“A STORY FROM THE BLACKGUARD” by Justin Reinarz (Dark Fantasy)

“A STORY FROM THE BLACKGUARD” by Justin Reinarz (Dark Fantasy)

A soldier in a secret monster-hunting regiment is sent into a luxury hotel to track down a shapeshifter that has already murdered a guest — but as bodies pile up and the creature wears the faces of his own comrades, he begins to suspect this hunt was set in motion long before he arrived, and that he is the one being hunted. EPISODE BLOG PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/ [https://weirddarkness.com/?p=24052&preview=true]storyfromtheblackguard/ [https://weirddarkness.com/?p=24052&preview=true] LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: 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.com/wdapps [https://weirddarkness.com/wdapps] *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “A Story From The BlackGuard” (http://bit.ly/32nvKU5 [http://bit.ly/32nvKU5]) written by Justin Reinarz (https://www.justinreinarz.com [https://www.justinreinarz.com/]) (Over time links 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.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: March 2018

A Six-Inch Doll, A Dead Puppy, and A Stolen Strongbox: Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls | #RetroRadio

A personal favorite of mine! A Pentagon colonel, a doll shop that wasn't there yesterday, and a six-inch toy with a voice like a knife — one of the most quietly sinister half-hours ever broadcast on Dimension X, and it ends on a smile you will not forget.  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/OTR [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR] CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Last Train Out” (November 01, 1977) ***WD 00:46:18.302 = Diary of Fate, “Paul Reese” (March 23, 1948) ***WD 01:14:19.632 = Dimension X, “Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls” (August 04, 1950) ***WD 01:43:22.573 = Strange Dr. Weird, “Tiger Cat” (January 02, 1945) 01:54:40.306 = Eleventh Hour, “Bitter Bit” (1960s-early 1970’s) 02:20:04.917 = Escape, “The Great Impersonation” (April 23, 1949) ***WD 02:49:24.987 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 13, 1949) ***WD 03:18:53.110 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Time Heals” (May 14, 1958) 03:42:20.118 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Darkness” (April 03, 1942) 04:06:04.413 = BBC Fear on 4, “Soul Searching” (March 26, 1989) 04:35:10.202 = Future Tense, “Zero Hour” (May 23, 1974) ***WD 04:53:45.205 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0664

“The Woman With The Flaming Hair” by Crossroads Haint | Based on a Weird Darkness Story

A flame-haired woman alone at the edge of town, the lies of two small girls who put her on the gallows, and a cycle that the village square could not bury — told in the slow blues register Crossroads Haint reserves for the wrongs that won't stay down. GET THE SONG: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/crossroadshaint/the-woman-with-the-flaming-hair [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/crossroadshaint/the-woman-with-the-flaming-hair] WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiWEDPr1BlE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiWEDPr1BlE] EPISODE THAT INSPIRED THE SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/CondemnedAsAWitch/ [https://weirddarkness.com/CondemnedAsAWitch/] MORE OF THE MUSIC: https://weirddarkness.com/music [https://weirddarkness.com/music] HEAR THE WEIRD DARKNESS PODCAST: https://weirddarkness.com/listen [https://weirddarkness.com/listen]

“The Old Gray Ghost” by Static Wax | Based on a Retro Radio Story

An old country inn, a coven beneath the cellar, and a slow folk-blues ballad in the Animals mold built around the kind of haunting that doesn't end the way the man holding the candle expects. GET THE SONG: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/staticwax/the-old-gray-ghost [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/staticwax/the-old-gray-ghost] EPISODE THAT INSPIRED THE SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0661/ [https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0661/] MORE OF THE MUSIC: https://weirddarkness.com/music [https://weirddarkness.com/music] HEAR THE WEIRD DARKNESS PODCAST: https://weirddarkness.com/listen [https://weirddarkness.com/listen]

“The Dolls Will Have Them All” by Static Wax | Based On a Retro Radio Story

A circus march dressed in red velvet and brass, sung by a barker who is selling something far worse than dolls — and a chorus of tiny voices that know exactly what he means. GET THE SONG: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/staticwax/the-dolls-will-have-them-all [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/staticwax/the-dolls-will-have-them-all] EPISODE THAT INSPIRED THE SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0664/ [https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0664/] MORE OF THE MUSIC: https://weirddarkness.com/music [https://weirddarkness.com/music] HEAR THE WEIRD DARKNESS PODCAST: https://weirddarkness.com/listen [https://weirddarkness.com/listen]