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A young couple travels back in time and discovers a plot to assassinate President Lincoln—forcing them to choose between altering history or letting fate run its course. | #RetroRadio EP0435 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Assassination” (April 20, 1976) 00:47:52.149 = Mr. District Attorney, “Charity Never Began” (October 12, 1949) ***WD (LQ) 01:12:52.169 = Murder at Midnight, “Secret of XR3” (June 12, 1950) ***WD 01:39:08.669 = The Black Museum, “The .22 Caliber Pistol – aka Little Blue 22” (1952) 02:05:02.369 = Mysterious Traveler, “Death Rings Down The Curtain” (October 05, 1948) ***WD 02:32:42.249 = Mystery House, “Murder For Laughs” (November 04, 1945) ***WD 02:58:37.719 = Night Beat, “Judge Arnold’s Daughter” (October 20, 1950) ***WD 03:27:38.209 = CBC Nightfall, “Baby Doll” (December 18, 1981) 03:55:36.049 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “Call Me Choo Choo” (December 09, 1947) ***WD 04:20:21.909 = Obsession, “The North Wind” (December 04, 1950) ***WD 04:43:26.066 = 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/WDRR0435

When Steven Kilburn couldn't shake the feeling of dread that gripped him every time he drove a particular stretch of Maryland road, hypnotic regression revealed he had been abducted by alien beings who performed medical experiments on him and then erased his memory of the encounter.  Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: IN THIS EPISODE: When Steve Kilburn underwent hypnotic regression to try and understand where this dark, foreboding feeling he kept experiencing on a certain stretch of road came from, he discovered that something very strange indeed did take place years earlier… he had been abducted by aliens. (Unveiled Under Hypnosis: The Alien Secrets of Steve Kilburn) *** Velma Barfield was a sweet God-fearing grandmother. Unfortunately, everyone in her life seemed to die mysteriously. (Death Row Granny) *** Karolina Olsson climbed into bed in 1918 on a Swedish island and when she woke up, thirty years had passed. It’s the story of a real-life Sleeping Beauty. (The Real Life Sleeping Beauty) *** In the wilds of Australia, the persistence of Yowie folklore has endured for centuries, continuing into modern times with dozens of reported sightings and tales coming out of the area every year. (Yikes! A Yowie!) *** Imagine driving through a graffiti-stained, decaying tunnel late at night when your car suddenly breaks down, and you notice a shadowy figure in your back seat. This eerie experience is just one of the chilling legends surrounding the Sensabaugh Tunnel in Kingsport, Tennessee, a place known for its haunted history and ghostly encounters. (Scares In The Sensabaugh Tunnel) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:23.733 = Show Open 00:03:34.578 = Unveiled Under Hypnosis: The Alien Secrets of Steve Kilburn 00:31:47.494 = Death Row Granny 00:40:31.897 = The Real-Life Sleeping Beauty 00:49:55.604 = Yikes! A Yowie! 00:54:44.907 = Scares In The Sensabaugh Tunnel 00:58:53.396 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Missing Time: A Documented Study of UFO Abductions” by Budd Hopkins: https://amzn.to/3LJzgRR BOOK: "The Yowie: In Search of Australia's Bigfoot" by Tony Healy and Paul Cropper: https://amzn.to/3Sx2cjD “Unveiled Under Hypnosis: The Alien Secrets of Steve Kilburn” (source) Marcus Lowth, UFOInsight.com:

Ancient solar eclipses once rewrote history and terrified civilizations, but when a winged creature with glowing red eyes began stalking Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966, it brought with it a trail of disasters that some believe stems from a 200-year-old Native American curse. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: Bad omens – to most it’s just as silly to believe them as to believe in flying monsters or that a solar eclipse will bring about the end of life as we know it. But when looking at the correlations between odd or strange events, and the Mothman, you might begin to wonder if bad omens may be real after all. Which just might also give you a bit of a hesitation and a few goosebumps when you experience the next solar eclipse. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… http://www.destinationamerica.com/thehauntist/the-story-of-the-point-pleasant-mothman/ https://www.prairieghosts.com/moth.html https://www.prairieghosts.com/cornstalk.html https://www.ranker.com/list/true-mothman-stories/lyra-radford https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2013/07/did-mothman-visit-the-uk-in-1963/ https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/06/an-update-on-a-sinister-winged-monster/ ===== (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: September 26, 2018 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com...

A medicine man teaches a desperate soul how to concoct a deadly potion and the lucrative business of unwanted infants disposal – until an unfortunate accident brings their prosperous enterprise to an explosive end. Hear the tale from The Black Mass! | #RetroRadio EP0434 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder Most Foul” (April 19, 1976) 00:46:50.499 = Lights Out, “Execution” (April 27, 1943) 01:16:12.699 = The Lineup, “The Syncopic Sweazy Sweat Out Case” (July 05, 1951) 01:46:03.799 = Philip Marlowe, “Promise To Pay” (May 14, 1949) 02:15:54.739 = The Black Mass, “Oil of Dog” and “Esme” (November 13, 1970) ***WD (LQ) 02:39:11.129 = Beyond Midnight, “Marble Room” (1969) ***WD 03:07:02.099 = MindWebs, “The Cage” (1975-1984) 03:36:14.919 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Rocking Chair Fraud” (1939-1948) ***WD 03:37:10.240 = The Whisper Men, “Rose Gilman is Murdered” (December 29, 1945) ***WD (LQ) 04:06:06.519 = Mystery In The Air, “Crime And Punishment” (September 25, 1947) 04:31:52.339 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Hands of Mr. Ottermole” (June 21, 1946) 05:01:14.611 = 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/WDRR0434

When a mysterious "census taker" begins visiting a quiet suburban neighborhood asking strange questions and displaying impossible abilities, three physicist friends realize they're dealing with something far more dangerous than government bureaucracy. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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. IN THIS EPISODE: “Second Census” by John Victor Peterson, originally published in Infinity Magazine, October 1957 ===== (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: June 12, 2025 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/SecondCensus