Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

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.

Episodes

February 20, 2026 66 mins
In the early morning hours of April 17, 1966, five law enforcement officers from four different agencies watched in disbelief as a massive, glowing, football-shaped craft silently hovered over a Pennsylvania shopping center parking lot — the same object two Ohio sheriff's deputies had just chased at speeds exceeding 100 mph across 86 miles of highway. When the Air Force investigated, they had a simple explanation: the officers had ...
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A casual podcast question to Barack Obama set off a chain of events that ended with a presidential order to release decades of classified government files on extraterrestrial life and UFOs — and what’s already in those files is far stranger than most people realize.

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A Norwegian government scientist tried to disprove Havana Syndrome by testing a microwave weapon on himself — and ended up with neurological damage that sent Pentagon officials flying to Oslo.

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A fire-breathing creature that terrorized London for decades and was never identified, a child who died in the White House in 1862 and by credible report has been seen in the hallways ever since, and a sold-out concert in Rhode Island that turned into one of the deadliest nightclub fires in American history — plus an opera composer who hid under his blankets for a day and woke up a legend. | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

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When Anna receives a heart transplant, she expects a second chance at life — not a front-row seat to someone else's. But the memories flooding in from her donor's past are growing darker by the day, and the line between whose life she's living is starting to disappear. | #RetroRadio EP0589

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From invisible walls that stop cars and people cold, to centuries of witnesses watching ancient Roman armies march through a lake that shouldn't be dry — something unexplained is breaking through the boundary between our world and whatever lies beyond it.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Ever since President Zachary Taylor died suddenly in 1850 after just 16 months in office, many have suspect...
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3I/ATLAS grabbed the headlines — but NASA says the real danger is the 15,000 space rocks already aimed at Earth that we haven’t found yet.

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3I/ATLAS grabbed the headlines — but NASA says the real danger is the 15,000 space rocks already aimed at Earth that we haven’t found yet.
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On January 7th, a dog no one could later identify walked up to a Louisville police officer mid-search and led him straight to a missing 3-year-old locked inside a car.

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From a volcano that toppled a Russian dynasty to a nurse who developed a mysterious bone disease after drawing a single patient's blood, February 19 has spent nearly two thousand years quietly collecting catastrophes. | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

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Andrew Kehoe’s twisted vendetta against a small Michigan town led to a tragedy so horrifying, its echoes still haunt Bath, Michigan to this day—both in memory and hauntings.

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IN THIS EPISODE: After spending ten years in prison, Sam Sheppard was acquitted of his wife's murder. But for some, questions remain. (The Shocking Twists Of The Sam Sheppard Case) *** “If this stone is rea...
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Bryan Johnson wants to sell you immortality for $1 million a year, which is a bargain when you consider that he's also willing to inject Botox into places that should never, ever meet a needle.

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A retired Japanese contractor stole a toilet from a warehouse, hauled it 30 minutes back to his house, installed it himself, and used it every single day for three months before police came knocking — which raises the question of exactly what kind of knock that was.

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From a man drowned in a barrel of wine to a mirror broadcasting footage of the past to a dead brain still listening — February 18th has never once behaved itself, and today is no exception. | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

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New Song and Official Music Video From DARK WEIRDNESS, “Slow Fasting”:
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In a dusty mining town on the brink of sudden fortune, two sisters become the focus of fear and fascination — because one brings unbelievable luck, and the other may doom everyone she touches.

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00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Luck Sisters” (May 03, 1977) ***WD
00:46:15.012 = CBC Deep Night, “Birth” (July 08, 2005)
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Imagine driving down a dark highway and spotting a towering, hairy figure with a peg leg—truckers call it the Road Troll, and its sightings are as eerie as they are baffling!

IN THIS EPISODE: An eerie tombstone stands watch over one of the city's oldest cemeteries. (The Guardians of Lone Fir Cemetery) *** 59 years ago, the northern part of the Ural Mountains of Russia played host to one of the most fascinating unsolved mysteries in ...
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Dutch lawyers say more than half of the AI-generated legal documents their clients bring in have to be thrown out, courts worldwide are handing down fines for fake citations, and one researcher tracking the problem says he's logging five or six new cases a day.

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A missing day on the calendar, a future Tarzan in the pool, a superhero who fought Nazis, a philosopher burned alive for imagining other worlds, and a stolen helicopter the Secret Service couldn't stop. | IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 17 | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD
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A nurse keeps receiving calm, precise medical orders during the worst ER emergencies — but when she looks up, no one is there.

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In a sleazy saloon on Ganymede, a silver-dressed woman, a mysterious brawler from Jupiter, and a dark secret collide in a story of deception, danger, and destiny.

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Think vampires are just spooky fun from movies and books? Wait until you hear about the real-life people who took their bloodthirsty obsession way too far.

IN THIS EPISODE: If you’re a fan of U.S. History, you might already know that camels once roamed the American Southwest – brought to Texas by the military because they’d be perfect for the desert climate. But once it was all over a legend remained… a terrifying one. (The Red Ghos...
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