“THE SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION OF MARY HARDY REESER” and More Horrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
12 April 2024 - 1 hour 13 minsIN THIS EPISODE: When police found her in 1951, she was almost entirely ash. But mysteriously, the rest of her apartment remained almost perfectly intact. We’ll look at the death of Mary Reeser – which became known as “The Cinder Woman Case”. (Did Mary Hardy Reeser Spontaneously Combust?) *** Most crimes are pretty ordinary – assault, robbery, the occasional murder, but once in a while a crime is committed in a strange, shocking way – to the point it’s almost hard to believe what you are hearing is a true story. I’ll share a few of those strange crimes. (Creepy Crimes and Crazy Criminals) *** One of the reasons we find chimpanzees so interesting is because they are so much like humans – in b...
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She Worshipped This "Buddha" for 4 Years, Then Her Friend Recognized It From a Movie #WeirdDarkNEWS
A devout Filipino woman's daily prayers to her beloved green Buddha statue took an unexpected turn when a friend pointed out she'd been offering incense to the world's most famous animated ogre. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/shrekbuddah/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS, #Shrek, #Buddha, #ViralNews, #StrangeNews, #Philippines, #ReligiousMixUp, #FunnyStories, #InternetViral
11 mins
21 January Finished
Inside the Pentagon's Secret $22 Million UFO Program in Las Vegas #WeirdDarkNEWS
A Defense Intelligence Agency scientist reveals the classified race to reverse-engineer technology from craft with no wings, no engine, and no fuel. READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/pentagon-ufo-program-vegas/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS, #UFO, #UAP, #PentagonUFO, #SkinwalkerRanch, #UFODisclosure, #Aliens, #GovernmentSecrets, #Paranormal
13 mins
21 January Finished
Women Arrested for Smoking, a King's Blood Frenzy, and the Car Too Slow for Time Travel #MWD
A woman was jailed for lighting a cigarette, a crowd rushed to taste a king's blood, and the world's most famous movie car could barely hit highway speed. | Morning Weird Darkness EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260121 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 Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness #WDMorning #MorningDarkness #DarrenMarlar #MarlarInTheMorning #MWD #ThisDayInHistory #TrueStories #DarkHistory #StrangeHistory #FrenchRevolution #Guillotine #LouisXVI #DeLorean #BackToTheFuture #TimeTravel #HauntedRelics #HistoricalHorror #WeirdHistory #Paranormal
28 mins
21 January Finished
Everyone in Salem Was Hiding Something | Young Goodman Brown | Nathaniel Hawthorne
A young Puritan husband ventures into the forest outside Salem on a secret errand he refuses to name — and the people he encounters on that dark path are not strangers. IN THIS EPISODE: “Young Goodman Brown” — a classic from Nathaniel Hawthorne, modernized specifically for Weird Darkness — follows a young Puritan husband who kisses his wife goodbye at sunset and walks alone into the forest outside Salem village. He won't tell her where he's going or why. He promises to be back by sunrise. But the woods are darker than he expected, and the faces he sees on that shadowy path are ones he recognizes from church, from the village, from his own family. By morning, nothing will look the same to him again. SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Young Goodman Brown” – original story as written by Nathaniel Hawthorne: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/512/512-h/512-h.htm#chap04 =====(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: January 20, 2026 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/YoungGoodmanBrown 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 Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. #WeirdDarkness #YoungGoodmanBrown #NathanielHawthorne #SalemWitchTrials #ClassicHorror #CreepyStories #HorrorPodcast #AmericanGothic #ScaryStories #DarkTales
37 mins
21 January Finished
KABALA | The Ancient Scroll That Answered Any Question, But Demanded a Terrible Price
When a dying stranger leaves behind an ancient parchment said to answer any question about the future, Dr. Rudd and his friends discover the terrifying truth — some knowledge comes with a price that must be paid. | “Kabala” from Murder at Midnight | #RetroRadio EP0574 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Warriors From Loanda” (March 28, 1977) ***WD 00:47:38.339 = Murder at Midnight, “Kabala” (December 30, 1946) ***WD 01:13:16.089 = The Black Museum, “A Letter” (1952) ***WD 01:37:33.251 = Mysterious Traveler, “Killer Come Home” (July 18, 1950) 02:06:55.263 = Mystery House, “Death Is An Accident” (1944-1946) 02:32:30.244 = Nightfall, “Young Goodman Brown” (October 30, 1980) 03:01:17.716 = Origin of Superstition, “Blowing Out Candles” (1935) ***WD 03:14:03.913 = Peril, “Showdown” (1930) ***WD 03:40:15.146 = Mystery Playhouse, “Who Took The Corpse” (November 02, 1945) 04:04:07.428 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD 04:30:42.359 = Price of Fear, “Out of the Mouths” (June 20, 1983) 04:58:08.518 = 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/WDRR0574
4 hours 58 mins
20 January Finished
MORNING WEIRD DARKNESS: Cloven Hoofprints & Presidential Pettiness | Jan 20, 2026
January 20th sits on the calendar like a date with unfinished business. It's the day America permanently changed how presidents leave office, the anniversary of a week when an entire state armed itself against something that left impossible tracks in the snow, and the exact moment a foreign government executed one of the most precisely timed acts of political spite ever recorded. Three stories. One date. None of them end quite the way you'd expect. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260120 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 Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WDMorning, #MorningDarkness, #DarrenMarlar, #MarlarInTheMorning, #JerseyDevil, #Cryptids, #PineBarrens, #MonsterSightings, #IranHostageCrisis, #JimmyCarter, #RonaldReagan, #InaugurationDay, #AmericanHistory, #StrangeHistory, #TrueStories, #Paranormal, #ThisDayInHistory, #Unexplained, #CreepyStories
17 mins
20 January Finished
