
(Bonus Episode!) SECOND CENSUS: An Odd Visitor’s Door-to-Door Deception
13 June - 25 minsWhen a mysterious "census taker" begins visiting a quiet suburban neighborhood asking strange questions and displaying impossible abilities, three physicist friends realize they're dealing with something far more dangerous than government bureaucracy.
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ELIZABETH, THE JEALOUS DOLL BRIDE: A Love Triangle with a Demonically Possessed Doll
A possessed doll’s violent obsession with her owner has escalated from attacking men to targeting his girlfriend in increasingly personal ways — and she’s not the only doll with a deadly reputation. READ or LISTEN to the story: https://weirddarkness.com/jealous-haunted-doll-elizabeth/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #HauntedDolls #ElizabethTheHauntedDoll #PossessedDolls #HauntedObjectsMuseum #LeeSteer #ParanormalActivity #GhostHunting #Supernatural #DemonicPossession #HauntedObjects #ParanormalInvestigation #AnnabelleDoll #RobertTheDoll #PeggyTheDoll #DanRivera #HauntedMuseumUK #CursedObjects #ParanormalLoveTriangle #GhostStories #TrueParanormalStories #ParanormalEvidence #GhostAttacks #PossessedToys #EvilDolls #Paranormal2025 #RealHauntedDolls #FamousHauntedDolls #ParanormalRomance #JealousGhost #VictorianDolls #ParanormalInvestigators #GhostHuntersUK #OccultObjects #SpiritAttachment #SupernaturalExperiences #ParanormalTourism #HauntedYorkshire #PossessedBrideDoll #TrueGhostStories #ParanormalPhenomena #HauntedBritain #CreepyDolls #ParanormalCommunity #GhostHunters #HauntedCollectibles #SupernaturalEncounters #ParanormalResearch #HauntedAntiques #GhostlyEncounters #ParanormalUK
16 mins
30 July Finished

THE MAN IN THE BLACK HAT: Luck, Death, and the Grey Eyed Stranger
A gambler with a run of good luck receives a free car from a mysterious man with gray eyes. As his winnings pile up, the gray‑eyed stranger reappears again and again, even after the gambler witnesses him commit murder. It’s a chiller from Sleep No More! | #RetroRadio EP0476 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, “Graven Image” (September 06, 1976) 00:45:33.445 = Radio City Playhouse, “Blind Vengeance” (March 21, 1949) 01:14:50.442 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Strange Vigil” (1930) ***WD 01:15:51.501 = Sam Spade, “Prodigal Panda Caper” (December 29, 1950) ***WD 01:44:45.271 = The Sealed Book, “Death Spins a Web” (April 01, 1945) ***WD 02:14:07.119 = The Shadow, “The Laughing Corpse” (March 10, 1940) ***WD 02:39:48.766 = Sleep No More, “Over the Hill” and “The Man in the Black Hat” (December 05, 1956) ***WD 03:03:08.645 = BBC Spine Chillers, “The Light of the Moon” (1984) 03:17:05.922 = Strange Wills, “Emily” (August 31, 1946) 03:46:46.558 = Strange, “Flying Dutchman” (1955) ***WD 03:59:44.311 = Suspense, “Singing Walls” (September 02, 1943) 04:29:19.384 = Tales of the Frightened, “White House” (December 20, 1957) ***WD 04:33:39.410 = The Saint, “Christmas Eve Problems” (December 24, 1950) 05:03:05.399 = Theater Five, “All Bright Young Ones” (October 12, 1964) 05:24:06.434 = The Unexpected, “Revenge” (1948) ***WD 05:38:52.106 = Dark Venture, “Chase” (August 03, 1946) ***WD (LQ) 06:07:11.642 = The Weird Circle, “Burial of Roger Malvin” (October 22, 1944) 06:34:16.694 = The Whistler, “Till Death Do Us Part” (July 30, 1944) ***WD 07:01:49.673 = Witch’s Tale, “Troth of Death” (May 29, 1933) 07:25:13.650 = X Minus One, “The Seventh Order” (May 08, 1956) 07:53:24.377 = ABC Mystery Time, “Death Walked In” (1956-1957) ***WD 08:17:25.579 = Strange Adventure, “A Savage Honor” (1945) ***WD 08:20:40.223 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD 08:46:23.888 = Beyond The Green Door, “James Neal And Bowler” (1966) 08:49:56.610 = Boston Blackie, “The Ghost of Flo Newton” (May 28, 1947) 09:15:03.289 = Box 13, “Speed To Burn” (June 26, 1949) 09:41:33.885 = 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. = = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR...
9 hours 42 mins
30 July Finished

