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

15,000 City-Killers: What Space Rocks Teach Us About Trusting God

February 22, 2026 • 21 mins
NASA admits 15,000 asteroids big enough to erase a major city are out there right now — untracked, unnamed, and aimed at Earth’s neighborhood — and the Bible has something to say about that.

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A Proper English Home Hiding a Horrifying Crime | “Ladies In Retirement”

February 21, 2026 • 285 mins
A quiet English cottage, a devoted companion, and two childlike old women hide a dark secret — and as suspicion creeps closer, one desperate mind begins to crack under the weight of murder and fear. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0591

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Matter of Customs” (May 19, 1977)
00:45:49.830 = Peril, “Squeeze Play” (1953) **...
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Two Rich Kids, One Dead Boy, and the "Perfect Crime" That Wasn't So Perfect! | Leopold And Loeb

February 21, 2026 • 80 mins
Two privileged young men, driven by arrogance and a twisted sense of superiority, plotted the 'perfect crime.’ But the brutal murder of Bobby Franks left behind a trail of evidence and ghost that refuses to rest.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Leopold and Loeb believed themselves to be more intelligent than everyone and planned to commit the perfect murder. But it would be their pride that b...
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The Witch of Witcherly Corners | “The Child’s Cats Paw”

February 21, 2026 • 298 mins
A lonely little girl's imaginary conversations with her cat take a surprising turn when the cat begins talking back — and together they decide to meddle in the lives of the adults around them. | #RetroRadio EP0590

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Child’s Cats Paw” (May 17, 1977)
00:45:24.503 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Death Talks Out Of Turn” (Jun...
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Don't Ever Mess With a Bird's Nest; We Learned That The Hard Way! | The Buffest Bird Around

February 21, 2026 • 12 mins
A boy's attempt to befriend a bird nesting outside his bedroom window turns into a full-blown feathered vendetta when his parents keep destroying the nest. | “The Buffest Bird Around” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors

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:/...
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Five Cops Chased A Flying Saucer for 86 Miles | The Air Force Told Them It Was Venus

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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Trump Orders Government to Release ALL UFO and Alien Files — And Obama Triggers It

February 20, 2026 • 24 mins
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.

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


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He Built a Brain-Damaging Weapon to Prove It Was Harmless — It Wasn't

February 20, 2026 • 10 mins
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.

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

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Spring-Heeled Jack, a White House ghost, Hoodie Hoo Day, and more February 20th Creeps and Weirdness

February 20, 2026 • 39 mins
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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She Received a Stranger's Heart — And Inherited Her Memories | “Tissue Memory”

February 19, 2026 • 285 mins
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

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Bottom of the World” (May 0...
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Time Portals And Invisible Barriers | Are Veiled Worlds Surrounding Us... Gateways to The Past?

February 19, 2026 • 71 mins
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.

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

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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NASA's 15,000 Hidden “City-Killers”: The Asteroid Threat Nobody’s Talking About

February 19, 2026 • 7 mins
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.

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

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


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"Louisville Lassie": The Neighborhood Dog That Led Police to a Missing Toddler

February 19, 2026 • 5 mins
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.

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

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

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She Turned an ER Into a Contamination Zone - No One Knows Why | February 19, Morning Weird Darkness

February 19, 2026 • 28 mins
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

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

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EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260219

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BATH | The Deadliest Attack on a School in American History, And Most People Have Never Heard of It!

February 18, 2026 • 54 mins
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.

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

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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He Charges $1 Million to Live Longer — And He's Only 48 Years Old? I Have Questions.

February 18, 2026 • 7 mins
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.

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


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THE MAN, THE PLAN, THE CAN | Japan's Toilet Thief Used The Commode In His House! Eww!

February 18, 2026 • 7 mins
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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Your Brain Keeps Working After You Die | And February 18th Gets Even Creepier!

February 18, 2026 • 48 mins
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

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

New Song and Official Music Video From DARK WEIRDNESS, “Slow Fasting”:
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THE LUCK SISTERS: One Sister Brings Fortune… The Other Brings Doom

February 17, 2026 • 306 mins
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.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
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)
01:17:11.399 = The Devil and Mr. ...
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The Hairy Highway Hobgoblin | The Nighttime Highway Entity Truckers Call “The Road Troll”

February 17, 2026 • 49 mins
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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