
THE DARK TRUTH ABOUT ELVES: Disease, Death, Demons, and Devil Worship
6 September - 50 minsBefore Tolkien turned them into noble archers, medieval people believed elves were dangerous beings who shot invisible arrows that caused mental illness, stabbing pains, and livestock death.
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IN THIS EPISODE: Elves – they are portrayed as helpful and joyous when helping a shoemaker, or a jolly old man with a white beard at the north pole. But they are portrayed as evil in some other cultures – even claimed to be in league with the devil himself. And what do they have to do with Cain and Abel? We’ll look at the his...

WHEN THE MOON GREW WINGS: A Lesson in Deception and What We Can Safely Believe
In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands of readers that the moon teemed with bat-winged humanoids, walking beavers, and unicorns, creating the most successful media hoax in American history. The techniques that fooled Yale professors and missionaries nearly two centuries ago are the same ones being used to deceive you today, just wearing modern clothes and confirming what you already want to believe. LINKS… Sermon Transcript: https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-moonhoax1835 Moon Hoax episode of Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/1835moonhoax/ Hear previous #ChurchOfTheUndead messages at https://WeirdDarkness.com/Church Darren Marlar is a licensed minister through the Universal Life Church: https://www.themonastery.org “Church Of The Undead” theme music by Epidemic Sound "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness Weird Darkness® and Church Of The Undead™ are trademarked. 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. #ChristianDiscernment #FalseProphets #WeirdDarkness #GreatMoonHoax
24 mins
7 September Finished

STOCKSBRIDGE BYPASS: So Haunted That Construction Crews Won’t Return, Security Guards Call Police
When security guards spotted children in Victorian clothing dancing in circles at midnight on a muddy construction site, they approached to investigate - only to watch the kids vanish into thin air, leaving no footprints in the mud where they'd been playing. And that’s just one ghostly incident on the A616 – Britain’s most haunted road. 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: It’s a stretch of road that only opened in 1988 to connect two existing roads, but it is known for being one of the deadliest roads in all of Britain… and one of the most haunted places in the world. The official designation is the A616… but most people know it as the Stocksbridge Bypass. (The Deadly Stocksbridge Bypass) *** Experiencing something strange is one thing. Experiencing two strange things in two different places might be called a coincidence. But when you experience three strange things in three different places, as Chet Guthrie did – you have to wonder if maybe the weirdness if following you around. (Three Events In Three Places of Really Weird Happenings) *** The Georgian Britains were obsessed with clean air, which was not surprising… because there was practically no clean air to obsess about. Even less-so in and around the cemeteries. (The Stench of Georgian Graveyards) *** A woman typically carries a baby for nine months before pregnancy. Sometimes a bit longer, sometimes a bit shorter, but that’s the average. Technology has made it possible for the baby to be born much sooner if complications were to arise, and still survive to be a healthy child. But we might have a new record on shortest pregnancy. One woman in Indonesia is claiming she gave birth after being pregnant for only one hour. (The One Hour Pregnancy) *** Heavy fog is commonplace in London, and in 1952 one particular fog rolled in for a full five days, hovering over the city. But when it finally dissipated, over 12,000 Londoners lay dead. (The Deadly Fog of 1952) *** A borrowed gun, romantically linked cousins, and a rigged jury – all the makings of a great murder trial in 1887 New Jersey. (A Mount Holly Tragedy) *** Here’s an idea on how to fight the black plague… throat lozenges… made from toad vomit! Hey, it was good enough for Isaac Newton! It was his own recipe! (Toad Vomit Lozenges) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:35.682 = Show Open 00:05:40.998 = The Deadly Stocksbridge Bypass 00:22:00.682 = Deadly Fog of 1952 00:28:20.798 = Stench of Georgian Graveyards 00:35:28.823 = The One Hour Pregnancy 00:39:30.093 = Three Events In Three Places of Really Weird Happenings 00:46:43.512 = A Mount Holly Tragedy 00:51:05.738 = Toad Vomit Lozenges 00:55:15.086 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Dark Days of Georgian Britain” by James Hobson: https://amzn.to/2X5cKd6 VIDEO: Britain’s Most Haunted Road - Stocksbridge Bypass: https://tinyurl.com/y3epler8 “Toad Vomit Lozenges” by Laura Geggel for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/y5dmuwy9 “Three Events In Three Places of Really Weird Happenings” by Chet Guthrie for Cleveland Banner: https://tinyurl.com/y5c2wxhc “The Deadly Fog of 1952” from The Gypsy Thread:
57 mins
7 September Finished

THE BOOK OF HELL: A Publishing Company Receives a Manuscript That Has Terrifying Qualities
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A desperate publishing house receives a manuscript from an author who's been dead for two years - a first-person account of Hell that mysteriously cannot be copied, printed, or recorded by any earthly means. CBC’s Nightfall presents, “The Book of Hell!” | #RetroRadio EP0503 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Deathly-White Man” (October 27, 1976) 00:44:47.295 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Zelma’s Boy” (September 19, 1947) 01:14:02.184 = The Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert” (April 21, 1953) ***WD 01:40:59.086 = Murder at Midnight, “Man With The Black Beard” (November 08, 1946) 02:07:00.921 = The Black Museum, “Gas Receipt” (January 29, 1952) ***WD 02:28:02.096 = Mysterious Traveler, “Big Brain” (March 14, 1950) ***WD (LQ) 02:57:55.222 = Mystery House, “Bases Loaded” (June 14, 1946) ***WD 03:23:56.542 = CBC Nightfall, “The Book of Hell” (July 23, 1982) 03:51:56.130 = Obsession, “Kiss of Kismet” (October 03, 1950) ***WD 04:14:22.652 = Origin of Superstition, “Crossing Your Fingers” (1935) ***WD 04:28:04.040 = Peril, “Curse of Ramses” (1953) ***WD 04:49:55.763 = 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/WDRR0503
4 hours 50 mins
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GOVERNMENT WHISTLEBLOWERS To Break Silence on UFO COVER-UP at Emergency Congressional Hearing
Original Article: https://weirddarkness.com/ufo-hearing-september-2025/ Military veterans prepare to expose classified UAP encounters as Congress demands answers about decades of hidden UFO programs. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #UFOHearing #UAPWhistleblower #PentagonUFO #UFODisclosure #MilitaryUFO #UFOCongress #September9UAP #AnnaPaulinaLuna #UFOTestimony #GovernmentUFO
7 mins
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“CURSE OF THE BONES”, “ALIEN ALERT” and MORE Scary Stories Written By KIDS! #MicroTerrors
“The Curse of the Bones” by Kieran Cryderman, age 6 “The Wedding Day” by Heidi Bauman-Smith, age 5 “The Thing In My Closet” by Carrick Wells, age 8 “Alien Alert” by Alora, age 9 Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness©, 2025 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2025#ScaryStoriesForKids #StoriesForKids #KidsStories #HalloweenKids #MicroTerrors #HalloweenStories
12 mins
6 September Finished