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

A Moscow corporate party turned into a medical emergency when a celebrity chef's flashy "cryo-show" cocktail expanded inside a man's stomach like an internal airbag, rupturing the organ and sending him to the ICU — and he's far from the only victim. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/liquid-nitrogen-cocktails WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #LiquidNitrogen, #DangerousDrinks, #StomachRupture, #DragonBreath, #FoodSafety, #ViralTrends, #TrueCrime, #BizarreStories, #DontTryThis

A mysterious woman with unexplainable powers saves a half-blind gold prospector in the Klondike wilderness and follows him back to civilization — but when he abandons her and their children for a politician's daughter, she reminds him that the same gifts that saved his life can just as easily destroy it. | “The Gift of Doom” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0572 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Gift of Doom” (March 24, 1977) 00:45:11.256 = Calling All Cars, “Triple Cross” (May 22, 1936) ***WD 01:14:37.473 = BBC’s Haunted: Tales of the Supernatural, “Christina” (August 16, 1980) ***WD 01:41:13.947 = The Haunting Hour, “The People In The House” (August 17, 1945) ***WD 02:08:38.394 = Murder Is My Hobby, “Death Is a Twin” (September 12, 1947) 02:33:00.833 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Black Angus” (October 19, 1946) 03:02:11.171 = The House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD 03:33:32.680 = Incredible But True, “Where There’s Smoke” (1950-1951) 03:37:04.168 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Ship” (August 10, 1941) 04:04:04.256 = The Key, “Union Corruption” (1956) 04:28:35.469 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited” (December 22, 1937) ***WD (LQ) 04:57:23.185 = 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/WDRR0572

From an 1856 "ape-man" found near railroad tracks in Maine to the famous Jacko capture of 1884, Bigfoot sightings have an uncanny habit of occurring along railway lines — and no one knows why. IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever noticed there seems to be something special going on with railroad tracks and Bigfoot? (Riding The Rails With Bigfoot) *** A man in Oklahoma reports a being on the side of the road that looked human – except it had the head of a snake! And the Native American population have an answer to what it is! (The Oklahoma Snakeman) *** What do you do if you are a woman in the 1800s whose husband was just tossed into prison for graverobbing? Well, if you were anything like Helen Miller neé Begbie, you might decide to continue the family business on your own. (Invasion of The Lasswade Body Snatchers) *** An author seeks out an alien abductee in order to try and get abducted himself! (An Author’s Search For Extraterrestrial Visitors) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:01:33.156 = Riding The Rails With Bigfoot 00:08:11.273 = ***The Oklahoma Snakeman 00:14:00.966 = Invasion of the Lasswade Body Snatchers 00:24:43.856 = *** An Author’s Search For Extraterrestrial Visitors 00:38:30.931 = Story from listener, Meagan Campbell 00:43:09.428 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Riding The Rails With Bigfoot” by Loren Coleman for Cryptomundo: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ywrrahtk “The Oklahoman Snakeman” posted at Cryptook (link no longer available) “Invasion of the Lasswade Body Snatchers” by Suzie for DiggingUp1800.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3pfr44xf (BLOG POST: “Mortstones - Protecting Yourself from the Resurrection Men”: https://weirddarkness.com/mortstones-protecting-yourself-from-the-resurrection-men/) “An Author’s Search For Extraterrestrial Visitors” posted at Anomalien: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bntxzb5n (BOOK: “The Magical Universe of William S. Burroughs” by Matthew Levi Stephens: https://amzn.to/2SEYLLD) = = = = = (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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: May 11, 2021 EPISODE PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/BigfootRailroad 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 as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The...

A restless English tourist discovers a hidden entrance to an unopened Egyptian pyramid — and stumbles into a royal banquet where mummies wake every thousand years to feast in the flesh. He has just 24 hours among the living dead before they return to their cases for another millennium. IN THIS EPISODE: As we head into a new year, I thought it would be appropriate to make something old, new again – it’s a story I shared many years ago in the podcast and I really enjoyed narrating it – plus, it’s very appropriate for the day. The story was written in 1880 by Grant Allen; it’s titled “My New Year’s Eve Among The Mummies”. = = = = = (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: December 31, 2021 EPISODE PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/NewYearsEveMummies #Mummies #AncientEgypt #Pyramid #HorrorStory #Supernatural #ClassicHorror #EgyptianMummies #WeirdFiction #CreepyStories #WeirdDarkness

From Germany to India to suburban England, thousands of parents are paying hefty fees for courses that promise to awaken their children’s “third eye” – but what are they really teaching? IN THIS EPISODE: From Germany to India to suburban England, thousands of parents are paying hefty fees for courses that promise to awaken their children’s “third eye” – but what are they really teaching? (Third Eye Children) *** Scientists discovered something massive buried beneath the lunar surface in 2019 — a metallic mass so large it could stretch from New York to Chicago, hidden hundreds of miles underground where no one expected anything to exist. (The Moon’s Impossible Secrets) *** Your computer screen flickers red, a simple question appears, and within days, the walls of your room are painted with your own blood – at least, that’s what thousands of internet users claim happened to them after encountering the most notorious cursed website in digital history. (The Red Room Curse) *** A former NASA engineer claims extraterrestrial technology isn’t just visiting Earth — it’s embedded in our planet by the trillions, invisible and self-aware. (Invisible Alien Spy Devices) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Seeing Without Eyes 00:02:51.375 = Show Open 00:06:37.474 = Third Eye Children 00:32:22.777 = *** Invisible Alien Spy Devices 00:48:22.848 = *** The Moon’s Impossible Secrets 01:19:22.654 = *** The Red Room Curse 01:33:54.442 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES – and/or --- PRINT VERSION to READ or SHARE: Invisible Alien Spy Devices: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/a9ps2379 The Red Room Curse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/565vpe6t The Moon’s Impossible Secrets: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/298vbuvc Third Eye Children: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc2j46we =====(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: November 13, 2025 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ThirdEyeChildren 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...