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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness

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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51:09

THE KLUXEN WOODS MYSTERY: A Babysitter, a Murder, and...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/06

A century after 11-year-old Janette Lawrence was brutally murdered walking home from a babysitting job, her ghost is still seen wandering the streets of Madison — seeking justice that never came.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/KluxenWoodsFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: I narrate a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor. The chapter is entitled “1921: Murder at Kluxen’s Woods” - a murder that has

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12:26

LISTENER TERRORS: “Too Perfect”, “The Dead Night”,...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/05

Four Micro Terrors listeners, ages seven to twelve, wrote this week's stories: a boy wakes up on the first morning of spring break to a kitchen that's a little too tidy and birds that chirp right on cue; a puddle of red slime shows up beside a dinner chair; two brothers spot a strange light on long pole legs on the walk home from school; and a last-minute babysitter tells a nine-year-old girl she'll be with her forever… and ever… and ever.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart

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11:04

BUTCHER: The Flock At Lake Pleasant |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/05

The tracking data showed the flock flying in a formation that spelled out a word, Butcher, and two weeks later the fisherman who first reported them, Jonathan Butcher, was dead at his wife's hand.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-butcherSOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Canada Geese of Lake Pleasant” by A.S. Lowe: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-canada-geese-of-lake-pleasant/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre

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300:39

TO MY DEAR SALADIN: The Cat In Great Aunt Hester's...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/05

A cash-strapped couple inherits Great Aunt Hester's country manor on one sole condition: her cat, Saladin, lives out its days there in the style to which it's accustomed, and the new master of the house has no patience for a pampered pet.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 =

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45:35

SIX SMALL GRAVES: The 1954 Maine Case That Parallels...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/05

A Massachusetts jury spent a week unable to decide whether Lindsay Clancy was responsible for killing her three children; seventy-two years ago Maine never asked that question about Constance Fisher at all, and five years later it sent her home to her husband… to have more children… and to kill them as well.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/SixSmallGravesLISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music,

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57:06

THE MOSS MAN: The Swamp Stalker of the Everglades

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/05

Since the 1800s, people in the Florida swamps have described a seven-foot figure draped in moss and swamp grass that lies still enough to pass for a fallen log – until it stands up and looks back at them with glowing eyes.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mossmanREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8d573fFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The eerie swamps of Florida hide many secrets, but none as chilling as the legend of

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313:27

TERROR OUT OF SPACE: The Moon Answered Their Radio...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/04

Three Army scientists in a shack on the Jersey cliffs bounce the first radio signal off the moon, and a few nights later the generators start switching themselves on at midnight.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, “Our Own

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8:15

IT SHALL NOT COME AGAIN: Are Those Monsters Real? |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/04

The creature's teeth were already in his face when he woke in a quiet bedroom beside a woman he was almost certain he knew, with the mud and blood from the tunnel still on his shoes.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-ItShallNotComeAgainSOURCES and RESOURCES: “Are Those Monsters Real” by Mike King (submitted to Weird Darkness)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 04,

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45:44

THE MIRROR RITUAL: The Birth of BLOODY MARY And The...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/04

Before she became a blood-soaked legend of sleepovers and slumber party dares, Bloody Mary was a mirror-bound matchmaker — until something far more sinister took her place.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BloodyMaryREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3a2bc2b5FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: They say if you chant her name three times, a bloodied face will appear… I speak, of course, of Bloody Mary. We’ll look first at the

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10:30

HIRED TO KILL MYSELF: I Always Finish The Job |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/03

The contact killing job came in like any other, a name and an address and half the money up front… but the address was her own.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-hiredtokillmyselfSOURCES and RESOURCES: “I Was Hired To Murder Myself: by Thamires Luppi: https://www.creepypasta.com/i-was-hired-to-murder-myself/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 03, 2026LIKE WHAT YOU’RE

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297:58

RAPTURES OF THE DEEP: A Treasure Diver Follows a...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/03

A Navy-trained scuba diver hired to hunt a Spanish treasure ship reaches the end of his guideline 175 feet down, sees something no one else on the crew can explain, and asks for more rope.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,

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93:40

ROBERT DOESN’T FORGIVE: The True Story Behind Robert...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/03

Don’t worry if you don’t have to believe in curses… Robert the Doll believes enough for the both of you.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RobertTheDollREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckuwmkvFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: From creepy voices to mysterious movements to strange laughter and eerie deaths, the legend of Robert the Doll outshines many cursed object stories and has been haunting people for over a hundred

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17:55

MURDER OF CROWS: Red As Blood, White As Snow, Black...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/02

Jack has been alone at the cabin for two weeks now, with Rebecca folded face down in the freezer, and the crow on the railing has not once stopped watching him.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-murderofcrowsSOURCES and RESOURCES: “Forever Autumn” (“Murder of Crows”) by Weirdo family member Mark Towse (submitted at WeirdDarkness.com): https://twitter.com/MarkTowsey12WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre

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303:31

SECOND CHANCE: One Night To Live It All Over Again |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/02

Hours from the electric chair for the murder of a nightclub singer, gangster Duke Malone rebuilds his whole life in his head — starting at fourteen in a pool hall, refusing the job that ruined him — and builds it all the way up to the night a floor show puts Jeannie Daniels back in front 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

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62:54

CREEPY SWAMP LEGENDS OF LOUISIANA: Menacing Monsters,...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/02

In the heart of Louisiana’s swamps, ancient curses, ghostly hitchhikers, and bloodthirsty cryptids rise from the mist – proving the bayou’s darkest legends might be terrifyingly true.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/LouisianaSwampsREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/muer7xd4FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Welcome to a DARKIVE episode from May, 2022! *** We look into the creepy swamps of Louisiana, where gators and

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11:23

Six Skulls, A Jar Marked Gacy's Brain, And The Woman...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/01

A Wisconsin woman told Madison police that the man she dated for two months back in 2013 had never stopped writing to her, and the detectives who searched his rural Fond du Lac basement in August found human skulls, an Ed Gein collection, and a jar labeled as a piece of John Wayne Gacy's brain.SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/BenjaminLawsonWisconsinLook for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps

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115:58

BATMAN: Death Of The Dream Master |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/01

Bruce Wayne keeps catching glimpses of a green-haired man in the crowds of Gotham City, which would be unremarkable except that Batman watched the Joker die.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-batmandreammasterSOURCES and RESOURCES: “Death of the Dream Master” by Robert Sheckley, from the book “The Further Adventures of Batman: 14 All New Adventures of the Caped Crusader” (edited by Martin H. Greenberg):https://amzn.to/4dcKolyWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark

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305:01

The Avenging Ghost of Kitty Morgan | #RetroRadio

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/01

Kitty Morgan designed every room of the mansion her lover built in the Adirondacks, and when he ended it between them, she made him a promise about that house and then kept it. A century on, the place is worth millions, and nobody in the family will spend a night in it.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

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90:35

THE FOUR GEORGES OF UFOLOGY: Why Did...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/09/01

They didn’t just claim contact — they said they were chosen… and the names of the Four Georges are now etched into UFO history like warning signals that many have chosen to ignore.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/FourGeorgesREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3xx6tejmFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Four men named George claimed to speak for beings from beyond the stars — and their stories may be stranger, and more

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10:04

Alien Abduction Reported In Small Georgia College...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/31

A report of an alien abduction came out of downtown Statesboro, Georgia, filed with police the same afternoon it happened, somewhere between four and six o'clock on West Main Street.SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/StolenAlienLook 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

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