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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25,000 PEOPLE TRIED TO READ MINDS THROUGH THE RADIO: The Mass Telepathy Experiment of 1927

October 23, 2025 • 80 mins

A physicist sealed six volunteers in a room while thousands of BBC listeners attempted to telepathically read their minds.

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IN THIS EPISODE: In February 1927, a renowned physicist who helped invent radio technology locked six vol...

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IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR: The Haunting of Deanna (A True Paranormal Story)

October 23, 2025 • 109 mins

It began as proof for the skeptic — and ended as evidence for the damned.

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A skeptic named Vince installs home surveillance cameras and immediately catches terrifying oddities around his wife Deanna: something yanking her leg in bed, doors moving, sheets whipping, and shadows crossing doorways. As Deanna grows fearful—and strangely religious after finding a puzzl...

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MILITARY CONTRACTOR ADMITS TO NJ UFO PANIC: But There Are Questions About Their Believability

October 23, 2025 • 21 mins

A casual admission at an Army summit may have finally solved one of 2024's strangest mysteries… or maybe not.

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THE BUGA SPHERE: An Alien Warning From the Sky or an Elaborate Art Project?

October 23, 2025 • 21 mins

THE BUGA SPHERE: Mysterious Metal Orb With Ancient Warning Message Divides Scientist
A metallic sphere falls from Colombian skies bearing cryptic symbols that some claim warn of Earth’s destruction while skeptics call it humanity’s latest UFO hoax.

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THE FAST ONE: Faster Than The Speed Of Life – Unable To Outrun Death

October 23, 2025 • 290 mins

When a scientist discovers a formula that lets him move faster than the eye can see, he and a corrupt detective race toward ultimate power—only to find that time itself becomes their executioner. | The Devil and Mr. O, “Fast One” (aka “Speed”) | #RetroRadio EP0540

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PHINEAS GAGE: A Rod Blasted Through His Head, He Lost Half His Brain, Then He Got Up and Walked Away

October 22, 2025 • 67 mins

In 1848, a 13-pound iron rod exploded through Phineas Gage's skull, destroyed half his brain, and flew out the other side—but instead of dying, he sat up, spoke clearly, and walked nearly a mile to see a doctor... and that's just the beginning of the story!

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ARE ALIENS REAL? Inquiring Mind of Politician Wants To Know (And Hopes It Will Get Her Re-Elected)

October 22, 2025 • 8 mins

A sitting member of Congress has made finding aliens the cornerstone of her fourth term bid, raising millions on promises to expose what the government knows about UFOs.

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The Man Who Attended His Own Funeral to Test Who Really Cared

October 22, 2025 • 5 mins

A 74-year-old veteran orchestrated an elaborate funeral procession for himself while alive, forcing an entire village to confront uncomfortable truths about love and loss.

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NAZI GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON THE LOCH NESS MONSTER: Goebbels Mocks Nessie, Allies Fight Back

October 21, 2025 • 47 mins

When Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels declared the Loch Ness Monster a hoax to mock British intelligence and Mussolini claimed Italy bombed Nessie to death, the Allies fired back with the ultimate counter-propaganda: the lake monster survived and became a war hero.

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GHOSTS OF THE CATACOMBS: A Seance Among Six Million Dead

October 21, 2025 • 300 mins

Deep in Rome's ancient catacombs, among six million Christian dead, a terrified medium channels the spirit of martyred Saint Agnes—revealing the exact location of a hidden treasure buried centuries ago. Now a skeptical scientist has the chance to prove whether her visions are real, if he dares to dig where the ghost has directed. | Front Page Drama, “Ghost of the Catacombs” | #RetroRadio EP0539

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SPACE'S TRASH CAN OVERFLOWS: Mystery Object Crashes in Australian Outback

October 21, 2025 • 9 mins

A burning object crashes near a remote mining site, sparking an international investigation into what fell from the crowded skies above.

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Scientists Calculate Earth's Death Date to the Exact Day and We Have 999,997,996 Years to Prepare

October 21, 2025 • 9 mins

A NASA supercomputer has determined when our planet becomes a lifeless wasteland, and the specificity is somehow more disturbing than the news itself.

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She Faked a Pregnancy with a Reborn Doll – Then It Got Worse

October 21, 2025 • 5 mins

A gender reveal party, hospital photos, and a newborn named Bonnie Leigh – everything seemed real until someone walked into the wrong room.

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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: A Science Fiction Masterpiece That Still Makes Readers Cry

October 20, 2025 • 90 mins

Charlie Gordon has an IQ of 68 and wants nothing more than to be smart. When scientists offer him an experimental surgery that has already transformed a laboratory mouse named Algernon into a genius, Charlie sees his chance—but becoming intelligent means finally understanding the cruel truth about the world around him.

