Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE ASSASSINATION OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER” and More Strange True Tales! #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE: You probably saw the title of this episode and immediately thought, “Whaaa?” Well, I’m going to tell you one of the most ridiculous stories I’ve ever heard that is 100% true. The Axis powers of World War II tried to kill the Loch Ness Monster. (The Assassination of the Loch Ness Monster) *** As far back as time is recorded, mankind has had a fascination with Sirius, the Dogstar. But what is so special about it aside from the fact that it’s one of the brightest stars in our sky? Might there be an extraterrestrial connection as well? (Why So Serious About Sirius?) *** UFO reports come in constantly to police stations and online sites dedicated to the subject of Ufology – practically on a daily basis. And many sightings are by people you would consider above reproach such as law enforcement, scientists, military, numerous sightings by pilots… but when you head out into space and see a UFO, as is what happens with astronauts’ reports, that’s something you take a much closer look at. (Code Word: Santa Claus) *** Jimmy Logue left his wife after only two years of marriage. Without first getting divorced, he married another woman – whom he badly mistreated, so she left him. But he had already started an affair with her sister, so he married her next – now on his third wife. He abused her as well. He was also a career criminal – spending half his life living off the spoils of his thievery, the other half behind bars when caught. So it probably comes as no surprise that he was suspect number one when his third wife was found murdered. (A Romance In Crime)
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“EIGHT O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING” and 2 More Horror Short Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: it’s #CreepypastaThursday! I’ll be sharing three stories this week.
I begin with a great short story by Ray Nelson called “Eight O’Clock in the Morning” – the story that the movie “They Live” starring Roddy Piper, directed by John Carpenter, is based upon – a cult favorite. *** I’ll share a story adapted from the old radio show “Quiet Please” called “The Room Where the Stars Live”. *** We’ll wrap up tonight’s episode with a story from the Creepypasta.com website: J.M. Cenammo’s “The Trunk”.
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“Eight O’Clock in the Morning” by Ray Nelson: https://tinyurl.com/y2fm3d86
“The Room Where The Stars Live” from Quiet Please: https://tinyurl.com/y6nedu5t
“The Trunk” by J.M. Cennamo: https://tinyurl.com/yyt88343
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“THE REAL HORROR BEHIND PHANTOM OF THE OPERA” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: Weirdo family member, Katie Jo, tells us that as a child she saw something similar to glitter – but in a very supernatural form! (Sparkles) *** An old man opens up to something that happened to him over six decades ago that he has never told anyone before – something that he says ruined his life. (Something Happened 63 Years Ago) *** A woman in bed is startled awake in the middle of the night when she feels someone pull her arm out from under her head – but she’s the only one in her apartment. (Someone Or Something Moved My Hand) *** We’ll look at a brief history of the classic Lon Chaney film, “The Phantom of the Opera” - and how the film itself has a haunting attached to it! (The Real Horror Behind The Phantom Of The Opera) *** Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors everywhere. The more mirrors Lucida had the more she could admire herself.  She even is said to have made a deal with the devil in order to maintain her youthful beauty. (The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi) *** Village life in Lemont, Illinois was as peaceful as it could be, and the Willmans farm was one of the collection of typical sleepy homesteads in the region. Until the day the demon came. (The Demon of Lemont) *** Chillingly, statistics suggest that a child is more likely to be killed by a parent than by a stranger and in most cases, the killer takes his own life after the act. We’ll look into the disturbing psychology of family annihilators. (The Psychology of Familicide)

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“Something Happened 63 Years Ago” submitted anonymously to Thought Catalog: http://bit.ly/2DdEeDb
“The Phantom Of The Opera Is Here” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2KG71nJ
“Sparkles” by Weirdo family member, Katie Jo
“Someone Or Something Moved My Hand” by Mirandra for Your Ghost Stories: http://bit.ly/37muJPH
“The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2DgFrcK
“The Demon of Lemont” by Ursula Bielski for Chicago Hauntings: http://bit.ly/2rnR9zG
“The Psychology of Familicide” by Fiona Guy for Crime Traveller: http://bit.ly/2rmEOM2
“The List Family Massacre” from All That’s Interesting:

