“THE BIRDS” The Short Story That Inspired Hitchcock’s Hit Film, by Daphne du Maurier #WeirdDarkness

A film crew ventures to a mysterious island where ancient legends prove terrifyingly real — and the giant ape they capture and bring back to civilization will make his final stand atop the tallest building in the world. | #RetroRadio EP0565 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Beyond The Barrier” (March 07, 1977) 00:46:29.966 = KING KONG (1938) – no other information is known ***WD 01:22:49.214 = The Black mass, “Atrophy” (October 10, 1964) ***WD 01:49:23.180 = Beyond Midnight, “An Eye For An Eye” (May 02, 1969) ***WD 02:16:38.314 = Mindwebs, “The Metal Man” (July 08, 1979) 02:46:02.617 = Somebody Knows, “The Unsolved Murder of Paula Kohler Eubanks” (August 03, 1950) 03:15:37.714 = Mystery In The Air, “Crime and Punishment” (September 25, 1947) ***WD 03:41:06.151 = Murder at Midnight, “The House Where Death Lived” (December 23, 1946) ***WD 04:06:55.107 = The Black Museum, “The Leather Bag” (June 03, 1952) ***WD 04:35:26.379 = Mysterious Traveler, “Killer At Large” (June 06, 1950) ***WD 05:04:32.038 = 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. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0565

Ancient legends describe the Djinn as beings made of smokeless fire — but modern researchers believe these shapeshifting entities from parallel dimensions may be responsible for UFO sightings, shadow people encounters, and alien abductions happening right now. IN THIS EPISODE: Could the ancient legends of the Djinn hold the key to understanding shadow people, UFOs, and other paranormal phenomena, or are they simply the unseen architects of myths and mysteries beyond our grasp? SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies” by Rosemary Ellen Guiley:https://amzn.to/3P4ouY5 “Djinn – Terrors of the Universe” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/6drnts74 The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies, Rosemary Ellen Guiley and Philip Imbrogno, ISBN 9780738 721712 =====(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 ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: December 06, 2024 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/djinn 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.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. #Djinn #ShadowPeople #AlienAbductions #UFOs #Paranormal #Supernatural #AncientMysteries #Unexplained #InterdimensionalBeings #WeirdDarkness

A new documentary features testimony from a Pentagon scientist who claims George H.W. Bush privately confirmed to him that alien beings made face-to-face contact with military personnel at a New Mexico air base in 1964 — and that even after serving as CIA Director and President, Bush was told he didn’t have clearance to know more. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/georgehwbush-aliens/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #UFODisclosure #UAP #AlienContact #PentagonUFO #GovernmentSecrets #AgeOfDisclosure #UFOCoverUp #Extraterrestrial #UFODocumentary

A routine photo at an ancient cemetery in the driest place on Earth captured something the workers never expected to see. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/ghost-child-of-quillagua/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #GhostPhoto #Paranormal #ChileGhost #HauntedCemetery #GhostChild #AtacamaDesert #UnexplainedPhotos #GhostHunters #CreepyPhotos

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 02: Witnessing a car accident leaves Officer Klein shaken—not because of the crash itself, but what appears to have caused it. Meanwhile, questions mount about Zack Welch's bizarre crime and the strange young visitor who convinced him to commit the deed. Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil #WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #HolidayHorror #SupernaturalThriller #HauntedCalendar #DarkChristmas #HorrorStory #DemonicEvil #CreepyTales #YuletideTerror