“X-LOGIC: MIMSEY WERE THE BOROGOVES” by Lewis Padgett #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday
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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 Las...
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The Werewolf Case Referenced in 'The Exorcist' Novel | The Trial of Peter Stumpp
Peter Stumpp was arrested accused of being an "insatiable bloodsucker” - which, in 1589, meant he was being accused of being a werewolf. Even stranger… Peter readily admitted to being one. IN THIS EPISODE: For years the doctors couldn’t figure out why Wally was coughing so much, why his skin cracked and bled, turning the bedsheets red. They prescribed ointments, antibiotics, decongestants, pain killers. His guts ached for years, too, and even morphine didn’t help the pain. He died a wraith, 73 years old. The government says it has no idea what happened to him, but then that’s because he worked in Area 51. (Area 51 Killed My Husband) *** Two accounts of Bigfoot are reported from Illinois. But these aren’t your typical sightings. They take place in the middle of the night, possibly inside a dream. In fact, they aren’t described as Bigfoot – but as a wookie, like Chewbacca from Star Wars. But then, how do you explain the accounts being exactly the same from two complete strangers? (Wookies In Illinois) *** Peter Stumpp was arrested accused of being an "insatiable bloodsucker” - which, in 1589, meant he was being accused of being a werewolf. Even stranger… Peter readily admitted to being one. (The Man Who Went On Trial For Being a Werewolf) *** It’s first sighting was described as “half man and half beast, standing about five feet six inches, with a tall pointed head. Whatever it was that he had seen, he was convinced that it was neither a bear nor a monkey.” We take a look at the mysterious creature, the Yeti. (Taking a Look At the Yeti Phenomenon) *** On May 16, 1929, Al Capone was arrested in Philadelphia on gun-carrying charges – but it was a put-up job that unfortunately led to a year in prison and Capone’s first encounters with the ghost that he believed haunted him to the grave! (Al Capone and the Ghost of Jimmy Clark) *** Seeing an intruder while in the shower may sound cliché for the movies – but not so much when it happens to you. (Those Strange Fingertips) *** Multiple women have disappeared without a trace from what has become known as Ireland’s ‘vanishing triangle’. Their fates still remain a mystery. (The Ireland Vanishings) *** When you see something out of the corner of your eye, simply to turn and not see anything there… is it your imagination, or is something else at work? (From Work to Home) *** The ancient pterodactyl, the legendary thunderbird, the cryptid known as the Mothman: could they all be one and the same? (Is Mothman a Shapeshifter) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:15.620 = Show Open 00:04:36.200 = The Man Who Went On Trial For Being a Werewolf 00:18:33.359 = Area 51 Killed My Husband *** 00:46:26.361 = Wookie In Illinois *** 00:53:02.859 = Is Mothman a Shapeshifter? 00:58:01.077 = The Ireland Vanishings 01:01:31.452 = From Work To Home 01:05:59.360 = Al Capone and the Ghost of Jimmy Clark *** 01:15:31.148 = Those Strange Fingertips (From a Weird Darkness listener) 01:18:17.144 = The Yeti Phenomenon = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Man Who Went On Trial For Being a Werewolf” by Ashley Cowie from Ancient Origins: http://bit.ly/2mh5Qlu “Old Stinker” by Sam George from Ancient Origins: http://bit.ly/31RSNHt “Area 51 Killed My Husband” by Richard Leiby from The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/2lNYbeg “Wookies in Illinois” posted anonymously to PhantomsAndMonsters.com: http://bit.ly/2lT3BVq “Is Mothman a Shapeshifter?” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe:
1 hour 27 mins
3 February Finished
A Holy Man Cursed This Family's Home, Then It Started Catching Fire Every Day
A poor family in a remote Indian village claims a wandering sadhu cursed their house after being denied bread, and now fires erupt without warning or explanation in a home with no electricity. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/IndiaFirePoltergeist WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS, #MysteryFires, #SadhuCurse, #FirePoltergeist, #UnexplainedFires, #CursedHouse, #ParanormalIndia, #Poltergeist, #SpontaneousFires
21 mins
2 February Finished
She's Convinced Her Dead Husband Is Coming Back on Their Anniversary | Gift From The Dead
A year after her controlling husband's death, a terrified widow watches priceless jewels appear one by one on her dressing table — gifts, she believes, from beyond the grave. | House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” | #RetroRadio EP0582 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Book of Abaca” (April 19, 1977) ***WD 00:46:15.185 = House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” (August 03, 1947) ***WD 01:15:57.990 = Incredible But True, “The Phantom Army” (1950-1951) 01:19:37.419 = Inner Sanctum, “Hell Is Where You Find It” (October 19, 1941) 01:44:51.363 = The Key, “What Happens When You Die” (1956) ***WD (LQ) 02:09:08.058 = Lights Out, “The Story of Mr. Maggs” (December 01, 1942) ***WD (LQ) 02:35:41.620 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers On A Train” (December 03, 1951) 03:30:29.515 = Philip Marlowe, “Green Witch” (October 29, 1949) ***WD (LQ) 03:58:39.598 = Let George Do It, “Voice of the Giant” (July 31, 1950) ***WD 04:28:22.011 = Black Mass, “Jolly Corner” (November 28, 1966) ***WD 05:06:43.881 = 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 #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0582
5 hours 7 mins
2 February Finished
Shadow Sorcerers, a Cave of Secrets, and a Furry Rodent Who's Constantly Wrong About The Weather
Some dates in history collect oddities the way a junk drawer collects batteries and old keys — you open it up and wonder how all of this ended up in the same place. FEBRUARY 2ND is one of those. We've got soldiers looking up at an impossible sky, archaeologists crawling into a forgotten tomb full of mummies, a castaway whose stubbornness saved his life, a secret society that terrorized an island for decades, and a beloved rodent whose job performance would get anyone else fired. As usual, this is going to be a WEIRD and DARK morning. WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. 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. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260202 #WeirdDarkness #MorningWD #DarrenMarlar #MarlarInTheMorning #MWD #ThisDayInHistory #February2 #GroundhogDay #PunxsutawneyPhil #DarkHistory #TrueHistory #WarsOfTheRoses #RobinsonCrusoe #EgyptianMummies #BorisKarloff #ChiloeWarlocks #Invunche #GhostShip #Paranormal #HistoryPodcast
29 mins
2 February Finished
A Future Where Murder Is Now Legal | His Seventh Victim Won't Run To Save Her Life
In a future where war has been replaced by government-sanctioned murder, a veteran hunter is assigned his seventh victim — a young woman sitting in the open with no spotters, no gun, and no will to fight back. As he gets to know her, he finds himself falling for the one person he's supposed to kill. | The Seventh Victim | #RetroRadio EP0581 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A House Divided” (April 18, 1977) ***WD 00:46:06.703 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Murder In Cairo” (1947-1950) 00:51:10.847 = Future Tense, “The Seventh Victim” (May 06, 1974) ***WD 01:12:13.163 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “A Warden For All Saints” (April 29, 1992) 01:55:53.747 = Columbia Workshop, “Half Pint Flask” (July 06, 1939) 02:25:12.609 = Hall of Fantasy, “Markheim” (April 24, 1947) 02:51:14.491 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Esmerelda” (August 30, 1980) 03:17:25.099 = The Haunting Hour, “Nocturne” (1945-1949) 03:44:41.426 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Story Without End” (January 11, 1942) ***WD 04:07:36.717 = Murder Is My Hobby, “Murder Can Sometimes Be Pleasant” (September 19, 1947) 04:31:26.712 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Original Hamlet” (November 02, 1946) ***WD 05:00:32.233 = 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 #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0581
5 hours 1 min
2 February Finished
We Heard Mysterious and Terrifying Screams In My Basement!
#WDRadio WEEK OF FEBRUARY 01, 2026 ========== HOUR ONE: It all started one night in June 2018. The screams coming from underneath the house. It was so intense, the homeowners simply abandoned the property. I’ll even share audio of the screams so you can decide for yourself if it’s real. (Screams From The Basement) *** Weirdo family member Elis Helmersson shares a story passed down the generations about a true ghost sighting in her family. (My Great Grandfather Saw a Headless Ghost) *** Have investigators finally solved the strange disappearance of Pan Am’s Flight 914? (The Mystery of Flight 914) *** Plus, “Werewolves On The Prowl!” ========== HOUR TWO: They're powerful in the supernatural. Witches, demons and poltergeists fear them because they are not from our world. The Cherokee call them the Raven Mockers. (The Raven Mocker) *** Betsy’s Mysterious Flowers *** A girl’s younger sister keeps seeing things that don’t exist – until the truth is revealed when older sis is moving out. (Secrets Between Sisters) *** It’s called the Chronovisor – and it is said the device can look into events in the future as well as the past. Is it true? We may never know – the Vatican, the supposed owners of the device, are refusing to cooperate when questioned. (Does The Vatican Have a Time Machine?) *** An Alaskan hunter claims to have found a boy that had been kidnapped… not by humans or aliens, but by a mysterious creature knows as the ircenrraat. (Abducted By The Ircenrraat) *** It is considered to be one of the most beautiful lakes in the United States. But there are also tales of ghosts, a giant lake monster, unexplained disappearances, and murders. That’s only a sample of what you might find at Oregon’s Crater Lake. (The Creeps of Crater Lake) *** Weirdo family member Candice Cardenas tells of a haunting in her mobile home. (This Ghost Loves Brass) *** Dreaming About Owls ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “Betsy’s Mysterious Flowers” by Brandon Grimes for Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine “The Raven Mocker” by Jeramy Neurign: http://bit.ly/2RUcsSG “Secrets Between Sister” posted at BackpackerVerse: http://bit.ly/2NsJtXj “Does The Vatican Have a Time Machine” posted at Disclose.TV (link no longer valid) “Abducted By The Ircenrraat” originally published in the Anchorage Daily News: (link no longer available) ““The Creeps of Crater Lake” by Christopher Schulz: http://bit.ly/2LxmZ4N “This Ghost Loves Brass” submitted by Weirdo family member Candice Cardenas “Dreaming About Owls” by Nicole Whitney for Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine “The Mystery of Flight 914”: JJ Foster (link no longer valid), Hoax or Fact (link no longer valid) and Snopes:http://bit.ly/2RS2voI “Screams From The Basement” written by Robert Harries (link no longer available); captured audio by Alan Tait: http://bit.ly/2RUdyxv “My Great Grandfather Saw a Headless Ghost” by Weirdo family member Elis Helmersson “Werewolves On The Prowl” by John Beale for Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.com/magazine ========== (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for...
1 hour 28 mins
2 February Finished
