Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Churches will preach about God's love all day long, but they won't tell you that Jesus warned about hell more than He promised heaven — or why the phrase 'go to hell' rolls off your tongue so easily but never comes from the pulpit.

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

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Darren Marlar is a licensed minister through the Universal Life Church: https://www.themonastery.org.

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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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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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Set in the Dark Ages, a young Jewish woman — recently widowed on her wedding night — receives guidance from her deceased husband’s ghost. He tells her she is destined to become Queen of the Khazars, but there’s a test she must overcome first. | #RetroRadio EP0486

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Queen of the Deadly Night” (September 24, 1976) ***WD
00:45:20.215 = Lights Out, “Battle of the Magicians” (July 27, 1946)
01:15:06.395 = Philip Marlowe, “August Lion” (August 06, 1949)
01:44:35.277 = Blackstone, “The Ghost That Trapped a Killer” (October 03, 1948) ***WD
01:56:17.292 = Black Mass, “Squaw” (January 24, 1964) ***WD
02:26:01.194 = Beyond Midnight, “Insect Man, aka Insects” (February 12, 1969) ***WD
02:53:07.905 = MindWebs, “The Gun Without a Bang” (August 04, 1982)
03:15:36.781 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Case of the Glowing Eyes” (May 20, 1943) ***WD
03:44:17.944 = Mystery In The Air, “Crime And Punishment” (September 25, 1947) ***WD
04:09:46.381 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Talk Them To Death” (June 27, 1947) ***WD
04:38:53.339 = Murder at Midnight, “Death’s Goblet” (October 21, 1946)
05:03:50.391 = Black Museum, “Claw Hammer” (May 13, 1952) (LQ)
05:29:17.222 = Mysterious Traveler, “Survival of the Fittest” (January 10, 1950) ***WD
05:58:38.110 = Mystery House, “Bury me Not” (May 26, 1946) ***WD
06:24:25.108 = CBC Nightfall, “Tige O’Kane And The Corpse” (June 25, 1982) ***WD
06:49:26.110 = Obsession, “Solitary Genius” (July 30, 1951) ***WD (LQ)
07:12:47.123 = Origin of Superstition, “Rabbit’s Foot” (1935) ***WD
07:26:19.326 = Peril, “A Matter of Honor” (1953) ***WD07:53:23.978 = Mystery Playhouse, “Man In The Velvet Hat” (December 19, 1944) ***WD
08:21:21.907 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD
08:47:56.839 = Price of Fear, “William And Mary” (September 08, 1973) ***WD
09:15:28.647 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Foul Tip” (July 15, 1944) ***WD
09:42:25.799 = 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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During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, desperate communities forced their poorest and most vulnerable members to marry each other, often complete strangers, in cemeteries, believing these morbid ceremonies would convince God to end the plague.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine a young mother coming home late one night after a trip to the ER for a minor illness. The next day she is missing. That is just the beginning of the strange and unsettling case of Charlotte Pollis. (The Disappearance of Charlotte Pollis) *** There was a time when people would get married in cemeteries – not because they were goth or because they loved the macabre surroundings, but because they felt it would keep them from getting sick. (Plague Weddings) *** The five pointed star is ubiquitous. We learn to draw it in grade school, teachers draw it on our test papers to show we’ve done a good job – but turn the star upside down and suddenly it becomes mysterious, and strange… it become a pentagram. Why does the pentagram hold so much power over some people? And what are the secrets it holds? (Secrets of the Pentagram) *** It’s a supernatural creature that appears at night to travelers. If you see a white one, it is there to protect you from harm and help you along your journey. If you see a black one, it is there to kill you. We’ll look at the Central American cryptid known as the cadejo. (The Cadejo) 
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.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:02:15.228 = Show Open
00:04:11.370 = Plague Weddings
00:12:03.075 = Disappearance of Charlotte Pollis
00:30:23.574 = Secrets of the Pentagram
00:37:45.929 = The Cadejo
00:47:52.561 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “The Power of the Pendulum” by T.C. Lethbridge: https://amzn.to/37WS6QD
“The Disappearance of Charlotte Pollis” from Lost & Found Blogs: https://tinyurl.com/y8ckncps
“Plague Weddings” by Michele Debczak for Mental Floss: https://tinyurl.com/y9emwvvl
“Secrets of the Pentagram” by A. Sutherland for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/ybua5scx
“The Cadejo” by Robert Bitto for Mexico Unexplained: https://tinyurl.com/y7725k8f
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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.
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PlagueWeddings
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A Wisconsin woman’s transformation from graphic designer to international fugitive reveals one of the strangest contract killing cases in modern criminal history.

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A routine father-daughter camping trip in Arizona’s wilderness became a terrifying ordeal that left one woman fighting for survival and raised disturbing questions about what really stalks the remote canyons near Sedona.

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Three kids at Camp Resting Stone discover that the missing campers aren't just made-up stories when they witness a walking skeleton dragging their friends into the foggy woods.

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
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In 1948, decorated WWII fighter pilot George Gorman engaged in a 27-minute aerial battle with a mysterious white orb over Fargo that outmaneuvered his P-51 Mustang so violently it made him black out — and multiple witnesses on the ground saw the whole thing.

