Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE HAUNTED SMETHWICK BATHS” and More Strange But True Tales! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: A 1930s art deco swimming pool is not the first place you think of when people mention the most haunted places in the country. So why is this 85-year-old building bursting at the seams with spirits and specters? The answer to that is not any easy one to give.  (The Haunted Smethwick Baths) *** They look strange, there’s a weird otherworldliness to them, when encountered people often find the’ve lost hours of time with no memory, and the beings are often known to abduct people in the middle of the night. It sounds like I’m describing alien abduction – but the same, all of it, can also be said of fairie folk in European legend. Is it possible there is a connection? Could the mythical fairies of old actually be the extraterrestrials we tell stories about today? (The Extraterrestrials Want Twinkies) *** Elsie Eiler pays taxes... to herself. She grants her own liquor license to herself for the tavern she owns – which is possible when you are the mayor… and bartender… and law enforcement, and even the librarian. You see, Elsie Eiler is the sole resident of Monowi, Nebraska – but that doesn’t mean she’s alone. 
(Monowi, Nebraska – Population One) *** They don’t try for a perfect likeness. They have to suppress their creativity. They even find help from birds nests. We’ll look at some of the trade secrets used by forensic artists. (The Secret Formula of Forensic Artists)

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE…
Music or No Music? That is the question for Weird Darkness: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MarlarHouse/permalink/2805292746255200/
“The Horror Before Amityville” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5829
“The Allagash Alien Abduction” including the story about Deja Vu: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5792

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Become a patron: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/WEIRDO
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STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“Monowi, Nebraska – Population One” by Ripley’s Believe it or Not:https://tinyurl.com/tzd3dqo, Laura Moss for MNN: https://tinyurl.com/ss9ylkj; Karen I. Chen for Travel & Leisure: https://tinyurl.com/sksb2rq; Maria Carter for Country Living: https://tinyurl.com/tlfbahn
“The Haunted Smethwick Baths” by Andy Moore for Mysterious Britain and Ireland: https://tinyurl.com/snv5dpy
“The Extraterrestrials Want Twinkies” by Julian Whitefish for The New Folklore: https://tinyurl.com/ugppg68
“The Secret Formula of Forensic Artists” by Jake Rossen for Mental Floss: https://tinyurl.com/tq8vfe3
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“GHOSTS IN THE MIRROR” and 6 More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: Could there be floating balls of light not only possessed of some sort of intelli­gence, but which are capable of forming a unique bond with a person and even delivering painful stings when they so choose? (Sentient Fireballs and Biting Lights) *** Cattle sometimes die suddenly on Silvies Valley Ranch’s 140,000 acres in Harney County — struck by disease or felled by a broken leg and unable to find a way out of the rugged, forested terrain. But by the time ranch hands discovered four more dead bulls within 24 hours, they knew they were likely dealing with deliberate, premeditated killings. (Oregon Cattle Mutilations) *** To quote one survivor of a near-death experience: “I know of no English words for the combination of joy, ecstasy, love, and requited longing that burned within me. It carried me to a dimension I never knew existed. In that moment, there was no pain of loss, only unity, rapture and reunion.” Is it possible that we may soon have scientific evidence for what lies beyond the veil? (New Evidence of Life After Death) *** Seeing specters in the reflection of a mirror or piece of glass is not just a cliché movie trope. There is a history that goes along with the happening. (Ghost In The Mirror) *** We’ve all heard of haunted forests – but there is one that is so disturbing it drives some people to want to commit murder! (Where The Woods Entice You To Murder) *** When it comes to ghostly apparitions, the White Lady are ubiquitous. But a theater in Sunderland, England has not just a White Lady specter, but also the haunting Grey Lady… and the ghost of a comedian. (Haunted Empire Theater)

TODAY’S BONUS AUDIO FOR PATRONS…
“Creepy Things Homeowners Found in Their Own Homes”: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34937817

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE…
Essex Ghost Hunters Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/EssexGhostHunters/
“Fears of the Mirror” article: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/2587
“Chronicles of the Black Death” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5647
“The Real Events of the UFO Invasion of Illinois” episode (includes Clinton Road): https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5721

SUPPORT THE PODCAST…
Become a patron: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/WEIRDO
Visit the store: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/STORE
Social media and contact info: http://www.WeirdDarkness.com/CONTACT

STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“Sentient Fireballs and Biting Lights” from the Fortean Times: (link no longer available)
“Oregon Cattle Mutilations” by Diana Kruzman for Oregon Live: https://tinyurl.com/y3sg3gle
“New Evidence for Life After Death” by Michael Grosso for Consciousness Unbound: https://tinyurl.com/wou5am3
“Ghost in the Mirror” by Micah Hanks for the Gralien Report: https://tinyurl.com/wuxunbx; Erin McCann for Graveyard Shift:

“THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO” by Edgar Allan Poe #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: It’s #CreepypastaThursday! This week I share a classic horror tale from the master, Edgar Allan Poe, called “The Cask of Amontillado”!

TODAY’S BONUS AUDIO FOR PATRONS…
In Love With Inanimate Objects: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34799097

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE…
The Krystal King painting: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5800
“The Devil and Robert Johnson” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/829

STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/section11/
https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.pdf
Weird Darkness opening and closing theme by Alibi Music Library. Carnival and cave music and sound effects by AudioBlocks with paid license; other background music by Shadows Symphony (http://bit.ly/2W6N1xJ) used with permission.

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I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use. If I somehow overlooked doing that for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I’ll rectify it the show notes as quickly as possible.
***WeirdDarkness™ - is a trademark and creation of of Marlar House Productions. Copyright © Marlar House Productions, 2020.
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 *** How to escape eternal darkness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYmodFKDaM

“THE ALLAGASH ALIEN ABDUCTION” and More True Paranormal and True Crime Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: The L-8 blimp spotted a possible oil spill and reported it back to base. While circling the area, witnesses saw the airship unexpectedly glide higher and higher out of site. But when it was seen again later, it was flying with no one on board. (Mystery of the L-8 Blimp) *** Serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer was murdered while in prison… and there was no one more deserving of it. (The Murder of a Serial Murderer) *** Have you ever had a déjà vu experience? It’s the feeling, or impression that you have already witnessed or experienced a current situation. Why does it happen? The theories are mind-blowing. (Deja Vu All Over Again) *** One of the most researched cases of multiple alien abduction occurred in August, 1976, in the state of Maine. The Allagash Waterway incident is still considered one of the best documented alien abductions in the history of UFOs and extraterrestrials. We’ll look at this and other cases of alien abduction. (The Allagash Incident)

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE…
“The Alien Abduction of Barney and Betty Hill” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/4992
“The Abduction of Betty Andreasson” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5538
“The Abduction of Linda Napolitano” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5427
“The Fraudulent Warrens” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5725
“Demon in the Maze” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5500

STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“The Murder of a Serial Murderer” by Fiona Guy for Crime Traveller: https://tinyurl.com/sjbl8jk
“The Allagash Incident” by Billy Booth for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/s4vk9fj, https://tinyurl.com/tgetcga
“Mystery of the L-8 Blimp” by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/tew5rro
“Deja Vu All Over Again” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/wpaf7lg, https://tinyurl.com/z56hlfl, https://tinyurl.com/u2cd9fd

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“EARTH: THE LIZARD PEOPLE PLANET” and 6 More Paranormal and True Crime Horror Tales! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: It’s one of the strangest unsolved murders in American history. How strange? It includes a pig woman and a preacher – that’s how strange. It’s the still unsolved Hall-Mills murders of 1922. (The Pig Woman, The Preacher, and Murder) *** Hannah Beswick was so frightened by the idea of being accidentally buried alive, that she even told her doctor that upon her death she was not to be buried – just in case they’d pronounced her deceased a bit too early. And that was the beginning of her very strange afterlife. (The Undead Life of Hanna Beswick) *** As we keep searching for extraterrestrial life hoping anyone is out there, we could be missing an important issue few have considered. What if extraterrestrial life is indistinguishable from the laws of physics? (Does Dark Matter Explain Extraterrestrial Life?) *** Haunted locations are so popular nowadays that it’s almost impossible to keep a lid on it if you don’t want the word to get out that your house, business, or even car is haunted. But then there is a hotel in Wales that is haunted.. but no one seems to know about it. (Haunting in the Grand Hotel) *** Local legend holds that La Pascualita is the preserved corpse of the original shop owner's daughter, who died tragically on her wedding day. Others believe she is just a mannequin created by a skilled artist. For over 90 years the question has remained – and no one has the answer. (La Pascualita) *** Millions of people think lizard people live among us – but where did the idea of their existence begin? (The Reptilian Conspiracy)

TODAY’S BONUS AUDIO FOR PATRONS…
Chapter 12 of “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34731267

MENTIONED LINKS IN THIS EPISODE:
Weird Darkness’ Darren Marlar is a Reptilian Lizard Person: http://weirddarkness.com/archives/4572

STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“The Pig Woman, The Preacher, and Murder” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/tljh7hg
“The Reptilian Conspiracy” by Today I Found Out: https://tinyurl.com/ve78muu
“Gemma Collins and the Lizard People” by Lucy Needham, https://tinyurl.com/s3so3w8;
“The Undead Life of Hannah Beswick” by Marc Hartzman: https://tinyurl.com/udgq3cq
“Haunting in the Grand Hotel” from Your Ghost Stories: https://tinyurl.com/rj3vj5m
“La Pascualita” by Gina Dimuro: https://tinyurl.com/ru5syjg
“Does Dark Matter Explain Extraterrestrial Life?” by Cynthia McKanzie: https://tinyurl.com/qmwh6cb
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“MELLIFICATION: THE SWEET TASTING SIDE OF CORPSE MEDICINE” #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: 
Of all the instances of cannibalism found in human history, no one quite practiced it like some in China used to. In these cases, cannibalism came in the form of eating mellified flesh for medicinal purposes. In 16th century China, mellification was a way for elderly people nearing the end of their lives to donate their body to science. The idea, originally derived from an Arabic recipe, was that they could turn their bodies into medicine that would be ingested by their descendants to alleviate ailments like broken bones. The process of mellification was a gruesome one. In short, it consisted of very slowly turning one’s body into a mummified human candy bar. And that’s not even the worst part — for mellification to be the most effective, the process started while the person was still alive.

TODAY’S BONUS AUDIO FOR PATRONS…
“Married to a Murderer”: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34713159

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE…
“Live Scream, Halloween 2019”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvPdgHIbKsU
“Zozo And The Ouija Board” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5734
“The Fraudulent Warrens” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5725
“True Bigfoot Stories You’ve Probably Never Heard” episode: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/185
“The Horror at Pemberton Mill” Share & Win Facebook post: https://tinyurl.com/szwu3zt

STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
Katie Serena: https://tinyurl.com/rjwv5cw
Paul Salopek: https://tinyurl.com/wz23h9d
Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/w2mqzyp
Stranger Remains: https://tinyurl.com/w795gxp
Natalie Zarrelli: https://tinyurl.com/tsqhqbl
Maria Dolan: https://tinyurl.com/y6spcbcb
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“NOWHERE MAN: THE PAUL MCCARTNEY CHANGELING CONSPIRACY” #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: It’s one of the strangest conspiracy theories ever created by mortal man. Was Beatles legend Paul McCartney killed in 1966 and replaced with a look-alike? We’ll look at the evidence for and against this bizarre rumor.


STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“Nowhere Man: The Paul McCartney Death Conspiracy”: https://tinyurl.com/taqne35
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I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use. If I somehow overlooked doing that for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I’ll rectify it the show notes as quickly as possible.
***WeirdDarkness™ - is a trademark and creation of of Marlar House Productions. Copyright © Marlar House Productions, 2020.
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 *** How to escape eternal darkness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYmodFKDaM

Not an episode of the podcast - just a quick update! Mentioned in the audio:
https://www.facebook.com/WeirdDarkness/
http://www.WeirdDarkness.com

You will undoubtedly notice upon listening to this upload that it is not an episode of Weird Darkness. I'm planning to enter into a storytelling competition for voice artists and decided to re-record this in order to enter it. I hope you enjoy this little bonus nugget! -- Darren

“IS THERE AN INTER-DIMENSIONAL TIME PORTAL IN ARIZONA?” and More Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: A young wife, home alone with her husband in the military, begins experiencing strange happenings in their apartment. *** On a rainy night, a man begins to hear strange sounds from above that can’t be explained. *** A WeirdDarkness listener tells their story of being terrified by an entity… for over 21 years. *** A deceased relative saves the life of one woman – her husband tells us the story. *** An invisible friend decides to show up, uninvited, on a camping trip in an original story submitted by a WeirdDarkness subscriber. *** A chat with a small boy at a wedding unexpectedly turns into a paranormal encounter. *** A female presence haunts a newly married Japanese couple. *** A conman teams up with a necromancer… and it does not bode well for either one of them. *** The old Lake View Sanitarium, constructed in 1930 as a tuberculosis sanatorium, is now one of the most haunted places in Wisconsin. *** A young girl encounters a terrifying entity… in the bathroom. *** Is a time portal hidden in the Arizona Mountains near Mexico? One man swears to it.


STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“Apartment From Hell” submitted to WeirdDarkness.com by Lacy T.
“From Above” submitted to WeirdDarkness.com by Sabby Ray (https://www.facebook.com/ray.saibal)
“Him” submitted to WeirdDarkness.com by Taylor Rydbom https://www.facebook.com/taylor.rydbom
“My Deceased Nan Saved My Life” submitted anonymously at WeirdDarkness.com
“The Camping Trip” submitted to WeirdDarkness.com by Michael
“The Boy In The Sailor Suit” - https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/11/01/boy-in-the-sailor-suit/
“The Female Presence That Haunted The Green House” - http://amzn.to/2y4lvW9
“The Wife Swapping Elizabethan Magicians” - https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/10/30/halloween-case-26-wife-swapping-elizabethan-magicians/
“The Terrifying Madison, Wisconsin Sanitarium” - https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/10/26/2280/
“The San Jose Bathroom Spirit Stalker” - https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2017/10/25/halloween-case-21-san-jose-bathroom-spirit-stalker/
“Mysterious Interdimensional Portal That Can Alter Time Is Hidden In The Arizona Mountains” – http://ow.ly/Bb4b30gn7td
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