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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January 5, 2026 • 111 mins
The legend of Stanley Stiers — an 11-year-old Iowa boy who allegedly murdered his family and classmates on Halloween in 1923 — bears an uncanny resemblance to a certain masked killer who wouldn't appear on screen for another 55 years. | #WDRadio WEEK OF JANUARY 04, 2026
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HOUR ONE: Was Stanley Stiers the real-life inspiration for Michael Myers in 1978’s John Carpenter film, “Halloween?” (The Real Michael Myers) *** The last ...
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HOUR ONE: Was Stanley Stiers the real-life inspiration for Michael Myers in 1978’s John Carpenter film, “Halloween?” (The Real Michael Myers) *** The last ...
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January 4, 2026 • 15 mins
A Chinese shopping mall's radical solution to bathroom smokers accidentally preaches one of the most uncomfortable truths in Scripture.
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January 4, 2026 • 79 mins
Pittsburgh's Congelier Mansion saw so much death — from a wife's bloody revenge to a doctor's gruesome experiments to workers found dead in the basement — that some believe the Devil himself reclaimed it in a 1927 explosion.
IN THIS EPISODE: The dark and strange history of the Congelier Mansion in Pittsburgh is lost to time, but not to those who’ve heard the stories. (The House The Devil Built) *** A chance meeting brings two people...
IN THIS EPISODE: The dark and strange history of the Congelier Mansion in Pittsburgh is lost to time, but not to those who’ve heard the stories. (The House The Devil Built) *** A chance meeting brings two people...
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January 3, 2026 • 53 mins
A strange sickness documented since the 1600s causes its victims to see the people around them as edible — and several who caught it killed and ate their own families.
IN THIS EPISODE: The Wendigo is terrifying enough – with its backstory claiming it is the creation of a person who chose to become a cannibal, and ended up twisting up into the legendary monster. But that’s just it – so far, it’s only just a legend. We have no solid p...
IN THIS EPISODE: The Wendigo is terrifying enough – with its backstory claiming it is the creation of a person who chose to become a cannibal, and ended up twisting up into the legendary monster. But that’s just it – so far, it’s only just a legend. We have no solid p...
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January 3, 2026 • 10 mins
When my friend dared me to explore an abandoned house, I didn't expect to find a puppet blocking my only way out. | “MR. RUBBERHEAD” by A.J. Spencer
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 voi...
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 voi...
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January 2, 2026 • 9 mins
After taking an online personality assessment, I discovered I exhibit very high traits associated with autism — not a formal diagnosis, but an explanation for patterns I've lived with my entire life. The results helped make sense of why I thrive during structured performances like stand-up comedy, stage acting, radio broadcasting, and podcasting, yet feel completely drained by unstructured social interaction afterward. I recount ho...
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January 2, 2026 • 43 mins
A young woman institutionalized for disagreeing with her parents, a 12-year-old boy punished for daydreaming, even a Kennedy daughter silenced to protect her brother's political career – all lobotomized. These people and five others went into surgery as individuals with hopes, dreams, and personalities — and came out as complete strangers to themselves.
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January 2, 2026 • 8 mins
A 25-year-old Lake City man allegedly proved that you don't need pockets to pull off a robbery — just a face covering, a weapon, and zero shame - along with zero clothes.
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January 1, 2026 • 49 mins
In 1903, a man arrived at Leavenworth Prison claiming he'd never been there before — but the staff found his exact double already serving a life sentence inside.
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In May 1903, a convict named Will West arrived at Leavenworth Prison in Kansas. The intake clerk was certain he'd seen this man before — and a search of prison records turned up a card for Willia...
READ MY DEEP-DIVE ARTICLE ON THIS STORY: https://weirddarkness.com/williamwest/
In May 1903, a convict named Will West arrived at Leavenworth Prison in Kansas. The intake clerk was certain he'd seen this man before — and a search of prison records turned up a card for Willia...
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January 1, 2026 • 30 mins
A Moscow corporate party turned into a medical emergency when a celebrity chef's flashy "cryo-show" cocktail expanded inside a man's stomach like an internal airbag, rupturing the organ and sending him to the ICU — and he's far from the only victim.
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December 31, 2025 • 298 mins
A mysterious woman with unexplainable powers saves a half-blind gold prospector in the Klondike wilderness and follows him back to civilization — but when he abandons her and their children for a politician's daughter, she reminds him that the same gifts that saved his life can just as easily destroy it. | “The Gift of Doom” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0572
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December 31, 2025 • 44 mins
From an 1856 "ape-man" found near railroad tracks in Maine to the famous Jacko capture of 1884, Bigfoot sightings have an uncanny habit of occurring along railway lines — and no one knows why.
IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever noticed there seems to be something special going on with railroad tracks and Bigfoot? (Riding The Rails With Bigfoot) *** A man in Oklahoma reports a being on the side of the road that looked human – except it h...
IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever noticed there seems to be something special going on with railroad tracks and Bigfoot? (Riding The Rails With Bigfoot) *** A man in Oklahoma reports a being on the side of the road that looked human – except it h...
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December 31, 2025 • 39 mins
A restless English tourist discovers a hidden entrance to an unopened Egyptian pyramid — and stumbles into a royal banquet where mummies wake every thousand years to feast in the flesh. He has just 24 hours among the living dead before they return to their cases for another millennium.
IN THIS EPISODE: As we head into a new year, I thought it would be appropriate to make something old, new again – it’s a story I shared many years ag...
IN THIS EPISODE: As we head into a new year, I thought it would be appropriate to make something old, new again – it’s a story I shared many years ag...
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December 30, 2025 • 95 mins
From Germany to India to suburban England, thousands of parents are paying hefty fees for courses that promise to awaken their children’s “third eye” – but what are they really teaching?
IN THIS EPISODE: From Germany to India to suburban England, thousands of parents are paying hefty fees for courses that promise to awaken their children’s “third eye” – but what are they really teaching? (Third Eye Children) *** Scientists discovere...
IN THIS EPISODE: From Germany to India to suburban England, thousands of parents are paying hefty fees for courses that promise to awaken their children’s “third eye” – but what are they really teaching? (Third Eye Children) *** Scientists discovere...
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December 30, 2025 • 21 mins
An Oxford biologist believes that after humans inevitably go extinct, octopuses may rise to become the next great civilization builders — and they've already started constructing underwater cities.
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December 29, 2025 • 60 mins
It might be lesser-known that Amityville, or the hauntings of the Smurl family, or numerous other investigations made famous by Ed and Lorraine Warren, but a small home in Connecticut is one of the most terrifying and well-documented cases of the paranormal in recent history.
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open
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December 28, 2025 • 18 mins
When a crew filming in an abandoned building encounters strange disappearances and shifting hallways, they quickly realize they're trapped in a reality-bending nightmare where every door leads further into madness—and no one is safe.
“No Way Out” by Keith Conrad for the Auditory Anthology podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/auditoryanthology
Originally aired: December 28, 2025
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“No Way Out” by Keith Conrad for the Auditory Anthology podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/auditoryanthology
Originally aired: December 28, 2025
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December 28, 2025 • 28 mins
A mysterious new star appears in the night sky after colliding with Neptune, the resulting fireball begins a journey toward the inner Solar System. Earth lies directly in its path, and the world is about to learn how small it truly is, and how unimportant the universe deems Earth and humanity to be.
IN THIS EPISODE: “The Star” by H.G. Wells (‘The Graphic’ magazine, November 21, 1897)
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IN THIS EPISODE: “The Star” by H.G. Wells (‘The Graphic’ magazine, November 21, 1897)
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December 28, 2025 • 43 mins
That viral claim about "The 12 Days of Christmas" being a secret Catholic catechism turns out to be the perfect example of how our brains can trick us into seeing faith where none was planted. From a $28,000 grilled cheese sandwich bearing the Virgin Mary's face to ghost hunters hearing spirit voices in radio static, we're wired to find meaningful patterns everywhere — even when those patterns don't exist. What does this mean for b...
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December 27, 2025 • 73 mins
The True Story Behind Zurvan - The Demon From The Novel, "Advent of Evil"
In Persian Mithraism, there was a deity associated with time and fate. His followers celebrated him during mid-winter festivals — festivals that reached their peak on December 24th. In the novel Advent of Evil, that deity appears as a demon who operates through a cursed advent calendar, enforcing strict rules: one door opened every day, no skipping, no ignorin...
In Persian Mithraism, there was a deity associated with time and fate. His followers celebrated him during mid-winter festivals — festivals that reached their peak on December 24th. In the novel Advent of Evil, that deity appears as a demon who operates through a cursed advent calendar, enforcing strict rules: one door opened every day, no skipping, no ignorin...
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