(Bonus Episode) “AMATEUR IN CHANCERY” by George O. Smith (Short Sci-Fi Story) #WeirdDarkness

Her nephew sent her exotic plants from every port of call across the solar system, but there was something about his latest gift from Venus that made the old captain uneasy. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/FloweringEvil SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Flowering Evil” by Margaret St. Clair (Planet Stories Summer 1950) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: October 14, 2026

On August 6th, 1890, William Kemmler became the first man put to death in the electric chair. After seventeen seconds, a doctor said he was dead, and then the witnesses saw his chest rising and falling. 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 13, 2026  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HM3LZM9M/

A retired navy captain walks home through the Dublin fog on the night his proposal is accepted and hears footsteps behind him the whole way, though every time he turns around, the street is empty. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Familiar Ghost” (December 18, 1978) ***WD 00:47:10.481 = Inner Sanctum, “The Girl And The Gallows” (May 01, 1945) 01:15:29.512 = Jeff Regan, “The Lady With Too Much Hair” (November 06, 1948) ***WD 01:46:02.749 = The Key, “The Archaeologist” (1956) ***WD 02:11:32.967 = Lights Out, “The Projective Mr. Drogan” (January 26, 1943) 02:41:57.122 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Canterville Ghost” (June 18, 1945) 03:41:58.445 = Macabre, “The Avenger” (December 18, 1961) ***WD 04:10:47.262 = Philip Marlowe, “Hiding Place” (May 09, 1950) 04:41:11.369 = (Unknown Show), “King Kong” audio drama (1938) 05:20:23.061 = 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/WDRR0799

A week after losing a bitter election to lead an ancient college, the archaeologist who wanted the job most raises a toast to the winner and hands him a small black figurine from a dig in Syria. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Search for Myra” (December 15, 1978) ***WD 00:45:11.054 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “A Warden For All Saints” (April 29, 1992) 01:29:50.871 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD 01:57:12.053 = Harry Lime, “In Pursuit Of A Ghost” (November 16, 1951) 02:23:04.135 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Esmerelda” (August 30, 1980) 02:49:13.121 = The Haunting Hour, “No Escape” (September 01, 1945) 03:15:09.391 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Mystery Of The Thing” (November 17, 1946) ***WD 03:39:07.297 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Dude Ranch” (1949-1951) 04:03:55.670 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Carpathian Horror” (April 14, 1947) ***WD 04:35:53.455 = Mystery House, “Operation Murder” (August 02, 1946) 05:01:19.202 = 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/WDRR0798

In November 1971, John List shot his mother, his wife, and his three children inside their Westfield, New Jersey, mansion, then walked out the next morning and stayed free for nearly 18 years. Criminologists at Birmingham City University later went through three decades of British cases like his and found that most of the men responsible had steady jobs, everything from surgeons to postmen to serving police officers, and few of them had a criminal record. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/FamilyAnnihilators READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckhusk6 FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Weirdo family member, Katie Jo, tells us that as a child she saw something similar to glitter – but in a very supernatural form! (Sparkles) *** An old man opens up to something that happened to him over six decades ago that he has never told anyone before – something that he says ruined his life. (Something Happened 63 Years Ago) *** A woman in bed is startled awake in the middle of the night when she feels someone pull her arm out from under her head – but she’s the only one in her apartment. (Someone Or Something Moved My Hand) *** Mirrors, mirrors, mirrors everywhere. The more mirrors Lucida had the more she could admire herself.  She even is said to have made a deal with the devil in order to maintain her youthful beauty. (The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi) *** Village life in Lemont, Illinois was as peaceful as it could be, and the Willmans farm was one of the collection of typical sleepy homesteads in the region. Until the day the demon came. (The Demon of Lemont) *** Chillingly, statistics suggest that a child is more likely to be killed by a parent than by a stranger and in most cases, the killer takes his own life after the act. We’ll look into the disturbing psychology of family annihilators. (The Psychology of Familicide) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:03:27.691 = Show Open 00:05:43.393 = Sparkles 00:07:29.864 = Someone Or Something Moved My Hand 00:10:27.289 = Something Happened 63 Years Ago 00:30:31.899 = The Demon of Lemont *** 00:41:50.983 = The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi 00:47:07.041 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 1 *** 01:05:12.385 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 2 *** 01:15:38.578 = The Psychology of Familicide, Part 3 *** 01:27:53.923 = Show Close 01:29:46.402 = 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: “Sparkles” by Weirdo family member, Katie Jo “Someone Or Something Moved My Hand” by Mirandra for Your Ghost Stories: http://bit.ly/37muJPH “The Creepy Story of Lucida Mansi” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: http://bit.ly/2DgFrcK “The Demon of Lemont” by Ursula Bielski for Chicago Hauntings: http://bit.ly/2rnR9zG “The Psychology of Familicide” by Fiona Guy for Crime Traveller: http://bit.ly/2rmEOM2 “The List...