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Pittsburgh middle schools sorted students into named houses with ceremonies, colors, and mottos — and the attendance and discipline numbers that followed are difficult to explain away. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/hogwarts-house-system-real-schools/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

A NASA astronaut posted a photo of something purple, egg-shaped, and sprouting tentacles that was floating aboard the International Space Station — and the explanation is simultaneously mundane and genuinely strange. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/spudnik/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS

“A Stranger Among Us”: A chance encounter at a church social leads a widowed mother down a rabbit hole of missing time, stolen cars, and hypnotic revelations — and what she remembers from that lost night is only the beginning. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0615 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Stranger Among Us” (July 07, 1977) 00:45:48.546 = House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” (August 03, 1947) ***WD 01:15:31.351 = Incredible But True, “Silent As a Tomb” (1949) 01:19:00.383 = Inner Sanctum, “The Strange Cat” (July 26, 1942) (Low Quality At End) 01:39:58.996 = The Key, “Woman Murdered” (1950s) ***WD 02:04:41.421 = Lights Out, “Lord Marley’s Ghost” (July 14, 1937) 02:34:22.869 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Canterville Ghost” (June 18, 1945) 03:33:32.909 = Macabre, “Man In The Mirror” (November 27, 1961) ***WD 04:02:35.329 = Philip Marlowe, “Kid On The Corner” (December 03, 1949) 04:31:51.019 = Let George Do It, “Ghost of Ireland Betty” (September 27, 1954) ***WD (LQ) 05:03:13.611 = 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. 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 ©2026, Weird Darkness. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0615

From a forest so silent it felt like the trees themselves were hiding, to glowing eyes across the river, to footprints in the snow that started and ended at cliffs no one could climb — these are the camping trips nobody talks about around the fire. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: IN THIS EPISODE: With all the nastiness and violence that has taken place around the Tower of London, you’d probably expect to come across a spook or twelve… but would you be surprised to find out that it’s also haunted by a spectral bear? (Ghost Bear of the Tower of London) *** In the winter of 1982, Alan Phillips was lost in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, in temperatures of -22°F (-30°C), in a blinding snowstorm. His survival and rescue was seen as miraculous… and then later it was found out that rescuers had just saved the life of a serial killer. (The Miracle Rescue of a Serial Killer) *** A famous silent-film actress suddenly disappears at sea. Was she the victim of foul play? Did she fall overboard? Or was it all a hoax simply to gain publicity? (The Case of the Vanishing Movie Star) *** Ghosts are almost always scary – but the most terrifying are those that become violent. The poltergeists. We’ll look at five of the most violent poltergeist cases of all time. There are some ghosts you do not want inside your home. (Violent Poltergeists) *** Camping is always fun – getting together with friends or family, pitching a tent, roasting hotdogs on an open fire, telling ghost stories, hearing a snap of a twig in the brush behind you, seeing glowing eyes in the darkness, hearing animal-like growls coming from just outside your tent in the middle of the night… what’s there not to like? Okay, so maybe camping can be a bit creepy, as we’ll find out from a few Redditors who share some of their scariest camping experiences. (Camping Creepies) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:37.186 = Camping Creepies 00:20:51.094 = The Ghost Bear of the Tower of London *** 00:35:32.755 = The Case of the Vanishing Movie Star 00:43:59.107 = The Miracle Rescue of a Serial Killer *** 00:48:51.353 = Violent Poltergeists 01:02:30.285 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES… https://WeirdDarkness.com/ALBUMS = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdness 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 EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/CampfireEncounters SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Case of the Vanishing Movie Star” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/c4t7hn4a “Camping Creepies” by Erika Valverde for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/8ccm9h2d “The Ghost Bear” by Miss Jessel for Haunted Palace Blog:...

The NYPD has asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. Gustavo DeJesus Torres spent a week hitting Chase Bank branches across four New York City boroughs with threatening notes — and his total take wouldn’t cover a month’s rent in any of the four boroughs he visited. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/nyc-man-robs-six-banks-five-days-605 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS