England 00:58:23.314 = The Billy The Kid...