Lucy begins coughing up long red hairs and finding them throughout her apartment. As she searches for answers, she learns an unsettling truth.

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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.
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: Elva Heaster was dead – but that didn’t stop her ghost from solving the murder. *** In Stephen King’s “Pet Semetery”, beloved family pets could come back from the dead. *** In Washington there is a hole that some say brings animals back to life – for real. *** In the middle of the Brompton Cemetery grounds, shrouded by trees stands a mausoleum… and what some believe is a time machine. *** The Mothman is apparently no longer bound to Point Pleasant, West Virginia – in 2017 he appeared 55 times in Chicago. *** And we BEGIN this episode with, a chapter from the book, “Beautiful Nightmares: Women of Horror Anthology” entitled "HAIR" by Faith Marlowe.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:14.973 = “Hair” (title story)
00:51:05.987 = The Ghost Who Helped Solve Her Own Murder
00:59:25.235 = The Monster of Mel’s Hole
01:10:01.307 = The Chicago Mothman Sightings
01:15:11.155 = London’s Time-Traveling Mausoleum
01:28:43.973 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Hair” by Faith Marlow, from the book “Beautiful Nightmares: Women of Horror Anthology”: https://amzn.to/3LolYK6 (no longer in print)
“The Ghost Who Helped Solve Her Own Murder”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p98d8pu
“The Monster of Mel’s Hole”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1xpq30ql
“The Chicago Mothman Sightings”: (link no longer available)
“London’s Time-Traveling Mausoleum”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7pgczqce
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Originally aired: May 07, 2018
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RedHairHaunting

When a charming suitor sweeps Jeannie off her feet, a string of brutal murders makes her wonder if she’s fallen for a killer! Hear the tale from The Clock in “Thou Shalt Not Kill!” | #RetroRadio EP0423

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Saxon Curse” (March 29, 1976)
00:47:40.179 = The Clock, “Thou Shalt Not Kill” (June 22, 1947)
01:14:01.799 = Creeps By Night, “The Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944)
01:43:44.169 = Sounds of Darkness, “Double Trouble” (March 03, 1970)
02:08:41.889 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Ancestor” (October 29, 1971)
02:38:03.559 = Dimension X, “Child’s Play” (June 23, 1951)
03:02:47.799 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Death In The Everglades” (December 05, 1944) ***WD
03:15:33.209 = The Creaking Door, “Alive In The Grave” (November 30, 1964)
03:44:46.379 = The Eleventh Hour, “The Man Who Was Dead” (1941-1946)
04:09:04.249 = Escape, “The Brute” (April 11, 1948)
04:38:40.449 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 13, 1949)
05:08:07.114 = 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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In the early 1900s, children's worst nightmares became reality when Albert Fish stalked New York as a real-life boogeyman who tortured, murdered, and cannibalized his young victims over a decade-long reign of terror.

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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.
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” *** A UK woman sees a little sailor boy… a dead one. *** A 15-foot high B-25 bomber goes missing – in just 20 feet of water. *** A woman wakes up twice in the middle of her own surgery… but that’s not the scariest part. *** A rocking chair mysteriously moves itself to a completely different room. *** Two Romanian climbers found a strange yellowish object and as soon as they touched it something unexplained happened. *** Is teleportation impossible – tell that to Major Tudor Wellesley Pole. *** A new member joins a new age group – and she creeps everyone out. But they soon realize the feeling is warranted. *** September, 1952… was it a cryptid? An alien? We look more closely at what has become known as “The Flatwood Monster” from Braxton County, West Virginia. *** What began as a practical joke on some friends in a Revolutionary War cemetery backfires on the perpetrator. *** He’s been known by a few different names: “The Werewolf of Wysteria,” “The Gray Man”, even the “Brooklyn Vampire”. No matter the alias, Albert Fish is a murderer whose attacks took place over the span of ten years, causing terror in New York and throughout the United States.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Teaser and Show Open
00:01:56.729 = “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe
00:10:37.576 = “Little Sailor Boy”
00:12:03.373 = “The Pennsylvania Ghost Bomber”
00:16:41.758 = “Operation Horror”
00:19:19.136 = “The Rocking Chair”
00:20:04.463 = “Bizarre And Unexplained Disappearances In The Bazau Mountains”
00:23:19.705 = “Mysterious Teleportation Case of Major Tudor Pole”
00:27:23.180 = “The Thing That Follows Her”
00:29:34.802 = “Meeting With The Flatwoods Monster”
00:37:17.650 = “The Scare That Backfired”
00:41:41.866 = “The Boogeyman Albert Fish”
00:51:11.185 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1kzyvu38
“Little Sailor Boy” by Anthonly Michael Eyre for MyHaunteLifeToo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jxjnqdla
“The Pennsylvania Ghost Bomber” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1f3gn5ly
“Operation Horror”: (link no longer available)
“The Rocking Chair” by Samantha Bradley for MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/i7grx14f
“Bizarre And Unexplained Disappearances In The Buzau Mountains” by Nicolescu Vlad for MysteryToEagle.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/59j95292
“Mysterious Teleportation Case Of Major Tudor Pole” by Cynthia McKanzie for MessageToEagle.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ht3psqr5
“The Thing That Follows Her” submitted anonymously to Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1k87qnvb
“Meeting With The Flatwoods Monster”: (link no longer available)
“The Scare That Backfired” by Gigakhan for YourGhostStories,com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4nu9b9z8
“The Boogeyman Albert Fish” Audrey Webster for The-Line-Up.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/8j6vx8u4
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Originally aired: December 18, 2018
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AlbertFish

From the Black Dahlia's severed corpse in Los Angeles to the mysterious 'YOGTZE' note left by a dying man in Germany, we explore 29 of the world's most chilling unsolved murders that continue to baffle investigators and haunt communities decades later.

