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  • WHAT IF IMAGINARY FRIENDS ARE REAL?: The Chilling Question – Can Children See What We Don’t?

    WHAT IF IMAGINARY FRIENDS ARE REAL?: The Chilling Question – Can Children See What We Don’t?
    Apr 15 2025
    What if the imaginary friend you had as a child wasn’t imaginary at all — but something lingering, watching… and very real?

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    IN THIS EPISODE: Most people had imaginary friends when they were younger. These "friends" were usually nice, funny, and even comforting. They took the form of animals, other humans, and sometimes larger-than-life characters that defy classification. And sometimes they were extremely creepy and downright scary, especially when examined in hindsight.

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    Imaginary Friends 01: http://ow.ly/olpf30nQLkP
    Imaginary Friends 02: http://ow.ly/obdb30nQLl8
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    (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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    Originally aired: June 2021
    EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ImaginaryFriends
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    27 m
  • Thrown BACK IN TIME And Chased By a NEANDERTHAL! What Would YOU Do?

    Thrown BACK IN TIME And Chased By a NEANDERTHAL! What Would YOU Do?
    Apr 15 2025
    A couple are transported to the stone ages and are menaced by a Neanderthal. #RetroRadio EP0381

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Russian Passport” (January 07, 1976) ***WD
    00:47:47.829 = X Minus One, “The Roads Must Roll” (January 04, 1956)
    01:16:31.029 = Strange Adventure, “The Phantom Signal” (1945) ***WD
    01:20:57.489 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD
    01:48:11.359 = BBC Ghost Story, “School Story” (November 28, 1980)
    02:03:51.169 = Beyond The Green Door, “Mrs Curlew Poisoner Marries” (1966) ***WD
    02:08:31.729 = Box 13, “One One Three Point Five” (March 20, 1949)
    02:35:45.459 = Incredible But True, “The Man Who Said Mass”
    02:40:24.319 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Peace To The Frifalites” (1989)
    03:08:50.339 = The Clock, “Uncle Amos” (May 18, 1947) ***WD
    03:33:58.639 = Confession, “James V Madsen” (August 23, 1953) ***WD
    04:03:14.169 = Sounds of Darkness, “Ticktock Death” (January 20, 1970)
    04:30:19.249 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Neanderthal” (September 24, 1971) ***WD
    04:59:03.780 = Show Close

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    5 h
  • SOULS FOR SALE: Frightening True Stories of Real People Who Made Deals With the Devil

    SOULS FOR SALE: Frightening True Stories of Real People Who Made Deals With the Devil
    Apr 14 2025
    From popes and painters to witches and bluesmen, these are the damned souls who bartered with the Devil — and paid in madness, torment, and blood.

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    IN THIS EPISODE: Five stories of real people who supposedly made deals with the Devil himself. *** In the summer of 1988, a terrifying creature began haunting the woods and little towns of Lee County, South Carolina – it quickly became known as Lizard Man. *** Governor Daniel G. Fowle ordered the construction of an oversized bed - but a later inhabitant of the governor’s mansion found the bed that gave Fowle such comfort to be the source of a strange series of encounters.

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00.00.000 = Lead-In
    00:01:06.770 = Show Open
    00:02:29.568 = They Made Deals With The Devil: Pope Sylvester II
    00:07:31.713 = They Made Deals With The Devil: Dr. John Fian
    00:14:19.832 = They Made Deals With The Devil: Bernard Fokke
    00:18:04.907 = They Made Deals With The Devil: Christoph Haizmann
    00:22:16.770 = They Made Deals With The Devil: Tommy Johnson
    00:28:08.745 = Lizard Man, 30 Years Later
    00:36:46.451 = The Ghost In The Governor’s Mansion
    00:41:09.417 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    BOOK: “Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster” by Lyle Blackburn: https://amzn.to/2Exqoga
    BOOK: “North Carolina Legends” by Richard Walser: https://amzn.to/2H2MlFw
    “They Made Deals With The Devil” by Erik: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/38fkm5us
    “Lizard Man, 30 Years Later” by Nick Redfern: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/x4yy4m5w
    “The Ghost in The Governor’s Mansion”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57hwb5tp
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    (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    Originally aired: June 07, 2022
    EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/SoulsForSale
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    42 m
  • LESSONS IN TERROR: The Newburyport Schoolhouse Haunting of 1871 – The Year The School Went Dark

    LESSONS IN TERROR: The Newburyport Schoolhouse Haunting of 1871 – The Year The School Went Dark
    Apr 14 2025
    #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF APRIL 13, 2025

    HOUR ONE: What caused complete darkness to engulf the New England town of Newburyport in 1871 – and what were the strange lights seen by dozens of students and their teacher? *** Engineers working to link Scotland and England with cables on the floor of the ocean have stumbled across an amazing find from Word War 1… a submarine that was sunk due to a sea monster! (The Submarine Sunk by a Sea Monster) *** “The Mira Theater Haunting” by Bili White
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    HOUR TWO: “MJ12: JFK and UFOs” *** No one likes uninvited guests – and it appears, neither do those in the afterlife. (Dead Village) *** Ask Pedro Rodrigues Filho and he’ll tell you he’s a nice guy. After all, he may be a serial killer – but he only kills bad guys. (The Real-Life Dexter) *** What caused the sky to go dark in the middle of the day back in 1780? (New England’s Dark Day)
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    SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Paul Bernardo, with the help of his wife Karla Homolka, stalked a Canadian suburb with a number of terrible rapes that were only the beginning of their life of cruelty. They would come to be known as the Ken and Barbie Killers. (The True Horror of the Ken and Barbie Killers) *** When you think of a con artist, you think of slick players like Johnny Hooker and Henry Gondorf from “The Sting”, masters of disguise and ID like Frank Abagnale from “Catch Me If You Can”, or even the mysterious Keyser Söze from “The Usual Suspects”. But I’m guessing what you never picture in your head is a Victorian woman named Madame Rachel. She never got her own movie, but she was the real deal. (The Con Woman Madame Rachel) *** A forest in beautiful West Sussex, UK is only beautiful from the outside – for within, witnesses have seen mysterious things… including UFOs, mysterious deaths, and unexplained vanishings. (Danger Lurking In The Woods)
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    SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW:
    “The Mira Theater Haunting” by Bili White from Paranormality Magazine
    “The Shadow Over Newburyport” posted at Esoterx.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y62cmsun
    “The Submarine Sunk by a Sea Monster” from Earth-Chronicles.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ve7bwnvh
    “The True Horror of the Ken and Barbie Killers” by Frankie Stein for FilmDaily.co: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5ddyr25y
    “The Con Woman Madame Rachel” by Geri Walton: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/f5jnwjwz
    “New England’s Dark Day” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2OEuVTl
    “Dead Village” by Dreyk: http://bit.ly/33lz1Eg
    “The Real Life Dexter” by Kara Goldfarb: http://bit.ly/2IUuQaP
    “Danger Lurking In The Woods” by Ellen Lloyd: (link no longer available)
    “JFK And UFOs” from Paranormality Magazine
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    2 h y 8 m
  • NO ONE IS LEFT OUT THERE: The Frightening Truth Behind the Fermi Paradox

    NO ONE IS LEFT OUT THERE: The Frightening Truth Behind the Fermi Paradox
    Apr 14 2025
    What if the reason we’ve never heard from alien civilizations is because we’re the ones destined to wipe them all out — without even realizing it?Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: Why don’t we ever see aliens? A physicist has come up with a very disturbing answer to that question. (A Grim Reason We Never See Aliens) *** Murder Incorporated carried out assassinations – but then one of their controlling members had his own number come up. (Clipped In A Barber’s Chair) *** The United States government confiscated Nikola Tesla’s notes when he died. Could he have been working on something we’ve yet to be told about? (Tesla’s Secret Space Program) *** A woman calls a service to fix her furnace – but ends up with a cold, ghostly chill. (The Vanishing Gas Man) *** On November 1, 1918, the deadly Malbone Street Disaster took place in Brooklyn. It remains today as the worst wreck in the history of New York City’s subway system. (The Malbone Street Disaster) *** Were Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed murdered in a staged car accident? (Princess Diana: Murder in Paris)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = Lead-In00:01:14.557 = Show Open00:02:56.176 = Why Don’t We See Aliens?00:09:56.632 = Clipped In A Barber’s Chair00:19:23.147 = The Vanishing Gas Man 00:23:11.556 = Tesla’s Secret Space Program00:40:03.549 = Princess Diana: Murder In Paris00:55:09.798 = The Malbone Street Disaster01:15:46.419 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“UFOs and the National Security State, Vol 1” by Richard Dolan: https://amzn.to/2GnbwTJ“UFOs and the National Security State, Vol 2” by Richard Dolan: https://amzn.to/2E6nkay“Nikola Tesla Journey To Mars Update: Exposing the Existence of the Secret Space Program” by Sean Casteel: https://amzn.to/2N4z0xi“The Vanishing Gas Man” by Sophie Thunder: http://ow.ly/cdZd30nGcNf
“A Grim Reason We Never See Aliens” posted at Alien-UFO-Sightings: http://ow.ly/eHw130nGcR6“Clipped in a Barber’s Chair” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/dvG830nGcuZ“Tesla’s Secret Space Program” by Sean Casteel: http://ow.ly/R27u30nGcyY“Princess Diana: Murder In Paris”: https://tinyurl.com/yb832ebc“The Malbone Street Disaster” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ycjpxeqt=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: June 2021EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/FermiParadox
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    1 h y 17 m
  • THE KLUXEN WOODS MYSTERY: A Babysitter, a Murder, and a Boy Suspect – Who Killed Janette Lawrence?

