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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor

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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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READ or HEAR the original article: https://weirddarkness.com/tintina-cattle-mutilations-chupacabra/ A remote cattle ranch in Argentina has become ground zero for a series of attacks so bizarre that hardened farm workers refuse to patrol at night, and local veterinarians can't explain why dozens of calves are being found drained of blood through sur…
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Read the original article (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/witch-trial-facts/ From Salem's gallows where twenty innocent people swung in 1692, to modern Tanzania where elderly women are butchered with machetes for having red eyes, the pattern of witch hunts remains horrifyingly consistent: torture until confession, murder for being dif…
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Read the original article (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/nosleep-oliver-alvis-insomnia-mystery/ A British train driver’s mysterious condition has left him unable to achieve unconsciousness for nearly two years, defying medical understanding and pushing the boundaries of human endurance. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkn…
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The Shadow finds his way to the ghost town of Bad Creek, where the only other residents in the lonely hotel are the eerie—sometimes deadly—ghostly guardians of a nearby gold mine. | #RetroRadio EP0494 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.02…
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For over fifty years, military officers at America's nuclear missile sites have reported UFOs hovering over their weapons, triggering unauthorized launch sequences, shutting down entire missile flights, and demonstrating complete control over humanity's most powerful arsenal. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the…
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One man's creative approach to family planning resulted in the kind of hospital drama that nobody ordered. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-bigamyblues MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025 #BigamySingapore #VaithialingamMuthukumar #SecretSecondWife #KKHospitalScandal #DoubleMarriageExposed #Singap…
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A scientist invents a method to send someone’s consciousness back in time so they can inhabit another person’s body. In a bold attempt, the protagonist goes back to the night of Lincoln’s assassination—but ends up inhabiting the mind of John Wilkes Booth. It’s a cool sci-fi story from MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER! | #RetroRadio EP0493 Join the DARKNESS SYND…
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A tale of parking disputes, alcohol, and questionable costume choices that proves Florida remains undefeated in the bizarre crime department. READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article: https://weirddarkness.com/mm-wurstcrime MindOfMarlar™, WeirdDarkness®, Copyright ©2025 #FloridaWoman, #HotDogCostume, #MarciaMargan, #WeirdArrests, #FloridaNews, …
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Police Captain Jim Turner is in crisis mode – he’s convinced his daughter Ginnie is responsible for the murder of a rock star. Meanwhile, he’s haunted (literally) by the ghost of his dead wife, with whom he argues as he grapples with the painful truth. It’s “PRIVATE STOCK” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0492 Join the DARKNESS SYNDI…
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When a skeptical Yale-trained psychiatrist was called to evaluate a self-proclaimed satanic high priestess claiming demonic possession, he expected to find mental illness, not a woman who knew intimate secrets about people she'd never met. Dr. Richard Gallagher's work with "Julia" would span eight exorcisms and challenge everything he believed abou…
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In 1835, a New York newspaper convinced thousands of readers that the moon teemed with bat-winged humanoids, walking beavers, and unicorns, creating the most successful media hoax in American history. For six extraordinary days, the impossible became accepted fact, revealing disturbing truths about what people desperately wanted to believe. Join th…
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While Abraham Lincoln wasn't actually hunting vampires, the real story of his mother's death from a mysterious milk-borne disease that caused entire villages to be abandoned—plus his prophetic death dream and the presidential curse that killed seven leaders—might be even more disturbing than the fiction. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Abe…
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David Parker Ray is believed to have tortured and killed more than 50 women inside his soundproof trailer – a trailer he referred to as his “toy box”. HOUR ONE: David Parker Ray is believed to have tortured and killed more than 50 women inside his soundproof trailer. A trailer he referred to as his “toy box”. (The Toy Box Killer) *** Two friends si…
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From the Celtic fairies who bake human blood into deadly cakes to the Filipino Aswang who slides her hollow tongue through windows at night, every culture on Earth has created its own terrifying version of the vampire—and most are far more disturbing than Dracula. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKN…
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When stern businessman Peter Grimm dies, he discovers that death is no escape from family strife—returning as a ghost to protect his ward and right the wrongs he left behind. | #RetroRadio EP0491 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = C…
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In 1967, six schoolboys in England chased a glowing three-foot-tall blue man who kept vanishing in puffs of smoke—and they weren't the only ones to encounter these mysterious blue beings that continue to appear worldwide. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Strange Tales of Little Blue Men” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tin…
