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  • ADVENT OF EVIL: Wednesday, December 10 – Throughline

    ADVENT OF EVIL: Wednesday, December 10 – Throughline
    Dec 11 2025
    The advent calendar arrived nine days ago. No sender. No explanation. Just twenty-four numbered doors and a carved face with empty eyes that seemed to know exactly who Matthew Klein used to be.Since then, Marshport has become a graveyard.Three people are dead. A teenage boy has been twisted into a puppet for murder. A phantom child wrapped in ash and embers stalks the shadows, demanding obedience. And Matthew Klein — the man who ran while his family burned thirty years ago — has been branded with a wound that will not let him forget.He tried to destroy the calendar. The ocean spat it back. He refused to open a door. His youngest son woke screaming, wrapped in the coils of a python that should not exist.Now a mysterious hooded figure haunts the edges of Matthew's world. A bearded man who appears at funerals and vanishes into crowds. Someone who knows the rules of this game — perhaps even someone who wrote them.Pastor Russell Hart has offered to help – but has made a caveat… don’t open the next door until he’s in the room with the calendar to see it for himself.

    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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    27 min
  • Hundreds of People Have Reported Seeing Santa — Here's What They Might Actually Be Encountering

    Hundreds of People Have Reported Seeing Santa — Here's What They Might Actually Be Encountering
    Dec 11 2025
    #HolidayHorrors | Hundreds of people have reported encounters with what looks exactly like Santa Claus — and they weren't children dreaming on Christmas Eve. If the real Santa doesn't exist, what are these witnesses actually seeing... and why does it want to be seen?

    IN THIS EPISODE: Many of us are familiar with the flip side of Father Christmas – the darker entity who visits and kidnaps bad children, Krampus. But when it comes to true fear, even Krampus would run in terror at the sight of Iceland’s Gryla, the Christmas Witch! With roots dating back to the 13th century, Gryla is not to be messed with! (Iceland’s Christmas Witch) *** It was Christmastime, 1938, and 19-year-old Margaret Martin had just graduated from Wilkes-Barre Business College with honors and was eager to secure a secretarial job. Her eagerness would lead to her disappearance. (The Murder of Margaret Martin) *** Ask anyone over the age of twelve what they think about the existence of Santa Claus and you’ll most assuredly get the same answer. But that has not stopped people of all ages reporting sightings of the jolly old elf, and some of the stories are downright creepy. (People Who Swear They've Seen the Real Santa Claus) *** Two murders committed in the same house during the holidays of 1928 appear to have resulted in the spirits of Christmas past haunting the place today. (The Hundley Murders)
    TIME STAMPS & CHAPTERS:
    00:00:00.000 = They Swear They Saw Santa
    00:01:22.035 = Show Open
    00:03:20.486 = The Hundley Murders
    00:18:08.033 = *** People Who Swear They've Seen the Real Santa Claus
    00:38:56.938 = *** Iceland’s Christmas Witch
    00:45:55.352 = The Murder of Margaret Martin
    00:49:25.321 = Show Close

    SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
    “The Strange World of True Kris Kringle Sightings” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kfyka
    “Iceland’s Christmas Witch” by Alex Palmer for Smithsonian Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57ntaeeu
    “The Murder of Margaret Martin” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7e6xxvph
    “The Hundley Murders” by Troy Taylor for his book “Bloody Illinois”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3yb3fd2p
    (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: December 08, 2021#WeirdDarkness #SantaSightings #ParanormalChristmas #ChristmasMysteries #SupernaturalEncounters #TricksterSpirits #UnexplainedPhenomena #GhostStories #ChristmasParanormal #TrueParanormalStories
    https://weirddarkness.com/RealKrisKringleSightings
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    51 min
  • 95% of Us Believe in Aliens — But We're All Afraid to Admit It

    95% of Us Believe in Aliens — But We're All Afraid to Admit It
    Dec 10 2025
    A massive new study reveals that almost everyone believes intelligent extraterrestrial life exists, yet we vastly underestimate how many of our friends and neighbors share this belief — hiding our convictions like a shameful secret even though nearly all of us feel the same way.

    READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/95-percent-believe-aliens

    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    #WeirdDarkness #Aliens #UFO #Extraterrestrial #FermiParadox #AreWeAlone #AlienLife #UAP #Space #ScientificMystery
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    49 min
  • ADVENT OF EVIL: Tuesday, December 09 – Scales of Disobedience

    ADVENT OF EVIL: Tuesday, December 09 – Scales of Disobedience
    Dec 10 2025
    The rules were clear. The warnings were given. And when the clock struck midnight, Matthew Klein discovered that his defiance would not be answered with his own suffering — but with the screams of a loved one.

    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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    26 min
  • A Couple Bought a Bargain House in Scotland — Then People Started Dying

    A Couple Bought a Bargain House in Scotland — Then People Started Dying
    Dec 9 2025
    A doctor begins treating a woman who insists that a glowing, supernatural figure — the Shining Man — has been appearing to her. She claims this radiant entity warns her of danger and even predicts deaths. At first the doctor chalks it up to stress and hallucination… until he starts encountering disturbing coincidences that match her visions. The deeper he digs, the more he’s pulled into a mystery that blurs the line between psychic prophecy and something genuinely otherworldly. Eventually he must confront whether “THE SHINING MAN” is a benevolent protector… or a harbinger of something far darker. | #RetroRadio EP0568

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Shining Man” (March 15, 1977) ***WD
    00:45:03.622 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953)
    01:14:57.930 = The Saint, “College Campus Threat” (April 01, 1951) ***WD
    01:44:17.155 = Theater Five, “Odds On Tower” (October 28, 1964)
    02:04:34.644 = Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (1968-1971) ***WD (LQ)
    02:31:34.724 = Two Thousand Plus, “The Giant Walks” (November 08, 1950) ***WD
    03:00:27.270 = The Unexpected, “Re-Match” (1947)
    03:15:16.763 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Indian Fakir” (February 17, 1944) ***WD
    03:28:54.434 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ)
    03:58:20.739 = Dark Venture, “The Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD
    04:27:41.133 = The Weird Circle, “Spectre Bride” (1944)
    04:55:07.840 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0568
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    4 h et 56 min
  • ADVENT OF EVIL: Monday, December 08 – Waves of Consequence

    ADVENT OF EVIL: Monday, December 08 – Waves of Consequence
    Dec 9 2025
    Matthew Klein woke up believing the nightmare was over. He walked into work with hope in his heart for the first time in days, convinced he had finally broken free from the darkness that had invaded his life. But hope is a fragile thing in Marshport — and the shadows that have been watching Matthew do not forgive so easily. There are rules to this game. Rules that were made clear. And those who break them will discover that consequences come in many forms.

    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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    33 min
  • True Christmas Mysteries That Still Haunt Investigators

    True Christmas Mysteries That Still Haunt Investigators
    Dec 9 2025
    From an inexplicable force that turned a woman to ashes in her farmhouse, to strange phenomena that transformed a quiet English town into a UFO hotspot, these chilling Christmas mysteries continue to baffle investigators and haunt communities long after the holiday decorations were packed away.

    IN THIS EPISODE: A nurse was found dead in her bed - and her boyfriend and his nine-year-old son vanished, leaving behind only a truck full of bloodstained presents. (Christmas Murder in Lockhart) *** A little girl vanishes on a winter road trip to Las Vegas, and twenty Christmases later, a detective's search for answers leads to a desperate couple's final confession - but not to the truth about what really happened to two-year-old Nikole Betterson. (Nikole’s Christmas Farewell) *** Behind one of the most beloved Christmas poems ever written lies a centuries-old mystery: was "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" penned by a scholarly professor for his children, or did someone else create the story that shaped how we see Santa Claus? (‘Twas The Mystery Before Christmas) *** When Patty Vaughan left her home on Christmas Day 1996, she left behind three children and a trail of mysterious clues - including an abandoned van, suspicious blood stains, and a red work uniform that would puzzle investigators for decades to come. (The Patty Vaughan Vanishing) *** When farmhand John Larson awoke to find soot on his pillow on Christmas morning 1885, he never imagined he'd discover his employer Patrick Rooney dead from smoke inhalation and his wife Matilda mysteriously burned to ash in a perfectly circular hole in their kitchen floor - with no other fire damage to the house. (Matilda Rooney’s Christmas Combustion) *** In the quiet town of New London, Connecticut, what began as a simple flat tire on Christmas Eve 1973 turned into one of the community's darkest mysteries when twenty-year-old Kevin Showalter was struck and killed by a driver who vanished into the night - leaving behind a grieving mother, whispers of a cover-up, and questions that would haunt the town for decades. (The Hit And Run Death of Kevin Showalter) *** A teenage girl's first office Christmas party should have been a celebration of new beginnings, but for Rhonda Hinson, it became her last night alive - and the start of a mystery that would puzzle investigators for over forty years. (Rhonda Hinson’s Only Office Christmas Party) *** A mother's quick errand turns into a decades-old mystery when Tracy Mertens vanishes from her Birmingham flat days before Christmas, leaving investigators with a yellow Ford Escort, two mysterious men, and questions that remain unanswered to this day. (The Tracy Mertens Mystery) *** On Christmas morning 1964, the quiet town of Warminster, England woke up to strange sounds that would mark the beginning of one of history's most puzzling mysteries - a series of unexplained events that would become known worldwide as 'The Thing. (The Warminster Christmas Thing)

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Cold Cases, Colder Nights
    00:02:38.802 = Show Open
    00:06:20.432 = The Warminster Christmas Thing
    00:13:13.664 = *** The Tracy Mertens Mystery
    00:17:10.974 = The Mystery of Matilda Rooney’s Christmas Combustion
    00:21:36.666 = Rhonda Hinson’s Only Office Christmas Party
    00:27:32.493 = *** Christmas Murder in Lockhart
    00:30:24.890 = The Holiday Hit-And-Run of Kevin Showalter
    00:33:56.238 = Nikole’s Christmas Farewell
    00:38:20.096 = *** The Patty Vaughan Vanishing
    00:41:44.518 = ‘Twas The Mystery Before Christmas
    00:47:49.521 = Show Close

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    SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/ChristmasMysteries
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    50 min