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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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22:25

CRAWLING CANCER: E.F. Benson's Most Disturbing Ghost...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/12

A guest at an Italian villa discovers luminous, crab-clawed caterpillars swarming an unoccupied bedroom where someone died of cancer a year before, and watches helplessly as the creatures crawl toward his fellow lodger's room in a prophetic nightmare that becomes horrifyingly real.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTake the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/surveySOURCES AND RESOURCES

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290:09

FIVE MILES DOWN: 19th Century Scientists Discover An...

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2025/09/11

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateIt’s the late 19th century, and two scientists are exploring the Caybridge Trough in the Caribbean — down to about five miles deep, one of the ocean’s deepest parts. While down there they discover a strange underwater city inhabited by hostile humanoid creatures, who attack them… welcome to “City of the Dead!” | #RetroRadio EP0508CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show

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55:13

HAUNTED HONKY TONK: The Deaths, Demons, and...

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2025/09/11

A country music nightclub in Kentucky held dark secrets beneath its dance floor --- secrets that began with a brutal decapitation in 1896 and continued to manifest in violent supernatural encounters until the building's demolition in December 2024… but are the ghosts really gone?Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTake the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/surveyIN THIS EPISODE: The

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285:20

CURSE OF THE CATS: A Witch Releases Fatal Felines to...

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2025/09/10

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA witch unleashes a horde of sinister cats to terrorize children, and only a lawyer and the local sheriff stand between the village and feline doom. Listen to “The Queen of Cats” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0507CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Queen of Cats” (October 31, 1976)00:45:31.056 = Eleventh Hour,

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11:52

URGENT UPDATE: Russia’s Doomsday Radio Station Just...

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2025/09/10

Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/Russia-Doomsday-Radio-StationWeird Darkness episode I mention in the story: https://weirddarkness.com/berkshireufo/ (story begins at approximately 26:55 into the audio)A mysterious Soviet-era radio station that's been buzzing for decades suddenly broadcast coded messages on Monday, sending amateur radio operators into a frenzy of speculation.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright

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7:50

AI BOTS ARE NOW HIRING AI BOTS TO REPLACE YOU WITH AI...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/10

Mr. Harris applied to 200 jobs and got rejected by exactly zero humans, which is somehow worse than getting rejected by 200 humans.READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-aijobinterviewsMindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy

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31:29

THE OPERATING ROOM IS A UFO, THE SURGEON IS ET: A...

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2025/09/10

What if humanity's most terrifying alien abduction stories aren't from outer space at all, but from something much closer—the forgotten memories of surgery gone wrong? A disturbing medical theory suggests that thousands of people claiming extraterrestrial encounters may actually be remembering moments of accidental consciousness in the operating room, where masked surgeons become gray aliens and surgical lights become UFOs.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free

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64:12

THE HOUSEWIFE WHO CHANNELED A DEAD AUTHOR FOR 25...

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2025/09/10

Read the deep-dive article about Patience Worth on the Weird Darkness website: https://weirddarkness.com/patience-worth-ghost-writer/In 1913, a St. Louis housewife with no literary education began receiving messages through a Ouija board from someone calling herself Patience Worth, who claimed to have died centuries earlier. Over the next 25 years, Pearl Curran would produce 400,000 words of historically accurate novels, plays, and poetry that literary experts said she couldn't possibly have written

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288:35

WITCHES’ SABBATH: They Crowned Me Prince of Darkness,...

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2025/09/09

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicatePerry Harnishfeger stumbles into a bar, still wearing a silk robe over his work clothes, desperate to tell someone—anyone—about the two women in the sports car who crowned him Prince of Darkness at a party where he may or may not have murdered his boss with his thoughts. The bartender pours him a double and asks if he wants to call the police, but Perry can't answer because he's not sure if the blood under his

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14:44

ABOUT TODAY'S UAP/UFO HEARING: Military Witnesses...

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2025/09/09

Get the full story: https://weirddarkness.com/sept9-uap-ufo-hearing/On Tuesday morning, September 9th, 2025, military personnel stood before Congress to describe encounters with objects that shouldn't exist - and revealed a system designed to keep them quiet.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#UAPHearing2025 #CongressionalTestimony #MilitaryWhistleblowers #UFODisclosure #DylanBorland #JeffreyNuccetelli

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15:30

ORCAS ARE STILL ATTACKING BOATS IN 2025: Scientists...

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2025/09/09

Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/orcas-attacking-boats-spain-2025/A coordinated pod of killer whales continues their strange obsession with destroying rudders off European coasts, leaving sailors stranded and scientists searching for answers.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#OrcaAttacks #KillerWhales #BoatAttacks #IberianOrcas #MarineLife #OrcaBehavior #September2025 #OceanMysteries

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306:29

THE BACKWARDS WOMAN MYSTERY: I Keep Meeting the Same...

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2025/09/09

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA man repeatedly meets a woman at different stages of life as he changes jobs – and the woman appears to grow younger and younger each time he meets her. It’s “The Unborn” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0505CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Unborn” (October 29, 1976)00:45:17.589 = Dark Venture, “Coverup”

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42:44

THE UFO INCIDENT THAT DIVIDED A TOWN: The...

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2025/09/09

On September 1, 1969, strange lights descended on the small town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, witnessed by approximately 40 residents including children, shop owners, and even the police chief's son. The mysterious aerial phenomenon would spark decades of debate, dividing the community between those who believed something extraordinary happened that night and those who wished the whole thing would just go away.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free

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9:05

ELDERLY WOMAN FALLS FOR ASTRONAUT ROMANCE SCAM: Sends...

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2025/09/08

Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/astronaut-romance-scam-japan/An 80-year-old Japanese woman wired thousands of dollars to a fake astronaut who claimed he was under attack in space and desperately needed money to purchase oxygen.= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#ElderlyRomanceScam #AstronautScam #JapanFraud #SeniorCitizenScam #OnlineDatingFraud #ElderlyExploitation #RomanceScamAlert

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106:15

ITALY'S MOST BIZARRE SERIAL KILLER: The Soap Maker of...

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2025/09/08

In 1940s Italy, a desperate mother believed that turning three women into soap and tea cakes would save her son from dying in World War II.HOUR ONE: "It was a terrible sight… I have seen horrible sights, but never anything like this.” Those were the words of the local undertaker after seeing the results of a triple murder laying before him in 1932 Pennsylvania. (The Axe Murders of Lykens) *** A gypsy once told Leonarda that all of her children would die before her. A different fortuneteller told

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301:38

WHO’S TAPPING AT OUR MURDER HOUSE WINDOW? No Wonder...

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2025/09/08

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTwo men buy a cheap house with a dark past: it was the scene of a murder, and now something odd is going on. A strange man taps at the windows, seemingly the ghost of a hanged man—is he here to warn them… or haunt them? Sleep No More presents, “Browdean Farm!” | #RetroRadio EP0504CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Absolute Zero”

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15:53

(Bonus Episode) TIME ENOUGH AT LAST: The Classic...

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2025/09/08

In a world left in ruins, a lone survivor discovers he finally has all the time he ever wanted—to read, undisturbed and alone.“Time Enough at Last” by Lynn Venable; originally published in “IF Worlds of Science Fiction” January 1953

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13:35

DID DEFENSE OFFICIALS COMMIT PERJURY ABOUT RECOVERED...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/08

Read or Share the article: https://weirddarkness.com/alien-bodies-perjury-sept9/ Attorney reveals Defense Department officials committed perjury while hiding DNA-tested non-human remains and back-engineered spacecraft= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.#UAPDisclosure #UFOwhistleblower #AlienCoverup #Pentagon #UFOhearing

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58:16

SCARED TO DEATH: Real Cases of People Who Literally...

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2025/09/08

Read my deep-dive article about people literally dying of fright:https://weirddarkness.com/scared-to-death-true-cases/From thunder and burglars to fake ghosts and even tree frogs, newspapers throughout history documented thousands of cases where people literally dropped dead from terror. These disturbing accounts reveal how the human body can turn fear itself into a fatal weapon, with victims ranging from soldiers frightened by practical jokes to children scared by animals looking through

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24:44

WHEN THE MOON GREW WINGS: A Lesson in Deception and...

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories ·

2025/09/07

In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands of readers that the moon teemed with bat-winged humanoids, walking beavers, and unicorns, creating the most successful media hoax in American history. The techniques that fooled Yale professors and missionaries nearly two centuries ago are the same ones being used to deceive you today, just wearing modern clothes and confirming what you already want to believe.LINKS…Sermon Transcript: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-moonhoax1835Moon Hoax episode of

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