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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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59:08

THE DEVIL IN THE MIRROR: Criminals Who Blamed Demons...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/25

Across five decades and three continents, killers have handed police the same explanation for the bodies they left behind – a demon made them do it. Can demonic possession be blamed for murder, or is it just the ultimate excuse for the inexcusable?EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DevilInTheMirrorREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8pumw8FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: From serial killers to seemingly ordinary

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301:39

FUTURE FEAR: Some Futures Are Better Left Unwatched |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/24

An old television set starts picking up broadcasts from years that haven't happened yet, and what the couple watching sees convinces them that some futures are worth killing to prevent.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

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18:40

The Psychiatrist and the Woman from Mars |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/24

Theoretical mathematician Charles T. Moore seeks help from psychiatrist Dr. Rawlings for an unusual problem—he claims his mathematical breakthrough has given him an uncontrollable ability that terrifies him. The weary doctor, dreaming of retirement and chicken farms, assumes he's dealing with another routine delusion until certain details of Moore's story start sounding disturbingly familiar.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-officevisitSOURCES and RESOURCES:

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116:25

Richard Gallagher, the Psychiatrist Who Screens for...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/24

For twenty-five years, exorcists have been sending a New York psychiatrist the cases they can't explain, and they chose him because they expected him to say no.==========HOUR ONE: Different peoples build their identity around different facets of their culture: the Italians around their food, the Greeks around their architecture, America around expanding waistlines. The Isle of Man, however, has pinned its identity today on low tax rates, motorcycle races and, oh yes… mermaids and fairies. (Catching

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80:27

HAUNTED, HUNTED, AND ABDUCTED: The 20-Year Nightmare...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/24

At twelve, Julie stared at a clawed arm at the end of her bed for seven seconds and then went back to reading, and the two decades that followed are why a UFO investigator spent weeks taking her statement.DEEP-DIVE ARTICLE about Archer Avenue & Resurrection Mary: https://weirddarkness.com/resurrection-mary/EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/EncountersOfJulieREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mtepz5jcFEATURED STORIES IN

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299:36

The Maydew Sisters and the House in Brickett Bottom...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/23

Two sisters walking the Overbury downs at dusk spot a quaint red brick house at the bend of the road in Brickett Bottom, and only one of them can see 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 Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Village of Fools” (July 13,

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299:38

The Green Light (Organ) | #RetroRadio

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/23

Fifty dollars a month for a furnished mansion in the country seems like the bargain of a lifetime, right up until they hear organ music in the house where no organ can be found. 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, “Guardian

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12:12

The Laptop Was Closed When The Scene Was Rewritten |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/23

Sam invented a brooding anti-hero for the pilot script she is already late delivering, and the man standing in the background of her footage, the one nobody on the crew hired, is dressed exactly like him.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-worldofherownSOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Time Traveler” by Keith Conrad (https://www.auditoryanthology.com)WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired:

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306:29

The Neighbor – The Man Who Doesn't Eat Or Sleep |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/23

The man who bought the twenty-room house next door to the Powells keeps no car, no telephone, and every light in the place burning through the night, and a neighbor's dog that trots up his front walk drops dead on it without a mark.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

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54:32

Bigfoot Made Me Kill My Fishing Buddy

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/23

Two friends went bare-handed catfishing in an Oklahoma river in July of 2022, and one of them left the water convinced the other had been trying to feed him to Bigfoot.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BigfootKilledMyFishingBuddyREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7r7pdnFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: An Oklahoma man strangles his fishing buddy to death… and then blames it on Bigfoot! We begin with that story! (Bigfoot

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16:45

Siders Case – DISGUSTING and HORRIFYING UPDATE: New...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/22

Five days ago the prosecutor told a judge that serious felony charges were headed to the grand jury as part of the Siders case, but refused to say what those chargers were. On Friday the indictments came back, and the answer has made this case even darker and more evil than it was before. I need to place a trigger warning on this one, because it even shocked me when the news broke. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/SidersCase20260822Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts,

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15:22

THE MONSTER IN THE PANTRY: The House He Inherited Had...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/22

Something has been scratching at the pantry door since he was ten years old, and now that he's inherited the house, it has started leaving claw marks.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-monsterinthepantrySOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Monster In The Pantry” by Christopher Maxim: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChristopherMaxim/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 22, 2026

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29:21

SCOUT BROOKS & THE ASTRO NOGS: Assault on Thryos,...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/22

Scout Brooks has spent one day training to become an intergalactic hero, preparing to rescue Professor Nog's old friend Farrow from a hostile alien race holding him captive somewhere among the stars. But as the mission prepares to launch, someone has been secretly watching Fort Nogs from the shadows outside — and their intentions remain a mystery.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

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54:01

Zombie Drugs, Strange Crimes, and Chastity Belts

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/22

A drug said to turn victims into compliant “zombies,” some of the strangest true crime cases ever recorded, the bizarre history of chastity belts, the terrifying legend of Baba Yaga, and the mysterious Oera Linda manuscript.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ZombieCrimesREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckk7x3vFEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: It’s nickname is “Columbian Devil’s Breath” – and it’s so powerful it can

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17:28

THE CLIMB UP THE BLACK TOWER – Lovecraft's “The...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/21

In a castle sunk so deep beneath the trees that no daylight has ever reached it, a man who has never seen the sun or heard a human voice starts climbing the one ruined tower that rises above the forest, having decided it is better to see the sky once and die than to live without ever seeing it at all.EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-theoutsiderlovecraftSOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Outsider” by H.P. Lovecraft (Weird Tales in April 1926)WeirdDarkness® is a registered

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310:51

Last Train to Claybrough – The 4:15 Express |...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/21

A man boards the 4:15 out of London in December of 1856, shares a locked compartment with a fellow passenger the whole way, and steps off to find that everyone insists he traveled alone.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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13:25

Colorado Motorist Reports a Bigfoot Near Slumgullion...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/21

A Bigfoot skeptic driving Colorado's Highway 149 on July 28th reported a dark figure stepping out of the treeline to look at her, and the only evidence is two barefoot impressions in the dirt.SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/SlumgullionPassBigfootLORI AND BILL BOWLING’S VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIeemwcMlNcLook for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening

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7:40

The Siders Case: New Felony Charges Head To A Grand...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/21

Vinton County's prosecutor filed two motions explaining why the mother and the grandmother in the case should stay in jail, and in one of them he mentioned charges nobody outside the courthouse has seen yet.SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/SidersCase20260820Look 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

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92:25

Chris Watts and the Women Who Marry Men Who Will Die...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/21

A woman from Cleveland moved to Wisconsin, took the surname of Watts – a man serving five life sentences for killing his entire family – and filed to marry him. Women have been doing this for well over a century, and the ones who later walked away have almost never been asked why.BOOK: “They Told Me My Newborn Died – They Lied” by Darren Marlar: https://amzn.to/4ihvu3kEPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/wattsandlizzieREAD or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode:

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10:24

Beijing's Robot Barista Made 202 Cups in an Hour and...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2026/08/20

A humanoid robot barista set a world record on its first weekend behind the counter in Beijing, and the balance of power between humans and machines now rests almost entirely on how politely people behave in line.WEIRD DARKROAST COFFEE: https://weirddarkness.com/coffee/ (Yes, it’s a real thing!)SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/RobotBaristaLook for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list

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