Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Somewhere deep in the woods, there’s a place that only appears when called — a place that promises everything you desire… but takes more than you ever expected. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: It’s #Thriller Thursday! “The Room Where The Stars Live” *** “The Trunk” *** “Eight O’Clock In The Morning” *** Wonderland (Carnival of Desires) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open (Coming Up In This Episode) 00:02:18.112 = Wonderland, Part 1 00:17:14.822 = Wonderland, Part 2 00:45:18.219 = Wonderland, Part 3 01:04:50.017 = Eight O’Clock In The Morning 01:18:55.789 = The Room Where The Stars Live 01:31:57.520 = The Trunk 01:58:15.520 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Wonderland” by Riley Vanderlip: https://www.creepypasta.com/wonderland-2/ “Eight O’Clock in the Morning” by Ray Nelson: (Link no longer available) “The Room Where The Stars Live” from Quiet Please: https://tinyurl.com/y6nedu5t “The Trunk” by J.M. Cennamo: https://tinyurl.com/yyt88343 ===== (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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: November 19, 2020 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/CarnivalOfDesires

A wealthy elderly man harbors an obsessive fear of being buried alive. Hear the tale from Creeps By Night! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Frammis” (November 28, 1975) ***WD 00:47:18.979 = Night Beat, “Old Blind Pop” (August 07, 1950) ***WD 01:16:42.269 = Creeps By Night, “Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944) 01:46:23.549 = Nightfall CBC, “Angel’s Kiss” (March 20, 1981) ***WD 02:15:32.419 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “The Norths Get Wired For Sound” (July 19, 1944) 02:45:26.329 = Origin of Superstition, “Lost Wedding Ring” (1935) ***WD 02:57:35.039 = The Price of Fear, “To My Dear Saladin” (June 06, 1983) ***WD 03:27:05.839 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Message In Red” (November 07, 1945) 03:56:47.079 = Quiet Please, “Never Send to Know” (March 08, 1948) 04:26:17.149 = Radio City Playhouse, “Soundless” (September 18, 1948) ***WD 04:55:46.526 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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 = = = = = "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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0363

A series of mysterious disappearances in the wilderness defy logic, with eerie patterns and bizarre clues left behind  -  is something hiding in our national parks?   Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate IN THIS EPISODE: Thousands of people have vanished without a trace from America's wilderness areas, leaving behind baffling clues that defy conventional explanation. From children who disappear within seconds while picking berries to hikers in bright clothing who seem to evaporate from marked trails, these cases share disturbing patterns that suggest something beyond ordinary misadventure. What is happening in our national parks? And what strange forces might be responsible for those who seemingly step off the face of the earth? CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In 00:01:59.189 = Show Open (Coming Up In This Episode) 00:03:21.368 = National Parks and Scent Trails 00:11:26.820 = The Berry Picking Connection 00:20:43.579 = The Bright Clothing Connection 00:31:58.729 = The Granite Connection 00:34:00.407 = Additional Risk Factors 00:35:53.001 = When Bodies are Found 00:40:04.308 = Theoretical Explanations 00:44:59.452 = The Enduring Mystery 00:49:28.498 = Show Close, Verse, and 2 Final Thoughts SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… https://weirddarkness.com/Missing411 (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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: March 26, 2025

In 1909, all eyes turned to Worcester, Massachusetts, as a well-dressed businessman claimed he’d built a flying machine — and the world wanted to believe him so badly, they saw it in the sky whether it was there or not. IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at the crazy story of the Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909! *** We’ll meet a cat that must have more than nine lives, as it survived three World War Two shipwrecks and lived to meow about it! (Unsinkable Sam) *** UFO crash stories are somewhat ubiquitous, with most immediately pointing to Roswell, New Mexico… or Aurora, Texas… or even the so-called “Battle Over Los Angeles”. But there are many other stories of flying saucers crashing to Earth – and we’ll look at one that took place in Bolivia, in 1978. (The Bolivia UFO Crash) *** A hidden artifact found in a mysterious hill in Oklahoma reveals a terrifying story! (Oklahoma’s Mysterious Hollow Hill) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In 00:01:11.625 = Show Open (Coming Up On The Show 00:02:48.020 = The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909, Part 1 00:14:33.313 = The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909, Part 2 00:24:56.421 = Unsinkable Sam 00:33:05.275 = Oklahoma’s Mysterious Hollow Hill 00:47:57.747 = The Bolivia UFO Crash 00:53:15.369 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought 00:54:28.426 = Bloopers SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Oklahoma’s Mysterious Hollow Hill” by Ellen Lloyd for AncientPages.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/44s54rmp,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p86uyt7 “Unsinkable Sam” by Natasha Ishak for AllThatsInteresting.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8j9nkz “The Bolivia UFO Crash” posted at Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3f4b2rr7 “The Great Worcester Airship Hoax of 1909” from SlightlyOddFitchburg.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2adehevb,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckp2hh9 ===== Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV ===== (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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: March, 2022 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AirshipHoax

An astronaut utilizes a black hole to travel back in time. Encountering his past self, they devise a plan to secure their financial future. Hear the story from MindWebs in “Singularities Make Me Nervous!” CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Dead, Dead Ringer” (November 27, 1975) ***WD 00:47:24.759 = MindWebs, “Singularities Make Me Nervous” (September 15, 1978) 01:14:13.388 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Genuine Article” (1965) ***WD 01:15:23.370 = Starlight Theater, “Man Hires Hit Man To Kill Him” (ADU) ***WD 01:43:14.219 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Murder in City Hall” (April 05, 1946) 02:12:48.429 = Mr. District Attorney, “One Slip Meant Death” (May 07, 1947) ***WD 02:42:21.119 = Murder at Midnight, “Man Who Died Yesterday” (June 30, 1947) ***WD 03:08:59.259 = The Black Museum, “The Telegram” (February 26, 1951) ***WD 03:33:53.999 = Mysterious Traveler, “They Struck It Rich” (March 16, 1948) 04:03:26.109 = Mystery House, “Death Is An Accident” (1944-1946) 04:29:13.759 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Old Nurse’s Story” (1966-1968) 04:56:50.279 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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 = = = = = "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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0362