Thirty Years in an Asylum and Still Aboard the Sinking Ship | #RetroRadio

Cruisin’ Down The Extraterrestrial Highway! | Close Encounters of the Fairy Kind

In 1910 two witnesses see a pair of lights that transform into radiant beings with “human form.” You might dismiss the report as misidentification of ball lightning or some other natural explanation – but in 1952 those radiant humanoid beings of light were seen again! #WDRadio — May 17, 2026 HOUR ONE: 7-year-old Maria went missing in 1957, and while her body was later found, her murder was never solved and the case went cold – until 50 years later when the case was finally solved and closed. But it turns out everybody was wrong. (A Cold Case Finally Solved… Then Unsolved) *** If you take State Route 375 through Nevada you will pass by the infamous Area-51. But of course they are not going to let you in, even if you ask nicely. But State Route 375 isn’t called the Extraterrestrial Highway just because of one area you can’t visit – there’s a lot more to it than that. (The 98-Mile Extraterrestrial Highway) *** Hikers sometimes get lost in the woods, as do children of course. But those on bikes almost never disappear; but there is one tragic case of a fat tire rider who couldn’t be found. (The Vanished Mountain Biker) *** In 1910 two witnesses see a pair of lights that transform into radiant beings with “human form.” You might dismiss the report as misidentification of ball lightning or some other natural explanation – but in 1952 those radiant humanoid beings of light were seen again! (Close Encounters of the Fairy Kind) ========== HOUR TWO: "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 her that she faced either a future in prison or in a criminal asylum. And the reason she gave for becoming a serial killer is something you’d hear out of a bad direct-to-video horror film. And that’s a tiny sample of this woman’s insanely dark life – which began even before her birth. (The Woman Who Made Soap) *** Ireland’s Loftus Hall is considered by many to be the most haunted location on all the Emerald Isle. But the most infamous story of Loftus Hall begins not with terror, but with romance… with a beautiful young girl falling madly in love with… the devil. (The Girl Who Fell In Love With The Devil) ========== SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: More of the story of Ireland’s Loftus Hall and the young girl who fell in love with the devil! (The Girl Who Fell In Love With The Devil) *** Chlorosis was a frequently diagnosed disease during the 19th century that gave the skin of the afflicted a greenish tinge. As a cure, doctors told young women to get married and reproduce. As you can probably surmise, the cure was not in the least bit effective. (The Girls Who Turned Green) *** Have you heard of the poor girl who was bullied and pushed down into a sewer by those whom she thought were her friends? I’ll tell you the story. And while this episode is not a creepypasta episode, so all the stories are supposed to be non-fiction, that is… true, I will be sharing this urban legend anyway – because when it comes to urban legends, sometimes it’s best to err on the side of caution and simply assume they are true. (The Urban Legend of Carmen Winstead) *** Weirdo Family member Brad Hicks describes the experience as “cool… and creepy as hell”. We’ll tell you his story. (The Thing In The Light) *** More of the story of Ireland’s Loftus Hall and the young girl who fell in love with the devil! (The Girl Who Fell In Love With The Devil) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: BOOK: “The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries” by W.Y. Evans-Wentz: https://tinyurl.com/y3kwqflr [https://tinyurl.com/y3kwqflr] VIDEO: John Tessier (Jack McCullough) questioned by police: https://tinyurl.com/y5lc53dl [https://tinyurl.com/y5lc53dl] BOOK: “Foosteps in the Snow” by Charles Lachman: https://amzn.to/2D5wXsk [https://amzn.to/2D5wXsk] BOOK: “The Cold Vanish” by John Billman: https://tinyurl.com/y6jjeyto [https://tinyurl.com/y6jjeyto] “Close Encounters of the Fairy Kind” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y5vvkpkc [https://tinyurl.com/y5vvkpkc] “A Cold Case Finally Solved.. Then Unsolved” from Mystery Confidential: https://tinyurl.com/y2zrhdpa [https://tinyurl.com/y2zrhdpa] “The 98-Mile Extraterrestrial Highway” by Alexandra Schonfeld for Newsweek: https://tinyurl.com/y5ubmo6e [https://tinyurl.com/y5ubmo6e] “The Girls Who Turned Green” by Fiona Zublin for Ozy: https://tinyurl.com/yamqxtoh [https://tinyurl.com/yamqxtoh] “The Vanished Mountain Biker” by John Billman, an excerpt from his book “The Cold Vanish” https://tinyurl.com/y6jjeyto [https://tinyurl.com/y6jjeyto], posted at Outside Online: https://tinyurl.com/yxplwqzm [https://tinyurl.com/yxplwqzm] “The Axe Murders of Lykens” from Pennsylvania Oddities: https://tinyurl.com/yyfjhgok [https://tinyurl.com/yyfjhgok] “The Urban Legend of Carmen Winstead” by Paul Middleton, edited and added-to by Darren Marlar: https://bit.ly/31iaGj1 [https://bit.ly/31iaGj1] “The Woman Who Made Soap” by Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://tinyurl.com/y4tjelur [https://tinyurl.com/y4tjelur] “The Girl Who Fell In Love With The Devil” by Laura Allan for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/yxb939jt [https://tinyurl.com/yxb939jt] “The Thing In The Light” by Weirdo Family member Brad Hicks ========== "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 ©2026, Weird Darkness.

