28-Year-Old Posed as Bronx Teen at Lehman High for Welfare | #WeirdDarkNEWS

“Trial By Fire”: Faking a Sacred Firewalk to Steal an Island's Golden God | #RetroRadio

A New York con artist conspires to fake walking through 1,330-degree coals and rob an island of its golden god — but old gods have long memories. 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, “Trial By Fire” (October 31, 1977) 00:47:09.400 = Box 13, “Look Pleasant, Please” (December 05, 1948) 01:14:02.409 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Sight Unseen” (November, 1967) ***WD 01:42:43.444 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Escape From The Mysterious Island, Part 1” (1990-92) 02:10:47.728 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Escape From The Mysterious Island, Part 2” (1990-92) 02:38:26.813 = The Clock, “The Helping Hand” (November 29, 1955) 03:02:46.744 = The Crime Club, “Death Blew Out a Match” (December 02, 1946) 03:32:43.447 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Death Tunes 790 Kilocycles” (January 12, 1947) 03:57:46.689 = CBC Deep Night, “The Intercom” (July 15, 2005) 04:31:44.409 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Hole” (December 03, 1971) 04:57:30.756 = 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/WDRR0663

Sixty-One Thuds: The Killing of Marcy on Bonanza Road | #WeirdDarkNEWS

A homeless woman regularly slept against the back wall of a Las Vegas rehab center until one night when a nearby microphone captured a scream and sixty-one loud thuds. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/marcy-bonanza [https://weirddarkness.com/marcy-bonanza] 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://pod.link/1078714736 [https://pod.link/1078714736] *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

The Thing That Wears the Faces of the Dead (Horror Fiction)

“I Went Undercover To a Body Farm” by Kevin Jones: A grieving husband goes undercover at a remote island body farm, convinced the reclusive caretaker knows what happened to his missing wife. But the island holds something far older than its corpses — something that watches from the treeline, wears the faces of the dead, and is patient enough to wait until the hunger sets in. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/BodyFarmUndercover [https://weirddarkness.com/BodyFarmUndercover] 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: “I Went Undercover To a Body Farm” by Kevin Jones: https://www.creepypasta.com/i-went-undercover-to-a-body-farm [https://www.creepypasta.com/i-went-undercover-to-a-body-farm] (Follow Kevin on X: https://x.com/kjwrites98 [https://x.com/kjwrites98]) (Follow Kevin on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Kjwrites98 [https://www.youtube.com/@Kjwrites98]) (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: February 13, 2025

“Nope My Way Outta Here” by Dark Weirdness | Based on a Weird Darkness Story

A breathless punk-pop dash through the longest first night on a brand-new job — where every shadow has a footnote, and the only sane move is the exit. Hazard pay sold separately. GET THE SONG: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/darkweirdness/nope-my-way-outta-here [https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/darkweirdness/nope-my-way-outta-here] EPISODE THAT INSPIRED THE SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/aloneonthejob/ [https://weirddarkness.com/aloneonthejob/] 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]

28-Year-Old Posed as Bronx Teen at Lehman High for Welfare | #WeirdDarkNEWS

A 28-year-old woman spent two weeks attending a Bronx high school under a fake name before her own Facebook page outed her real age. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/claassen/ [https://weirddarkness.com/claassen/] 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://pod.link/1078714736 [https://pod.link/1078714736] *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS