Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
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October 7, 2025 • 296 mins
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In a dystopian future, on your thirtieth birthday, the bill for living without any responsibilities in a kind of paradise suddenly comes due — and you'll spend the rest of your life paying it back. Don’t worry – everyone who turns 30 will also get the same treatment. | Hear the tale on MindWebs with “Wasted On The Young.” | #RetroRadio EP0527
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In a dystopian future, on your thirtieth birthday, the bill for living without any responsibilities in a kind of paradise suddenly comes due — and you'll spend the rest of your life paying it back. Don’t worry – everyone who turns 30 will also get the same treatment. | Hear the tale on MindWebs with “Wasted On The Young.” | #RetroRadio EP0527
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October 6, 2025 • 96 mins
From Slender Man to Bloody Mary, discover the dark psychology behind urban legends and the real murders, sightings, and crimes they've inspired.
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IN THIS EPISODE: From monsters to ghosts, some scary urban legends and myths have been spooking out the masses for years — and for good reason, as they have backstories based on real figures and ...
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IN THIS EPISODE: From monsters to ghosts, some scary urban legends and myths have been spooking out the masses for years — and for good reason, as they have backstories based on real figures and ...
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October 6, 2025 • 19 mins
The mysterious drones that paralyzed European airports in September 2025 triggered an international crisis - and one psychic's claim is that we're witnessing something far stranger than Russian aggression.
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October 6, 2025 • 14 mins
A Victorian mansion where multiple owners have fled in terror just sold to four brave buyers willing to coexist with its permanent residents - the ones who died there over a century ago
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October 6, 2025 • 118 mins
#WDRadio WEEK OF OCTOBER 05,2025 | For centuries, Transylvania has harbored a mystery far stranger than vampires—documented UFO sightings dating back to 1595, including a Romanian fighter jet's confirmed collision with four unidentified objects in 2007. From medieval chronicles to modern military reports, Europe's most mysterious region has been watching the skies, but why have the skies been watching back?
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October 5, 2025 • 52 mins
From unexplained footsteps and shadow people lurking in corners to terrifying poltergeist attacks and pets that see what you can't, discover the telltale signs your house might be haunted... and what to do if it is!
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IN THIS EPISODE: Think you hear whispers at night? Listen closer. That cold spot in your room? Might be a ghost. I...
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IN THIS EPISODE: Think you hear whispers at night? Listen closer. That cold spot in your room? Might be a ghost. I...
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October 5, 2025 • 48 mins
A marketing specialist posts a joke about buying souls, and before you know it, someone actually shows up ready to sign the agreement in blood because she needs money for dolls and concert tickets.
SERMON TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-soul-value-labubu-dolls/
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SERMON TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-soul-value-labubu-dolls/
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October 4, 2025 • 115 mins
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Scientists, journalists, and priests have all witnessed the impossible: objects disappearing from locked containers and reappearing through solid walls.
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Scientists, journalists, and priests have all witnessed the impossible: objects disappearing from locked containers and reappearing through solid walls.
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October 4, 2025 • 19 mins
A supernatural mystery unfolds in Grove City, Ohio, when a paranormal investigator vanishes from the haunted library overnight, leaving behind shattered glass and a chilling message that draws together two young friends who've already faced the town's dark secrets.
This is a sequel to last year’s Halloween hit saga, “The Grove City Werewolf!” We recommend you listen to that story first: https://weirddarkness.com/grovecity/
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This is a sequel to last year’s Halloween hit saga, “The Grove City Werewolf!” We recommend you listen to that story first: https://weirddarkness.com/grovecity/
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October 4, 2025 • 50 mins
When a mysterious curfew grips the small town of Grove City, Ohio, young Sean discovers during his Halloween weekend visit that the recent string of vicious attacks might be connected to local legends about monsters lurking in the shadows.
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October 3, 2025 • 78 mins
From a delivery room where a doula levitated in mid-air to a school retreat where a student spoke in tongues, these disturbing firsthand accounts of demonic possession will make you question what's really possible.
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IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine witnessing an event so inexplicable that it shakes your very understanding of reality. From violent seizures to spea...
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IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine witnessing an event so inexplicable that it shakes your very understanding of reality. From violent seizures to spea...
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Coffee giant embraces housing crisis with rebrand that makes absolutely perfect sense if your thinking is still fuzzy from not yet having your coffee.
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October 2, 2025 • 63 mins
A condemned man stands on a railroad bridge, a noose around his neck, dreaming of escape. Ambrose Bierce’s 1891 tale “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” remains one of the darkest and most unforgettable short stories ever written.
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October 2, 2025 • 309 mins
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A sleepy ghost named Wilbur is failing ghost school because he can't stay awake and keeps forgetting important ghostly duties, including Halloween itself. | #RetroRadio EP0526
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Quiet Evening at Home” (December 17, 1976)
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A sleepy ghost named Wilbur is failing ghost school because he can't stay awake and keeps forgetting important ghostly duties, including Halloween itself. | #RetroRadio EP0526
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Quiet Evening at Home” (December 17, 1976)
00:45:57.4...
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October 2, 2025 • 13 mins
Your body carries within it a countdown clock, and scientists have finally calculated when it stops ticking.
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October 2, 2025 • 11 mins
A centuries-old Massachusetts inn that once hosted Benedict Arnold now sits empty with toys on its stairs and dolls in its rooms, available for just $160,000 cash.
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#HauntedInn #AbandonedPlaces #ParanormalInvestigation #WeirdRealEstate #TrueGhostStories
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October 1, 2025 • 186 mins
For most of human history, nighttime wasn't just dark – it was a completely different world where survival itself became uncertain.
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Read the transcript for this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/when-darkness-meant-death/
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:42.332 = Show Open
00:04:11.358 = PART ONE: The Blind Ho...
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:42.332 = Show Open
00:04:11.358 = PART ONE: The Blind Ho...
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October 1, 2025 • 298 mins
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When a woman falls to her death from her eighth-floor terrace, her son Bruce—who had been receiving telepathic warnings of danger all day—immediately suspects her husband murdered her to be free to marry his secretary. (“The Doctor’s Evidence” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater) | #RetroRadio EP0525
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
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When a woman falls to her death from her eighth-floor terrace, her son Bruce—who had been receiving telepathic warnings of danger all day—immediately suspects her husband murdered her to be free to marry his secretary. (“The Doctor’s Evidence” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater) | #RetroRadio EP0525
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
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October 1, 2025 • 6 mins
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A Virginia man's collapse inches from salvation becomes a medical miracle that defies the grim statistics of the deadliest heart attack
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A Virginia man's collapse inches from salvation becomes a medical miracle that defies the grim statistics of the deadliest heart attack
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The beloved entertainer's ghost has allegedly been heard repeating his famous catchphrase beneath the stage where his ashes rest, joining centuries of theatrical hauntings at the historic venue.
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The beloved entertainer's ghost has allegedly been heard repeating his famous catchphrase beneath the stage where his ashes rest, joining centuries of theatrical hauntings at the historic venue.
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