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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor

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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100:50

The World's Suspected Gateways to Hell

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/15

#WDRadio WEEK OF DEC 14, 2025 | From an ancient Greek cave where Hercules supposedly descended into the underworld, to a 13th-century castle built to seal a bottomless pit full of demons, these locations around the world are believed by many to be actual gateways to Hell.HOUR ONE:   Of course a lot of people likely don’t believe in heaven or hell and many will dismiss such things as mythical tales or folklore. However there are places on Earth that could be considered hell – no not Detroit or

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26:41

A Girl Made a Wish... Her Descendants Paid Every...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/15

Two centuries ago, a desperate young servant girl buried a piece of amber in the frozen Nova Scotia earth and summoned something with rows of gleaming teeth and an ungodly stench. Every Christmas Eve since, it returns to collect its payment — in flesh.STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…“Mary Culhane and the Dead Man”: http://bit.ly/2PbAYPa“The Stench of Christmas” by Lea Story: https://amzn.to/3487uWMAll music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate

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51:56

The Yule Haunting That Drove a Village Insane

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/15

It was Christmastime — a season of peace, light, and goodwill — which made the slow unraveling of their minds all the more disturbing.IN THIS EPISODE: Despite being in the middle of the first World War, on Christmas Day, 1914 British and German soldiers sang carols together, exchanged gifts with the enemy combatants, and supposedly even played a soccer game against each other in order to celebrate the holiday. (The Great War’s Christmas Truce) *** The case was so mysterious it was even featured on

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32:03

“THE BROWN LADY OF RAYNAM HALL” and More True...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/15

Episode 2 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!In this episode: “The USS Constellation”, “Lord Combermere Returns”, “The Brown Lady of Raynham Hall”, “The Ghost of Anne Boleyn”, “The Eilean Mor Lighthouse”, “The Mystery of the Mary Celeste”, “The Palatine Light”SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…All stories in this episode are from the book, “The Spirits of Christmas: The Dark Side of the Holidays” by Sylvia Shults:https://amzn.to/3uT2vMAJoin the Weird Darkness Syndicate:

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28:34

ADVENT OF EVIL: Sunday, December 14 – From The Ashes

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/15

Matthew Klein now knows the truth. The advent calendar was not some random antique that found its way to his doorstep by chance. It was built with purpose. Built with intent. Constructed from the charred remains of his childhood home — and from the cursed spirit board that destroyed his family thirty years ago.Wilbur Ward, the neighbor who ran toward the flames that Christmas Eve, saw something in that fire. Something that changed him. Something that compelled him to salvage the blackened wood,

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27:41

ADVENT OF EVIL: Saturday, December 13 – Shed Secrets

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/14

The runaway has returned. After thirty years of silence, thirty years of a carefully constructed life built on the ashes of his real identity, Matthew Klein stands once again on Damson Way. But the boy who fled Bayville on Christmas Eve, 1995 no longer exists. His house is gone — nothing but a snow-covered void between two aging homes. His family is gone — consumed by flames that he alone escaped. And the town has moved on, rebuilt itself over the tragedy like scar tissue covering a wound that never

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47:27

Real-Life Killer Santas: The Horrifying True Crimes...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/14

Santa Claus is supposed to bring joy and gifts — but these killers used the beloved red suit to bring terror and death. From Christmas party massacres to serial killers hiding behind the jolly disguise, these are the true crimes that prove not every Santa belongs on the nice list.IN THIS EPISODE: A Christmas party turns tragic when a young bride suggests a game of hide-and-seek… then disappears for fifty years. (The Bramshill Bride) *** When you hear someone mention the headless horseman it’s almost

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10:48

“HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS” by Dr. Seuss;...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/14

He hated the Whos and their Christmas cheer, so he devised a plan to make the holiday disappear — but what the Grinch discovered that night would change his shriveled heart forever.PLEASE SHARE THIS LINK in your social media so others can enjoy the episode! https://weirddarkness.com/grinch/Requested by one of my Darkness Syndicate members (Patreon)!= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always

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29:16

"HAUNTING OF HUNDLEY HOUSE” and More Paranormal...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/14

Episode 1 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!In this episode: "The Flash Flood", "The Haunting of Hundley House", "The Messenger of Donner Pass", "House of Plenty"SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…All stories in this episode are from the book, “The Spirits of Christmas: The Dark Side of the Holidays” by Sylvia Shults: https://amzn.to/3uT2vMAMusic by Midnight Syndicate: https://www.midnightsyndicate.com= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =(Over time links seen

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13:54

Psychic Didn't See THIS Coming: The Most Ironic...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/13

A celebrity psychic threatens legal action against a rival medium for using "Psychic Sal" — and the response from her target might be the greatest comeback in the history of the paranormal profession.READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/psychic-sal-trademark-battleWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness #Psychic #Paranormal #SallyMorgan #PsychicSally #Supernatural #StrangeNews #Medium #TrueStory #Bizarre

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9:58

He Drove a Truck for 50 Years — But Nothing Prepared...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/13

A veteran truck driver with nearly 50 years on the road sees something in a Texas field that defies everything he thought he knew about the natural world.READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/texas-highway-bigfootWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness #Bigfoot #Sasquatch #BigfootSighting #Cryptid #TexasBigfoot #Cryptozoology #Paranormal #CreatureSighting #Unexplained

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14:45

Dad Destroyed the Neighbor's Snowman — It Came Back...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/13

“THE SNOWMAN” by Scott DonnellyIn a quiet suburban neighborhood, Danny wakes to a snowy surprise, hoping for a day off school to play in the winter wonderland. But a rivalry brews between his family and the seemingly perfect Barlows across the street. A failed attempt at building a snowman leaves Danny's family feeling defeated, until a chilling twist turns a harmless snowman into something paranormal!Tell your friends about Micro Terrors – and find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to

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71:49

He Bought Them New Clothes for a Family Portrait —...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/13

The Lawson Family Christmas Massacre: On Christmas morning 1929, a North Carolina farmer sent his teenage son on an errand to town — then systematically murdered his wife and six children before turning the gun on himself. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = A Walk Through The Snow00:05:16.290 = Show Open00:06:30.833 = The Making of Charlie Lawson00:18:53.776 = *** The Christmas Massacre Begins00:53:18.024 = *** The Dark Family Secret01:10:31.859 = Show Close*** =

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29:47

ADVENT OF EVIL: Friday, December 12 – The Runaway...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/13

The sequence has been revealed. YES. L. M. 2. 3. What Matthew and his brother Steven unleashed with a spirit board thirty years ago left its fingerprints on the calendar's tenth door — a message hidden in plain sight, waiting for him to finally understand.Now the calendar has made its intentions unmistakable. A small cloth flag bearing the colors of Bayville, New York emerged from door eleven. Maroon. White. Mustard-yellow. A sun rising over hills. The emblem of a town Matthew fled as a ten-year-old

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11:07

This Fungus EATS Radiation — And Scientists Want to...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/12

In the deadliest place on Earth, where radiation can kill you in minutes, scientists found something growing on the walls — and it wasn't dying… it was thriving.READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/chernobyl-fungus-eats-radiation/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness #Chernobyl #Nuclear #Radiation #Science #Fungus #NASA #Space #Mystery #StrangeScience

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4:13

Russia's Mind-Controlled Pigeon Army Is Real — And...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/12

A Russian tech company claims it can upload flight commands directly into a bird's brain — and convince the pigeon it was its own idea.READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/russia-mind-controlled-pigeonsWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness #MindControl #Biodrones #BrainChips #Russia #Surveillance #Neurotechnology #SpyTech #Pigeons #ScienceNews

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25:48

ADVENT OF EVIL: Thursday, December 11 – The Sequence

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/12

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

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61:10

What If Everything We Believe About The Krampus Is...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/11

Hollywood says Krampus is an ancient Christmas demon with roots in pagan mythology — but there's no evidence any of that is true. The real story of how this monster came to be is stranger than any legend. #HolidayHorrorsIN THIS EPISODE: We’re all familiar with the poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” – better known as, “Twas The Night Before Christmas”. But while we know the poem, we can’t be quite as sure about who wrote it. (The Christmas Poem That Started a Feud) *** One of the great (and now, sadly,

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310:10

He Spent 20 Years in Prison Planning the Perfect Revenge

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/11

After twenty years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, George Miller walks out a free man — and the gangster who framed him starts receiving dead rats in the mail. Ace Dinelli can run, but he can't escape a revenge and “Final Reckoning” two decades in the making. | #RetroRadio EP0570CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Little Green Death” (March 18, 1977)00:45:30.747 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Strange History of

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290:18

The Man Whose Face Matched a 1,000-Year-Old Stone God

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/11

“Jobo” — a big-boned, simple-minded man from Texas – bears a striking resemblance to the mysterious stone figures of Easter Island. When an archaeologist (and later his daughter) catch wind of this uncanny likeness, each sets off on their own journey to uncover what it might mean. Along the way they encounter strange and compelling clues — including shiny silver medallions — that hint at an astonishing connection between Jobo and the ancient gods of that remote Pacific island. | #RetroRadio

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