Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved
2,527 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsAward-winning podcast hosted by voice artist Darren Marlar who narrates true stories of crime, the unexplained, and paranormal.
* Ranked #2 in Podcast Magazine‘s “Best True Crime and Horror” podcasts for 2020
* Named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” in 2019 by Podcast Business Journal
* Darren Marlar’s narration of “The Tell-Tale Heart” won Bronze at HEAR NOW 2020 Podcast Palooza
* Reached #5 worldwide on the “HOT 50” chart for November 2020 by Podcast Magazine
* Finalist for”Storyteller-Drama” award for the “People’s Choice Podcast Awards” in 2019
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Episodes
“TERRORS AT 63 MAPLE STREET” #WeirdDarkness
April 23, 2024 06:24 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBA family shares the horrors they’ve been dealing with at their home in Croatia… in explicit detail! SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Book: “The Haunting of 63 Maple Street” by Jordan Quinn Farkas: https://amzn.to/3w2Ximy Blog post: “Our Humble Haunted Home” from ParanormalHauntings.blog: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5x4y29w4 Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure...
“GHOSTS ON DEATH ROW” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 23, 2024 00:00 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBIN THIS EPISODE: The most evil of lawbreakers in our society – the murderers and rapists – are usually confined to life in prison. The most evil of the evil are sometimes sentenced to death. But is it possible that by cutting short the lives of the horrific individuals on Death Row, we are unknowingly creating new malevolent entities that continue to torment us from the grave? (The Ghosts of Death Row) *** From beatings to murders to a handful of escape attempts made by Alcatraz's prisoners, ...
“DREADFUL JOHN AT MIDNIGHT” (LOW QUALITY) Marathon #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 22, 2024 23:45 - 3 hours - 188 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! Dreadful John at Midnight is a horror/suspense radio show though it is not a traditional old-time radio show. Instead of using a script and actors, the host simply reads short stories by authors like Edgar Allen Poe and Ambrose Bierce. The show broadcast from 1963 to 1967 on WKCR. At the end of each show, the host attributed the shows produ...
#WeirdDarknessRadio WEEKEND OF APRIL 20-21, 2024
April 22, 2024 05:00 - 2 hours - 117 MBPLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE in your social media so others who love strange and macabre stories can listen too! https://weirddarkness.com/listen ========== HOUR ONE: In June of 2009 a man calling himself Peter Bergmann checked in to a hotel in Sligo Town. Five days later his body was found on Rosses Point Beach. But Peter Bergmann was not Peter Bergmann – so who was he? (The Peter Bergmann Mystery) *** Sharing stories from people who are frightened by a bump in the night or a strange shadow on ...
“COULD DRAGONS HAVE BEEN REAL?” and More Dark, True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 22, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 87 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Is it possible dragons are… or at least were… real? Science takes a look at the possibility. (Are Dragons Real?) *** In a thick, dark forest in Colorado is a foreboding house which is considered one of the most haunted places in the U.S. (Haunted House In The Black Forest) *** A woman has the gift of speaking with and interacting with those who have passed on… but what began as a gift, evolved into a curse. (The Man Is Back) *** Weirdo family member Ezra tells us of his perso...
“WEIRDNESS IN THE WILDERNESS” and 3 More Dark and True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 22, 2024 00:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBIN THIS EPISODE: There are numerous bizarre and creepy tales of people who have ventured into the woods to find not only the natural world, but perhaps the supernatural as well. (Weirdness In The Wilderness) *** Is it true that the Pentagon has been investigating bizarre creatures, poltergeist activity, invisible entities, orbs of light, and other strangeness at the Skinwalker Ranch? (UFOs, The Paranormal, and the Pentagon) *** Dino Bravo is a name that only a die-hard wrestling fan would kno...
“CBS Radio Mystery Theater” Multi-Episode Marathon 14 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 21, 2024 23:45 - 5 hours - 292 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! After September 30, 1962, commercial radio drama was as dead as the doornail described in the opening pages of Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843), and everyone understood that television killed it. People who worked in both mediums realized that working in radio was a much better overall experience than television could ever be. Sure, TV had...
