Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.
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Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness
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Jul 11, 2026
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Episodes
He Had Claws, Red Glowing Eyes, and Breathed Blue Fire | Was Spring Heeled Jack a Rich Man's Prank? 19.03.2026 1:27:08
Victorian London was gripped by terror as a cloaked, fire-breathing monster with glowing red eyes and razor claws stalked the streets — but was Spring Heeled Jack a supernatural demon, or something far more human? SPRING-HEELED JACK SONG/VIDEO: https://youtu.be/BuPGmWHRQfE?si=COI_WlzdAi9qWhft SMUTTYNOSE MURDERS SONG/VIDEO: https://youtu.be/HJILqbxd_rM?si=spP4bDc0_ZSpS9wx *No AI Voices Are Used In...
The Ad Man Who Saw a Conspiracy No One Else Could See | Was He Paranoid or Was He Right? #RetroRadio 18.03.2026 5:02:07
“Little Lucy’s Lethal Libation” | A frustrated ad man convinced that women are systematically destroying his career begins to suspect the conspiracy runs deeper than he imagined — even into his own home. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0603 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Little Lucy’s Lethal Libation” (June 1...
The Highgate Vampire | Mass Hysteria, Occult Obsession, or Something More Horrifying? 18.03.2026 1:42:36
In the 1970s Highgate Cemetery became the stuff of legends, with rumors of a vampire, bizarre occultic rituals, and a rivalry so wild it could’ve been lifted out of a horror novel. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* Take the Weird Darkness Survey: https://weirddarkness.com/SURVEY IN THIS EPISODE: Did a vampire stalk London’s Highgate cemetery in the 1970s? (Highgate Vampire:...
The Night Stalker's First Murders, A Lost H-Bomb & St. Patrick's Darkest Secrets | Mar 17 In History 17.03.2026 43:31
Everything St. Patrick's Day deserves — and nothing the greeting cards warned you about. | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260317 Story of Evelyn McHale: https://weirddarkness.com/evelyn-mchale-empire-state-building/ NOTE: Some...
The Man She Married Had a Strange Power Over People, And Now He Was Using It On Her | #RetroRadio 17.03.2026 5:06:32
“Elizabeth is Frightened” | When Elizabeth marries the charming and mysterious Phillip Bailey, she slowly realizes that his obsession with the power of hypnosis may be part of a sinister plan to destroy her. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0602 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder One” (June 14, 1977) ***WD...
Is Bigfoot Real? The Sasquatch Evidence That Scientists Can't Explain Away | Facts & Frauds 17.03.2026 1:43:23
Thousands of Bigfoot sightings span centuries, credible witnesses include police and forest rangers, and the most famous film footage has never been debunked — yet not a single bone, skeleton, or verified piece of physical evidence has ever been found. So what are we supposed to think? *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* Take the Weird Darkness Survey: https://weirddarkness.co...
Vatican Exorcists Are Now Training Clergy to Fight AI-Powered Satanism 17.03.2026 13:32
A Vatican-affiliated university is running its 20th annual exorcism training course — and this year, the curriculum includes a dedicated module on occult groups weaponizing artificial intelligence. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/vatican-exorcists-ai-satanism/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness...
Earth's "Heartbeat" Is Spiking — And Scientists Think It's Messing With Your Brain 16.03.2026 9:49
The planet has a pulse, it's been humming at the same frequency since time began, and something just changed it. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://WeirdDarkness.com/schumann-resonance-brain WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS
Double Atomic Bomb Survivor, My Lai's Secret & 107 Who Vanished Without a Trace 16.03.2026 32:23
From a medieval tower that bleeds on command to a chemical gas that smelled like sweet apples, March 16 has some explaining to do. | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260316 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with as...
She Went to Space — And Something Came Back With Her | “The First Woman In Space” 16.03.2026 5:00:52
After making history as the first woman to travel into space, an astronaut returns to Earth with a passenger no one expected — an alien intelligence slowly taking control of her mind and body. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0601 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “First Woman In Space” (June 13, 1977) 00:47:25.22...
Real Doppelgangers | They Saw Someone Who Looked Exactly Like Me, But I Was Home The Whole Time 16.03.2026 2:10:42
Real people describe seeing family members in two places at once — and in every case, the double refused to speak, refused to answer, and then simply vanished. These are their stories. #WDRadio MARCH 15, 2026 ========== HOUR ONE: Violence, mayhem, even rape. Horrifying atrocities committed by the most evil of human beings – but in one case, in Culver City, California, it wasn’t a man who engaged i...
“TARRARE: A CURSE OF INSATIABLE HUNGER AND GLUTTONY” and More Strange True Stories! #WeirdDarkness 16.03.2026 1:58:45
Meet Tarrare, the man whose endless appetite turned him into a walking legend—and a living nightmare for everyone around him. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* Take the Weird Darkness Survey: https://weirddarkness.com/SURVEY IN THIS EPISODE: Tarrare, an 18th-century French showman, could eat enough to feed 15 people and swallow cats whole — but his stomach was never satisfie...
The Most Dangerous Assignment In 2043 Went To The Last Man Anyone Should Have Trusted 15.03.2026 4:43:45
“The Night We Died” - In the year 2043, a seasoned con man agrees to go undercover for the Interplanetary Police — impersonating a dead revolutionary leader to infiltrate a group of moon rebels plotting to launch atomic missiles at Earth — but the deeper he gets into the deception, the less certain he becomes about who is really running the con. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0600 CHAPTERS &...
The Case of Julia Wallace | The Murder Stumped Agatha Christie And Has Never Been Solved! 15.03.2026 1:54:11
A man spends an evening searching for an address that doesn't exist — and comes home to find his wife beaten to death. How did an insurance salesman, a fake phone call, and a missing address lead to one of the most baffling and unsolved murders in history? NOTE: Regarding the “West Memphis Three” story, what I’ve narrated is not my opinion, only the opinion of the author of the article that I foun...
The Ghost Story That Asks Whether The Living Or The Dead Are Truly Lost | “Dialogue With Death” 14.03.2026 4:59:22
When young Doctor George returns home and falls in love with Jenny, he becomes increasingly troubled by her unshakeable belief that she can see and speak with those who have long since passed. Convinced he knows what is best for the woman he loves, George sets out to make her face the truth — but some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0599 CHAPTERS & TIME S...
The Irish Tome She Brought To Class Was More Dangerous Than Anyone Knew | St. Patrick's Day Horror 14.03.2026 19:26
When the substitute teacher brought an ancient book of Irish folklore to class on St. Patrick's Day, she had no idea that someone in the back row recognized it — and that recognition would change everything. | “The Hunter’s Almanac” by Fionna Cosgrove #MicroTerrors Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com ! Facebook page: https://www.face...
The Marthe Brossier Case | The First Time Science Tested Demonic Possession And Exorcism 14.03.2026 1:47:23
In 1599, a young French woman's demonic possession became history's first scientifically debunked exorcism — but the truth behind her supernatural feats might be even stranger than fiction. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* Take the Weird Darkness Survey: https://weirddarkness.com/survey IN THIS EPISODE: Young Marthe was a troubled young girl already, but her life took a dar...
Friday the 13th: A Mile-Wide UFO, Pluto's Secret Name & the Bystander Effect Lie 13.03.2026 30:16
From a mile-wide UFO over Arizona to the little girl who secretly named a planet, March 13 has always had something to hide. | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260313 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistan...
Buried Alive on His Honeymoon — And the Man With the Shovel Is a Madman | “Final Resting Place” 13.03.2026 4:45:06
A newlywed couple's honeymoon takes a terrifying turn when Roger agrees to be hypnotized and buried alive for $500 — only to discover the carnival showman who put him there is actually an escaped homicidal maniac with no intention of digging him up. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0598 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Th...
The True Story Behind 'The Bye Bye Man' | It Is Not What The Movie Claims! 13.03.2026 1:41:12
Three college friends playing with a Ouija board in 1990 claim a spirit told them the story of a murderous entity called The Bye Bye Man — but the real origin of the legend is far more fascinating than the fiction. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: Once you learn his name, he preys on you. What is the reality behind the Bye Bye Man? Is the movie last year re...
She Gave Birth, Hid the Baby, Then Went To McDonald's | The Laken Snelling Case 12.03.2026 4:22
A 22-year-old University of Kentucky cheerleader faces first-degree manslaughter and multiple other charges after her newborn son was found dead and concealed inside her Lexington apartment. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/LakenSnelling WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #Weir...
Ohio's Bigfoot Surge | Six Sightings In Four Days Has Researchers Alarmed 12.03.2026 10:40
In less than 100 hours, six witnesses along a wooded Ohio trail reported encounters with something massive — and the cryptid community hasn't seen anything like it in 50 years. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/Bigfoot-Sightings-2026 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkN...
Dam Failure, A Killer Clown, Ghost Taxis in Japan, And a Powerful Phone Call For The Female Species 12.03.2026 31:32
From a dam that killed 450 people to ghost passengers vanishing mid-ride across Japan, March 12 is darker than your morning coffee. | The Morning Weird Darkness *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260312 NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with a...
A Girl, a Mayan Ruin, and a Crystal Skull | Only One Part of That Story Is True 12.03.2026 1:49:04
For seventy years, the Mitchell-Hedges crystal skull was celebrated as proof of a lost ancient civilization — a relic so perfectly crafted that Hewlett-Packard's own scientists said it shouldn't exist — and every word of the story behind it was a lie. *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* IN THIS EPISODE: Does the mysterious ancient “Crystal Skull of Doom” really have mystical,...
HATCHED: INVISIBLE SPIDERS, Volume One | Full-Length Horror Audio Novel by Jason R. Davis 12.03.2026 9:08:46
It is the morning hours in the small town of Hammond and, as the town wakes up it finds that there is something spreading. Something that is not seen until it is too late because by then, you are already infected. At that point, they are already... Hatched. IN THIS EPISODE: I have special permission from author Jason R. Davis to bring you the entire audiobook version of the fiction horror novel “H...
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