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Read the article and see the video footage: https://weirddarkness.com/china-fires-missiles-ufo/ Residents of Weifang captured footage of missiles intercepting unknown aerial targets, sparking intense speculation across Chinese social media. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #ChinaUFO #MilitaryMissile #Weifang2025 #UFOShotDown #ChinaMilitary

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Fred Lambert wakes up in the hospital after an accident at home the previous night, where his business partner, Joe Tucker, accidentally hit him on the head with a golf club during practice swings. Upon regaining consciousness, Fred discovers he has gained the supernatural ability to read minds. When his wife arrives with his favorite dessert, a jelly roll, Fred (“The Man Who Loved Jellyroll”) reads her thoughts and realizes she has poisoned it in an attempt to kill him, following the failed attempt by his partner. | #RetroRadio EP0513 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Awakening” (November 23, 1976) 00:45:44.575 = Theater Five, “Man Who Loved Jellyroll” (October 20, 1964) 01:06:33.698 = 2000 Plus, “Brooklyn Brain” (June 21, 1950) ***WD 01:35:14.391 = The Unexpected, “Museum” (October 01, 1947) 01:49:51.860 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD 02:04:45.553 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947) 02:34:43.670 = The Weird Circle, “Wooden Ghost” (December 03,1944) 03:02:08.105 = The Whistler, “Finders Weepers” (October 09, 1944) 03:30:54.981 = Witch’s Tale, “Happy Ending” (September 28, 1934) ***WD 04:00:08.198 = X Minus One, “Project Trojan” (June 19, 1956) 04:23:48.881 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 04:47:49.116 = Strange Adventure, “Island Below the Wind” (1945) 04:51:06.624 = 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 CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0513

Carved into Iranian stone thousands of years ago, a 14-centimeter figure depicts something that shouldn't exist: a creature with the anatomically precise head and grasping arms of a praying mantis merged with the squatting legs of a human. The ancient petroglyph's disturbing accuracy—matching specific details of local Empusa mantids that modern entomologists needed careful study to identify—raises unsettling questions about what prehistoric artists witnessed in the remote Teymareh region. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/survey IN THIS EPISODE: A 17-foot Boston Whaler disappeared with five Hawaiian fishermen in 1979. Ten years later, the boat turned up 2,200 miles away with one crew member buried in a mysterious grave — and no trace of the other four men. (Mystery of the Sarah Joe) *** From Puerto Rican farm animals found completely drained of blood to hairless creatures stalking Texas ranches, the chupacabra has terrorized livestock owners across the Americas for decades — but the truth behind these vampiric attacks reveals something far stranger than fiction. (The Goat Sucker) *** Religious scholars are finding medieval manuscripts filled with encounters that mirror modern UFO reports — and the U.S. government seems very interested in the Vatican’s research. (When Angels Become Aliens) *** An ancient Iranian petroglyph depicts an impossible hybrid: a creature with the anatomically precise head and raptorial arms of an Empusa mantis fused with human legs in a squatting position, carved by someone who somehow knew entomological details that modern scientists needed careful study to identify. (Mantis man of Teymareh)  CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:26.070 = Show Open 00:04:36.920 = Mantis Man of Teymareh 00:25:24.153 = Mystery of the Sarah Joe 00:40:20.547 = The Goat Sucker 00:56:24.951 = When Angels Become Aliens 01:05:39.892 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… Mantis Man of Teymareh: https://weirddarkness.com/ancient-mantis-man-petroglyph-iran-teymareh-rock-art-mystery/ Mystery of the Sarah Joe: https://weirddarkness.com/sarah-joe-missing-fishermen-mystery/ The Goat Sucker: https://weirddarkness.com/chupacabra-blood-drained-history-goat-sucker-cryptid/ When Angels Become Aliens: https://weirddarkness.com/vatican-angels-aliens-ufo-files/ =====(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 17, 2025 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate When Madge and Arthur arrive at Mrs. Meadowsweet's country guesthouse, they're unsettled by the unnatural bliss and vague detachment of the other guests. As Mrs. Meadowsweet works to draw them into the same serene state, they realize that accepting the guesthouse's strange comforts might mean losing something far more precious than their worries… they might lose their individuality. BBC’s Spine Chillers presents, “Mrs. M!” | #RetroRadio EP0512 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Meeting By Chance” (November 22, 1976) 00:45:20.343 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “King of Punishment” (1930) ***WD 00:46:19.703 = Sam Spade, “The Soap Opera Caper” (February 16, 1951) 01:14:57.750 = The Sealed Book, “Design For Death” (June 03, 1945) 01:44:21.306 = The Shadow, “The Oracle of Death” (October 20, 1940) ***WD (LQ) 02:13:34.270 = Sleep No More, “Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (January 30, 1957) ***WD 02:41:57.238 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Mrs. M” (February 21, 1984) 03:26:25.385 = Strange Wills, “East of Hudson Bay” (October 12, 1946) 03:56:03.410 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD 04:10:21.412 = Suspense, “Lazarus Walks” (October 19, 1943) 04:37:54.489 = Tales of the Frightened, “Just Inside Cemetery” (December 06, 1957) 04:42:49.150 = The Saint, “Noon Deadline” (February 18, 1951) 05:11:56.063 = 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 CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0512

For thirteen years, the Smurl family reported being terrorized by invisible forces in their Pennsylvania duplex - entities that threw their German Shepherd against walls, sexually assaulted both Jack and Janet, and somehow knew to hide whenever priests came to investigate. The Catholic Church sent multiple clergy who witnessed nothing, the Warrens recorded hours of supposed evidence, and neighbors threw bricks at the house during the media circus, but no one could definitively prove whether the Smurls were victims of a genuine haunting or something else entirely.  Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/survey CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:19.246 = Show Open 00:03:14.088 = Part One: Foundation Cracks 00:13:02.456 = Part Two: The House Knew Their Names 00:34:04.296 = Part Three: The Intelligence That Hid From Priests 00:55:32.269 = Part Four: The Evidence That Remains 01:02:24.920 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…List of sources at bottom of page: https://weirddarkness.com/smurl-family-conjuring/=====(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 16, 2025 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/SmurlFamily 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. #SmurlHaunting #ConjuringLastRites #TrueHorrorStory #EdAndLorraineWarren #RealGhostStory #DemonicPossession #ParanormalInvestigation #TrueCrimeParanormal #HauntedHouse 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.