“UFOs AND CREEPY HUMANOIDS” 4 More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE: Most news reporters would relish the opportunity to cover the story of a flying saucer sighting… but one case in 1987 left one radio newsman wishing he’d never heard of the letters U-F-O. (The Wytheville UFOs and Men in Black) *** A Weirdo Family member shares her story of some creepy sensations. (We Were Not Alone) *** In Victorian England. Some women had the responsibility of taking in young, unwed pregnant women and caring for them until they gave birth. Baby Farmers, as these ladies were called, were in their positions because of their love for children and the desire to see them start life with hope. But Amelia Dyer was so sinister, she was rumored to be responsible for the deaths of 400 children. (The Ogress of Reading) *** One was reported as wiry and slightly muscular, and around 6 feet tall. It might have been humanoid in shape – but there is nothing else humanlike about these bizarre entities being encountered in Japan. (Creepy Humanoids in Japan)
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“Creepy Humanoids in Japan” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/35gEXiM
“The Wytheville UFOs and Men in Black”, from Paranormal Scholar: http://bit.ly/2O2W7dW
“We Were Not Alone” submitted anonymously at WeirdDarkness.com.
“The Ogress of Reading” by Jamie Bogert for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2pCo1nK
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"I have come into the...

“THE ALIEN INVASION OF KELLY, KENTUCKY” and More Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: A vampire stalks a New England family in the 1800s… and now science has identified the name of this monster. (A Vampire’s DNA Test) *** A room covered in gold, jewels, and other precious items was created as a gift for Czar Peter the Great… but what is also great is the mystery about what happened to the room. (The Disappearance of the Amber Room) *** Weirdo family member Rita Gomez sees a ghostly child in her home (The Child In My Bedroom’s Doorway) *** Visitors to a Pakistan flea market are horrified by a creature with eyes like a torch. What could this terror be? (Creature With Glowing Eyes Terrorizes Shoppers) *** Montgomery Gibbs was a wealthy attorney and real estate man – and his murder baffled police even after they had someone confess to shooting him. (The Delaware Avenue Slaying) *** In 1955, the family of Billy Ray Taylor fought for their lives against alien invaders from another world. (Aliens Invade Kelly, Kentucky)
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“The Disappearance of the Amber Room” by Jim H. for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/32YkTjF
“Aliens Invade Kelly, Kentucky” by Billy Booth for Live About: http://bit.ly/2rRPH8J
“A Vampire’s DNA Test” by Michael E. Ruane for Science Alert: http://bit.ly/2qoS7vi
“The Child In My Bedroom Doorway” by Weirdo family member Rita Gomez
“Creature With Glowing Eyes Terrorizes Shoppers” by Ahmer Rehman for Samaa.TV: http://bit.ly/2NYfhSh
“The Delaware Avenue Slaying” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2OpO1Lf
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“PHANTOMS BEHIND THE WHEEL” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: Stephen King’s Christine made for one hell of a terrifying book and movie, but what if there really is a car so haunted, so possessed, that its known for killing dozens and dozens of people? (Phantoms Behind The Wheel) *** A recent widow discovers she’s not alone after all. (The Ghost I Know) *** Is it possible that the human soul has actual weight? One doctor tried to prove exactly that. (The Weight Of The Human Soul) *** Fifty years before Roswell was the reported crash of a flying saucer in Aurora, Texas – and it remains as much of a mystery today as it was then. (The 1897 UFO Crash in Aurora, Texas) *** What would cause a father to have his daughter arrested for a non-violent crime? We’ll make our way back to September of 1880 for a story of forgery, murder, and suicide. (Forgery, Murder, and Suicide)

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“The Ghost I Know” by Sonya Robinson for The Ghost Attic: http://bit.ly/2MG4aNg
“The Weight of a Human Soul” by Jim H. for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2p8R8i2
“The 1897 UFO Crash in Aurora, Texas” by Billy Booth for Live About Dotcom: http://bit.ly/2p3O2Mg
“Forgery, Murder, and Suicide” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2W9oFVI
“Phantoms Behind The Wheel” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/33SRS9W, http://bit.ly/31IHO1X , and Austin Coop for Roadtrippers: http://bit.ly/2N7QoSv
Excerpt from “Christine” by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/2W97MKA
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“INSIDE THE MIND OF JACK THE RIPPER” and More True Horror! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: Jack the Ripper stalked the West End of London in 1888. He was never captured. How did he do it… and how did he get away with it? *** We’ll learn about a supposedly real spider from Central Africa with a leg span of 5-feet across.

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EPISODE: “Is The COVID-19 Vaccine The Mark of the Beast?” #ChurchOfTheUndead https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7278
EPISODE: “The Crazy Case True Crime Lovers Must Hear” https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7938
VIDEO: “3rd Annual Halloween Live Scream” https://youtu.be/bm52hi14fTE
VIDEO: “Can The Bible Make You a Super Hero?” https://youtu.be/pHzdTAFAqK0

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“Giant Spider of the Congo” by Terrence Aym, from Helium.com (link to original article no longer available)
“Inside The Mind of the Ripper” by Josh Clark and Patrick J. Kiger for History’s How Stuff Works: https://tinyurl.com/y26ghwlq
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Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music, varying by episode, provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission. 


