Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

The Bell Witch became one of America's most famous hauntings, but the truth behind the violent spirit that allegedly tormented a Tennessee family for years remains shrouded in mystery and debate. IN THIS EPISODE: The tale of the Bell Witch has gone on to become one of the most well known hauntings in American history and an iconic historical horror story, but of course it has left us to debate and speculate on whether any of it is true, and if so just what was the Bell Witch? (The Disturbing Case of the Bell Witch) *** The pentagram is most often seen in film and television as a symbol of Satan, or dark witchcraft – but that is not the reality of pentagram. The symbol has a much wider and richer history than what is portrayed in today’s entertainment mediums. While the practices and beliefs of Wicca, gnostics, and druids use the pentagram in their practices, as do Satanists, the pentagram was (and sometimes still is) used by Christian believers as well – which I’m sure comes as quite a shock to those who don’t know the full history behind this five pointed star. (The Paranormal Pentagram) *** I have told innumerable stories involving the death of someone, be it brutal, mysterious, or even darkly humorous. But it is high time I share a few stories of people who died… but then returned to the living. Not as ghosts, but as regular flesh-and-blood human beings who just happened to survive their own death. (They Survived Their Own Deaths) *** The Lake Bodom murders may well be the most famous unsolved homicide in Scandinavian Criminal History. Occurring in 1960 and claiming 3 victims with 1 injured survivor it is a Finnish zeitgeist that at one time or another had the whole of Finland enraptured. It is now a buzzword for murder and mystery in the small country. (The Lake Bodom Murders) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:00:59.204 = Show Open 00:03:41.991 = The Disturbing Case of the Bell Witch 00:26:18.524 = ***They Survived Their Own Deaths 00:40:39.551 = ***The Paranormal Pentagram 00:53:51.534 = ***Murders At Lake Bodom 01:03:55.846 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES: “They Survived Their Own Deaths” by Gary Pullman for List Verse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3cp587jz “The Paranormal Pentagram” by A. Sutherland for Message to Eagle: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2674t2ss, and Alice Cook-Nelson for MYDNYTBLU: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/d234tb8m ***BOOK: “Power of the Pendulum” by Tom Lethbridge: https://amzn.to/3cd6Jmr “The Disturbing Case of the Bell Witch” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/du2fbct3 “Murders at Lake Bodom” posted at Mystery Confidential: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/356kkx5b=====(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: March 23, 2021 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BellWitchHaunting 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....

NASA's Perseverance rover just stumbled across something that has scientists scratching their heads – a rock on Mars that has absolutely no business being where it is. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/mars-rock-anomaly/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #MarsDiscovery #NASAMystery #PerseveranceRover #SpaceExploration #MarsRover #UnexplainedMystery #SpaceScience #MarsMeteor #NASANews

Grandma Mimi sends her grandchildren into the woods on a turkey hunt to avenge her beloved dog Bark-Man, but the kids have no idea what kind of turkeys are really waiting for them out there. | “THE TURKEY HUNT” by Scott Donnelly Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com

A top-nuclear researcher recounts (in therapy) how she fell in love with a supposed alien, married him, and was later convicted of his murder. The question remains: is she a delusional murderer or the innocent victim of extraterrestrial manipulation? | “The Star Killers” – CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0559 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Star Killers” (February 15, 1977) ***WD 00:48:51.601 = The Sealed Book, “Till Death Do Us Part” (July 08, 1945) ***WD 01:18:15.720 = The Shadow, “The Green Man” (November 24, 1940) ***WD 01:42:19.474 = Sleep No More, “Woman in Grey” and “Suspicious Gift” (March 20, 1957) 02:11:07.735 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Rituals” (1984) 02:37:33.993 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD 02:52:06.410 = Strange Wills, “Dance Director” (November 16, 1946) 03:21:43.442 = Suspense, “The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein” (November 23, 1943) 03:51:10.025 = Tales of the Frightened, “Voice From the Grave” 03:55:58.182 = The Saint, “Intruder” (March 25, 1951) 04:25:28.004 = Theater Five, “Prodigal Son” (October 27, 1964) 04:45:54.583 = 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. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0559

