
THE HOUSEWIFE WHO CHANNELED A DEAD AUTHOR FOR 25 YEARS: Pearl Curran and Her Ouija Board
10 September - 1 hour 4 minsRead the deep-dive article about Patience Worth on the Weird Darkness website: https://weirddarkness.com/patience-worth-ghost-writer/
In 1913, a St. Louis housewife with no literary education began receiving messages through a Ouija board from someone calling herself Patience Worth, who claimed to have died centuries earlier. Over the next 25 years, Pearl Curran would produce 400,000 words of historically accurate novels, plays, and poetry that literary experts said she couldn't possibly have written herself.
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AI BOTS ARE NOW HIRING AI BOTS TO REPLACE YOU WITH AI BOTS: A Modern Employment Horror Story
Mr. Harris applied to 200 jobs and got rejected by exactly zero humans, which is somehow worse than getting rejected by 200 humans. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-aijobinterviews 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. #JobMarketHorrorStory #AIHiringFails #UnemploymentHumor #JobSearchNightmare #RobotInterviews
7 mins
10 September Finished

THE OPERATING ROOM IS A UFO, THE SURGEON IS ET: A Disturbing Medical Theory Behind Alien Abductions
What if humanity's most terrifying alien abduction stories aren't from outer space at all, but from something much closer—the forgotten memories of surgery gone wrong? A disturbing medical theory suggests that thousands of people claiming extraterrestrial encounters may actually be remembering moments of accidental consciousness in the operating room, where masked surgeons become gray aliens and surgical lights become UFOs. 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: What if humanity's most terrifying alien abduction stories aren't from outer space at all, but from something much closer—the forgotten memories of surgery gone wrong? A disturbing medical theory suggests that thousands of people claiming extraterrestrial encounters may actually be remembering moments of accidental consciousness in the operating room, where masked surgeons become gray aliens and surgical lights become UFOs. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… https://weirddarkness.com/alien-abductions-operating-room-theory/ =====(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: September 09, 2025 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): 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. 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. #AlienAbduction, #UFOEncounters, #UnexplainedMysteries, #SurgicalAwareness, #TrueCreepy
31 mins
10 September Finished

WITCHES’ SABBATH: They Crowned Me Prince of Darkness, And I Think I Murdered My Boss With My Mind
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Perry Harnishfeger stumbles into a bar, still wearing a silk robe over his work clothes, desperate to tell someone—anyone—about the two women in the sports car who crowned him Prince of Darkness at a party where he may or may not have murdered his boss with his thoughts. The bartender pours him a double and asks if he wants to call the police, but Perry can't answer because he's not sure if the blood under his fingernails is real or if he's still at the party, dreaming he escaped. Did he participate in the “WITCHES’ SABBATH?” | #RetroRadio EP0506 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Witches’ Sabbath” (October 30, 1976) 00:45:01.265 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Ghost Town Hermit” (1968-1971) ***WD 01:15:38.560 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “1-800-Big-Bang, Part 1” (1990-1992) ***WD 01:43:40.728 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “1-800-Big-Bang, Part 2” (1990-1992) ***WD 02:11:39.012 = The Clock, “Eddie” (November 13, 1947) 02:40:26.924 = The Crime Club, “Murder Rents a Room” (June 05, 1947) 03:09:39.377 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Paris Macabre” (February 04, 1972) ***WD 03:38:13.759 = Diary of Fate, “Joe Mattuck” (March 16, 1948) ***WD 04:06:42.469 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The Man Who Knew Everything” (March 20, 1945) ***WD 04:18:51.598 = The Creaking Door, “Girl, Gold, Getaway” (1960s-1970s) ***WD 04:47:44.811 = 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/WDRR0506
4 hours 48 mins
9 September Finished

ABOUT TODAY'S UAP/UFO HEARING: Military Witnesses Break Silence, Congress Demands Answers
Get the full story: https://weirddarkness.com/sept9-uap-ufo-hearing/ On Tuesday morning, September 9th, 2025, military personnel stood before Congress to describe encounters with objects that shouldn't exist - and revealed a system designed to keep them quiet. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #UAPHearing2025 #CongressionalTestimony #MilitaryWhistleblowers #UFODisclosure #DylanBorland #JeffreyNuccetelli #AlexanderWiggins #GeorgeKnapp
14 mins
9 September Finished

ORCAS ARE STILL ATTACKING BOATS IN 2025: Scientists Have No Idea How To Stop Them
Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/orcas-attacking-boats-spain-2025/ A coordinated pod of killer whales continues their strange obsession with destroying rudders off European coasts, leaving sailors stranded and scientists searching for answers. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #OrcaAttacks #KillerWhales #BoatAttacks #IberianOrcas #MarineLife #OrcaBehavior #September2025 #OceanMysteries #WhiteGladis #WeirdDarkness
15 mins
9 September Finished