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“EMPATH AND PSYCHOPATH SHARE THE SAME BODY” and 3 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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IN THIS EPISODE: Conjoined twins might be identical genetically, but their personalities can be drastically different – with different interests, different opinions, different mental conditions… even different gender preferences when it comes to romance. The odd story of real-life conjoined twins, Masha and Dasha. (Empath And Psychopath Share The Same Body) *** Weirdo family member Alexis Bishop hears a creepy voice in the dark. (Cover Your Feet) *** As parents, you want to empower your children. You want to teach them independence, and a good way to start is letting them walk to school, without a parent or chaperone. But what happens when it all backfires, and your child never makes it to school? (Austin Sigg and the Murder of Jessica Ridgeway) *** One of the common themes in Yowie reports – and many Bigfoot reports – is that they like to throw stones. A lot. (Did A Yowie Throw That Stone)

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“Empath And Psychopath Share The Same Body” by Jodi Smith for Ranker: http://bit.ly/2N0y4KV
“Austin Sigg and the Murder of Jessica Ridgeway” from The Scare Chamber: http://bit.ly/2JaeWsC
“Cover Your Feet” by Weirdo family member Alexis Bishop
“Did A Yowie Throw That Stone?” by Paul Cropper for The Fortean: http://bit.ly/33Ra8jX
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“THE CRAZY CASE TRUE CRIME LOVERS MUST HEAR” and More True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: What do you get when you mix auto theft, disappearances, amnesia, murder, and far too many tattoos? You get one of the craziest true crime cases you’ll ever hear. It’s the disappearance and apparent murder of James Eugene Harrison, but just wait for the twist. (The Man Who Wasn’t Murdered) *** The first witch trial in the Americas took place in 1626 – and I’ll tell you the story of how poor Joane Wright came to be accused, and what the verdict came down as. (America’s First Witch) *** In 1938, 34-year-old Alma Fielding reported objects mysteriously flying around her home. In 2017, Kate Summerscale, author of the true crime classic “The Suspicions of Mr Whicher”, set out to investigate the unexplained case of the Croydon poltergeist. (The Housewife, The Ghost Hunter, And The Croydon Poltergeist) *** When you hear a knocking in the closet, or footsteps in the attic. When you hear a door to the basement creak open, or a plate crash to the floor in the middle of the night… is it a ghost? An intruder? Or could you be dealing with a darkling? (The Dark Darklings)

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BOOK: “The Suspicions of Mr Whicher” by Kate Summerscale: https://amzn.to/38Q7uR6
EPISODE: “The Rental” by Christopher Maxim: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7893
EPISODE: “The Queen Mary: The Grey Ghost With a Haunted History”: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/7888

STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
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“America’s First Witch” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/y36z72jy
“The Man Who Wasn’t Murdered” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/yxayopj9
“The Housewife, The Ghost Hunter, And The Croydon Poltergeist” by Kate Summerscale for The Guardian: https://tinyurl.com/yykzsgs9
“The Dark Darklings” by Mason Felinity for Haunted American Tours: https://tinyurl.com/nlx7zh
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IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine losing control of one of your hands – and that hand tries to kill you. It’s not the premise of a B-horror movie, it’s a very real condition that is just as frightening as it sounds. (Alien Hand Syndrome) *** Thanks to the film Fire In The Sky, it is one of the most famous alien abduction cases in history. But what exactly happened to Travis Walton – and is the story believable? (The Abduction of Travis Walton) *** One of the most famous and well-documented cases of poltergeist activity has a funny name, Humpty Doo. The name is an Australian slang term meaning ‘everything topsy-turvy, or turned upside down’ – a perfect description of what poltergeists do. (The Humpty Doo Poltergeist) *** A Weirdo family member used to think he was just seeing things – until he began listening to Weird Darkness and realized he might be surrounded by very real dark entities. (I See Shadow People)


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STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“Alien Hand Syndrome” by Trilby Beresford for Graveyard Shift: http://bit.ly/2MRiT6N
“The Abduction of Travis Walton” from The Scare Chamber: http://bit.ly/2W1sex6
“Humpty Doo Poltergeist” by Paul Cropper & Tony Healey for Strange Nation Australia: http://bit.ly/31nB60Y
“I See Shadow People” by Weirdo family member Jack Williams for Weird Darkness.
(I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing that for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I’ll rectify it in the show notes as quickly as possible.)
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music, varying by episode, provided by Alibi Music, EpidemicSound and/or AudioBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ), Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and/or Nicolas Gasparini/Myuu (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is...