From vengeful spirits and haunted houses to ghost trains, talking cats, and a lake monster with a taste for swimmers — these chilling tales will make you think twice before laughing off April Fools Day.

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IN THIS EPISODE: This episode was originally aired on April 1st, 2019. Many podcasts and YouTube channels today are taking advantage of the date on the calendar and playing practical jokes on their subscribers in celebration of All Fools Day. I admit, I was tempted to begin a story and then Rick-Roll you, but instead I thought it might be fun to bring some dark stories into today’s podcast that have a funny or amusing twist to them. Still creepy, but comical as well. I don’t believe any of these stories are true – but that doesn’t mean they’re not entertaining.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open (Coming Up In This Episode)
00:01:38.877 = Bear Lake Monster
00:03:42.608 = Ghost On The Tracks
00:05:59.866 = I’m Coming Down Now
00:09:57.975 = Never Mind Them Watermelons
00:12:43.486 = Piece By Piece
00:15:16.746 = That Pesky Fellow
00:19:08.842 = The Black Cat’s Message
00:25:56.201 = The Skeleton
00:29:30.630 = Tommy Knockers
00:33:22.117 = Wait Until Emmet Comes
00:36:13.344 = You Can’t Get Out
00:37:45.330 = Turnabout Is Fair Play
00:41:47.803 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
All stories in this episode were gathered and rewritten by S. E. Schlosser. You can find links to all of the books these stories are pulled from at https://amzn.to/43Gk6om.
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Originally aired: April 01, 2019
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/aprilfears