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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 130 minutes
- Episodes
- 1282
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
THE UFO INCIDENT THAT DIVIDED A TOWN: The Controversial Berkshire Flying Saucer Encounter of 1969
On September 1, 1969, strange lights descended on the small town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, witnessed by approximately 40 residents including children, shop owners, and even the police chief's son.…
00:42:44 |
Tue 09 Sep 2025
ELDERLY WOMAN FALLS FOR ASTRONAUT ROMANCE SCAM: Sends $6,700 to “Buy Oxygen” for Space Emergency
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/astronaut-romance-scam-japan/
An 80-year-old Japanese woman wired thousands of dollars to a fake astronaut who claimed he was under attack in space and desp…
An 80-year-old Japanese woman wired thousands of dollars to a fake astronaut who claimed he was under attack in space and desp…
00:09:05 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
ITALY'S MOST BIZARRE SERIAL KILLER: The Soap Maker of Corregio #WDRadio WEEK OF SEP 07, 2025
In 1940s Italy, a desperate mother believed that turning three women into soap and tea cakes would save her son from dying in World War II.
HOUR ONE: "It was a terrible sight… I have seen horrible sig…
HOUR ONE: "It was a terrible sight… I have seen horrible sig…
01:46:15 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
WHO’S TAPPING AT OUR MURDER HOUSE WINDOW? No Wonder The House on Browdean Farm Was So Cheap
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Two men buy a cheap house with a dark past: it was the scene of a murder, and now something odd is going on. A …
Two men buy a cheap house with a dark past: it was the scene of a murder, and now something odd is going on. A …
05:01:38 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
(Bonus Episode) TIME ENOUGH AT LAST: The Classic Story Used On THE TWILIGHT ZONE
In a world left in ruins, a lone survivor discovers he finally has all the time he ever wanted—to read, undisturbed and alone.
“Time Enough at Last” by Lynn Venable; originally published in “IF Worlds…
“Time Enough at Last” by Lynn Venable; originally published in “IF Worlds…
00:15:53 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
DID DEFENSE OFFICIALS COMMIT PERJURY ABOUT RECOVERED UFO BODIES? UAP Whistleblower To Testify Sept 9
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Attorney reveals Defense Department officials committed perjury while hiding DNA-tested non-human remains and back-eng…
Attorney reveals Defense Department officials committed perjury while hiding DNA-tested non-human remains and back-eng…
00:13:35 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
SCARED TO DEATH: Real Cases of People Who Literally Died From Fright
Read my deep-dive article about people literally dying of fright:
https://weirddarkness.com/scared-to-death-true-cases/
From thunder and burglars to fake ghosts and even tree frogs, newspapers througho…
https://weirddarkness.com/scared-to-death-true-cases/
From thunder and burglars to fake ghosts and even tree frogs, newspapers througho…
00:58:16 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
WHEN THE MOON GREW WINGS: A Lesson in Deception and What We Can Safely Believe
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…
00:24:44 |
Sun 07 Sep 2025
STOCKSBRIDGE BYPASS: So Haunted That Construction Crews Won’t Return, Security Guards Call Police
When security guards spotted children in Victorian clothing dancing in circles at midnight on a muddy construction site, they approached to investigate - only to watch the kids vanish into thin air, …
00:57:15 |
Sun 07 Sep 2025
THE BOOK OF HELL: A Publishing Company Receives a Manuscript That Has Terrifying Qualities
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A desperate publishing house receives a manuscript from an author who's been dead for two years - a first-perso…
A desperate publishing house receives a manuscript from an author who's been dead for two years - a first-perso…
04:50:46 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
GOVERNMENT WHISTLEBLOWERS To Break Silence on UFO COVER-UP at Emergency Congressional Hearing
Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/ufo-hearing-september-2025/
Military veterans prepare to expose classified UAP encounters as Congress demands answers about decades of hidden UFO programs.
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Military veterans prepare to expose classified UAP encounters as Congress demands answers about decades of hidden UFO programs.
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00:07:51 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
“CURSE OF THE BONES”, “ALIEN ALERT” and MORE Scary Stories Written By KIDS! #MicroTerrors
“The Curse of the Bones” by Kieran Cryderman, age 6
“The Wedding Day” by Heidi Bauman-Smith, age 5
“The Thing In My Closet” by Carrick Wells, age 8
“Alien Alert” by Alora, age 9
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“The Wedding Day” by Heidi Bauman-Smith, age 5
“The Thing In My Closet” by Carrick Wells, age 8
“Alien Alert” by Alora, age 9
Find more family-friendly…
00:12:55 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
THE DARK TRUTH ABOUT ELVES: Disease, Death, Demons, and Devil Worship
Before Tolkien turned them into noble archers, medieval people believed elves were dangerous beings who shot invisible arrows that caused mental illness, stabbing pains, and livestock death.
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00:50:35 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
SERIAL KILLER WHO WEARS A BADGE: A Police Officer Murders Women Who Reject His Romantic Feelings
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When homely police officer Bert discovers that his face is his worst enemy in the dating world, he decides the …
When homely police officer Bert discovers that his face is his worst enemy in the dating world, he decides the …
04:54:26 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
THE TOXIC FOG EXPERIMENTS: How the U.S. Army Secretly Poisoned Its Own Citizens
Read the Article: https://weirddarkness.com/army-toxic-fog-experiments/
The US military secretly doused dozens of American cities with toxic chemical clouds during the Cold War, and residents are stil…
The US military secretly doused dozens of American cities with toxic chemical clouds during the Cold War, and residents are stil…
00:10:19 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
THE GIANT, ROBERT WADLOW: New Video Footage Found
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/new-footage-robert-wadlow
Video Footage: Guinness World Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ZxWDwSInk
Recently discovered 1933 home movie footage (bel…
Video Footage: Guinness World Records: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90ZxWDwSInk
Recently discovered 1933 home movie footage (bel…
00:10:06 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
MR. BLACK’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF IMPOSSIBLE KNOWLEDGE: Some Books Should Never Be Opened
When a mysterious elderly salesman arrives at his door claiming to sell encyclopedias, a lonely introvert discovers the book contains impossible knowledge about his life - including his date of death…
01:17:08 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
NEVER MURDER A MUMMY: A Mummy Is Delivered To The Desk of a Private Eye!
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In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite …
In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite …
05:18:18 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
$500 TO BE BURIED ALIVE: What One Groom Did In Desperation For Income To Support His Bride
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A desperate groom agrees to be buried alive for quick cash—only to find death might not wait for the carnival c…
A desperate groom agrees to be buried alive for quick cash—only to find death might not wait for the carnival c…
04:46:09 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
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 fo…
00:46:47 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
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