FAMILY ANNIHILATORS: John List And The Psychology Of Familicide

A retired navy captain walks home through the Dublin fog on the night his proposal is accepted and hears footsteps behind him the whole way, though every time he turns around, the street is empty. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Familiar Ghost” (December 18, 1978) ***WD 00:47:10.481 = Inner Sanctum, “The Girl And The Gallows” (May 01, 1945) 01:15:29.512 = Jeff Regan, “The Lady With Too Much Hair” (November 06, 1948) ***WD 01:46:02.749 = The Key, “The Archaeologist” (1956) ***WD 02:11:32.967 = Lights Out, “The Projective Mr. Drogan” (January 26, 1943) 02:41:57.122 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Canterville Ghost” (June 18, 1945) 03:41:58.445 = Macabre, “The Avenger” (December 18, 1961) ***WD 04:10:47.262 = Philip Marlowe, “Hiding Place” (May 09, 1950) 04:41:11.369 = (Unknown Show), “King Kong” audio drama (1938) 05:20:23.061 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0799

A week after losing a bitter election to lead an ancient college, the archaeologist who wanted the job most raises a toast to the winner and hands him a small black figurine from a dig in Syria. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Search for Myra” (December 15, 1978) ***WD 00:45:11.054 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “A Warden For All Saints” (April 29, 1992) 01:29:50.871 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD 01:57:12.053 = Harry Lime, “In Pursuit Of A Ghost” (November 16, 1951) 02:23:04.135 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Esmerelda” (August 30, 1980) 02:49:13.121 = The Haunting Hour, “No Escape” (September 01, 1945) 03:15:09.391 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Mystery Of The Thing” (November 17, 1946) ***WD 03:39:07.297 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Dude Ranch” (1949-1951) 04:03:55.670 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Carpathian Horror” (April 14, 1947) ***WD 04:35:53.455 = Mystery House, “Operation Murder” (August 02, 1946) 05:01:19.202 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0798

In 1991 a New York appeals court ruled a house in Nyack haunted as a matter of law, and a survey posted on October 12th says more than half of Americans could be talked into buying a house they knew was haunted. Of the four states said to have laws on it, only two mention the paranormal in a statute, and in both of them the seller doesn't have to bring it up. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/legallyhaunted CITED ARTICLE: Haunted & For Sale: https://weirddarkness.com/haunted-house-survey/ *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

A Western Alliance ship circles Mars at the equator and again from pole to pole, and Captain Thomas H. Griswold, already picturing his name in the history books, finds no buildings and no ruins below, only iron ore and long straight canals that the young civilian expert aboard calls evidence of something. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/werecivilized SOURCES and RESOURCES: “We're Civilized!” by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton: https://amzn.to/3zL4wgZ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: October 13, 2026 LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL

In 1887, Roxalana Druse became the last woman New York ever hanged, on a secondhand gallows that used a falling 213-pound weight to jerk her into the air. Her neck didn’t break, and fifteen minutes passed before the doctors pronounced her dead. From the book “BOTCHED EXECUTIONS: Four Centuries Of Failed Hangings, Electrocutions, Gassings, Injections And Firing Squads” by Darren Marlar at https://weirddarkness.com/botchedexecutions WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: October 12, 2026 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM3LZM9M/