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Recent government hearings have made UFOs and aliens front-page news, and now a Catholic priest says he'd baptize extraterrestrials if asked. But I think before agreeing so quickly to the idea, this priest needs to be asking some really big theological and spiritual questions.

SERMON TRANSCRIPT…https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-alienbaptism

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The full-length, unabridged audiobook narrated by Weird Darkness host, Darren Marlar. | No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that intelligent life beyond Earth was watching us. Studying us. Envying us. When massive cylinders fell from the sky and buried themselves in the English countryside, curious crowds gathered to witness what they thought was a meteorite. But when those cylinders unscrewed from within, what emerged would shatter humanity's place at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Towering tripods. Heat rays that incinerated everything in their path. And an enemy more advanced, more ruthless, and more alien than anyone could have imagined. H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" – the story that invented the alien invasion. This is the complete, unabridged audiobook that asks one terrifying question: What happens when humanity becomes the hunted?

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS:
00:00:00.000 = (I) The Eve of the War
00:14:16.405 = (II) The Falling Star
00:22:00.836 = (III) On Horsell Common
00:27:45.677 = (IV) The Cylinder Opens
00:34:17.623 = (V) The Heat-Ray
00:42:57.421 = (VI) The Heat-Ray In The Chobham Road
00:47:48.714 = (VII) How I Reached Home
00:55:46.271 = (VIII) Friday Night
01:01:29.924 = (IX) The Fighting Begins
01:12:31.580 = (X) In The Storm
01:24:39.457 = (XI) At The Window
01:36:56.366 = (XII) What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton
01:58:51.158 = (XIII) How I Fell In With The Curate
02:10:01.190 = (XIV) In London
02:31:21.494 = (XV) What Had Happened In Surrey
02:48:02.610 = (XVI) The Exodus From London
03:12:02.239 = (XVII) The “Thunder Child”
BOOK TWO: THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS
03:31:49.519 = (I) Under Foot
03:47:18.026 = (II) What We Saw From The Ruined House
04:07:38.626 = (III) The Days of Imprisonment
04:19:10.254 = (IV) The Death of the Curate
04:28:53.956 = (V) The Stillness
04:34:49.349 = (VI) The Work of Fifteen Days
04:42:30.209 = (VII) The Man on Putney Hill
05:16:03.135 = (VIII) Dead London
05:34:44.711 = (IX) Wreckage
05:45:53.821 = (X) Epilogue

====="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 08, 2025
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/WarOfTheWorldsAudiobook
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.
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On a freezing February morning in 1855, the terrified residents of Devon, England discovered miles of cloven hoof prints burned into fresh snow—tracks that climbed over rooftops, passed through locked gates, squeezed through four-inch pipes, and seemed to deliberately stop at people's front doors.

IN THIS EPISODE: One morning in 1855, citizens of the English town of Devon were surprised to find strange footprints about town in the snow – not just on the street and sidewalks – but on their doorways, and on the house roofs, haystacks, walking up walls, and through pipes. The tracks covered over 100 miles and there was no explanation of how the prints were made – but many had a theory about who made the prints. They say it was the Devil. (The Devil Came To Devon) *** Picture this, you are called to the scene of a murder. The victim’s shotgun was found in his room. It had been used some time recently, and there was an empty cartridge on the floor. There was, however, no blood or any other obvious signs of violence in the house. And something else odd, a pot in the kitchen was discovered to contain large amounts of strychnine. It sounds like one of those murder-mystery party games you solve with friends, but this is from a true murder mystery in Australia that still fascinates those who study the case. (The Wonnangatta Murders) *** What do a Jesuit missionary and a former slave have in common? The answer is… Bigfoot. (The Missionary, The Slave, and Bigfoot) *** The FBI described Israel Keyes as one of the most meticulous and vile serial killers in American history – so much so, he even had the FBI scratching their heads. (A Meticulous Serial Killer) 

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:13.109 = Show Open
00:03:37.426 = The Devil Came To Devon
00:21:39.117 = ***Wonnangatta Murders
00:29:07.684 = The Missionary, The Slave, and Bigfoot
00:41:04.083 = ***Meticulous Serial Killer
00:48:14.028 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“The Devil Came To Devon” by Orrin Grey at Ranker https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7ystth0v, and Brent Swancer at Mysterious Universe https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3oq43yg9
“The Wonnangatta Murders” by Undine for Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2re9d8ah
“The Missionary, The Slave, and Bigfoot” by Michael Mayes for Texas Cryptid Hunter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2porklp7
“A Meticulous Serial Killer” by Orrin Grey for The LineUp: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2cpjds74
=====(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: February 03, 2021
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DevonDevil
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.
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A dead professor, a remote Scottish island, and a secret population of large-headed telepaths with the ability to control human minds – two scientists uncover a government eugenics conspiracy that's already spreading far beyond the island's shores. Vincent Price stars in this chilling 1970s tale where the real horror isn't what's been created, but what's already walking among us. | #RetroRadio EP0552

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Casual Affair” (January 31, 1977)
00:46:41.607 = Aliens In The Mind, “Part 1: Island Genesis” (December 20, 1976)
01:14:23.617 = Aliens In The Mind, “Part 2: Hurried Exodus” (December 27, 1976)
01:42:01.221 = Aliens In The Mind, “Part 3: Unexpected Visitations” (January 03, 1977)
02:09:42.802 = Aliens In The Mind, “Part 4: Official Intercessions” (January 10, 1977)
02:37:17.755 = Aliens In The Mind, “Part 5: Genetic Revelations” (January 17, 1977)
03:04:56.243 = Aliens In The Mind, “Part 6: Final Tribulations” (January 24, 1977)
03:32:17.751 = BBC Radio 7: Ghost Story, “A Recluse” (December 2010)
04:00:45.311 = Beyond The Green Door, “Roary Flynn, Astronaut” (1966)
04:04:33.416 = Hopalong Cassidy, “The Whistling Ghost” (August 20, 1950)
04:29:24.930 = Box 13, “Blackmail Is Murder” (September 05, 1948)
04:56:23.477 = Show Close

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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.
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“The Creepy Doll” by Joey Sweet, age 9
“The Fish” by Mad Alexander, age 10
“Frankenstein’s New Butt” by Millie, age 6

Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!
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The shocking true story of a 13-year-old boy's demonic possession in 1949 that terrified priests and inspired the most frightening film ever made.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Part One: The Boy They Called Roland Doe
00:02:55.822 = Show Open
00:04:58.617 = Part Two: The Boy Who Played With Darkness
00:20:24.106 = ***Part Three: Forty-Eight Witnesses to the Impossible
00:43:59.220 = ***Part Four: The NASA Engineer Who Fled Every Halloween
01:06:26.404 = ***Part Five: The Silence of the Exorcists
01:23:54.985 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break


PRINT VERSION to READ or SHARE (includes list of sources):
https://weirddarkness.com/roland-doe-exorcist/

=====(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 07, 2025
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RolandDoe
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.
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A Scottish ghost cursed to haunt his castle for 200 years finally gets his chance at redemption when an American grocery tycoon ships the entire structure—and its supernatural resident—across the Atlantic, where romance, mistaken identity, and an ancient blood feud collide in sunny Florida. | Globe Theater, “The Ghost Goes West” | #RetroRadio EP0551

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “My Fair Lady-Killer” (January 28, 1977) ***WD
00:45:29.904 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Wedding Bouquet” (November 01, 2011)
00:59:31.579 = Beyond The Green Door, “Thomas Henning-Chucka Tribe” (1966)
01:02:58.039 = Globe Theater, “The Ghost Goes West” (August 21, 1944) ***WD
01:33:11.186 = Box 13, “Insurance Fraud” (August 29, 1948)
01:59:53.537 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Old Nurses Story” (1966-1968) ***WD
02:27:30.077 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “If You Can’t Stand The Heat” (1992)
02:56:08.804 = The Clock, “Valerie Lathrop” (February 05, 1948)
03:20:50.495 = The Crime Club, “Coney Island Nocturne” (July 10, 1947) ***WD
03:49:55.005 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Nola Jerrold Wants to Kill Her Husband” (September 15, 1946)
04:14:11.608 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)
04:48:08.811 = 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.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness
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When a Maine radio reporter counted 30 unmarked jets laying persistent white trails across the sky in 45 minutes and an air traffic controller admitted off-record he'd been ordered by "higher civil authority" to reroute commercial flights away from a military exercise no one would explain, it sparked a global debate that would divide scientists, military officials, and millions of observers across 14 countries for the next two decades.

IN THIS EPISODE: The chemtrail conspiracy theory posits the belief that long-lasting condensation trails, also known as “contrails” are in fact "chemtrails" consisting of chemical or biological agents purposefully left in the sky by high-flying aircraft, sprayed for nefarious purposes and undisclosed to the general public. The scientific community has dismissed the theory, but others insist the truth is simply being covered up. Who is telling the truth? What is the truth? We’ll look at the controversy over contrails. (Contrary Chemtrails) *** In 1947, Major Jesse Marcel was sent to a crash site near Roswell, New Mexico to investigate what happened. We all know the story from there – the strange metal, the alien bodies, the confiscated extraterrestrial technology, the weather-balloon story we initially believed and then didn’t believe. Now, more than seven decades later, Jesse Marcel’s grandchildren are speaking up about their knowledge of what happened at Roswell. (The Roswell Grandchildren) *** If you look up the term “water babies” on the net, you might find something akin to swim classes for newborns and toddlers. But if you mention the term “water babies” near Pyramid Lake in Nevada, a much, much darker scene comes to mind. (Water Babies Aren’t As Cute As They Sound) *** According to the Bible, no man knows the day Christ will return. But that didn’t stop William Miller from predicting anyway. Not once, but three times – and he was wrong, three times. (William Miller’s Great Disappointment) 
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:40.402 = Contrary Chemtrails
00:24:02.374 = ***The Roswell Grandchildren
00:31:22.925 = Water Babies Aren’t As Cute As They Sound
00:38:02.586 = ***William Miller’s Great Disappointment
00:48:57.748 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Water Babies Aren’t As Cute As They Sound” by David Clarke for Standard News https://tinyurl.com/rm7pouxz, and Weird U.S. https://tinyurl.com/yfhnphpy
“Contrary Chemtrails” from Duncan Phenix for Mystery Wire https://tinyurl.com/1ogrr2es, and Earth Island Journal https://tinyurl.com/2z4569ea
“The Roswell Grandchildren” from Newsweek: https://tinyurl.com/jq96lzxo
“William Miller’s Great Disappointment” by Dr. Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://tinyurl.com/2r6ovl8f=====(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: February 02, 2021
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/contrails
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.
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A $70 online psychic reading nearly destroyed a marriage in China when a wife believed a stranger's predictions over her husband's protests.

READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/wuhu-fortune-teller-cheating-accusation/

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A foreclosure auction led to a grim discovery in a Texas townhome where neighbors noticed warning signs but never knocked on the door.

READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/pauline-williams-body-found-foreclosure

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