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

In 1956, Italy's most opulent ocean liner went down off Nantucket after a head-on collision in the fog, taking 46 lives and earning a place among the worst maritime disasters in history. But the dying didn't stop there — in the seven decades since, the wreck dubbed the "Mt. Everest of Wreck Diving" has claimed roughly 18 more souls, swallowing the divers drawn to its depths and feeding whispers that something down there is cursed. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/andreadoria FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Movies like Shaun of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, World War Z, and TV shows like The Walking Dead, have made the subject of zombies a fairly popular topic over recent years. And while we all know these undead creatures are purely make-believe, the idea of the zombie has been around for thousands of years… and in the Voodoo culture, they’ve found a way to make zombies a real, horrifying thing. (The Disturbing Truth Behind Voodoo Zombies) *** In July of 1956, the SS Andrea Doria collided with another ship and quickly sank to the bottom of the ocean. Today it is a tourist destination for brave divers who not only want to see something hauntingly beautiful, but who also dare to investigate a wreck that has been deemed by many to be cursed – and for good reason. (The Cursed Remains of the SS Andrea Doria) *** Paranormal author and researcher G. Michael Vasey tells of a personal incident that took place recently where he saw what could be described as a “peripheral person”. (Peripheral People) *** Sir Clive Sinclair might have been a man ahead of his time. The late inventor created all manner of strange and wonderful gadgets – most of which you’ve likely never heard of. But that doesn’t mean you can say they were failures. (The Inventor of Weird Contraptions) *** If the legends are to believed, you’ll want to avoid driving down Nan Tucks Lane in East Sussex - unless you don’t mind coming into contact with a vengeful ghost. (The Witch of Nan Tucks Lane) *** Where in the bible do we see the story of fallen angels sleeping with women to produce a breed of giants? Most would point to the book of Genesis – but in the unincluded book of Enoch, it tells a more-detailed account, worthy of a horror movie. (The Story of Giants and Fallen Angels) *** Some people collect baseball cards, others coins, and others Pokemon. There’s no telling what someone might find enough of an interest in to begin collecting. And collecting books is one of the most common – but when your collecting becomes a compulsion and you can’t stop yourself, it can get out of hand. Just ask Thomas Phillipps… the man who was addicted to books… to an extreme level. (The Man Who Was Addicted To Books) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:03:02.691 = The Man Who Was Addicted To Books 00:16:01.182 = The Cursed Remains of the SS Andrea Doria *** 00:24:02.882 = The Disturbing Truth Behind Voodoo Zombies 00:36:21.496 = Peripheral People *** 00:38:29.738 = The Inventor of Weird Contraptions 00:45:10.163 = The Story of Giants and Fallen Angels *** 00:57:10.346 = The Witch of Nan Tucks Lane 01:00:03.285 = 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 Story of Giants and Fallen Angels” from Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/akvusfjf “The Man Who Was...

Two American relic hunters ignore every warning and dig their way into a flooded Yucatán cavern the locals swear belongs to the dead — who, as it turns out, keep very careful inventory. 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 Lost Tomorrows” (December 05, 1977) ***WD 00:47:01.586 = Big Town, “Fatal Joke” (March 01, 1949) ***WD 01:16:27.616 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD 01:42:44.816 = Harry Lime, “Clay Pigeon” (August 17, 1951) 02:09:25.917 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Liberated Tiger” (July 21, 1984) 02:36:33.133 = The Haunting Hour, “If The Shoe Fits” (April 28, 1945) ***WD 03:00:48.355 = The Hermit’s Cave, “House of Purple Shadows” (November 10, 1940) ***WD 03:25:16.362 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Case of 65 Women” (1945-1950) ***WD 03:49:48.832 = Sherlock Holmes, “Darlington Substitution Case” (January 04, 1947) 04:19:03.800 = House of Mystery, “Haunters and Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD 04:33:24.744 = Incredible But True, “The Wanderer” (1950-1951) 04:37:02.657 = Inner Sanctum, “Silent Hands” (May 13, 1944) ***WD 05:01:38.945 = 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/WDRR0676

A friendship gift from across the Iron Curtain rode into orbit with five American astronauts, and the only thing that came back was the teddy bear. 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, “Teddy Bear” (November 30, 1977) 00:44:19.048 = The Eleventh Hour, “The Bitter End” (1963-1965) 01:09:54.163 = Escape, “The Fourth Man” (July 07, 1949) 01:38:40.425 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD 02:05:55.966 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949) 02:35:22.121 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Time Traveller, aka Meddler’s Moon” (May 21, 1958) 02:53:02.191 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD 03:16:42.212 = Dark Fantasy, “Edge of Shadow” (April 10, 1942) ***WD 03:41:21.216 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Beast With Five Fingers” (January 31, 1988) 04:10:16.659 = Future Tense, “The Parade” (May 27, 1974) ***WD (LQ) 04:36:17.087 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Black Stockings / Broken Mirrors” (April 08, 1992) 05:19:57.526 = 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/WDRR0675

On a remote ridge in Washington sits a nine-foot pit that has no measurable bottom, swallows everything thrown into it without ever filling, plays decades-old music through any radio brought near it, and—according to those who've used it to dispose of their dead—occasionally gives the dead back, alive and walking out of the forest still wearing the collars they were buried in. (LAST STORY IN THE EPISODE) EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/MelsHole FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The next time that you hear a conspiracy theory, take the time to investigate before you decide that it’s too impossible to be true. (Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True) *** The Black Knight satellite. Is this satellite nothing more than a Russian attempt at signal jamming or spying? Or is there something more sinister behind it? (Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy) *** A man starts to fall asleep at the wheel – but gets a supernatural shakeup from an unusual police squad car. (Guardian Angel Speed Trap) *** In a quiet Virginia cemetery is a peculiar tomb that has mystified visitors for nearly two hundred years. Nobody seems to know who is buried there. (The Grave of the Female Stranger) *** A man is knocked unconscious and while being so, he lives an entirely different life. (A Parallel Life) *** “I do not suppose that any man and wife lived more happily and wished each other better than we.” Strange last words from a man who murdered his wife due to a love triangle. (Neal Devaney) *** Did a strange race of albino, sun-fearing people used to roam the Appalachian Mountains? (Moon Eyed People) *** She can kill a man just by sucking all the blood from his body out through his nose. She can slip out of her skin at night to terrorize the countryside. Those who believe in hoodoo call her the Boo Hag. (The Boo Hag) *** A rash of attacks took place in India’s New Delhi back in 2001 – and the attacker was described as having monkey-like qualities. Who or what was the Monkey Man of New Delhi? (Monkey Man of New Delhi) *** Bizarre secrets are said to hide somewhere in the bottomless depths of Mel’s Hole. The hole definitely exists… but it appears that Mel himself may never have been real. (Mel’s Hole) *** The old hag, the succubus, whatever you call it – it’s a paranormal nighttime encounter with erotic overtones. Erotic – but more terrifying and mentally scarring than enjoyable. (The Old Hag Revisited) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:03:00.772 = The Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy 00:05:43.919 = Guardian Angel Speed Trap 00:09:53.004 = Grave of the Female Stranger 00:14:50.756 = Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True 00:26:36.438 = The Old Hag Revisited *** 00:33:31.099 = The Boo Hag 00:41:49.846 = A Parallel Life *** 00:45:23.733 = Neal Devaney 00:50:00.024 = The Moon-Eyed People 01:00:25.240 = The Monkey Man of Delhi *** 01:05:22.088 = Mel’s Hole = 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 Black Knight Satellite Conspiracy”: https://tinyurl.com/r3wxu6s “Guardian Angel Speed Trap” submitted by Weirdo family member Blackfire Wolf “Grave of the Female Stranger” by Orrin Grey: http://ow.ly/7cVz30nf1Di “Conspiracy...

A killer kitten. A coffin at the door. A werewolf in the closet. Three horror stories — all written by kids! 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