Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

A brilliant but unhinged scientist turns unsuspecting trespassers into unwilling test subjects in a chilling experiment that blurs the line between genius and madness. | #RetroRadio EP0463 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Future Eye” (July 19, 1976) 00:46:14.019 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Charles Wyatt Murder” (January 30, 1951) 01:11:08.819 = Obsession, “Surrender Is Farewell” (January 29, 1951) 01:34:22.579 = Origin of Superstition, “Kissing Under Mistletoe” (1935) ***WD 01:48:34.043 = Molle’ Mystery Playhouse, “Challenge To Listener” (July 04, 1947) ***WD 02:13:33.704 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse” (September 18, 1951) 02:43:06.034 = The Price of Fear, “Out of the Mouths” (June 20, 1983) 03:10:31.327 = The Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Circus Train” (March 27, 1943) ***WD 03:35:52.349 = Quiet Please, “Wahine Tahiti” (July 05, 1948) 04:00:24.088 = Radio City Playhouse, “Deadline” (February 28, 1949) ***WD 04:29:56.710 = Mercer McCloud: The Man With Story, “Blood On The Doorstep” (1947) 04:44:07.884 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Exploding Casket” (1930) ***WD 04:45:06.261 = Sam Spade, “Cheesecake Caper” (November 06, 1949) 05:09:21.775 = The Shadow, “The Return of Carnation Charlie” (February 04, 1940) 05:32:32.851 = BBC Radio 4, “Eat Your Heart Out” (October 20, 2007) 05:46:22.996 = Strange Wills, “Girl From Shadowland” (August 10, 1946) 06:15:44.538 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD 06:30:02.316 = Suspense, “Fountain Plays” (August 10, 1943) 07:00:25.838 = Tales of the Frightened, “Chung Ling Soo” (December 16, 1957) ***WD 07:04:45.887 = The Saint, “Young Detective” (December 03, 1950) 07:34:24.067 = Theater Five, “Justice Is An Uncertain Thing” (October 08, 1964) ***WD 07:55:24.109 = Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (1968-1971) ***WD 08:25:59.993 = 2000 Plus, “Worlds Apart” (November 29, 1950) ***WD 08:54:42.586 = The Unexpected, “Finale” (1948) 09:09:25.390 = Unit 99, “Riding With Residential Patrol Car” (April 18, 1958) 09:32:28.728 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD 09:47:22.421 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0463

Read even MORE about Spontaneous Human Combustion with this additional deep-dive article: https://weirddarkness.com/spontaneous-combustion-thurston/ When firefighters discover victims reduced to ash while their surroundings remain mysteriously untouched, investigators must confront an impossible question: can human bodies spontaneously burst into flames from within? Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: When flames consume a person from within, leaving behind only ashes and unanswered questions, science struggles to explain what witnesses swear they've seen.  ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:39.316 = Show Open 00:03:59.557 = Burning at Hawley Manor 00:17:25.644 = Understanding Spontaneous Human Combustion 00:26:53.658 = The Earliest Recorded Cases 00:29:46.722 = The Countess’s Mysterious End 00:33:13.351 = The Innkeeper’s Wife and the Birth of Legal Precedent 00:36:26.458 = Victorian Nightmares 00:41:08.115 = The Cinder Woman of St. Petersburg 00:48:58.890 = The Meter Reader’s Discovery 00:54:25.005 = The Galway Ruling 00:58:14.304 = Modern Horror in Broad Daylight 01:01:07.301 = Survival Stories: The Ones Who Lived To Tell 01:07:32.487 = The Witnessed Combustion 01:11:39.695 = Other Historical Patterns of Horror 01:16:50.654 = The Skeptics Strike Back 01:27:58.195 = The Cases Revisited: Weighing Evidence And Mystery 01:40:18.586 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… https://weirddarkness.com/spontaneous-combustion-thurston/ ===== (Over time links 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.) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: July 14, 2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been...

