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Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained. Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
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- Yesterday37 min
I HAVE GINGERVITIS AND MY POWERS ARE FADING: Strange Beliefs About Redheads | #COTU
A cartoon says I have no soul, a hair-dye company says I'm going extinct, and a folklorist in Illinois says you should rub my head. I've been a redhead for fifty-seven years, and this is what the world thinks about me… and what God thinks of me. Oh, and you too if you are a redhead, a Ginger, a copper top, or whatever other moniker you've been tagged with due to your hair color.Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1651062114EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and print version):https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-gingervitisWeird Darkness® and Church Of The Undead™ are trademarked. Copyright © 2026.
- Yesterday1h 45m
BEST LEAVE ALONE: The Church On The Crooked Hill | #MidnightInTheMacabre
A London land agent sent to appraise two Highland fields for a wealthy client takes an interest in the crooked hill on the horizon, and learns that the village has no owner's name for it, no road left open to it, and no intention of discussing it with him.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-BestLeaveAloneSOURCES and RESOURCES: “On a Hill” by Michael Whitehouse: https://amzn.to/4ewUEGKWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 20, 2026LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL
- Yesterday5h 4m
THE CAPTAIN OF THE POLE-STAR: Something Is Out There Calling Him | #RetroRadio
Three months out of Dundee and anchored to unbroken Arctic ice, a whaling crew starts hearing something come aboard at night and go straight down into the captain's locked cabin.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Captain of the Polestar” (October 06, 1978) ***WD00:47:05.828 = Future Tense, “Cold Equation” (May 08, 1975) ***WD01:10:30.076 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Mortmain” (April 22, 1992)01:55:29.808 = Adventures of Superman, “Mystery Of The Walking Dead” (November 05, 1949)02:25:18.151 = Hall of Fantasy, “Death In The Bayous” (March 06, 1947)02:56:20.699 = Harry Lime, “Mexican Hat Trick” (November 02, 1951)03:22:18.906 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Christina” (August 16, 1980) ***WD03:49:42.160 = Haunting Hour, ‘People In The House” (August 17, 1945) ***WD04:14:32.964 = Hermit’s Cave, “The House of Murder” (April 13, 1947) ***WD04:39:58.868 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Monica Feels Threatened” (1945-1950)05:03:28.357 = 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/WDRR0779
- Yesterday1h 23m
MURDER WITHOUT MOTIVE: The Stepmother, The Rice, And The Corpse In The Lake
When a detective’s daughter vanished in 1930s Denver, it looked like a kidnapping — but what unfolded behind closed doors was a domestic nightmare involving poison, deception, and a stepmother with a deadly secret.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MurderWithoutMotiveREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9xsndeFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: They found the first body stuffed inside the church library’s closet. Then a second body turned up. It’s the creepy case of Theo Durrant – better known in San Francisco as the Demon of the Belfry. (Demon of the Belfry) *** In 1989 a man anonymously claimed he had worked at Area 51 where alien technology was being reverse-engineered for the Pentagon. It sounded like the crazed thoughts of a madman at the time. But now, thirty years later, it does not seem so absurd. (Bob Lazar, The Pentagon, And UFOs) *** One of our Weirdo family members tells the true story of a young child told not to be sad when her grandfather passes away… before anyone knew he had died. (The Old Woman In The Basement) *** Some very strange things have been taking place in Sedona Arizona – including ghosts, UFOs, and even people supposedly seeing living dinosaurs. (Strangeness at the Bradshaw Ranch) *** Is it possible that the reason Jack The Ripper was never caught, is because he was only visiting London at the time and then returned to his home in Missouri, USA? (Was Jack The Ripper From St. Louis?) *** It’s a story called “Murder Without Motive”. It’s a chapter from the upcoming audiobook I’m narrating called “Suffer The Children: American Horrors, Homicides, and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:03:25.609 = Show Open00:05:39.964 = Murder Without Motive00:41:07.245 = Was Jack The Ripper From St. Louis? ***00:54:42.147 = Strangeness At Bradshaw Ranch ***01:07:18.745 = The Old Woman In The Basement01:12:45.448 = Bob Lazar, The Pentagon, and UFOs ***01:17:10.404 = Demon Of The Belfry01:21:57.234 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN 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:“Murder Without Motive” by Troy Taylor from the audiobook “Suffer The Children”: https://amzn.to/2YNrSdk“Was Jack The Ripper From St. Louis?” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2HG5QUh“Demon of the Belfry” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2JJbsiO“Bob Lazar, The Pentagon, And UFOs” by George Knapp and Matt Adams: http://bit.ly/30IC60u“Strangeness at the Bradshaw Ranch” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2JI4Dhz“The Old Woman In The Basement” by Ashley Delia, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com(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: June, 2022LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIALWeird Darkness brings together six accounts of murder and high strangeness: a De