“THE KELLY-HOPKINSVILLE SHOOTOUT WITH ALIENS” and More Strange True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 21, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBIN THIS EPISODE: It’s considered one of the most bizarre and convincing extraterrestrial events ever reported… we’ll look at the alien encounter in 1955’s Hopkinsville, Kentucky that was experienced by two terrified families. (The Hopkinsville Encounter) *** In the deep jungles of the Congo, natives tell of a giant creature that, once described, sounds exactly like a long-necked dinosaur. But how could this be? And is it pure legend? Perhaps not, as one noted biologist from the area saw it wi...
“SERIAL KILLER SHOWDOWN” by Devin Hooper (Horror Fiction!) #WeirdDarkness
April 20, 2024 23:55 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBOriginally used on Weird Darkness as a #ThrillerThursday episode in 2021, this creepypasta is a great piece of fiction from the No Sleep sub-Reddit; it’s Devin Hooper’s incredible tale, “Serial Killer Showdown!” SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Serial Killer Showdown” by Devin Hooper: https://tinyurl.com/y7wp5h46 Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give aut...
“SUSPENSE!” Multi-Episode Marathon 009 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 20, 2024 23:45 - 4 hours - 269 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! When the dramatic anthology series "Suspense" premiered over CBS Radio on June 17, 1942, it did so as both a summer series and as a sustaining program. The network had no idea how well the series would perform - its only previous showcase was as an hour-long audition on the 1940 series "Forecast" - so running out and getting a sponsor didn’...
“DID MARK TWAIN WRITE A NOVEL... FROM HIS GRAVE?” and More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 20, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Did Mark Twain write a new novel after he was dead? If so, how? *** Though David Parker Ray's girlfriend Cindy Hendy helped him commit numerous rapes and murders in the 1990s, she was released in 2019 and walks free today. *** Louis Le Prince vanished under mysterious circumstances, but did he willingly decide to hide from the outside world, or was he murdered? *** A man has a dream so disturbing that he’s deeply affected by it well after he dreamt it. And the reason it stuck...
“X MINUS ONE” Multi-Episode Marathon 09 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 19, 2024 23:45 - 5 hours - 276 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! By the mid 1950s, science fiction had largely fallen into a familiar pattern, regardless of medium. When fans tuned into the radio or caught the latest science fiction movie, they either encountered space opera adventures or fare aimed largely at a juvenile audience. Only in magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction and Galaxy were stori...
“IN THE WAKE OF THE DRAGON’S BREATH” (The Full Saga!) #MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness
April 19, 2024 20:47 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MBTell your friends about Micro Terrors – and find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website - http://MicroTerrors.com! And be sure to subscribe to the podcast at https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors! Visit our website: https://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://...
(No Infrasound) “THE RED ROOM” by H.G. Wells (A Classic Haunted House Story!) #WeirdDarkness
April 19, 2024 03:09 - 25 minutes - 57.9 MBIN THIS EPISODE: It’s #ThrillerThursday and this time I’m bringing you a tale from H.G. Wells… a haunted house story entitled, “The Red Room.” It’s a great short story of a man who does not believe in ghosts, planning to stay in a purportedly haunted room overnight in Lorraine Castle. After being warned by three people before entering, he confidently makes his way to the room… and becomes increasingly unnerved as the night progresses. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Red Room” b...
(With Infrasound) “THE RED ROOM” by H.G. Wells (A Classic Haunted House Story!) #WeirdDarkness
April 19, 2024 03:08 - 25 minutes - 57.9 MBIN THIS EPISODE: It’s #ThrillerThursday and this time I’m bringing you a tale from H.G. Wells… a haunted house story entitled, “The Red Room.” It’s a great short story of a man who does not believe in ghosts, planning to stay in a purportedly haunted room overnight in Lorraine Castle. After being warned by three people before entering, he confidently makes his way to the room… and becomes increasingly unnerved as the night progresses. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Red Room” b...