A new study reveals that England's freshwater shrimp aren't just dealing with pollution—they're dealing with a full-blown drug problem that would make a rock star jealous. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-breakingbadshrimp MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. #CocaineShrimp #DrugPositiveShrimp #EnglandPollution #FreshwaterShrimp #SuffolkShrimpStudy #UKRivers #PharmaceuticalPollution #WaterContamination #EnvironmentalPollution #SeafoodSafety #WeirdScience #BizarreNews #ShrimpOnDrugs #KingsCollegeLondon #DrugPollution #RiverEcosystem #AquaticWildlife #ChemicalContamination #KetamineShrimp #BannedPesticides #EnvironmentalToxicology #BritishWaterways #FunnyScience #ViralScience #StrangeAnimalFacts #SewagePollution #EnvironmentalHumor #ScienceNews #ResearchFindings #WildlifeContamination #UKEnvironment #OddNews #MarineLife #PollutionCrisis #EnvironmentalStudy

When a man’s reflection begins moving on its own, he realizes the mirror may be hiding something far more sinister than his own image. A man becomes unsettled when his reflection in a mirror begins to act independently—not mirroring his movements. At first he doubts it, but as the reflection starts making its own decisions, a chilling tension builds. The reflection’s actions escalate into something malicious, forcing the man to confront the shocking realization that it may be a separate, sinister entity locked inside his mirror, threatening to take over. | #RetroRadio EP0462 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Last Trip of Charter Boat Sally” (July 15, 1976) 00:45:28.662 = The LineUp, “The Fur Flaunting Floozy” (September 26, 1951) 01:11:10.917 = Macabre, “Man In The Mirror” (November 27, 1961) ***WD 01:40:13.336 = A Man Called X, “Stolen Diamonds” (November 25, 1944) ***WD 02:09:22.339 = Philip Marlowe, Pigeon’s Blood” (June 11, 1949) 02:39:04.386 = Dark Fantasy, “The Thing From The Darkness” (April 03, 1942) ***WD 03:03:32.178 = The Black Mass, “Shidah and Kuziba” (October 16, 1973) ***WD 03:17:27.600 = Beyond Midnight, “The Thing In The Cabin 105” (February 28, 1969) ***WD 03:48:17.040 = Mind Webs, “The Great Slow Kings” and “Earthman Bearing Gifts” (March 18, 1979) 04:16:28.423 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Tell Tale Desk” (1939-1948) ***WD 04:17:21.472 = CBS Radio Workshop, “The Case of the White Kitten” (July 13, 1956) ***WD 04:46:27.123 = Chamber of Horrors, “The Waxwork” (ADU) ***WD 05:12:44.258 = Mystery In The Air, “Lodger” (August 14, 1947) 05:42:18.629 = Molle’ Mystery Theater, “Angel Face” (December 20, 1946) 06:11:40.235 = Mr. District Attorney, “Money Machine” (April 11, 1951) ***WD 06:41:34.935 = Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert” (April 21, 1953) ***WD 07:08:31.836 = Murder at Midnight, “Mark of Cain” (September 06, 1946) ***WD 07:34:01.625 = The Black Museum, “The Brick” (January 29, 1952) ***WD 07:56:17.509 = Mysterious Traveler, “Death Has a Cold Breath” (March 29, 1949) ***WD 08:21:44.340 = Mystery House, “Subrosa Justice” (April 07, 1946) ***WD 08:45:41.038 = Night Beat, “Big John McMasters” (March 04, 1951) ***WD 09:15:15.961 = CBC’s Nightfall, “Volcano” (March 05, 1982) ***WD 09:44:30.235 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = =

Security cameras have captured footage of pale, stilt-legged beings moving through the darkness — creatures so bizarre that even experts can't explain what they are. ========== HOUR ONE: There are roads on Long Island that are much more than a line between two points. Some roads contain legends that travel with you on your journey. (Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road) *** In 1981, a cabin in the woods played host to a brutal family murder. We’ll look into the still unsolved murders of the Keddie killings. (The Unsolved Keddie Killings) *** Sightings of strange, pale creatures are being reported in California – and now over two decades from the first sighting, we still don’t know what the Fresno Nightcrawlers truly are. (Freaky Reports of Pale Crawlers) ========== HOUR TWO: 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 delve into 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) *** 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) ========== SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: During the grueling Great Northern Expedition, naturalist Georg Wilhem Steller came face-to-face with one of the sea's most mysterious creatures. Or did he? (Steller’s Sea Ape) *** Weirdo family member Jamie Tyroler shares what happened to her and a few friends when they rummaged through a demolished building, only to find something still existing there. (The Ninth Street Entity) *** 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) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “Freaky Reports of Pale Crawlers” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2O9fG6C “Mount Misery and Sweet Hollow Road” by Arthur Criscione: http://bit.ly/2LXUr4K “The Unsolved Keddie Killings” by Orrin Grey: http://bit.ly/2LYC8fK “Steller’s Sea Ape” by Andrew Thaler: http://bit.ly/2XMpxDM “The Ninth Street Entity” by Weirdo Family member Jamie Tyroler “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: