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When David Lang vanished in front of five witnesses he was never seen again – but the mystery only deepened when his voice came back from nowhere. Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/DavidLang Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: What if your thoughts, your self, your very awareness… weren’t inside your brain at all, but woven into the universe itself? (What If Consciousness Is Everything?) *** Across centuries and continents, there are eerie tales of tiny, otherworldly creatures captured by humans — only for terror, curses, or vanishing acts to follow. (Bagged, Bottled, and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies) *** On a deserted Scottish road in 1992, two men's terrifying close encounter with a hovering UFO led to missing time, haunting nightmares, and disturbing memories of alien beings. (The A70 Abduction Case) *** When Jake Bird was sentenced to die, he warned the court they’d perish before him — then one by one, they did. (The Hex of Jake Bird) *** One bright afternoon in 1880, David Lang took a step across his field — and vanished forever in front of witnesses who saw it happen. (Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:28.802 = Show Open 00:03:13.646 = Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang 00:18:03.052 = Bagged, Bottled and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies 00:29:37.827 = The Hex of Jake Bird 00:38:41.973 = The A70 Abduction Case 00:52:45.925 = What If Consciousness Is Everything? 01:04:34.996 = Show Close 01:05:50.150 = Bloopers SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The A70 Abduction Case”: https://www.thenightskyii.org/a70.html “The Hex of Jake Bird”: http://www.executedtoday.com/2012/07/14/1949-jake-bird/, https://www.ranker.com/list/jake-bird-hex-facts/jessika-gilbert, https://www.historylink.org/File/7971, https://www.historylink.org/File/7973 “Bagged, Bottled, and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies”: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2024/08/Strange-Tales-of-Captured-Fairies-Gnomes-and-Other-Mysterious-Little-People/, “Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang”: https://ckc4me.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/the-difficulty-of-crossing-a-field-an-unsolved-mystery/,

When Benjamin Flack witnesses a brutal murder, his world unravels as he’s forced to question not just the crime — but his very existence! Hear the tale from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0402 Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0402 Get the Darkness Syndicate version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and for Commercial Version Only)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Goodbye Benjamin Flack” (February 19, 1976) 00:47:16.709 = The Black Mass, “Jolly Corner” (November 28, 1966) ***WD 01:26:05.679 = Beyond Midnight, “Don’t Joke In The Morgue” (June 20, 1969) ***WD 01:56:15.969 = Mind Webs, “In The Abyss” (March 12, 1978) 02:29:14.339 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Mysterious Ham” (1939-1948) ***WD 02:30:25.222 = Time For Love, “Trouble in Tanganika” (May 22, 1954) 02:55:55.559 = Mystery In The Air, “Beyond Good And Evil” (August 28, 1947) ***WD 03:24:57.329 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Murder Without Crime” (May 03, 1946) 03:54:34.389 = Mr. District Attorney, “Deadly Snowflake” (May 26, 1948) 04:24:24.589 = Murder At Midnight, “Dead Hand” (May 01, 1950) ***WD 04:48:47.119 = The Black Museum, “The Wool Jacket” (July 13, 1952) ***WD 05:14:24.076 = 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 = = = = = "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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0402 TAGS: true crime, paranormal, science fiction, old time radio, otr, otr horror, classic radio shows, horror radio shows, vintage radio dramas, suspense radio classics, 1940s radio horror, old radio mystery shows, creepy old radio shows, true crime radio, supernatural radio plays, golden age radio, eerie radio mysteries, macabre old time radio, nostalgic thrillers, classic crime podcast, retro horror podcast, weird darkness, weird darkness podcast, retro radio, classic radio

When a desperate mother claimed unseen forces were assaulting her, a routine ghost hunt spiraled into one of the most chilling and controversial cases of spectral violence ever recorded. Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: The investigation on August 22, 1974, in Culver City California was to be like any other one Dr. Barry Taff had done. Believing that this would be an open and shut case they showed up at Doris Bither’s house. Not expecting much. Little did they know this would be one of the biggest cases in the annals of paranormal history. (“The Entity Haunting: The True Story of Doris Bither”) *** One of the most mysterious disappearances of the American twentieth century took place when a man named Bruce Nelson Campbell stumbled out of his Jacksonville motel room one night, dressed only in a pair of green pajamas, and was never seen again. (“The Man In The Green Pajamas”) *** A woman moves into a flat by herself and immediately begins to feel an uncomfortable presence around her. (“Tiny Apartment, Big Presence”) *** On a cold January morning, John Hoskins slaughtered three members of his family. (“A Day That Began with Death: The Hoskins Family Murders of 1919”) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:22.328 = Show Open 00:03:14.954 = A Day That Began With Death: The Hoskins Family Murders of 1919 00:10:16.101 = The Man In The Green Pajamas 00:18:31.258 = Tiny Apartment, Big Presence 00:25:03.659 = The Entity Haunting: The True Story of Doris Bither 00:39:23.064 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Man In The Green Pajamas” written by Troy Taylor & Lisa Taylor Horton: https://tinyurl.com/y4a68c3p “Tiny Apartment, Big Presence” written by KatsWhiskers: https://tinyurl.com/yxmb9d67 “A Day That Began with Death: The Hoskins Family Murders of 1919”, written by John Brassard Jr.: https://tinyurl.com/weq3ytl “The Entity Haunting: The True Story of Doris Bither” written by Xavier Ortega: https://tinyurl.com/y8fv25w ===== (Over time links seen above 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: February 10, 2019 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DorisBithersTheEntity TAGS: paranormal investigation, ghost attack, Doris Bither, The Entity case, Culver City haunting, Barry Taff, Kerry Gaynor, poltergeist activity,...

