WHEN THE DEMONIC HAT MAN VISITS: Shadow People Haunting Millions, Terrifying All

The thrilling conclusion! Scout Brooks and Mandy Lee have fought their way across the alien world of Thryos, battling monstrous Throats in a desperate search for Professor Nog's captured friend, Farrow. But with danger closing in from every direction — and Scout's own friend Chuck now caught snooping around Fort Nogs back home — nothing about this mission has gone according to plan. 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

Redacted juvenile court records released this week show the county went to court over the Siders children in 2020 and again in 2021, documented roaches, elevated lead and bruising, and both times left every one of them in the house. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/SidersCase20260829 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 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL

A rookie phenom hitting .392 takes a fastball to the head, and comes out of the coma carrying a stranger's offer he can't shake and a batting slump he can't break. 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 Devil’s Brew” (August 02, 1978) ***WD 00:45:46.577 = The Clock, “Pretty Cousin Amy” (February 07, 1956) 01:09:45.192 = The Crime Club, “Murder On Margin” (May 22, 1947) ***WD 01:36:16.796 = Crime Classics, “Axe Droot Family, How They Feared” (August 10, 1953) 02:06:02.814 = Danger Dr Danfield, “Red Jacoby” (October 06, 1946) ***WD 02:31:15.303 = The Devil And Mr O, “Hollywood Visitor” (February 18, 1972) ***WD(LQ) 02:59:43.294 = Diary of Fate, “Stanley Becker” (July 27, 1948) ***WD 03:25:10.256 = Dimension X, “No Contact” (October 28, 1950) ***WD 03:54:45.792 = The Eleventh Hour, “Desperado In Rain” (ADU) 04:20:18.578 = Escape, “Plunder of the Sun” (November 08, 1949) 04:49:22.497 = Beyond The Green Door, “Alfred Porter, Ghosts, Vampires” (1966) ***WD 04:53:08.307 = Tales From The Tomb, “Don’t Drink With Strangers” (1960s) 04:56:48.055 = Incredible But True, ‘The End of David Lang” (1950-1951) ***WD 05:00:11.758 = 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/WDRR0759

A young woman’s tragic death at a notorious cliffside sparks an investigation that uncovers far more than anyone expected. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DeadlyDigitalDeception READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yr54dvnb FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: After receiving a series of devastating text messages, twenty-year-old Renae Marsden drove to a seaside cliff and was never seen again. What began as a tragic suicide after receiving heartbreaking text messages from the man she loved, soon unraveled into something far more disturbing. *** She thought her past was buried — until a stranger unearthed it and turned her life into a waking nightmare. (Unmasking Giovanni) *** She left her ex to reclaim her life — but he used the internet to haunt her from the shadows. (When Your Ex Becomes Your Digital Shadow) *** In a world where predators hide behind profiles, spotting the red flags of cyberstalking might be the only thing standing between safety and surveillance. We’ll look at some way you can keep yourself from becoming a victim – or perhaps help someone who is getting dangerously close to becoming one! (Digital Predator Red Flags) *** What if the most powerful force shaping your thoughts, choices, and future… isn’t human at all? (Is AI Controlling Us?) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:02:18.837 = Show Ope 00:04:17.851 = The Case of Renae Marsden, Part 1 00:16:34.496 = The Case of Renae Marsden, Part 2 *** 00:27:20.823 = Unmasking Giovanni *** 00:34:48.017 = The Consultant Who Couldn’t Be Stopped 00:41:58.307 = When Your Ex Becomes Your Digital Shadow 00:50:57.772 = Digital Predator Red Flags *** 00:58:39.602 = Are AI Systems Secretly In Control Of Us? 01:07:25.724 = 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 Case of Renae Marsden”: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/may/20/coroner-condemns-catfisher-over-sydney-woman-renae-marsdens-suicide, https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/catfishing-renaes-parents-call-for-new-law-after-daughters-death/8b054266-dcd1-4e87-bb14-ed7896f8092e,https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/catfish-victim-told-mother-she-found-out-the-truth-inquiry-told-20200210-p53z9m.html, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10638977/Renae-Marsden-Grieving-parents-reveal-text-received-daughter-died.html,

Avi Loeb chairs the Trump administration's UAP Science Advisory Council, and he told an interviewer this week that anything crossing interstellar space to reach us would place almost no importance on which country it landed in or who happened to be running it. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/AliensDontCareAboutPresident 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 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL