When renovating homeowners discover a skeleton that was hidden in their attic for fifteen years, a hardboiled detective uncovers an ancient cycle of sacrifice that turns houses into hungry altars — and the next offering is already being prepared.

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Originally aired: July 21, 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.
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