THE MARY CELESTE MYSTERY: Empty Decks And Endless Questions

A clerk at the American consulate in Hong Kong turns down a marriage proposal from the wealthy woman who's been bankrolling his roulette system in Macau, then agrees to one last ride with her in the big yellow rickshaw her family has kept for years. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Power Of Evil” (December 22, 1978) ***WD 00:45:41.645 = The Black Museum, “Calibre Bullet” (January 08, 1952) ***WD 01:09:49.608 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Accusing Corpse” (April 16, 1944) ***WD 01:39:31.376 = CBC Nightfall, “Buried Alive” (October 17, 1980) 02:04:14.112 = Nightmare, “Coincidence” (November 26, 1953) 02:25:56.696 = Obsession, “Raised From The Dead” (February 19, 1951) ***WD 02:49:34.633 = Origin of Superstition, “Picking Up a Pin” (1935) ***WD 03:03:24.598 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Geranium Plant” (May 14, 1949) ***WD 03:32:59.307 = Peril, “The Sidewalk Empire” (May 15, 1947) ***WD 03:58:43.627 = Mystery Playhouse, “Death Is Caused” (October 12, 1945) ***WD 04:23:01.946 = Price of Fear, “Family Album” (June 13, 1983) ***WD 04:50:11.046 = Beyond The Green Door, “Tyner And The Ape” (1966) 04:55:56.317 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Lick” (1960s) 04:59:17.885 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0801

A classic tale by M.R. James adapted for radio theater. On a stormy night by the fire, a grandmother forbids her grandchildren to pick a single blackberry in the little lane past Collins's cottage, and when they beg for the reason, she tells them about the hill at the top of it. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “It Has To Be True” (December 20, 1978) ***WD 00:46:09.566 = The Black Mass, “An Evening’s Entertainment” (October 31, 1964) 01:17:10.741 = Michael Shayne, “Museum Theft” (July 30, 1945) 01:48:19.048 = Beyond Midnight, “Hobart” (May 09, 1969) ***WD 02:15:32.318 = MindWebs, “When We Went To See The End Of The World” (November 12, 1976) 02:38:15.669 = Hollywood Theater, “Sitting Duck” (December 17, 1952) ***WD 03:07:11.952 = Mystery In The Air, “Horla” (August 21, 1947) ***WD 03:38:06.693 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Kenny Angles And The Queen of Diamonds” (April 18, 1947) 04:06:58.224 = Mr. Keen, “The Man Who Invented Death” (October 06, 1949) ***WD 04:36:14.018 = Murder at Midnight, “Red Wheels’ (September 13, 1946) 05:03:21.642 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

Elliot leaves his phone charging on the kitchen counter and takes the stairs down from his fifth-floor Chicago apartment to pick up a package in the lobby, and there's no door at the bottom. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TheStairway SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Stairway” by Keith Conrad (originally published at http://www.auditoryanthology.com) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: October 15, 2026 More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

In 1894, Will Purvis dropped through the trapdoor at Columbia, Mississippi, and the noose let go, leaving him alive on the ground. The crowd voted to postpone the hanging, and in 1917 a dying farmer confessed to his part in the murder and said Purvis had nothing to do with it.” From the book “BOTCHED EXECUTIONS: Four Centuries Of Failed Hangings, Electrocutions, Gassings, Injections And Firing Squads” by Darren Marlar at https://weirddarkness.com/botchedexecutions WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: October 14, 2026 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM3LZM9M/

On February 22nd, 1964, Boston hypnosis specialist Benjamin Simon regressed Barney Hill to the night of the drive while Betty sat out in the waiting room, and over ten taped regression sessions, five apiece, each of them described being taken aboard a craft and examined. Betty also drew a map of stars she said she'd been shown, and in 1968 an Ohio schoolteacher named Marjorie Fish began five years of building models out of beads and thread, looking for the point in space that would reproduce Betty's drawing. From the book “TWO LOST HOURS ON ROUTE 3: The Betty And Barney Hill UFO Abduction, 65 Years Later” by Darren Marlar at https://weirddarkness.com/TwoLostHours WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: October 14, 2026 https://www.amazon.com/Two-Lost-Hours-Route-Abduction-ebook/dp/B0HJY8N8CT