Old-Time Radio Marathon, EPISODE 0232 #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness

Thirty years ago, Eric watched his 40-year-old father walk out to meet a group of carolers and never came back. Now it's Christmas Eve, and Eric just turned 40 himself. | “Silent Night” by Scott Donnelly #MicroTerrors 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©, 2025 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2025#WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #GhostStory #ScaryChristmas #HolidayHorror #CreepyChristmas #ParanormalStory #HauntedChristmas #ChristmasCurse #ScaryStories

In this isolated prairie town, no one is allowed to leave — and teenage Eero has tried to escape five times. Each attempt brings harsher punishment, but what the town has planned for his sixth attempt is far worse than anything he's faced before. He’s about to wish he had never tried to leave. | “Bonehouse” by CBC Deep Night | #RetroRadio EP0562 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Legend of Phoenix Hill” (February 25, 1977) ***WD 00:48:22.908 = The Crime Club, “Serenade Macabre” (July 24, 1947) ***WD 01:16:43.532 = Danger Doctor Danfield, “Harriet Miller” (September 29, 1946) 01:41:54.079 = CBC Deep Night, “Bonehouse” (August 12, 2005) 02:15:03.903 = Diary of Fate, “Marvin Thomas Entry” (June 08, 1948) ***WD 02:44:09.164 = Dimension X, ‘Almost Human” (May 13, 1950) ***WD 03:12:37.744 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The Man Who Played Dead” (May 01, 1945) ***WD 03:24:27.891 = The Creaking Door, “Alive In The Grave” (November 30, 1964) 03:53:29.657 = The Eleventh Hour, “Tavern Of Lost Souls” (February 18, 1960) ***WD 04:21:17.421 = Escape, “Orient Express” (February 19, 1949) 04:50:43.845 = 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/WDRR0562

From an abandoned Alaskan town where residents fled a deadly "wild man" to the father who sold everything searching for his missing son in Olympic National Park, we explore the disturbing pattern of unexplained disappearances in North America's wildest places—and whether the legendary Bigfoot might know more than we think. IN THIS EPISODE: We explore the possible connection between unexplained disappearances and alleged Bigfoot encounters. We'll look at disturbing cases like the experienced park ranger who vanished in 1987, leaving behind only his belongings and mysterious journal entries, and the 12-year-old boy who somehow survived two freezing nights alone in the wilderness. What secrets lie hidden in shadowy forests of North America? Could there be something big and furry out there that could explain the vanishing of people into thin air? Is there something nasty and beastly among the natural beauty? SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Bigfoot Connection”: Brent Swancer, Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/cer7zhdt “Bigfoot And The Missing Cyclist”: Eric Spitznagel, NY Post: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckrn22c “The Lost Among Shenandoah’s Sasquatch”: Forrest McFarland, The U.S. Sun: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8fvhmp =====(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: December 04, 2024 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BigfootConnection 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 #Bigfoot #MissingHikers #UnsolvedMysteries #NationalParkMysteries #Sasquatch #TrueMystery #CreepyStories #Cryptozoology #WildernessDisappearances

A faint knock from inside a coffin at a Buddhist temple saved a woman from being cremated alive in Thailand. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/woman-alive-coffin 00:00:00 = Open 00:45.49 = The Journey To The Temple 03:17.78 = The Sound That Changed Everything 05:21.73 = How Death Certificates Save Lives 06:59.11 = Not An Isolated Incident 11:50.43 = The Medical Mystery of Appearing Dead 16:36.28 = The Boundary Between Life and Death 18:56.78 = The Woman’s Current Status WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #WomanAliveinCoffin #DeclaredDead #ThailandNews #MedicalMystery #SurvivalStory #BuriedAlive #FuneralHome #TrueStory #Unexplained

Three young brothers vanish from their father's backyard on Thanksgiving Day, a hijacker parachutes into the night with $200,000 and is never seen again, and a grandfather's ghost story leads to the discovery of a 200-year-old mass murder — these are just some of the chilling mysteries that have turned America's day of gratitude into something far more sinister. From unsolved killings and baffling disappearances to haunted hotels and tragic shipwrecks, this episode explores the dark side of Thanksgiving that most families never discuss at the dinner table. IN THIS EPISODE: While the rest of Americans are at home with their families, eating turkey and enjoying annual celebrations-- Thanksgiving has a darker side. We may often overlook this truth because it is rarely discussed at the Thanksgiving table. Every Thanksgiving Day there are some tragic and mysterious incidents. Many of these unfathomably awful things are never explained. Whether it is murders, gory accidents or strange vanishings during the night–these true-life unexplained mysteries and horrendous crimes might make excellent dinner-table conversation… assuming you’re dining with other Weirdos like yourself. *** We’ll talk about the year we had two Thanksgivings in the United States. (The Year With Two Thanksgivings) *** A Weirdo family member shares a freaky true Thanksgiving story with an explosive ending! (Thanksgiving Explosion) *** Two brothers solve an almost 200-year-old murder mystery thanks to a Thanksgiving ghost story that was told to them by their grandfather. (Grandpa’s Thanksgiving Ghost Story) *** I’ll share a horrific Thanksgiving tale from the latter part of the nineteenth century. (Feast of Terror) *** The Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego is one of the most beautiful hotels in the world – and some say the most haunted. (A Thanksgiving Ghost Story) *** On November 19, 1924, Hollywood movie producer Thomas Ince died after celebrating his 42nd birthday aboard a yacht belonging to infamous newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst, but to this day, the exact circumstances of his death remain a mystery. Could this be why his ghost still wanders the movie studio that he founded? *** On the night of November 20, 1901, a young North Carolina woman named Nell Cropsey vanished from her family’s home in Elizabeth City. After a frantic search that lasted more than a month, Nell’s body was discovered floating in a nearby river. She had been brutally murdered – but by who? *** On November 23, 1910, American-born homeopathic physician and salesman Hawley Harvey Crippen (usually known simply as Dr. Crippen in crime annals) was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London for the murder of his wife, Cora. But was he really a murderer? *** While the holidays are usually a time of cheer and happiness, the people of Chicago learned of a Christmas-related tragedy on November 22, 1912 when the famed "Christmas Tree Ship" went down in a storm on Lake Michigan. The tragedy changed the face of the holidays for the people of Chicago in a very unexpected way. ***Plus the original short horror story “Black Friday” by horror master, Jason R. Davis! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:25.429 = Show Open THANKSGIVING CRIMES & UNSOLVED MYSTERIES… 00:05:07.769 = D.B. Cooper 00:09:02.880 = Kelsey Berreth 00:10:57.900 = Paul Knockel 00:12:06.532 = Nancy Bergeson 00:14:28.168 = Maria Elizalde 00:17:51.287 = Shane Montgomery 00:22:36.826 = Murders In Miramar 00:24:59.113 = Beth Barr 00:28:03.928 = Cynthia Alonzo 00:29:55.853 = The Blount Family 00:32:26.710 = Tacoma’s Thanksgiving Shooting 00:34:32.282 = Rapper Soulja Slim 00:37:00.446 = Neshaminy Creek John Doe 00:38:47.336 = Karen Marie Mitchell 00:40:15.343 = The Game Warden Murder 00:42:19.407 = The Skelton Brothers 00:44:09.525 = Owens and Hawley