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The Stories We Tell in the Dark

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If you're here for strange stories about film and television, welcome!

If you're looking for our old conspiracy and paranormal shows, please check out the archives at MAGICAL MYSTERY RADIO: INANE RAMBLINGS FROM THE FRINGE.

THE STORIES WE TELL IN THE DARK is a discussion of the dark and unusual in media. Topics include cinema deep cuts, fringe documentaries, weird behind-the-scenes stories, and forgotten lore.

SHADOWPLAY is an upcoming series of story-driven episodes about cinema’s bizarre and hidden histories.

FILM ON THE FRINGE was a limited series exploring modern cult classics and genre favorites and their connections to magic and mystery.

Host Adam Charles is a screenwriter, teacher, software developer, and lifelong film obsessive.

Paranormal Society & Culture Tv & Film Film History
Update frequency
every 11 days
Average duration
78 minutes
Episodes
60
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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[Magical Mystery Media 20] Madman or Genius: RESURRECT DEAD: MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES

[Magical Mystery Media 20] Madman or Genius: RESURRECT DEAD: MYSTERY OF THE TOYNBEE TILES

TOYNBEE IDEA / IN KUBRICK'S 2001 / RESURRECT DEAD / ON PLANET JUPITER // For over 25 years, mysterious tiles have appeared on busy streets from New York to Brazil. These tiles hint at an outrageous p…

01:50:05  |   Thu 20 Oct 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 19] Is Income Tax Illegal? AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM

[Magical Mystery Media 19] Is Income Tax Illegal? AMERICA: FREEDOM TO FASCISM

Is the federal income tax unconstitutional? Is it a fraud perpetrated by a cabal of sneaky elites pushing their self-serving agenda through nefarious means? That would be nice, wouldn't it? I mean, w…

01:21:24  |   Wed 12 Oct 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 18] THE SIMULATION HYPOTHESIS: Life is But a Video Game

[Magical Mystery Media 18] THE SIMULATION HYPOTHESIS: Life is But a Video Game

Turns out there's actual scientific evidence for the idea that we are all living in a carefully crafted simulation. Are we in fact merely sprites in a video game played by some disaffected teenager s…

01:19:46  |   Wed 05 Oct 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 17] GOING CLEAR: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief

[Magical Mystery Media 17] GOING CLEAR: Scientology, Hollywood, & the Prison of Belief

We risk the wrath of the Church of Scientology by discussing the film and book GOING CLEAR, as well as the twisted history of L Ron Hubbard and his pulp sci-fi religion.

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01:26:44  |   Wed 28 Sep 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 16] DMT The Spirit Molecule

[Magical Mystery Media 16] DMT The Spirit Molecule

DMT is a ubiquitous, naturally occurring compound that may be at the root of spiritual experience, the alien abduction phenomenon, even consciousness itself. So why is it taboo?  We discuss the film …

01:19:42  |   Wed 21 Sep 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 15] ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS FOR 9/11 TRUTH

[Magical Mystery Media 15] ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS FOR 9/11 TRUTH

We discuss the intriguing and troubling documentary, ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS FOR 9/11 TRUTH.

From Wikipedia: Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth (AE911Truth) is an American non-profit organization o…

01:14:25  |   Wed 14 Sep 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 14] SECRETS OF THE SHROUD: In Whose Image?

[Magical Mystery Media 14] SECRETS OF THE SHROUD: In Whose Image?

Easter in September! For no good reason, we discuss the mystery of the Shroud of Turin, the supposed burial cloth of Christ. More specifically, we talk about the 2004 documentary SECRETS OF THE SHROU…

01:13:56  |   Wed 07 Sep 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 13] The COLLAPSE of Civilization & the Rise & Fall of Mike Ruppert

[Magical Mystery Media 13] The COLLAPSE of Civilization & the Rise & Fall of Mike Ruppert

Is civilization teetering on the edge of the greatest preventable disaster in human history? Collapse explores the theories and life of doomsayer, Michael Ruppert. Join John and Adam as they discuss …

01:15:00  |   Wed 31 Aug 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 12] Real STRANGER THINGS: Interview with THE MONTAUK CHRONICLES filmmaker Christopher Garetano

[Magical Mystery Media 12] Real STRANGER THINGS: Interview with THE MONTAUK CHRONICLES filmmaker Christopher Garetano

STRANGER THINGS was inspired by the real-life Montauk Project (its working title was MONTAUK).

