“THE GHOST OF GRACIE WATSON” #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10-15, 2024
11 November 2024 - 1 hour 36 minsHOUR ONE: An eerie tombstone stands watch over one of Portland Oregon’s oldest cemeteries. And the story behind that tombstone is a strange one. (The Guardians of Lone Fir Cemetery) *** Don't take a gift from Little Gracie's grave... or her life-like statue might cry tears of blood. (The Ghost of Gracie Watson) *** When it came to her daughter’s Elsa doll, one mom was eager and ready to “Let It Go”. But the doll supernaturally refused to be let go! (Haunted Elsa Doll) *** An ancient stone cross is said by locals to be cursed, and the curse infects anyone who dares to disrespect it. (Curse of the Saxon Stone Cross) *** Christopher Slaughterford was seemingly a completely ordinary young Englis...
DNA Can't Solve This: The Impossible Paternity Case of Britain's Identical Twins
A British child has no legal father — not because no one knows who conceived her, but because science cannot tell the two men apart. PRINT VERSION OF THIS STORY: https://weirddarkness.com/child-p-paternity Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
7 mins
13 April Finished
NECROMANCY: Black Magic to Biology | What Happens When You Try to Bring Someone Back From the Dead?
For thousands of years, the most desperate minds in history — scientists, sorcerers, and everyone in between — have refused to accept that death is the end. | #WDRadio April 12, 2026 ========== 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 Mabbitt” from Strange Company: https://tinyurl.com/y88xoa95 “The Man With The X-Ray Eyes” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian:
1 hour 48 mins
13 April Finished
The Mill That Murdered Its Workers By Fire | The Pemberton Mill Disaster of 1860
A bustling New England mill turned into a scene of unimaginable horror as the Pemberton Mill's collapse in 1860 claimed dozens of lives, leaving behind a terrifying tale of disaster. Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: The ghost of a man in gray haunts a London theater. *** The boogeyman – where did he come from, and is he based on a real person? *** A disaster that took place at the Pemberton Mill on January 10, 1860 – a disaster that left a community, and a nation stunned! *** A night of children telling scary stories to each other turns into the real thing. *** A young girl bumps into her father in the hallway… which is impossible, as her father isn’t home. *** James Bond, 007 himself tells his own personal story of the paranormal. Sir Roger Moore tells of his terrifying experience. *** A young teen girl wakes up in the dark of night being choked by a red-eyed being. *** Friends hear a crash in the kitchen… and though everything appears normal, what they eventually find is the stuff of nightmares. *** The discovery of a body in the local river leaves one town with a gruesome mystery – and possibly the framing of an innocent man for the murder. *** Known to the outside world as the City of the Dead, Dargavs is a truly remarkable and mysterious place we know little about. *** Do you ever get the feeling that you are being watched, or that someone is following you? Perhaps it’s not your imagination. *** A father in South Yorkshire claims his family is being haunted by the ghost of an old lady. *** Two men, a forest, and a ouija board – will that be enough to find a rumored black eyed child that has been seen there? *** A man hears pounding on the walls of his apartment – from the outside of the building. *** What appears to be a poltergeist continues to torment office colleagues… or is it just being playful? *** Plus, I’ll share an original creepypasta from a fan of Weird Darkness… it’s a story called “Amoeba”. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:08.632 = Show Open 00:03:54.136 = Drury Lane Theater 00:08:08.905 = Real Boogeyman 00:18:57.169 = Horror at Pemberton Mill *** 00:54:05.124 = Haunting of My Grandmother’s Cottage *** 00:56:29.486 = My Doppelganger 00:59:30.255 = Shaken Not Scared: Roger Moore’s Paranormal Experience 01:01:38.036 = Red-Eyed Being That Held Me Down 01:05:23.784 = Baldwinsville Homicide 01:14:54.581 = Tormented By a Spirit In Hell *** 01:16:49.421 = Dargavs – City of the Dead 01:20:29.666 = Faceless Specter That Follows Me 01:22:26.287 = Father Claims His Family Is Being Haunted By The Ghost of An Old Lady 01:25:53.932 = Black-Eyed Child of Cannock Chase 01:28:52.375 = Pounding Walls of An Apartment Building 01:30:47.170 = Playful Office Poltergeist 01:33:00.842 = “Amoeba” (Fictional Horror Story) by Sabby Ray 01:49:51.000 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/ALBUMS = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdness https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & More https://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harm
1 hour 52 mins
13 April Finished
Her Husband's Biggest Customer Didn't Exist — And Someone Was Killed To Keep The Secret
“For Want of a Nail”: When a woman's plane makes an emergency landing in a small South Dakota town, a quick visit to her husband's biggest customer leads her down a rabbit hole of lies, a fake company, and a murder — and the deeper she digs, the more dangerous the truth becomes. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0628 Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options 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, “For Want of a Nail” (August 12, 1977) ***WD 00:45:51.630 = The Clock, “Jungle Drums” (November 08, 1955) ***WD 01:12:36.461 = The Crime Club, “No Time For Murder” (September 25, 1947) ***WD 01:43:30.287 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “$100,000 Live Insurance Claim” (December 08, 1946) 02:08:30.525 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Nature Study” (July 26, 1942) ***WD 02:37:54.260 = Dimension X, “Mars Is Heaven” (July 07, 1950) ***WD 03:06:34.469 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Death In The Everglades” (December 05, 1944) ***WD 03:19:05.506 = The Eleventh Hour, “Death of Elaine” (October 15, 1959) ***WD 03:45:39.212 = Escape, “The Diamond As Big As The Ritz” (March 27, 1949) 04:15:05.074 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD 04:42:20.862 = Murder By Experts, “Murder By Prescription” (July 11, 1947) 05:11:48.121 = 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/WDRR0628
5 hours 12 mins
12 April Finished
He Sold His Soul for Eternal Youth And Hid It Behind a Locked Door | The Picture of Dorian Gray
“The Picture of Dorian Gray”: When a beautiful young man wishes that his portrait would bear the burden of aging and sin in his place, he is free to pursue a life of endless pleasure and cruelty — but the portrait keeping his terrible secret cannot stay hidden forever. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0627 Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options 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, “Case Closed” (August 10, 1977) ***WD 00:47:29.369 = Witch’s Tale, “Knife of Sacrifice” (August 27, 1935) ***WD 01:12:01.970 = X-Minus-1, “Colony” (October 10, 1956) 01:40:40.845 = Zero Hour, “Fairs Fair You Know” (May 08, 1974) 01:57:50.909 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 02:21:51.144 = Strange Adventure, “The Dance of Death” (1945) ***WD 02:25:07.056 = BBC Radio 4/Radio 7 Ghost Story, “A School Story” (November 28, 1980) 02:39:35.347 = Beyond The Green Door, “Burt Simms, Bush Pilot” (1966) 02:43:20.027 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD 02:57:49.195 = Author’s Playhouse, “Inexperienced Ghost” (December 04, 1944) ***WD 03:25:39.040 = Box 13, “Triple Cross” (November 07, 1948) 03:52:14.887 = CBC Mystery Theater, “A Perfectly Happy Life” (1968) ***WD 04:21:54.961 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Interface To Terror” (1992) ***WD 04:49:36.773 = 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/WDRR0627
4 hours 50 mins
12 April Finished
A TRUCK DRIVER’S FINAL ROUTE | The Unexplained Disappearance of Devin Williams
A devoted father and long-distance truck driver vanished in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest under chillingly bizarre circumstances, leaving behind only a locked truck and haunting eyewitness accounts. Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1078714736 *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: In May 1995, Devin Williams, a devoted father and trucker, vanished under mysterious circumstances in Arizona's Tonto National Forest. His journey turned into a mystery, marked by sightings of a semi-truck driving erratically and Devin's last known moments of confusion. Despite an abandoned truck with undisturbed cargo and the eerie discovery of his skull two years later, the question remains: What happened to Devin Williams in those remote woods? (The Bizarre Disappearance of Truck Driver Devin Williams) *** What do astronomers say about those who deny the moon landing really took place? The conspiracy theory gets an assist from, believe it or not, the New York Mets! (The Faked Moon Landing And The New York Mets) *** New England has a lot of great places to visit, and travel times to these locations are minimal. One of the most infamous would be Rhode Island – home to story of vampire Mercy Brown. (Vampires of Rhode Island) *** Until the Humpty Doo poltergeist outbreak of 1998, Australia’s most notorious poltergeist was a very persistent, wall-bashing, stone-throwing entity known as the “Guyra Ghost” which terrorized William Bowen, his wife and three children in their tiny weatherboard cottage just outside Guyra, New South Wales in early 1921. (The Guyra Ghost) *** In 1814, London experienced one of the most bizarre disasters in British history. An unfortunate chain of events at the Horseshoe Brewery led to the death of 8 women and children as they were caught up in London’s Great Beer Flood. But, what really happened? And, did Londoners really get drunk, as beer flowed past their homes in the streets, free for the taking? (The Great London Beer Flood) *** Ghost marriages in China have led to a very unsavory and deeply disturbing trade. They are called ghost marriages, because the groom is given a dead woman to marry… often forced to do so. And the stories are, understandably, horrifying. (Forced to Marry a Corpse) *** In September 1982, people wanting to get away from aches and pains from the flu or just a headache shopped store shelves for relief… and ended up dead. Their Tylenol had been laced with poison. (The Tylenol Murders) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:03:08.999 = The Bizarre Disappearance of Truck Driver Devin Williams 00:13:03.500 = Fake Moon Landing and the New York Mets *** 00:19:25.407 = Vampires of Rhode Island 00:24:01.762 = Forced To Marry a Corpse 00:30:24.402 = Guyra Ghost *** 00:37:42.119 = Great London Beer Flood 00:51:25.871 = Tylenol Murders *** 00:57:52.445 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/ALBUMS = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdness https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & More https://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harm
59 mins
12 April Finished