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Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/phrogging-people-living-in-your-home-secretly A man in Oregon spent months secretly living in a crawl space, complete with a bed, television, and stolen electricity - but this isn't the first time someone has been discovered hiding where they shouldn't be. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #phrogging #truecrime #denverSpiderMan #boyInTheWalls #creepyButTrue

A Shanghai couple's marriage imploded when they couldn't agree on their son's name, leaving the one-year-old without legal documentation or vaccinations. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-baby-name-divorce MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©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. #DivorceOverBabyName #ChinaViralNews #NamingDisputeDivorce #ShanghaiCourt #WeirdDivorceStories

A washed-up forty-something drowning in 90s nostalgia and Jennifer Love Hewitt posters makes a desperate deal with a demon to return to his glory days, but learns too late that supernatural contracts require very careful wording. 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: It’s #ThrillerThursday and I’m sharing two stories with you this week. First up, what could possibly be creepy about an old set of eyeglasses? We’ll find out in the story “Ochelari”. Then, a great story from ‘Weirdling Woods’ author Jon Allen entitled, “Jennifer Love Hewitt Made Me Do It.” CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00.00.000 = Show Open 00:01:07.167 = Ochelari 00:12:48.092 = Jennifer Love Hewitt Made Me Do It 01:19:59.043 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Ochelari” by Ouroboros: https://www.creepypasta.com/ochelari/ “Jennifer Love Hewitt Made Me Do It” by Jon Allen: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.allen.357622 =====(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 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/JenniferLoveHewitt 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. #NostalgiaHorror #DealWithTheDevil #90sNostalgia #HorrorStory #CreepyPasta

A guest at an Italian villa discovers luminous, crab-clawed caterpillars swarming an unoccupied bedroom where someone died of cancer a year before, and watches helplessly as the creatures crawl toward his fellow lodger's room in a prophetic nightmare that becomes horrifyingly real. 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 SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Caterpillars” by E.F. Benson: https://weirdfictionreview.com/2013/06/caterpillars/ =====(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: May 02, 2024 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/caterpillars 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. #ClassicHorror #GhostStories #EFBenson #Caterpillars #VintageHorror

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate It’s the late 19th century, and two scientists are exploring the Caybridge Trough in the Caribbean — down to about five miles deep, one of the ocean’s deepest parts. While down there they discover a strange underwater city inhabited by hostile humanoid creatures, who attack them… welcome to “City of the Dead!” | #RetroRadio EP0508 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “City of the Dead” (November 04, 1976) 00:45:56.923 = The Adventures of Superman, “Mystery of the Walking Dead” (November 05, 1949) 01:15:45.265 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD 01:42:02.466 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “What Was It” (June 28, 1980) ***WD 02:09:23.472 = The Haunting Hour, “Ptolemy’s Grave” (April 14, 1945) 02:36:43.316 = Hermit’s Cave, “The House of Purple Shadows” (November 10, 1940) ***WD 03:01:11.322 = Murder Is My Hobby, “Murder With a Boomerang” (1945-1950) 03:24:54.169 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Tinkerville Club Scandal” (April 22, 1946) 03:54:13.881 = Incredible But True, “Three Who Died” (1950-1951) 03:58:00.281 = Inner Sanctum, “I Walk In The Night” (February 26, 1946) ***WD (LQ) 04:23:48.728 = The Key, “The Archeologist” (1956) ***WD 04:49:18.946 = 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/WDRR0508