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Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A man repeatedly meets a woman at different stages of life as he changes jobs – and the woman appears to grow younger and younger each time he meets her. It’s “The Unborn” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0505 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Unborn” (October 29, 1976) 00:45:17.589 = Dark Venture, “Coverup” (February 24, 1947) 01:15:04.471 = Weird Circle, “Rappaccini’s Daughter” (November 26,1944) 01:42:40.426 = The Whistler, “Not If I Kill You First” (October 02, 1944) 02:12:09.203 = Witch’s Tale, “Puzzle” (September 07, 1934) 02:37:27.949 = X-Minus One, “If You Was a Moklin” (June 12, 1956) 03:00:34.428 = ABC Mystery Time, “No One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD 03:24:35.316 = Strange Adventure, “Spirit Tiger” (1945) ***WD 03:27:57.032 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943) ***WD 03:55:04.465 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Tower” (January 02, 1987) 04:08:44.464 = Beyond The Green Door, “Hampton Expedition to Africa” (1966) ***WD 04:11:40.827 = The Man In Black/The Black Book, “The Price of the Head” (February 02, 1952) ***WD 04:26:25.573 = Blackstone The Magician Detective, “The Ghost That Wasn’t” (November 28, 1948) ***WD 04:39:08.021 = Box 13, “Archimedes and the Roman” (July 31, 1949) 05:05:38.094 = 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. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0505

On September 1, 1969, strange lights descended on the small town of Sheffield, Massachusetts, witnessed by approximately 40 residents including children, shop owners, and even the police chief's son. The mysterious aerial phenomenon would spark decades of debate, dividing the community between those who believed something extraordinary happened that night and those who wished the whole thing would just go away. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: 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: On September 1, 1969, about 40 people in Berkshire County, Massachusetts reported seeing a UFO — and one boy named Thomas Reed claimed that he and his family were all taken aboard. (The Berkshire County UFO) *** 
On the south-west corner of Carfax, in Oxford, a small, inconspicuous inscription on the side of an old building marks the site of one of the bloodiest bar fights in history… and I’ll tell you the story. (The Bad Beer Brawl) *** On June 28, 1914, while riding in a limousine, Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were killed by an assassin. As if that were not horrific enough, the incident triggered World War One. Ever since, the limousine is considered cursed, and few people who have come into contact with the car since then have survived. But why? (The Cursed Car That Started WW1) *** The radio station is officially known as “MDZhB” in Russia. It’s been continually broadcasting since 1982. And no one knows why. Because, you see… nobody works there… so who is doing the broadcasting? (The Radio Station Run By Ghosts) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:40.454 = Show Open 00:03:54.193 = Berkshire UFO Incident 00:13:37.055 = Cursed Car That Started World War 1 00:19:51.394 = Bad Beer Brawl 00:26:54.949 = Radio Station Run By Ghosts 00:41:08.320 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Berkshire County UFO” by Natasha Ishak for All That’s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/ybhqlyh3, and Debra Kelly for Grunge: https://tinyurl.com/y29ha5w5. “The Bad Beer Brawl” by Kaushik Patowary for Amusing Planet: https://tinyurl.com/y43tnnm8 “The Cursed Car That Started WW1” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://tinyurl.com/y4f36zyy “The Radio Station Run By Ghosts” by Zaria Gorvett for BBC: https://tinyurl.com/uhyatpu =====(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 11, 2020 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BerkshireUFO ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by...

Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/astronaut-romance-scam-japan/ An 80-year-old Japanese woman wired thousands of dollars to a fake astronaut who claimed he was under attack in space and desperately needed money to purchase oxygen. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #ElderlyRomanceScam #AstronautScam #JapanFraud #SeniorCitizenScam #OnlineDatingFraud #ElderlyExploitation #RomanceScamAlert #JapaneseSeniorFraud #ElderAbuse #ScamAwareness

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Two men buy a cheap house with a dark past: it was the scene of a murder, and now something odd is going on. A strange man taps at the windows, seemingly the ghost of a hanged man—is he here to warn them… or haunt them? Sleep No More presents, “Browdean Farm!” | #RetroRadio EP0504 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Absolute Zero” (October 28, 1976) 00:45:10.253 = Sleep No More, “I Am Waiting” and “Browdean Farm” (January 23, 1957) 01:13:23.418 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Cupboard Beneath The Stairs” (April, 2006) 01:27:27.330 = Strange Wills, “Miser’s Gold” (October 05, 1946) 01:57:10.814 = Strange, “Deja Vu in France” (1955) 02:12:04.254 = Suspense “Philomel Cottage” (October 07, 1943) (LQ) 02:41:40.607 = Tales of the Frightened, “Hands of Fate” (December 09, 1957) ***WD 02:46:13.203 = The Saint, “Missing Bridegroom” (February 11, 1951) 03:15:07.143 = Theater Five, “An Honorable Way” (October 19, 1964) ***WD 03:34:55.192 = Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (1968-1971) ***WD 04:01:55.942 = 2000 Plus, “The Other Man” (June 07, 1950) ***WD 04:32:29.405 = The Unexpected, “Legacy” (1948) 04:47:09.865 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Indian Fakir” (February 17, 1944) ***WD 05:00:49.133 = 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. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0504

In a world left in ruins, a lone survivor discovers he finally has all the time he ever wanted—to read, undisturbed and alone. “Time Enough at Last” by Lynn Venable; originally published in “IF Worlds of Science Fiction” January 1953