HEX AND THE CITY: Spain's Youngest Bishop Swaps Sanctimony For Satan's Secretary
Local Exorcist Unavailable For Comment Due To Irony Overload. A Spanish bishop who spent his career banishing demons resigned from the priesthood to pursue a relationship with an author of erotic novels featuring Satan as a romantic lead. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-hexandthecity 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. #BishopResigns #XavierNovell #SpanishBishopScandal #CatholicChurchControversy #ExorcistBishop #SilviaCaballol #EroticNovelist #PriestLeavesPriesthood #VaticanScandal #CatholicClergyDating #BishopRomanceAuthor #ChurchScandalSpain #DioceseOfSolsona #ReligiousControversy #PriestBreaksVows #CatholicChurchNews #BishopResignation #ExorcistFallsInLove #ClergyScandal #SatanicRomanceNovels
6 mins
30 July Finished

HAUNTED ROADS: Ghost Brides, Hellhounds & The Phantom Cars That Still Kill
Reports of unexplained phenomena on roads across six continents include multiple eyewitness accounts of spectral figures, phantom vehicles, and fatal accidents attributed to supernatural encounters, with documented incidents ranging from the 1920s to present day. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/survey IN THIS EPISODE: Ghost brides, phantom cars, disappearing hitchhikers, and other strangeness. We’ll look at some of the most haunted roads from around the world. 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. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Scottish Ghosts” by Dane Love: https://amzn.to/3PC4xrt “Haunted Roads” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/289enem5 =====(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: September 13, 2023 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HauntedRoads #HauntedRoads #GhostRoads #PhantomCars #VanishingHitchhiker #HauntedHighways #ParanormalRoads #GhostBride #Hellhounds #StocksbridgeBypass #ClintonRoad #Highway666 #BloodsPointRoad #HauntedBridges #RoadGhosts #PhantomVehicles #SupernaturalHighways #CursedRoads #KellyRoad #WakehurstParkway #GhostlyApparitions #DeadMansCurve #ShadesOfDeathRoad #MountMiseryRoad #ZombieRoad #HighwaySpirits #RoadHauntings #GhostSightings #UrbanLegends #ParanormalInvestigation #HauntedPlaces #SupernaturalEncounters #GhostStories #MysteriousRoads #SpookyHighways #ParanormalHotspots #GhostHitchhiker #PhantomLorry #HauntedTunnels #ScreamingTunnel #GoatmansBridge #DonkeyLadyBridge #WeirdDarkness #TrueCrime #Paranormal #Supernatural #UnsolvedMysteries #CreepyStories #HorrorPodcast #TrueHorror #DarkHistory
1 hour 11 mins
30 July Finished

THE INVISIBLE ENEMY: Area 51 Veterans Fight for Recognition as Death Toll Mounts
In the Nevada desert, where nuclear ghosts still haunt the sand, a group of veterans are dying from secrets they swore to protect — and a government that refuses to acknowledge they were ever there. READ or LISTEN to the story: https://weirddarkness.com/area-51-veterans-cancer-deaths/ The Invisible Enemy non-profit led by David Crete: http://TheInvisibleEnemy.org
10 mins
29 July Finished

THE SECRET WAR TO CONTROL EARTH’S THERMOSTAT: The Weather Experiment They Tried To Keep Secret
Scientists sprayed salt water into clouds from a decommissioned aircraft carrier while residents of a California city went about their daily lives, completely unaware of the experiment happening above their heads. Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/secret-climate-experiments/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
14 mins
29 July Finished