Kuuntele Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

A young American couple travels to Central America and hear villagers’ superstitions about an “angry god” demanding a sacrifice – and they might be the next offering! Hear the story from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0401 Get the Darkness Syndicate version of this episode at https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate [https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate] CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and for Commercial Version Only)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Angry God” (February 17, 1976) ***WD 00:48:11.959 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Buried Alive” (October 06, 1940) 01:13:51.629 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Ben Cramer” (1945-1951) 01:39:45.319 = Sherlock Holmes, “Night Before Christmas” (December 24, 1945) ***WD 02:08:08.019 = Inner Sanctum, “Till Death Do Us Part” (October 16, 1945) 02:35:15.459 = The Key, “Bank Robbery” (1956) 02:59:51.409 = Lights Out, “Valse Trieste” (March 30, 1938) ***WD 03:29:02.989 = The Lineup, “Red Shirt Case” (June 05, 1951) ***WD 03:53:51.799 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD (LQ) 04:21:11.439 = Philip Marlowe, “Heat Wave” (April 16, 1949) 04:50:50.759 = 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. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library = = = = = "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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0401 TAGS: true crime, paranormal, science fiction, old time radio, otr, otr horror, classic radio shows, horror radio shows, vintage radio dramas, suspense radio classics, 1940s radio horror, old radio mystery shows, creepy old radio shows, true crime radio, supernatural radio plays, golden age radio, eerie radio mysteries, macabre old time radio, nostalgic thrillers, classic crime podcast, retro horror podcast, weird darkness, weird darkness podcast, retro radio, classic radio

Who were the shadowy men in black who stalked UFO researchers after the Rendlesham Forest incident — and what secrets were they so desperate to keep buried? What connects a deadly UFO encounter on Maury Island in 1947 to shadowy men in black and decades of chilling threats against those chasing the truth? Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/RendleshamMIB [https://weirddarkness.com/RendleshamMIB] Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate [https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate] DISCLAIMER: 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: Major in the U.S. Air Force says they captured and held an extraterrestrial creature at New Jersey’s McGuire Air Force Base. (Alien Captured By Air Force) *** Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he was pulled from a flaming car by a paranormal entity. Did a ghostly specter save this NASCAR driver’s life? (The Race Car Angel) *** William Dunham was ill-tempered, ready to fight at all times – especially when drunk. He owned two less-than-reputable establishments. So it shouldn’t be a surprise people would want him dead. But when one has so many enemies, it’s not easy for police to find out who the person was that murdered you. (The Dunham Murder) *** I’ll share an account of something very disturbing seen in Michigan – a strange creature… a grayish-colored entity more man than beast, but more paranormal than normal. (Michigan Humanoid) *** Visiting haunted houses, cursed lands, driving on ghostly roads… they all can be scary. Stepping into a hospital at night is incredibly spooky. But image what kind of stories you’d have to tell if you were a night-shift employee at a cemetery. (Creepy Stories of Cemetery Workers) *** In all of their different incarnations, the Men in Black usually have one main purpose: to muzzle witnesses of strange, paranormal phenomena. That’s exactly what happened to one UFO hunter while researching what is now known as the Rendlesham Forest incident. (MIB Threaten UFO Hunter) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:12.231 = Show Open 00:04:44.703 = MIB Threaten UFO Hunter 00:10:07.253 = Alien Captured By Air Force 00:19:04.469 = The Dunham Murder 00:26:37.117 = The Race Car Angel 00:30:09.767 = Michigan Humanoid 00:39:13.141 = Creepy Stories of Cemetery Workers 00:59:07.548 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: John Guerra’s book “Strange Craft”: https://amzn.to/2QVW0RO [https://amzn.to/2QVW0RO] MEMO: Lieutenant Halt memo about the UFO incident: https://tinyurl.com/yj63gmzp [https://tinyurl.com/yj63gmzp] “The MIB Mythology” by Justin Sablich for History.com: https://tinyurl.com/y87o5ux9 [https://tinyurl.com/y87o5ux9] “Alien Captured By Air Force” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/ygu8nrod [https://tinyurl.com/ygu8nrod] “The Dunham Murder” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yxju4wxk [https://tinyurl.com/yxju4wxk] “The Race Car Angel” by Brett Tingley for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/yg9cpztw [https://tinyurl.com/yg9cpztw] “MIB Threaten UFO Hunter” by Laura Rowton for Paranormal Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/yhrefxoc [https://tinyurl.com/yhrefxoc] “Michigan Humanoid” by SG, posted at Phantoms and Monsters: https://tinyurl.com/yj8gdrj7 [https://tinyurl.com/yj8gdrj7] “Creepy Stories of Cemetery Workers” by Bailey Brown for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y37zbv6p [https://tinyurl.com/y37zbv6p] ===== (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: August 2020 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RendleshamMIB [https://weirddarkness.com/RendleshamMIB] TAGS: Men in Black, UFO conspiracy, Maury Island incident, Harold Dahl, Fred Crisman, UFO sightings, UFO cover-up, alien encounters, Puget Sound UFO, mysterious visitors, black suit agents, government UFO secrets, extraterrestrial contact, Rendlesham Forest incident, RAF Woodbridge, Charles Halt memo, Brenda Butler, Sky Crash book, Ministry of Defense UFO, UFO intimidation, alien mysteries, UFO researchers, UFO threats, UFO evidence suppression, unexplained phenomena, 1940s UFO history, UFO intimidation tactics, alien secrecy, classic UFO cases, UFO history

What really happened aboard the Mary Celeste — the ghost ship found drifting at sea with no crew, no lifeboat, and no answers? Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCeleste [https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCeleste] Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate [https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate] DISCLAIMER: 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 Mary Celeste was discovered abandoned near the Azores Islands on December 5, 1872 — and to this day, experts are unsure about what happened to its crew. (The Mystery of the Mary Celeste) *** On April 29, 2022, a female corrections officer snuck a convicted felon out of Lauderdale County Jail, kicking off an 11-day manhunt that would end in the prisoner’s re-arrest and the death of the woman he loved and who broke him out. (A Match Made In Prison) *** The Ark of the Covenant, a sacred chest believed to hold the original Ten Commandments. In the 1980s, Ron Wyatt claimed to have found this legendary relic beneath Jerusalem. Did he truly find it? We’ll some of the theories that captivate believers and skeptics alike. (Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?) *** A young girl's fishing trip turns into a tragic mystery when she vanishes without a trace. As the community searches for answers, a shocking confession leads to a murder trial that left many questioning the truth. (Disappearance at Duck River) *** The Beast of Gévaudan, a mysterious creature that terrorized a small French province in the 1760s with gruesome attacks. Believed by many to be an actual werewolf, it resulted in a frantic hunt for the monster – and even now, over two centuries later, the story still captivates us. But is there any truth to the tale? (The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction) *** Frederick Fisher, an English shopkeeper, vanished in 1826 – only to reappear as a ghost to help solve the mystery of his disappearance and death. (The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder) *** The puzzling case of Sherri Papini’s 2016 kidnapping shocked northern California and led to years of speculation. After her sudden return and subsequent arrest in 2022 for faking the incident, many questions remain unanswered. (The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing Of Sherri Papini) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:34.943 = Show Open 00:04:33.644 = The Mystery of the Mary Celeste 00:14:07.962 = The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing of Sherri Papini 00:23:34.971 = The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder 00:31:39.474 = A Match Made In Prison 00:39:55.122 = Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant? 00:47:41.081 = Disappearance at Duck River 00:55:00.215 = The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction 01:04:31.969 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Mystery of the Mary Celeste” source: Austin Harvey, All That’s Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44ax8rzt [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44ax8rzt] “The Mysterious Vanishing And Reappearing Of Sherri Papini” source: Jacob Shelton, Graveyard Shift:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycku4txj [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycku4txj] “The Ghost That Solved Its Own Murder” source: Kaushik Patowary, Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p842mvn [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p842mvn] “A Match Made In Prison” source: Hannah Reilly Holtz, All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2py46xzu [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2py46xzu] “Did This Adventurer Locate The Ark of the Covenant?” source: Kerry Sullivan, Ancient Origins:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckj9xrf [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckj9xrf] “The Beast of Gévaudan – Fact or Fiction” source: Jake Carter, Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4f7uhhjk [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4f7uhhjk] “Disappearance at Duck River” source: Robert Waters, KidnappingMurderAndMayhem.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57xwj9n7 [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57xwj9n7] ===== (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 18, 2024 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCeleste [https://weirddarkness.com/MaryCeleste] TAGS: Mary Celeste, ghost ship, maritime mystery, abandoned ship, sea mystery, ship disappearance, Captain Benjamin Briggs, Atlantic Ocean mystery, historical shipwrecks, unsolved mysteries, maritime legends, Mary Celeste crew, nautical history, famous ship disappearances, true sea stories, mysterious ships, 19th century maritime, ocean mysteries, Mary Celeste theories, nautical ghost stories

From hearing your own blood and battling endless earworms to noseless societies, double-faced men, and the deadly myths of virgin cures, tonight we dive deep into the eerie, bizarre, and tragic extremes of the human body. Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/AnatomicalAnomalies [https://weirddarkness.com/AnatomicalAnomalies] Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate [https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate] DISCLAIMER: 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: A woman in Scotland has never heard silence. Not because of the noise around her – but because of the noise in her! (Never a Moment of Silence) *** We’ve all had a song stuck in our heads – but one woman has had the same song playing on a loop in her brain for the past four years, non-stop. (The Ear Worm) *** From too much noise – to none at all. We’ll meet Ezekiel Eads, a man who had no ears and learned to hear the outside world through his mouth! (The Man With No Ears) *** Syphilis is a nasty disease, especially when it eats your nose. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have a social life, as many noseless have learned from personal experience. (The No Noses Club) *** Is it possible that it’s better to have no nose at all than to have an extremely long one? We’ll look at a real-life Pinocchio named Thomas Wedders with a giant proboscis! (A Short Story About a Long Nose) *** Imagine living through life with two and a half faces. No, not like a politician – that’s simply two-faced. I mean living with two noses and three eyes. You’re either an extraterrestrial, or you are William Durks. (Two-And-A-Half Faces) *** What exactly is so alluring about those who cherish virginity? Is it about virtue or is it about something else? (Virginity Tests and Cures) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:27.670 = Never a Moment of Silence 00:07:01.991 = The Ear Worm 00:11:51.821 = The Man Without Ears 00:14:08.540 = The No Nose Club 00:18:05.818 = A Short Story About a Long Nose 00:22:09.493 = Two And a Half Faces 00:27:34.061 = Virginity Tests and Cures 00:41:49.276 = Show Close 00:43:17.359 = Bloopers SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers” by Marc Harzman: https://amzn.to/3QGMCC5 [https://amzn.to/3QGMCC5] BOOK: “The Butchering Art: Joseph Lister's Quest to Transform the Grisly World of Victorian Medicine” by Lindsey Fitzharris: https://amzn.to/441Devz [https://amzn.to/441Devz] “Never a Moment of Silence” by Marco Margaritoff for All That’s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y4khaqea [https://tinyurl.com/y4khaqea] “The Ear Worm” by Facts Verse: http://www.factsverse.com [http://www.factsverse.com/] “The Man With No Ears” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/ssoc693 [https://tinyurl.com/ssoc693] “The No Noses Club” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/u24bd5d [https://tinyurl.com/u24bd5d] “A Short Story About a Long Nose” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/wkqnc3q [https://tinyurl.com/wkqnc3q] “Two and a Half Faces” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: https://tinyurl.com/sflhcqn [https://tinyurl.com/sflhcqn],https://tinyurl.com/umb3fo5 [https://tinyurl.com/umb3fo5] “Virginity Tests and Cures” by B.B. Wagner for Ancient Origins: https://tinyurl.com/y6rwcy6h [https://tinyurl.com/y6rwcy6h] ===== (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: August 2020 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AnatomicalAnomalies [https://weirddarkness.com/AnatomicalAnomalies] TAGS: rare medical conditions, ear disorders, tinnitus stories, musical hallucinations, body oddities, strange medical cases, human anomalies, sideshow history, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, freakshow performers, medical mysteries, Edward Mordrake, virginity myths, virginity tests, virgin cure myth, historical medical practices, strange true stories, creepy human body stories, weird history, bizarre true tales, Weird Darkness podcast, Darren Marlar, eerie podcast episodes

An old woman who has always lived in poverty suddenly dies and leaves behind a huge fortune — but unsettling clues suggesting the wealth might not be from this world! Hear the tale from Future Tense! | #RetroRadio EP0400 Get the Darkness Syndicate version of this episode at https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate [https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate] CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and for Commercial Version Only)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Angel of Death” (February 16, 1976) ***WD 00:48:19.869 = Fear on 4, “The Specialty of the House” (March 01, 1988) 01:18:17.149 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Radium Murder Case” (Late 1940s) 01:23:36.429 = Future Tense, “The Old Die Rich” (May 21, 1974) ***WD 01:52:42.679 = Gang Busters, “Tennessee Valley Killer” (December 20, 1947) 02:16:44.859 = The Green Hornet, “Money In The Meter” (August 15, 1939) 02:46:09.669 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (June 01, 1953) ***WD 03:10:03.129 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Fool’s Gold” (April 04, 1952) ***WD 03:35:21.189 = Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “Christina” (August 16, 1980) 04:02:06.099 = The Haunting Hour, “People In The House” (August 17, 1945) ***WD 04:27:07.079 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Lady Kane, The Silver Queen” (May 17, 1959) 04:51:06.698 = 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. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library = = = = = "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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0400 TAGS: true crime, paranormal, science fiction, old time radio, otr, otr horror, classic radio shows, horror radio shows, vintage radio dramas, suspense radio classics, 1940s radio horror, old radio mystery shows, creepy old radio shows, true crime radio, supernatural radio plays, golden age radio, eerie radio mysteries, macabre old time radio, nostalgic thrillers, classic crime podcast, retro horror podcast, weird darkness, weird darkness podcast, retro radio, classic radio