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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The Weird Darkness Website Is Haunted (And Not In The Fun Way)

March 24, 2026 • 2 mins

The website is fighting back. The good news — the problems are partly due to high traffic, which means you people keep showing up and I appreciate that more than I can say. The bad news — bots and spiders are crashing the party. Between server overloads, bot invasions, and what may or may not be an actual spider problem, Weird Darkness is running at reduced capacity this week. Morning episodes and Retro Radio are on hold while I ge...

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She Woke With a Stranger's Heart and Their Memories | Transplanting Donor Organs & Personalities

March 24, 2026 • 83 mins

When Alison Conklin woke up with a stranger's heart beating in her chest, she also woke up with a stranger's appetite — a lifelong meat eater who suddenly couldn't stomach the thought of it, along with memories of songs she'd never heard and moments she'd never lived. She's not alone. Nearly 90 percent of transplant recipients in one study reported personality changes after surgery — new food cravings, unfamiliar emotions, even fra...

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Someone Was Watching Nancy Guthrie's Home Three Weeks Before She Vanished

March 24, 2026 • 10 mins

As of March 24, 2026, Nancy Guthrie's location and condition remain unknown. Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), call 520-351-4900, text 88-CRIME, or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.

Investigators now believe someone was casing Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home weeks before she was kidnapped — and the FBI's own analysis of her doorbell camera is what pointed them to the exact date.

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Science Can Now Build a Digital Twin of Your Brain With 94% Behavioral Accuracy!

March 24, 2026 • 12 mins

Researchers in Japan have built a working virtual copy of the human brain — personalized to each individual — and the results are raising serious questions about what medicine might look like in the near future.

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A Locked Cockpit, A Queen's Poisoned Makeup, And A Preacher's Terrible Basement

March 24, 2026 • 26 mins

From a queen slowly poisoned by her own face paint to a pilot who rehearsed mass murder on the morning flight, March 24 has never been a boring date in history. | The Morning Weird Darkness

ARTICLE, “America’s Real Vampire Panic | When The Dead Were Consuming The Living”:
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Stranded on an Uncharted Island, He Discovered Something That Could End Humanity

March 24, 2026 • 311 mins

“Conquerors Isle” | A Navy pilot rescued from a Pacific life raft tells his psychiatrist a terrifying story — that somewhere beneath an uncharted island, a race of beings far beyond human intelligence is quietly preparing to take over the world. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0609

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
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00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Come Fill My Cup” (June 27, 1977)
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The Nightmarish Love Story Behind Clive Barker’s | The True Story Behind The Horror

March 23, 2026 • 79 mins

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Say his name five times in a mirror, and Candyman, a vengeful spirit born from love, betrayal, and unspeakable violence, will appear to continue his blood-soaked legend across generations.

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IN THIS EPISODE: If you look in a mirror and say his name five times, he will appear behind you, com...

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SPACE ROCK DOWN: THE DAY A METEOR CRASHED INTO A TEXAS HOME

March 23, 2026 • 5 mins

A rock from space fell out of a clear blue Texas sky on a Saturday afternoon and punched straight through somebody's roof.

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The Spy Radio Signal That Appeared the Moment Iran Was Bombed — And Nobody Can Decode It

March 23, 2026 • 15 mins

Twelve hours after bombs started falling on Iran, a mysterious voice began counting numbers in Persian on shortwave radio — and it’s still broadcasting.

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A Stolen Skull, A Royal Ghost & The Asteroid That Almost Ended Everything | Morning Weird

March 23, 2026 • 29 mins

DarknessFrom a ghost that refuses to leave a Russian palace to an asteroid that missed Earth by six hours, March 23 has been quietly catastrophic for centuries. | The Morning Weird Darkness

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When The Woman Who Couldn't Tell TV From Reality, Her Soap Opera Obsession Became Deadly

March 23, 2026 • 299 mins

“Fan Mail” | When a devoted soap opera fan becomes so consumed by a fictional murder that she can no longer tell the difference between the show and reality, the lines between fantasy and real-life violence begin to dangerously blur. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0608

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Fan Mail” (June 24, 1977)
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The Cage | The Witch's Prison That Has Driven Every Owner to the Brink of Madness!

March 23, 2026 • 99 mins

In the small English village of St. Osyth, a 16th century witch's prison still stands — and the tortured spirits of those who suffered and died inside have never stopped making their presence known. | #WDRadio WEEK OF MARCH 22, 2026
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HOUR ONE: Is it possible that the monster your child sees under the bed or in the closet isn’t imaginary after all? We look at some true stories of people coming face to face with monsters in t...

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67 Exorcisms, 10 Months, 23 Years Old: The Story Behind Emily Rose | The Case of Anneliese Michel

March 22, 2026 • 72 mins

Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1078714736

Anneliese Michel's tragic battle with horrific demonic possession and the exorcisms performed on her, inspired the chilling film “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”. But was she truly possessed, or suffering from schizophrenia? Or ...

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The Vatican Opened an Exorcism School in 2004 | This Year They Added AI

March 22, 2026 • 43 mins

Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1651062114

Every May, priests, police officers, and doctors gather in Rome to study exorcism — and this year, they're studying something new: artificial intelligence.

SERMON TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-aiexorcism

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Two Men Were Found Torn Apart Next To the Same Table. He Moved In Anyway.

March 21, 2026 • 306 mins

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“Green Vase” | When a writer moves into an isolated country house to finish his novel, he discovers an ugly green vase that must never be moved — and something sealed in the attic that stirs every time it is. | #RetroR...

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Before the Headless Horseman: The True History of Sleepy Hollow | Plus, I Narrate The Full Story!

March 21, 2026 • 131 mins

Everyone knows the tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman — but the real history behind Washington Irving's classic is darker and stranger than the fiction. The Hudson River Valley's lawless past, real Hessian soldiers, and a real man named Ichabod Crane all played a part in creating one of America's most enduring ghost stories.

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IN THIS EPISODE: The true story behind “...

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A Drifter With No Past Agreed To A Scientist's Experiment. The Town Would Never Be The Same

March 21, 2026 • 304 mins

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“Tomorrow Cloudy and Cold” | A young drifter with no past and no roots agrees to become a scientist's paid test subject — never suspecting that the experiments would unleash something inside him that could destroy ever...

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The Lake Monster My Family Refused To Believe In | “Cthulhu Ate My Hot Dog!”

March 21, 2026 • 12 mins

For nearly two decades, my family has called me crazy for what I saw in Lake Weeping Tree — but today, standing on that dock with my nephew at my side, I was finally about to find out if I'd been right all along. | “Cthulhu Ate My Hot Dog” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors

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The Curse of Tutankhamun | The Mummy's Curse Was Very Real, Just Not The Way You Think!

March 20, 2026 • 102 mins

Did the discovery of King Tut’s tomb really unleash a deadly ancient curse, or were the strange deaths that followed just eerie coincidences fueled by superstition and sensational headlines?

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PARANORMAL PUNK SONGS BASED ON THIS EPISODE:
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IN THIS EPISODE: Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein’s creation… no list of monsters wo...

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HISTORY’S FIRST ROBOT ARREST: $13,500 Droid Is Taken Into Custody For Literally Doing Nothing

March 20, 2026 • 13 mins

In February 2026, a robot was escorted away by police in Macau for the crime of patiently waiting — which means it was better behaved than most people at the DMV, and still ended up in custody.

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/RobotArrest

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Episodes

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Someone Was Watching Nancy Guthrie's Home Three Weeks Before She Vanished

Science Can Now Build a Digital Twin of Your Brain With 94% Behavioral Accuracy!

A Locked Cockpit, A Queen's Poisoned Makeup, And A Preacher's Terrible Basement

Stranded on an Uncharted Island, He Discovered Something That Could End Humanity

The Nightmarish Love Story Behind Clive Barker’s | The True Story Behind The Horror

SPACE ROCK DOWN: THE DAY A METEOR CRASHED INTO A TEXAS HOME

The Spy Radio Signal That Appeared the Moment Iran Was Bombed — And Nobody Can Decode It

A Stolen Skull, A Royal Ghost & The Asteroid That Almost Ended Everything | Morning Weird

When The Woman Who Couldn't Tell TV From Reality, Her Soap Opera Obsession Became Deadly

The Cage | The Witch's Prison That Has Driven Every Owner to the Brink of Madness!

67 Exorcisms, 10 Months, 23 Years Old: The Story Behind Emily Rose | The Case of Anneliese Michel

The Vatican Opened an Exorcism School in 2004 | This Year They Added AI

Two Men Were Found Torn Apart Next To the Same Table. He Moved In Anyway.

Before the Headless Horseman: The True History of Sleepy Hollow | Plus, I Narrate The Full Story!

A Drifter With No Past Agreed To A Scientist's Experiment. The Town Would Never Be The Same

The Lake Monster My Family Refused To Believe In | “Cthulhu Ate My Hot Dog!”

The Curse of Tutankhamun | The Mummy's Curse Was Very Real, Just Not The Way You Think!

HISTORY’S FIRST ROBOT ARREST: $13,500 Droid Is Taken Into Custody For Literally Doing Nothing

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