“THE SIGNALMAN” BY CHARLES DICKENS (Classic Horror Story) #WeirdDarkness
April 19, 2024 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBIN THIS EPISODE: I’m bringing you a classic horror story from Charles Dickens called “The Signalman”. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Signalman” by Charles Dickens: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/signalmancharlesdickens Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 ...
“INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES” Multi-Episode Marathon 08 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 18, 2024 23:45 - 4 hours - 274 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! A creaking door and a chorus of haunting organ music. No radio show opening is more memorable for many fans than the one heard on Inner Sanctum Mysteries. This disturbing simple salvo led people into thirty minutes of suspense and horror sprinkled with puns from a creepy host, all of which can now be heard again in sparkling audio quality f...
“THE WHISTLER” Multi-Episode Marathon 10 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 18, 2024 04:28 - 4 hours - 272 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! “I am the Whistler and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak!” Haunting stories of fate, dramas of crime, deception, and manipulation building to a sudden and shocking denouemen...
“CAN THE PARANORMAL DRAIN LIFE FROM US?” and More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness
April 18, 2024 03:45 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIN THIS EPISODE: When the supernatural intrudes into our lives, it's not just our minds that are affected. We’ll delve into a few bizarre cases where individuals fell gravely ill after brushes with the paranormal. Is it coincidence? Or something more sinister? And could these illnesses be due to the paranormal literally draining us of life? (Supernaturally Sick, Paranormally Poisoned) *** Helen Duncan made a living from conducting séances—until her uncanny knowledge of classified World War II...
“1963: THE YEAR DARK FORCES INVADED ENGLAND AND AMERICA” #WeirdDarkness
April 18, 2024 00:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MBA “gigantic cigar-shaped UFO” is spotted over the Atlantic in 1963, but the witness is so terrified by her experiences that it takes her twenty years to come forward to tell her story. And in that same year, elsewhere in the United Kingdom, people were dealing with dark, paranormal, even satanic forces - with numerous events that still remain unexplained. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The 1963 Atlantic UFO Encounter” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/...
“URBAN LEGENDS IN THE DIGITAL AGE” and More Fortean-Related Stories! #ParanormalityMag
April 17, 2024 22:14 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBSubscribe to Paranormality Magazine at https://weirddarkness.com/magazine. IN THIS EPISODE: “Mysterious Disappearing Vehicle Phenomenon Baffles Witnesses” by Brandon Grimes *** “Urban Legends in the Digital Age: How Social Media Shapes Modern Folklore” by Paranormality Magazine staff *** “Haunted Love: Singer’s Ghostly Stalker Saga” by Brandon Grimes *** “Murder and Mystery on the Isles of Shoals” by Molly Briggs *** “A Murder and Jeepers Creepers” by Cody Sharpe *** “Former Diver Claims Pri...
“WHITEWATER: THE SECOND SALEM” and More True Tales of the Macabre! #WeirdDarkness
April 17, 2024 01:57 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Whitewater legend says that the bizarre experiments conducted at the Morris Pratt Institute of Spiritualism in Wisconsin, to communicate with the dead, have left the town cursed by witches and haunted by restless spirits. It’s no wonder it has garnered the nickname of “Second Salem.” (Whitewater: The Second Salem) *** The Wild West had many drifters with troubled pasts. One found himself at the heart of one of the most infamous crimes in American history. Ben Kuhl went from h...
“THE VAMPIRE TIME-TRAVELER” and More True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 17, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBIN THIS EPISODE: The mystery surrounding Count St. Germain is more than a little strange. Some think him to be a centuries old vampire. Others believe him to be a time traveler. And still others believe the whole thing to be a complete fraud. (The Vampire Time-Traveler) *** Escaping jail isn't easy, but we’ll look at some who did the impossible – escaping the most secure prisons, in the most daring of ways. (History’s Most Daring Prison Breaks) *** What would you do if you discovered that the...
“THE SHADOW” Multi-Episode Marathon 09 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 16, 2024 23:45 - 5 hours - 280 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! One of the most popular radio shows in history, “The Shadow” went on the air in August of 1930. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eer...
