“THE BIGFOOT OF HIROSHIMA” and More Strange True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: Learning of other races and cultures has been something man has sought knowledge of ever since they first discovered other races and cultures existed. But that’s the thing – you have to know those races and cultures existed in the first place. And there is one race known as the Oghar that very few know about – and it has been practically wiped from history. (Mystery of the Oghars) *** Lakes are often scenes of brutal crimes and dumping ground for murder victims, but you don’t often hear of the lake itsel...
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They Found Living Black Goo on a Ship: The DNA Shows It's a Previously Unknown Life Form
A mysterious black goo oozing from a ship’s rudder turned out to be a previously unknown life form — because of course it did. Say hello to ShipGoo001! READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-shipgoo001 MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
5 mins
8 July Finished
THE 1897 AIRSHIP MYSTERY: America's First UFO Wave That Predated Roswell Before Planes Even Existed
In 1896-1897, thousands of Americans across 19 states witnessed mysterious airships with strange occupants, bright lights, and impossible technology – decades before the Wright Brothers' first flight and 50 years before Roswell – in what became history's first documented mass UFO sighting. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: When students at a Catholic primary school in Uganda began exhibiting mass possession symptoms — crawling on their bellies, barking, and chanting their teacher's name — an enraged mob burned down the accused educator's home and killed his livestock, pointing at him as the cause of the demonic possession. (Uganda’s Demon Possessed Primary School) *** New research suggests that time travelers would return from their journeys with completely wiped memories due to the reversal of entropy, making it impossible to remember or prove they ever traveled through time at all. (Time Travel Memory Loss) *** When Austrian soldiers bought schnapps from local traders one night in 1788, a drunken dispute among the troops escalated into full-scale panic that caused 100,000 soldiers to attack not the enemy, but themselves in history's most absurd friendly fire incident. (The Friendly Fire Defeat of Karansebes) *** In separate South African hospitals, two physically disabled men vanished from their beds only to be discovered dead in inaccessible ceiling spaces days later, leaving investigators with an impossible mystery and families without answers. (Dead Patients In The Ceiling) *** Between 1896 and 1897, thousands of Americans reported seeing mysterious flying machines in the skies – decades before powered flight was supposed to exist. (The 1897 UFO Wave) 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. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:32.628 = Show Open 00:04:48.093 = The 1897 UFO Wave 00:28:07.168 = Uganda’s Demon Possessed Primary School 00:36:47.713 = Time Travel Memory Loss 00:43:41.956 = The Friendly Fire Defeat of Karansebes 00:59:23.253 = Dead Patients In The Ceiling 01:10:24.250 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… The 1897 UFO Wave: https://weirddarkness.com/americas-first-ufo/ Uganda’s Demon Possessed Primary School: https://weirddarkness.com/mazibaschool/ Time Travel Memory Loss:
1 hour 11 mins
8 July Finished
HER IMAGINARY FRIEND IS NOT IMAGINARY AT ALL – NOR IS IT A FRIEND!
A lonely teenage girl invents an imaginary friend to cope with isolation. As real-life companions enter her world, the imaginary friend turns hostile — manifesting physically and attacking to preserve its existence in her make-believe realm. Hear “Child of Fate” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0457 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Child of Fate” (June 24, 1976) 00:46:33.864 = Theater Five, “Last Land Rush” (October 06, 1964) 01:06:33.079 = Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (1968-1971) ***WD (LQ) 01:33:45.605 = 2000 Plus, “Giant Walks” (November 08,1950) ***WD 02:02:52.238 = The Unexpected, “Birthday Present” (1947) 02:17:48.203 = Unit 99, “Meet Citizen at 26th and D” (April 04, 1958) 02:41:23.539 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD 02:56:01.041 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ) 03:25:39.220 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947) 03:55:46.286 = The Weird Circle, “Ghost’s Touch” (September 17, 1944) 04:23:20.796 = The Whistler, “Mirage” (October 03, 1943) 04:52:48.926 = X Minus One, “How To” (April 03, 1956) 05:21:24.474 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 1” (November 19, 1973) 05:51:34.005 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 2” (November 20, 1973) 06:21:42.496 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 3” (November 21, 1973) 06:51:34.674 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 4” (November 22, 1973) 07:21:38.573 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 5” (November 23, 1973) 07:51:43.168 = ABC Mystery Time, “Success Story” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 08:15:55.236 = Strange Adventure, “The Code of Honor” (1945) ***WD 08:19:26.159 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD (LQ) 08:46:14.603 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (1986-1987) 09:00:45.796 = Beyond The Green Door, “Alfred Porter, Ghosts, Vampires” (1966) 09:04:44.649 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Part 1” (November 21, 1951) ***WD 09:21:44.794 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Part 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD 09:30:21.834 = All Star Western Theater, “Ghost In Little Deer Canyon” (November 29, 1947) 09:58:50.632 = 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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0457
10 hours
7 July Finished
BLACK POOL OF OCTOBER | Inspired By a True Crime Case #MurderNoir
A young servant girl's mysterious drowning sets a cynical private detective on a twisted path through false confessions, midnight conspiracies, and shadows that seem to move on their own in this chilling noir investigation. Watch the video version of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/noir-BlackPoolOfOctober THE TRUE CRIME CASE THIS STORY IS BASED ON: (Greenwich, New York – 1889) When 19-year-old servant Maggie Hourigan vanished on her way to meet friends, no one expected her body would turn up the next morning in a shallow pool near a remote stretch of road. Authorities first called it suicide — but Maggie’s spotless reputation and a second autopsy revealing a head injury cast doubt on that conclusion. Rumors of mysterious men, a carriage accident, bribed doctors, and drunken confessions only deepened the mystery. Despite rewards, a Pinkerton investigation, and wild accusations — including against the very doctor who declared her death a suicide — no one was ever convicted. More than a century later, the truth about what happened to Maggie Hourigan remains unsolved. ORIGINAL CASE SOURCES… https://www.murderbygaslight.com/2019/06/the-maggie-hourigan-mystery.html Music provided 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. = = = = = Originally aired: July 07, 2025 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/noir-BlackPoolOfOctober
12 mins
7 July Finished
IS MY NEW NEIGHBOR A VAMPIRE? Is The Bogeyman Here To Get Me?
A teenage girl suspects her mysterious new neighbor is a vampire — but is it paranoia, or has the Boogey Man finally come for her? It’s “The Bogey Man Will Get You” from Stay Tuned For Terror! | #RetroRadio EP0456 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Checkmate” (June 21, 1976) 00:45:49.743 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “Pretty Hands Couldn’t Do It” (December 05, 1950) 01:10:36.938 = Obsession, “Summer Evening” (January 22, 1951) ***WD 01:33:32.768 = Origin of Superstition, “Boogey Man” (1935) 01:47:59.947 = Mystery Playhouse, “Corpus Delecti” (January 17, 1947) ***WD 02:12:24.081 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD 02:39:10.601 = The Price of Fear, “Not Wanted On This Voyage” (1973-1983) ***WD 03:07:20.679 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) (LQ) 03:37:02.233 = Quiet Please, “Let the Lillies Consider” (June 28, 1948) 04:02:03.144 = Radio City Playhouse, “One From Three Leaves Two” (February 21, 1949) 04:32:04.434 = Lights Out, “Strange Couple Stays Overnight” (1935) ***WD (LQ) 05:01:25.553 = Max Gaines Mystery, “Arthur Gusy” (mid 1940s) 05:25:28.626 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Preston Hall” (1930) ***WD 05:26:31.062 = Sam Spade, “The Champion Caper” (August 07, 1949) ***WD 05:54:45.020 = The Sealed Book, “Death at Storm House” (April 22, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 06:25:08.481 = The Shadow, “Murder In The Death House” (January 07, 1940) 06:50:30.835 = Sleep No More, “Homecoming And Aunt Cassie” (April 17, 1957) ***WD 07:19:28.080 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Ghosting” (1984) 07:47:38.564 = Stay Tuned for Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD 08:02:21.904 = Strange Wills, “Midnight On The Moor” (July 27, 1946) 08:32:29.840 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD 08:44:46.901 = Suspense, “The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson” (July 27, 1943) 09:14:14.762 = The Saint, “Plot In Prison” (January 19, 1950) ***WD 09:42:29.520 = 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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0456
9 hours 43 mins
7 July Finished
HELLHOUNDS OF AMERICA! #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF JULY 06, 2025
HOUR ONE: Love, money, divorce, anger, and murder. One Pennsylvania family had it all and then some in the late 1800’s. (The Butler County Tragedy) *** Count Saint Germain and Jacques Saint Germain, John and Wayne Carter, the Casket Girls of New Orleans. Despite many years between all of their lives, they all still have one grisly thing in common. All were thought to be, and possibly were, real vampires tied to the Big Easy… a place where real blood-suckers continue to live and roam the streets even now in the twenty-first century. (Vampires of New Orleans) *** They have a long history in the United Kingdom, stalking the moors and fog-carpeted streets in the night. But it appears hounds from Hell have also made their way to the Americas. (American Hellhounds) ========== HOUR TWO: On a barren field in the U.S. state of Georgia, five granite slabs rise in a star pattern. Each of them weighs over 20 tons and on top of them, there is a capstone. Nobody knows who built it or why they were placed there, but one popular opinion that their purpose is to guide humanity after a predicted post-apocalyptic event that will come in the not so distant future. (The American Stonehenge) *** When you think "fairies," what comes to mind? You probably picture an adorable and sparkly creature akin to Disney's Tinker Bell, a lovely - and above all, friendly - presence. You may even want to make contact with them. Unfortunately, glittering humanoids with butterfly wings are the stuff of children's books. Retrace faerie folklore, and you'll discover their secret scary origins. (The Dark Side of Fairies) *** In the Summer of 1949, a geologist named Vadim Kolpakov discovered a strange feature on the surface of the earth in the Bodaibo, Irkutsk, region of South-Eastern Siberia. Encircled by a largely treed area, this anomaly is oval with a conical crater that contains a small ball-like mound in its middle. The geologic mystery has baffled scientists who are uncertain of what caused this weird formation. (What Caused the Patomskiy Crater) *** Is there any truth behind the enduring legend of the werewolf? (Planet Werewolf) *** The Red Pen ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: Big Matt, “Long Road” song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWEvHVz2V6U “American Hellhounds” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/yczhkvde “The Butler County Tragedy” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yyn78amz “Vampires of New Orleans” by Brian Harrison for Exemplore: https://tinyurl.com/ycyy4vjp Episode containing “The Elves of Iceland”: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=Elves+Iceland “Planet Werewolf” by Lea Rose Emery for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/vcetp96 “The Dark Side of Fairies” by Amber Fua for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/rbexptk “The American Stonehenge” by Mihai Andrei for ZME Science: https://tinyurl.com/yaogafuz “What Caused the Patomskiy Crater?” by Lochlan McClelland for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/wu9r5bc “The Red Pen” by Kjirsty Beth for Paranormality Magazine ==========(Over time links seen above may become invalid,...
1 hour 28 mins
7 July Finished
