Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

She Gave Birth, Hid the Baby, Then Went To McDonald's | The Laken Snelling Case

A 22-year-old University of Kentucky cheerleader faces first-degree manslaughter and multiple other charges after her newborn [https://weirddarkness.com/?s=newborn] son was found dead and concealed inside her Lexington apartment. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/LakenSnelling WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

Ohio's Bigfoot Surge | Six Sightings In Four Days Has Researchers Alarmed

In less than 100 hours, six witnesses along a wooded Ohio trail reported encounters with something massive — and the cryptid community hasn't seen anything like it in 50 years. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/Bigfoot-Sightings-2026 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

Dam Failure, A Killer Clown, Ghost Taxis in Japan, And a Powerful Phone Call For The Female Species

From a dam that killed 450 people to ghost passengers vanishing mid-ride across Japan, March 12 is darker than your morning coffee. | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260312 NOTE: 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 #WeirdDarkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

A Girl, a Mayan Ruin, and a Crystal Skull | Only One Part of That Story Is True

For seventy years, the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull was celebrated as proof of a lost ancient civilization — a relic so perfectly crafted that Hewlett-Packard's own scientists said it shouldn't exist — and every word of the story behind it was a lie. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: Does the mysterious ancient “Crystal Skull of Doom” really have mystical, paranormal properties? (The Crystal Skull’s Stare of Death) *** Was the unidentified man found dead on an Adelaide beach in 1948 a Cold War spy? (The Taman Shud Case) *** Two boys exploring the woods in Long Island, New York, found more than just the chestnuts they were looking for. (The Waldron Woods Mystery) *** One pupil discovers that Mystery Meat Monday isn’t the only thing to fear when heading to lunch at the school cafeteria. (The Student In The Cafeteria) *** It’s amazing the extraordinary lengths our world leaders will go to in order to cover up reports of alien aircraft sightings and the like. And we know they are covering them up, because occasionally they do come clean about it – as they did in the 1980s in Britain. (UFOs: When Governments Come Clean) *** A woman wake up to discover her husband has disappeared from the bed and she can’t find him. But after looking through the house, she finds something surprising waiting for her in the bedroom. (I Went Missing From Our Bed) *** A man begins hearing strange noises – only later to discover something extraterrestrial embedded in his ear. (Alien Ear Implant) *** On a hot, sunny, summer Saturday in 1966, three young women in bathing suits left all of their belongings on crowded beach and climbed aboard a motorboat on Lake Michigan. They were never seen again. (Young Women Lost) *** A young boy braves a snow storm and walks miles to the nearest town to try and get medicine for his ailing mother and siblings. On the verge of giving up, a warm-hearted stranger walking his dog comes into sight. But who walks a dog in the middle of a winter snow storm? (A Warm Meeting in Deadly Winter) *** On a quiet street in California sits a stately brick house swarming with paranormal activity… so much so, that Whaley House has been deemed the most haunted house in America. (The Terrors of Whaley House) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:12.375 = Show Open00:04:00.610 = The Crystal Skull’s Stare of Death 00:23:19.300 = Alien Ear Implant *** 00:29:18.581 = Young Women Lost 00:43:35.686 = A Warm Meeting In Deadly Winter 00:49:41.609 = Terrors of Whaley House *** 00:55:03.527 = The Taman Shud Case & UPDATE from 2022 01:34:09.871 = Waldron Woods Mystery *** 01:36:32.948 = UFOs: When Governments Come Clean 01:41:35.131 = Strange Student in the Cafeteria 01:42:59.842 = I Went Missing From Bed 01:46:58.934 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/MUSIC [https://weirddarkness.com/MUSIC] = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdness https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE [https://weirddarkness.com/STORE] = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & More https://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE [https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE] = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harm https://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER [https://weirddarkness.com/NEWSLETTER] = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & More https://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS [https://weirddarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS] = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Terrors of Whaley House” by Orin Grey for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2P6AM3H [http://bit.ly/2P6AM3H] “The Crystal Skull’s Stare of Death” posted at The Unredacted: http://bit.ly/2RCorWS [http://bit.ly/2RCorWS] “Alien Ear Implant” posted at PhantomsAndMonsters.com: http://bit.ly/2P86a22 [http://bit.ly/2P86a22] “Young Women Lost” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/38m79mx [http://bit.ly/38m79mx] “A Warm Meeting in Deadly Winter” by Piper Lee, submitted directly to Weird Darkness “I Went Missing From Our Bed” posted at PhantomsAndMonsters.com: http://bit.ly/2Yw5Ahm [http://bit.ly/2Yw5Ahm] “The Taman Shud Case” posted at The Unredacted: http://bit.ly/2LC2TFQ [http://bit.ly/2LC2TFQ], and by Susie Beever from UK’s “The Mirror”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8njkms [https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8njkms] “The Waldron Woods Mystery” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/38pAH2C [http://bit.ly/38pAH2C] “UFOs: When Governments Come Clean” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2RAoXVd [http://bit.ly/2RAoXVd] “Strange Student In The Cafeteria” by CR, posted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com: http://bit.ly/2Yw5EO8 [http://bit.ly/2Yw5EO8]===== (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.) = = = = = "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. ===== Originally aired: August 24, 2018 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/CrystalSkull ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: #WeirdDarkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.

HATCHED: INVISIBLE SPIDERS, Volume One | Full-Length Horror Audio Novel by Jason R. Davis

It is the morning hours in the small town of Hammond and, as the town wakes up it finds that there is something spreading. Something that is not seen until it is too late because by then, you are already infected. At that point, they are already... Hatched. IN THIS EPISODE: I have special permission from author Jason R. Davis to bring you the entire audiobook version of the fiction horror novel “Hatched” - the first book in the Invisible Spiders series! If, after listening to this audiobook, you want to hear more, you can find the sequel to it, “Caught In The Web” as well as the story “Spiders in the Garden” on the audiobooks page at WeirdDarkness.com. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Audiobook, “Hatched: Invisible Spiders” by Jason R. Davis: https://amzn.to/2pPYW8u [https://amzn.to/2pPYW8u] Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (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 ©2026, Weird Darkness. = = = = = SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/hatched