Deals With the Devil: Five True Encounters Across History | #WDRadio July 26, 2026
27 July - 1 hour 40 minsA blues legend, a saint, a haunted squire, and a possessed tailor — five people who, across four centuries, were each said to have come face to face with the Devil himself.
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HOUR ONE: Many tales describe encounters with the devil himself. Yet not all are the same. Sometimes Satan approaches his prey… other times, the lost soul goes seeking Lucifer to make a deal. Either way, the results are never favorable. (Diabolical Dealings With The Devil) *** It wasn’t until recently that I’d even heard of the cryptid, Ahool. In case it’s new to you as well, it’s a winged cryptid that some portray as a giant bat, others claim it’s a flying primate. Personally, I think it looks like a werewol...
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MY WIFE HAS A REMOVABLE FACE: She Cleans It Every Night Behind a Locked Door | #MidnightInTheMacabre
On their third date she told him her face was removable, that she had to clean it every night behind a locked door, and that he must never look at what was underneath. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-wiferemovableface SOURCES and RESOURCES: “My Wife Has a Removable Face” by Redditor N.S. Lewis: https://www.reddit.com/user/nslewis, https://www.creepypasta.com/my-wife-has-a-removable-face/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: July 27, 2026
14 mins
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The Blood Keeper Still Walks a Massachusetts Graveyard | #MidnightInTheMacabre
An insomniac walking a Massachusetts cemetery after midnight spots a light in the groundskeeper's shack, and finds nine men in blue shrouds beside a freshly dug pit. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-bloodkeeper SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Blood Keeper” by Christopher Maxim at https://www.reddit.com/r/ChristopherMaxim/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: July 26, 2026
16 mins
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The House On Chimney Pot Lane: The Jungle In The Den, The Lion In The Wall | #RetroRadio
A Broadway couple buys the vacant Connecticut house no agent in town will touch, covers the den wall with a floor-to-ceiling photograph of an African jungle, and begins to notice that the lion in the picture doesn't always hold the same pose. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The House on Chimney Pot Lane” (April 28, 1978) ***WD 00:45:28.916 = The Haunting Hour, “Date In The Dark” (June 03, 1945) ***WD 01:10:28.151 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The House With a Past” (June 27, 1937) 01:34:32.198 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Millionaire Threatened” (1945) 01:59:10.650 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Haunted Bagpipes” (February 17, 1947) 02:28:37.363 = Mystery House, “Bury Me Not” (May 26, 1946) ***WD 02:54:24.361 = Inner Sanctum, “Desert Death” (January 09, 1945) 03:23:44.926 = Jeff Regan, “The Diamond Quartet” (August 14, 1948) 03:52:43.766 = The Key, “Night Prowler” (1956) 04:16:47.055 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited” (December 22, 1937) ***WD (LQ) 04:45:34.772 = Strange Adventure, “The Five Tickets” (1945) ***WD 04:48:49.470 = Calling All Detectives, “A Man Admits To Murder” (June 15, 1948) ***WD (LQ) 04:56:47.879 = Incredible But True, “The Face of Death” (1950-1951) 05:00:28.938 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0725
5 hours 1 min
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STARDUST: You Should Keep Your Opinions About Aliens To Yourself | #MicroTerrors
Mikka thinks space is boring and aliens are a punchline, and by the end of fifth period she has said so out loud to exactly the wrong person. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1655277373 Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness©, 2026 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2026#MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness
16 mins
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NEVER TRUST A PRETTY FACE: The Woman on Dawkins Lane | #MidnightInTheMacabre
A beautiful young woman knocks on an old soldier's door one summer evening asking to use his phone — and the six-year-old hiding in the back bedroom knows, before anyone says a word, that something is terribly wrong. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-NeverTrustAPrettyFace SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Never Trust a Pretty Face” by Weirdo family member Angie Trafford: https://www.facebook.com/AngieTraffordauthor/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: July 24, 2026
7 mins
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