“DEMON OF DAWSTONE ROAD” and More Freaky Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 16, 2024 04:37 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Dawstone Road is where some say the veil between our reality and the unknown is thin. A motorist's brush with death in 1961 sparked a chain of inexplicable events. From encounters with horned entities to unexplained accidents, the road holds secrets that seem to defy rational explanation. (The Demon of Dawstone Road) *** There is a dark history and supernatural secrets at the Manila Film Center. Built as a symbol of power and prestige during the Marcos regime, its constructio...
“THE BELL WITCH KILLS JOHN BELL” and More True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 16, 2024 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Did a malevolent spirit cause the death of John Bell, or was it something else that brought his demise? (The Death of John Bell) *** A man is awoken in the middle of the night by a piano – being played by no one. (Rock Isn’t Dead) *** Is it possible that ancient human skulls are conscious? (Cult of Human Skulls) *** Did the Watergate scandal hide a secret agenda? (Watergate: Wilderness of Mirrors) SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Watergate: Wilderness of Mirrors” po...
“MISCELLANEOUS OF THE MACABRE” Multi-Episode Marathon 003 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 15, 2024 23:45 - 4 hours - 273 MBCreepy old-time radio episodes from a variety of different shows! Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! 00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION 00:01:54.632 = Dimension X, “Report On Barnhouse Effect” (April 22, 1950) 00:30:46.076 = Dreadful John At Midnight, “Ghost Hunt” (1963) 00:46:28.009 = Eleventh Hour, “Runaway Kid” (Broadcast Date Unknown) 01:15:57.020 = Escape, “The Vessel of Wrath...
#WeirdDarknessRadio WEEKEND OF APRIL 13-14, 2024
April 15, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBPLEASE SHARE THIS EPISODE in your social media so others who love strange and macabre stories can listen too! https://weirddarkness.com/listen ========== HOUR ONE: Many tales describe encounters with the devil himself. Yet not all are the same. Sometimes Satan approaches his prey… other times, the lost soul goes seeking Lucifer to make a deal. Either way, the results are never favorable. (Diabolical Dealings With The Devil) *** It wasn’t until recently that I’d even heard of the cryptid, Ahoo...
“CBS Radio Mystery Theater” Multi-Episode Marathon 13 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 15, 2024 01:26 - 5 hours - 291 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! After September 30, 1962, commercial radio drama was as dead as the doornail described in the opening pages of Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843), and everyone understood that television killed it. People who worked in both mediums realized that working in radio was a much better overall experience than television could ever be. Sure, TV had...
“THE TRUE HORROR BEHIND THE DEMON VALAK” and More Disturbingly True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 15, 2024 00:20 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Although Valak is depicted in the films "The Nun" and in “The Conjuring 2” as a habit-wearing spirit, the real demon appears as a child riding a two-headed dragon — at least according to a 17th-century demon-hunting manual. (The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak) *** The Vatican is one of the most well-guarded areas in the world. But if rumors are to be believed, all that security isn’t only to protect the pontiff… but some dark, disturbing secrets… and a machine that could cha...
“SUPERNATURAL INTERVENTION” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 15, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 57 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Creepy, paranormal encounters sometimes cause people to stop short of committing an action they might regret. (Supernatural Intervention) *** Weird family member Atreada tells of a horrifying series of nights when she and her sister encountered a demon under one of their beds. (Man Beneath The Bed) *** In York County, Pennsylvania a suspected witch is murdered – and thus began the dark story of the Hex House. (Dark Magic in Hex Hollow) *** Was there a conspiracy to murder Hol...
“THE SELFISHNESS OF KARMA” #ChurchOfTheUndead
April 14, 2024 23:13 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Karma has become increasingly relevant, especially in mainstream media. Due to its popularity, many Christians have become aware of it. Though talk of karma is more prevalent today, is it okay for Christians to believe in it? Hear previous messages and find our social media 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! Thank you, and God bless! MENTIONS, SOURC...
“SUSPENSE!” Multi-Episode Marathon 008 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 14, 2024 01:16 - 4 hours - 272 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! When the dramatic anthology series "Suspense" premiered over CBS Radio on June 17, 1942, it did so as both a summer series and as a sustaining program. The network had no idea how well the series would perform - its only previous showcase was as an hour-long audition on the 1940 series "Forecast" - so running out and getting a sponsor didn’...
