Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
A Grave-Robbing Bomber, A Ghost In The Dam, And Babe Ruth's Best Year
A man robs a grave, murders a hermit, and then decides to take up bombing. A ghost has been standing in the same flooded tunnel for over 160 years. Workers may still be sealed inside one of America's most famous landmarks. A gunman holding dozens of hostages picks up the phone and calls a radio station. A soldier walks off base in the middle of the night — and keeps walking. And a real boy named Ken becomes the most famous plastic man in history. | IT HAPPENED ON *DATE* | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260311 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 #WeirdDarkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
16 mins
11 March Finished
The Dover Demon | 3 Witnesses, 2 Nights, No Explanation
In April 1977, four witnesses in a quiet Massachusetts suburb encountered something over 26 hours that has never been identified. Every explanation anyone has offered since has a problem with it. So what exactly did they see on those dark Dover roads that night? IN THIS EPISODE: In April 1962, identical twin sisters died in separate wards of a North Carolina psychiatric hospital on the same night, at the same hour, with no medical cause that autopsies, state investigators, or the FBI could identify. The death certificates still read "ill-defined and unknown" — and sixty years of research hasn't changed that. (The Eller Twins | Did They Will Themselves To Die?) *** In October 1988, a poodle fell from a thirteenth-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, and what happened in the minutes that followed turned an ordinary street corner into one of the strangest documented sequences in Argentine history. Every October, the story circulates again — and nobody who hears it ever quite forgets it. (Death By Poodle | A Freak Chain Reaction) *** In April 1977, four witnesses in a quiet Massachusetts suburb encountered something over 26 hours that has never been identified. Every explanation anyone has offered since has a problem with it. So what exactly did they see on those dark Dover roads that night? (The Dover Demon | 3 Witnesses, 2 Nights, No Explanation) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:39.252 = Show Open 00:03:33.161 = The Dover Demon | 3 Witnesses, 2 Nights, No Explanation 00:15:11.429 = The Eller Twins | Did They Will Themselves To Die? (Part 1) *** 00:31:13.701 = The Eller Twins | Did They Will Themselves To Die? (Part 2) *** 00:55:58.425 = Death By Poodle | A Freak Chain Reaction *** 01:02:18.277 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/MUSIC = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdness https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & More https://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harm https://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & More https://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar PRINT VERSION to READ or SHARE: The Dover Demon | 3 Witnesses, 2 Nights, No Explanation: https://weirddarkness.com/dover-demon/ The Eller Twins | Did They Will Themselves To Die?: https://weirddarkness.com/eller-twins/ Death By Poodle | A Freak Chain Reaction: https://weirddarkness.com/deathbypoodle/===== (Over time links 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...
1 hour 3 mins
11 March Finished
The Hacker Who Found NASA’s Secret Space Fleet — And Almost Got 70 Years in Prison
A Scottish hacker in a dressing gown, drinking beer at 4 a.m., may have stumbled across evidence of a secret U.S. space fleet — and the government wanted him to spend 70 years behind bars for it. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/mckinnon-nasa-hacker-ufo/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
5 mins
10 March Finished
Gone Before Christmas | The Disappearance and Death of Genesis Nova Reid (UPDATE)
The search for missing Alabama toddler Genesis Nova Reid has taken a devastating turn — her mother has now been charged with capital murder, and investigators are racing to recover what they believe are the child's remains from a landfill. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* Anyone with information is asked to contact the Enterprise Police Department at (334) 347-2222. Today’s Story: https://weirddarkness.com/GenesisNovaReid-2 Previous Story: https://weirddarkness.com/GenesisNovaReid FEATURED PHOTO: Authorities charged Adrienne Reid (left) with Capital Murder and Corpse Abuse in connection with the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, Genesis (right).(WTVY) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
8 mins
10 March Finished
Phone Calls, Ghost Girls & a Plea That Didn't Stick | Morning Weird Darkness March 10
From a vanishing nine-year-old to Chicago's most famous ghost, March 10 has more darkness baked into it than you'd expect from a Tuesday. | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260310 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 #WeirdDarkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
29 mins
10 March Finished