The Demon In The Code | We Created a Device That Bends Reality, Then Lost Control of It!
8 April - 2 hours 11 minsWhen Conrad King and his father unlocked the secret to manipulating atoms, creating a groundbreaking technology that could shape the very elements, he never imagined it would be reduced to a game—or that he’d find himself trapped inside it, facing a demon, in a desperate bid to stop it from unraveling the world.
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IN THIS EPISODE: A Creepypasta called, “My Father and I Created a Device That Warps Reality" by Justin Kyle Cutrer, MD.
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"The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury | A Dystopian Future Where Reading and Walking Are Suspicious
In a city of three million where every window glows with the flicker of a television screen, one man steps outside to walk the empty streets — and discovers that in 2053, a simple stroll after dark is enough to draw the attention of the law. 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, “Hunted Down” (November 17, 1977) 00:45:28.123 = The Saint, “Miracle Tea Party (Audition Episode)” (July 25, 1945) 01:10:39.087 = Theater Five, “City Manager” (November 16, 1964) ***WD 01:32:13.773 = Theater 1030, “The Pedestrian” (1968-1971) ***WD 01:57:57.483 = Tales From The Tomb, “Comfort Lies In The Dark” (1960) 02:02:15.537 = 2000 Plus, “Green Thing” (September 27, 1950) ***WD 02:31:55.279 = The Unexpected, “Voodoo Night” (1947-1948) 02:44:00.712 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Lizzie Borden Case” (1936) ***WD 02:57:50.107 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ) 03:27:16.413 = Dark Venture, “The Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD 03:56:36.806 = The Weird Circle, “Shadow” (April 15, 1945) 04:23:51.471 = The Whistler, “Murder Opens a Gate” (February 06, 1945) 04:53:25.838 = 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/WDRR0672
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The Aberdeen Witch Whose Curses Killed for 25 Years and Burned For Listening To Satan
For twenty-five years, Janet Wishart let all of Aberdeen believe she was a witch — until the day the authorities finally decided to find out what she was capable of admitting under questioning. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/AberdeenWitch FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Janet Wishart loved practicing her evil Satanic magic – and equally loved boasting about it; something you really shouldn’t do if you happen to live in the days of the Great Scottish Witch Hunt. (Janet Wisharts’s Witchy Ways) *** Have you ever seen the movie “Going In Style” about some retired elderly men deciding to do one last robbery just to see if they had the stuff? Whether you watched the 1979 original or the 2017 remake, the premise is hilarious and fun. But apparently several men in 2015 decided to do it for real – and almost walked away with $200-million in cash and jewels! (The Grandpa Gang Jewel Robbery) *** The encounter of Gerry Anderson is one of the most intriguing claims of alien abduction in the United Kingdom. Not least as he wouldn’t fully recall the incident that occurred in the early 1950s when he was a 12-year-old boy until decades later under hypnotic regression. (The Alien Abduction of Gerry Anderson) *** In November, 1980 the MGM Grand in Las Vegas caught fire, claiming numerous lives. Decades later we learn what went wrong, how it can be avoided in the future, and we hear the haunting details of what happened during the fire – as well as the hauntings that are taking place even now so many years later. (A Grand Fire in Las Vegas) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:08.563 = Janet Wishart’s Witchy Ways 00:11:32.783 = The Grandpa Gang Jewel Robbery *** 00:33:21.490 = Alien Abduction of Gerry Anderson *** 00:41:49.281 = A Grand Fire in Las Vegas 00:56:32.355 = 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: “Janet Wisharts’s Witchy Ways” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4rakh24p “The Grandpa Gang Jewel Robbery” by Laura Allan for Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yuu3bxnc, and Jon Rogers for The Sun: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/27esvy74 “The Alien Abduction of Gerry Anderson” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2zznednd “A Grand Fire in Las Vegas” by Rachel Souerbry for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/fwzhe9js, Vegas.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/z7krdayv, VegasForAll.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2hj566nw, and TripAdvisor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3vez7tvm,
57 mins
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Granite City Field Murder Solved After 33 Years by DNA | #WeirdDarkNEWS
A nude body in a southern Illinois field, a witness who saw a dark pickup truck pull away, and a name no investigator had ever heard until a Houston lab returned a list of distant cousins. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/GraniteCityColdCase 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. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
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The $118 Collar That Promises Your Cat Has Opinions | #WeirdDarkNEWS
A Chinese startup says its AI collar translates barks and meows with 94.6% accuracy — but I've got questions. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/pettichat/ 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. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
14 mins
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A White Fin, a Greenish Hump, and Three More Nessie Sightings So Far in 2026 | #WeirdDarkNEWS
After half a year of silence on Loch Ness, five reports of an unexplained shape in the water have been logged in the space of eight weeks. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/nessie2026 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. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
17 mins
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BELA LUGOSI: The Horror Legend Who Died Penniless and Was Buried In His Cape
After playing Dracula hundreds of times on stage and making numerous screen appearances in a variety of roles, Bela Lugosi spent his final years battling addiction, checking himself into a psychiatric ward, accepting charity from strangers, paying his ex-wife one dollar a month in alimony, and watching his career dissolve into Ed Wood's z-grade pictures until his death, after which he was buried in his iconic vampiric cape. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/BelaLugosi FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: He began as an obscure actor, became a universally loved monster, but ended in destitution. We’ll look at the career of Bela Lugosi. (The Rise and Fall of Bela Lugosi) *** Nearly a century has passed, and the grisly crime committed by two sisters remains as mysterious as ever. We’ll look at the Papin Sisters and the shocking gruesome murder they committed in 1933 that horrified France. (The Murderous Papin Sisters) *** You think you know what Halloween is all about, but you might not—not really. After all, it wasn't always about carving pumpkins and collecting candy. (Why Celebrate Halloween) *** When it comes to murder investigations, the skeletons in everyone’s closets – even those who are only peripheral characters in the drama – can still have their darkest secrets revealed. (The Mystery of the Poisoned Powder) *** And if I was to tell you I had a story called “The Woodchipper Murder” you might think it sounds like something out of the movie “Fargo” - but for Helle Nielsen, it was all too real. (The Woodchipper Murder of Newtown, Connecticut) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:00:42.739 = Show Open 00:02:42.800 = The Rise and Fall of Bela Lugosi 00:20:13.567 = The Murderous Papin Sisters *** 00:27:52.588 = Why Celebrate Halloween? 00:41:44.009 = Mystery of the Poisoned Powder *** 00:49:44.161 = The Woodchipper Murder 01:00:30.443 = 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: “The Rise and Fall of Bela Lugosi” by Quinn Armstrong for Ranker’s Entertainment:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/f3jaaphz “The Murderous Papin Sisters” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yhkwymzm “Why Celebrate Halloween” by Charlotte Hilton Andersen for Reader’s Digest: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2fyzrarh “The Mystery of the Poisoned Powder” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nrdbvuc5 “The Woodchipper Murder of Newtown, Connecticut” from The Scare Chamber:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n2yhsppx (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.) WeirdDarkness® is...
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