“THE QUEEN MARY: THE GREY GHOST WITH A HAUNTED HISTORY” and More True Tales! #WeirdDarkness

Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: When Lottie Chettle identified herself to the court, and gave her occupation as “barber”, a rather astonishing thing happened.  People laughed. Why? The story is a strange one! (The Victorian Female Barber in Court) *** Sometimes the sour attitude of a mother-in-law can not only break up a marriage, but it can lead to murder. (A Day of Blood) *** We’ll look at a murder that was described quite well in an editorial in Truth magazine saying: “There have been murders in the hot blood of passion, assassinations prompted by wrong, by jealousy, by greed of gain but this is none of these. It is simply the crime of a vile-tempered bilious wretch, far too many of whose like are still at large, perpetuated not only on a victim who had more case to feel aggrieved at them than he at her, but perpetuated with every suggestion of premeditation.” Why did William Sindram murder Catherine Crave? (Shot Down Remorselessly) *** There have been so many accidents and mysterious disappearances on one particular stretch of road in Australia that it has earned an ominous nickname… “The Highway of Death”. We’ll look at the infamous length of asphalt named Flinders Highway. (Highway Vanishings Down Under) *** UFO stories are a dime a dozen. Even stories of UFOs crashing have become humdrum for many. But what if I were to tell you that there was a UFO crash in Missouri that was so fantastic that a local pastor was asked to come and pray over the three dead alien bodies found at the crash site? (The Cape Girardeau UFO Crash) *** "What people sometimes don't get about science is that we often have phenomena that remain unexplained," said an astrophysicist at MIT. Turns out he was referring to unidentified flying objects. (Unsolved UFO Sightings) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Intro 00:03:35.880 = Unsolved UFO Sightings 00:10:55.347 = The Cape Girardeau UFO Crash 00:17:46.792 = Show Down Remorselessly 00:23:35.383 = The Victorian Female Barber In Court 00:33:38.206 = A Day of Blood 00:38:33.678 = Highway Vanishings Down Under 00:45:56.717 = Show Outro SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: "UFO Crash / Retrievals: The Inner Sanctum” by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/2LROyoJ “Unsolved UFO Sightings” by Tia Ghose for Live Science: https://tinyurl.com/y84u8xew “The Cape Girardeau UFO Crash” by Billy Booth for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/yb7258n8 “The Victorian Female Barber in Court” from London Overlooked: https://tinyurl.com/y745rd62 “A Day of Blood” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yxvns28t “Shot Down Remorselessly” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y63hjald “Highway Vanishings Down Under” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe:

Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: it’s #ThrillerThursday, and this week I’m bringing you a tale recommended to me by one of you, the Weirdo family. Louis Padgett’s story, “Mimsy Were the Borogoves” was originally published in the February 1943 issue of “Astounding Science Fiction Magazine”. It was judged by the Science Fiction Writers of America to be among the best science fiction stories written prior to 1965, and in 2007 it was loosely adapted into a feature-length film titled The Last Mimzy. The title of the original short story was directly inspired by a verse from "Jabberwocky", a poem found in the classic novel Through the Looking-Glass by author Lewis Carroll. And in 1976, Caedmon Records released a spoken word album of the short story, narrated by William Shatner. Well – I don’t know that I’ll be as entertaining as William Shatner with the story, but I’ll do my best for you. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Mimsy Were The Borogoves” by Lewis Padgett from the book “The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 1, 1929-1964”: https://amzn.to/3ZqjVvl Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (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: September 14, 2023 CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/mimsy

Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: The story was written as a serial, published one chapter at a time from October 1921 to June 1922 in the amateur publication Home Brew. And because it was written during this time, you will hear language not considered politically correct today – particularly that of words used to describe people of color. But as I have done in the past, I am leaving it all intact to preserve the author’s words in their original form, and so we never forget our sometimes horrible history. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Re-Animator: Tales of Herbert West” by H.P. Lovecraft: https://amzn.to/3Oc1V2s BOOK: “Warm Bodies” by Isaac Marion: https://amzn.to/44UWEne Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (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: August 03, 2023 CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/reanimator

IN THIS EPISODE: Age of Anxiety by Robert Silverberg (Infinity magazine June 1957) Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (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: September 22, 2024

Subscribe to the “Fear Daily” podcast: https://podfollow.com/1755456394 Subscribe to the “Southern Gothic” podcast: https://podfollow.com/southern-gothic IN THIS EPISODE: Brandon Shexyander is one of the best storytellers in podcasting in my opinion. He knows how to craft a story, how to narrate it in such a way that it draws you in, and as a professional audio producer, his mix with music and sound effects underneath his voice is nothing less than stellar. You will DEFINITELY love this podcast, just as I do! Brandon is not paying me to tell you about his show, he’s just a great guy that I met at a horror convention and fell in love with his spirit and talent!“Fear Daily” takes you into the shadows of the past, unearthing the 1990's most terrifying tales of monsters, madness, and life after death. Written by Brennan Storr, creator of “The Ghost Story Guys,” and hosted by Brandon Schexnayder, creator of “Southern Gothic”... “Fear Daily” is guaranteed to be the stuff of nightmares! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Let Me Introduce You To Brandon… 00:02:28.677 = Fear Daily: “Night Hunting” 00:12:00.017 = Fear Daily, “The Day It Didn’t Rain”