- Yesterday5h 0m
SHADOW OF LOVE: A Haunting Made Of Affection | #RetroRadio
A man who can't bear to be touched, let alone loved, comes home one night convinced that something in the house has grown fond of him.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Shadow of Love” (October 04, 1978) ***WD00:47:11.996 = Dimension X, “Shanghaied” (January 12, 1950) ***WD01:16:50.607 = The Eleventh Hour, “Engulf Cathedral” (ADU)01:43:00.257 = Escape, “Maracas” (November 22, 1949) ***WD02:11:45.075 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 13, 1949) ***WD02:42:18.154 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Country Boy” (December 18, 1957)03:00:48.514 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD03:32:39.474 = Dark Fantasy, “Demon Tree” (December 05, 1941)03:56:20.651 = Fear on 4, “Willam And Mary” (January 10, 1988)04:26:04.060 = Theater Five, “Finders Can Be Losers” (December 01, 1964)04:46:52.582 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Just Inside The Cemetery” (December 06, 1957)04:51:47.243 = Beyond The Green Door, “Philip Baine In The Yukon” (1966) ***WD04:55:27.633 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirit Calling” (1960s)05:00:01.495 = 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/WDRR0778
- 2 days ago20 min
WRITE OR VERY WRONG: The New Kid's Notebook Isn't Made Of Leather | #MicroTerrors
Livia is the three-time champion of her school's scary story contest, and then a new boy shows up in fourth grade with a book he's already published and a red notebook he never opens where anyone can see.“Write Or Very Wrong” by Evan BaughfmanLook 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/1655277373Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com!Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrorsOther stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaUOther narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =Weird Darkness©, 2026Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2026#MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness
- 2 days ago16 min
“MIMIC” by Martin Pearson: The Short Story Made Into a Horror Film! | #MidnightInTheMacabre
Everybody on the block knew the tall man in the black cloak who never spoke and shut his eyes whenever a woman passed him on the sidewalk, and nobody thought to wonder why until the morning the janitor came running out of the tenement shouting for help.Written in 1942, “Mimic” eventually inspired the 1997 horror film of the same name. The short story was written by Martin Pearson, though you may also know him as Donald A. Wollheim or Darrel G. Raynor, as he used many pseudonyms when writing. The story is a simple premise, talking of how some insects disguise themselves as other insects, or some animals disguise themselves as other animals, in order to not be eaten by the creatures above them in the food chain. At the top of the food chain is man – do we have mimics disguised as us – in plain sight?EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-mimicSOURCES and RESOURCES: “Mimic” by Martin Pearson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2me9rc2nWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 19, 2026LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL
- 2 days ago1h 1m
ALIENS, ANOMALIES, AND AREA 51: Venturing Into The Paranormal Pull Of The Nevada Triangle
More aircraft and people vanish here than in the Bermuda Triangle – but no one can explain why.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/NevadaTriangleREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yaffy7a4FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Werewolves being spotted in Wisconsin have been reported as far back as 1936. Then again in 1964 and 1972. But there had been nothing like the reports that came out of the area near Delavan, starting in 1989. (The Bray Road Beast) *** A teen finds two dead bodies, side by side, both wearing raincoats. But the disturbing thing is that both dead men were wearing lead masks. And that’s not the end of the strangeness. (The Case of the Lead Masks) *** A woman sees something so horrifying she turns the rest of her life over to Jesus Christ so she will remain protected. (My Skinless Demon) *** Over 2,000 flight disappearances over the past 60 years… that’s three missing planes every month. You might think I’d be referring to the Bermuda Triangle… but I’m not. There’s a lesser-known but significantly more dangerous triangle near Area 51 in Nevada. (2,000 People Go Missing In The Nevada Triangle)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:14.530 = Show Open00:03:16.053 = Disappearances In The Nevada Triangle00:20:03.180 = The Case of the Lead Masks ***00:26:30.652 = My Skinless Demon00:31:11.820 = The Beast of Bray Road ***00:59:27.550 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakLISTEN 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 Case of the Lead Masks” by Xavier Ortega: http://bit.ly/2HJuPET“My Skinless Demon” by GayLelu: http://bit.ly/2Jw4IF8“People Go Missing In The Nevada Triangle” by George Knapp, Matt Adams (link no longer available), Joe Shoenmann (http://bit.ly/2LSm6Wf), and Brent Swancer (http://bit.ly/2WlTkle)“The Bray Road Beast” (http://bit.ly/2VQa5VT) and “Werewolves of Wisconsin” (http://bit.ly/2LXsCLJ) by Troy Taylor (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: June 2020LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL
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