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
ÖTZI'S CURSE: The Murder Victim Who Killed 7 People 5,000 Years After His Own Murder
When German tourists discovered a frozen corpse in the Alps in 1991, they had no idea they'd found a 5,000-year-old murder victim – or that seven people connected to his discovery would soon die under mysterious circumstances.Join the DARKN…
IS BIGFOOT ACTUALLY CAIN FROM THE BIBLE? Some Mormons Say It's True
In 1835, a Mormon apostle claimed he met Cain on a Tennessee road. Today, some believers think Bigfoot sightings are actually encounters with the Bible's first murderer, cursed to wander the earth forever. We examine the evidence, the theol…
$500 TO BE BURIED ALIVE: What One Groom Did In Desperation For Income To Support His Bride
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA desperate groom agrees to be buried alive for quick cash—only to find death might not wait for the carnival curtain to drop. Hear “Final Resting Place…
THE REAL MURDER BEHIND 'WHEN A STRANGER CALLS': The Unsolved Case That Inspired the Urban Legend
In 1950, a teenage babysitter's frantic call to police was cut short by her brutal murder - a real-life horror that would evolve into one of America's most chilling urban legends and inspire countless retellings, including the classic horro…
WHEN GRANDMA MOVED IN, HER DEAD HUSBAND CAME WITH HER: A Family’s Descent Into Paranormal Madness
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA grieving grandmother whispers with the dead—until her young granddaughter starts listening too. BBC’s Haunted Tales of the Supernatural brings us the …
70 PILES OF HUMAN ASHES FOUND SCATTERED ACROSS NEVADA DESERT: Disturbing Discovery Outside Las Vegas
Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/nevada-desert-cremated-remains-found-searchlight/An anonymous hiker's routine desert trek turned into a nightmare when they discovered dozens of piles of cremated human remains scattered across th…
TEACHING 20TH CENTURY HISTORY IS ILLEGAL: One Rebellious Teacher’s Secret Classroom Lessons
(BONUS EPISODE) In a dystopian future where teaching 20th century history is forbidden, elderly teacher Miss Hippiness risks everything to secretly tell her first-grade students about a time when people could choose their own careers, exper…
HIKERS FIND A TOWN STUCK IN 1920 – The Reason Why Is TERRIFYING
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateTwo hikers wander into a remote mountain town that looks like it’s been frozen in the Roaring‑’20s. At first, it seems quaintly nostalgic — but there’s …
THE GIRL WHO MADE A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL: The Terrifying True Possession of Clara Germana Cele
She was just 16 when she willingly sold her soul to the devil, but when Clara Germana Cele tried to back out of the deal, it took two priests, 170 witnesses, and a harrowing two-day exorcism to save her from the demonic forces that made her…
THE HAUNTING OF CAMP RESTING STONE: Abandoned For 22 Years – It Should Have Stayed That Way
(Full Audiobook) When Camp Resting Stone mysteriously reopens after more than two decades, the camp counselors insist the tale of a groundskeeper who died in a horrific accident is just a ghost story meant to scare campers. But as children …
KIDS SEEING GHOSTS, KIDS BEING GHOSTS: Real Paranormal Encounters
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateFrom toddlers casually chatting with deceased relatives to the ghostly cries of orphaned children still echoing through abandoned buildings, tonight's s…
SALEM’S MOST BRUTAL EXECUTION: The 1692 Death of Giles Corey | #WDRadio WEEK OF AUG 31, 2025
When the Salem witch trials reached their peak of hysteria in 1692, 81-year-old Giles Corey became the only person in American history to receive a court-ordered execution by crushing, defiantly gasping "more weight" as stones were piled on…
ABOMINATIONS OF PETER KÜRTEN: Germany’s Vampire of Düsseldorf – 10 Murders, 68 Crimes, Zero Remorse
In 1931, Peter Kürten walked to the guillotine and asked if he would hear his own blood gushing from his neck after decapitation, calling it "the pleasure to end all pleasures" - the final words of a man who had murdered at least 10 people …
THE STRANGE BURIAL OF ALEXANDER JORDAN: What Happens When You Are TOO Prepared For Death?
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateAlexander Jordan, terrified of being buried alive during cataleptic fits, rigs a mausoleum with safety measures. His nephew’s greed, aimed at securing t…
IDENTITY THEFT AND THE NAME GAME: How Satan's Greatest Robbery Reveals God's Ultimate Victory
You've been calling history's greatest villain by a stolen name that actually belongs to Jesus Christ, and this case of cosmic identity theft reveals a bigger truth about the battle over what to call you. Tonight, discover why names matter …
“CATFISH INVADED RIVER” and “LOCKED IN THE SCHOOL” – Scary Stories Written by Kids!
Send in your own scary story at http://MicroTerrors.com!“Catfish Invaded River”, by Jax Robertson, age 8“Locked In The School” by Dessa Mattingly, age 8Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrorsOther stories, novels, and more from…
INVISIBLE ALIENS AMONG US: The Terrifying Reason Aliens Won't Contact Us – But May Already Be Here
What if aliens are deliberately hiding from us because making contact means certain death? From the chilling Dark Forest Theory to NASA insiders claiming ETs walk among us, discover why we haven't found aliens yet—and the disturbing possibi…
“SKINLESS” (Part Five) by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors
At Camp Resting Stone's grand reopening, counselors warn the young campers about Skinless Gutts—the ghost of a man who died in a tragic accident twenty-two years ago. But when a fierce storm traps everyone at the isolated camp, the kids lea…
ROOM 801 AND MR. JANUS: Britain’s Secret UFO Room, A Royal Connection, And Meeting An Alien
In the 1950s, Britain secretly operated Room 801 — a hidden UFO investigation unit tracking thousands of sightings while publicly denying its existence. But the story goes far deeper: from Sir Peter Horsley's alleged meeting with an alien c…
NEW THEORY ABOUT THE ‘WOW’ SIGNAL: When Space Broke Its Silence for 72 Seconds
Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/wow-signal-1977-space-mystery-explained/For 72 seconds in 1977, something spoke to Earth from the depths of space. Nearly five decades later, scientists are finally closing in on what sent that me…
THE GOD KILLERS: Can a Fictional Character Murder His Own Creator-Author?
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the commercial-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA typist who accused of murdering the author she works for. But here’s the twist — she claims the real killer wasn’t a person — it was a charact…
CATTLE MUTILATION IN UTAH, JULY 2025: Why Were Only The Bull’s Reproductive Organs Missing?
Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/utah-bull-mutilation-reproductive-organs-2025/In July 2025, a Utah rancher discovered his prized bull lying dead in a remote field, its body intact except for one disturbing detail that would reig…
THE GIRLFRIEND TRAP: Teen Girl Sells Boyfriend Into Slavery For $14K | Myanmar Scam Compound Horror
A 19-year-old Chinese man thought he’d found love with a stylish teenager at a pool hall. Four months later, he emerged from a Myanmar scam compound deaf, traumatized, and 22 pounds lighter – sold into slavery by the girl who claimed to lov…
THE TRAIN VANISHED – AND SO DID THE TRACKS! A Ghost Train Mystery?
“The Lost Special” centers around the baffling disappearance of a privately hired train (“a special”) during its run from Liverpool to London. The train, carrying just a handful of individuals, vanishes inexplicably after passing a junction…
TRACKING A KIDNAPPER THROUGH TIME: He Escaped Captivity And Took The Girl To the Wild West
(Bonus Episode) “The Time Snatcher” by Randall Garrett | A time-traveling gunslinger races against the clock to stop a rogue agent from rewriting history in the gritty, dangerous world of the Old West.Originally published in ‘Imagination St…
DIVERSION: He Watched a Demon-Masked Man Stalk His Family Through the Windows
A father watches helplessly through shatterproof windows as a demon-masked intruder hunts his deaf son, teenage daughter, and wife through their darkened home while he remains locked outside. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkne…
THE TINTINA MUTILATIONS: Ranch Workers Flee from Something (Chupacabra?) Larger Than a Dog
READ or HEAR the original article: https://weirddarkness.com/tintina-cattle-mutilations-chupacabra/A remote cattle ranch in Argentina has become ground zero for a series of attacks so bizarre that hardened farm workers refuse to patrol at n…
THE WITCH HUNTS NEVER ENDED: Medieval Gallows To Modern Mob Justice
Read the original article (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/witch-trial-facts/From Salem's gallows where twenty innocent people swung in 1692, to modern Tanzania where elderly women are butchered with machetes for having red eye…
OLIVER ALVIS’ WAKING NIGHTMARE: 700 Days Without Sleep, Still Awake, And Doctors Are Out Of Ideas
A British train driver’s mysterious condition has left him unable to achieve unconsciousness for nearly two years, defying medical understanding and pushing the boundaries of human endurance.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarknes…
THE SHADOW, “Ghost Town”: The Only Residents At This Hotel Are Specters
The Shadow finds his way to the ghost town of Bad Creek, where the only other residents in the lonely hotel are the eerie—sometimes deadly—ghostly guardians of a nearby gold mine. | #RetroRadio EP0494Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://wei…
ARE UFOS PROTECTING US FROM NUCLEAR WAR? The Terrifying But True Malmstrom Alien Incident
For over fifty years, military officers at America's nuclear missile sites have reported UFOs hovering over their weapons, triggering unauthorized launch sequences, shutting down entire missile flights, and demonstrating complete control ov…
THE BIGAMY BLUES: When Wife TWO Meets Wife ONE At The Hospital But You’re Still Married To Wife ONE.
One man's creative approach to family planning resulted in the kind of hospital drama that nobody ordered.READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-bigamybluesMindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025#B…
WHAT IF YOU WERE TRAPPED IN JOHN WILKES BOOTH’S MIND? A Sci-Fi Tale of Lincoln’s Assassination
A scientist invents a method to send someone’s consciousness back in time so they can inhabit another person’s body. In a bold attempt, the protagonist goes back to the night of Lincoln’s assassination—but ends up inhabiting the mind of Joh…
THE WURST FLORIDA CRIME EVER: When Toilet Paper Meets Processed Meat in America's Weirdest State
A tale of parking disputes, alcohol, and questionable costume choices that proves Florida remains undefeated in the bizarre crime department.READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-wurstcrimeMindOfMarlar™,…
PRIVATE STOCK: A Tale of Murder, Music, and a Moaning Manifestation!
Police Captain Jim Turner is in crisis mode – he’s convinced his daughter Ginnie is responsible for the murder of a rock star. Meanwhile, he’s haunted (literally) by the ghost of his dead wife, with whom he argues as he grapples with the pa…
THE DEMON KNEW EVERYONE’S SECRETS: The True Possession Case That Terrified A Psychiatrist
When a skeptical Yale-trained psychiatrist was called to evaluate a self-proclaimed satanic high priestess claiming demonic possession, he expected to find mental illness, not a woman who knew intimate secrets about people she'd never met. …
THEY SAW UNICORNS AND BAT-MEN ON THE MOON: The Wildest Hoax in History
In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands of readers that the moon teemed with bat-winged humanoids, walking beavers, and unicorns, creating the most successful media hoax in American history. For six extraordinary days, the impossi…
DAVID PARKER RAY: THE TOY BOX KILLER #WDRadio WEEK OF AUG 24, 2025
David Parker Ray is believed to have tortured and killed more than 50 women inside his soundproof trailer – a trailer he referred to as his “toy box”.HOUR ONE: David Parker Ray is believed to have tortured and killed more than 50 women insi…
ABRAHAM LINCOLN: The Truth Behind the Vampire Hunter Legend (BONUS AUDIO)
While Abraham Lincoln wasn't actually hunting vampires, the real story of his mother's death from a mysterious milk-borne disease that caused entire villages to be abandoned—plus his prophetic death dream and the presidential curse that kil…
VAMPIRES FROM EVERY CULTURE: The Bloodsuckers You’ve Never Heard Of
From the Celtic fairies who bake human blood into deadly cakes to the Filipino Aswang who slides her hollow tongue through windows at night, every culture on Earth has created its own terrifying version of the vampire—and most are far more …