“STRANGE DUMPING GROUNDS” and More True, Weird and Dark Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 14, 2024 00:33 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Where are bodies dumped most often? What are some of the strangest places bodies have been found, and what odd situations ended up in death? We’ll look at some weird stories of dead bodies being found. (Strange Dumping Grounds) *** A man is found dead – obviously murdered. But even after a positive identification, some believed the body was not of the man authorities thought it was – and an even larger mystery was, whose monogrammed handkerchief was stuffed in the corpse’s mo...
“THE GORBALS VAMPIRE AND MASS HYSTERIA” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 14, 2024 00:10 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIN THIS EPISODE: What caused hundreds of Scottish children in the 1950s to suddenly become vampire hunters? (The Gorbals Vampire) *** Over the years, from ancient to more modern times there have been a number of incredible cases of mass hysteria. Some are so unbelievable it’s difficult to understand how they happened at all. (Ancient Cases of Mass Hysteria) *** Zachary Davis had a history of mental disturbance, but no one could have predicted the horrors he was truly capable of. (The Disturbi...
“WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN MEETING AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL?” and MORE Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 13, 2024 00:00 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Three boys fishing in the middle of the night hear a blood-curdling scream. But it wasn’t a human making all that noise – it was an extraterrestrial. And thus began a series of meetings with alien beings! (What Do You Say When Meeting An Extraterrestrial?) *** A day of hilarity turns into a day of horror as an uncontrollable fire breaks out at the Ringling Bros Barnum & Bailey Circus – resulting in the most deadly circus disaster in history. (The Day The Clowns Cried) *** Mos...
“X MINUS ONE” Multi-Episode Marathon 08 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 12, 2024 23:55 - 4 hours - 272 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! By the mid 1950s, science fiction had largely fallen into a familiar pattern, regardless of medium. When fans tuned into the radio or caught the latest science fiction movie, they either encountered space opera adventures or fare aimed largely at a juvenile audience. Only in magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction and Galaxy were stori...
“THE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF MARY HARDY REESER” and More Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 12, 2024 23:55 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBIN THIS EPISODE: When police found her in 1951, she was almost entirely ash. But mysteriously, the rest of her apartment remained almost perfectly intact. We’ll look at the death of Mary Reeser – which became known as “The Cinder Woman Case”. (Did Mary Hardy Reeser Spontaneously Combust?) *** Most crimes are pretty ordinary – assault, robbery, the occasional murder, but once in a while a crime is committed in a strange, shocking way – to the point it’s almost hard to believe what you are hear...
“SKELETON” by Ray Bradbury #WeirdDarkness
April 12, 2024 00:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBIt’s #ThrillerThursday and this time I bring you a strange story from master storyteller, Ray Bradbury. The story is odd in the beginning and gets slowly darker as it progresses. Our protagonist, Mr. Harris, has slowly become more and more obsessed with his own skeleton – which he only sees as a symbol of death, as an enemy. He sees his skeleton not as a part of him, but as a separate entity continually working against him… eventually coming to believe his skeleton is trying to kill him. Whil...
“THE POSSESSION OF REUBEN GRUNDY” Noir Fiction Horror #WeirdDarkness
April 11, 2024 23:55 - 1 hour - 58.5 MBIN THIS EPISODE: It’s #ThrillerThursday, and this episode brings a creepypasta by Julian J. Alexander entitled “Things Darker Than Man”. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Things Darker Than Man” by Julian J. Alexander: https://www.creepypasta.com/things-darker-than-man/ Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever p...
“INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES” Multi-Episode Marathon 07 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 11, 2024 23:45 - 4 hours - 270 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! A creaking door and a chorus of haunting organ music. No radio show opening is more memorable for many fans than the one heard on Inner Sanctum Mysteries. This disturbing simple salvo led people into thirty minutes of suspense and horror sprinkled with puns from a creepy host, all of which can now be heard again in sparkling audio quality f...
