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A Spanish town has temporarily banned black cat adoptions around Halloween, claiming they need protection from potential ritualistic harm. PRINT VERSIONS to READ or SHARE: The Black Cat Ban: https://weirddarkness.com/spanish-town-bans-black-cats/ Ancient Humans on the Moon: https://weirddarkness.com/gregg-braden-joe-rogan-moon/ (Includes VIDEO of Podcast Interview) Conjuring Cancelation: https://weirddarkness.com/conjuring-house-auction-canceled/ Is 3i/ATLAS a Trojan Horse?: https://weirddarkness.com/3i-atlas-trojan-horse/ Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE IN THIS EPISODE: The infamous Conjuring house just vanished from the auction block when an unknown buyer secretly purchased its mortgage days before Halloween, derailing paranormal investigator Jason Hawes' crowdfunded rescue attempt. Now the fate of America's most famous haunted farmhouse—and the dark history within its 300-year-old walls—rests in mystery hands. (Conjuring Cancelation) *** A respected scientist with top-secret defense clearance just told Joe Rogan that ancient humans built cities on the Moon 50,000 years ago—and claims China's upcoming lunar mission will expose the cover-up. (Ancient Humans On The Moon) *** A mysterious interstellar comet racing through our solar system at 137,000 mph has Harvard scientists warning it could be an alien "Trojan Horse" in disguise. Unfortunately, we only have until October 30 to figure out the truth – after that, it’s too late. How’s that for a Halloween scare? (Is 3i/ATLAS a Trojan Horse?) *** A Spanish town has banned all black cat adoptions for forty days around Halloween, claiming they need protection from satanic rituals and people who want them as decorations. But the evidence shows this well-meaning policy might actually be killing the very cats it's supposed to save. (Black Cat Ban) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:00:40.415 = Show Open 00:02:51.525 = Black Cat Ban 00:17:23.156 = ***Ancient Humans on the Moon 00:39:48.618 = ***Conjuring Cancelation 00:50:07.240 = ***Is 3i/ATLAS a Trojan Horse? 01:05:23.250 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break =====(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.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: October 16, 2025 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/blackcatban ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true...

A young true crime author's investigation into a remote Pennsylvania hollow where 136 people have vanished leads him and his friend into an encounter with something that has been watching from the forest… possibly for centuries. Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE IN THIS EPISODE: It’s an epic creepypasta by Ian Smith called “The Hollows and the Hills”. SOURCES: “The Hollows and The Hills” by Ian Smith for Creepypasta.com: http://bit.ly/2VzervW =====(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.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: September 21, 2020 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DutchmansHollow ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. #WeirdDarkness #Creepypasta #HorrorStories #TrueCrime #HorrorNarration #ScaryStories #CreepyPasta2024 #HorrorPodcast #UnsolvedMysteries #HorrorCommunity

A terrified widow believes her dead husband has returned from the grave when mysterious jewels begin appearing in her bedroom on their wedding anniversary. | #RetroRadio EP0534 Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Whose Little Girl Are You” (January 03, 1977) 00:47:40.606 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Estelle Wainwright” (1945-1950) 01:11:45.291 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Uneasy Chair” (May 13, 1946) ***WD 01:41:39.519 = House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” (August 03, 1947) ***WD 02:11:22.324 = Incredible But True, “The Heat of Anger” (1950-1951) 02:15:06.585 = Inner Sanctum, “Amazing Death of Mrs Putnam” (January 07, 1941) 02:40:59.803 = The Key, “The Ghost” (1956) ***WD (LQ) 03:05:46.454 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD (LQ) 03:33:45.328 = Philip Marlowe, “Baton Sinister” (September 17, 1949) 04:03:24.031 = Favorite Story, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (January 10, 1948) 04:31:12.983 = The Black Mass, “Rats In The Walls” (July 08, 1964) ***WD 05:03:10.301 = 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. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0534

A Las Vegas casino is offering $5,000 to anyone who can prove it's haunted—but the El Cortez won't officially acknowledge the contest, as if management knows exactly what lurks in the basement where mobsters' ashes were discovered. The winner gets ghost-hunting gear and access to restricted areas where transparent hands reach from darkness and a dead mobster named Fat Irish Green still guards Bugsy Siegel's money, decades after both men died. Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/casino-ghost-hunt-contest/ Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #HauntedVegas #GhostHunt #TrueCrime #LasVegas #Paranormal

The world's most dedicated cryptozoologists are joining forces in an unprecedented alliance, sharing technology and decades of research to finally crack the mysteries of Bigfoot, Yeti, and the Loch Ness Monster. Read the article: https://weirddarkness.com/cryptozoology-avengers Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #LochNessMonster #Cryptozoology #Bigfoot #UnexplainedMysteries #Nessie2025