A man steals a set of priceless golden chalices from a church, convinced they’ll make him rich — but after he takes them, a strange series of supernatural events begins to unfold. Hear “The Golden Chalices” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0398

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and for Commercial Version Only)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Golden Chalices” (February 12, 1976) ***WD
00:48:16.059 = Strange Adventure, “Death In The Stars” (1945) ***WD
00:51:43.279 = BBC Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
01:20:56.809 = BBC Ghost Story, “Lost Hearts” (early 1980s)
01:35:46.679 = Beyond The Green Door, “Mr. Arkady Baradian, Boulder and TNT” (1966)
01:39:07.930 = Box 13, “Tempest In a Casserole” (April 03, 1949)
02:05:50.809 = Incredible But True, “Film of Death” (1950-1951) ***WD
02:09:41.707 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “The Fall And Rise of the Master Constipator” (1990)
02:39:20.639 = The Clock, “The Right Man” (June 01, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
03:09:31.709 = The Confession, “George S. Andress” (September 06, 1953) ***WD
03:39:05.879 = Creeps By Night, “Walking Dead” (May 16, 1944) ***WD (LQ)
04:03:23.179 = Sounds of Darkness, “Smiler” (February 03, 1970)
04:27:58.339 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Where Are You?” (October 08, 1971)
04:57:38.216 = Show Close

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What drives seemingly devoted fathers and husbands to annihilate their entire families in an act of ultimate betrayal and horror?

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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) *** 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)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:03:27.691 = Show Open
00:05:43.393 = Sparkles
00:07:29.864 = Someone Or Something Moved My Hand
00:10:27.289 = Something Happened 63 Years Ago
00:30:17.973 = The Demon of Lemont
00:41:50.985 = The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi
00:47:30.025 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 1
01:05:06.190 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 2
01:15:48.492 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 3
01:28:13.325 = Show Close
01:30:05.752 = BLOOPERS

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“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: http://bit.ly/34itO0I
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Originally aired: November 2018
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/JohnList
TAGS: John List, familicide, family annihilators, family murder, mass murder, murder-suicide, criminology, true crime, family tragedy, domestic violence, family homicide, family annihilation cases, familicide research, murder psychology, family murderers, true crime stories, family annihilation motives, crime analysis, mental health and crime, murder case studies, family violence, family crime patterns, true crime podcast, criminal psychology, family killers, shocking crimes, dark true crime stories

The Phantom of the Opera isn’t just a silent film legend — some say Lon Chaney’s ghost still haunts the very stage where his iconic monster was born.

Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle:
https://weirddarkness.com/PhantomOfTheOpera

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IN THIS EPISODE: 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)

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“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
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Originally aired: November 2018
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PhantomOfTheOpera

He appears in the dark — a shadowy figure with a wide-brimmed hat — and countless people across the world share the same chilling encounter: the Hat Man is watching. Why is he so much more terrifying than other shadow people?

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IN THIS EPISODE: Is there really such a thing as coincidence? One girl used to think so – but a strange paranormal experience has her now thinking there’s no such thing as happenstance. (More Than a Coincidence) *** Is it possible that the real reason for the USA-Iraq war had nothing to do with weapons of mass destruction, and everything to do with the appropriation of other-worldly alien technology? (Saddam Hussein’s Stargate) *** Weirdo family member Heather Circle brings us a terrifying story that starts, innocently enough, with her child’s missing plastic drinking cup. (A Little Pink Sippy Cup) *** Rebecca Schaeffer was destined to be a star. But before she had the chance to make it in Hollywood, she was murdered by an obsessed fan. (Hollywood’s Sweetheart Killed By a Stalker) *** With the internet’s recent obsession with Black Eyed Kids encounters and “Shadow People” visitations, you might not notice another phenomena that’s quickly becoming part of the paranormal pop-culture consciousness: The Hat Man. Reports of the strange “Hat Man”, a mysterious entity dressed in a long-brimmed hat, continue to pour in from all over the world. Who is the Hat Man? What does he want? Why have so many people around the world been visited by this strange entity? (The Hat Man And Shadow People) *** If you’ve ever seen the film “The Wicker Man”, you are familiar with the ending of the burning giant made of wood and the human sacrifice therein. But is it possible that this terrifying idea was not an invention of novelists and screenwriters – but was a very real practice at one time? Or even today? (The History Behind The Wicker Man) *** The life that serial killer Dennis Rader lived on the outside, hid his dark secret inside, which he was so desperate to reveal that he began dropping breadcrumbs to the media. (The Paper Trail of BTK) *** A graveyard is typically a quiet place, but Graceland Cemetery in Chicago seems to be a bit too quiet – which might have something to do with its resident ghosts. (The Deathly Silence of Graceland Cemetery) *** In 1888, London was terror-struck by the grotesque murders of Jack the Ripper, who was shortly about to claim his next-victim: 47-year-old prostitute Annie Chapman. Her dissection at the hands of the madman was nothing short of gruesome. (The Dissection of Annie Chapman) *** Annie Chapman likely got a good look at her killer. At the time, scientists thought they could user her corpse’s eyeballs to identify the attacker. Is something like that possible? Could the last visual image of someone’s life remain burned into the eye even after death? (The Last Thing a Corpse Sees)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead In
00:00:48.416 = Show Open
00:04:18.611 = Hat Man And Shadow People
00:16:57.721 = More Than a Coincidence
00:21:37.346 = A Little Pink Sippy Cup
00:25:34.161 = Saddam Hussein’s Stargate
00:33:00.675 = Hollywood’s Sweetheart Killed by a Stalker
00:47:28.250 = Dissection of Annie Chapman
00:58:31.078 = The Last Thing a Corpse Sees
01:04:39.727 = History Behind the Wicker Man
01:09:28.044 = The Paper Trail of BTK
01:15:55.830 = Deathly Silence of Graceland Cemetery
01:26:35.520 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Hat Man And Shadow People” by Greg Newkirk (http://bit.ly/36DLMwg) and Dana Matthews (http://bit.ly/33oEfiJ) for Week In Weird.
“More Than a Coincidence” is by Cherubim and was posted at YourGhostStories: http://bit.ly/2JXuCQC
“Saddam Hussein’s Stargate” by Michael Moran for The Daily Star: http://bit.ly/2pNfVst
“A Little Pink Sippy Cup” by Weirdo family member Heather Circle
“Hollywood’s Sweetheart Killed By a Stalker” by Natalie DeGroot from All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2NoBbh9
“Dark Annie” from Awesome Stories: http://bit.ly/33H5hlC
“The Dissection of Annie Chapman” by Hannah McKennet for All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2p98hZb
“The Last Thing a Corpse Sees” by Marissa Fessenden for the Smithsonian: (link no longer available)
“The History Behind The Wicker Man” from Ancient Origins: http://bit.ly/2Kr38TR
“The Paper Trail of BTK” by Rachel Chang for Biography: http://bit.ly/32zqpZL
“The Deathly Silence of Graceland Cemetery” by Ursula Bielski for Chicago Hauntings: (link no longer available)
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Originally aired: August 2019
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources):https://weirddarkness.com/HatManAndShadowPeople

Born into a life of Soviet experimentation, conjoined twins Masha and Dasha became unwilling subjects in cruel scientific tests — but in the end, it was their unbreakable physical bond that sealed both their fates.

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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)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:01:06.338 = Show Open
00:02:53.822 = Empath And Psychopath Share The Same Body
00:11:45.660 = Cover Your Feet
00:15:08.126 = Austin Sigg And The Murder of Jessica Ridgeway
00:29:35.472 = Did A Yowie Throw That Stone?
00:39:27.696 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“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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Originally aired: July 2020
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MashaAndDasha
TAGS: Masha and Dasha, Soviet twins experiments, Pyotr Anokhin, conjoined twins history, Soviet medical experiments, human experimentation, Soviet science ethics, medical horror stories, dark history of medicine, psychological abuse, twin studies, Soviet Union dark secrets, unethical scientific research, conjoined twins tragedy, real-life horror, medical ethics violations, Soviet medical history, tragic twin stories, Masha and Dasha life story, disturbing scientific experiments

When ten-year-old Lucy gets locked inside the Grove City Library after dark, she discovers she’s not as alone as she thought — and something with glowing red eyes is waiting in the shadows.

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In the rain-drenched shadows of a small town, a jaded private eye digs into a decades-old family massacre — but what he uncovers inside the Nightingale house is darker, older, and far more restless than murder.

Watch the video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/9Ey5MjgfI3I

THE TRUE CRIME CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON:
“No One Heard a Thing – The Simon Peter Nelson Murders” by Stuart R. Wahlin, posted to Medium.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4key7czw
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Originally aired: May 03, 2025

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The house on Camp Avenue is now for sale again – but they say it still holds the screams of six murdered children — and their father’s shadow still lingers, reliving the nightmare again and again.

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IN THIS EPISODE: The ax murders in Villisca, Iowa. The Defeo murders made famous by the Amityville Horror. Two crime scenes where no one heard a thing. The same thing happened in the charming little town of Churchill’s Grove… a story not so famous, but just as disturbing. And I bring it to you tonight, because the house itself is now for sale – bringing a whole new buzz among neighbors and residents of Rockford, Illinois.

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“No One Heard a Thing – The Simon Peter Nelson Murders” by Stuart R. Wahlin, posted to Medium.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4key7czw
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Originally aired: May 02, 2025 (re-recorded to update the story)
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/churchillsgrove

TAGS:
Camp Avenue murders, Rockford Illinois true crime, Churchill’s Grove haunted house, Simon Peter Nelson murders, haunted house for sale, family annihilator story, true crime Illinois, unsolved murders Rockford, haunted real estate, mass murder case, haunted houses Illinois, paranormal activity Rockford, creepy house for sale, infamous true crime houses, child murders Rockford, haunted crime scenes, true crime haunted homes, Camp Avenue killings, ghost stories Illinois, true crime podcast material

When your own hand turns against you, there’s nowhere to run — because the killer is already attached.

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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)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:00.422 = Show Open
00:02:59.286 = Alien Hand Syndrome
00:11:28.185 = The Travis Walton Abduction
00:32:52.089 = I See Shadow People
00:39:08.787 = The Humpty Doo Poltergeist
00:58:53.410 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“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.
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Originally aired: Unknown
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AlienHandSyndrome

TAGS:
alien hand syndrome, creepy medical conditions, rare neurological disorders, involuntary hand movement, strange brain disorders, medical mysteries, bizarre diseases, horror-like syndromes, self-attacking hand, alien hand stories, weird medical facts, unexplained syndromes, scary true medical cases, brain surgery side effects, horror medical tales, creepy medical phenomena, neurological horror, alien hand attacks, body turning against you, terrifying medical conditions

A quiet housewife vanishes without a trace, leaving behind a blood-soaked kitchen and a town haunted by the question: where did she go? | Inspired by a true crime case (see below).

Watch the video version of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/MurderNoir-CyprusGhost 

THE TRUE CRIME CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON: In October 1961, Joan Risch of Lincoln, Massachusetts, mysteriously vanished from her home, leaving behind a blood-smeared kitchen, an overturned table, and her young children alone. Despite police and FBI investigations, searches, and public rewards, no trace of Joan was ever found. Theories ranged from abduction, murder, or self-inflicted disappearance — especially since Joan had recently borrowed books on missing-person cases — but to this day, her fate remains an unsolved mystery.

SOURCES…
Gary Sweeney from The-Line-Up.com: https://the-line-up.com/joan-risch
Music provided by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: May 01, 2025

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TAGS: film noir mystery, disappearance, unsolved crime, bloody crime scene, missing housewife, private investigator case, 1950s noir story, trench coat mystery, phantom, gray ghost legend, bloody clues, noir detective story, haunting mystery, small town secrets, film noir narration, eerie unsolved case, woman vanished, bloodstained kitchen, mysterious disappearance, cold case file, noir suspense story, haunted by the past, crime thriller narration, shadowy investigation, gothic mystery atmosphere