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When the Symes family spotted a glowing orb following them home from a pub in Wales in 1975, they had no idea it was just the beginning of decades of UFO encounters that would span multiple generations. From metallic spheres hovering over their house to military jets mysteriously appearing after their reports, their experiences mirror hundreds of s…
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A young lawyer wakes up in the sweltering “SUMMER HEAT” to find a corpse in his bed—now he must figure out how to make it disappear before it ruins his life. | #RetroRadio EP0490 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery …
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When a summer camp reopens after a tragic accident twenty years ago that left the groundskeeper's bones sealed in an acid-filled bunker, campers start disappearing one by one while the camp director insists nothing is wrong. As a violent storm rolls in, three young campers discover the horrifying truth about what's really stalking the woods of Camp…
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When a family bought a Utah ranch in the 1990s, they discovered it was ground zero for UFO sightings, shape-shifting creatures, cattle mutilations, and dimensional portals that scientists watched open before their eyes. After a billionaire purchased the property to study these phenomena, he mysteriously shut down all research and forbade anyone fro…
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When a woman inherits a quaint antique shop, she soon discovers that its charm hides unsettling secrets. Strange warnings, eerie encounters, and an unshakable sense of danger linger in the shadows — and the cost of keeping the shop may be more than she bargained for. This store is “Not For Sale.” | #RetroRadio EP0489 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: ht…
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In 1953, dogs and livestock in Bladenboro, North Carolina began turning up dead with their skulls crushed flat and their bodies completely drained of blood, while witnesses reported seeing a massive cat-like creature that made sounds like a woman screaming. Over 70 years later, similar attacks still occur in the area, and despite massive hunts invo…
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(BONUS AUDIO) In a future where population is strictly controlled and children require government permission, Frank and Lucy Sturt must say goodbye forever to their only son Hal, who's been selected for the prestigious but mysterious Leidner Project. When Hal's girlfriend arrives with unexpected news after his departure, the three devise a desperat…
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When a veteran ice road trucker warns the convoy leader about a ghostly truck with red headlights that brings deadly winter storms, everyone laughs it off as an old timer's tall tale. But out on the melting ice roads, where trucks can disappear in seconds and the radio fills with static and hysterical laughter, some legends prove terrifyingly real.…
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When five teenagers used a Ouija board in an abandoned house, the message they received should have sent them running — instead, they foolishly asked for more. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Weird Things” by Gene Stewart: https://genestewart.com =====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make …
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Jon van der Decken, for blasphemy or arrogance, is condemned to sail the famous cursed ship forever. He’s allowed to come ashore briefly once every seven years. During one of these visits, he encounters a minister and his beautiful daughter — and ominously plans to kill her. A fictional story based on the real-life ghost story – it’s “The Flying Du…
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Scientists discovered that Ouija boards can access hidden knowledge in our unconscious minds with 65% accuracy, while the device's dark history includes mysterious deaths, documented possessions, and unexplained phenomena that still baffle researchers today. ORIGINAL ARTICLE AND SOURCES… https://weirddarkness.com/ouija-board-dark-history-true-stori…
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A Pentagon scientist's testimony about alien classifications has members of Congress questioning everything they thought they knew about government secrecy. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/Eric-Davis-Four-Aliens Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold t…
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A 76-year-old man rushes through the dark with a suitcase, desperate to catch a train to meet his beautiful young girlfriend in New York City — except she doesn't exist, and he'll be dead within hours. READ, HEAR, or WATCH: https://weirddarkness.com/meta-ai-chatbot-death/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is…
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From the real case that inspired The Exorcist to a man who murdered his wife after priests claimed to cast out 40 demons, these documented exorcisms didn't just fail—they ended in starvation, madness, and brutal death. IN THIS EPISODE: Demonic possession… it’s real – and sometimes even more terrifying than even Hollywood can portray. A demon can ta…
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A psychic detective investigates a Surrey manor haunted by a vicious poltergeist — and meets his match. A 19th‑century ghost‑buster (i.e., a psychic detective) named Flaxman Low is called to a manor in Surrey, England. The estate’s owner believes the place is being terrorized by a violent and aggressive poltergeist. When he arrives, Low finds himse…
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MGK believes he inherited alien DNA from his mother's abduction, citing his unnaturally fast-healing skin, his confusion about whether his age exists, and his repeated UFO sightings as proof he's not fully human. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/alienmgk/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is…
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A Florida congresswoman's military encounter with something that outmaneuvered F-15 fighters has opened doors to classified briefings about phenomena that operate outside known physics — and the photographs that convinced her mankind didn't create them. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/anna-paulina-luna-uap = = = = = = = = = = = = …
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A performance artist posing as a cryptozoologist tried to charge $9.31 admission to view his fake Bigfoot corpse at the New York State Fair — until part of his photo evidence proved him to be a hoaxer. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/bigfoot-corpse-2025/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is…
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A WWII destroyer escort vanished from Philadelphia's naval yard in a flash of green light, only to reappear with crew members grotesquely fused to its metal hull — or so claimed the disturbed man whose elaborate hoax fooled even the U.S. Navy. ========== HOUR ONE: Allegedly, in the fall of 1943 a U.S. Navy destroyer was made invisible and teleporte…
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In 1931, a lonely Illinois widow and her three children vanished after she fell for a charming stranger's love letters—only for police to discover their bodies in the concrete dungeon he'd built behind his West Virginia home. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the f…
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Churches will preach about God's love all day long, but they won't tell you that Jesus warned about hell more than He promised heaven — or why the phrase 'go to hell' rolls off your tongue so easily but never comes from the pulpit. SERMON TRANSCRIPT…https://weirddarkness.com/cotu-gotohell Hear previous #ChurchOfTheUndead messages at https://WeirdDa…
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Set in the Dark Ages, a young Jewish woman — recently widowed on her wedding night — receives guidance from her deceased husband’s ghost. He tells her she is destined to become Queen of the Khazars, but there’s a test she must overcome first. | #RetroRadio EP0486 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMP…
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Deep-Dive Article About Plague Weddings: https://weirddarkness.com/plague-weddings-1918/ During the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, desperate communities forced their poorest and most vulnerable members to marry each other, often complete strangers, in cemeteries, believing these morbid ceremonies would convince God to end the plague. Join the DARKNE…
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A Wisconsin woman’s transformation from graphic designer to international fugitive reveals one of the strangest contract killing cases in modern criminal history. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/aimee-betro-wisconsin-assassin/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Cop…
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A routine father-daughter camping trip in Arizona’s wilderness became a terrifying ordeal that left one woman fighting for survival and raised disturbing questions about what really stalks the remote canyons near Sedona. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/bigfoot-encounter-sedona-arizona-rescue/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = …
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Three kids at Camp Resting Stone discover that the missing campers aren't just made-up stories when they witness a walking skeleton dragging their friends into the foggy woods. Find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website at http://MicroTerrors.com! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/microterrors Other stories, nov…
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In 1948, decorated WWII fighter pilot George Gorman engaged in a 27-minute aerial battle with a mysterious white orb over Fargo that outmaneuvered his P-51 Mustang so violently it made him black out — and multiple witnesses on the ground saw the whole thing. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LI…
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Technology companies are quietly building an industry around digital immortality — and the first customers are already talking to their dead children through artificial intelligence. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/ai-seances-digital-afterlife-griefbots/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is…
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By day, Fire Chief Delbert Cassarole is the town’s hero—by night, he’s the spark that ignites fear itself. When a string of deadly blazes begins to consume the town, the question isn’t who is starting the fires… but how long before the flames burn through his lies. | #RetroRadio EP0485 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicat…
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In the ruins of a world torn apart by nuclear fire, mankind hides deep underground. On the surface, tireless machines fight our war for us… or so we’re told. But when one soldier makes a shocking discovery, the truth about the war — and the machines — could shatter everything we believe. X Minus One presents… “The Defenders.” | #RetroRadio EP0484 J…
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An ordinary person receives a mysterious USB drive announcing they've been selected for a deadly tournament where 64 contestants must hunt each other down one by one, with their kidnapped parents' lives hanging in the balance. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the …
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A New York artist’s world unravels when a strange symbol and a corpse-like church watchman draw him into a nightmare from which there is no waking. Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Take the WEIRD DARKNESS LISTENER SURVEY and help mold the future of the podcast: https://weirddarkness.com/survey IN THIS EPISODE: “The Y…
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Two of the most explosive government secrets collide in 2025 as officials drip-feed UFO revelations while simultaneously blocking access to Jeffrey Epstein's investigation files — a timing that has conspiracy theorists, comedians, and congressmen asking the same uncomfortable question. READ or HEAR the story: https://weirddarkness.com/ufos-epstein-…
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