A young American couple travels to Central America and hear villagers’ superstitions about an “angry god” demanding a sacrifice – and they might be the next offering! Hear the story from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0401 Get the Darkness Syndicate version of this episode at https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and for Commercial Version Only)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Angry God” (February 17, 1976) ***WD 00:48:11.959 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Buried Alive” (October 06, 1940) 01:13:51.629 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Ben Cramer” (1945-1951) 01:39:45.319 = Sherlock Holmes, “Night Before Christmas” (December 24, 1945) ***WD 02:08:08.019 = Inner Sanctum, “Till Death Do Us Part” (October 16, 1945) 02:35:15.459 = The Key, “Bank Robbery” (1956) 02:59:51.409 = Lights Out, “Valse Trieste” (March 30, 1938) ***WD 03:29:02.989 = The Lineup, “Red Shirt Case” (June 05, 1951) ***WD 03:53:51.799 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD (LQ) 04:21:11.439 = Philip Marlowe, “Heat Wave” (April 16, 1949) 04:50:50.759 = 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 = = = = = "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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0401 TAGS: true crime, paranormal, science fiction, old time radio, otr, otr horror, classic radio shows, horror radio shows, vintage radio dramas, suspense radio classics, 1940s radio horror, old radio mystery shows, creepy old radio shows, true crime radio, supernatural radio plays, golden age radio, eerie radio mysteries, macabre old time radio, nostalgic thrillers, classic crime podcast, retro horror podcast, weird darkness, weird darkness podcast, retro radio, classic radio

Who were the shadowy men in black who stalked UFO researchers after the Rendlesham Forest incident — and what secrets were they so desperate to keep buried? What connects a deadly UFO encounter on Maury Island in 1947 to shadowy men in black and decades of chilling threats against those chasing the truth? Download The FREE PDF For This Episode’s WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/RendleshamMIB Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: Major in the U.S. Air Force says they captured and held an extraterrestrial creature at New Jersey’s McGuire Air Force Base. 
(Alien Captured By Air Force) *** Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he was pulled from a flaming car by a paranormal entity. Did a ghostly specter save this NASCAR driver’s life? (The Race Car Angel) *** William Dunham was ill-tempered, ready to fight at all times – especially when drunk. He owned two less-than-reputable establishments. So it shouldn’t be a surprise people would want him dead. But when one has so many enemies, it’s not easy for police to find out who the person was that murdered you. (The Dunham Murder) *** I’ll share an account of something very disturbing seen in Michigan – a strange creature… a grayish-colored entity more man than beast, but more paranormal than normal. (Michigan Humanoid) *** Visiting haunted houses, cursed lands, driving on ghostly roads… they all can be scary. Stepping into a hospital at night is incredibly spooky. But image what kind of stories you’d have to tell if you were a night-shift employee at a cemetery. (Creepy Stories of Cemetery Workers) *** 
In all of their different incarnations, the Men in Black usually have one main purpose: to muzzle witnesses of strange, paranormal phenomena. That’s exactly what happened to one UFO hunter while researching what is now known as the Rendlesham Forest incident. (MIB Threaten UFO Hunter) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:12.231 = Show Open 00:04:44.703 = MIB Threaten UFO Hunter 00:10:07.253 = Alien Captured By Air Force 00:19:04.469 = The Dunham Murder 00:26:37.117 = The Race Car Angel 00:30:09.767 = Michigan Humanoid 00:39:13.141 = Creepy Stories of Cemetery Workers 00:59:07.548 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: John Guerra’s book “Strange Craft”: https://amzn.to/2QVW0RO MEMO: Lieutenant Halt memo about the UFO incident: https://tinyurl.com/yj63gmzp “The MIB Mythology” by Justin Sablich for History.com: https://tinyurl.com/y87o5ux9 “Alien Captured By Air Force” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/ygu8nrod “The Dunham Murder” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yxju4wxk “The Race Car Angel” by Brett Tingley for Mysterious Universe: