Render the Darkness: A True Crime & Paranormal Podcast

How much do you know about the history of how the human race use to "punish" those they deemed non law-abiding, rebellious, or non-loyal? Take a journey with us back in time to discover some of the truly horrendous ways the accused would be tortured or executed by some disturbing methods and devices. Lets talk about it! If you're curious what some of these looked like, I've attached some links to...

This is the second part of The Black Dahlia. In this episode we talk about the confessions, suspects, rumors and the possible crimes that may be connected. https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/ https://hornellsun.com/2024/01/15/the-black-dahlia-revisited-steve-hodels-shocking-revelations-and-the-lingering-enigma/ https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%20Short%29%20/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%...

Do you believe in Ghost Dogs? UFO's perhaps? What about mermaids? If you do, you should definitely visit Suffolk County in the UK, it's said to be host all of the above and more (you gotta listen to the episode to find out the more). I have attached the links for Charles Halt's memo and the cassette tape associated with this story for anyone who is interested in those as well as the links for the...

This is the case of The Black Dahlia, the 1947 case that has not been solved. This will be a two part episode. https://www.theblackdahliainhollywood.com/ https://www.biography.com/crime/black-dahlia https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%20Short%29%20/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%20Short%29%20Part%2001%20of%2002/view https://vault.fbi.gov/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%20Short%29%20/Black%20Dahlia%20%28E%20S...

Bela Kiss was called The Hungarian Serial Killer but he was also known as the The Hungarian Vampire. Did he participate in vampiric practices? How did he continue to evade capture over the years? How many victims did he really have? We may never know......

This is a folktale episode that was requested by one of our listeners. Thank you for the suggestion N, we greatly appreciate it. This is a tale that many people know about, but did you know there are historical figures that may have inspired this tale? References: ⁠https://mikedashhistory.com/2015/12/28/the-breton-bluebeard/⁠ ⁠https://www.wattpad.com/343027791-brothers-grimm-fairy-tales-bluebeard⁠...

Have you heard of this man? Have you seen him or know anything about the crimes he is believed to have committed? https://images.app.goo.gl/2p6GHauA3oXrVEok8 Have a story or case you would like heard??? We would love the chance to cover it! No matter what it's about in the genre, true crime, paranormal, strange, and unusual, folklore, legend, etc. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT renderthedarknesspod@gm...

There are legends all over the world, there are different ones for different cultures. Take a listen to this episode to hear how one of these legends helped inspire one of Wes Craven's great movies. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sawney_Bean https://culturacolectiva.com/en/history/sawney-bean-legend/...

MISSING PERSON CASE: HAVE YOU SEEN DEBRA JEAN VAUGHN? The cover photo for this episode is a photo of Debra Jean Vaughn. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW HAS SEEN HER OR KNOWS WHERE TO LOCATE HER, PLEASE CONTACT THE CLEBURNE COUNTY SHERRIFF'S DEPARTMENT AT 501-362-8143 Debra Jean Vaughn, last seen July 24th, 1993, she was 36 at the time of her disappearance She was 5'7 and 110lbs She had brown hair and b...

Is there really a curse that surrounds the Exorcist? Some say there is. Listen to find out and decide for yourself. https://www.the-sun.com/tv/3368193/exorcist-curse-film-deaths/   https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7wgrzg   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12384115/William-Friedkins-cursed-Exorcist.html   https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/apr/26/ellen-burstyn-women-on-screen-were-pr...

I didn't attach any links for this episode notes for this case but we just want to take a second to thank you for listening and for anyone who has reached out, we really appreciate each and ever one of you. If you like what we're doing and you enjoy listening to our podcast, please feel free to share and follow us. We are currently on Spotify, Amazon Music as well as we have an Instagram, TickTock...

Attached you will find the links to the references mentioned throughout this episode. If you would like to reach out with comments or episode suggestions please feel free at renderthedarknesspod@gmail.com The Untold Story of Frankie Silver: Was She Unjustly Hanged? Paperback – May 3, 2012 by  Perry Deane Young  (Author) The Ballad of Frankie Silver: A Ballad Novel (Ballad Novels, 5) Paperback – Ma...

In this case we will be diving into the mystery surrounding the deaths of Reverend Edward Hall and Eleanor Mills. This took place in 1922. I am attaching a couple links that are from the show notes. The first link is clippings from an interview conducted with an individual who tried to come forward claiming to have more information many years later and the second link is going to direct to the Pro...

This is a podcast dedicated to true crime and paranormal content brought to you by two sisters who love to dive into anything strange, unusual, creepy, or death related. We are fan driven and really hope to meet lots of people with a similar passion and love for getting these stories heard and out there. If you listen and like our style and what we are doing, we would LOVE to get any case recommen...