Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

A woman somehow survives a bullet wound to the heart—and soon realizes that this strange immunity comes at a horrific cost: everyone she loves ends up dead, as though there’s some deadly curse in her wake. Hear “To Whom It May Concern” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0483

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “To Whom It May Concern” (September 17, 1976)
00:45:20.966 = Obsession, “Clinging Hate” (May 14, 1951) ***WD
01:08:02.016 = Origin of Superstition, ‘Two Walkers” (1935) ***WD
01:20:41.470 = Mystery Playhouse, “Nightmare” (November 28, 1944)
01:49:38.523 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Four Hours to Kill” (May 13, 1949) ***WD
02:18:40.551 = The Price of Fear, “To My Dear Saladin” (June 06, 1983) ***WD
02:47:58.984 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Dead Man’s Cavern” (April 15, 1944) ***WD
03:13:14.843 = Quiet Please, “Presto-Change-O” (August 16, 1948)
03:37:40.182 = Radio City Playhouse, ‘Wardrobe Trunk” (April 04, 1949)
04:06:52.383 = Adventures in the Supernatural, “The Mysterious Carriage” (1932) ***WD
04:31:18.166 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “When Will He Die” (1930) ***WD
04:32:18.143 = Sam Spade, “Red Star Caper” (January 12, 1951)
04:57:27.127 = The Sealed Book, “Accusing Corpse” (April 29, 1945)
05:26:55.774 = The Shadow, “The Plot That Failed” (March 24, 1940) ***WD
05:50:09.364 = Sleep No More, “The Storm” (December 19, 1956) ***WD
06:17:18.696 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Inner Critic” (April 2006)
06:31:15.163 = Strange Wills, “They Met In Monte Carlo” (September 14, 1946)
07:00:36.103 = Suspense, “Cross-Eyed Bear” (September 16, 1943)
07:29:58.915 = Tales of the Frightened, “Deadly Dress” (1957)
07:34:37.171 = The Saint, “Actor” (January 14, 1951)
08:03:57.190 = Theater Five, ‘Dog Killer” (October 14, 1964) ***WD (LQ)
08:24:07.391 = Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (1968-1971) ***WD (LQ)
08:51:07.471 = The Unexpected, “Fool’s Silver” (1948) ***WD
09:05:43.072 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Mystery of the Zombie” (1936) ***WD
09:20:13.389 = Dark Venture, “Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD
09:49:33.766 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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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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From a grandmother who survived an entire weekend in morgue refrigeration to a man who woke up during his own autopsy, these shocking true stories of people mistakenly declared dead will make you question everything you thought you knew about the line between life and death.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine waking up and all you see is pitch black darkness. You’re cold, and if you’re not mistaken, you’re also naked. You try to get up and immediately bump your head, when you spread your arms your horrible suspicion is confirmed… you are enclosed in some type of box. A refrigerated box. Then you realize it… you’re in a morgue. But wait… aren’t you’re alive? How can this be? Even now in the 21st century, tales like this do happen – and they are just as terrifying as you imagine. I’ll share true stories of people waking up in the morgue. (True Tales of People Waking Up in a Morgue) *** Paranormal creatures that feed on the flesh of humans are known in legends and stories throughout the world. But some of the nastiest of those nighttime feeders dwell in the country and culture of Japan. (The Flesh Eating Revenants of Japan) *** One of our Weirdo family members tells of a childhood incident where a game of hide and seek ends in a game of scream and run! (The Floating Baby Doll) *** Two nursing students rent an apartment together. But then things get strange. Then scary. Then horrifying. Even a skilled paranormal researcher has no explanation as to what happened to them in that apartment. (The Thing That Went Clawing In The Night) *** On May 23rd, 2020 the city of Bryan, Texas had an incredible lightning storm. But what normally would be a fascinating experience, became utterly horrifying when seemingly out of nowhere, straight from the blackened sky, came what sounded like a woman screaming… and screaming… and screaming. I’ll share the story and the terrifying audio. (Screaming in a Texas Lightning Storm) *** You don't want to get too close to the tomb of Bloody Mackenzie at the Greyfriars Kirkyard - his evil spirit just might grab you by the throat. (The Mackenzie Poltergeist) 
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
00:02:10.296 = Show Open
00:05:12.575 = True Tales of People Waking Up In The Morgue
00:19:26.892 = Floating Baby Doll
00:21:38.569 = Flesh-Eating Revenants of Japan
00:35:21.515 = Thing That Went Clawing In The Night
00:40:50.940 = Screaming In A Texas Lightning Storm
00:46:00.741 = Mackenzie Poltergeist
00:50:43.867 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Ghosts Over Britain” by Peter Moss: https://amzn.to/3dIulOi
VIDEO: Screaming in the skies over Texas: https://tinyurl.com/y9853kkv
“The Flesh Eating Revenants of Japan” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y8euansf
“True Tales of People Waking Up in a Morgue” by Amy Robleski for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/yy8dqzey
“The Floating Baby Doll” by Weirdo Kayla Monge, submitted to https://WeirdDarkness.com/submit
“The Thing That Went Clawing In The Night” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/y9uskjnv
“Screaming in a Texas Lightning Storm” by Rob Schwarz for Stranger Dimensions: https://tinyurl.com/yc6p6ndb, with audio footage from the YouTube channel of Daniel Robb: https://tinyurl.com/y9853kkv
“The Mackenzie Poltergeist” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/y98r8ep5
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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/WakeUpInMorgue
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A comedian just bought America's most notorious collection of cursed objects — and paranormal experts say people are going to die.

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A 64-year-old Italian shopkeeper spent forty-eight hours alone in his Ancona home with a carbon crossbow bolt lodged through his skull — and somehow remained conscious the entire time.

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When people clinically die and come back describing encounters with Jesus, glimpses of paradise, or terrifying darkness, should Christians believe them — or could something more sinister be at work?
SERMON TRANSCRIPT…https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-ndes
Hear previous #ChurchOfTheUndead messages at https://WeirdDarkness.com/Church
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
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
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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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A Missouri family's terrifying 90-minute encounter with a hovering UFO that manipulated trees with invisible force and left behind physical evidence so compelling it drew legendary researcher J. Allen Hynek to investigate.
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HOUR ONE: A Missouri mobile home at the end of a dead-end path finds itself a part of a worldwide UFO frenzy in the summer of 1973 – with sightings of spacecraft, strange anomalies, hairy beasts, unexplainable imprints in the ground, and even encounters with extraterrestrial creatures. (The Missouri Mobile Home Alien Encounter, Part 1)
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HOUR TWO: A Missouri mobile home at the end of a dead-end path finds itself a part of a worldwide UFO frenzy in the summer of 1973 – with sightings of spacecraft, strange anomalies, hairy beasts, unexplainable imprints in the ground, and even encounters with extraterrestrial creatures. (The Missouri Mobile Home Alien Encounter, Part 2) *** Could we be trying to communicate in the wrong way with extraterrestrials? (Aliens and Quantum Messages) *** Imagine having the sniffles, blowing your nose, and finding what you’ve blown into the tissue is… glowing! (The Radium Girls)
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SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW:
“The Missouri Mobile Home Alien Encounter” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p95kv5t
“The Piedmont UFO Incident” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/27n3x5py
“Aliens Could Be Sending Quantum Messages” by T.K. Randall for Unsolved-Mysteries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2zba2cf4
“The Radium Girls” by Dylan Wade Clark for Paranormality Magazine (link no longer available)
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These people died, were sent to hell, then returned to the living with terrifying accounts of demons, unbearable heat, and torments so horrific that their warnings about the afterlife might cause you to change your ways.

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IN THIS EPISODE: What is it truly like in hell? Of course the only way to find out is to die – and that’s a bit extreme if you are just simply curious about the subject. Especially if you find yourself on the wrong side of the faith issue and have to spend an eternity in the “bad place”. But there are some who have reached the edge of life, teetering on the precipice of death, and believe they have experienced the fires of hell, and they were somehow able to return to tell us of their experience. (To Hell and Back) *** Most people are already familiar with the story of the ghost of Abraham Lincoln in the White House, but he is not lonely, not by far. There are many who have claimed to have seen, heard, and even felt ghosts while in the White House… even in the Oval Office itself. (Ghosts of the Oval Office) *** Do you sometimes experience visions of future events? You have dreams and sometimes they come true later? What should you do if you are having realistic premonitions? (Handling Your Premonitions) *** Jane Cakebread loved her liquor… a lot. How deep was that love? Well, she was arrested hundreds of times and convicted an amazing 281 times for drunkenness. (The Drunkest Woman In The World) *** In olden times, pure and reliable water was the staff of life – so a well with fresh water was a godsend. But what if that well is haunted? (The Haunted Holy Well) *** Growing up together as next door neighbors, a boy has a crush on a beautiful young girl – but the crush turns into obsession, and that obsession lead to the end of two lives. (In Love With The Girl Next Door)
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
00:02:06.915 = Show Open
00:04:53.778 = To Hell and Back
00:15:34.552 = Ghosts of the Oval Office
00:21:14.574 = In Love With The Girl Next Door
00:26:06.569 = Haunted Holy Well
00:31:22.656 = Handling Your Premonitions
00:38:25.997 = The Drunkest Woman In The World
00:53:05.116 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“MYTHS ABOUT HELL” (Weird Darkness Afterward): https://www.spreaker.com/episode/50219296
ARTICLE: William Desmond Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/sup8p97m
EPISODE: Including Virginia Rappe story: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y8edycnh
EPISODE: Including Jean Spangler story: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/az5xauep
“Handling Your Premonitions” by Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/y9gd6axa
“The Drunkest Woman in the World” by Geri Walton: https://tinyurl.com/ybtfgr9l
“The Haunted Holy Well” by Chris Lloyd for The Northern Echo: https://tinyurl.com/y9w8yktt
“In Love With The Girl Next Door” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y2snzy89
“Ghosts of the Oval Office” by Paul Seaburn for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y8vjd6kv
“To Hell and Back” by Katherine Ripley for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y8payubb
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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/ToHellAndBack
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A seemingly benevolent country doctor offers miraculous pink pills—but there’s a dangerously Faustian cost. What exactly is the secret to the success of “Dr. Peterson’s Pills?” | #RetroRadio EP0482

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Dr. Peterson’s Pills” (September 16, 1976) ***WD
00:45:47.690 = Inner Sanctum, “Blood of Cain” (January 29, 1946)
01:15:28.248 = The Key, “Seppi And Pancho” (1956) ***WD
01:41:00.392 = Lights Out, “Valse Trieste” (March 30, 1938) ***WD
02:09:29.618 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948)
03:08:51.830 = Macabre, “Edge of Evil” (October 08, 1962) ***WD
03:38:51.431 = Philip Marlowe, “Mexican Boat Ride” (July 30, 1949)
04:08:12.470 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954)
04:36:45.724 = The Black Mass, “Nightmare” (January 18, 1964) ***WD
05:04:09.375 = Beyond Midnight, “A Night In The Waxworks” (January 31, 1969) ***WD (LQ)
05:29:53.838 = MindWebs, “The Number You Have Reached” (February 20, 1976)
05:52:50.507 = High Adventure, “Snakes” (October 27, 1977)
06:22:14.991 = Mystery In The Air, “Black Cat” (September 18, 1947) ***WD
06:48:01.117 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Double Cross” (May 30, 1947)
07:17:26.247 = World Adventurers Club, “Living Mummy” (1932)
07:30:41.519 = Murder at Midnight, “Wherever I Go” (October 07, 1946) ***WD
07:56:37.067 = The Black Museum, “The Champagne Glass” (July 26, 1951) ***WD
08:22:52.160 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Last Survivor” (October 11, 1949)
08:52:05.212 = Mystery Hour, “Murder Me Gently” (May 12, 1946)
09:17:51.530 = CBC Nightfall, “Reverse Image” (June 18, 1982) ***WD
09:45:47.179 = 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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Three friends seeking shelter in an abandoned cabin discover too late that the child who died there forty-five years ago never stopped calling for her mother. It’s “Pig and Pepper” from CBC’s Deep Night! | #RetroRadio EP0481

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Journey To Jerusalem” (September 14, 1976)
00:45:02.076 = The Crime Club, “Epitaph For Lydia” (May 01, 1947) ***WD
01:14:16.864 = CBC Deep Night, “Pig And Pepper” (July 22, 2005)
01:43:16.516 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Official Killer” (January 07, 1972)
02:12:05.848 = Dimension X, “The Kaleidoscope” (September 15, 1951) ***WD
02:41:32.138 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Knife of Death” (February 20, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
02:53:58.593 = The Creaking Door, “Cat Woman” (1964) ***WD
03:22:23.161 = Eleventh Hour, “Sixth Sense Survivor” (1959-1971) ***WD
03:46:51.420 = Escape, “She” (July 11, 1948)
04:16:18.136 = Dark Fantasy, “Cup of Gold” (May 08, 1942) ***WD
04:40:23.907 = Diary of Fate, “Darrell James” (August 10, 1948) ***WD
05:07:36.124 = BBC Fear on 4, “A Routine Operation” (February 07, 1991)
05:36:03.487 = Five Minute Mysteries, “The Weapon” (Late 1940s)
05:41:01.335 = Tales From The Tomb, “Don’t Dr9ink With Strangers” (1960s)
05:44:41.083 = Future Tense, “Really Heavy” and “Third From The Sun” (May 15, 1974) ***WD
06:12:02.513 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “A Warden For All Saints” (April 29, 1992)
06:55:43.097 = Columbia Workshop, “Half Pint Flask” (July 06, 1939)
07:25:01.959 = Hall of Fantasy, ‘The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD
07:49:19.063 = BBC Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural, “The Dead Man of Varley Grange” (July 28, 1984)
08:16:25.029 = Hermit’s Cave, “Spirit of Vengeance” (March 16, 1947)
08:41:09.615 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “John Crain Murder” (1947) ***WD
09:03:32.180 = Sherlock Holmes, “Girl With The Gazelle” (March 25, 1946)
09:31:10.633 = Incredible But True, ‘The Doctor Pays a Call” (1950-1951)
09:34:54.764 = 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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Armed with outdated biplanes made of fabric and wood, teenage Soviet girls flew 30,000 bombing raids in complete darkness, becoming so feared that German soldiers wouldn't even light cigarettes at night.

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IN THIS EPISODE: During World War II, a squadron of crop duster-style planes flown by Soviet female pilots were used as bombers to terrorize Nazi troops. They were so terrifying to the enemy they earned the nickname “Night Witches.” (The Night Witches) *** The jackalope is a mythical animal – so why do so many people claim to have seen it, even in modern times? (Horned Hares) *** There are places all over the world even today where, during a wedding ceremony, you might hear the reverend say the words, “Do you take this corpse to be your lawfully wedded husband?” (Beyond the Grave Nuptials) *** An old grudge between a detective and a reporter led to one of the strangest—and most damning—fake news stories of all-time. A story that nearly ruined Lizzie Borden. (The Lizzy Borden Newspaper Hoax) *** In 1948, sightings of mysterious green lights in the skies of Los Alamos, New Mexico and the Sandia atomic-weapons laboratories and other sensitive military installations had the U.S. Government extremely worried. That means they the green balls of fire weren’t from America – so what were they? (UFO’s and Green Fireballs)
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
00:01:10.087 = Show Open
00:03:11.728 = The Night Witches
00:13:58.669 = The Lizzie Borden Newspaper Hoax
00:26:26.839 = UFOs And Green Fireballs
00:36:08.840 = Horned Hares
00:42:14.836 = Beyond The Grave Nuptials
00:50:57.068 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Lizzy Borden Newspaper Hoax” by Dean Jobb for Crime Reads: https://tinyurl.com/yd9fvzes
“Horned Hares” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/ycarwu4d
“The Night Witches” from Bugged Space: https://tinyurl.com/ybthkflf
“Beyond the Grave Nuptials” by Lisa A. Flowers for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y7bevukf
“UFO’s and Green Fireballs” by Darryn King for History: https://tinyurl.com/y9eht7bk
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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/NightWitches
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