“Don’t Knock On The Glass Of That Doll” by Crossroads Haint (Inspired by Weird Darkness)

A doll behind museum glass, a man on a motorcycle who laughed in her face, and a Delta-blues warning that says the stare you've been ignoring your whole life was never empty. THE EPISODE THAT INSPIRED THE SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/dangerousdolls/ [https://weirddarkness.com/dangerousdolls/] THE SONG: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/crossroadshaint/dont-knock-on-the-glass-of-that-doll [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/crossroadshaint/dont-knock-on-the-glass-of-that-doll] ALL OF THE MUSIC: https://weirddarkness.com/music [https://weirddarkness.com/music] SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEIRD DARKNESS PODCAST: https://weirddarkness.com/listen [https://weirddarkness.com/listen]

“I’ll Wait Upon The Deck” by Static Wax (Inspired by Retro Radio)

A young wife at the rail of a great ocean liner in 1915, certain her husband will come up the stairs at any moment, and the song she's still waiting to greet him with — playing on a gramophone in a Gloucestershire asylum thirty years later, sweet as the moonlight, wrong as the hour. GET THE SONG: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/staticwax/ill-wait-upon-the-deck [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/staticwax/ill-wait-upon-the-deck] EPISODE THAT INSPIRED THE SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0662/ [https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr0662/] 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]

Thirty Years in an Asylum and Still Aboard the Sinking Ship | #RetroRadio

“The Deep Shuddered”: An unfaithful husband, his wife, and his mistress find themselves aboard the same doomed ocean liner the night an iceberg opens its hull beneath them — and three decades later, one of them sits in a Gloucestershire asylum listening to the same record over and over and believing she is still at sea. 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, “A Question of Identity” (October 28, 1977) ***WD 00:45:51.957 = The Unexpected, “Passport To Danger” (March 07, 1948) ***WD 00:58:26.707 = Dark Venture, “Only Inhabitant” (November 19, 1946) ***WD 01:28:05.826 = The Weird Circle, “The Case of Monsieur Valdemar” (April 08, 1945) 01:55:30.599 = The Whistler, “Murder Is Legal” (February 05, 1945) 02:23:57.701 = Witch’s Tale, “Devil Doctor” (January 08, 1934) 02:48:51.122 = X-Minus-One, “Appointment In Tomorrow” (November 07, 1956) 03:16:17.007 = Zero Hour, “Some People Die Only Once” (May 14, 1974) 03:33:42.729 = ABC Mystery Time, “Sherlock Speckled Band” (May 01, 1956) ***WD 03:57:16.127 = Strange Adventure, “The White Shawl” (1945) 04:00:32.476 = Appointment With Fear, “The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD 04:26:15.896 = BBC Radio 4/7 Ghost Story, “Lost Hearts” (October, 1978) 04:40:30.393 = Beyond The Green Door, “Richard Hearn Hunter” (1966) 04:44:39.483 = Boston Blackie, “The Worthington Ghost” (March 19, 1946) 05:11:09.086 = 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/WDRR0662

“BLACK MIRE” by J.C. Moore (Horror Fiction)

When two brothers take shelter from a storm beside a writhing black mass beneath an old willow, one of them pokes it with a stick — and brings something home that should have stayed in the park. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/BlackMire [https://weirddarkness.com/BlackMire] 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: “Black Mire” by J.C. Moore from the book, “Soured: A Collection Of Short Stories (Dark Intrigues Book 1):https://amzn.to/3tyRC2u [https://amzn.to/3tyRC2u] (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: January 04, 2024