According to legend, thousands of young boys were abducted from the streets of New York in the 1970s and…

00:54:11  |   Tue 26 Jul 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 11] CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE: The Franklin Child Trafficking Cover-Up

[Magical Mystery Media 11] CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE: The Franklin Child Trafficking Cover-Up

CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE was a 1994 documentary exposing a child abuse and pedophilia ring that led to the highest levels of the United States government. Just before airing, the Discovery Channel abrup…

01:50:25  |   Wed 13 Jul 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 10] THE SECRET Will Destroy Your Life

[Magical Mystery Media 10] THE SECRET Will Destroy Your Life

THE SECRET is an insidious, destructive force ruining the lives of millions. What's worse, there are some real truths at the root of its philosophy - you just can't see them through THE SECRET's noxi…

01:54:17  |   Sat 18 Jun 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 9] DEAD BIGFOOT: Hicks, Guns, and Videotape

[Magical Mystery Media 9] DEAD BIGFOOT: Hicks, Guns, and Videotape

Justin Smeja and a friend were hunting in the Sierras when they saw a seven-foot-tall hairy hominid they could not identify. So they shot it.   Then, after giving chase to the wounded creature, they…

01:37:45  |   Thu 02 Jun 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 8] Kooks or Contactees? FAREWELL GOOD BROTHERS

[Magical Mystery Media 8] Kooks or Contactees? FAREWELL GOOD BROTHERS

The 1950s saw a wave of individuals claiming special relationships with our space brothers and sisters. Sure, many (all?) of these "contactees" may have been off their rockers... but there's an unden…

01:39:33  |   Wed 18 May 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 5/11/2016] GHOST ROCKETS: Sweden's UFO Enigma

[Magical Mystery Media 5/11/2016] GHOST ROCKETS: Sweden's UFO Enigma

In 1980, a man and a woman witnessed the controlled landing of a cigar-shaped, apparently extraterrestrial vehicle. More than three decades later they returned to the location of their sighting with …

01:34:28  |   Wed 11 May 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 4/27/2016] HOLLYWOOD GHOST STORIES: The Truth Behind the Fiction

[Magical Mystery Media 4/27/2016] HOLLYWOOD GHOST STORIES: The Truth Behind the Fiction

What was the real-life inspiration for THE EXORCIST? What really happened in AMITYVILLE? Was THE ENTITY a demon, spirit, or poltergeist? Who haunts the HOLLYWOOD SIGN? What silent stars STILL can't r…

01:37:07  |   Wed 27 Apr 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 4/20/2016] ALTERNATIVE 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mars

[Magical Mystery Media 4/20/2016] ALTERNATIVE 3: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Mars

Planet earth is doomed.  Climate change is real.  And the only viable solution to saving mankind is to abandon our planet and start anew somewhere else... Hey, we hear Mars has plenty of real estate!

01:32:52  |   Thu 21 Apr 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 4/7/2016] Surely, You Can’t Be SIRIUS, Mr. Greer?

[Magical Mystery Media 4/7/2016] Surely, You Can’t Be SIRIUS, Mr. Greer?

The documentary SIRIUS claims to expose "the greatest story never told." It explains how Earth has been visited by benevolent space brothers concerned for our future. It relates how elements within t…

01:28:14  |   Thu 07 Apr 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 4/1/2016] KUBRICK’S ODYSSEY: Stanley Kubrick and the Great Moon Hoax

[Magical Mystery Media 4/1/2016] KUBRICK’S ODYSSEY: Stanley Kubrick and the Great Moon Hoax

It is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, achievements in all of human history.  But what if it didn’t happen that way? What if NASA, knowing they couldn’t achieve what Kennedy set in motion ju…

01:28:56  |   Fri 01 Apr 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 4/1/2016] JFK to 9/11: Is Everything A RICH MAN'S TRICK?

[Magical Mystery Media 4/1/2016] JFK to 9/11: Is Everything A RICH MAN'S TRICK?

Providing a broad historical context behind some of the biggest crimes of the 20th century, this fascinating 3 1/2 hour documentary not only explains it all for you, it even names names.  Yes, all th…

01:52:07  |   Fri 01 Apr 2016
[Magical Mystery Media 4/1/2016] Nazis, Man-Made UFO’s, and MIRAGE MEN

[Magical Mystery Media 4/1/2016] Nazis, Man-Made UFO’s, and MIRAGE MEN

What if someone told you that most - maybe all - of the biggest UFO stories of the last few decades were carefully crafted lies? And what if that same someone told you that those lies were a delibera…

01:29:49  |   Fri 01 Apr 2016
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