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

December 3, 2025 23 mins
A routine photo at an ancient cemetery in the driest place on Earth captured something the workers never expected to see.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 02: Witnessing a car accident leaves Officer Klein shaken—not because of the crash itself, but what appears to have caused it. Meanwhile, questions mount about Zack Welch's bizarre crime and the strange young visitor who convinced him to commit the deed.

Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

#WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #HolidayHorror #SupernaturalThriller #HauntedCalendar #Da...
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A grieving couple's desperate wish brings something to their door in W.W. Jacobs' 1902 classic, 'The Monkey's Paw.' Then, H.P. Lovecraft reveals the disturbing truth behind one artist's unnervingly lifelike paintings in 'Pickman's Model.

IN THIS EPISODE: "The Monkey's Paw" was first published in England in 1902.  Without giving any spoilers, in the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come...
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Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson investigate the disappearance of a young woman. Their investigation draws them into the legend of a ghostly, hellish hound said to haunt the moors around the Baskerville estate, and they must unravel whether the curse-hound is real or part of a darker human plot. | “The Hound of the Baskervilles” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0564

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 01: A mysterious advent calendar arrives on a small-town cop's doorstep, and the countdown to Christmas becomes something far darker than anyone expected.

Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

#WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #HolidayHorror #SupernaturalThriller #HauntedCalendar #DarkChristmas #HorrorStory #DemonicEvil #CreepyTales #YuletideTerror
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“EXORCISM” by Ray Bradbury | When her mailman husband delivered a package of forbidden books to the woman up the street, Elmira Brown finally had proof of what she'd suspected all along — and she wasn't about to let a witch win another election.

IN THIS EPISODE: The name Ray Bradbury immediately brings to mind such fictional tales – classics, many of them… some of which I’ve narrated here in the podcast such as “The Jar”, “Skeleton”...
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#WDRadio WEEK OF NOVEMBER 30, 2025 | On May 19, 1780, colonists lit candles at midday, cows returned to their barns, and preachers warned the end was near—all because the sun simply disappeared. An inexplicable darkness fell over New England so complete that people couldn't see their hands in front of their faces—and it's never happened again.

HOUR ONE: “MJ12: JFK and UFOs” *** No one likes uninvited guests – and it appears, neither...
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He killed the cat he once loved, but something with familiar eyes returned to make sure his guilt would never stay buried. | “The Black Cat” by Edgar Alan Poe, presented by Faces In The Window | #RetroRadio EP0563

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Light That Failed” (February 28, 1977)
00:45:57.938 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July ...
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A nine-foot skeleton with a skull nearly a foot wide, 28 interlocking teeth, and three-toed clawed feet was discovered buried under a Japanese temple — and men risked their lives to bring it to America. Did they dig up the skeleton of a demon, or the Devil himself? (Read the deep-dive article on the Weird Darkness website:https://weirddarkness.com/satan-skull/)

IN THIS EPISODE: “The Devil Is Dead Now, And Here Is His Skeleton!” That...
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On a quiet Indianapolis night, a seasoned reporter follows a police tip into the dark woods, uncovering footprints, eerie growls, and a mystery that may be bigger than he ever imagined.

IN THIS EPISODE: “Hairy Situation at the Forest Preserve” by Keith Conrad 

MORE Stories Like This: https://www.auditoryanthology.com
=====Originally aired: November 30, 2025
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/hairysituation
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For half a million years, he slept in secret, hiding among humanity. But when the Watchers come for him at sunset, it ignites a war not just of survival—but of ancient betrayal, identity, and a truth too terrifying for the world to know. He confesses to everything the FBI accuses him of — but the real reason he's in that interrogation room is something they'd never believe. | “Infiltration” by Algis Budrys (Originally published in ...
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Hollywood has made horror movies about transplant recipients inheriting the personalities of their donors for decades — but real transplant patients are reporting the same thing, and scientists can't explain why.

SERMON TRANSCRIPT… https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-organtransplantmemories

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A skull found in a Mexican mine 90 years ago has features that no single known medical condition can fully explain. Doctors and scientists have studied this misshapen skull for decades, but no one can agree on what it actually is.

IN THIS EPISODE: If you are into aliens or conspiracies, you’ve likely heard of the StarChild skull – a strange skull that appears either misshapen, or – as many believe – is the skull of a hybrid between ...
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A lonely widower's heart stops after a woman with his dead wife's face and name walks into a bar — and he wakes up strapped to a chair as the unwilling contestant on a horrifying game show in Purgatory.

IN THIS EPISODE: “N.D.E.” (“Where To Next?”) by Luther Kross

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“N.D.E.” (short horror fiction) by Luther Kross: https://www.facebook.com/lutherkross

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Thirty years ago, Eric watched his 40-year-old father walk out to meet a group of carolers and never came back. Now it's Christmas Eve, and Eric just turned 40 himself. | “Silent Night” 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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In this isolated prairie town, no one is allowed to leave — and teenage Eero has tried to escape five times. Each attempt brings harsher punishment, but what the town has planned for his sixth attempt is far worse than anything he's faced before. He’s about to wish he had never tried to leave. | “Bonehouse” by CBC Deep Night | #RetroRadio EP0562

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
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From an abandoned Alaskan town where residents fled a deadly "wild man" to the father who sold everything searching for his missing son in Olympic National Park, we explore the disturbing pattern of unexplained disappearances in North America's wildest places—and whether the legendary Bigfoot might know more than we think.

IN THIS EPISODE: We explore the possible connection between unexplained disappearances and alleged Bigfoot enco...
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A faint knock from inside a coffin at a Buddhist temple saved a woman from being cremated alive in Thailand.

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00:00:00 = Open
00:45.49 = The Journey To The Temple
03:17.78 = The Sound That Changed Everything
05:21.73 = How Death Certificates Save Lives
06:59.11 = Not An Isolated Incident
11:50.43 = The Medical Mystery of Appearing Dead
16:36.28 = The Boundary Between Life and Death
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Three young brothers vanish from their father's backyard on Thanksgiving Day, a hijacker parachutes into the night with $200,000 and is never seen again, and a grandfather's ghost story leads to the discovery of a 200-year-old mass murder — these are just some of the chilling mysteries that have turned America's day of gratitude into something far more sinister. From unsolved killings and baffling disappearances to haunted hotels a...
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The oldest genetic messenger molecules ever recovered reveal exactly what was happening inside an Ice Age mammoth's body when it died.


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