Apps promise friendship and love on demand, but researchers are discovering that relationships with artificial companions can deepen loneliness, foster dependence, and in tragic cases, contribute to self-harm. IN THIS EPISODE: A woman in England insists she's not from this planet—literally—claiming an extraterrestrial soul from a star cluster 440 light-years away occupies her human body. She's not alone in this belief, and she's turned her supposed alien origins into a thriving business coaching thousands of others who are convinced they're starseeds too. (Woman Claims To Be An Alien) *** In 1393, six dancers at a French royal ball wore costumes made of pitch-soaked linen sewn directly onto their bodies—then the king's drunken brother walked in with a torch and set them all on fire. Four men died screaming as their flaming costumes melted into their skin while horrified nobles watched, and the disaster pushed France's already-mad king deeper into psychosis and the kingdom closer to civil war. (The Ball of Burning Men) *** But first… Millions of people have formed deep emotional bonds with AI chatbots that promise companionship without judgment—but teenagers are dying by suicide after their digital companions encouraged self-harm instead of offering help. The apps are engineered to create dependency, and research shows the more comfort people get from AI, the less human connection they maintain, turning what feels like a lifeline into a trap. We begin with that story. (When The Algorithm Says “I Love You”) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:03:03.569 = Show Open 00:05:17.971 = When The Algorithm Says “I Love You” 00:34:25.191 = ***Woman Claims To Be An Alien 00:55:06.793 = ***The Ball of Burning Men 01:21:42.969 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break PRINT VERSIONS to READ or SHARE (includes sources): When The Algorithm Says “I Love You”: https://weirddarkness.com/ai-romance/ (Church of the Undead episode:https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-ai-romance/ - post goes live November 23, 2025) Woman Claims To Be An Alien: https://weirddarkness.com/woman-claims-proof-alien-pleiades-star-cluster/ The Ball of Burning Men: https://weirddarkness.com/masquerade-ball-burning-men-1393/ =====(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: November 21, 2025 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AIRomance 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...

After months of speculation, canceled auctions, and competing buyers, the mystery mortgage holder is finally revealed. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/conjuring-house-owner-revealed WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #ConjuringHouse #HauntedHouse #ParanormalInvestigation #EdAndLorraineWarren #TrueHaunting #GhostStories #SupernaturalMystery #HauntedHistory #ParanormalNews

From WWII soldiers in New Guinea to pygmy tribes in the Congo, eyewitnesses across multiple continents have reported encountering spiders with bodies the size of puppies and dinner plates—yet science insists such creatures cannot exist. IN THIS EPISODE: Something came out of the river near New Richmond, Ohio – those who saw it said it was a kind of alien lifeform, and utterly indescribable. What was the strange creature that has come to be known as Octoman? (The Ohio Octoman) *** Drivers were convinced they'd spotted the infamous Blue Bell Hill ghost on the A229 in February 2019. That was the last time the ghost was spotted – and some believe it wasn’t really the ghost at all, but something else. (The Ghost of Blue Bell Hill) *** There are plenty of ghost stories in the Lake Placid area, but probably the most unique and mysterious is the story of the Lady in the Lake. So mysterious is this ghost that it has inspired many authors and filmmakers – but the true story is more creepy than any ghost story. (The Lady In Lake Placid) *** In the early days of those reaching the New World, superstitions and unusual beliefs about others, even your own neighbors, were commonplace. Most anyone could be accused of being a witch. And I do mean anyone. Be thankful you weren’t one of the first settlers to live in America. (American Witches) *** Gigantic spiders are reported worldwide, yet we have yet to actually capture one to prove their existence or study them to see how they grow so large. Is it possible the giant spiders don’t exist – or could it be a different creature we have yet to identify? (The Actuality of Enormous Arthropods) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:33.184 = Show Open 00:04:50.539 = The Actuality of Enormous Arthropods 00:22:16.449 = ***The Ghost of Blue Bell Hill 00:28:05.894 = The Ohio Octoman 00:42:19.972 = ***American Witches 01:02:17.734 = ***The Lady In Lake Placid 01:07:27.405 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Ohio Octoman” from It’s Something Wiki (Itsmth): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4x2ua8c ***BOOK: “Bigfoot: Tales of Unexplained Creatures, UFO and Psychic Connections”: https://amzn.to/3scEJ85 ***BOOK: “The Bigfoot Case Book” by Janet Bord, Colin Bord, Loren Coleman: https://amzn.to/3ccYVkY ***BOOK: “Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us” by John Green: https://amzn.to/3d08z9w “Mammoth Spiders” heard at the beginning of the episode is from UnexplainedMonsters.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5pfd8 “The Actuality of Enormous Arthropods” by Karl Shuker from the book, “Mirabalis – A Carnival of Cryptozoology and Unnatural History”: https://amzn.to/3d1p8Sm, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3dxsemrm “The Ghost of Blue Bell Hill” by Victoria Chessum and Ben Ashton for Kent Live: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2cyteuy8 ***PHOTO of Ghost of Blue Bell: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/47pm6yzd “The Lady In Lake Placid” by Jess Collier for LakePlacid.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2mjnvdjs ***BOOK: “A Lady in the Lake” by George Christian Ortloff: https://amzn.to/3lI30Ap ***BOOK: “Dancehall” by Bernard F. Conners: https://amzn.to/392XRhm “American Witches” by Charles Skinner, gathered and edited by Kathy Weiser for Legends of America:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y4cyjxnh=====(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: March 2021 EPISODE PAGE...

