Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
Episodes
HOW CAN I KNOW IF MY HOUSE IS HAUNTED? Is That a Ghost or My Imagination? What Do I Do About It?
From unexplained footsteps and shadow people lurking in corners to terrifying poltergeist attacks and pets that see what you can't, discover the telltale signs your house might be haunted... and what to do if it is!Donate or learn more abou…
SHE SOLD HER SOUL FOR LABUBU DOLLS: How Can We Think So Little of Something So Valuable?
A marketing specialist posts a joke about buying souls, and before you know it, someone actually shows up ready to sign the agreement in blood because she needs money for dolls and concert tickets.SERMON TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.co…
THE ROSENHEIM POLTERGEIST: And More Cases of Objects Vanishing and Reappearing in Impossible Places
Learn more about our Overcoming The Darkness campaign: https://weirddarkness.com/hopeScientists, journalists, and priests have all witnessed the impossible: objects disappearing from locked containers and reappearing through solid walls.Joi…
“THE GRAVE CITY LIBRARY” (Part 1 of 4) by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors
A supernatural mystery unfolds in Grove City, Ohio, when a paranormal investigator vanishes from the haunted library overnight, leaving behind shattered glass and a chilling message that draws together two young friends who've already faced…
THE GROVE CITY WEREWOLF: A Monster Lurks In Ohio’s Greatest Hometown
When a mysterious curfew grips the small town of Grove City, Ohio, young Sean discovers during his Halloween weekend visit that the recent string of vicious attacks might be connected to local legends about monsters lurking in the shadows.h…
THEY WITNESSED DEMONIC POSSESSION: True Accounts From People Who Observed Exorcisms Firsthand
From a delivery room where a doula levitated in mid-air to a school retreat where a student spoke in tongues, these disturbing firsthand accounts of demonic possession will make you question what's really possible.Donate to our OVERCOMING T…
MAXWELL HOUSE BECOMES MAXWELL APARTMENT: New Coffee Name Reminds You That You'll Never Own Property
Coffee giant embraces housing crisis with rebrand that makes absolutely perfect sense if your thinking is still fuzzy from not yet having your coffee.READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-maxwellapartmen…
THE HANGING AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE: When Death Delivers The Final Twist
A condemned man stands on a railroad bridge, a noose around his neck, dreaming of escape. Ambrose Bierce’s 1891 tale “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” remains one of the darkest and most unforgettable short stories ever written.Join the D…
THE GHOST WHO FORGOT HALLOWEEN: Who Knew Ghost School Would Be So Boring?
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA sleepy ghost named Wilbur is failing ghost school because he can't stay awake and keeps forgetting important ghostly duties, including Halloween itsel…
THE 150-YEAR WALL OF LIVING: Science Discovers the Hard Limit of Human Life
Your body carries within it a countdown clock, and scientists have finally calculated when it stops ticking.Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/human-lifespan-limit-150-years/WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025…
THE HAUNTED CHARLEMONT INN IS FOR SALE: Want To Own an Inn Where Ghosts Already Reside?
A centuries-old Massachusetts inn that once hosted Benedict Arnold now sits empty with toys on its stairs and dolls in its rooms, available for just $160,000 cash.Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/haunted-charlemont-inn/WeirdDarkn…
DEATH FROM DARKNESS: When Humans Were Hunted, Why We Still Fear The Dark
For most of human history, nighttime wasn't just dark – it was a completely different world where survival itself became uncertain.Donate to our OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS fundraiser: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPERead the transcript for this …
THE FATAL FALL: A Telepathic Murder Mystery
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateWhen a woman falls to her death from her eighth-floor terrace, her son Bruce—who had been receiving telepathic warnings of danger all day—immediately su…
WHEN DEATH PARKS AT THE CARDIOLOGIST'S DOOR: The Jeff Geraci Story
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/jeff-geraci-heart-attack-miracle/A Virginia man's collapse inches from salvation becomes a medical miracle that defies the grim statistics of the deadliest heart attack= = = = = = = = = = = = = = …
NICE TO SEE YOU FROM THE OTHER SIDE: Bruce Forsyth's Spirit Reportedly Haunts the London Palladium
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/bruce-forsyth-ghostThe beloved entertainer's ghost has allegedly been heard repeating his famous catchphrase beneath the stage where his ashes rest, joining centuries of theatrical hauntings at th…
AMERICA'S FIRST INSANE ASYLUM: The Horrifying Truth and Hauntings of Eastern State Hospital
In 1773, America opened its first mental hospital where patients were chained to walls, strapped into terror-inducing "tranquilizer chairs," and buried in unmarked graves—and some say they never left.IN THIS EPISODE: Eastern State hospital …
THE BUGA SPHERE: Ancient Artifact or Modern Mystery
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/buga-sphere-sanskrit-mantras/A metallic orb falls from the Colombian sky, appears to respond to Sanskrit mantras, and carbon dating suggests it's older than civilization itself.= = = = = = = = = =…
WHY PERFECT ROBOT SERVANTS ARE HUMANITY'S WORST NIGHTMARE: Our Warning About A.I. From 1950
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA robot manufacturer discovers his new competitor's "perfect" humanoid servants may be too devoted to protecting humanity — from humanity itself. | #Ret…
GUNFIRE AT THE UFO TRIANGLE: The Nellis Air Force Base Shooting
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/ellis-afb-shooting/Something was wrong that September morning in the Nevada desert, where the shadows of classified aircraft and conspiracy theories have stretched across the sand since time began…
THE FAMILY ANNIHILATOR PHENOMENON: Shocking True Crime Cases That Defy Understanding
They were devoted fathers and husbands by day, but something dark was brewing beneath the surface that would destroy everything they claimed to love.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTak…
THE FIRST MARS BABY AND THE SELF-AWARE NANOBOTS: Two Births That Bring Devastating Consequences
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateWhen humanity celebrates its first Martian-born child, a swarm of experimental nanobots achieves consciousness at the exact same moment, triggering a ch…
AN AIR OF CLASSIFIED TRUTH: Why Amelia Earhart's Disappearance Became a Government Secret
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/amelia-earhart-declassified/After 88 years of secrecy, President Trump has ordered the release of all classified government documents about Amelia Earhart's disappearance, raising disturbing quest…
China's Booming Fingernail Economy Has People Hoarding Their Own Body Parts Like Medieval Dragons
A woman in China just made $21 selling something you threw away this morning - her childhood collection of fingernail clippings, now grinding their way into traditional medicine bottles across the nation.READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar…
WHEN GHOST HUNTING TURNS DEADLY: The Devil's Lagoon Shooting
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/devils-lagoon-shooting-texas-ghost-hunt/Seven teenagers searching for a legendary haunted lagoon in South Texas found themselves facing real gunfire instead of ghosts on a dark December night in 2…
TRACKING THE YETI: A History of Himalayan Bigfoot Sightings
#WDRadio WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2025: Giant footprints at 20,000 feet, ancient Tibetan warnings, and mysterious disappearances in the mountains—the Yeti isn't just a legend. There are centuries of encounters from the Himalayas to Siberia, in…
IDENTITY CRISIS: Who Wants the World's First Brain Transplant to Fail?
