Never Challenge A Suspected Witch – “EXORCISM” by Ray Bradbury, a Fun Creepy Story! #WeirdDarkness

A Halloween masquerade party is the scene of a planned murder. How many times can a person die in one evening? Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Hung Jury” (August 05, 1975) ***WD 00:46:45.489 = Beyond Midnight, “The Visits” (June 27, 1969) ***WD (LQ) 01:15:25.719 = Mind Webs, “Webster” (May 12, 1978) 01:45:04.509 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Bathtub Murder” (1939-1948) ***WD 01:46:14.089 = Dark Destiny, “Masquerade” (October 31, 1942) ***WD (LQ) 02:15:37.449 = Mystery In The Air, “Mask of Medusa” (September 04, 1947) ***WD 02:44:48.689 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Ladies In Retirement” (January 18, 1946) ***WD 03:07:42.569 = Mr. District Attorney, “Backstage Murder” (February 03, 1943) (LQ) 03:32:53.819 = Murder At Midnight, “The Thirteenth Floor” (January 27, 1947) 03:59:34.579 = The Black Museum, “Auto Service Card” (March 28, 1952) ***WD 04:25:43.029 = Mysterious Traveler, “Mind Over Murder” (May 25, 1947) ***WD (LQ) 04:55:21.959 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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 = = = = = "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. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0296

In the 1970s Highgate Cemetery became the stuff of legends, with rumors of a vampire, bizarre occultic rituals, and a rivalry so wild it could’ve been lifted out of a horror novel. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Did a vampire stalk London’s Highgate cemetery in the 1970s? (Highgate Vampire: The Horror of the Dead) *** He was alone at home when firemen were called. The entire house was blazing... except for one room. The room that contained the corpse of J. Temple Thurston. (The Mysterious Death of J. Temple Thurston) *** A ghostly spirit brings comfort to a dying man’s grandchild. (A Comforting Nurse) *** Death comes to us all, but today children are shielded from the reality of death – only the stylized version they see in television and film. But years ago, when there was a death, it was a family affair – everyone of all ages participated in the funeral and grieving process. And some people coped with their grief by being artistic – such as writing a weird song called “The Hearse Song”. *** We all know people who love nature and the outdoors. Some will even have their own gardens and will talk to the flowers and plants, thinking it will help them thrive. But how would you react when you are sure the plants are talking back to you? (The Girl Who Talks To Trees) *** Mitchell Quy watched while the police looked for his missing wife; he even joined the search himself. No one ever expected that Mitchell was the one who had killed her. (He Murdered His Wife – Then Pretended To Look For Her) *** In 1986, the Tallmanns moved into what they thought was the ideal family home. They couldn’t have been more wrong. (Sharing Bunk Beds With Evil) *** A Weirdo family member shares how he has been stalked by a terrifying entity for many years. (The Sinister Caprine Creature) *** Not even the serial killer Dennis Nilsen himself can say exactly how many people he murdered. There were just too many. (Britain’s Kindly Killer) *** How is it possible for a man as powerful and prominent as a Supreme Court judge to disappear forever? It happened to the Big Apple’s Justice Joseph F. Crater. (The Most Missingest Man In New York) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:01:02.093 = Show Intro 00:04:02.672 = The Highgate Vampire: Horror of the Dead 00:23:39.363 = Britain’s Kindly Killer 00:28:17.248 = The Sinister Caprine Creature (submitted by a Weird Darkness listener) 00:35:52.742 = The Most Missingest Man in New York 00:57:29.340 = Sharing Bunk Beds With Evil 01:08:40.449 = He Murdered His Wife, Then Pretended To Look For Her 01:16:24.345 = A Comforting Nurse 01:21:15.168 = The Hearse Song 01:30:59.618 = The Girl Who Talks To Trees 01:33:45.924 = The Mysterious Death of J. Temple Thurston 01:46:52.727 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Sinister Caprine Creature” by Benji, submitted directly to http://www.weirddarkness.com/submit “The Most Missingest Man In New York” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/u7hkxgk “The Highgate Vampire: Horror of the Dead”: https://tinyurl.com/tx3c5xt “Britain’s Kindly...

A mysterious figure with glowing red eyes and supernatural leaping abilities terrorized Victorian London's streets. Many believed it to be paranormal, but others believed it was simply a bored, wealthy aristocrat with a taste for pranks. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Was the legendary Spring Heeled Jack an Irish nobleman? (The Devil in the Dark Cloak: Unmasking Spring Heeled Jack) *** During the early morning hours of August 11, 1887, a terrible train crash occurred near the small town of Chatsworth, Illinois -- and left ghostly legends in its wake. (Hauntings of Illinois’ Worst Train Disaster) *** It was a beautiful old home – a Queen Anne Victorian, with gingerbread-like shingles and trim all the way around, painted beige. One look, and you knew joy-filled years were lived in that home. But you know what they say… don’t judge a book by its cover. (Noises and Unexplained Happenings) *** Seventeen years after he disappeared, has a man’s killer been brought to justice? (The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn’s Disappearance) *** A man shares his belief that he is being stalked – by something paranormal. (The Gray Lady) *** One of our Weirdo family members shares how the strange Elisa Lam case creeped into a terrifying case of sleep paralysis. (Terror From The Elisa Lam Case) *** The Bermuda Triangle is not the only vortex of missing ships, and half a world away, in a whole other ocean, there lies a counterpart in the waters near Japan, which by all accounts is just as strange as its Bermuda cousin. (The Devil’s Sea) *** A man who has had no issues before is suddenly finding the energy in his house is out of whack. (Something Is Messing With The Energy In My House) *** With all the men of the house gone fishing, an axe murder chooses the perfect time to attack and kill the women inside. (The Smuttynose Murders) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:02:19.323 = Show Intro 00:04:54.434 = Devil In The Dark Cloak: Unmasking Spring Heeled Jack 00:15:56.345 = Illinois Train Disaster 00:31:35.698 = Something Is Missing With The Energy In My House 00:44:42.080 = Smuttynose Murders 00:55:53.680 = The Gray Lady 01:05:56.131 = Wack Energy 01:10:58.420 – Terror From The Elisa Lam Case 01:13:43.707 = The Devil’s Sea of Japan 01:24:59.018 = The Strange Case of Zeb Quinn’s Disappearance 01:30:45.927 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Hauntings of Illinois’ Worst Train Disaster” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ryh3m8x “Noises and Unexplained Happenings”: https://tinyurl.com/txp3haq “The Devil in the Dark Cloak: Unmasking Spring Heeled Jack”: https://tinyurl.com/wkgr663 “The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn’s Disappearance” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/MTpL30lUmaF “The Devil’s Sea of Japan” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/sprcpur “Terror From the Elisa Lam Case” submitted anonymously to WeirdDarkness.com “The Gray...

“CAN NECROMANCY REALLY RAISE THE DEAD?” #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF JAN 12-18, 2025 ========== HOUR ONE: I’m pretty sure that unless you were born of a virgin, died, and then rose from the grave three days later, no one has had any real success at bringing people back from the underworld. But that’s exactly what people who practice necromancy try to do – wake the dead. They can’t be successful at it though, can they? (Raising The Dead) *** The people of Japan have a myth of a terrible snake-like creature with death-dealing powers called a Tsuchinoko. But unlike many legends, there have been modern sightings of this bizarre cryptid. Is it real? If so, what could it be? (Is The Legendary Tsuchinoko Real?) *** At the age of only 14, George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person in history to be put to death in the electric chair. Then, seventy years later he was proven innocent. (The Execution of an Innocent) ***They were cigar-shaped, glowed red and could turn on a dime. Which ruled out even the most sophisticated rockets of the time. What is it that World War II fighter pilots were seeing in the skies flying with them? (The UFOs of World War 2) ========== HOUR TWO: All families have their ups and downs. However, when you find a clan where an infanticide trial is arguably the least worst thing to happen to them, it’s safe to say you’ve found one very special household… the Mabbitt family. 
(The Confusing Disappearance of Luella Mabbitt) *** A woman moves into a home where the past three residents went insane. What could possibly go wrong? (The House With The Unfortunate Past) *** Bartholomew Roberts, better known as the in famous pirate Black Bart, operated in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean from 1719 to 1722. He was easily the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, having been known to have captured over 400 ships in his day. But could it be true that he was actually forced to become a pirate against his will? (Was Black Bart Forced To Become a Pirate?) *** If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility? Flight? Super strength or speed? What about X-ray vision like Superman? Would you believe there was a man in the 20th century who did have x-ray vision, without technology to do it? He had a few other superpowers as well! (The Man With The X-Ray Eyes) ========== SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: It was the slaying that shocked Australia. Sometime on the night of December 26th, 1898, Michael Murphy and his two younger sisters were slaughtered as they traveled back from Gatton in southeastern Australia. Their murders prompted a massive investigation—yet the crime remains unsolved to this day. (Australia’s Unsolved Gatton Murders) *** A snowy November day, a bus full of students, and an icy lake. It was about to become the day of the worst school-related accident in Washington state history. (School Bus Plunges To An Icy Death) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: VIDEO of Kuba Bux from 1938: https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546 BOOK: Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II by Keith Chester: https://amzn.to/2MdWUHl “Australia’s Unsolved Gatton Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/yapybysk “The Confusing Disappearance of Luella...

In a Caribbean resort city, a couturier steals designs from a boutique, leading to disastrous consequences after realizing they stole designs from the Devil himself. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Devil’s Boutique” (August 04, 1975) ***WD 00:47:00.579 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Eternal Triangle” (1945-1950) ***WD (LQ) 01:11:39.619 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Problem of Thor Bridge” (October 01, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 01:42:15.049 = Inner Sanctum, “Musical Score” (May 29, 1945) 02:12:55.059 = The Key, “The Moon Or Bust” (June 15, 1950) 02:37:33.579 = Lights Out, “Battle of the Magicians” (July 27, 1946) 03:07:32.729 = The LineUp, “The Mad Bomber” (January 11, 1951) ***WD 03:36:58.959 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD (LQ) 04:04:18.769 = Philip Marlowe, “Restless Day” (January 08, 1949) 04:33:55.699 = The Black Mass, “The Squaw” (January 24, 1964) 05:03:32.936 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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 = = = = = "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. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0295