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When telephone lineman Sam Yoder picks up an impossible call from himself ten days in the future, the tips start paying off — until future Sam steers him straight into the middle of a bank robbery he's told to watch, but not stop. 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, “The Actress” (October 10, 1977) ***WD 00:46:36.193 = X Minus One, “Sam This Is You” (October 31, 1956) 01:15:29.980 = Zero Hour, “An Arms Length” (May 13, 1940) ***WD 01:32:52.045 = ABC Mystery Time, “The Tale” (1956-1957) 01:56:19.779 = Strange Adventures, “Malay Magic” (1945) ***WD 01:59:34.349 = Appointment With Fear, “The Clock Strikes Eight” (May 18, 1944) ***WD 02:28:21.070 = BBC Radio4 Ghost Story, “Lost Hearts” (October 29, 1978) 02:42:35.566 = Beyond The Green Door, “Frederick Morton” (1966) 02:46:35.493 = The Man In Black, “The Price Of The Head” (February 02, 1952) ***WD 03:01:20.239 = Barry Craig, “Ghosts Don’t Die In Bed” (September 07, 1954) 03:29:53.534 = Box 13, Double Right Cross” (November 28, 1948) ***WD 03:56:39.464 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Mr Higginbothom’s Catastrophe” (1967) ***WD 04:25:34.811 = The Clock, “The Hunter And The Hunted’ (November 22, 1955) ***WD 04:51:37.696 = 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/WDRR0653

A twelve-year-old takes an easy weekend house-sitting job in a quiet rural neighborhood — until a thunderstorm knocks out the power and something starts scraping its way through an upstairs wall. 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/1655277373 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©, 2026 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2026#MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness

Ruthie Mae McCoy fought her whole life to escape the violence and fear of Chicago’s public housing, but when intruders slipped through her medicine cabinet and into her apartment, her worst nightmare became horrifyingly real. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/TheyCameThroughTheBathroomMirror FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Ruthie Mae McCoy was the type who talked to herself and cursed strangers on the street. When she called 911 to report that someone was coming through the medicine cabinet of her Abbott Homes apartment, she might have been hallucinating. But she wasn’t. (They Came Through The Mirror) *** Who was the mysterious woman who spoke a language no-one could understand? What was inside the box she held in her hands? What was the meaning of the markings on the round metal object she arrived in? Those are just some of the questions no one has been able to answer about a strange encounter near Tokyo in 1803. (The Alien Woman and the Hollow Ship) *** In a well-known area of southwest Texas that many believe to already be haunted, a woman dies in childbirth – but when she is found, her baby is missing, and wolf prints are everywhere. And that’s when sightings of The Wolf Girl of Devil’s River begin. (The Wolf Girl of Devil’s River) *** Throughout early 1800s Delaware and Maryland, Patty Cannon and her gang kidnapped as many as 3,000 Black Americans to sell into bondage in the South… and would often murder those slaves… and those that sold them. (Patty Cannon: The Slave-Trading Serial Killer) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:03.759 = Patty Cannon: The Slave-Trading Serial Killer 00:12:09.850 = The Alien Woman and the Hollow Ship *** 00:15:47.640 = The Wolf Girl of Devil’s River 00:25:21.261 = They Came In Through The Bathroom Mirror, Part 1 *** 00:48:34.358 = They Came In Through The Bathroom Mirror, Part 2 *** 01:11:13.860 = They Came In Through The Bathroom Mirror, Part 3 *** 01:26:46.822 = Show Close & Bloopers *** = 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: “Patty Cannon: The Slave-Trading Serial Killer” by Emily Stringer for All That’s Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/a95a6zaz “The Alien Woman and the Hollow Ship” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/tvkvddc5 “The Wolf Girl of Devil’s River” by Brian Haughton: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5uf2utcc “They Came Through The Mirror” by Steve Bogira for Chicago Reader: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/65pp5y96 (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 a...

A New Mexico missile chief and his secretary discover the flying saucers over White Sands aren't curious neighbors — they're a recall notice from something that has been parked on the dark side of the moon for three thousand years, and it has come for them. 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, “The Sea Nymph” (October 05, 1977) ***WD 00:45:37.293 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Dr. Harvey Cushing” (1957) ***WD 00:49:57.029 = The Creaking Door, “Imposter” (July 20, 1964) ***WD 01:16:50.797 = The Saint, “Missing Angel” (July 08, 1951) ***WD 01:45:36.247 = Theater Five, “A Brand New Life” (November 12, 1964) ***WD 02:05:44.156 = 2000 Plus, “Flying Saucers” (August 23, 1950) ***WD 02:34:51.114 = The Unexpected, “Counterfeit” (October 10, 1948) ***WD 02:46:34.747 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD 03:01:30.997 = Dark Venture, “Chase” (August 03, 1946) ***WD (LQ) 03:29:50.533 = Weird Circle, “Goblet” (April 01, 1945) 03:57:06.111 = The Whistler, “Murder On Paper” (January 29, 1945) ***WD 04:28:30.820 = Witch’s Tale, “Boa Goddess” (May 21, 1931) ***WD (LQ) 04:53:37.621 = 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/WDRR0652

On Friday, April 13, 2029, an asteroid named for the Egyptian god of chaos will pass closer to Earth than the satellites overhead, and roughly two billion people will be able to see it without a telescope. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/Apophis29 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* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: May 7, 2026