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateWhen a powerful state senator becomes the first human to receive a brain transplant, the operating room becomes a battleground where wives wrestle with …
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER AND HAUNTING: Hollywood's Most Famous Unsolved True Crime Case
On January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short's mutilated body was found severed in half in a vacant Los Angeles lot, launching Hollywood's most infamous unsolved murder case that would forever brand her as "The Black Dahlia." Nearly 80 years later,…
THE BIGFOOT OF HIROSHIMA: When Japan Had Its Own Sasquatch Fever (1970-1975)
In the summer of 1970, a truck driver's encounter with an ape-like creature walking upright on a mountain road sparked "Hibagon fever" across Japan, transforming the sleepy town of Saijo into ground zero for a five-year cryptid hunt complet…
WHEN DARKNESS BECOMES THE TEACHER: Why Christians Shouldn’t Shy Away From Horror Stories
The shelves of your local Christian bookstore hold stories of prairie romances and missionary adventures, but certain sections remain conspicuously absent. There's a reason some believers avoid entire genres of literature, convinced that fa…
WEREWOLVES: The REAL History Behind the Legends, Lore, and Lycanthropy
From ancient Sumerian epics to modern-day sightings in England's Cannock Chase, the werewolf has terrorized humanity for over 2,000 years — and the real history includes medieval trials that tortured and executed thousands of accused shapes…
THIS COP WAS A SERIAL MURDERER: The Crimes and Trial of the Golden State Killer
After decades of terrorizing California with over 50 rapes and 13 murders, the Golden State Killer was finally caught in 2018 — and the monster behind the mask was Joseph James DeAngelo, a former police officer who'd been living a quiet sub…
MURDER IN A FALLING ELEVATOR: Everyone Saw Everything, But Nobody Saw the Killer
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateSuspense presents a story involving six men trapped in a plummeting elevator during a crash. When rescuers finally reach them, one of the men has been s…
NEVER ENTER CONDEMNED CRAWFORD ORPHANAGE: You Won’t Like What You Find – Or What Finds You
“The Antique Doll” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors | When Colin and Joshua sneak into the burned ruins of Crawford Orphanage on Halloween night, they're hoping to impress their classmates with tales of their bravery. But the orphanage holds…
THE GHOST OF MAULES: Unmasking Le Loyon, Switzerland's Most Bizarre Urban Legend
For over a decade, residents of a quiet Swiss village reported encounters with a figure in a gas mask and military cloak lurking in their forests—until 2013, when someone finally captured proof on camera. Days after the photo went viral, in…
THE LEFLORE COUNTY BIGFOOT WAR OF 1855: When Monsters Attacked the Choctaw Nation
In 1855, when women and children began disappearing from Choctaw settlements in Oklahoma, a band of thirty warriors led by Joshua LeFlore rode out to hunt down the kidnappers. What they discovered at that earthen mound deep in the wildernes…
THE MOON IN THE CROSSHAIRS: Could Asteroid 2024 YR4 Turn Our Moon Into a Weapon Against Us?
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/nasa-nuke-asteroid-moon-threat/Scientists are considering nuclear weapons to stop a building-sized asteroid from striking the Moon in 2032, an impact that could turn thousands of satellites into s…
AN ANGEL SAVED ME FROM THE NOOSE… But She Had One Condition
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA slick con man has swindled people in a land-deal scheme, and they plan to hang him for his misdeeds. At the last moment, his guardian angel intervenes…
THEY ERASED HIS MEMORY OF THE FUTURE – But Not Before He Saw Everything
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateWhen Dr. Frederick Andrews volunteers to test Professor Malcolm's time machine in 1950, he discovers a horrifying truth in the year 2050: humanity lives…
SOMETHING WAS EATING THE SCARECROW: The Horrifying Secret of the Pin Oak at Camp Dark
When four teenage boys discover a disturbingly lifelike scarecrow tied to an ancient oak in their local park, they realize it looks exactly like someone they used to know. After they cut it down into the ravine below, something begins visit…
THE SILLY STRING SHOWDOWN: Florida Escort's Colorful Attack Leaves Man With Head Wound
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/silly-string-florida-escort/A 48-year-old woman transformed a children's party toy into a weapon at a motorcycle-themed bar, landing herself in jail after emptying an entire can on a masonry contr…