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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.
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: It's the curious details of a murder case that transfix true crime obsessives. Some have elements that are particularly violent, bloody, gruesome, and unsettling. Worse, some slaying remain unsolved, meaning that the perpetrator disappeared into the night after the deed was finished. From the infamous Black Dahlia murder case to America's Jack the Ripper, from "the Lady of the Dunes" and Bella in the Wych Elm to the brutal yogurt shop slayings in Austin, Texas, here’s a collection of mysterious, unsolved murders we can't stop talking about.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
(Sorry. This #Darkive episode has lost the chapter/time stamp information since it was originally posted in 2018.)

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Unsolved Murders That Will Send Shivers Down Your Spine” posted at The-Line-Up.com: http://ow.ly/8Pu830n5ib3(used with permission)
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Originally aired: December 23, 2018
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/KillersWhoGotAway

A special “Listener Terrors” episode with stories sent in by kids!
“The Evil Elf On The Shelf” by Griffin Young (age 10)
“The Haunted Skateboard” by Wyatt Martinez-Tubbs (age 8)
“Scareware” by Oscar (age 3) – narrated by Oscar too!
“The Axeman” by Emery Garner (age 7)
“The Past’s Vires” by Landen Zmurk

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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Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2025

A condemned man with one week left to live reveals the terrifying truth behind the bank robbery that made him America's most hated killer — and the demonic entity that put it in motion.

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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.
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: Hunter Bell sits on death row with just one week left to live, convicted of thirteen brutal murders during what the media called one of the most sadistic bank robberies in recent history. But as his execution date approaches, Hunter breaks his five-year silence to tell us the truth about that horrific day — a desperate attempt to save his troubled brother that led them into a nightmare beyond imagination.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Main Story, Part 1
00:01:15.733 = Show Open
00:02:41.870 = Main Story, Part 2
01:03:47.909 = Prologue of the Demon
01:11:07.638 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“I Was a Bank Robber Who Came Face to Face With an Ancient Evil” by Mark Lynch at Creepypasta.com:https://www.creepypasta.com/i-was-a-bank-robber-who-came-face-to-face-with-an-ancient-evil/
Mark Lynch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Lynch-Author/100089807263116/
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Originally aired: May 30, 2025
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BankRobberAncientEvil

During a Christmas gathering at a renovated 17th-century cottage, four friends experience a series of supernatural events that reveal the dark history of the house in the tale, “Exorcism” from BBC’s Ghost Story! | #RetroRadio EP0422

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Extortion” (March 26, 1976)
00:47:16.169 = The Whistler, “An Eye For An Eye” (July 09, 1943)
01:16:25.109 = Witch’s Tale, “Tourists Accommodated” (1931-1938)
01:40:33.369 = Word Detective, “Jack O’ Lantern” (October 26, 1959)
01:43:31.848 = X Minus One, “Junkyard” (February 22, 1956)
02:11:39.379 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
02:35:51.689 = Strange Adventure, “Curse of the Kalahari” (1945)
02:39:11.313 = BBC Ghost Story, “Exorcism” (November 05, 1972)
04:05:34.629 = Beyond The Green Door, “Tom Dunlevy Wasts’ Abandoned Cabin” (1966)
04:09:49.578 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
04:24:31.939 = Box 13, “Find Me, Find Death” (April 24, 1949)
04:51:02.231 = 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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What began as a backwoods commune in Canada turned into one of the most horrific cults in history — led by self-proclaimed prophet Roch Thériault, whose reign of terror is almost too disturbing to believe. 

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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.
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: Deep in Quebec's wilderness, Roch Thériault assembled believers to await the apocalypse he claimed would arrive February 1979. His spiritual settlement transformed into history's most disturbing cult experiment, where unauthorized surgeries, calculated torture, and mind control tactics replaced daily prayers. For twelve years, the "Ant Hill Kids" remained secluded from authorities, their isolation enabling atrocities as their self-proclaimed Moses pursued increasingly dangerous delusions.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:02:25.607 = Show Open
00:04:41.589 =PART 1: THE FOUNDATION OF MADNESS
00:07:14.970 = The Making of Moses
00:18:02.162 = The Prophet Emerges
00:28:36.412 = Eternal Mountain
00:41:05.850 = PART 2: DESCENT INTO DARKNESS
00:41:32.068 = The First Death
00:49:21.345 = The Second Settlement
01:00:34.694 = The Final Atrocities
01:12:52.195 = PART 3: AFTERMATH AND LEGACY
01:13:17.481 = The Prison years
01:20:54.620 = The Survivors’ Stories
01:31:42.097 = Cultural Impact and Collective Memory
01:42:25.997 = PART 4: UNDERSTANDING THE INCOMPREHENSIBLE
01:42:59.741 = The Psychology of Cult Control
01:54:39.106 = The Psychology of Roch Thériault
02:05:54.259 = The Question of Evil
02:21:58.286 = PART 5: LESSONS FROM DARKNESS
02:32:40.752 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Alliance of the Sheep” (“L'alliance de la brebis)” by Gabrielle Lavallée: https://amzn.to/4dDwv1u (Only available in the original French. An English translation has apparently not been authorized or published.)
BOOK: “Savage Messiah" by Paul Kaihla and Ross Laver: https://amzn.to/3FzXxKn
FILM: “Savage Messiah”: https://amzn.to/43O6yJ8
https://theprofilehhs.com/4728/editorials/the-ant-hill-kids-theriaults-early-beginnings-stage-1/
https://theprofilehhs.com/4751/editorials/ant-hill-kids-theriault-and-february-of-1979-stage-2/
https://theprofilehhs.com/4746/editorials/ant-hill-kids-theriaults-surgeries-and-samuel-stage-3/
https://theprofilehhs.com/4802/editorials/ant-hill-kids-theriault-and-the-end-of-his-world-stage-4/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/ant-hill-kids
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/chilling-insight-doomsday-cult-members-13995059
https://murderpedia.org/male.T/t/theriault-roch.htm
https://www.dannydutch.com/post/the-ant-hill-kids-inside-the-twisted-world-of-roch-thériault-and-his-apocalyptic-canadian-cult
https://medium.com/obscure-horror/roch-thériault-and-the-ant-hill-kids-c0fb66a6b14c
https://www.paradigmshift.com.pk/ant-hill-kids/
https://maryboro.ca/story/cult-leader-roch-theriault-on-trial/
https://cvltnation.com/ant-hill-kids-break-legs-sledgehammer-go-hell/
https://www.propensitypod.com/episodes/ant-hill-kids
https://www.toronto.com/news/crime/behind-the-crimes-murder-mutilation-abuse-part-of-life-at-ant-hill-kids-commune/article_70440d6e-a838-5b34-856d-b696402a10c9.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LesjWnLH_I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wBXOkcvhDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krM7UUjzykI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wo1T9hsKzo
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Originally aired: May 29, 2025
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AntHillKids

FREE WORD SEARCH and CROSSWORD for this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/AmericasFirstUFOs

When Puritan settlers first witnessed strange lights over Massachusetts in 1639, they couldn't have imagined it would spark a centuries-long mystery involving government cover-ups, Project Blue Book, and the terrifying Men in Black who silence anyone who gets too close to the truth.

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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.
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: The Men in Black, the beginning of Project Blue Book, America’s first UFO sighting from 400 years ago… and a mysterious incident experienced by actor and comedian Dan Aykroyd. This and more from the world of space, extraterrestrials, and government secrecy.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:03:26.615 = Show Open
00:04:36.586 = America’s First UFO Sighting
00:22:54.997 = The Men In Black, Part 1
00:35:19.592 = The Men In Black, Part 2
00:52:17.119 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“America’s First UFO Sighting” by Christopher Klein: https://tinyurl.com/y3ex36n4; Greg Daugherty: https://tinyurl.com/yyog7d5n
“Men In Black”: Lee Speigel for Huffpost: https://tinyurl.com/wps8b8e; Steve Rose for The Guardian: https://tinyurl.com/z8d5wqd; Jacob Geers for Thought Catalog: https://tinyurl.com/qldplkw
Dan Aykroyd interview: https://tinyurl.com/v4e8qhq
“Mirage Men” documentary: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5894
“UFOs: Past, Present and Future” documentary: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/5898
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Originally aired: July 2018
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AmericasFirstUFOs

A grieving widower marries a mysterious woman to care for his children — only to discover she may be a monstrous werewolf haunting the dark forests of the Hartz Mountains in the tale, “Werewolf” from The Weird Circle! | #RetroRadio EP0421

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Transformation of Joebee” (March 25, 1976)
00:46:57.279 = Strange, “Flying Dutchman” (1955) ***WD
01:00:06.759 = Strange Wills, “Black Interlude” (June 22, 1946)
01:30:12.469 = Suspense, “Last Night” (June 15, 1943)
01:59:29.409 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (1957)
02:04:33.129 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (1960s)
02:08:47.927 = Theater Five, “Look Who’s Talking” (September 28, 1964)
02:29:22.509 = CBC Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (1968-1971) ***WD
03:00:10.579 = 2000 Plus, “The Other Man” (June 07, 1950) ***WD
03:30:54.549 = The Unexpected, “Career Woman” (1948)
03:43:13.239 = Unit 99, “Car Being Towed” (February 28, 1958)
04:06:44.199 = Dark Venture, “Only Inhabitant” (November 19, 1946) ***WD
04:36:36.489 = The Weird Circle, “Werewolf” (May 07, 1944)
05:05:57.106 = 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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