HER BLESSING IS IMMORTALITY: Her Curse Is The Death of Everyone Around Her

Technology companies are quietly building an industry around digital immortality — and the first customers are already talking to their dead children through artificial intelligence. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/ai-seances-digital-afterlife-griefbots/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #AISeances, #DigitalAfterlife, #Griefbots, #Deadbots, #AIGrief, #ProjectDecember, #DigitalResurrection, #SyntheticGhosts, #ELIZAEffect, #AIConsciousness, #GriefTechnology, #AIEthics, #DigitalImmortality, #PosthumousAI, #VirtualDead, #GriefTech, #AIManipulation, #DeathTechnology, #ChatbotDead, #AIVoiceCloning, #BlackMirrorIRL, #TechEthics, #DigitalGhosts, #AIBereavement, #VirtualAfterlife, #DeathTech, #AIMemorial, #SyntheticPersonality, #GriefExploitation, #AIandDeath, #DigitalGrief, #TechAndMortality, #ArtificialGrief, #FutureOfDeath, #AIControversy

By day, Fire Chief Delbert Cassarole is the town’s hero—by night, he’s the spark that ignites fear itself. When a string of deadly blazes begins to consume the town, the question isn’t who is starting the fires… but how long before the flames burn through his lies. | #RetroRadio EP0485 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, “Don’t Play With Matches” (September 23, 1976) ***WD 00:45:35.552 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Hungry One” (January 14, 1972) 01:14:16.734 = Dimension X, “Requiem” (September 22, 1951) ***WD 01:45:16.852 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Will Out” (February 27, 1945) ***WD 01:57:54.272 = The Creaking Door, “Imposter” (July 20, 1964) ***WD 02:24:48.040 = The Eleventh Hour, “Tomb” (1941-1946) ***WD 02:50:48.702 = Escape, “Habitat” (July 18, 1948) 03:20:15.189 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD 03:47:30.976 = Murder By Experts, “It’s luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949) ***WD 04:17:01.091 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Scionic Uranium Prospector” (July 09, 1958) ***WD 04:36:07.884 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD 04:59:47.905 = Dark Fantasy, “Funeral Arrangements Completed” (May 15, 1942) 05:23:47.420 = BBC Fear on 4, “Dance In The Underworld” (February 14, 1991) ***WD 05:53:06.313 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “The Needle” (Late 1940s) 05:58:10.848 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (1960s) 06:02:24.164 = Future Tense, “Born of Man And Woman” (May 16, 1974) ***WD 06:30:22.808 = Crime And Peter Chambers, “Cemetery Attack” (April 20, 1954) 06:53:41.309 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Grey Ones” (March 23, 1984) 07:20:23.695 = Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD 07:43:38.904 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Morini The Formula” (1945-1946) ***WD 08:07:43.528 = Sherlock Holmes, “April Fools Day Adventure” (April 01, 1946) ***WD 08:36:18.865 = House of Mystery, “Haunters And Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD 08:50:39.809 = Incredible But True, “Letter To a Friend” (1950-1951) 08:54:19.133 = Inner Sanctum, “Skeleton Bay” (February 05, 1946) 09:23:57.027 = The Key, “Showgirl Murdered” (1956) 09:48:08.256 = 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 #OTRHorror...

In the ruins of a world torn apart by nuclear fire, mankind hides deep underground. On the surface, tireless machines fight our war for us… or so we’re told. But when one soldier makes a shocking discovery, the truth about the war — and the machines — could shatter everything we believe. X Minus One presents… “The Defenders.” | #RetroRadio EP0484 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, “A Very Dear Ghost Indeed” (September 20, 1976) 00:45:28.594 = Weird Circle, “Mad Monkton” (September 22, 1944) 01:12:51.879 = The Whistler, “Local Storm” (September 10, 194) 01:41:36.248 = Witch’s Tale, “Share And Share Alike” (March 08, 1934) ***WD 02:08:20.904 = X Minus One, “The Defenders” (May 22, 1956) 02:36:23.028 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 1” (January 14, 1974) 03:00:02.349 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 2” (January 15, 1974) 03:23:49.400 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 3” (January 16, 1974) 03:47:33.140 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 4” (January 17, 1974) 04:10:13.056 = Zero Hour, “But I Wouldn’t Want To Die There, Part 5” (January 18, 1974) 04:33:11.181 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD 04:57:11.808 = Strange Adventure, “Haunted Hotel” (1945) ***WD 05:00:26.729 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD 05:28:01.659 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986) 05:41:48.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966) 05:45:25.097 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD 05:59:54.265 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954) 06:27:19.337 = Box 13, “Double Trouble” (July 10, 1949) 06:53:49.646 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968) 07:22:50.132 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD 07:50:55.483 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947) 08:13:44.687 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD 08:41:18.645 = The Crime Club, “Corpse Wore a Wig” (May 08, 1947) 09:10:30.129 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005) 09:44:27.331 = 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...

An ordinary person receives a mysterious USB drive announcing they've been selected for a deadly tournament where 64 contestants must hunt each other down one by one, with their kidnapped parents' lives hanging in the balance. 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: Originally used on Weird Darkness as a #ThrillerThursday episode in 2021, this creepypasta is a great piece of fiction from the No Sleep sub-Reddit; it’s Devin Hooper’s incredible tale, “Serial Killer Showdown!” 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… “Serial Killer Showdown” by Devin Hooper: https://tinyurl.com/y7wp5h46 =====(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: January, 2021 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. EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/SerialKillerShowdown #SerialKillerShowdown #Creepypasta #NoSleep #DevinHooper #HorrorStories #SurvivalHorror #DeathGame #USBMystery #PsychologicalHorror #ScaryStories #KillOrBeKilled #HorrorFiction #Thriller #HorrorNarration #RedditHorror #NoSleepStories #AudioHorror #SurvivalTournament #64Contestants #HunterVsHunted #ForcedToKill #EliminationGame #DarkFiction #HorrorPodcast #CreepyStories #MoralDilemma #DeathMatch #UndergroundTournament #SuspenseThriller #HorrorAudio #ScaryNarration #AudioFiction #ChampionshipRound #HostageSituation #SurvivalGame #FinalShowdown #HorrorCommunity #CreepypastaStories #NoSleepPodcast #WeirdDarkness

A New York artist’s world unravels when a strange symbol and a corpse-like church watchman draw him into a nightmare from which there is no waking. 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: “The Yellow Sign” is one of the most famous short stories from Robert W. Chambers’ 1895 collection The King in Yellow. It’s a creepy, proto–weird fiction tale set in New York, told by an artist who becomes entangled with a strange symbol — the titular Yellow Sign — and a disturbing, almost inhuman church watchman. The story blends mystery, horror, and cosmic dread, with the forbidden play The King in Yellow lurking in the background as a corrupting influence. 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…‘The King in Yellow’ by Robert W. Chambers: https://amzn.to/4mINFOo =====(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: August 14, 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. EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TheYellowSign #TheYellowSign, #RobertWChambers, #TheKingInYellow, #WeirdFiction, #GothicHorror, #CosmicHorror, #VictorianHorror, #SupernaturalStory, #CursedSymbol, #ClassicHorror, #CreepyLiterature, #GothicMystery, #HorrorShortStory, #HauntedNewYork, #PsychologicalHorror, #EarlyWeirdFiction, #HorrorAnthology, #CultHorrorClassic, #EerieTale, #DarkFiction, #VintageHorror