Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Something Is Living Under The Town, And It's Been Growing For Years! | Elmer Versus The Mutant Rats

“Elmer Versus The Mutant Rats”: When a small-town manure hauler's quiet vacation gets interrupted by rats the size of chihuahuas, it turns out that's just the beginning — because something much, much bigger is living underneath the entire town. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0611 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater “Dead Men Do Tell Tales” (June 30, 1977) ***WD 00:45:41.626 = Strange Adventure, “The Diamond of Destiny” (1945) 00:48:58.380 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD 01:16:33.310 = BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 7 / Ghost Story, “The Mistletoe Bride” (December 25, 2006) 01:30:48.350 = Beyond The Green Door, “Travis Takes Poison” (1966) ***WD 01:34:53.578 = Box 13, “The Great Torino” (October 24, 1948) 02:01:33.996 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmers Versus The Mutant Rats” (1991-1992) ***WD 02:27:06.706 = The Clock, “The Story of Mr. Littlefield” (October 25, 1955) 02:51:11.356 = Creeps By Night, “Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944) 03:20:41.850 = The Crime Club, “Sometimes a Sucker Wins” (September 04, 1947) 03:51:16.686 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Case of the Whirling Mirrors” (November 25, 1946) 04:15:51.390 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005) 04:49:48.592 = 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. ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness 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 thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. "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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0611

Doctors and Nurses Reveal the Most Unbelievable Things They've Ever Seen On the Job

From a woman whose pacemaker simply fell out to a man who arrived at the emergency room with a golf club through his arm, real doctors, nurses, and first responders share the jaw-dropping, one-in-a-million cases that left even the most seasoned medical professionals struggling to explain what they were seeing. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: Watch any amount of television and you know that first responders see some pretty messed up stuff. Those who work in the medical field see the worst of it – especially those who work as EMTs or those in emergency rooms. We’ll look at just a handful of cases that had even those battle-hardened medical workers taking a step back wondering how this case ended up on the gurney or table in front of them! HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/ALBUMS [https://weirddarkness.com/ALBUMS] = 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 EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/MedicalCases [https://weirddarkness.com/MedicalCases] SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Bizarre Medical Cases” posted at Factinate.com: (page link no longer valid) (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: September 08, 2021 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.

My Classmate Doesn't Exist, But I Remember Her Perfectly! | Creepypasta

A college student's obsession with the Mandela Effect takes a deeply personal turn when he realizes his best friend, his mother, and every piece of evidence all agree on one thing — a girl he remembers perfectly simply never existed. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: I’m pulling an old Creepypasta Thursday episode off the shelves and dusting it off for you. It’s a story by D.D. Howard called “The Girl The Universe Forgot”. HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/ALBUMS [https://weirddarkness.com/ALBUMS] = 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 EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/GirlUniverseForgot [https://weirddarkness.com/GirlUniverseForgot] SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Girl The Universe Forgot” by D.D. Howard: https://tinyurl.com/t4d2adf [https://tinyurl.com/t4d2adf] (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: December 26, 2019 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.

Five Scientists Dead or Missing — And All Roads Lead Back to UFO Secrets

Within months of Trump ordering the full declassification of all government UFO files, five American scientists and researchers with documented ties to classified programs have died, vanished, or been found dead. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarknes.com/five-dead-ufo-scientists [https://weirddarknes.com/five-dead-ufo-scientists] WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

Declared Brain-Dead and Sent Home to Die — A Pothole Changed Everything

Doctors said she had no chance, her husband began the funeral preparations, and then a pothole on an Indian highway changed everything — or, as doctors later explained, maybe it changed nothing at all. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/braindeadpothole [https://weirddarkness.com/braindeadpothole] HUMOROUS column episode, “Mind of Marlar”: https://weirddarkness.com/potholebringsmanbackfromthedead/ [https://weirddarkness.com/potholebringsmanbackfromthedead/] WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS