“CBS Radio Mystery Theater” 5-HOUR MARATHON 18 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio

20 Mai · Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

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After September 30, 1962, commercial radio drama was as dead as the doornail described in the opening pages of Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843), and everyone understood that television killed it. People who worked in both mediums realized that working in radio was a much better overall experience than television could ever be. Sure, TV had pictures to go along with the stories, but putting those pictures on the air involved a highly technical and expensive technology, and by the time those images reached the audience they were grainy, blurry, and sometimes nearly impossible to see. One actor could play different parts on several different radio programs, even in a single episode, but once they were seen in a TV show their face was recognizable enough that they had a hard time working on another show, and even a twenty-second appearance meant hours in makeup and wardrobe. Appearing in a radio drama required just a couple rehearsals and then remaining as quiet as possible in the studio, following along in the script until time to perform your lines, which you also read from the script. There was one important thing that television could offer over radio work; money. The accounting in TV and radio was fundamentally different. A radio program was usually paid for by a single sponsor while commercial time on TV shows was sold piecemeal, but there was still a phenomenal amount of money involved in TV production and the networks and sponsors were happy to pay it. Unable to compete with the huge amount of money being spread around by TV, after the final broadcasts of Suspense and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar on September 30, 1960, the Golden Age of Radio came to an end. Or did it? In the decade after the end of the Golden Age of Radio, TV matured artistically and technically. There had been a rejection by the networks of "rural" programming which helped launch a nostalgia craze. This craze began with the release of George Lucas's American Graffiti (1973), and suddenly everything old seemed new again. One of the genres which were best suited to radio was the horror shows which made listeners sit up in bed and pull the sheets over their heads. This sort of program had been pioneered Wyliss Cooper and Arch Oboler on Lights Out as well as The Whistler, Suspense, and Inner Sanctum Mysteries. This was the type of show creators decided upon for his radio nostalgia project, which became The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. They were convinced that there was enough interest from those who had heard similar shows growing up during the Golden Age, but the show built a following of younger fans for whom radio drama was a new and exciting experience. In many ways, CBSRMT was more like a TV program on the radio than a typical Old Time Radio show. The shows were taped rather than broadcast live, which allowed for greater post-production editing and creative control. The scripts generally ran 45 minutes, and the action was broken at points to allow for separately produced commercials and news bulletins to be inserted. The opening featured the "creaking door" effect which had been part of The Inner Sanctum. Host E.G. Marshall was never as campily creepy earlier horror hosts, but his closing, "Until next time, pleasant… dreams?" was sure to inspire nightmares. Production of CBSRMT was efficient almost to the point of cheapness. Creators drew upon radio row veterans working in New York as well as up-and-coming television personalities. The show used original stories from a wide variety of genres as well as literary classics. Writers were paid a flat $350 for each recorded script, and actors received union scale rates of $73.92 per episode. The actors would come into the studio for an initial script reading at 9:00 am, and the episode was generally completed by noon. Paychecks were handed out and the tape would be edited in the afternoon.

00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.482 = The Deadly Blind Man’s Bluff (September 25, 1974)
00:47:32.000 = The Spectral Bride (September 26, 1974)
01:33:04.000 = Murder To Perfection (September 30, 1974)
02:18:37.287 = The Bride That Wasn’t (October 01, 1974)
03:04:34.000 = The Golden Blood of the Sun (October 03, 1974)
03:50:24.000 = Sister of Death (October 07, 1974)
04:36:05.000 = Trapped (October 09, 1974)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
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Multi-Episode Marathon: July 01, 2024 #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
2 Jul· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
We heard you - the original RETRO RADIO has returned with nothing but Old Time Radio shows playing back-to-back!

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:48.040 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Bury Me Again” (November 04, 1974)
00:47:10.561 = The Chase, “The Will” (February 15, 1953)
01:17:26.078 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “It Came From Video” (Air Date Unknown)
01:46:42.384 = Cloak And Dagger, “Brenner Pass” (June 04, 1950)
02:17:33.888 = The Creaking Door, “Face To Face Music of the Spheres” (Air Date Unknown)
02:43:27.768 = Creeps By Night, “The Final Reckoning” (July 12, 1944)
03:12:42.496 = Crime Classics, “John & Judith, Their Crime And Why They Didn’t Enjoy It” (December 16, 1953)
03:41:55.556 = Dark Fantasy, “Men Call Me Mad” (December 19, 1941)
04:07:20.874 = The Devil And Mr. O, “Where Are You” (October 08, 1971)
04:37:58.167 = Dimension X, “Knock” (May 06, 1950)
05:07:37.627 = Show Close

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Originally aired: July 01, 2024

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“WILD MEN IN THE HILLS” and More True Stories! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
30 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Stories of “wild men”–people who live ferally in nature as any wild animal would do–have been a part of our myths and legends since the dawn of civilization. But they don’t live just in ancient lore… according to the reports, they are being seen even today, despite the modern and technological world surrounding them. (Wild Men In The Hills) *** In 1974 the Smurl family began a 15-year period of terror by an unknown entity. (The Smurl Family Tormentors) *** Weirdo family member John Parish discovers something strange going on in his home’s wood shop. (Woodworking Ghost) *** One of the problems with cryptids such as Bigfoot or Sasquatch is that they leave very little evidence behind of their existence. Their cousin the Yowie leaves even less evidence behind – on the verge of none. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t any evidence. (Tracks of the Kempsey Creature)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:04.557 = Weird Darkness, “Wild Men In The Hills, Part 1”
00:10:30.927 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Demon Spirit” (October 31, 1974)
00:56:57.032 = Weird Darkness, “Wild Men In The Hills, Part 2”
01:06:04.648 = Beyond Midnight, “Paxtons House” (November 08, 1968)
01:32:22.926 = Weird Darkness, “Wild Men In The Hills, Part 3”
01:42:37.584 = The Black Mass, “An Evening’s Entertainment” (October 31, 1964)
02:14:51.776 = Weird Darkness, “The Smurl Family Tormentors”
02:25:52.387 = Box 13, “Blackmail Is Murder” (September 05, 1948)
02:54:59.745 = Weird Darkness, “Tracks Of The Kempsey Creature”
03:05:59.713 = Weird Darkness, “Woodworking Ghost”
03:09:42.244 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Wild Men In The Hills” by Sarah P. Young for Ancient Origins http://bit.ly/2BIiSwC and Micah Hanks for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2WmoIgY
“The Smurl Family Tormentors” by Jacob Shelton for Ranker: http://bit.ly/32PYAhl
“Woodworking Ghost” by Weirdo family member John Parish
“Tracks of the Kempsey Creature” by Paul Cropper for The Fortean: http://bit.ly/32ZgptI
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Originally aired: June 29, 2024

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“H.H. HOLMES: AMERICA’S JACK THE RIPPER” and more! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
29 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Witchcraft, torture, and a man selling his soul to Satan. Not exactly the kind of events you typically expect before a wedding. (The Devil’s Agent) *** Creativity is usually admired by those who experience it, reveling in the joy and artistry a creator puts into his work. But when a serial killer decides to get creative, the only one who feels joy is the killer himself. And thus was the case with H. H. Holmes. (America’s Most Creative Serial Killer) *** Did an American serial killer’s reign of terror reach England? One man believes so. In fact, he believes his great-great grandfather was the one and only Jack the Ripper. And that man was H. H. Holmes. (American Ripper)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:15.863 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Black Room” (October 29, 1974)
00:49:39.570 = Weird Darkness, “The Devil’s Agent”
00:57:22.991 = X Minus One, “The Parade” (May 01, 1950)
01:26:58.331 = Weird Darkness, “H.H. Holmes, Part 1”
01:38:22.399 = ABC Mystery Time, “Murder In Haste” (Air Date Unknown)
02:03:30.496 = Weird Darkness, “H.H. Holmes, Part 2”
02:17:07.496 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943)
02:46:02.959 = Weird Darkness, “H.H. Holmes, Part 3”
02:52:04.188 = Beyond the Green Door, “Phillip Baine in the Yukon (Air Date Unknown)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Devil’s Agent” by Erik for The Paranormal Scholar: http://bit.ly/2Wh4hBL
“America’s Most Creative Serial Killer” by John Freund for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2PABl6N
“American Ripper” by C.W.S. for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2PvOJsC
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Originally aired: June 28, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/h-h-holmes-americas-jack-the-ripper/
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“STIKINI, FLYING HEADS, SHAPESHIFTERS, AND MORE NATIVE AMERICAN LORE” #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
28 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Native American people in Oklahoma tell of a vampire-like creature called a stikini, or “man owl”. (The Stikini Vampire) *** The Native American Iroquois are terrified of a flying demonic creature that takes pleasure in tormenting their people – just for kicks. (The Flying Head of the Iroquois) *** Native Americans have wonderful legends of a powerful and magnificent Thunderbird that was sent by the Gods to protect humans from evil. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t terrifying. (Shapeshifting Thunderbirds) *** The Hopi Indian tribe encountered what they called the Maasaw – a living skeleton that was not only horrifying, but also gifted the Hopi with sacred knowledge. (The Skeleton Man of the Hopi) *** Many Native myths and legends deal with coyotes – for some it is the most sacred of all animals. For others, it is the most profane of animals. (Legends of the Coyote)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:03:26.232 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Possessed By The Devil” (October 28, 1974) – low quality at start
00:50:16.868 = Weird Darkness, “The Stikini Vampire”
00:54:13.110 = Weird Darkness, “The Flying head of the Iroquois”
00:59:13.470 = The Weird Circle, “House and Brain” (1943)
01:28:16.482 = Weird Darkness, “Shapeshifting Thunderbirds, Part 1”
01:37:04.688 = The Whistler, “Notes In The Night” (June 27, 1942)
02:08:13.497 = Weird Darkness, “Shapeshifting Thunderbirds, Part 2”
02:14:33.898 = Weird Darkness, “The Skeleton Man of the Hopi”
02:22:52.832 = Strange Wills, “Mad Concerto” (June 08, 1946)
02:53:52.041 = Weird Darkness, “Legends of the Coyote”
03:00:01.340 = Witch’s Tale, “Priest of Sekhet” (February 27, 1933)
03:25:45.985 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Stikini Vampire” by A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2mrRQp5
“The Flying Head of the Iroquois” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2mlzGVR
“Shapeshifting Thunderbirds” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2kxMAje and A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2kMqFoD
“The Skeleton Man of the Hopi” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2msZzDm
“Legends of the Coyote” by A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2kLtK8s
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Originally aired: June 27, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/stikini-flying-heads-shapeshifters-and-more-native-american-lore/
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“REDHEAD GIANTS, DARK WATCHERS, WENDIGO, AND MORE NATIVE AMERICAN LORE” #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
27 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Did the Comanche Indians defeat a race of white, red-haired giants? (White Giants) *** The Illini people have had numerous encounters with a mysterious dragon-like creature that existed thousands of moons before the pale face came. (Piasa - The Native American Dragon) *** The Cherokee have an interesting tale of how disease and medicine came into existence – and the story also explains why Native Americans respect all life. (The Legend of the Little Deer) *** The Cherokee people talk of an ancient light-skinned people whose blue eyes were so sensitive to light that they lived in the dark, underground. (The Moon-Eyed People of the Cherokee) *** The Chumash Indians in California first spoke of the dark watchers in legends and their artists painted images of them on cave walls. Who or what were they? (The Dark Watchers) *** Native Americans in North America have a well known cryptid that is believed to live even today – it’s cannibalistic, it can shapeshift, and it’s called the Wendigo. (Wendigo – The Native American Cannibal) *** All cultures have tales of heroes defeating evil. The Algonquian tribe is no different – and their mythical hero defeated evil sorcerers and the sorcerers’ demon followers. (Glooskap the Demon Slayer)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:15.467 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Cage For Augie Karo” (October 24, 1974)
00:48:40.908 = Weird Darkness, “White Giants”
00:52:16.312 = Weird Darkness, “Piasa – The Native American Dragon”
00:57:14.661 = Mystery House, “Complete With Quartet” (September 16, 1945)
01:25:14.041 = Weird Darkness, “Legend of the Little Deer”
01:29:59.651 = Weird Darkness, “The Moon-Eyed People”
01:35:18.770 = Theater Five, “A House of Cards” (August 04, 1964)
01:58:56.137 = Weird Darkness, “The Dark Watchers”
02:03:24.412 = Weird Darkness, “Wendigo: The Native American Cannibal”
02:06:54.281 = Weird Darkness, “Glooskap: the Demon Slayer”
02:11:12.893 = 2000 Plus, “When Worlds Met” (May 03, 1950)
02:42:03.174 = Weird Darkness, “More Native American Lore, Part 1”
02:50:39.075 = The Unexpected, “Solid Citizen” (Air Date Unknown)
03:06:38.884 = Weird Darkness, “More Native American Lore, Part 2”
03:23:11.784 = Dark Venture, “Turnabout” (May 20, 1946)
03:46:01.524 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“White Giants” by Trycia at DiscloseTV: http://bit.ly/2moiQ8Q
“Piasa - The Native American Dragon” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2kVwsbm
“The Legend of the Little Deer” by Thalia Lightbringer: http://bit.ly/2m7kNGv
“The Moon-Eyed People of the Cherokee” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2VcDc5H
“The Dark Watchers” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2kokkPM
“Wendigo – The Native American Cannibal” by A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2W293Bs
“Glooskap the Demon Slayer” by A. Sutherland: http://bit.ly/2kXJRzz
“More Native American Lore” by Eric Redding: http://bit.ly/2m0thiO
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: June 26, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/redhead-giants-dark-watchers-wendigo-and-more-native-american-lore/
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“CALLING 555-TERROR” – True Tales of Terrifying Telephone Calls! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
26 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
We usually expect our horror stories to involve a haunted house or a fog-shrouded graveyard. But in modern times some of the most terrifying stories have begun with a simple phone call.

YOU TUBE CHAPTERS AND TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:03:39.296 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “See Naples And Die” (October 23, 1974)
00:49:41.200 = Weird Darkness Segment 1
00:57:25.112 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955)
01:10:35.664 = Weird Darkness Segment 2
01:20:26.603 = Suspense, “Wet Saturday” (June 24, 1942)
01:50:12.895 = Weird Darkness Segment 3
02:02:47.315= Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953)
02:34:11.724 = Weird Darkness Segment 4
02:41:57.010 = Tales From The Crypt, “Isle Of Death”
03:20:21.537 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Calling 555-TERROR” by Jessika M. Thomas: http://bit.ly/2M7YdJW, and Aaron Edwards: http://bit.ly/33n6Jds
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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(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.)
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Originally aired: June 25, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/calling-555-terror/
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“HAUNTED CEMETERIES AND GRAVEYARDS” #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
25 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: If there’s one thing on Earth that we can all agree is most likely to be haunted, it’s a graveyard. Since the advent of civilization we’ve gathered our dead and placed them in burial plots together. And it’s no surprise that people talk of the spirits that linger, not far from the final resting place of their bodies, perhaps clinging to life or serving as a grim omen for what’s to come when we all meet our end. Some of these cemeteries, however, boast more ghost stories than others.

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:05:01.866 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Old Ones Are Hard To Kill” (January 06, 1974)
00:52:06.611 = Weird Darkness, “Resurrection Mary – Chicago’s Most Famous Ghost”
01:00:37.213 = I Love a Mystery, “Case of the Roxy Mob” (January 18, 1939)
01:16:08.685 = Weird Darkness, “Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery”
01:22:35.237 = The Shadow, “The Three Ghosts” (October 31, 1937)
01:54:46.740 = Weird Darkness, “The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery”
01:59:38.249 = Weird Darkness, “Hellmouth of Stull Cemetery”
02:05:21.623 = Weird Darkness, “Moving Coffins of the Chase Family”
02:11:40.802 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Empty House” (October 05, 1932)
02:27:34.745 = Weird Darkness, “Most Haunted Graveyards Ever, Part 1”
02:41:05.866 = Sleep No More, “Conquerors Isle” (November 21, 1956)
03:10:54.364 = Weird Darkness, “Most Haunted Graveyards Ever, Part 2”
03:31:19.125 = Sounds of Darkness, “The Neiman Principle” (July 14, 1967)
03:58:08.682 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Resurrection Mary – Chicago’s Most Famous Ghost” by Elisabeth Tilstra: http://bit.ly/31DKcr4
“Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2OTIPTo
“Moving Coffins of the Chase Family” by Elisabeth Tilstra: http://bit.ly/2yVrHlv
“Hellmouth of Stull Cemetery” posted at The Line Up: http://bit.ly/2yT1dBc
“Colonial Park Cemetery” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/31yX4yw
“Bachelor’s Grove” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2Z0yhG2
“The Dead of Hart Island” by Steven Casale: http://bit.ly/2H77spp
“The Mausoleum of Mary Reed” by Jessica Ferri: http://bit.ly/302mrby
“The Grave of the Female Stranger” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2OViAfA
“Forgotten Graveyards” by Deanna Janes: http://bit.ly/300Duej
“The Most Haunted Graveyards Ever” sources: Occult Museum: http://bit.ly/304kX0A, Kimberly Powell: http://bit.ly/2Z0gkmN, Stacy Conradt: http://bit.ly/2YKCIpe, David Ian McKendry: http://bit.ly/2KvMz9n
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: June 24, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/haunted-cemeteries-and-graveyards/
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“GIANT BUGS, MANTIS MEN, AND THE SMURL FAMILY DEMON” and More Terrors! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
24 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Bugs. Spiders. All manner of creepy crawlies raise goosebumps for many. But even those who have no natural fear of insects might run in terror if they see one the size of a human being. And that is exactly what people around the world have been reporting. (Giant Bugs and Mantis Men) *** In 1974, the Smurl family was tormented by supernatural forces so intense, the haunting even withstood intervention by demonologists. Who or what was behind the terrifying oppression of this previously normal Pennsylvania family? (The Demonic Torture of the Smurl Family) *** There are numerous tales of ships simply disappearing without a trace. Some are never heard from again… others have created legends that terrify sailors to this day. (Ghost Ships Lost at Sea) *** Weirdo family member Jan Daniels relates events that happened to her on a new job – with odd happenings in the women’s restroom among other things! (Scarecrows and Towel Dispensers) *** In 1992, runners came across a gruesome discovery in a South Wales state park… a dead body. But it was only the beginning of what quickly became a string of murders by a serial killer. (The Australian Backpacker Murderer) *** Azrael is known by many names in numerous cultures… but he is most famously, or infamously known as the angel of destruction. And not only are his powers terrifying – so is his appearance. (Azrael: The Angel of Destruction) *** When you hear the words “Loch Ness” you immediately think of Nessie – the Loch Ness Monster. But this deep, lengthy body of water in Scotland is known for other strange creatures – including what some are reporting as a giant bird of prey. (Loch Ness Monster-Sized Owl) *** At just 14 years old, Jesse Pomeroy became the youngest convicted murderer in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. What would drive a boy so young to such brutal crimes? (The Fiend of Boston) *** When you sit down to a good ghost story, you expect horrors, terrifying encounters, frightening situations… but not all ghosts are malevolent. In fact, some appear to take solace from beyond the grave by reaching out to those still living to help them, even rescue someone or save a mortal’s life. (Ghosts To The Rescue)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:53.470 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Mind Over Matthew” (October 21, 1974)
00:51:00.631 = Weird Darkness, “Giant Bugs and Mantis Men, Part 1”
01:01:08.061 = The Black Museum, “French-English Dictionary” (Air Date Unknown)
01:26:01.687 = Weird Darkness, “Giant Bugs and Mantis Men, Part 2”
01:44:26.794 = The Mysterious Traveler, “House of Death” (January 30, 1944)
02:13:39.507 = Weird Darkness, “The Demonic Torture of the Smurl Family”
02:22:46.648 = Obsession, “Compartment Car 92: Paranoia Death House Express” (Air Date Unknown)
02:48:25.916 = Weird Darkness, “Ghost Ships Lost At Sea, Part 1”
02:54:16.131 = Origin of Superstition, “Throwing Salt” (Air Date Unknown)
03:10:18.169 = Weird Darkness, “Ghost Ships Lost At Sea, Part 2”
03:20:03.190 = Weird Darkness, “Scarecrows and Towel Dispensers”
03:23:13.681 = The Price Of Fear, “Fish” (Air Date Unknown)
03:53:36.691 = Weird Darkness, “Australian Backpacker Murders”
04:02:42.307 = Quiet Please, “Some People Don’t Die” (December 08, 1947) – poor audio quality
04:28:02.763 = Weird Darkness, “Azrael: The Angel of Destruction”
04:35:29.258 = Weird Darkness, “Ghosts To The Rescue”
04:47:17.943 = Weird Darkness, “Loch Ness Monster-Sized Owl”
04:52:08.921 = Weird Darkness, “The Fiend of Boston”
05:00:02.068 = The Sealed Book, “Queen of Cats” (June 24, 1945)
05:29:35.065 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Giant Bugs And Mantis Men” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/32UKawc
“Ghost Ships Lost at Sea” by Elizabeth Lundin: http://bit.ly/2K0h0TY
“The Demonic Torture of the Smurl Family” by Jacob Shelton: http://bit.ly/32PYAhl
“Scarecrows and Towel Dispensers” by Weirdo family member Jan Daniels
“Australian Backpacker Murderer” by Catherine Phalan: http://bit.ly/2YpkYPc
“Azrael: The Angel of Destruction” by Nathan Gibson: http://bit.ly/2JWkIOk
“Loch Ness Monster-Sized Owl” by Nick Redfern: http://bit.ly/2LI4FXJ
“The Fiend of Boston” by Stephanie Almazan: http://bit.ly/2GwpX6B
“Ghosts To The Rescue” by Inigo Gonzalez: http://bit.ly/2K3q36u
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: June 23, 2024

