“THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF FLIGHT 19” and More Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

HOUR ONE: A group of hunters and Bigfoot enthusiasts go out looking for the elusive creature – but what they find is even more bizarre than anyone might have expected. (The Ultimate Monstrous Thought-Form) *** No one really thinks about it, but cops are usually one of the most credible witnesses to paranormal phenomena. Police officers are trained observers and usually will make better witnesses than a civilian. But even our brave men and women in blue can be terrified into a shade of white. (Police and the Paranormal) *** A bizarre phenomenon that manages to teeter where the lines of Bigfoot, Werewolves, the paranormal, and urban legend intersect, takes things deeper into the strange with various reports that suggest these beings utilize the mental power of telepathy as well. We’ll look into some of the creepy encounters with the Dogman. (Bizarre Encounters With Telepathic Dogmen) ========== HOUR TWO: In parts of Africa it’s not the werewolf you need to look out for, but the were-hyena… and it’s almost always the local blacksmith that is the man behind the monster. (Lesser Known Morphing Monsters: The Shape-Shifter Hyena) *** Does the Vatican have a device that allows them to see in the past and the future? Some believe they do. And if it were to ever fall into the wrong hands, it could then create the “scariest dictatorship the world has ever seen.” (The Vatican’s Chronovisor) *** Some fathers will do whatever it takes to protect the virtue of their daughters. One man’s solution came at the end of an ax blade. (The Linville Murderer) *** A man believes the creature in his nightmares may be trying to speak with him. (Spirit Communicating Through My Dreams) *** A young girl is surprised to find the Easter Bunny visit her in the middle of the night. But many years later she learns it wasn’t either of her parents. (Easter Bunny Creeper) *** The stories range from the being inbred cretins running amok, to government created mutants, to escaped hydrocephalic patients from an insane asylum. What are the strange creatures people are seeing in the deep woods of Ohio? (Strange Encounters With The Bizarre Melonheads) *** Glitch In The Matrix ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “Lesser Known Morphing Monsters: The Shape-Shifter Hyena” by Nick Redfern: http://bit.ly/2lNmfOq “The Vatican’s Chronovisor” by Amando Flavio: http://bit.ly/2mh4Vl3 “The Linville Murderer” by Robert Wilhelm: http://bit.ly/2klRUWQ “Spirit Communicating Through My Dreams” by Ari Lancaster: http://bit.ly/2mh4QxL “The Easter Bunny Creeper” posted anonymously at WeirdDarkness.com: http://bit.ly/2lN3Wcb “Strange Encounters With The Bizarre Melonheads” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2keM2hS “Glitch In The Matrix” from Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine “Bizarre Encounters With Telepathic Dogmen” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2lQ72fv (Photos mentioned in this story: http://bit.ly/2mbhs9r) “Police and the Paranormal” is a collection of stories gathered from GhostTheory.com and GhostsNGhouls.com:http://bit.ly/2kKyk6K (other link is no longer available) “The Ultimate Monstrous...

IN THIS EPISODE: Superman died at 1:59 am on June 16, 1959. Not the comic book character, of course, but the man who personified the “real” Superman for an entire generation of television fans. George Reeves, it was discovered, was not faster than a speeding bullet after all. Even though the initial coroner’s report listed Reeves’ death as an “indicated suicide,” after nearly five decades there are many who do not believe that he killed himself. The death of George Reeves remains one of Hollywood’s most compelling unsolved mysteries, combining rumors of murder, conspiracy, cover-ups – and a lingering ghost. (Not Faster Than a Speeding Bullet) *** Few things are more unsettling than an unsolved missing persons case. What happened to Virginia Carpenter? She’s been missing for 69 years and investigators are still as stumped as they were in 1948.  (The Virginia Carpenter Disappearance) *** An elderly woman, an old man, and a young ten-year-old girl reside in the same house. I say reside – because they were not alive. (The House With The Purple Porch) *** Did a man really see an army of dead Medieval soldiers – or was he witnessing something from a parallel world? (Strange Encounter With a Dead Medieval Army) SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Virginia Carpenter Disappearance” by Stephanie Weber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2mtbv8m7 “Not Faster Than a Speeding Bullet” by Troy Taylor from his book “Bloody Hollywood”: https://amzn.to/2FsTv1s  “The Strange Encounter With a Dead Medieval Army” by Peter Konieczny for Medievalists.net: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/tz2pbt2y “The House With The Purple Porch” written by Hannah Grace: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/x6n9jwdt Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Weird Darkness “DARKIVES” theme by Manuel Marino. = = = = = (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. = = = = = Originally aired: April, 2018 CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/ghost-of-superman/

