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  • “SCREAMING GHOST OF A SLAVE” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness

    “SCREAMING GHOST OF A SLAVE” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 2 2025
    IN THIS EPISODE: A Broken Ship’s Compass, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste” *** “December 5 Is Krampus Nacht” *** “Ghost Hunting at Elgin State Hospital Cemetery” *** “Phil And The Dark Man” *** “The White Smoking Figure That Haunted Me” *** “The Ancient Ram Inn” *** “The Haunted House on the Hudson” *** “Truth or Legend? Wronged Wife, Slave Haunt Savannah’s Sorrel-Weed House”

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    (Sorry, but time stamps have been lost in time.)

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/GhostSlave
    (Most author/source links in this episode have been lost over time, sorry.)
    “A Broken Ship’s Compass, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste” written by Troy Taylor (from the book “Cabinet of Curiosities 2”): https://amzn.to/2HTfoea
    “December 5 Is Krampus Nacht” written by Troy Taylor (from his e-newsletter): (link no longer available)
    “Ghost Hunting at Elgin State Hospital Cemetery” by Randy Lee Beasley: https://www.facebook.com/PepperScarPro
    “Phil And The Dark Man” submitted by Luigi Bonanno (link no longer available)
    “The White Smoking Figure That Haunted Me” submitted by Ronnie Shawitz: (link no longer available)
    “The Ancient Ram Inn” written by Alan Toner (From the book “100 True Ghost Stories”): http://a.co/1vmAx7R
    “The Haunted House on the Hudson” written by Xavier Ortega: (link no longer available)
    “Truth or Legend? Wronged Wife, Slave Haunt Savannah’s Sorrel-Weed House”: (link no longer available)
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    (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.)
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    Originally aired: January 18, 2018
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    54 min
  • “LET US IN” and More Scary Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness

    “LET US IN” and More Scary Paranormal Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 2 2025
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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
    00:01:02.211 = Let Us In (Non-Fiction)
    00:04:07.152 = The Dead Arm’s Warning (Non-Fiction)
    00:06:12.830 = The Highland Grey Man (Non-Fiction)
    00:14:45.288 = The Village Outside of Time (Non-Fiction)
    00:19:11.622 = The Blessed Statue (Non-Fiction)
    00:24:07.192 = The Fibber Tree (Fiction)
    00:31:58.535 = Roanoke (Fiction)
    00:44:31.835 = The Oneirophage (Fiction)
    00:48:17.678 = Show Close

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/LetUsIn
    (Sorry – source links to many of the stories in this episode have been lost since originally uploaded in 2018.)
    (FICTION) “The Fibber Tree” submitted by Christine Baerbock
    (FICTION) “Roanoke” submitted by Derek Hawke: http://bit.ly/2GO9sD9
    (FICTION) “The Oneirophage” by S.W. Rice (from the book “Of Wonders Beyond Thule”): https://amzn.to/2Lgkd3B
    (NONFICTION) “Let Us In” (The BEK Strike In Arkansas) submitted by Barry Roberts: (link no longer available)
    (NONFICTION) “The Dead Arm’s Warning” (The Statue of Virgin Mary That Caught a Thief) by G. Michael Vasey: (link no longer available)
    (NONFICTION) “The Highlands Grey Man” used by permission from MessageToEagle: (link no longer available)
    (NONFICTION) “The Village Outside of Time” used by permission from MessageToEagle: http://ow.ly/kFnU306aSRa
    (NONFICTION) “The Blessed Statue” by Randy Lee Beasley: https://www.facebook.com/PepperScarPro
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    (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.)
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    Originally aired: June 16, 2018
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    50 min
  • What Will Happen If Arctic Explorers Release the CRYSTALLINE MAN? #RetroRadio EP0313 #WeirdDarkness

    What Will Happen If Arctic Explorers Release the CRYSTALLINE MAN? #RetroRadio EP0313 #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 2 2025
    An expedition to the Arctic uncovers the body of a man encased in crystal within an artificial cave beneath a glacier. The team transports the crystalline body back to a museum, where it begins to thaw, leading to unforeseen consequences! Hear this story in Macabre from January 01, 1962 – and hear more old time radio show programs in this marathon!

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Portrait of Death” (September 02, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:00.179 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Mystery of the Thing” (1937) ***WD
    01:13:12.199 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Father and Son” (1945-1947) ***WD
    01:37:45.819 = Sherlock Holmes, “Manor House Case” (October 15, 1945) ***WD
    02:07:28.809 = Inner Sanctum, “Portrait of Death” (June 12, 1945) ***WD
    02:37:51.879= The Key, “Two Timed” (1956) ***WD
    03:03:26.889 = Lights Out, “Dream” (March 16, 1943)
    03:32:35.469 = The LineUp, “The Grocery Store Matter” (February 01, 1951) ***WD
    04:02:29.159 = Macabre, “Crystalline Man” (January 01, 1962) ***WD
    04:33:27.639 = Philip Marlowe, “Orange Dog” (January 22, 1949)
    05:02:55.142 = Show Close

    (ADU) = Air Date Unknown
    (LQ) = Low Quality
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    5 h et 4 min
  • “DEAD CHEESE” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors

    “DEAD CHEESE” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors
    Feb 1 2025
    On the last day of school before spring break, Adam’s simple kick of a stone leads him to an encounter with a terrifying zombie rat—and a very strange solution to keep it at bay.

    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
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    Weird Darkness©, 2025
    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2025
    #scarystories #halloweenstories #halloweenkids #storiesforkids #kidsstories #scarystoriesforkids #microterrors
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    10 min
  • “Will THE SMILE OF DEATH” Help Him Claim His Inheritance? #RetroRadio EP0312 #WeirdDarkness

    “Will THE SMILE OF DEATH” Help Him Claim His Inheritance? #RetroRadio EP0312 #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 1 2025
    The illegitimate son of a baron, with the assistance of his deceased mother's spirit, seeks to claim his rightful inheritance from his overbearing father. Hear this story in CBS Radio Mystery Theater in this marathon of Old Time Radio programs!

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Smile of Death” (September 01, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:22.649 = Dark Fantasy, “Pennsylvania Turnpike” (March 20, 1942) ***WD
    01:14:46.519 = The Diary of Fate, “Stanley Becker” (July 27, 1948) ***WD
    01:40:50.449 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Journey Home” (February 26, 1989)
    02:10:14.109 = Five After the Hour, “Foxhole Conversation” (July 04, 1945)
    02:35:46.189 = 5-Minute Mysteries, “Blood Brothers” (1947-1950)
    02:41:23.679 = Gang Busters, “Death Mask Killer” (March 16, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
    03:08:37.469 = The Green Hornet, “Pavement Condemned” (June 29, 1939)
    03:38:34.549 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD
    04:06:44.449 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Its Knockout” (December 21, 1951) ***WD
    04:31:12.319 = The Haunting Hour, “Breakdown” (May 05, 1945) ***WD
    04:46:09.489 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Monster on Moon Ridge” (March 08, 1959)
    05:09:50.596 = Show Close
    (ADU) = Air Date Unknown
    (LQ) = Low Quality
    ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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.
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    5 h et 11 min
  • “The MASSACRE They Tried to ERASE: The 1921 Tulsa Greenwood RACE RIOT” #WeirdDarkness

    “The MASSACRE They Tried to ERASE: The 1921 Tulsa Greenwood RACE RIOT” #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 1 2025
    In 1921, the thriving Black community of Greenwood in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was turned to ashes in one of the deadliest and most deliberately buried acts of racial violence in American history.

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    IN THIS EPISODE: Greenwood Avenue featured luxury shops, restaurants, movie theaters, a library, pool halls and nightclubs… until late May and early June of 1921. Then a brutal race riot took place in this suburb of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Which is tragically ironic, watching the news and seeing what is happening all over the USA today. You could almost think that nothing has changed. We’ll look at what happened in Greenwood, Oklahoma over 100 years ago.

