Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Jack, Doc, and Reggie encounter a frightened young woman, Sunny Richards, who believes she is doomed by an old family curse tied to murder, money, and the Richards family fortune. The boys try to prove the “curse” is human-made, not supernatural, while the case spirals into attempted murder, desert danger, hidden motives, and a criminal plot behind the supposed curse. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 1” (December 12, 1949) 00:14:57.538 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 2” (December 13, 1949) 00:28:49.961 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 3” (December 14, 1949) 00:41:22.522 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 4” (December 15, 1949) 00:53:24.547 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 5” (December 16, 1949) 01:06:07.897 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 6” (December 19, 1949) 01:18:21.520 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 7” (December 20, 1949) 01:30:48.517 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 8” (December 21, 1949) 01:43:21.732 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 9” (December 22, 1949) 01:55:56.514 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 10” (December 26, 1949) 02:08:24.452 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 11” (December 27, 1949) 02:20:38.133 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 12” (December 28, 1949) 02:33:38.575 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 13” (December 29, 1949) 02:46:21.925 = I Love a Mystery, “The Million Dollar Curse, Part 14” (December 30, 1949) 02:59:22.082 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0671

After playing Dracula hundreds of times on stage and making numerous screen appearances in a variety of roles, Bela Lugosi spent his final years battling addiction, checking himself into a psychiatric ward, accepting charity from strangers, paying his ex-wife one dollar a month in alimony, and watching his career dissolve into Ed Wood's z-grade pictures until his death, after which he was buried in his iconic vampiric cape. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/BelaLugosi FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: He began as an obscure actor, became a universally loved monster, but ended in destitution. We’ll look at the career of Bela Lugosi. (The Rise and Fall of Bela Lugosi) *** Nearly a century has passed, and the grisly crime committed by two sisters remains as mysterious as ever. We’ll look at the Papin Sisters and the shocking gruesome murder they committed in 1933 that horrified France. (The Murderous Papin Sisters) *** You think you know what Halloween is all about, but you might not—not really. After all, it wasn't always about carving pumpkins and collecting candy. (Why Celebrate Halloween) *** When it comes to murder investigations, the skeletons in everyone’s closets – even those who are only peripheral characters in the drama – can still have their darkest secrets revealed. (The Mystery of the Poisoned Powder) *** And if I was to tell you I had a story called “The Woodchipper Murder” you might think it sounds like something out of the movie “Fargo” - but for Helle Nielsen, it was all too real. (The Woodchipper Murder of Newtown, Connecticut) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:00:42.739 = Show Open 00:02:42.800 = The Rise and Fall of Bela Lugosi 00:20:13.567 = The Murderous Papin Sisters *** 00:27:52.588 = Why Celebrate Halloween? 00:41:44.009 = Mystery of the Poisoned Powder *** 00:49:44.161 = The Woodchipper Murder 01:00:30.443 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Rise and Fall of Bela Lugosi” by Quinn Armstrong for Ranker’s Entertainment:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/f3jaaphz “The Murderous Papin Sisters” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yhkwymzm “Why Celebrate Halloween” by Charlotte Hilton Andersen for Reader’s Digest: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2fyzrarh “The Mystery of the Poisoned Powder” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nrdbvuc5 “The Woodchipper Murder of Newtown, Connecticut” from The Scare Chamber:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n2yhsppx (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: October, 2022

A frail woman broke a Saginaw man's front window with a metal pipe on a March afternoon, and what she told the responding officers led police to a locked door in a nearby basement. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/saginaw-basement-escape Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

At 11:16 p.m. on a Saturday in February, a man inside a luxury Princeton apartment dialed 911 to report a fire and a dead body. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/hertgen-brothers/ Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

A 37-year-old mother of three left Bristol, Virginia in January 2026 for an assistant manager job 100 miles north — by April her family could not reach her, and by May her sister was filing a missing persons report. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/angel-whitaker/ GOFUND ME PAGE: gofundme.com/f/help-us-lay-angel-whitaker-to-rest Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

“A Point of Time”: When a 90-year-old physicist is dragged away by the secret police of a dystopian regime, his frail sister pays a "harmless" visit to the dictator who ordered the arrest — armed with a single handshake that could rewrite history itself. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Point of Time” (November 15, 1977) 00:46:35.294 = The Shadow, “The Chess Club Murders” (February 23, 1941) 01:15:46.575 = Sleep No More, “I Am Waiting” and “Browdean Farm” (January 23, 1957) 01:43:59.740 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “ Mrs. M” (February 21, 1984) 02:28:27.887 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October o1, 1945) ***WD 02:43:00.304 = Strange Wills, “Midnight On The Moor” (July 27, 1946) 03:12:57.607 = Strange, “Deja Vu in France” (1955) 03:27:51.047 = Suspense, “Sorry, Wrong Number” (February 24, 1944) ***WD 03:57:13.825 = Tales of the Frightened, “Just Inside The Cemetery” (December 06, 1957) 04:02:08.487 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953) 04:32:02.795 = The Creaking Door, “Yesterday You Died” (August 31, 1964) ***WD 05:01:02.446 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0670

Before the Amityville house became the most famous haunting in America, a family of six was murdered inside it — and the official story of who pulled the trigger has been falling apart for fifty years. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/AmityvilleSuspect FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Was there another gunman in the notorious Amityville House murders? (The Defeo Family Massacre) *** We’ve all heard of the Headless Horseman – but Sleepy Hollow's lesser-known ghost will terrify you all the more. (The Bronze Lady of Sleepy Hollow) *** Theodore Roosevelt was so tough, that during one of his speeches he was shot in the chest – but still kept going until his speech was over. And then there was Alice, his daughter – who may have been even tougher than Teddy! (A Bullet And a Voodoo Doll) *** An icy cold hand caresses a girl in the middle of the night. (A Comfort) *** For most people, spotting a UFO would be considered extremely unusual, but for two Ohio women, seeing a UFO was the least surprising part of their experience. (UFOs And Time Distortions) *** AND A WHOLE LOT MORE! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:27.901 = Show Open 00:03:10.074 = The Defeo Family Massacre 00:20:40.484 = The Bronze Lady of Sleepy Hollow *** 00:23:39.694 = The Bullet And The Voodoo Doll 00:27:24.088 = A Comfort 00:33:46.979 = UFOs and Time Distortions *** 00:49:56.107 = I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities (Fictional Story) *** 01:00:38.600 = Leaving The Hospital 01:07:52.951 = To The Moon and Back 01:19:16.488 = Don’t Let This Be You (Fictional Story) *** 01:42:21.985 = Grandma’s House *** 01:47:32.156 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Defeo Family Massacre” posted at The UnRedacted: https://tinyurl.com/uuc9r6c “The Bronze Lady of Sleepy Hollow” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/fmVz30mX4TL “A Bullet And The Voodoo Doll” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: https://tinyurl.com/v8v8q7f “A Comfort” by Lady Madonna, posted at YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/yx4y7xvz “UFOs and Time Distortions” by Tim Swartz at UFO Review: https://tinyurl.com/w4plgq2 FICTION STORY: “I Was Born With Superhuman Abilities” by Alayne Winters – posted at Creepypasta.com: https://tinyurl.com/rlxl9lr “Leaving the Hospital” by Weirdo family member, Louise Latham – submitted directly to Weird Darkness “To the Moon and Back” submitted anonymously to Weird Darkness FICTION STORY: “Don’t Let This Be You” by Hikari Shimizu – posted at Creepypasta.com:https://tinyurl.com/r42rmmm “Grandma’s House” by Weirdo family member, Rachel West – submitted directly to Weird Darkness (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: November, 2018

A senior U.S. intelligence officer aboard a military helicopter watched orange orbs rise from the ground, close within ten feet of his aircraft, then outrun the fighter jets sent to intercept them. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/batch2-uap-files Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

A 22-year-old Virginia Beach librarian was stabbed to death in a field across from her workplace in 1986, and for four decades the man whose DNA was on her body had never crossed a single detective's desk. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/roberta-walls Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

A 21-year-old woman died of gunshot wounds inside a Crosby home where deputies had already responded hours earlier to a caller reporting demons. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/crosbymurderdemons Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

A Tale of Two Worlds: When a twenty-year-old soap opera actor learns his character is being killed off after thirteen years on the show, the line between the role he's played since childhood and the empty life waiting for him outside the studio begins to dissolve in dangerous ways. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Tale of Two Worlds” (November 10, 1977) 00:46:15.153 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Lady From The Sea” (March 11, 1949) ***WD 01:14:21.337 = Price of Fear, “Goody Two Shoes” (May 30, 1983) ***WD (LQ) 01:41:21.809 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Message In Red” (November 07, 1945) 02:10:49.473 = Quiet Please, “Tap The Heat Bogdan” (February 06, 1949) 02:39:52.258 = Radio City Playhouse, “Plotters” (October 09, 1949) 03:07:38.434 = Starlight Theater, “Man Hires Hit Man To Kill Him” (late 40’s-early 50’s) ***WD 03:35:18.489 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Maltese Falcon” (February 08, 1943) 04:32:57.676 = The Sealed Book, “Welcome Home” (May 20, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 04:56:30.889 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0669

Beneath the ice of Antarctica, something has been watching the surface for thousands of years — and the four scientists who finally saw it watching back never spoke a word of it on the record. | May 24, 2026 HOUR ONE: We travel to the Antarctic – onto it, over it, and under it… and find some strange, and often terrifying things during the trip. (Antarctic Apparitions And Eerie Enigmas) === HOUR TWO: We are all familiar with humans’ desire to fly. There are many legends about flying horses in various parts of the world, and they all have common characteristics that make them difficult to dismiss as only aviation dreams of the ancient people. Do some myths and legends reveal ancient people had sufficient technical knowledge to produce sophisticated flying machines? (Ancient Mechanical Flying Horses) *** A man in China claims to have been abducted by aliens not just once… not just twice… but three times. But will you believe his story after hearing the details? (Flying on an Alien’s Back) *** There’s an odd grave marker at Riverside Cemetery in Wahpeton, North Dakota – and an odd story that goes along with it. I’ll tell you about the strange obelisk draped in rope and chains. (The Wahpeton Circus Grave) *** Those who walk along the wooded Hinds Road in Gadsden, Alabama should be wary, for there is a legend that residing there is a witch who sold her soul to the devil. (The Gadsden Witch of Alabama) *** You may think that a ghost referred to as ‘Humpty Doo’ might be fun-loving and perhaps even a little goofy. However, Humpty Doo is an Australian slang term that means everything is being turned upside down...and, fittingly, it is also the name of the town where some bizarre poltergeist events took place. (The Humpty-Doo Poltergeist) *** Plus, from Paranormality Magazine - “Haunted Rockville, Indiana!” = SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: More strangeness from the Antarctic! = SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “Haunted Rockville, Indiana” by Kjristi Beth for Paranormality Magazine “Antarctica Strangeness” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/y5unjlwe,https://tinyurl.com/y494goxn, https://tinyurl.com/y4q2w754 “Ghostly Shivers in Antarctica” by Erin McCann for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y2rxprvw “Antarctic Oddities” from Wayfair Travel: https://tinyurl.com/yxrjd4zv “Ancient Mechanical Flying Horses” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/y5nvjukg,https://tinyurl.com/y6arm4bw “The Humpty-Doo Poltergeist” from Astonishing Legends: https://tinyurl.com/yxgl75la “Flying on an Alien’s Back” by Tristan for Bizarre and Grotesque: https://tinyurl.com/yy4gtajy “The Wahpeton Circus Grave” from Journal of the Bizarre: https://tinyurl.com/y22nax92 “The Gadsden Witch of Alabama” by Christina Skelton: https://tinyurl.com/y22u3adk (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) =========="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

When a state-of-the-art AI director begins making bizarre, alien creative choices on a sci-fi production, a skeptical producer digs into its logs and discovers the strange decisions aren't malfunctions at all — they're instructions. IN THIS EPISODE: “Broadcast From Beyond” by Keith Conrad MORE Stories Like This: https://www.auditoryanthology.com Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1078714736

When his nineteen-year-old son announces he's signing on with a starbound rocket the next morning, a farmer must decide whether to keep burying the truth about why he knows exactly what waits out there — or finally let his boy see it. “Wanderlust” by Alan E. Nourse (Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, October 1952)

In June 1865, two children went into the woods for a picnic and never came home — and what was found a week later would horrify New England for nearly a decade before a wandering old man's confession turned the case into something far stranger than anyone imagined. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/busseywoods FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: It began when a teenager made a deal with the Devil in the mid 1970s. That’s when the werewolf sightings began – and some experts say there is proof of their existence. (Werewolves of Central England) *** Some think they are escaped circus freaks, others that they are strange medical experiments gone wrong. Some believe them to be ghosts or demons. What are the terrifying white animals or entities people are seeing in Pennsylvania – and could it be more than one kind of creature? (Mystery Monsters From P.A.) *** A couple moves to an old mining town with a dark past… and the darkness apparently hasn’t gone away yet. (The Old Mining Town) *** Is it any surprise that something strange might happen in a pub that used to be a church? One of our Weirdo family members tells her story. (Bandit) *** One of the best worst poets of all time has taken inspiration from a certain mountain in North Carolina – but even when there for the solitude, he wasn’t alone. (The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain) *** In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized a small town at night. And to this day, the Moonlight Murders killer could still be at large. (The Unsolved Texarkana Murders) *** Plus, I’ll share a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor, a story called “The Most Monstrous and Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times”. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:32.648 = Show Open 00:04:06.836 = Werewolves of Central England 00:12:36.537 = Mystery Monsters From P.A. *** 00:28:16.172 = Bandit 00:30:39.204 = The Old Mining Town 00:37:40.282 = The Phantom Hitchhiker of Grandfather Mountain *** 00:40:39.173 = The Unsolved Texarkana Murders 00:47:50.775 = The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times, Part 1 00:53:29.952 = The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times, Part 2 *** 01:20:10.413 = The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times, Part 3 *** 01:40:39.633 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Werewolves of Central England” by Hugh Landman for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/s6h83am “Mystery Monsters from P.A.” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/wps4dtr “Bandit” by Weirdo family member Eleanor, submitted directly to https://WeirdDarkness.com/submit “The Old Mining Town” by ADM for MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://tinyurl.com/tg9dfby “The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain” for North Carolina Ghosts: https://tinyurl.com/vgh3tvv “The Unsolved Texarkana Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/2miw30mTCSo “The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal Of Modern Times” from the book “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3J5acmx (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird...

Robert Ludlum didn’t make the name up. In 1887, a Rhode Island preacher named Ansel Bourne disappeared and woke up two months later in a Pennsylvania candy store, with no idea how he got there. EPISODE PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-bourneidentity/ LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here for Weird Darkness: https://pod.link/1078714736. For Church of the Undead episodes specifically, you can find a list of apps here: https://pod.link/1651062114. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: May 24, 2026

When a skeptical doctor is challenged to spend a midnight hour inside the abandoned mill his new patient swears is haunted, he begins a journey that will force him to question everything science has taught him about the world. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Haunted Mill” (November 08, 1977) 00:46:03.754 = Mysterious Traveler, “Key Witness” (January 15, 1942) 01:13:37.539 = Mystery House, “Subrosa Justice” (April 07, 1946) 01:37:33.654 = Night Beat, “Byline For Frank” (June 29, 1951) 02:06:52.463 = CBC Nightfall, “The Wedding” (April 15, 1983) ***WD 02:37:26.781 = Nightmare, “Coincidence” (November 26, 1953) 02:59:09.365 = Obsession, “Summer Evening” (January 22, 1951) ***WD 03:21:53.060 = Origin of Superstition, “Ghost Ships” (July 30, 1947) ***WD 03:36:07.573 = Pat Novak, “Death In Herald Square” (November 30, 1947) 04:06:43.354 = Peril, “Assassin” (1953) ***WD 04:32:40.665 = Mystery Playhouse, “Corpus Delicti” (January 17, 1947) ***WD 04:56:50.543 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0668

Somewhere between Scott Walker and a hospital ward, a woman waits on a beach for a great white ship and a father who left her fifteen years ago — and the song she inspired asks what's really in the small glass of water beside her bed. THE RETRO RADIO EPISODE FEATURING “SILENT SHOCK”: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0638/ THE MUSIC: https://weirddarkness.com/music WEIRD DARKNESS PODCAST: https://weirddarkness.com/listen

From murdered brides and phantom hitchhikers to haunted ships and restless spirits, some spirits from the past refuse to stay buried. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/GhostsOfAmerica FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: America is full of creepy tales about ghosts that give us chills. We’ll explore some of the most famous ones. (The Most Famous Ghosts In America) *** In 1996, in a quiet neighborhood in Austin, Texas, something terrible happened to six-year-old Katherine Korzilius. She was a sweet girl who wanted to show she could walk home alone from the mailbox. But when her family returned from shopping, Katherine was missing. What happened to her? Was it an accident, or something worse? (What Happened To Katherine Korzilius?) *** It’s October 21, 1638, and the quaint English village of Widecombe-in-the-moor is holding services at St. Pancras church. But this Sunday will be like no other. As Minister George Lyde speaks to his 300 congregants, darkness engulfs the church, followed by thunder so loud it shakes the stone walls. Then, a fiery orb crashes through a window, causing chaos and destruction. Witnesses describe terrifying scenes: a man's head bashed against a pillar, a dog thrown into the air by flames, and bodies burnt to ash while clothes remain untouched. What happened at this small town church? (The Scalding And Burning of 1638) *** Ever heard of criminals so clueless they seem straight out of a cartoon? From bungling burglars to comically misguided crooks, Some cartoon criminals will have you laughing and shaking your head at the same time.(Cartoon Criminals) *** Sin-eaters are described as people hired to assume the sins of a dead person by eating food placed near the corpse. Why did society feel the need for such a service and why would a person choose to accept a role which was viewed with such revulsion? (Sin Eaters: Saviors of the Walking Damned) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:13.766 = Show Open 00:03:51.839 = The Most Famous Ghosts in America 00:23:33.425 = What Happened To Katherine Korzilius? *** 00:29:13.237 = The Scalding and Burning of 1638 00:41:04.342 = Sin Eaters: Saviors of the Walking Damned *** 00:52:59.403 = Cartoonish Criminals 01:05:06.499 = Show Close & Bloopers *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: My drive through Resurrection Cemetery: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/DriveThruResurrectionCemetery “The Most Famous Ghosts in America” by Christina Chilin for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y9bb4u49 “What Happened To Katherine Korzilius?” by Kelsey Christine McConnell for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2dmvkv4a “Cartoonish Criminals” by Jerry Aujla for ListVerse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/24twwpay “Sin Eaters: Saviors of the Walking Damned” by Miss Jessel for HauntedPalaceBlog.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/msusfx2n “The Scalding And Burning of 1638” posted at Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/wkvhn5jb (Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: March 29, 2024

Four young authors unleash flying spiders, a cursed pop-up zoo, a weeping spell book, and a cabin in the woods where bravery runs out. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1655277373 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://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness©, 2026 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2026#MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness