True Crime, Mysteries, Paranormal, Unexplained, True Scary Stories
AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories
The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata . It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods . Hosted on Acast....
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Jul 4, 2026
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The Bleeding Houses | The Atlanta Blood House and La Plata’s House of Blood 04.07.2026 31:31
In 1986, blood began to rise from the floor of a family photography shop in La Plata, Argentina, drawing police, priests, believers and frightened neighbours to a house suddenly treated as both crime scene and shrine. Less than a year later, in Atlanta, Georgia, another ordinary home became known as the Blood House when human blood appeared across its floors and walls, with no body, no injury, no...
The Pit of Ghosts: Morfa Colliery’s Haunted History 27.06.2026 25:26
Before the 1890 Morfa Colliery disaster, miners claimed they heard strange sounds in the four-foot seam, including doors opening and slamming in the darkness, and some believed the pit was warning them of fire or explosion. When the mine later exploded and dozens of men and boys were killed, those ghost stories entered the inquiry itself, turning Morfa into one of Wales’s most unsettling haunted m...
The Jamison Family Mystery: Witches, Spirits and the Vanishing on the Mountain 20.06.2026 28:27
In 2009, Bobby, Sherilynn and six-year-old Madyson Jamison drove into the Sans Bois Mountains to look at land for a new off-grid life and vanished, leaving behind their truck, their dog, their phones, their IDs and $32,000 in cash. But before they disappeared, the family had reportedly spoken of hauntings, spirits, demons, apocalyptic fears and a spooky warning painted on a shipping container: “Wi...
British UFO Mysteries: Strange Lights, Military Secrets and the Welsh Roswell 13.06.2026 28:26
In this British UFO episode, we explore four strange cases where ordinary nights became something far harder to explain. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www.cambriastories.net/the-pentyrch-ufo-incident/ https://www.history.co.uk/articles/the-todmorden-ufo-mystery-a...
The Haunting of Brownsville Road: A Demonic House in Pittsburgh | True Paranormal Folklore 06.06.2026 29:31
In 1988, Bob and Lesa Cranmer moved their family into a large old house on Brownsville Road in Brentwood, Pennsylvania, believing they had found their dream home. But over the years, the family claimed the house became the centre of violent supernatural activity, including shadow figures, moving objects, broken religious items, mysterious scratches, and blood-like stains on the walls. The BOOK BY...
After Dark | Gloria Ramirez: The Emergency Room Mystery 30.05.2026 25:28
In February 1994, thirty-one-year-old Gloria Ramirez was rushed to Riverside General Hospital in California while gravely ill with advanced cervical cancer. As doctors and nurses fought to save her, staff began noticing strange details. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: http...
AFTER DARK | The Voice Called L’enfant | Strange True Stories 23.05.2026 31:21
In the 1970s, Bashir Kouchacji survived being kidnapped and tortured in Beirut after his captors accused him of being a CIA agent. Years later, after rebuilding his life in America, the phone began to ring. At first there was only silence, then laughter, then a childlike voice that seemed to know where he was, who he knew, and how afraid he had become. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATR...
After Dark | Granger Taylor: The Man Who Said He Was Leaving Earth | Unsolved Mysteries 16.05.2026 23:47
Granger Taylor was a gifted mechanic who left behind a note claiming he had gone to board an alien spacecraft and would return in forty-two months. When he vanished into a stormy night in 1980, he left behind one of the strangest disappearance mysteries in modern history. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEB...
AFTER DARK | The Loudon Possessions : True Case of Demonic Possession 09.05.2026 26:42
France, 1634. In the walled town of Loudun, a group of nuns began to scream, convulse, and claim they were tormented by unseen forces. They said demons spoke through them, twisted their bodies, and named the man responsible. What followed was not just an exorcism, but a public spectacle of fear, obsession, and vengeance that would end in fire. Because in Loudun, the question was never simply wheth...
AFTER DARK | The Disappearance of Lars Mittank: The Man Who Ran | True Mysteries 02.05.2026 37:41
In the middle of a crowded airport, a man became convinced he was about to die. Minutes later, he was gone. No one has seen him since. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Lars_Mittank https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35001777...
AFTER DARK | The Beast of Gévaudan: The Werewolf That Terrorised France 25.04.2026 29:54
Whatever was moving through the countryside it wasn’t behaving like any animal they knew. It ignored the livestock. It appeared in daylight. And it went after people… again and again. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan http...
AFTER DARK | The Palmyra Wolf Pack : Werewolves in Maine, True Paranormal Stories 18.04.2026 29:03
In a quiet Maine town, a family reports a terrifying encounter with creatures that walked like wolves, but not quite right. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/episode-9/the-wolf-pack https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/seas...
AFTER DARK | The Omen Curse, True Scary Paranormal Stories 11.04.2026 30:12
A string of real-life tragedies shadowed the 1976 production of The Omen, from plane strikes to fatal accidents, fuelling claims that a curse was attached to the making of the film. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/55833 https://...
AFTER DARK | Historical Demonic Possession Cases: Cara Germana Cele & Madeleine Bavent 04.04.2026 28:24
At a remote mission in South Africa and a quiet convent in 17th-century France, two young women began to show signs of what those around them believed was possession. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://weirddarkness.com/clara-germana-cele-possession-1906/ https://para...
AFTER DARK | The Vampire Case of Arnold Paole, True Scary Stories 29.03.2026 31:30
After Arnold Paole died in 1726, villagers claimed he returned from the grave to kill the living. What followed was a chain of exhumations, stakings, and an official military report that reads like something out of folklore, but wasn’t. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: http...
AFTER DARK | Rise of the Vampire: The Peter Plogojowitz Case 22.03.2026 25:32
When nine villagers die days after Peter Plogojowitz is buried, the townspeople swear he’s come back for them. This episode takes a look at the chilling 1725 case that helped launch the European vampire panic. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://literaryvampire.tumblr....
AFTER DARK | The Bennington Triangle & Glastenbury Mountain, Strange Disappearances 15.03.2026 30:11
Between 1945 and 1950, five people vanished in Vermont’s Bennington Triangle. Only one body was ever found, under strange circumstances. This episode explores the strange disappearances, dark folklore, and the lingering presence around Glastenbury Mountain. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our W...
AFTER DARK | The Mulberry Black Thing: Shadows in the Kentucky Hills, True Scary Folklore 08.03.2026 31:10
In the forests of Whitley County, Kentucky, something ancient and shapeshifting prowls the night. Locals call it the Mulberry Black Thing, a silent predator glimpsed in the form of a black panther, a bear, or something far worse. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www...
AFTER DARK : Slipping Through Time, The Liverpool Anomalies | True Paranormal Stories 01.03.2026 29:42
In the centre of Liverpool, ordinary people walk into the past without warning, into gas-lit streets and vanished shopfronts, only to return moments later in a state of confusion. This episode explores the unexplained time slips reported around Bold Street and other corners of the city. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER J...
AFTER DARK | The Seventeen Coffins of Arthur’s Seat & Gilmerton Cove 22.02.2026 28:21
In 1836, a cache of tiny coffins was discovered in a cave on Arthur’s Seat — each one carved, dressed, and buried like a miniature funeral. Were they witchcraft, mourning dolls, or something darker: a ritual burial for those denied their graves? And across the city lies another chamber carved in secret: a stone labyrinth beneath a suburban street, whose purpose no one has ever truly explained. The...
AFTER DARK | The Eyes That Saw Tomorrow: The Prophecies of Baba Vanga 15.02.2026 27:52
Blind since childhood and raised in the remote hills of Bulgaria, Baba Vanga spent decades describing visions of disaster, war, and salvation into the ears of presidents and peasants. But how did a village mystic become one of the world’s most feared and revered prophets? The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEB...
AFTER DARK | Into the Fire: The Dynamo Jack Phenomenon, True Paranormal Stories 08.02.2026 24:13
In the streets of 1980s Java, a man named John Chang, otherwise known as Dynamo Jack, demonstrated supposed paranormal mastery over energy, chi, and even fire. Was it ancient spiritual discipline or something far stranger? The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research: https://www.mopain...
Part 2 of 2 AFTER DARK | The Children and the Lady in White: Fátima’s Prophecy | Secrets, Miracles, and the Sun That Fell 01.02.2026 22:33
In 1917, three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal claimed to witness a radiant Lady from Heaven who gave them chilling secrets, visions of Hell, and a promise of a miracle. What followed was one of the most unnerving and awe-inspiring public paranormal events in history: the day the sun danced. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us o...
Part 1 of 2 AFTER DARK | The Children and the Lady in White: Fátima’s Prophecy | Secrets, Miracles, and the Sun That Fell 31.01.2026 29:55
In 1917, three shepherd children in Fátima, Portugal claimed to witness a radiant Lady from Heaven who gave them chilling secrets, visions of Hell, and a promise of a miracle. What followed was one of the most unnerving and awe-inspiring public paranormal events in history: the day the sun danced. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us o...
AFTER DARK : Eastern State Penitentiary | Solitude, Madness & Ghosts, Scary Paranormal Stories 25.01.2026 34:51
Built to reform the soul through silence, Eastern State Penitentiary instead became a place of psychological torment, cruelty, and lingering hauntings. Its legacy is one of failed ideals, broken minds, and spirits said to still walk the cellblocks. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Re...
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