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“THE BEAST OF BARNSTOM DRAIN” #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
23 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: In 2016, there was something of a folk panic in Yorkshire, northern England, following reported sightings of an eight-foot werewolf with a very human face. It’s known as the Beast of Barmston Drain – but most people call him “Old Stinker”. (Old Stinker) *** A man in Louisiana has a magnetic personality. Not for the ladies… but for the paranormal. (Paranormal Magnet Man) *** A truck-driver was not prepared for what he experienced one summer night at a tiny truck stop in the middle of nowhere... hardly the place where one would expect a ghost… if that's what it even was. (Phantom of the Truck Stop) *** No animal had ever made such sounds. Neither the lions of East Africa nor the angry bulls. At times, it sounded like a veritable herd of wild beasts orchestrated by Satan had formed a hellish choir. And that was only a small part of the demonic possession of a girl named Clara. (Demonic Possession In South Africa) *** Want to live on the cheap in Tokyo, Japan? It’s easy to do – if you don’t mind living with a ghost or two. (Tokyo Ghosts) *** Cryptozoologists are abuzz about recent sightings of a creature seen in the lakes of Connemara in Ireland. The creature is rumored to be up to 30 feet long, with a mane of hair running along its back. Is it a yet undiscovered species of fish? A giant eel? A cousin to the Loch Ness monster in Scotland – or even perhaps a living dinosaur? No one has yet been able to answer the question – but recently monster hunters from around the globe came together in Ireland to try and find answers. (The Giant Eels of Connemara) *** For decades, mountain hikers have been reporting strange things happening on Mount Everest while scaling to the top. Weird events and encounters that could only be described as supernatural. (The Paranormal of Mount Everest) *** High school teacher Pamela Smart fell in love. Unfortunately, she fell in love with a 15-year-old student… and that is only the beginning of this horrible story. (High School Homicide) *** Weirdo family member, Josh Marinkovic, tells an eerie true experience that would shake anyone to the core. (Oh, He’s Not Home) *** Weirdo family member Cass tells her story of a disturbing dream, a sick friend, and the temptation to sell her soul in order to save her. (El Diablo)
YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Stories Preview and Show Open
00:04:57.765 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Last Escape” (October 17, 1974)
00:51:16.678 = Weird Darkness, “Old Stinker (The Beast of Barnstom Drain)”
01:01:48.947 = Macabre, “Weekend” (November 20, 1961)
01:31:52.407 = Weird Darkness, “Paranormal Magnet Man”
01:38:14.699 = CBS Radio Workshop, “The Case of the White Kitten” (July 13, 1956)
02:08:14.850 = Weird Darkness, “Phantom of the Truck Stop”
02:20:51.477 = Chamber of Horrors, “The Waxwork” (Air Date Unknown)
02:48:00.496 = Weird Darkness, “Demonic Possession in South Africa”
02:56:33.393 = Ellery Queen, “The Message In Red” (November 07, 1945)
03:27:32.818 = Weird Darkness, “The Paranormal of Mount Everest”
03:35:31.077 = Sleep No More, “I Am Waiting at Browdean Farm” (January 23, 1957)
04:07:16.177 = Weird Darkness, “The Giant Eel Controversy, Part 1”
04:16:05.014 = Mystery In The Air, “The Great Barastro” (August 07, 1947)
04:47:22.851 = Weird Darkness, “The Giant Eel Controversy, Part 2”
04:57:59.476 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Criminal At Large” (April 11, 1944)
05:28:38.231 = Weird Darkness, “Tokyo Ghosts”
05:38:08.615 = Murder At Midnight, “Red Wheels” (September 13, 1946)
06:04:45.374 = Weird Darkness, “High School Homicide”
06:12:28.515 = Weird Darkness, “Oh, He’s Not Home”

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Old Stinker” by Maggie Clendenin: http://bit.ly/2Fx5AFT
“Paranormal Magnet Man” by Ben Lundin: http://bit.ly/2xaaofC
“Phantom of the Truck Stop” by Stephen Wagner: http://bit.ly/2xd3whv
“Demonic Possession In South Africa” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2XC9x66
“Monster Hunters Invading Ireland” by Allbhe Daly: http://bit.ly/2ZOPmQ5
“The Giant Eel Controversy” by Nick Redfern: http://bit.ly/2NaROyN
“Tokyo Ghosts” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2Rx8mPS
“The Paranormal of Mount Everest” by Max Booth III: http://bit.ly/2X3npab
“High School Homicide” by Grace Srinivaisiah: http://bit.ly/2IEwhdo
“Oh, He’s Not Home” by Weirdo family member Josh Marinkovic: http://bit.ly/2x8we36
“El Diablo” by Weirdo family member Cass, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library
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Originally aired: June 22, 2024

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“PERNICIOUS POLTERGEISTS AND MURDEROUS MANIFESTATIONS” and more! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
22 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
Full Episode Notes: https://weirddarkness.com/pernicious-poltergeists-and-murderous-manifestations/
IN THIS EPISODE: “Homicidal Poltergeists” *** “The Ghost of a Serial Killer Lurks Within This Abandoned Farmhouse” *** “The Argentina Entity” *** “Ghostly Voice Causes Hiker To Get Lost” *** “The Strange Mystery of the Eddy Brothers” *** “It Was My Duty To Kill Him” *** “Red McLaughlin’s Last Swim” *** “The Vanishing of the Springfield Three” *** “The Clay Pigeon of the Underworld” *** “The Unlucky Widow of Gangland Chicago” *** “Caught Between Heaven and Hell”

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:46.082 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Picture On A Wall” (October 15, 1974)
00:51:30.587 = Weird Darkness, “Homicidal Poltergeists Part 1”
00:57:11.081 = The Haunting Hour, “Ptolemy’s Grave” (1945)
01:25:20.151 = Weird Darkness, “Homicidal Poltergeists Part 2”
01:35:10.815 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Reflected Image” (Air Date Unknown)
02:01:55.533 = Weird Darkness, “Homicidal Poltergeists, Part 3”
02:04:26.447 = Weird Darkness, “The Ghost of a Serial Killer Lurks Within This Abandoned Farmhouse”
02:13:07.974 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Buried Treasure Map” (Air Date Unknown)
02:37:49.128 = Weird Darkness, “The Argentina Entity”
02:42:10.767 = Weird Darkness, “Ghostly Voice Causes Hiker to Get Lost”
02:46:56.707 = House of Mystery, “Monster In The Lake” (May 08, 1945)
03:02:19.869 = Weird Darkness, “The Strange Mystery of the Eddy Brothers, Part 1”
03:13:11.852 = I Love a Mystery, “Secret Passage To Death, Part 1”
03:28:40.344 = I Love a Mystery, “Secret Passage To Death, Part 2”
03:42:13.619 = I Love a Mystery, “Secret Passage To Death, Part 3” (poor audio quality)
04:11:19.224 = Weird Darkness, “The Strange Mystery of the Eddy Brothers, Part 2”
04:26:10.536 = Incredible But True, “Mr. Watt’s Awakening”
04:29:54.189 = Inner Sanctum, “Dead Freight” (May 18, 1941)
04:52:31.116 = Weird Darkness, “The Strange Mystery of the Eddy Brothers, Part 3”
04:58:19.354 = The Key, “Bank Robbery” (Air Date Unknown)
05:24:23.206 = Weird Darkness, “It Was My Duty To Kill Him”
05:31:19.521 = Weird Darkness, “The Clay Pigeon of the Underworld”
05:47:08.123 = Lights Out, “The Story of Mr. Maggs” (December 01, 1942)
06:15:54.122 = Weird Darkness, “The Vanishing of the Springfield Three”
06:23:36.483 = Weird Darkness, “Red McLaughlin’s Last Swim”
06:30:31.909 = Lux Radio Theater, “Sorry, Wrong Number” (January 09, 1950)
07:30:20.235 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Homicidal Poltergeists” by Sean Casteel: http://bit.ly/2R8tgEV
“The Ghost of a Serial Killer Lurks Within This Abandoned Farmhouse” from Backpackerverse: http://bit.ly/2F2XaFW
“The Argentina Entity” posted at Inexplicata: http://www.inexplicata.blogspot.com/
“Ghostly Voice Causes Hiker To Get Lost” by Steve Almasy: https://cnn.it/2WAxw1j
“The Strange Mystery of the Eddy Brothers” from the book “Hauntings of America” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/2F5zroC
“It Was My Duty To Kill Him” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2R6KMtd
“Red McLaughlin’s Last Swim” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/31nQuM5
“The Vanishing of the Springfield Three” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2Ka31gS
“The Clay Pigeon of the Underworld” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2KHJzHt
“The Unlucky Widow of Gangland Chicago”: http://bit.ly/2KGOSae
“Caught Between Heaven and Hell” by Sean Casteel: http://bit.ly/2XdbuGh
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: June 21, 2024