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
    00:01:59.809 = Before The Tragedy
    00:09:53.027 = The Greenwood Massacre
    00:18:05.649 = Show Close

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/Greenwood
    BOOK: “Black Wall Street: From Riot to Renaissance in Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District” by Hannibal Johnson: https://amzn.to/2ABwQ69
    “The Greenwood Race Massacre” from Alexis Clark: https://tinyurl.com/qkb6cs7, and the editors at History.com:https://tinyurl.com/yxpzw2cc
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    (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.)
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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    Originally aired: June 02, 2020
    TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57a2u744
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    20 min
  • “THE UFO INVASION OF ILLINOIS” Plus 5 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

    “THE UFO INVASION OF ILLINOIS” Plus 5 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 1 2025
    In January 2000, something massive drifted through the night sky over southwestern Illinois – so big and strange that a handful of small-town cops, watching from different locations, tracked it in real time over their radios, completely baffled by what they were seeing.

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    IN THIS EPISODE: The strange sighting of a UFO in the year 2000 still has people looking to the skies of southwestern Illinois. *** “Frankenstein” Author Mary Shelley kept her dead husband’s heart for thirty years! *** If you’ve ever wanted to play a game of catch with a ghost boy, race a phantom Camaro, or encounter a mythological beast, Clinton Road in New Jersey should be your next destination. *** In Malawi vampires attack people and suck blood from them. This is not lore or scary story-telling… it’s happening now. *** Imagine a coin rolling past you in a long hallway – yet you are completely alone in the building. *** For years, mysterious lights of Dover have puzzled observers – and it has been happening for centuries.

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
    00:04:57.974 = Show Open
    00:06:49.527 = Frankenstein Author Mary Shelly Kept Her Dead Husband’s Heart
    00:11:16.574 = Clinton Road: Take a Terrifying Drive Down America’s Most Haunted Roadway
    00:16:14.826 = Malawi Vampires
    00:20:27.635 = Coins and Guitar Picks
    00:26:31.909 = Mysterious Lights of Dover
    00:29:54.012 = The 2000 UFO Invasion of Illinois
    00:45:22.763 = Show Close

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/UFOInvasionOfIL
    “Something Is Up There – The 2000 UFO Invasion of Illinois”: https://tinyurl.com/wvafyps
    “Frankenstein Author Mary Shelley Kept Her Dead Husband’s Heart for 30 Years”: https://tinyurl.com/uygjtvg
    “Clinton Road: Take a Terrifying Drive Down America's Most Haunted Roadway”: https://tinyurl.com/w734whf
    “Malawi Vampires”: https://tinyurl.com/wzrexro
    “Mysterious Lights of Dover”: https://tinyurl.com/uxrvyd8
    “Coins And Guitar Picks”: https://tinyurl.com/uv2axne
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    (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.)
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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    Originally aired: November 12, 2018
    TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdu4rhax
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    47 min
  • “THE WENDIGO” by Algernon Blackwood – a Classic HORROR Story! #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday

    “THE WENDIGO” by Algernon Blackwood – a Classic HORROR Story! #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday
    Jan 31 2025
    In the remote Canadian wilderness, an ill-fated hunting trip turns into a nightmare when one of the guides vanishes into the night, leaving behind only his screams of burning feet and a trail of something far more terrifying than any beast of the forest.

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    IN THIS EPISODE: “The Wendigo” is a novella written by Algernon Blackwood. It was originally published in the 1910 collection “The Lost Valley and Other Stories” which I’ve placed a link to in the show notes. The story involves a hunting party that gets separated in the Canadian wilderness in search for moose. One of the party members is abducted by the legendary Wendigo. Fellow author Robert Aickman once said of the story, it’s "...one of the (possibly) six great masterpieces in the field". Here’s hoping you agree with him.

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
    00:02:32.616 = Show Open
    00:04:33.284 = A Brief Look At The Author
    00:07:38.615 = The Wendigo, Part 1
    00:22:54.738 = The Wendigo, Part 2
    00:48:19.248 = The Wendigo, Part 3
    01:09:00.423 = The Wendigo, Part 4
    01:33:13.209 = The Wendigo, Part 5
    01:54:15.127 = The Wendigo, Part 6
    02:00:44.066 = Show Close
    02:01:49.052 = Bloopers

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/TheWendigo
    “The Wendigo” by Algernon Blackwood: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n8bff63y
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    (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.)
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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    Originally aired: April 09, 2020
    TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7vkx8c
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    2 h et 2 min