    THE KLUXEN WOODS MYSTERY: A Babysitter, a Murder, and a Boy Suspect – Who Killed Janette Lawrence?
    Apr 14 2025
    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.
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    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 yet to be officially solved, although many hundreds of people in the area feel they know exactly who got away with murder. A murder that resulted in a haunting!

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    “Murder at Kluxen’s Woods” is from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/45NQExh
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    Originally aired: June 2021
    EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/KluxenWoods
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    51 m
  • Would You Spend The Night On MURDERER’S ROW In A WAX MUSEUM?

    Would You Spend The Night On MURDERER’S ROW In A WAX MUSEUM?
    Apr 13 2025
    #RetroRadio EP0380: A journalist seeks to make a name for himself by spending the night in the ominous “Murderers’ Row” exhibit of a wax museum. As the night progresses, the eerie silence and lifelike figures begin to play tricks on his mind.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Tom Sawyer Detective” (January 05, 1976) ***WD
    00:47:45.489 = Sleep No More, “Waxwork” and “Man And The Snake” (January 09, 1957) ***WD
    01:17:58.589 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Gorgon” (1982-1984)
    01:43:15.349 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD
    01:57:22.489 = Suspense, “ABC Murders” (May 18, 1943)
    02:26:17.609 = Tales of the Frightened, “Deadly Dress” (1957)
    02:31:05.015 = Theater Five, “Kiss Off” (September 21, 1964) ***WD
    02:50:39.989 = The Unexpected, “Nightmare” (October 31, 1948)
    03:03:42.219 = Unit 99, “Stolen Car and Burglary” (January 24, 1958)
    03:30:02.529 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD
    03:45:31.649 = The Weird Circle, “Curse of Mantle” (April 02, 1944)
    04:14:08.259 = The Whistler, “Shadow of Mind” (June 05, 1943)
    04:45:22.389 = The Witch’s Tale, “Rats In a Trap” (May 16, 1932)
    05:08:44.534 = Show Close
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    5 h y 10 m
  • MYSTERY OF THE MOSS MAN: Uncovering The Swamp Stalker of the Everglades – WHAT IS THIS CRYPTID?

    MYSTERY OF THE MOSS MAN: Uncovering The Swamp Stalker of the Everglades – WHAT IS THIS CRYPTID?
    Apr 13 2025
    In the shadowy swamps of Florida, something covered in moss, glowing red eyes, and ancient vengeance is said to stalk the living — they call it the Moss Man.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: The eerie swamps of Florida hide many secrets, but none as chilling as the legend of the Moss Man. (The Florida Moss Man) *** From reports of undead creatures terrorizing Eastern Europe in the 1700s, to scientific explanations behind the myths, we’ll take a brief look at vampires and how they straddle the boundary between fiction and fact. (The Creation of Vampires And How To Hunt Them) *** Parking tickets, floppy disks and escaped victims helped catch a few of the most infamous serial killers of all time. (How Five Infamous Serial Killers Were Finally Caught) *** Can a hair salon be haunted? You might want to check before your next appointment, assuming you don’t want a hair-raising experience! (Haunted Hair Salons) *** In 1849 Cincinnati, a gruesome murder in a boardinghouse shocked the community, revealing a tragic tale of love, abuse, and desperation, eventually exposing a case of domestic abuse that left the courtroom and the city forever changed. (Give Me Back My Children) *** A 911 caller frantically said, "I swear to God this is not a joke," describing towering, alien-like figures with big eyes that had invaded their backyard. (100% Not Human - The 2023 Las Vegas UFO Sighting)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00.00.000 = Lead-In00:01:35.405 = Show Open00:03:38.924 = The Florida Moss Man00:11:49.895 = 100% Not Human00:18:31.146 = How Five Infamous Serial Killers Were Finally Caught00:31:04.335 = Haunted Hair Salons00:39:26.758 = Give Me Back My Children00:48:31.162 = The Creation of Vampires And How To Hunt Them00:56:55.003 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“100% Not Human - The 2023 Las Vegas UFO Sighting” by Orrin Grey at TheLineUp:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p95b3ey (used with permission)“The Florida Moss Man” source: Brett Swancer at Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/28vdwj52“Haunted Hair Salons” source: Kieran Torbuck at LisVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/c5edrtvp“Give Me Back My Children” source: Robert Wilhelm at Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4z9af97t“The Creation of Vampires And How To Hunt Them” source: NatGeo: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4sspy7rh“How Five Infamous Serial Killers Were Finally Caught” by Abbey White at TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/497wfmkw (used with permission)=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: May 24, 2024EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MossMan
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