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“GHASTLY AND GRIM GREMLINS” #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
21 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Like an episode of the Twilight Zone, a Qantas flight had to make an emergency landing when a hole appeared seemingly out of nowhere, puncturing in the fuselage and causing the cabin to suddenly lose pressure. Could it truly be possible that gremlins are to blame? (Gremlins On The Attack) *** We’ll also hear from a former member of the Royal Air Force with his own thoughts and research about gremlins. (The Gremlin Question) *** They worked in great secrecy. Their goal was to create a society without a King and Church. They were the Illuminati… but do they still exist? (Secret Society of the Illuminati) *** Is a modern-day wolf-man prowling the woods of central England? (Something Sinister at a Cemetery) *** On December 13, 1932, Edna Murray made her escape from the Women’s state penitentiary at Jefferson City, Missouri. The “Kissing Bandit” had escaped again… for the third time. (Escape of the Kissing Bandit) *** A college student reads about how his college is haunted – which might explain the strange goings-on in his dorm room. (Invisible Stalker) *** Greensboro student Maddie thought her apartment might be haunted when clothes vanished and noises came out of nowhere. The truth was even more terrifying. (Closet Criminal) *** Is it possible that OJ Simpson’s son Jason was the true killer of Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown? (O.J. Simpson: A Killer In The Family) *** What compelled young priests in training to commit suicide in Room 2 of Ireland’s national seminary? (The Ghost Room of Maynooth) *** An Oxford University professor claims aliens are already breeding with humans on earth – could he be right? (Are Aliens Breeding With Humans?) *** After murdering his wife and attempting to kill his children, then unsuccessfully trying to kill himself, Henry Rathbone claimed it was all due to a curse he believed he brought onto himself – which began at the death of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. (The Assassination Curse) *** Is it possible that the Early Middle Ages, years 614-911 A.D. never existed? That’s the claim of an extremely controversial theory. (The Phantom Time Hypothesis) *** A man is convinced his Swedish grandmother continues to look in on him, even years after her death. (The Seventh Daughter of the Seventh Daughter)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:03:53.314 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “House Where Death Lives” (November 07, 1944)
00:17:49.961 = Weird Darkness, “Gremlins On The Attack”
00:26:50.010 = Dreadful John at Midnight, “Ghost Hunt” (Air Date Unknown)
00:43:21.036 = Weird Darkness, “The Gremlin Question, Part 1”
00:50:37.839 = Drop Dead (Air Date Unknown)
01:28:17.713 = Weird Darkness, “The Gremlin Question, Part 2”
01:32:51.309 = Weird Darkness, “Secret Society of the Illuminati”
01:40:38.748 = Eleventh Hour, “Truckload of Nitro” (Air Date Unknown)
02:09:13.207 = Weird Darkness, “Something Sinister at a Cemetery”
02:16:38.580 = Escape, “The Man Who Would Be King” (July 07, 1947)
02:47:07.882 = Weird Darkness, “Escape of the Kissing Bandit”
02:54:11.257 = Murder By Experts, “It’s Luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949)
03:24:29.840 = Weird Darkness, “Invisible Stalker”
03:29:00.676 = Weird Darkness, “Closet Criminal”
03:33:57.920 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Desert Object” (December 25, 1957)
03:54:00.870 = Weird Darkness, “O.J. Simpson: A Killer In The Family”
04:06:39.123 = Five After The Hour, “Man Around The House” (June 13, 1945)
04:32:11.605 = Weird Darkness, “The Ghost Room of Maynooth”
04:40:13.039 = Hall of Fantasy, “Markheim” (April 24, 1947)
05:07:35.976 = Weird Darkness, “The Assassination Curse”
05:12:22.611 = Weird Darkness, “The Phantom Time Hypothesis”
05:17:10.630 = Weird Darkness, “The Seventh Daughter of the Seventh Daughter”
05:21:02.116 = Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “What Was It?” (June 28, 1980)
05:48:35.413 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Author of the gremlin poem used at the beginning of this episode is unknown, provided by the Royal Air Force Squadron 100: http://bit.ly/2LmlEiV
“The Gremlin Question” by Hubert Griffith: http://bit.ly/2LmlEiV
“Gremlins On The Attack” by Pastor Swope: http://bit.ly/2LnGs9G
“Secret Society of the Illuminati” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2LlbIpY
“Something Sinister at a Cemetery” by Nick Redfern: http://bit.ly/2PS3Rif
“Escape of the Kissing Bandit” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2LkGPSk
“Invisible Stalker” by Gian Naoco: http://bit.ly/2Lg8Avo
“Closet Criminal” by Marco Margaritoff: http://bit.ly/2LkIabO
“O.J. Simpson: A Killer In The Family” from The Unredacted: http://bit.ly/2VBQdVO
“The Ghost Room of Maynooth” by Charlie Hintz: http://bit.ly/2JlTYIg
“Are Aliens Breeding With Humans?” by Jon Rogers: http://bit.ly/2VQbJX0
“The Assassination Curse” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2VOzUVJ
“The Phantom Time Hypothesis” by Ellen Lloyd: http://bit.ly/2DSqfDb
“The Seventh Daughter of the Seventh Daughter” by Roy from Your Ghost Stories: http://bit.ly/2H1s0Pi
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: June 20, 2024

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BONUS EPISODE: “THE SNARE” by Richard Rein Smith #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
20 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: A story originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in January, 1956.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: June 19, 2024

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“INTERDIMENSIONAL SASQUATCH” #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
20 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Haunted by a shadowy spirit creature which they say lives inside their home, a Gasparillo family is now seeing spiritual help to remove their unwanted guest. (Spirt Creature Tortures Family) *** Coyotes are of the dog family and are formidable and deadly hunters. But could they also have the ability to shape-shift? (Coyotes and the Chupacabra) ***  People have been chasing Bigfoot for more than sixty years. Yet still, we have no definitive, physical proof of its existence. Could the explanation be that Bigfoot is visiting us from another dimension? (Interdimensional Sasquatch) *** An English town is terrorized by a beast that appears to have a rooster’s head and body, the wings of a bat, and a snake’s tail. We’ll look at the legend of the cockatrice. (The Terrorizing Cockatrice) *** Shortly after the terrorist attack on New York on September 11th, 2001 – another terrorist attack began. This time it was targeting public figures. The weapon of choice was anthrax, and the method of delivery was the U.S. Post Office. (Who Sent the Anthrax Letters?) *** A legal battle takes place over the rights of ownership of mummified cats! (Meowing Mummies) *** A very strange case involving time travel and power to change timelines was reported in 1977s. The case caused a sensation world-wide. Had Sid Hurwich the creator of the time-altering machine really found a way to alter historical events? (The Machine That Could Freeze Time) *** An incestuous love triangle between a young woman, her uncle, and a restaurant chef ends up in murder! (Caused By Jealously) *** In 1888, London was terrorized by the serial murderer of women who called himself Jack the Ripper. Four years later another Jack came into existence. This one murdering men – and this time in New York City. (Jack the Slasher)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:59.722 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Vs The Mutant Rats” (Air Date Unknown)
00:31:23.365 = Weird Darkness, “Interdimensional Sasquatch, Part 1”
00:38:13.862 = Cloak And Dagger, “Trojan Horse” (May 28, 1950)
01:09:14.912 = Weird Darkness, “Interdimensional Sasquatch, Part 2”
01:18:36.378 = The Creaking Door, “Haunted Hangman” (Air Date Unknown)
01:48:14.357 = Weird Darkness, “Interdimensional Sasquatch, Part 3”
01:55:43.010 = Weird Darkness, “Spirit Creature Tortures Family”
02:01:30.279 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944)
02:31:23.537 = Weird Darkness, “Coyotes and Chupacabra”
02:38:31.938 = Crime Classics, “John Hayes, His Head, And How They Parted” (October 28, 1953)
03:06:46.686 = Weird Darkness, “Jack The Slasher”
03:12:42.811 = Dark Fantasy, “The Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941)
03:37:19.652 = Weird Darkness, “Caused By Jealousy”
03:39:55.227 = Weird Darkness, “Who Sent The Anthrax Letters?”
03:47:12.108 = The Devil And Mr. O, “Revolt of Worms” (October 01, 1971)
04:17:41.383 = Weird Darkness, “The Terrorizing Cockatrice”
04:21:05.297 = Weird Darkness, “The Machine That Could Freeze Time”
04:26:31.752 = Weird Darkness, “Meowing Mummies”
04:29:48.127 = Dimension X, “No Contact” (April 29, 1950)
04:54:09.075 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Spirit Creature Tortures Family” by Radhica De Silva for The Guardian: http://bit.ly/2GdZWI4
“Coyotes and the Chupacabra” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2Gd7sTE
“Interdimensional Sasquatch” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2vepwrz
“The Terrorizing Cockatrice” by Jocelyn LeBlanc for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4acnbzuj
“Who Sent the Anthrax Letters?” by Shelly Barclay for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2v4Lih9
“Jack the Slasher” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder by Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2UgGX4x
“The Machine That Could Freeze Time” by Cynthia MacKanzie for Message to Eagle: http://bit.ly/2PcnMYS
“Meowing Mummies” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4hfsvh47
“Caused by Jealously” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2hvy2ub8
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Originally aired: June 19, 2024

