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A lifelong night owl pushes their sleepless habit a few nights too far, and what starts happening once he finally closes his eyes is the reason he’s now sworn off sleep for the rest of his life. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-coffeeaddiction SOURCES and RESOURCES: “I Have a Coffee Addiction” by Ashley Ingraham WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 10, 2026

America’s roads may look empty at night — but behind the headlights and mile markers, restless spirits are still trying to find their way home. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DontStopTheCar READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y5pypsk7 FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Spooks are known to haunt houses, castles, cemeteries, abandoned hospitals, and even toys or other objects… but somehow, it’s haunted roads that seem the darkest for many. (America’s Haunted Roads) *** A heating engineer working in the Treasurer’s House in York, England is disturbed by music… and then the ghostly presence of at least twenty Roman soldiers walking right past him through the walls! (The Roman Ghosts of York) *** The last man hanged at Bodmin Jail not only still lingers at the location – he has even been caught on camera. (The Haunting of Bodmin Jail) *** We’ll share the true and tragic story of a teenaged girl who’s abnormality landed her on the freak show circuit, with people paying to gawk at “The Camel Girl”. (Ella Harper: The Freak Show Camel Girl) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00.00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:02.590 = Show Open 00:02:50.575 = America’s Haunted Roads 00:26:45.310 = The Haunting of Bodmin Jail *** 00:35:22.933 = The Roman Ghosts of York 00:39:56.546 = Ella Harper, The Freak Show Camel Girl *** 00:45:55.801 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: 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.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “America’s Haunted Roads” sources: RealParanormalExperiences.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ywk5atas, Insider.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8mez23, TravelAndLeisure.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5d8hmyd5, TravelChannel.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8v2d9f, WitteBros.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/598v39hb “The Haunting of Bodmin Jail” by Melissa Brinks for Ranker’s Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yer4wbnt “The Roman Ghosts of York” from Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrye36fn “Ella Harper: The Freak Show Camel Girl” by Bipin Dimri for HistoricMysteries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8hj3sj (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...

“The Speaking Clock”: In a Bond Street antique shop where a hundred clocks tick out of time and one of them speaks with a dead man's voice. 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, “Diamond Cut Diamond” (June 02, 1978) ***WD 00:44:33.474 = X-Minus-One, “The Girls From Earth” (June 16, 1957) 01:06:50.118 = Zero Hour, “There’s a Man in 211” (May 23, 1945) ***WD 01:24:07.577 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 01:48:07.812 = Appointment With Fear, “The Speaking Clock” (April 13, 1944) 02:15:31.324 = Arch Oboler’s Play, “Nobody Died” (December 16, 1939) 02:43:13.809 = Barry Craig, “Murder In Wax” (November 21, 1951) 03:11:18.272 = BBC Radio 4, Radio 7, Ghost Story, “The Ghost Train” (January 24, 1988) 04:36:25.323 = Night Beat, “Gusher James” (March 07, 1952) 05:05:29.865 = 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/WDRR0739

The Pentagon's fifth batch of declassified UAP files arrived in early August, forty-one newly released records reaching as far back as 1950. Among them is gun-camera footage of four-foot "cold orbs" hovering over the Gulf of Oman, and video of a black sphere that blinks out over the Pacific before drifting back into frame. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/UFOTranche05 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/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

In a town where nothing interesting ever happens, there's one grave marker the locals won't let their children near on Halloween night. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-stoneangel SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Angel Statue Stole my Soul” by Kat Hall WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 09, 2026