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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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39:32

ADVENT OF EVIL: Friday, December 19 – Forbidden...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/20

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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60:50

Forget Krampus, Greece Has Something Worse:...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/20

Every year, goblin-like creatures called Kallikantzaroi stop sawing through the World Tree, crawl up from the underworld, and spend the twelve days of Christmas stealing babies, destroying homes, and terrorizing anyone unlucky enough to cross their path, pooping all over the place while they are at it.IN THIS EPISODE: If your kids think Elf on a Shelf is creepy – just tell them that kids in Greece and its surrounding countries are terrorized each Christmas for a full twelve days by nocturnal goblins

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32:12

He Died in Her Arms, Now He Taps on Her Door Every Night

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/20

On December 16, 1897, a celebrated actor gave a struggling performer a sovereign out of kindness — and the next evening, that same coin paid for the knife that would kill him outside the stage door he still haunts to this day.Episode 7 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!In this episode: “The Ghost of William Terris”, “Christmas Hauntings”, “Calvert Mansion”, “The Dana House”, “I Am Your Brother”SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…All stories in this episode are from the book, “The

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22:06

Black Peter: The Christmas Demon That Makes Krampus...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/20

While Santa delivers presents to good children in Belgium and Holland, his demonic helper Black Peter stuffs the naughty ones into a sack full of hungry rats, drags them back to his coal mine on a cart pulled by plague-ridden undead rams, and forces them to dig coal forever — or until he gets hungry enough to eat them.Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… ”Black

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307:53

The Ghostly Spirit Behind the Script Wanted His Name...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/20

In “The Imposter”, a woman, despite having no theatrical background, is suddenly inspired to write a full-length play — with the ghostly help of a long-dead actor. When the play turns out to be a hit, she tries to take all the credit for it. But the real author’s spirit isn’t having it and demands that her name be removed from the marquee. | #RetroRadio EP0571CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Imposter” (March

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38:15

The Caretaker Reached for His Shoulder — His Hand...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/19

In 1953, a museum caretaker reached out to touch an elderly stranger's shoulder — and his hand passed through thin air as the man vanished, leaving behind a blue book that had belonged to a lawyer who died thirty years before.#12NightmaresOfXmas “THE DEATH COACH” and 6 More True Paranormal Christmas Stories! #WeirdDarknessEpisode 6 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!In this episode: “The York Museum Ghost”, “The Sea Captain’s Ghost”, “The Frozen Lovers”, “Ghost Cat”, “Saying

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31:25

ADVENT OF EVIL: Thursday, December 18 – Empty Vessel,...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/19

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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24:14

He Thought Bigfoot Was a Hoax Until He Came Face to...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/19

When twelve-year-old Nick signed up to be a "Bigfoot Buster" on Christmas Eve, he never expected to come face-to-face with the real creature at his front door — wearing the park ranger's coat and picking flesh from its teeth.Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ). All other music by

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42:02

The Terrifying Shadow In My Christmas Calendar...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/19

In the Christmas of 1965, a nine-year-old boy receives an Advent calendar that opens itself each night, revealing a shadowy figure drawing closer to his home — in a town where a child has been snatched and murdered every Christmas Eve for three years.“THE ADVENT CALENDAR HORROR” by Michael Whitehouse #WeirdDarkness #HolidayHorrorsIN THIS EPISODE: It’s a short story of fiction I bring back every Christmas simply called “The Advent Calendar”, written by Michael Whitehouse. *** (Originally aired

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34:03

She Opened the Door Expecting Santa. She Was Shot in...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/18

On Christmas Eve 2008, eight-year-old Leticia opened the door expecting Santa Claus — instead, she found her aunt's ex-husband in a custom-fitted suit, armed with five handguns and a homemade flamethrower, ready to deliver his final gift to the family.IN THIS EPISODE: (Christmas archives episode from December 13, 2020): We’ll look at some of the history of Santa and his cohorts – and how they have all not been as jolly as we know them now. (And You Thought You Knew About Santa) *** And I’ll tell you

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34:09

A Painter's Terrifying Encounter on a Docked Aircraft...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/18

A painter wished the aviator in cabin 8 a Merry Christmas, but when he turned back seconds later, the man with the scarred neck had vanished — and naval records confirm no one matching his description ever served aboard the HMS Glory.#12NightmaresOfXmas “THE LAST WISH OF JIM CURRAN” and 5 More Ghostly Holiday Stories! #WeirdDarknessEpisode 5 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!In this episode: “The Aircraft Carrier ‘Glory’”, “Number 149 Squadron”, “Back Already?”, “Told You So”,

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34:14

Forget Coal — These Christmas Creatures Will Eat...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/18

While children in America might fear getting coal in their stockings, kids in other parts of the world are warned about demons who beat them bloody, a giant cat that devours the lazy, and an ogress who cooks and eats disobedient children for her Christmas dinner.Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…“Christmas Monsters”: https://tinyurl.com/stczesl“Ruby’s Revenge”

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26:25

ADVENT OF EVIL: Wednesday, December 17 – Homeward...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/18

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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23:21

Our Family Santa Animatronic Has One Rule

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/17

When my brother convinced our parents to leave the old Santa animatronic in the basement instead of displaying it upstairs, it wrapped its power cord around his neck in the dark — but not before whispering exactly what it wanted.IN THIS EPISODE: My parents own a Santa animatronic – I think it tried to kill us! *** (Originally aired December 18, 2018) SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…“Better Watch Out, Better Not Cry” by Jameson Cumick for Creepypasta.com: https://tinyurl.com/y2jwog8jVisit our

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33:52

Tod House: The Canadian Haunting Solved by a Shovel

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/17

For decades, a ghostly woman in chains appeared in the upstairs bedroom of Victoria's oldest home, pleading for help — until workmen digging near the front porch uncovered her skeleton buried seven feet deep in quicklime.Episode 4 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!IN THIS EPISODE: “Strange Happenings at Tod House”, “Professor Gladstone and The Murderer”, “The Mackey Haunting”, “The Dug Hill Booger”, “The Old Royal Ascot Hotel”SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…All stories in this

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23:11

ADVENT OF EVIL: Tuesday, December 16 – Do You Wear...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/17

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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27:55

Hans Trapp: Excommunicated, Exiled, and Insane. Now...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/17

In the 15th century, a wealthy man was excommunicated by the Pope, driven mad in exile, and killed by a bolt of lightning just as he was about to taste human flesh — now he rides with Santa every Christmas, drooling over the naughty children on the list.Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…“Remembering Death” by Lydia, age 14 of Cromford, England“Night of the

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84:55

Christmas Hauntings: The Tradition Behind the Terror

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/16

Long before Dickens penned A Christmas Carol, our ancestors gathered around midwinter fires to tell tales of spirits and monsters lurking in the darkness. Tonight, we explore why Christmas and ghost stories have been intertwined for thousands of years — then share true accounts that prove the tradition is very much alive. #HolidayHorrorsIN THIS EPISODE: Earlier this month I shared some true reports of people seeing Kris Kringle – or what appeared to be Kris Kringle – in real life. But there are many

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27:28

Merry Christmas From The Bell Witch: Four Years It...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/16

For four years, an unseen entity tormented the Bell family of Tennessee — pulling hair, slapping faces, filling the house with phantom voices — until Christmas 1820, when it finally got what it wanted: John Bell dead and his daughter's life in ruins. #12NightmaresOfXmas Episode 3 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series!IN THIS EPISODE: “Merry Christmas From The Bell Witch”, “The Murder of Thelma Todd”SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…All stories in this episode are from the book, “The

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42:51

A Strange Christmas Game: The Christmas Disappearance...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/12/16

For forty-one years, the halls of Martingdale echoed with unexplained footsteps and banging doors every Christmas Eve — until the night we stayed to watch, and the dead finally showed us what happened.Hello, children – it’s Santa! I ho ho ho hope you like my podcast! If you like the stories I’m telling in my podcast, please tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! Thank you very much, and Merry Christmas!STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…“A Strange Christmas

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