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Full “DRACULA” Audio Drama plus Vampire History and Lore! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
18 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Everyone knows about Dracula. Most everyone has seen at least one film starring the undead blood-sucker, or has read the novel by Bram Stoker. But only the real fans of Dracula know about the real people and true stories that inspired Bram Stoker to create the character. Tonight you’ll hear the entire audio drama of the Bram Stoker novel, “Dracula” plus I’ll be sharing lots of legends, lore, and history about vampires! Over 8-hours of blood-sucking fun!

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Episode Preview and Show Open
00:04:23.662 = Dracula 01, “The Guest”
00:28:40.602 = Dracula 02, “The Castle”
00:57:53.799 = Weird Darkness Segment
01:02:18.240 = Dracula 03, “The Lizard”
01:25:12.215 = Dracula 04, “Escape”
01:53:49.764 = Weird Darkness Segment
02:02:51.085 = Dracula 05, “Whitby By Sea”
02:27:37.917 = Dracula 06, “Van Helsing”
02:52:45.242 = Weird Darkness Segment
03:03:51.571 = Dracula 07, “Dracula’s Victory”
03:31:20.212 = Dracula 08, “The Good And The Evil”
03:57:33.869 = Weird Darkness Segment
04:04:19.930 = Dracula 09, “Undead”
04:31:00.283 = Weird Darkness Segment
04:34:17.671 = Dracula 10, “The Tomb”
05:02:48.111 = Dracula 11, “Van Helsing’s Plan”
05:30:26.121 = Weird Darkness Segment
05:42:12.009 = Dracula 12, “The Vampire’s Lair”
06:10:28.974 = Weird Darkness Segment
06:23:31.814 = Dracula 13, “Blood Of My Blood”
06:52:04.513 = Weird Darkness Segment
06:58:25.224 = Dracula 14, “Into Battle”
07:24:45.327 = Dracula 15, “The Chase”
07:51:08.119 = Weird Darkness Segment
08:06:18.364 = Dracula 16, “The Final Encounter”
08:30:40.315 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Transylvania Superstitions” by Emily Gerard: https://amzn.to/3vsAqrs
BOOK: “Carmilla” by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: https://amzn.to/3cw291I
SOURCES: History.com, Ranker.com, AtlasObscura.com, InternationalHero.co.uk, HowStuffWorks.com, Universtiy of Iowa’s Victorian Wiki, Google Books, HistoryIreland.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mnrpdm36,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/eeypjjz3, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4et6ysvs, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5bcstakc,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/53vbu5dr, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bhd6f7yv, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y36n7y9v,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2nc96tjx, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2848x4mk
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Originally aired: June 17

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17 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: A creepy true story from Weirdo family member Courtney Rondeau. (It Was The Light That Woke Me) *** The Wendigo. It appears in numerous areas of pop culture, like the TV shows “Supernatural” and “The X Files”, the movie “Ravenous”, and games such as “Dungeons and Dragons”, along with video games like “Final Fantasy” and “Until Dawn”. But the Wendigo isn’t just a creature from someone’s imagination.(Wendigo) ***  I’lll share a collection of some of the creepiest, most unexplainable nightmare stories, collected from a handful of Reddit users whose friends and family either mostly or completely dismiss as fantasy, and nobody would believe. At times these creepy stories sound too bizarre to be real, but every last person swears it really happened. (Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me?) *** You’ve heard of the gunfight at the O.K Corral – but that was just men vs men. To get really exciting you need true stories of gunfights between men and extraterrestrials! (Alien Gun Fights) *** On Ocracoke Island is a small channel of water known as Teach's Hole, named after Edward Teach and where it is said he met his end – and his ghost still lingers. If Edward Teach doesn’t sound familiar to you, it could be that you know him better as Blackbeard. (Blackbeard’s Ghost) *** First, I’ll share five stories of real-life horrors, reported by men on the battlefield. Not about the horrors of war, but about the supernatural monsters they found within it. (Horrors In Battle, Monsters In War)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:35.574 = Zero Hour, “The Fourth Forever” (September 24, 1973)
00:31:03.274 = Weird Darkness, “It Was The Light That Woke Me”
00:35:50.494 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (Air Date Unknown)
01:00:45.056 = Weird Darkness, “Wendigo” / “Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me, Part 1”
01:13:05.699 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (Air Date Unknown)
01:40:46.423 = Weird Darkness, “Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me, Part 2”
01:51:46.802 = Beyond The Green Door, “Harwell And The Matland India”
01:57:05.184 = Weird Darkness, “Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me, Part 3”
02:06:06.442 = Beyond Midnight, “40th Birthday” (Air Date Unknown)
02:37:27.509 = Weird Darkness, “Horrors in Battle, Monsters in War, Part 1”
02:45:07.864 = The Black Mass, “Atrophy” (October 10, 1964)
03:12:56.292 = Weird Darkness, “Horrors in Battle, Monsters in War, Part 2”
03:22:33.800 = Box 13, “Insurance Fraud” (August 29, 1948)
03:50:35.387 = Weird Darkness, “Horrors in Battle, Monsters in War, Part 3”
04:00:26.366 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Scaffold For Two” (October 14, 1974)
04:46:59.112 = Weird Darkness, “Alien Gun Fights” / “Blackbeard’s Ghost”
04:58:30.724 = The Chase, “Holdup” (May 17, 1953)
05:28:31.734 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Wendigo” posted at The Scare Chamber: https://tinyurl.com/yb92upsn
“It Was The Light That Woke Me” by Weirdo family member Courtney Rondeau
“Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me?” by Michael Choi for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/ydg8sm27
 “Horrors in Battle, Monsters in War”: https://tinyurl.com/y7cqkz49
“Blackbeard’s Ghost”: https://tinyurl.com/y7m8h4v7
“Alien Gun Fights” by Nick Redfern: https://tinyurl.com/y6tvrvgk
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: June 16, 2024

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“MODERN MONSTERS, TYPHOID MARY, PERPLEXING PREGNANCIES” and more! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
16 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: On September 18, 1973, Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter (later to become President Carter) filed a report with the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena claiming he’d seen a UFO. (The Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting) *** While most pregnancies go off without a hitch, once in a while there are abnormalities – and sometimes those abnormalities aren’t with the delivery, but with the pregnancy itself. We’ll look at some bizarre real stories of pregnancies that gave almost everyone involved a shock! (Perplexing Pregnancies) *** Stories of monsters have been told for thousands of years – but there are a few cryptids that we had no idea about until relatively recently. We’ll look at a few monsters that we didn’t know about until just a few years ago! (Modern Monsters) *** You know what they say about a woman scorned. We’ll look at the most murderous wives in history – maybe it’ll give some of the men listening an idea of what to avoid in a relationship! (Murderous Wives) *** Most people have at least a passing knowledge of who Typhoid Mary was, and how she spread typhoid to others while being asymptomatic herself – but the full story is a lot sadder than you’ve been told. (The Sad True Story of Typhoid Mary) *** And more!

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:15.636 = Theater Five, “Hit And Run” (August 03, 1964)
00:25:07.549 = Weird Darkness, “Modern Monsters”
00:32:33.898 = 2000 Plus, “When Machines Went Mad” (April 26, 1950)
00:55:09.469 = Weird Darkness, “The Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting” and “Perplexing Pregnancies, Part 1”
01:05:04.743 = The Unexpected, “Birthday Present” (Air Date Unknown)
01:21:06.484 = Weird Darkness, “Perplexing Pregnancies, Part 2”
01:34:05.766 = Dark Venture, “Ten Dollar Bill” (August 14, 1945)
02:05:02.737 = Weird Darkness, “The Cockatrice Legend”
02:08:37.658 = The Weird Circle, “Fall of the House of Usher” (1943)
02:36:41.435 = Weird Darkness, “The Sad True Story of Typhoid Mary”
02:48:26.065 = The Whistler, “Shrunken Head” (June 13, 1942)
03:19:02.010 = Weird Darkness, “The History of North Brother Island”
03:25:38.150 = Strange Wills, “Audition And Sales Presentation” (January 15, 1946)
03:57:25.117 = Weird Darkness, “Murderous Wives”
04:10:55.640 = Witch’s Tale, “Spirits of the Lake” (January 02, 1933)
04:43:04.908 = Weird Darkness, “Ghostly Buckshot”
04:46:27.925 = X-Minus One, “And The Moon Be Still As Bright” (April 22, 1955)
05:11:51.036 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Jimmy Carter UFO Sighting” by Bernadette Giacomazzo: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yxausu49
“Perplexing Pregnancies” by Jonathan H. Kantor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3w8sp6ca
“Modern Monsters” by Nick Redfern: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y7kkx9p2
“Ghostly Buckshot” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/er52rab6
“The Cockatrice Legend” by Jocelyne LeBlanc: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4acnbzuj
“The Sad True Story of Typhoid Mary” by Colleen Conroy: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/za5n6ndb
“The History of North Brother Island” by Bailey Benningfield: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5fmhft6f
“Murderous Wives” by Athena Rhodes: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/385dvjz3
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: June 15, 2024

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#RetroRadio “SCARY STORIES OF SEDUCTIVE SUCCUBI”, “THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT” and more! #WeirdDarkness
15 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: You’ve crawled into bed ready for a good night’s sleep. You begin to nod off, but haven’t completely fallen asleep yet. That’s when you sense something in the room near your bed. Despite your fright, you can’t cry out, run, or scream. The thing then climbs on top of you and suddenly you realize it’s grotesque, but also alluring – female, seductive, and while you can’t move, your body still responds to her intimate advances. You’ve just become the next victim of the succubus.*** The Devil made me do it" is the oldest excuse in the world; and for nearly every crime it is just that, an excuse. But I said “nearly” every crime. Once in a while there are crimes where the perpetrator is the real deal. We’ll look at real crimes committed by real demons. (The Devil Made Me Do It) *** An exorcism consultant tells us about one of the creepiest cases he was ever called in on. A case very different than other exorcisms he had been a part of or witness to. (The Creepiest Exorcism Case Ever) *** And while on the subject of exorcisms, we’ll exorcise one more demon – one that is reeking havoc in, of all places, a printing office. (The Demon of the Printing Office) *** Did you know that you are honoring one of hell’s seven princes every time you use the toilet? I’ll tell you about Belphegor – who prefers offerings of human feces! PLUS… is a Succubus just sleep paralysis?

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:51.805 = Price of Fear, “Family Album” (Air Date Unknown)
00:33:11.648 = Weird Darkness, “Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi, Part 1”
00:38:36.650 = Quiet Please, “Kill Me Again” (November 17, 1947)
01:03:58.909 = Weird Darkness, “Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi, Part 2”
01:12:22.927 = The Sealed Book, “Broadway, Here I Come” (June 17, 1945)
01:43:06.480 = Weird Darkness, “Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi, Part 3”
01:59:49.206 = The Shadow, “Murder By The Dead” (October 17, 1937)
02:29:58.338 = Weird Darkness, “The Devil Made Me Do It, Part 1”
02:36:26.860 = Sounds of Darkness, “Traitor Beware” (July 07, 1967)
03:04:57.121 = Weird Darkness, “The Devil Made Me Do It, Part 2”
03:14:39.251 = Strange “Capt Robinson” (1955)
03:30:39.533 = Weird Darkness, “The Creepiest Exorcism Case Ever”
03:42:37.247 = Suspense, “Burning Court” (June 17, 1942)
04:13:17.022 = Weird Darkness, “The Demon of the Printing Office”
04:22:42.538 = Tales of Tomorrow, “Watchbird” (January 01, 1953)
04:52:21.718 = Weird Darkness, “The Demon of Feces” and “Is A Succubus Just Sleep Paralysis?”
05:13:45.964 = Tales From The Crypt, “A Little Stranger” (Air Date Unknown)
05:51:03.563 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Sleep Paralysis: Historical, Psychological and Medical Perspectives" by Brian Sharpless: https://amzn.to/2L5QjkQ
“Scary Stories of Seductive Succubi” by Cheryl Adams Richkoff for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/yabus4f2, and Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y9aapvsj
“The Devil Made Me Do It” by Jacob Shelton for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y2qedyjq
‘The Creepiest Exorcism Case Ever” by Jacob Shelton for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y7krkxvf
“The Demon of the Printing Office” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/ycx22gyn
“The Demon of Feces” by Beth Elias for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/y9gldcsl (Photo of Belphegor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n79y45t)
“Is a Succubus Just Sleep Paralysis?” by Tereza Pultarova for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/yc5crjeb, and Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/ycvwwwh8
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Originally aired:

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#RetroRadio “HAUNTED ASYLUMS” and more Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
14 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: A man calling himself Roland T. Owen checked into room 1046 of the Hotel President in Kansas City, Missouri, on January 2, 1935. In just two days' time, he would be dead. But no one knows who killed him, and it has become one of history’s most popular mysteries – The Mystery of Room 1046. (The Mystery of Room 1046) *** Ghosts are spooky – but zombies are even worse. But what if you came across a ghost zombie? That’s exactly the terror Scandinavian Vikings had to deal with! (Ghost Zombie of the Vikings) *** Can you raise someone in a way to create a phobia within them? Sure, that would be cruel and inhumane to do – but is it possible? That’s what a couple of behaviorists wanted to find out… and so they went about studying on it by experimenting on a tiny child. (The Little Albert Experiment) *** Did a woman accidentally kill her husband because of a Bugs Bunny cartoon… or was it murder? It’s the bizarre case of Linda Duffey Gwozdz. (The Looney Tunes Murderess) *** "The voice sounded close, yet at the same time, so far away. It was the most pitiful and horrifying cry I had ever heard." That’s how a seasoned paranormal investigator described what they heard in an abandoned asylum. (A Ghost Encounter In a Forsaken Asylum) *** We’ll also take a look at a few asylums that are said to be so creepy, so haunted, that you would never want to be locked in there – day or night. (Five Haunted Asylums) *** If you’re a fan of the movie “Ferris Bueler’s Day Off” you might remember the “Sausage King of Chicago” scene. That person was fictional of course, and the title was played for laughs. But have you ever heard of the Sausage Ghost of Chicago? That too may sound like it was made-up for laughs – but no, the Sausage Ghost of Chicago is a story that is all too true. (The Sausage Ghost of Chicago)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:20.455 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948)
01:03:57.218 = Weird Darkness, “Mystery in Room 1046”
01:17:57.698 = Macabre, “The Final Resting Place” (November 13, 1961)
01:47:58.370 = Weird Darkness, “Tasmania’s Haunted Separate Prison”
01:54:53.976 = Mystery In The Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 07, 1947)
02:25:25.919 = Weird Darkness, “Ghost Zombies of the Vikings”
02:31:34.776 = Weird Darkness, “The Little Albert Experiment, Part 1”
02:37:05.550 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Homicide For Hannah” (December 28, 1943)
03:06:35.772 = Weird Darkness, “The Little Albert Experiment, Part 2”
03:12:16.245 = Weird Darkness, “The Looney Tunes Murderess, Part 1”
03:16:17.597 = Murder At Midnight, “Mark of Cain” (September 06. 1046)
03:43:11.909 = Weird Darkness, “The Looney Tunes Murderess, Part 2”
03:53:16.451 = The Mysterious Traveler, “The Visiting Corpse” (January 09, 1944)
04:23:22.332 = Weird Darkness, “A Ghost Encounter In a Forsaken Asylum”
04:30:13.025 = Obsession, “A Question of Personality” (Air Date Unknown)
04:53:27.924 = Weird Darkness, “Five Haunted Insane Asylums” / “Sausage Ghost of Chicago, Part 1”
05:03:26.168 = Origin of Supertition, “Three On A Match” (Air Date Unknown)
05:18:59.144 = Weird Darkness, “Sausage Ghost of Chicago, Part 2”
05:30:41.351 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Empty House” (October 05, 1932)
05:45:26.226 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Tasmania’s Haunted Separate Prison” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/6fru6th6
“Ghost Zombie of the Vikings” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/rp5d8jnh,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/zd38jtbf
“The Little Albert Experiment” by Jacob Shelton for Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bzevawfz
“The Looney Tunes Murderess” by Patrick Thornton for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3bre8eaz
“A Ghost Encounter In a Forsaken Asylum” by John D. Mimms for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2e7b4a7 (EVP audio by John Mimms: https://youtu.be/6sQiWC-yKoU)
“Five Insane Asylums” by Aubrey Webster for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/33r7r86c
“The Sausage Ghost of Chicago” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/56hjnk9e,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/49z6k22p
“The Mystery of Room 1046” by Orrin Grey for Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/cxu2zhp9
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Originally aired: June 13, 2024

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#RetroRadio “THE MOST HAUNTED LIGHTHOUSES IN THE WORLD” #WeirdDarkness
12 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Accounts of haunted lighthouses have existed for hundreds of years. To many they are considered to be isolated and romantic. Some lighthouses are possibly haunted due to tragedies from shipwrecks or other horrors that have spawned all sorts of lighthouse lore. Some who have spent the night at a haunted lighthouse come away with stories to share such as seeing a former lighthouse keeper, or resident of the keeper's home. Could they still be present in some form after their death? Could keepers possibly remain behind to make sure no further tragedies occur at sea? Perhaps the worst fear of a lighthouse keeper, a ship wrecked upon the rocks, is why some lighthouses continue to be haunted by their former captains. Lights turning on, movement of objects, disembodied voices, and see-through specters are often reported within, or around older lighthouses. Are the ghosts of these souls still on duty? Modern-day tragedies at sea still occur and so do the ghosts that eventually haunt our world. If their walls could talk, lighthouses could share many stories from the past. Unfortunately, these objects don’t have the ability to tell their tales – but the phantoms that haunt them just might.

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:48.724 = The Haunting Hour, “Case of the Lonesome Corpse” (year unknown)
00:32:34.446 = Weird Darkness, “Owl’s Head Lighthouse”
00:37:09.463 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Story Without An End’ (year unknown)
01:02:16.472 = Weird Darkness, “The Tybee Lighthouse”
01:04:37.900 = Mystery House, “Malice in Wonderland” (September 09, 1945)
01:30:17.386 = Weird Darkness, “Currituck Beach Light House” and “The Presque Isle Lighthouse”
01:36:55.408 = I Love A Mystery, “Eight Kinds of Murder” (June 30, 1941)
02:07:23.285 = Weird Darkness, “Seul Choix Point Lighthouse” and “New London Ledge Lighthouse”
02:13:00.950 = Incredible But True, “The Man Who Walked Behind” (year unknown)
02:17:26.195 = Weird Darkness, “Point Lookout ”/“Heceta Head ”/“Seguin Island ” Lighthouses
02:28:56.649 = Inner Sanctum, “Amazing Death of Mrs Putnam” (January 07, 1941)
02:55:46.008 = Weird Darkness, “Fairport Harbor” / “White River” / “Big Bay Point Light” / “Plymouth” / “Battery Point” Lighthouses
03:07:51.294 = The Key, “Alexis” (year unknown)
03:35:23.602 = Weird Darkness, “Saint Augustine” / “Point Sur” / “St. Simon’s Island” Lighthouses
03:45:49.739 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited” (December 22, 1937)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“St. Augustine’s Haunted Lighthouse” by Jessica Ferri: http://bit.ly/2ZF0e6N
“The Confederate Dead of Point Lookout Lighthouse” by Adam Karlin: http://bit.ly/2zpkmeb
“Haunted Lighthouses” posted at AngelsGhosts.com: http://bit.ly/2ZsBJFD
“Scariest Lighthouses Built In The United States” by Chelsey Dagner: http://bit.ly/2LcXc03
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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(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.)
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: June 11, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240611
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#RetroRadio “Disconcerting Doppelganger Deeds” and More Terrifying True Horrors! #WeirdDarkness
11 Jun· Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
IN THIS EPISODE: Violence, mayhem, even rape. Horrifying atrocities committed by the most evil of human beings – but in one case, in Culver City, California, it wasn’t a man who engaged in these obscenities, but specters of the paranormal. (A Famous Case of Frightening Entities) *** We’ll look at a handful of out-of-body experience stories directly from those who lived through them – and they might change your opinion about the afterlife. (Surviving Out of Body Experiences) *** Weirdo family member Daniel Hagan shares how he once explored some woods on his bike and ended up pedaling for his life to escape paranormal beasts that appeared from nowhere. (Demon Dogs) *** Digging in their backyard, two brothers find what appear to be small human heads carved of stone… but the curious find turns creepy once they bring the heads into the house, resurrecting sightings of a wolf-like creature not seen in almost seventy years. (Hexam Heads and the Wolf of Allendale) *** In 1886 Chicago, one of the nation’s very first serial killers would build a sadistic chamber of horrors to live out his most demented fantasies. (Murder Castle of Chicago) *** We’ll look at true encounters from Redditors who claim to have come across doppelgangers – their exact duplicates, or duplicates of those they love – and it’s almost always a disturbing experience. (Creepy Encounters With Real Doppelgangers)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:04:20.984 = The Eleventh Hour, “Runaway Kid” (date unknown)
00:35:23.450 = Weird Darkness, “Creepy Encounters With Real Doppelgangers”
00:52:45.428 = Escape, “Dead of Night” (March 24 1947)
01:18:11.158 = Weird Darkness, “A Famous Case of Frightening Entities”
01:32:07.187 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 16, 1949)
02:03:14.188 = Weird Darkness, “Surviving Out Of Body Experiences”
02:12:10.953 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Country Boy” (December 18, 1947)
02:33:26.145 = Weird Darkness, “Demon Dogs”
02:38:09.721 = Five After the Hour, “Song of the River” (June 06, 1945)
03:03:38.750 = Weird Darkness, “Hexam Heads And The Wolf of Allendale”
03:13:52.977 = Hall of Fantasy, “Death In The Bayou” (March 06, 1947)
03:44:53.095 = Weird Darkness, “Murder Castle of Chicago”
04:03:26.916 = Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “Little Girl Lost” (June 21, 1980)
04:30:10.111 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Creepy Encounters With Real Doppelgangers” by Nathan Gibson: http://bit.ly/2YkPTwL
“Demon Dogs” by Daniel Hagan, submitted at https://WeirdDarkness.com/submit
“Surviving Out of Body Experiences” by Audrey Webster: http://bit.ly/2M3bMKx
“A Famous Case of Frightening Entities” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2M3YGg3
“Hexam Heads and the Wolf of Allendale” by Neil Boothman: http://bit.ly/2Kut2Fn, http://bit.ly/2Kiufk0
“Murder Castle of Chicago” by Brent Swancer (link no longer available)
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.)
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.
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Originally aired: June 10, 2024

RETRO RADIO LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/wdrr20240610
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