IN THIS EPISODE: Welcome to a WEEKEND DARKIVES episode with stories from April 2016! SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Legend of Lakeview: The Story of Hartford Castle” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/4mLmys “Haunted Shops and Stores” by Alan Toner (from the book “100 True Ghost Stories”): http://amzn.com/B00DW64J8S “The Black Hound of the Crosses” by Mournful Magnus: http://assanevel.deviantart.com/ “The Staring Child” was submitted anonymously: http://bit.ly/2VR1o8U “Pulling One’s Legs” was submitted by CR: http://bit.ly/2VUeYII “The Light of the Virgin” was submitted by Katka: http://bit.ly/2VUeYII “The Haunted House that Jack Built” was submitted anonymously: http://bit.ly/2ELkIz5 “Two Weeks Before My Grandma Passed Away” written by Ursula: http://bit.ly/2ELkIz5 “Domovik In The House” (link no longer available) “The Maids of Eternal Hades” (link no longer available) “The Deliverer of Souls to the Underworld” (link no longer available) ”Chicago and Lincoln’s Phantom Funeral Train” by Troy Taylor: http://bit.ly/2HTin5K “Mortuary Affairs”: http://bit.ly/2W7GgjS “Is A Time Machine Hidden In a London Graveyard?” by Ellen Lloyd (link no longer available) “Chalk It Up to a Ghost”, “Aged Cries”, and “Bump in the Night” (link no longer available) “Who Was Bobby Dunbar” by Doug MacGowan: http://bit.ly/2K7HeFQ “Did The U-28 See a Sea Monster?”: http://bit.ly/2XfpIDj Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. Weird Darkness “DARKIVES” theme by Manuel Marino. = = = = = (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. = = = = = Originally aired: April, 2016 CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/deliverer-of-souls-to-the-underworld/

Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! Get the commercial-free version by joining the Darkness Syndicate at https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate! After September 30, 1962, commercial radio drama was as dead as the doornail described in the opening pages of Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843), and everyone understood that television killed it. People who worked in both mediums realized that working in radio was a much better overall experience than television could ever be. Sure, TV had pictures to go along with the stories, but putting those pictures on the air involved a highly technical and expensive technology, and by the time those images reached the audience they were grainy, blurry, and sometimes nearly impossible to see. One actor could play different parts on several different radio programs, even in a single episode, but once they were seen in a TV show their face was recognizable enough that they had a hard time working on another show, and even a twenty-second appearance meant hours in makeup and wardrobe. Appearing in a radio drama required just a couple rehearsals and then remaining as quiet as possible in the studio, following along in the script until time to perform your lines, which you also read from the script. There was one important thing that television could offer over radio work; money. The accounting in TV and radio was fundamentally different. A radio program was usually paid for by a single sponsor while commercial time on TV shows was sold piecemeal, but there was still a phenomenal amount of money involved in TV production and the networks and sponsors were happy to pay it. Unable to compete with the huge amount of money being spread around by TV, after the final broadcasts of Suspense and Yours Truly Johnny Dollar on September 30, 1960, the Golden Age of Radio came to an end. Or did it? In the decade after the end of the Golden Age of Radio, TV matured artistically and technically. There had been a rejection by the networks of "rural" programming which helped launch a nostalgia craze. This craze began with the release of George Lucas's American Graffiti (1973), and suddenly everything old seemed new again. One of the genres which were best suited to radio was the horror shows which made listeners sit up in bed and pull the sheets over their heads. This sort of program had been pioneered Wyliss Cooper and Arch Oboler on Lights Out as well as The Whistler, Suspense, and Inner Sanctum Mysteries. This was the type of show creators decided upon for his radio nostalgia project, which became The CBS Radio Mystery Theater. They were convinced that there was enough interest from those who had heard similar shows growing up during the Golden Age, but the show built a following of younger fans for whom radio drama was a new and exciting experience. In many ways, CBSRMT was more like a TV program on the radio than a typical Old Time Radio show. The shows were taped rather than broadcast live, which allowed for greater post-production editing and creative control. The scripts generally ran 45 minutes, and the action was broken at points to allow for separately produced commercials and news bulletins to be inserted. The opening featured the "creaking door" effect which had been part of The Inner Sanctum. Host E.G. Marshall was never as campily creepy earlier horror hosts, but his closing, "Until next time, pleasant… dreams?" was sure to inspire nightmares. Production of CBSRMT was efficient almost to the point of cheapness. Creators drew upon radio row veterans working in New York as well as up-and-coming television personalities. The show used original stories from a wide variety of...

IN THIS EPISODE: The Bible teaches that the Book of Life is the register of everyone who is going to heaven. Very simply, if your name is not in the Book of Life then you’re not going to heaven. So… how do you know if your name is written in the book? Hear previous messages and find our social media at https://WeirdDarkness.com/Church! Please share this podcast with your friends, family, and co-workers, and post a link to this episode in your own social media! Thank you, and God bless! MENTIONS, SOURCES, AND LINKS… Original article by Roger Barrier: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckmfnt5 (Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.) === Darren Marlar is a licensed minister through the Universal Life Church: https://www.themonastery.org. Find his other podcast, Weird Darkness, in your favorite podcast app at https://weirddarkness.com/listen. “Church Of The Undead” theme music by Epidemic Sound. === "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 === Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness === Weird Darkness® and Church Of The Undead™ are trademarked. Copyright © 2024. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/how-can-i-know-if-im-in-the-book-of-life/