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Mary Mallon never felt sick a day in her life… but the island she died on still remembers her name in infamy… Typhoid Mary. Download the FREE WORD SEARCH and CROSSWORD For This Episode: https://weirddarkness.com/TyphoidMary Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: A woman keeps seeing her deceased father-in-law out of the corner of her eye. (Pop) *** The sad tale of Mary Mallon still haunts us today. You may know her better as Typhoid Mary. (The Lingering Ghost of Typhoid Mary) *** John George Haigh took the plunge into murder when he knocked out his old boss and dumped the body into acid – then set out to kill again. (The Acid Bath Murderer of England) *** A girl in an almost empty movie theater feels someone, or something, tugging at her shirt. (The Haunted Houston Movie Theater) *** They spoke a strange language, had bright green skin, and were utterly inexplicable. Who were they? (The Green Children of Woolpit) *** A ghostly boy appears outside a restaurant in Nebraska. (The Haunting Little Boy From Nebraska) *** A dark house, a baby sitter, an unexplained noise, and a shadowy figure. Normally the setup of a cliché horror movie – but this time, it was real. (The Hunchback Shadow Man) *** Over the last two decades, there have been frequent reports of a ghostly woman who wanders the halls of Greystone Mansion, leaving traces of lilac perfume in her wake. (The Greystone Mansion Murders) *** Is the White House haunted? The evidence seems to build more and more every year. (Is The White House Haunted?) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:31.646 = Show Open 00:03:41.263 = Haunted Houston Movie Theater 00:06:44.298 = Haunting Little Boy From Nebraska 00:09:00.556 = The Greystone Mansion Murders 00:16:53.650 = Green Children of Woolpit 00:21:13.037 = Hunchback Shadow Man 00:29:54.360 = Is The White House Haunted? 00:41:10.394 = Pop 00:45:38.170 = Acid Bath Murderer of England 00:54:03.365 = The Lingering Ghost of Typhoid Mary 01:18:10.128 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Pop” by Melda for YourGhostStories.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5das43vj “The Lingering Ghost of Typhoid Mary” by Renee Kruse and Troy Taylor from the book, “A Pale Horse Was Death”:http://amzn.to/2sAZLTP “The Acid Bath Murderer Of England” by Steven Casale for TheLineUp.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1azg5pop “The Haunted Houston Movie Theater” by Weirdo Family Member, Christi Butler: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5fvlv8u7 “The Haunting Little Boy From Nebraska” Erin Stone for MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/1o4zoncc “The Hunchback Shadow Man” by Nelchen for YourGhostStories.com:

A woman floats from her 12th-story apartment into a waiting UFO — witnessed by bodyguards, dignitaries, and possibly the United Nations itself. Download the FREE WORD SEARCH GAME and CROSSWORD PUZZLE For This Episode: https://weirddarkness.com/manhattanttransferabduction Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: I’ll share a heartbreaking story of love gone wrong. It's a tale of passion, betrayal, murder, and the electric chair. (Love And The Electric Chair) *** The terrifying true story of the abduction of Linda Cortile – was she truly abucted by aliens or is there another explanation? (The Abduction of Linda Cortile) *** A man keeps seeing shadowy figures in his peripheral vision. (Her Feet Were Swinging) *** They say the widow's ghost lingers in the tower of the Drish House - and sets the house ablaze with phantom fire. (The Drish House Hauntings) * It is said that some hundred years ago, people in Jamaica believed the powers of so-called “Shadow Killers” - but who or what were they? (The Shadow Killers of Jamaica) *** Fifteen acres of land purchased by the city of Long Beach, California in 1976 is what comprises a place known as DeForest Park.  By day it is filled with sun, sand, and fun. By night, it is filled with shudders, scares, and screams. (The Darkness of DeForest Park) *** Friends were planning for a good time of dirt biking, hunting, and drinking beer. They should never have visited the cemetery. (The Haunted Farmstead) *** Two women walking home in the twilight come across the ghost of a woman dead for the past year. *** A man tells the terrifying story of how he was possessed by a demon. *** Two girls discover that even if you don’t believe a legend of ghostly children, you still shouldn’t tease them. *** If you vacation at Carlsbad Lagoon, you’ll need something stronger than sunscreen to protect you. *** Traumatic events can sometimes trigger poltergeist activity, but for one young girl, the torment seemed to have no end. *** The hills of Northern Chile are not safe for men walking alone at night.  A female spirit known as La Lola stalks the night, lost and enraged over the murder of her husband. *** Glowing eyes in the dark, a man in a dark suit, and a party in the other room… none of which are real, except to two young girls who swear it actually happened. *** Lehigh, Oklahoma – with the dark past of gangsters, the KKK, a corrupt sheriff… and the paranormal. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:00:58.241 = Show Open 00:04:17.776 = The Alien Abduction of Linda Cortile 00:14:03.089 = The Drish Hauntings 00:18:34.050 = The Darkness of DeForest Park 00:22:14.775 = The Haunted Farmstead 00:29:53.431 = The Shadow Killers of Jamaica 00:35:32.769 = Her Feet Were Swinging 00:39:41.767 = Love And The Electric Chair 00:49:04.364 = My First Spooky Experience 00:54:01.633 = The Haunting of Laura 01:04:28.806 = The Ghostly Kids of Hungry Hollow Road 01:07:08.902 = I Was Possessed By a Demon 01:10:48.372 = The Woman In The Blue Sari 01:13:13.940 = The Woman IN The Blue Sari 01:16:49.465 = La Lola, The Vengeful Female Spirit of Northern Chile 01:20:38.776 = Haunted Lehigh, Oklahoma 01:26:20.159 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES...

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Winnie had two trunks when she arrived at the train station – trunks that contained the severed body parts of her two best friends. She had murdered them, it seems, all in the name of love. (Winnie Ruth Judd: Trunk Murderess) *** Was British government weapons inspector Dr David Kelly murdered? (Many Dark Actors: Dr. David Kelly) *** Madame Delphine LaLaurie, made popular by Kathy Bates in American Horror Story: Coven, was a first class monster. A figure of high society, she was well known for her mistreatment of slaves. But no one knew just how sick she truly was. (The Monster of Royal Street) ========== HOUR TWO: Reddit users share some of the strangest, creepiest, most terrifying phone calls they’ve ever received – many that left the recipient with no explanation as to what just happened. (Creepy Phone Calls) *** Elizabeth Bathory was beautiful – and wanted to stay that way. So determined was her desire for a youthful appearance that she would bathe in the blood of young girls, thinking of it as a macabre fountain of youth. But how much truth is there to this story? And are there ghosts today, haunting their residences thanks to the Blood Countess? 
(Ghosts of the Blood Countess) ========== SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: A former schoolhouse has accrued a sinister reputation as one of the most haunted, weirdest places in Japan. (Haunted Schoolhouse In Japan) *** The gold rush brought many to North Carolina – men looking to get rich, and rich men looking to get richer. But the greed also brought cruelty to some mine owners… and that cruelty sometimes brought death… and hauntings. (The Skinflint Mine Entity) *** Was a certain female reporter murdered because she knew too much about the death of John F. Kennedy? (The Dorothy Killgallen Murder) *** Something bizarre and terrifying is living below the streets of London – and there are many theories as to what it might be. (Strange Things Below London) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: “The Monster of Royal Street: Delphine LaLaurie”: https://tinyurl.com/ssf9lm3 “Many Dark Actors: Dr. David Kelly”: https://tinyurl.com/uf4jv5m “Winnie Ruth Judd: Trunk Murderess” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/kpFb30nhABS “Creepy Phone Calls” by Aaron Edwards for Graveyard Shift: https://tinyurl.com/spnqq2s “Ghosts of the Blood Countess” by Amy’s Crypt for Paranormal Scholar: https://tinyurl.com/r4lh7rn “Strange Things Below London” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/ulutgp7 “The Murder of Dorothy Kilgallen” by Jessika M. Thomas for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/tjzpaz7 “The Skinflint Mine Entity” from North Carolina Ghosts: https://tinyurl.com/w6ofq7g “Haunted Schoolhouse In Japan” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/w4n98c6 ========== (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for material I use whenever possible. If I have overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it immediately. Some links may benefit me financially through...

Alone in the desert with only his silent, unspeaking mother, a man slowly uncovers the horrifying truth behind her tear-stained eyes and the world she kept hidden. DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: This is a special Mother’s Day episode with a creepy tale by author Jon Allen written specifically for the occasion! SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Mother” by Jon Allen: http://jonallen.co ===== (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: Mother’s Day, 2022 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mother

Get the Free CROSSWORD PUZZLE and Free WORD SEARCH For This Episode: https://weirddarkness.com/VoodooMurders A teenage girl’s chilling confession to 35 axe murders in early 1900s Louisiana spiraled into a tangled web of cult rumors, racial panic, paranormal paranoia, and one of the most disturbing true crime mysteries in American history. Get the Darkness Syndicate version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. IN THIS EPISODE: The true story of the voodoo murders… are they proof of the mythical “Church of Sacrifice?” *** A man picks up a ghostly hitchhiker. *** For years, the residents of Circleville, Ohio were plagued by messages that revealed their darkest secrets. Who was writing the letters – and how did they know about the skeletons in people’s closets? *** If you drive through Hecker Pass in California, don’t be surprised if you see a bloody girl in a frilly white dress waiting for you. *** In a wooded area just south of San Antonio, lies a nondescript railroad crossing. Legend has it several children died on the tracks – but did that really happen? *** Poveglia Island – some considered it a place of hell hundreds of years ago. And some still do today. *** And the history, hauntings (and hoax) of the original “most haunted house in America”. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:50.078 = Show Open 00:03:49.235 = The “Voodoo Murders” of Clementine Barnabet 00:19:01.913 = Thumbing For a Hitch 00:20:59.743 = The Sinister Mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer 00:26:30.661 = The Angry Ghost of Hecker Pass 00:29:40.627 = Ghost Children Haunt Texas Railroad Crossing 00:32:22.989 = Mystery of the Bloody Island Poveglia 00:36:55.132 = The House on Ridge Avenue (Congolier Mansion) 01:09:32.734 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The VooDoo Murders of Clementine Barnabet” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3hqkn5pp “Thumbing For a Hitch” by GhosterCK for YourGhostStories.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/45bgp999 “The Sinister Mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer” by Stephanie Almazan for The Line Up:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/45qhanr3 “The Angry Ghost of Hecker Pass” from BackpackerVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/t80g1pg8 “Ghost Children Haunt Texas Railroad Crossing” from GhostsNGhouls.com (link no longer available) “Mystery Of The Bloody Island Poveglia – A Place Of Hell” from MessageToEagle.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/eikwk53m “The House on Ridge Avenue” by Troy Taylor for AmericanHauntingsInk.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vmrsatuk ===== (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors...