Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

By Darren Marlar

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Award-winning podcast hosted by voice artist Darren Marlar who narrates true stories of crime, the unexplained, and paranormal.* Ranked #2 in Podcast Magazine‘s “Best True Crime and Horror” podcasts for 2020* Named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” in 2019 by Podcast Business Journal* Darren Marlar’s narration of “The Tell-Tale Heart” won Bronze at HEAR NOW 2020 Podcast Palooza* Reached #5 worldwide on the “HOT 50” chart for November 2020 by Podcast Magazine* Finalist for”Storyteller-Drama” award for the “People’s Choice Podcast Awards” in 2019

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05.21.2022

“THE WITCH OF PLUM HOLLOW” and 6 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: A 178-year-old mystery comes to the surface in a Philadelphia suburb. (Grandfather's Ghost Story Leads to Mass Grave) *** Recently a wrecking crew began tearing down ...

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved episodes:

05.21.2022 “THE WITCH OF PLUM HOLLOW” and 6 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE WITCH OF PLUM HOLLOW” and 6 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: A 178-year-old mystery comes to the surface in a Philadelphia suburb. (Grandfather's Ghost Story Leads to Mass Grave) *** Recently a wrecking crew began tearing down ...
05.20.2022 #FiresideFrights, VOLUME 16: #WeirdDarkness #FiresideFrights, VOLUME 16: #WeirdDarknessThis is a Fireside Frights episode. Once a month I come to you without the fancy production and creepy music, and it’s just you, me, and this campfire with whatever Mother Nature wants to send our way ...
05.20.2022 “THE MEN IN BLACK, SWAMP GAS, PROJECT GRUDGE, AND 400-YEAR-OLD UFOS” #WeirdDarkness “THE MEN IN BLACK, SWAMP GAS, PROJECT GRUDGE, AND 400-YEAR-OLD UFOS” #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: The Men in Black, the beginning of Project Blue Book, America’s first UFO sighting from 400 years ago… and more from the world of space, extraterrestrials, ...
05.19.2022 MAY 22, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS!) MAY 22, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS!)Subscribers to the podcast get to hear the radio show days before it actually airs on the radio! And Patreon members (https://WeirdDarkness.com/patrons) get the commercial-free version! HOUR ONE: Witchcraft, torture, and a ...
05.19.2022 “THE RETURN OF SPRING HEELED JACK” and More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE RETURN OF SPRING HEELED JACK” and More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: From human invisibility to amazing demonstrations of levitation, we’ll look at strange devices, weird experiments and impossible observations that, if true, challenge conventional scientific knowledge. (Mad ...
05.18.2022 “WHY I DON’T WATCH GHOST STORIES ON THE INTERNET ANYMORE” and More True Horrors! #WeirdDarkness “WHY I DON’T WATCH GHOST STORIES ON THE INTERNET ANYMORE” and More True Horrors! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: I’ll be sharing numerous stories, all written by Weirdo family members. Some may be morbid, some creepy, some just dark… but they are ...
05.17.2022 “THE NEIGHBOR” and 3 More Fictional Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE NEIGHBOR” and 3 More Fictional Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: I have four stories to share with you! The first three are all from Weirdo family members! JohnlockedDancer brings the original short story, “I’m a Freebatch Shipper”. Cole Smallwood ...
05.16.2022 “CLOSE ENCOUNTER ON POT MOUNTAIN” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “CLOSE ENCOUNTER ON POT MOUNTAIN” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: Have you heard of the “Death Positive” movement? Would you visit a Death Cafe? Would you join a Coffin Club? Why the sudden positive twist on ...
05.15.2022 “THE HAUNTED SMETHWICK BATHS” and More Strange But True Tales! #WeirdDarkness “THE HAUNTED SMETHWICK BATHS” and More Strange But True Tales! #WeirdDarknessIN 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 ...
05.15.2022 “GHOSTS IN THE MIRROR” and 6 More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “GHOSTS IN THE MIRROR” and 6 More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN 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 ...
05.14.2022 “THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO” by Edgar Allan Poe #WeirdDarkness “THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO” by Edgar Allan Poe #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: A classic horror tale from the master, Edgar Allan Poe! (Dark Archives episode from March 12, 2020)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/section11/https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_cask_of_amontillado.pdf Subscribe to the podcast by searching for Weird ...
05.14.2022 “THE ALLAGASH ALIEN ABDUCTION” and More True Paranormal and True Crime Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE ALLAGASH ALIEN ABDUCTION” and More True Paranormal and True Crime Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN 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 ...
05.13.2022 “EARTH: THE LIZARD PEOPLE PLANET” and 6 More Paranormal and True Crime Horror Tales! #WeirdDarkness “EARTH: THE LIZARD PEOPLE PLANET” and 6 More Paranormal and True Crime Horror Tales! #WeirdDarknessIN 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 ...
05.13.2022 “MELLIFICATION: THE SWEET TASTING SIDE OF CORPSE MEDICINE” (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness “MELLIFICATION: THE SWEET TASTING SIDE OF CORPSE MEDICINE” (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarknessIN 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 ...
05.12.2022 MAY 15, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS!) MAY 15, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS!)Subscribers to the podcast get to hear the radio show days before it actually airs on the radio! And Patreon members (https://WeirdDarkness.com/patrons) get the commercial-free version! HOUR ONE: Did the Comanche Indians ...
05.12.2022 “IS THERE AN INTER-DIMENSIONAL TIME PORTAL IN ARIZONA?” and More Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “IS THERE AN INTER-DIMENSIONAL TIME PORTAL IN ARIZONA?” and More Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN 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 ...
05.12.2022 “CHRONICLES OF THE BLACK DEATH” (And You Think The Coronavirus Is Bad!) #WeirdDarkness “CHRONICLES OF THE BLACK DEATH” (And You Think The Coronavirus Is Bad!) #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: During the bubonic plague in the early Middle-Ages, those who became sick and were even suspected of having the plague, were forced to relocate to ...
05.11.2022 “DID THE CIA ORCHESTRATE THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE?” and More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “DID THE CIA ORCHESTRATE THE JONESTOWN MASSACRE?” and More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: Was the Unidentified Cape Cod Murder Victim an Extra in Jaws? Horror author Joe Hill thinks so. (Murder On The Set of Jaws) *** ...
05.11.2022 “THE HORRORS OF ROUTE 66” and More True Paranormal And Unbelievable Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE HORRORS OF ROUTE 66” and More True Paranormal And Unbelievable Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: Harry Houdini may have been one of the world’s greatest magicians – but he was also the biggest debunker of magic when it came to ...
05.10.2022 “THE TRUE STORY OF NATALIA GRACE: When The Film ORPHAN Became A Real Life Horror" #WeirdDarkness “THE TRUE STORY OF NATALIA GRACE: When The Film ORPHAN Became A Real Life Horror" #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: In the Warner Bros film, “Orphan”, Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga star as a couple who adopt a 9-year-old girl after losing ...
05.10.2022 “THE DEMONS OF 11E HUNTERS CRESCENT” and MORE Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE DEMONS OF 11E HUNTERS CRESCENT” and MORE Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: It’s an episode of 100-percent stories from Weirdo family members like you! If you have a true scary, bizarre, or dark story to tell about something ...
05.09.2022 “NEVER ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO LABYRINTH” #WeirdDarkness “NEVER ACCEPT AN INVITATION TO LABYRINTH” #WeirdDarkness(Dark Archives episode from January 23, 2020)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Never Accept an Invitation to Labryrinth” by Redditor u/TheJesseClark: https://tinyurl.com/ulzymuk (Author website: https://www.thejesseclark.com) Subscribe to the podcast by searching for Weird Darkness wherever you ...
05.09.2022 “THE HOUSE OF 200 DEMONS” and More Terrifying True And Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE HOUSE OF 200 DEMONS” and More Terrifying True And Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: One of the strangest reports of extraterrestrial abduction took place the night of January 25th, 1967 in South Ashburnham, Massachusetts. The events Betty Andreasson experiences ...
05.09.2022 “Wondery Presents: Blood Ties Season 3 – “Strange Days” Listen to Blood Ties - Strange Days: https://wondery.app.link/wplus/wd_bts3Our family members are not always who we think. When Eleonore Richland exposed her father’s dark legacy, she vowed to clean up the family business – and hired her half-brother, Santino Reyes, to ...
05.09.2022 “ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S INSANE AVENGER” and More True Dark And Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “ABRAHAM LINCOLN’S INSANE AVENGER” and More True Dark And Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: The founder of the website Chicago Hauntings, Ursula Bielski, shares how the paranormal first invaded her life. (My Paranormal Life) *** The death of Thomas Becket ...
05.09.2022 “THE INFAMY OF DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL” and More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE INFAMY OF DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL” and More True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: Mother Shipton was known for her prognostication skills – but she was even more well known for her grotesque appearance. So much so that she was ...
05.08.2022 “THE DELIVERER OF SOULS TO THE UNDERWORLD” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE DELIVERER OF SOULS TO THE UNDERWORLD” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode with stories from April 2016)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The Legend of Lakeview: The Story of Hartford Castle” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/4mLmys “Haunted ...
05.08.2022 “THE WHITE WASHING OF A BLACK FLORIDA TOWN” and 3 More True, Dark Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE WHITE WASHING OF A BLACK FLORIDA TOWN” and 3 More True, Dark Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: For nine years, a family in South Wales experiences activity that defies rational explanation! (The Ghost of Gladstone Villa) *** Amidst the tree-lined ...
05.07.2022 “THE GHOST OF SUPERMAN” and 3 More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE GHOST OF SUPERMAN” and 3 More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: Superman died at 1:59 am on June 16, 1959. Not the comic book character, of course, but the man who personified the “real” Superman for an entire ...
05.06.2022 “DISTURBING SECRETS OF THE SALLIE HOUSE” and 12 More True Disturbing Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “SECRETS OF THE SALLIE HOUSE” and 12 More True Disturbing Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: Can you perform an exorcism using your smartphone? The Catholic church now says you can! (Exorcism of Demons by Phone) *** Does the ghost of ...
05.06.2022 MAY 08, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE!) MAY 08, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE!)Subscribers to the podcast get to hear the radio show days before it actually airs on the radio! And Patreon members (https://WeirdDarkness.com/patrons) get the commercial-free version! = = = = = = = = = ...
05.05.2022 “THE TRUE STORY OF THE CROGLIN GRANGE VAMPIRE” and More Scary True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE TRUE STORY OF THE CROGLIN GRANGE VAMPIRE” and More Scary True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: A man in the 1800s writes his autobiography, and it includes the true story of a centuries-old vampire! *** Best friends from high ...
05.04.2022 “HAUNTED MOJAVE PHONE BOOTH” and 9 More True Scary Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “HAUNTED MOJAVE PHONE BOOTH” and 9 More True Scary Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: “Haunted Mojave Phone Booth” * “The Mysterious Disappearance Of The Eilean Mor Lighthouse Keepers” * “The Patient” * “Whose Feet Are Those?” * “Haunted Military” ...
05.04.2022 “THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF FLIGHT 19” and 8 More Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF FLIGHT 19” and 8 More Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: In 1945, “Flight 19” vanished in the Atlantic off the coast of Florida – and the mystery of what happened still terrifies aviators to this ...
05.03.2022 Have You Been Playing Best Fiends? Hey, Weirdos - I don't normally put out a commercial for one of my sponsors as a stand-alone episode, but I'm really proud of this one. If you like it, download Best Fiends and play around with it. You'll start ...
