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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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All Episodes

4:59

Pennsylvania Man Burns Down House Trying To Kill...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/27

Sean McDermott had a spider problem, a box of matches, and a loveseat he couldn't care less about preserving.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/spider-arson-mcdermottWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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33:54

Beethoven Couldn't Hear It, Kim Wouldn't Sign It &...

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2026/02/27

A séance predicted England's most haunted house would burn — and on February 27th, 1939, it did. A man who claimed aliens abducted him spent the rest of his short life trying to explain what happened, and never quite got there. Also: Barbra Streisand cloned her dead dog twice. February 27th is that kind of day. | The Morning Weird Darkness*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.EPISODE PAGE:

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77:51

MUMMIFIED ALIVE? | They Ate Tree Bark, Climbed Into a...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/27

Between 1081 and 1903, roughly 20 Japanese Buddhist monks voluntarily endured a grueling three-year process of starvation and isolation — sealing themselves alive inside stone tombs in pursuit of becoming Buddha in their own bodies.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*Take the Weird Darkness Survey: https://take.supersurvey.com/QGZCRXPVSIN THIS EPISODE: One of the greatest monsters ever to be brought to the screen was The Mummy, portrayed by Boris Karloff. We have, of course, seen

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6:04

They Had Their Car Stolen — Then Got Fined Because...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/26

A Gold Coast couple had their Lexus stolen by masked home invaders and got slapped with a $6,000 fine because the thief driving their stolen car couldn't be bothered to buckle up.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/stolen-car-seatbelt-fineWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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285:30

The Devil Keeps Immaculate Records | “Transmutations,...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/26

A small-time hustler gets more than he bargained for when a mysterious stranger who claims to be the devil offers him wealth, power, and everything he's ever wanted — all for a price he may not be willing to pay. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0593CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Transmutations, Inc” (May 24, 1977) 00:45:44.565 = Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (July 12, 1953) ***WD01:12:45.315 = Two Thousand

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9:12

Bigfoot, Black-Eyed Children, and a Paranormal Surge...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/26

Cannock Chase, a 26-square-mile stretch of Staffordshire woodland already infamous for child murders and ghostly apparitions, has logged more paranormal sightings in the first eight weeks of 2026 than in all of 2025 combined.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/cannock-chase-bigfoot-2026WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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26:18

The Real “Exorcist” Priest Dies, Horror Cinema Is...

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2026/02/26

A tent sliced open from the inside, the man who witnessed the real exorcism that inspired The Exorcist, the silent film that invented horror, a 13-year-old reported missing who was already gone — and a $400 security deposit claimed on a van that had just been a bomb. It all happened on a February 26th sometime in the past. | The Morning Weird Darkness*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.EPISODE PAGE:

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60:30

Whitley Strieber Was Warned By The Nordic | Never Go...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/26

A Nordic alien connected to U.S. defense personnel delivered a chilling warning to author Whitley Strieber that he's never forgotten: never go to war with the Grays — because they'll never let you win, and they'll never let you stop fighting.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: A towering figure with green eyes delivered a message about the Grays that defense officials didn’t want to discuss — and humanity wasn’t meant to hear. (NEVER GO TO WAR WITH THE GRAYS:

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7:23

She Wrote a Children's Book About Grief — Then Was...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/25

A Utah mother who self-published a book to help children cope with losing a parent is now on trial for allegedly poisoning the parent those children lost.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/grief-book-murderWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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5:08

He Shot His Father, Then Went to the Casino — And Got...

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2026/02/25

A man allegedly shot his own father six times in the back, then drove to a casino — where he ended up naked, flipping off a cop, and under arrest.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/naked-casino-murdererWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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33:34

Feb 25: A Pope Orders a Hit, Bones Weep Oil, the Army...

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2026/02/25

On this date, a Persian king was dethroned and executed by his own son — who had every brother killed to secure power and was himself dead of plague before the year ended — and that is just where February 25th gets started. | The Morning Weird Darkness*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260225NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from

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294:39

The Woman Who Came Back From the Dead | “Murder Must...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/25

A murderer who thought he'd gotten away with the perfect crime discovers — too late — that his victim had a plan of her own. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0592CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Wine, Women, and Murder” (May 20, 1977) ***WD00:45:46.094 = The Sealed Book “Murder Must Be Paid For” (August 05, 1945)01:15:15.158 = The Shadow, “Joey’s Christmas story” (December 22, 1940) ***WD01:44:18.098 = Sleep No

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94:57

The Cold Lake Turned Her Body to Soap | It Protected...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/25

A woman's body was pulled from the icy depths of Lake Crescent after three years — her flesh transformed into soap, her face unrecognizable, and her identity a mystery that would unravel one of the most sensational murder trials in Washington state history.No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This PodcastSAPONIFICATION: How a Cold Lake Preserved a Murder (DEEP-DIVE ARTICLE): https://weirddarkness.com/saponification/Take the Weird Darkness Survey: https://take.supersurvey.com/QGZCRXPVSIN THIS

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6:20

Family Brings Dead Relative to Bank to Prove He's...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/25

A South African family decided that a death certificate was simply not dramatic enough proof of death, so they upgraded their documentation strategy significantly.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/dead-serious-body-evidenceWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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7:59

NAKED AMBITION: The Bare-Buttocked Theft of a...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/24

A Wisconsin man stole an ambulance — with a patient inside — while completely naked, and somehow that's not even the strangest part of the story.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/naked-ambulance-wisconsinWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.#WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

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39:32

The Black Dogs That Appear Before You Die | And the...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/24

For centuries and across nearly every culture on earth, enormous black dogs with glowing red eyes have appeared to the living as omens of death — and the people who dismissed the legend rarely lived long enough to regret it.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: One of our Weirdo family members has asked if I wouldn’t consider doing an episode on man’s best friend – but as this is Weird Darkness I couldn’t very well just pull a bunch of stories of dogs saving lives

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43:10

How the Radium Girls Exposed One of History's...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/24

Young women hired to paint watch dials with radium were told the glowing substance was harmless — even as their jaws crumbled and their bones slowly turned to dust from the inside out.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: During World War I, hundreds of young women went to work in clock factories, painting watch dials with luminous radium paint. But after the girls — who literally glowed in the dark after their shifts — began to experience gruesome side effects,

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6:12

Taiwan Woman Uses Megaphone to Insult Neighbors for...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/23

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/megaphone-neighbor-taiwan/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

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9:25

She Reported Her Toddler Missing At 3 AM | Neighbors...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/23

A mother's 3 a.m. call sent police racing to find a missing toddler in Enterprise, Alabama — but the neighbors on her street had already noticed something was wrong long before anyone called 911.*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*Anyone with information is asked to contact the Enterprise Police Department at (334) 347-2222PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/GenesisNovaReidWeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

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28:55

The Man Three Gallows Couldn't Kill | Assassination...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/02/23

From a gallows that refused to open three times to children barricaded inside a burning orphanage with no way out — February 23rd has more than its share of stories that don't sit quietly. | The Morning Weird Darkness*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260223NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed,

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