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My WIFE DIED – Then She Became a ZOMBIE in Haiti: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction | Unsolved Mysteries

October 20, 2025 • 294 mins

In the moonlit shadows of Haiti, a young bride falls victim to a jealous curse. Three months after her wedding, Helen Strong is dead... or is she? When her husband discovers her grave has been opened and the casket stolen, he follows a terrifying trail into the sugarcane fields—where he finds his wife among the living dead, working mindlessly alongside other zombies. | #RetroRadio EP0538

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A CARNIVAL OF CORPSES! The Shadow Uncovers a Traveling Carnival’s Horrifying Secret!

October 20, 2025 • 315 mins

Lamont Cranston (aka The Shadow) and Margot Lane visit a traveling carnival which has a wax-museum exhibit of historic death-scenes. While there, they discover a terrifying secret: the “statues” in the exhibit aren’t statues at all — they’re actually dead people substituted in for the displays. | #RetroRadio EP0537

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Self-Proclaimed Prophet Who Predicted Trump Shooting Now Claims Alien Mothership to Fly Over Vatican

October 20, 2025 • 11 mins

A man who described Donald Trump being shot in the ear months before it happened has a new vision, and this one involves lights in the sky.

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Baseball’s Most Haunted Hotel: The Pfister’s Century of Terror

October 20, 2025 • 10 mins

Professional athletes would rather sleep in an Airbnb than risk another night in baseball’s most infamous haunted hotel.

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Haunter of the Ring: The Cursed Ring That Turned a Loving Wife Into a Killer

October 20, 2025 • 39 mins

A young husband's life becomes a nightmare when his devoted wife begins trying to kill him in moments she can't remember—and the only clue is a strange ring she can no longer remove.

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IN THIS EPISODE: A classic horror story from 1934 written by American writer Robert E. Howard!

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A Man's Fear of Being Buried Alive Turns to Horror | "The Premature Burial", Edgar Allan Poe horror

October 20, 2025 • 40 mins

A man plagued by catalepsy lives in constant terror of the one fate worse than death itself—being buried alive—until the night his worst nightmare becomes reality.

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IN THIS EPISODE: “The Premature Burial” by Edgar Allan Poe was originally published in “The Philadelphia Dollar Newspaper” in 1844.
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Episodes

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.css-r6mb8g{margin:0;word-break:break-word;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:1;overflow:hidden;}IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR: The Haunting of Deanna (A True Paranormal Story)

MILITARY CONTRACTOR ADMITS TO NJ UFO PANIC: But There Are Questions About Their Believability

THE BUGA SPHERE: An Alien Warning From the Sky or an Elaborate Art Project?

THE FAST ONE: Faster Than The Speed Of Life – Unable To Outrun Death

PHINEAS GAGE: A Rod Blasted Through His Head, He Lost Half His Brain, Then He Got Up and Walked Away

ARE ALIENS REAL? Inquiring Mind of Politician Wants To Know (And Hopes It Will Get Her Re-Elected)

The Man Who Attended His Own Funeral to Test Who Really Cared

NAZI GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON THE LOCH NESS MONSTER: Goebbels Mocks Nessie, Allies Fight Back

GHOSTS OF THE CATACOMBS: A Seance Among Six Million Dead

SPACE'S TRASH CAN OVERFLOWS: Mystery Object Crashes in Australian Outback

Scientists Calculate Earth's Death Date to the Exact Day and We Have 999,997,996 Years to Prepare

She Faked a Pregnancy with a Reborn Doll – Then It Got Worse

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON: A Science Fiction Masterpiece That Still Makes Readers Cry

My WIFE DIED – Then She Became a ZOMBIE in Haiti: Truth is Stranger Than Fiction | Unsolved Mysteries

A CARNIVAL OF CORPSES! The Shadow Uncovers a Traveling Carnival’s Horrifying Secret!

Self-Proclaimed Prophet Who Predicted Trump Shooting Now Claims Alien Mothership to Fly Over Vatican

Baseball’s Most Haunted Hotel: The Pfister’s Century of Terror

Haunter of the Ring: The Cursed Ring That Turned a Loving Wife Into a Killer

A Man's Fear of Being Buried Alive Turns to Horror | "The Premature Burial", Edgar Allan Poe horror

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25,000 PEOPLE TRIED TO READ MINDS THROUGH THE RADIO: The Mass Telepathy Experiment of 1927

IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR: The Haunting of Deanna (A True Paranormal Story)