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A small-time hustler gets more than he bargained for when a mysterious stranger who claims to be the devil offers him wealth, power, and everything he's ever wanted — all for a price he may not be willing to pay. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0593 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Transmutations, Inc” (May 24, 1977) 00:45:44.565 = Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (July 12, 1953) ***WD 01:12:45.315 = Two Thousand Plus, “Rocket And Skull” (October 10, 1951) ***WD 01:40:53.311 = The Unexpected, “The Winfield Diamond” (August 15, 1948) 01:55:42.086 = Nick Carter—Master Detective, “Death After Dark” (February 19, 1944) ***WD 02:24:57.782 = Dark Venture, “Coverup” (February 24, 1947) 02:54:44.664 = The Weird Circle, “Ancient Mariner” (January 22, 1944) 03:21:54.078 = The Whistler, “Lie or Consequences” (December 11, 1944) 03:50:20.605 = Witch’s Tale, “The Power of Lucifer” (December 07, 1937) ***WD 04:16:45.692 = X Minus One, “Surface Tension” (August 28, 1956) 04:44:39.577 = 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. = = = = = CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0593

Cannock Chase, a 26-square-mile stretch of Staffordshire woodland already infamous for child murders and ghostly apparitions, has logged more paranormal sightings in the first eight weeks of 2026 than in all of 2025 combined. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/cannock-chase-bigfoot-2026 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

A tent sliced open from the inside, the man who witnessed the real exorcism that inspired The Exorcist, the silent film that invented horror, a 13-year-old reported missing who was already gone — and a $400 security deposit claimed on a van that had just been a bomb. It all happened on a February 26th sometime in the past. | 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/MWD20260226 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.

A Nordic alien connected to U.S. defense personnel delivered a chilling warning to author Whitley Strieber that he's never forgotten: never go to war with the Grays — because they'll never let you win, and they'll never let you stop fighting. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: A towering figure with green eyes delivered a message about the Grays that defense officials didn’t want to discuss — and humanity wasn’t meant to hear. (NEVER GO TO WAR WITH THE GRAYS: Whitley Strieber’s Ominous Warning) *** A single-celled organism lurking in warm freshwater can enter your nose, travel to your brain, and kill you in five days — and it has a 97% fatality rate. (The Microscopic Monster That Eats Your Brain From the Inside Out) *** Lauren Canaday’s heart stopped for 24 minutes before EMTs brought her back, leaving her with an unsettling certainty that death was friendly and a complete transformation of everything she believed about life. (24 MINUTES IN THE AFTERLIFE: Woman Returns With Disturbing Message About Death) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:38.656 = Show Open 00:03:05.036 = Don’t Go To War With The Grays 00:20:56.801 = The Brain-Eating Amoeba *** 00:40:24.318 = Twenty-Four Minutes In The Afterlife *** 00:59:06.503 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… 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 VERSIONS to READ or SHARE: Never Go To War With The Grays: https://weirddarkness.com/never-go-to-war-with-the-grays/ The Brain-Eating Amoeba: What Lives in the Water You Swim In: https://weirddarkness.com/brain-eating-amoeba-naegleria-fowleri/ Twenty-Four Minutes In The Afterlife: https://weirddarkness.com/woman-dead-24-minutes/ =====(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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: February 25, 2026 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/NeverGoToWarWithTheGrays 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 things strange and macabre such...

A Utah mother who self-published a book to help children cope with losing a parent is now on trial for allegedly poisoning the parent those children lost. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/grief-book-murder WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS