“ALBERT BENDER AND THE MEN IN BLACK” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness Image

“ALBERT BENDER AND THE MEN IN BLACK” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness

21 February 2024 - 1 hour 41 mins
Podcast Series Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

IN THIS EPISODE: One of paranormal history’s most bizarre, worldwide, phenomena, the Men In Black, traces its origin directly back to one man, and his name was Albert. (The Albert K. Bender Story) *** Daryl Collins’ encounters demonstrate the sheer level of weirdness that surrounds the UFO phenomenon. (Alien Abductions and High Strangeness) *** A young girl sees an odd cube shape floating in her back yard among the trees. Was it extraterrestrial, paranormal, or just the wild imagination of a child? (Floating Multi-Color Box) *** What began as a joke to tease his sister, became all too real for the boy. (Ouija) *** Legend has it that a man murdered his wife and young daughter, before committi...

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