“THE MAN WHO WAS NOT MURDERED” and More True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

While children in America might fear getting coal in their stockings, kids in other parts of the world are warned about demons who beat them bloody, a giant cat that devours the lazy, and an ogress who cooks and eats disobedient children for her Christmas dinner. Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… “Christmas Monsters”: https://tinyurl.com/stczesl “Ruby’s Revenge” by Izzie, age 11 in Kensignton: https://tinyurl.com/sanns5y “North Pole Coal” by Patrick Hueller: https://tinyurl.com/wkp7uu6 All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ). All other music by Nicolas Gasparini (http://bit.ly/2LykK0g). ***Spooky Santa™ and Weird Darkness® are creations and trademarks of Marlar House Productions and Weird Darkness, LLC. Copyright © Weird Darkness, 2024 "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 https://weirddarkness.com/ChristmasMonsters #WeirdDarkness #Krampus #ChristmasMonsters #ScaryChristmas #HolidayHorror #CreepyChristmas #DarkFolklore #YuleCat #AntiSanta #EuropeanFolklore

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When my brother convinced our parents to leave the old Santa animatronic in the basement instead of displaying it upstairs, it wrapped its power cord around his neck in the dark — but not before whispering exactly what it wanted. IN THIS EPISODE: My parents own a Santa animatronic – I think it tried to kill us! *** (Originally aired December 18, 2018)  SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… “Better Watch Out, Better Not Cry” by Jameson Cumick for Creepypasta.com: https://tinyurl.com/y2jwog8j Visit our Sponsors & Friends: https://weirddarkness.com/sponsors Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Advertise in the Weird Darkness podcast or syndicated radio show: https://weirddarkness.com/advertise = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = https://weirddarkness.com/SantaAnimatronic #WeirdDarkness #CreepySanta #ChristmasHorror #HauntedAnimatronic #TrueScaryStories #HolidayHorror #ScaryChristmas #ParanormalStory #CreepyChristmas #HauntedDecoration

For decades, a ghostly woman in chains appeared in the upstairs bedroom of Victoria's oldest home, pleading for help — until workmen digging near the front porch uncovered her skeleton buried seven feet deep in quicklime. Episode 4 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series! IN THIS EPISODE: “Strange Happenings at Tod House”, “Professor Gladstone and The Murderer”, “The Mackey Haunting”, “The Dug Hill Booger”, “The Old Royal Ascot Hotel” SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… All stories in this episode are from the book, “The Spirits of Christmas: The Dark Side of the Holidays” by Sylvia Shults: https://amzn.to/3uT2vMA Join the Weird Darkness Syndicate: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Background music provided by Alibi Music Library, EpidemicSound and/or StoryBlocks with paid license. Music from Shadows Symphony (https://tinyurl.com/yyrv987t), Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ) Kevin MacLeod (https://tinyurl.com/y2v7fgbu), Tony Longworth (https://tinyurl.com/y2nhnbt7), and Nicolas Gasparini (https://tinyurl.com/lnqpfs8) is used with permission of the artists. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 ©2023, Weird Darkness. https://weirddarkness.com/TodHouse #WeirdDarkness #HauntedHouse #CanadianGhostStory #TrueScaryStories #ChristmasHaunting #SkeletonDiscovery #ParanormalActivity #GhostStory #HauntedHistory #BuriedSecrets

In the 15th century, a wealthy man was excommunicated by the Pope, driven mad in exile, and killed by a bolt of lightning just as he was about to taste human flesh — now he rides with Santa every Christmas, drooling over the naughty children on the list. Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too!  STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… “Remembering Death” by Lydia, age 14 of Cromford, England “Night of the Snowmen” by Laura Pauling: https://adbl.co/2PMnQzh “Hans Trapp, The Christmas Boogeyman”: http://bit.ly/2PjBevA All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate (http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ). All other music by Nicolas Gasparini (http://bit.ly/2LykK0g). ***I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use. If I somehow overlooked doing that for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I’ll rectify it the show notes as quickly as possible. ***Spooky Santa™ and Weird Darkness® are creations and trademarks of Marlar House Productions and Weird Darkness, LLC. Copyright © Weird Darkness, 2023 "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 https://weirddarkness.com/HansTrapp #WeirdDarkness #HansTrapp #EvilSanta #ChristmasMonster #DarkChristmas #ScaryChristmas #HolidayHorror #CreepyChristmas #ChristmasDemon #EuropeanFolklore