Discover the eerie messages, cryptic recordings, and spine-chilling voicemails waiting on the other end of the internet's most notorious phone numbers - some still active, others forever silenced. IN THIS EPISODE: Shortly after Glen MacPherson started hearing a strange humming noise, he created the World Hum and Database Project so people around the world could document their own experiences. And he received a lot of stories from people hearing a strange humming sound in their towns. (Cracking The Mystery of the ‘Worldwide Hum’) *** Plus, we’ll dial a few freaky, creepy, haunted, and cursed phone numbers and listen in to what some people say scared them half to death. (Creepy Phone Numbers) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:03:24.343 = Show Open 00:04:36.367 = Cracking The Mystery of the Worldwide Hum 00:16:23.679 = Creepy Phone Numbers – No Longer Working 00:30:56.916 = Creepy Phone Numbers – Still Working (as of 2021) 00:56:15.991 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Cracking The Mystery of the Worldwide Hum” by Glen MacPherson for GetPocket.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/kr8bwypn “Creepy Telephone Numbers” by Lucia for TheGhostInMyMachine.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3cppn9hs,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jhefym VIDEO of Wrinkles the Clown doing his thing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-pHcveHILw Audio for 786-519-3708 from YouTuber Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQLdtbTuHDM Audio for 978-435-0163 from YouTuber Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8aHQvAo0Gc Audio for 408-634-2806 from YouTuber MKP Studios: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IRyJQTcNhk Audio for 858-651-5050 from YouTuber Retro Fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GP61BZzjz4 Audio for 978-435-0163 from YouTuber Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8aHQvAo0Gc Audio for 801-820-0263 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/801-820-0263a/s-xG0J2 Audio for 630-296-7536 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/630-296-7536a/s-BGmtr Audio for 786-519-3708 from YouTuber Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQLdtbTuHDM Audio for 701-347-1936 from YouTuber Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf7UyHxQf4s Audio for 207-301-5797 from YouTuber Cluttered Agenda: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9geQwZdBJfA Audio for 828-756-0109 from YouTuber Phreak Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGUlpevJj_I Audio for 407-734-0254 from Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUpsauNk6mw Audio for 512-937-2346 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/512-937-2346a/s-Dm0f53RKNxJ Audio for 508-690-6143 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/508-690-6143a/s-m6xeS1iu2M5 Audio for 618-625-8313 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/baumans-number/s-ZuLz5 Audio for 646-868-1844 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/646-868-1844a/s-B34csyQ10Lg Audio for 1-877-772-7337 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/1-877-772-7337a/s-gvx4715k4KB Audio for 951-572-2602 from Ghost Machine: https://soundcloud.com/user-417570064/951-572-2602a/s-J5hS7 Audio for 909-390-0003, from YouTuber bigburger boi2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuISjziWbhE Audio for 408-634-2806 from YouTuber Cursed Creepy Numbers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY493Gijd2w Audio for Calling Carrie from YouTuber Adorabot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5GtWYzDD9c=====(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.)= = =...

A documentary featuring senior U.S. officials is revealing what some claim is an 80-year cover-up of non-human technology and bodies. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/age-of-disclosure-ufo-documentary WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #UFODisclosure #AgeOfDisclosure #GovernmentCoverup #LuisElizondo #NonHumanIntelligence #UAPHearing #AlienTechnology #PentagonUFO #TrumpDisclosure

A new technology translates patterns of brain activity into written descriptions of what you’re seeing or imagining. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/mind-reading-brain-scan-technology/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #MindReading #BrainScanTechnology #AIReadingThoughts #NeuroscienceBreakthrough #BrainToText #ThoughtTranslation #BrainComputerInterface #MentalPrivacy #NeuralDecoding

For the first time in recorded history, a national government has officially agreed to explore building an embassy to welcome extraterrestrial visitors. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/alien-embassy-deal WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #AlienEmbassy #ExtraterrestrialDiplomacy #RaelianMovement #UFODisclosure #AlienContact #FirstContact #ETEmbassy #GovernmentAliens #DiplomaticContact

When Patrick Cross bought a Flying V guitar that survived a fatal bar fire in Michigan, he had no idea the instrument harbored an evil entity that would cost him his job, his health, and nearly his sanity. IN THIS EPISODE: Just because a guitar is the only thing to survive a building fire doesn’t mean that guitar is lucky. In fact, it might be the exact opposite, as Patrick Cross found out when he bought the guitar in 1995. (Patrick Cross and His Devil Guitar) *** Air Force veteran Charles Moody drove out into the desert to watch a meteor shower – but he found a lot more than he bargained for when he was abducted by extraterrestrials. (The Alien Abduction of Sergeant Moody) *** We’ll fire up the flux capacitor and take a look at the past, present, and possible future of time machines. (A Brief History of Time Machines) *** Nearly every place has its legends; stories that have passed from person to person, generation to generation, down to the present day. Some are based on facts and are further embroidered in the telling, while others seem to have come from next to nothing at all. Such is the mysterious case of the Witch of Scrapf*gg*t Green. (The Witch of Scrapf*gg*t Green) *** Some say the story itself is true. Others say it is pure science fiction. Either way, just the circumstances behind the story of “The Shaver Mystery” are enough to scare the goosebumps out of you! (The Shaver Mystery) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:04.759 = Patrick Cross and His Devil Guitar 00:16:28.134 = ***Alien Abduction of Sergeant Moody 00:20:50.596 = A Brief History of Time Machines 00:29:30.376 = The Witch of Scrapf*gg*t Green 00:39:40.927 = ***The Shaver Mystery 00:52:47.968 = Show Outro *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Alien Abduction of Sergeant Moody” posted at Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/232642p5 “The Shaver Mystery” by Penguin Pete for GeekyDomain.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bm2jmk6c “The Witch of Scrapf*gg*t Green” by Willow Winsham for Folklore Thursday: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2za6bzzr “A Brief History of Time Machines” posted Forbes (link no longer available) “Patrick Cross and His Devil Guitar” posted at Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/54884jms=====(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: March 03, 2021 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PatrickCross 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...

A group of four actresses receives mysterious invitations to a remote, deserted house. Once there, they become trapped by a murderous madman (fiend) wearing a mask, who subjects them to terror and peril in a twisted game of hate and revenge. | “Mask of Hate” from Peril | #RetroRadio EP0558 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Stamped For Death” (February 14, 1977) 00:46:14.661 = Origin of Superstition, “Don’t Turn Back” (Jan 25, 1935) ***WD 01:00:31.775 = Peril, “Mask of Hate” (1940s/1950s) ***WD 01:24:40.034 = Mystery Playhouse, “Leg Man” (October 19, 1945) ***WD 01:49:13.995 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Leona’s Room” (February 25, 1949) 02:18:05.338 = Price of Fear, “Meeting In Athens” (July 07, 1973) ***WD 02:45:30.008 = The Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Three Frogs” (April 29, 1948) ***WD 03:14:18.532 = Quiet Please, “Good Ghost” (October 24, 1948) ***WD 03:43:00.258 = Radio City Playhouse, “Motive For Murder” (June 20, 1949) 04:09:14.078 = Mercer McLeod’s The Man With The Story, “Blood On The Doorstep” (1946-1947) 04:23:25.252 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Odd Place to Live” ( ***WD 04:24:26.717 = Sam Spade, “Kimberly Cross Caper” (March 23, 1951) 04:52:54.329 = 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. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0558

Murder or Frame-Up? The Disturbing MacDonald Family Tragedy and The Controversial Conviction of Jeffrey MacDonald IN THIS EPISODE: When Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald called police to report that drug-crazed hippies had murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters, he had no idea that he would become the prime suspect—or that a mysterious woman in a floppy hat would haunt the case for decades. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Murder Conviction of Jeffrey MacDonald” by Barney Doyle for Crime Traveller:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9twdfvu7 =====(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: March 02, 2021 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/JeffreyMacDonald 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. #WeirdDarkness #JeffreyMacDonald #FatalVision #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMysteries #GreenBeretMurders #ColdCase #MurderMystery #ForensicEvidence #TrueCrimePodcast

Based on a concept from Darren Marlar, written by Scott Donnelly, Twenty-four days… twenty-four doors… all leading to one unholy Christmas Eve!Join me December 1st through the 24th as I release one chapter per day of this terrifying new holiday horror! If you’d like to grab the full-length novel in-advance, it’s currently available on Kindle and in paperback and hardback editions! And for a VERY limited time, you can get an Advent of Evil GIFT PACK – with a signed copy Details at https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

A Pennsylvania man learned the hard way that "man's best friend" doesn't necessarily mean "man's safest roommate." READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/dog-shoots-man/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #DogShootsOwner #GunSafetyFail #BizarreAccident #AccidentalShooting #StrangeNews #PennsylvaniaNews #FirearmSafety #UnusualAccident #TrueStory

Thousands of pages of secret government records about Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance were just released to the public, but the mystery only deepens. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/amelia-earhart-declassified-files-2025/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #AmeliaEarhart #UnsolvedMystery #DeclassifiedFiles #AviationMystery #TrueMystery #HistoricalMystery #GovernmentSecrets #FamousDisappearances #PacificOcean

A ventriloquist sits in a police cell, insisting that if the inspector wants to know why he shot a man, he should ask Toby—his ventriloquist dummy. | “Dead of Night” from Out of This World | #RetroRadio EP0557 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Masquerade” (February 11, 1977) 00:46:05.636 = Out of This World, “Dead of Night” (February 28, 1947) ***WD 01:15:32.454 = Mystery In The Air, “Black Cat” (September 18, 1947) ***WD 01:41:18.579 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Solo Performance” (May 21, 1948) 02:10:34.959 = World Adventure Club, “Living Mummy” (1932) ***WD 02:23:50.231 = Murder at Midnight, “Murder Is Lonely Business” (December 16, 1946) 02:49:19.230 = The Black Museum, “A Lady’s Shoe” (May 27, 1952) 03:15:03.327 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Lady in Red” (May 23, 1950) 03:44:04.433 = Mystery House, “Murder Is An Art” (August 09, 1946) 04:09:49.314 = CBC Nightfall, “The Assassin Game” (November 05, 1982) 04:38:08.266 = Obsession, “Ted Brandon’s Old House” (1950s) ***WD (LQ) 05:02:09.310 = 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. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0557

A sweet-toothed criminal's three-day crime spree included an unexpected dessert break. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/burglar-eats-birthday-cake WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #BurglarEatsCake #TrueCrime #BizarreCrime #StupidCriminals #CaughtOnCamera #UKCrime #WeirdNews #CakeThief #CriminalFails

A prospector's peaceful camping trip in British Columbia turns into a six-day nightmare when he's kidnapped in his sleeping bag and carried miles into the mountains by an eight-foot Sasquatch. IN THIS EPISODE: When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back and ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history… although they had to assassinate a couple dozen people to do it. (Inside The Molly Maguires) *** Numerous cultures have images of a being tied to nature – simply called “The Green Man”. But how can so many different cultures spanning so many years have almost the exact same representation of him? (Digging Into The Roots of the Green Man) *** There is a scary urban legend from Spain about a bizarre website that offers you the ultimate horror experience. Apparently, the experience can prove to be lethal. (The Blind Maiden) *** In 1898, reports of a brutal killing surfaced in Ontario, Canada… and it was only then that the settlers finally began to believe what the local Algonquin tribe had been telling them about the Wendigo. (Horror of the Wendigo) *** The Azores island chain in the Atlantic is said by sailors to be the site of strange and disturbing events. Some are so spooked by the waters surrounding these islands that they refuse to go there. (Vanishings Around the Azores) *** Is it true that Bigfoot has abducted humans and run off with them? There are numerous stories that seem to lay credence to the idea! (The Albert Ostman Bigfoot Abduction and Other Bigfoot Kidnappings) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:11.112 = The Albert Osterman Bigfoot Abduction 00:33:14.262 = ***Others Kidnapped By Sasquatch 00:37:29.235 = Inside The Molly Maguires 00:44:38.036 = The Blind Maiden 00:50:14.075 = ***Vanishings Around The Azores 00:57:45.637 = Digging Into The Green Man 01:03:41.307 = ***Horror of the Wendigo 01:08:31.549 = Show Close SOURCES and RESOURCES: Thumbnail art by Nicholas Lawyer: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/59wft49t “Vanishings Around the Azores” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2wu4hw2b “Others Kidnapped By Sasquatch” by Loren Coleman for Cryptomundo: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vwjbdyrk “The Albert Ostman Bigfoot Abduction” by John Green from the book “Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us”: https://amzn.to/3szuxGs “Horror of the Wendigo” was posted at CNEWS (link no longer available) “The Blind Maiden” by Christina Skelton: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/95xt6bu “Inside The Molly Maguires” by Genevieve Carlton for All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/c4h96kj7 “Digging Into The Roots of the Green Man” by Riley Winters for Ancient Origins: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4aa66c8k “Vanishings Around the Azores” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2wu4hw2b =====(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: March 01, 2021 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AlbertOstman 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...