05.03.2022 “THE BLACK-EYED KIDS SELFIE ON MY PHONE” and More Scary Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE BLACK-EYED KIDS SELFIE ON MY PHONE” and More Scary Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode with stories from April 2018)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The Haunted Hotel Room” submitted by Keith R.: http://bit.ly/2GOo6KH “I Found a Black-Eyed Kid ...
05.01.2022 MAY 01, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE!) MAY 01, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY RELEASE!)WANT TO HEAR THE SHOW AS IT AIRS ON SUNDAY NIGHTS? Visit https://WeirdDarkness.com/RADIO to get a list of broadcast stations and times! Patreon members (https://WeirdDarkness.com/patrons) get a commercial-free version of the show, complete with both ...
05.01.2022 I've Now Named My Computer, "Crash"
04.30.2022 Maybe my computer took offense to me always calling it Mac?
04.29.2022 Introducing... ALLEGEDLY... hosted by Weird Darkness host Darren Marlar! “Allegedly” podcast: http://AllegedlyTrueCrime.com – or search for ALLEGEDLY (by Voyage Media) wherever you listen to podcasts!DESCRIPTION: A new crime every time. This true crime anthology series hosted by Weird Darkness’ Darren Marlar brings you a new true crime story every ...
04.28.2022 Looking aHEAD to a Future Where I Can HEAD off HEADaches Before They Get aHEAD of Me! Sorry for playing HEAD games with the title! LOL!
04.27.2022 “THE MOST HAUNTED ROADS IN AMERICA” plus… More Dark and Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE MOST HAUNTED ROADS IN AMERICA” plus… More Dark and Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: A heating engineer working in the Treasurer’s House in York, England is disturbed by music… and then the ghostly presence of at least twenty ...
04.25.2022 “STULL CEMETERY, THE GATEWAY TO HELL” and Other Creepy True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness “STULL CEMETERY, THE GATEWAY TO HELL” and Other Creepy True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode, with stories originally posted in August and September of 2016)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Technical Glitch or a Ghost in the Machine?” submitted ...
04.24.2022 “BATTLE WITH A OUIJA BOARD ENTITY” and More True Scary Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “BATTLE WITH A OUIJA BOARD ENTITY” and More True Scary Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: “Night Time Visitor” * “Mother’s Voice” * “Battle With a Ouija Board Entity” * “Graveyard Banshee Scream” * “Our Pets Sensed It” *** “Florida ...
04.23.2022 TONIGHT!! Phantom of the Opera Weirdo Watch Party Totally last-minute but it should be fun! https://weirddarkness.com/watchparty
04.23.2022 Recording live at Visually Odd Con 2022! 11a-7p both days, Saturday April 23 and Sunday April 23 at the Red Roof Inn in DeKalb, Illinois! More details at https://weirddarkness.com/events
04.23.2022 “THE DEMON LEAPER” and 7 More Scary TRUE Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “THE DEMON LEAPER” and 7 More Scary TRUE Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: “The Time Traveler” * “The Demon Leaper” * “Steam” * “The Face Looking In” * “The Voice In The Wilderness” *** “The Haunted House In Detroit” ...
04.22.2022 “HOSPITAL OF THE DAMNED” and 11 More Terrifying True Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness “HOSPITAL OF THE DAMNED” and 11 More Terrifying True Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarknessIN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode, originally aired April 6-7, 2019)SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“The Victorian House Basement” by Mark: http://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2015/09/11/the-victorian-house-basement/ “Unseen Presence In My Bedroom” submitted anonymously: ...
04.22.2022 Even Positive Changes Can Cause Stress - And Thus, Depression
04.22.2022 APRIL 24, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY-RELEASE FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS!) APRIL 24, 2022 #WeirdDarknessRadioShow (EARLY-RELEASE FOR PODCAST SUBSCRIBERS!)WANT TO HEAR THE SHOW AS IT AIRS ON SUNDAY NIGHTS? Visit https://WeirdDarkness.com/RADIO to get a list of broadcast stations and times! Patreon members (https://WeirdDarkness.com/patrons) get a commercial-free version of the show, complete ...

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