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IN THIS EPISODE: The U.S. Government explained the rapidly maneuvering lights as a weather balloon. But if you believe what fighter pilot George F. Gorman says, you’ll believe there are some giant holes in the U.S. Government’s story. Because Gorman ended up in an aerial battle with one of those so-called “weather balloons”. (The Gorman Dogfight) *** A passerby found scraps of paper on the ground, implicating that one of the areas most prominent families was harboring a secret – that the husband had his own wife imprisoned in their own home for months on end – unable to leave her own bedroom. But that was just the beginning of the story. (Imprisoned In Her Own Room By Her Husband) *** In the wilds of Africa it is said there is a man-like creature, human in every way aside from one – the being has no head. (Beware The Headless Blemmy) *** The most famous being the Grim Reaper, dark hooded entities seems to be relatively common in the reports of ghost-like beings. They can be intimidating, foreboding, and downright terrifying. One man’s experience didn’t stop with only one encounter – they haven’t stopped at all. (The Black Hooded Figure That Haunts Me) *** A couple have a fight, one of them leaves the home to cool off. It’s something that happens every day in every town and city. It’s simply how some couples have to work through things. But in one case, 32 years later, the woman who left to cool off has yet to return, and her family is still waiting. (The Elizabeth Campbell Mystery)
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.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:26.838 = The Gorman UFO Dogfight
00:14:26.327 = Imprisoned In Her Own Bedroom By Her Husband
00:31:50.759 = Beware the Headless Blemmy
00:37:36.864 = The Elizabeth Campbell Mystery
00:52:05.632 = The Black Hooded Figure That Haunts Me
00:58:24.289 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Gorman Dogfight” by Colin Bertram for History.com: https://tinyurl.com/y9tr8jg7
“Beware The Headless Blemmy” by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts https://tinyurl.com/y7en2pur
“The Black Hooded Figure That Haunts Me” by Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/ybbqw2ex
“Imprisoned In Her Own Room By Her Husband” from London Overlooked: https://tinyurl.com/y8vtrywx
“The Elizabeth Campbell Mystery” by Heather Graup.com for Lost n’ Found Blogs: https://tinyurl.com/ydc7kzdd
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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.
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/FigherPilotVsUFO
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Technology companies are quietly building an industry around digital immortality — and the first customers are already talking to their dead children through artificial intelligence.

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By day, Fire Chief Delbert Cassarole is the town’s hero—by night, he’s the spark that ignites fear itself. When a string of deadly blazes begins to consume the town, the question isn’t who is starting the fires… but how long before the flames burn through his lies. | #RetroRadio EP0485

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Don’t Play With Matches” (September 23, 1976) ***WD
00:45:35.552 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Hungry One” (January 14, 1972)
01:14:16.734 = Dimension X, “Requiem” (September 22, 1951) ***WD
01:45:16.852 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Will Out” (February 27, 1945) ***WD
01:57:54.272 = The Creaking Door, “Imposter” (July 20, 1964) ***WD
02:24:48.040 = The Eleventh Hour, “Tomb” (1941-1946) ***WD
02:50:48.702 = Escape, “Habitat” (July 18, 1948)
03:20:15.189 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD
03:47:30.976 = Murder By Experts, “It’s luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949) ***WD
04:17:01.091 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Scionic Uranium Prospector” (July 09, 1958) ***WD
04:36:07.884 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD
04:59:47.905 = Dark Fantasy, “Funeral Arrangements Completed” (May 15, 1942)
05:23:47.420 = BBC Fear on 4, “Dance In The Underworld” (February 14, 1991) ***WD
05:53:06.313 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “The Needle” (Late 1940s)
05:58:10.848 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (1960s)
06:02:24.164 = Future Tense, “Born of Man And Woman” (May 16, 1974) ***WD
06:30:22.808 = Crime And Peter Chambers, “Cemetery Attack” (April 20, 1954)
06:53:41.309 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Grey Ones” (March 23, 1984)
07:20:23.695 = Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD
07:43:38.904 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Morini The Formula” (1945-1946) ***WD
08:07:43.528 = Sherlock Holmes, “April Fools Day Adventure” (April 01, 1946) ***WD
08:36:18.865 = House of Mystery, “Haunters And Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD
08:50:39.809 = Incredible But True, “Letter To a Friend” (1950-1951)
08:54:19.133 = Inner Sanctum, “Skeleton Bay” (February 05, 1946)
09:23:57.027 = The Key, “Showgirl Murdered” (1956)
09:48:08.256 = 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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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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In the ruins of a world torn apart by nuclear fire, mankind hides deep underground. On the surface, tireless machines fight our war for us… or so we’re told. But when one soldier makes a shocking discovery, the truth about the war — and the machines — could shatter everything we believe. X Minus One presents… “The Defenders.” | #RetroRadio EP0484

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed” (September 20, 1976)
00:45:28.594 = Weird Circle, “Mad Monkton” (September 22, 1944)
01:12:51.879 = The Whistler, “Local Storm” (September 10, 194)
01:41:36.248 = Witch’s Tale, “Share And Share Alike” (March 08, 1934) ***WD
02:08:20.904 = X Minus One, “The Defenders” (May 22, 1956)
02:36:23.028 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 1” (January 14, 1974)
03:00:02.349 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 2” (January 15, 1974)
03:23:49.400 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 3” (January 16, 1974)
03:47:33.140 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 4” (January 17, 1974)
04:10:13.056 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 5” (January 18, 1974)
04:33:11.181 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
04:57:11.808 = Strange Adventure, “Haunted Hotel” (1945) ***WD
05:00:26.729 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
05:28:01.659 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)
05:41:48.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966)
05:45:25.097 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
05:59:54.265 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954)
06:27:19.337 = Box 13, “Double Trouble” (July 10, 1949)
06:53:49.646 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968)
07:22:50.132 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD
07:50:55.483 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947)
08:13:44.687 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
08:41:18.645 = The Crime Club, “Corpse Wore a Wig” (May 08, 1947)
09:10:30.129 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005)
09:44:27.331 = Show Close

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(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.
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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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