“THE WHISTLER” Multi-Episode Marathon 09 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 11, 2024 03:29 - 4 hours - 273 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! “I am the Whistler and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak!” Haunting stories of fate, dramas of crime, deception, and manipulation building to a sudden and shocking denouemen...
“THE ALIEN ABDUCTION OF TIM CULLEN” and More Dark, True Horrors! #WeirdDarkness
April 11, 2024 02:38 - 1 hour - 55.7 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Tim Cullen’s life changed forever after a chilling dream in 1978. It wasn’t long after that he had bizarre encounters with UFOs, was abducted by aliens, and found a strange piece of metal embedded in his arm. Were these encounters real? If so, what secrets lie within the alien implant removed from his body? (The Alien Abduction of Tim Cullen) *** The life of Martha Place took a dark turn in 1899. Convicted of a brutal murder, Martha faced a horrifying punishment… she was abou...
“LIFE AS A HEAVEN’S GATE CULT MEMBER” and “STEALING LINCOLN’S BONES” #WeirdDarkness
April 11, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Following an anonymous tip, police enter a mansion in Rancho Santa Fe, an exclusive suburb of San Diego, California, and discover 39 victims of a mass suicide. The deceased–21 women and 18 men of varying ages–were all found lying peaceably in matching dark clothes and Nike sneakers and had no noticeable signs of blood or trauma. It was later revealed that the men and women were members of the “Heaven’s Gate” religious cult, whose leaders preached that suicide would allow them...
“WAS HE ABDUCTED FROM HIS COCKPIT?” and More Fortean-Related Stories! #ParanormalityMag
April 11, 2024 00:00 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBSubscribe to Paranormality Magazine at https://weirddarkness.com/magazine. IN THIS EPISODE: “Was A US Air Force Pilot Abducted From His Cockpit in 1970?” *** “Thai Canal Sparks Mystery and Urban Legends” *** “Terrifying Hotel Haunting: TikToker’s Paranormal Encounter in Bukit Merah” *** "Do Extraterrestrial Visitors Seek Sanctuary in Earth’s Oceans” *** “Mysterious Incident Unfolds During Attempted Rescue of Woman Stuck in Well” SOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN EPISODE… “Was A US Air Force Pi...
“APOPHIS IS COMING TO DESTROY US… MAYBE.” #MindOfMarlar
April 10, 2024 19:33 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBRead or Listen to this article: https://weirddarkness.com/apophis-is-coming-mindofmarlar/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
“CONSPIRACY IN DALLAS” and More Horrific But True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
April 10, 2024 02:31 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Was there a conspiracy to murder President John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in 1963? (Conspiracy In Dallas) *** A Weirdo family member tells of his own personal experience with what might’ve been a hell hound. (The Dog That Wasn’t There) *** One island, one couple, one murder. We’ll look at the strange life and death of Rolf Neslund. (The Rolf Neslund Murder) *** She was murdered in November of 1901. Her lover spent more than a dozen years in prison, proclaiming his innocence,...
“THE SHADOW” Multi-Episode Marathon 08 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio
April 10, 2024 00:41 - 4 hours - 271 MBGet full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing [email protected]! One of the most popular radio shows in history, “The Shadow” went on the air in August of 1930. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eer...
“REDDIT HORRORS” #WeirdDarkness
April 10, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBIN THIS EPISODE: Redditors tell us about some of their most unforgettable and creepy moments. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Creepy True Occurrences From Redditors” posted at Factinate.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/h9zz8vka Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 s...
“H.H. HOLMES HELLISH HOTEL AND LINGERING HAUNTING” and More Terrifying True Horrors! #WeirdDarkness
April 09, 2024 02:17 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBIN THIS EPISODE: It’s one of the most infamous and macabre subjects of Chicago history – it even served as inspiration for TV’s “American Horror Story: Hotel”. It’s what has become known as “The Murder Castle” where serial killer H.H. Holmes committed his monstrous crimes. But even today, Holmes continues to terrify… in spectral form. (H.H. Holmes’ Hellish Hotel And Lingering Haunting) *** A woman tries to save the soul of her daughter, believing her to be possessed… but her solution to drive...