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

November 19, 2025 54 mins
When Patrick Cross bought a Flying V guitar that survived a fatal bar fire in Michigan, he had no idea the instrument harbored an evil entity that would cost him his job, his health, and nearly his sanity.

IN THIS EPISODE: Just because a guitar is the only thing to survive a building fire doesn’t mean that guitar is lucky. In fact, it might be the exact opposite, as Patrick Cross found out when he bought the guitar in 1995. (Patrick...
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A group of four actresses receives mysterious invitations to a remote, deserted house. Once there, they become trapped by a murderous madman (fiend) wearing a mask, who subjects them to terror and peril in a twisted game of hate and revenge. | “Mask of Hate” from Peril | #RetroRadio EP0558

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Stamped For Death” (Februar...
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Murder or Frame-Up? The Disturbing MacDonald Family Tragedy and The Controversial Conviction of Jeffrey MacDonald

IN THIS EPISODE: When Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald called police to report that drug-crazed hippies had murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters, he had no idea that he would become the prime suspect—or that a mysterious woman in a floppy hat would haunt the case for decades.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
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Based on a concept from Darren Marlar, written by Scott Donnelly, Twenty-four days… twenty-four doors… all leading to one unholy Christmas Eve!Join me December 1st through the 24th as I release one chapter per day of this terrifying new holiday horror! If you’d like to grab the full-length novel in-advance, it’s currently available on Kindle and in paperback and hardback editions! And for a VERY limited time, you can get an Advent ...
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November 18, 2025 6 mins
A Pennsylvania man learned the hard way that "man's best friend" doesn't necessarily mean "man's safest roommate."

READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/dog-shoots-man/

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Thousands of pages of secret government records about Amelia Earhart's 1937 disappearance were just released to the public, but the mystery only deepens.

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#WeirdDarkness #AmeliaEarhart #UnsolvedMystery #DeclassifiedFiles #AviationMystery #TrueMystery #HistoricalMystery #GovernmentSe...
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A ventriloquist sits in a police cell, insisting that if the inspector wants to know why he shot a man, he should ask Toby—his ventriloquist dummy. | “Dead of Night” from Out of This World | #RetroRadio EP0557

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Masquerade” (February 11, 1977)
00:46:05.636 = Out of This World, “Dead of Night” (February 28, 1947) ***WD
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A sweet-toothed criminal's three-day crime spree included an unexpected dessert break.

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A prospector's peaceful camping trip in British Columbia turns into a six-day nightmare when he's kidnapped in his sleeping bag and carried miles into the mountains by an eight-foot Sasquatch.

IN THIS EPISODE: When mine owners cut wages in 1870s Pennsylvania, the Molly Maguires fought back and ultimately won what would become the first labor war in U.S. history… although they had to assassinate a couple dozen people to do it. (Insid...
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When Rome’s Emperor Valerian fell into Persian hands, his defeat became one of history’s most grotesque legends — a tale of humiliation, torture, and a death said to come by molten gold. | #WDRadio WEEK OF NOV 11, 2025

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HOUR ONE: When it comes to receiving the death sentence, history has given us several ways to go about the execution. Hanging, firing squad, gas chamber, being stoned to death or burned at the stake… but you...
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When an old internet friend from the 1990s contacts him after 20 years of silence, a man discovers she's been missing since 1999—and whoever has been emailing him knows far too much about his past.

IN THIS EPISODE: A creepypasta from Jared Roberts entitled, “The Hidden Webpage”.

SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“The Hidden Webpage” by Jared Roberts: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-hidden-webpage/
Jared Roberts on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/u...
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When Tony Marvel returns home from an eight-month voyage to discover he's been declared dead and finds his own corpse in his bed, he realizes his brother's perfect murder plot has gone terribly wrong—but the true horror is discovering who has been protecting him all along.

IN THIS EPISODE: We dive back into one of the Alfred Hitchcock books I have on my shelves titled, “My Favorites In Suspense.” The story is from Carter Dickson ent...
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When a radio horror writer spends seven days obsessing over his most terrifying creation, he discovers too late that some monsters refuse to stay confined to the page. | “The Author And The Thing” from Lights Out | #RetroRadio EP0556

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Recluse” (February 10, 1977)
00:46:45.245 = Lights Out, “The Author And The Thing...
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Clarita Villanueva was orphaned before she was teenager. With no one to care for her, Clarita began living on the streets of Manila, dancing for money and prostituting herself to degenerates. But things were about to get even worse for the poor girl… demonically worse. 

IN THIS EPISODE: It’s been said that the average person walks past at least sixteen murderers in their lifetime. A chilling thought. But when you know that a serial ...
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When a young boy finds himself unable to stop singing Jingle Bells no matter how hard he tries, his mother reveals a disturbing explanation for why Christmas carols become so impossibly stuck in people's heads.

“Lyrical Velcro” by Fionna Cosgrove 

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...
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November 14, 2025 106 mins
Hollywood has no shortage of scandals and tragedies, but some of the most haunting cases involve celebrities who simply vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but mysterious clues and unanswered questions.

IN THIS EPISODE: Showbiz is full of not just celebrities, but also of crime and murder. But even stranger are those cases where someone famous simply disappears without a trace, and without an explanation. *** North Caro...
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The Nota family has watched seven siblings die since 2000, their marriages collapse one after another, and claim unseen forces are destroying their lives.

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#WeirdDarkness #ZimbabweGoblins #NotaFamilyCurse #Tokoloshe #SupernaturalAttacks #AfricanFolklore #CursedFamily #ParanormalStories #UnexplainedDeaths...
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A ghost hunter's search for paranormal activity took a grim turn when he stumbled upon something far more tangible than spirits.


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#WeirdDarkness #MansionOfTheGoblins #HauntedHouse #ParanormalInvestigation #GhostHunter #TrueCrimeMexico #UrbanExploration #HauntedMansion #MexicanGhostStories #Unexplained...
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Before Roswell made UFOs a household name, strange craft were already haunting our skies. In the early 1900s, from the battlefields of World War I to quiet farmlands across the globe, witnesses reported encounters with mysterious airships, glowing discs, and their otherworldly occupants. We’ll look at UFO sightings and encounters from 1900 thru 1930 – and there are a lot more than you’d expect.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times ...
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Florida's latest weather forecast includes something most meteorologists never thought they'd predict… falling frozen lizards.

READ THE ARTICLE: https://weirddarkness.com/frozen-iguanas-florida

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