Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Three Army scientists in a shack on the Jersey cliffs bounce the first radio signal off the moon, and a few nights later the generators start switching themselves on at midnight.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Our Own Jailer” (August 18, 1978) ***WD
00:46:05.646 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Radio Patrol” (November 29, 1946) ***WD
01:16:48.631 = Mr. Keen, “Murder And Star Of Death” (June 09, 1949) ***WD
01:44:21.607 = Murder at Midnight, “Terror Out Of Space” (July 17, 1950) ***WD
02:09:35.838 = Black Museum, “Walking Stick” (1952) ***WD
02:34:47.335 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Good Die Young” (February 27, 1944) ***WD
03:03:36.646 = House of Mystery, “Haunters and Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD
03:17:57.590 = CBC Nightfall, “The Body Snatchers” (August 29, 1980)
03:44:19.043 = Nightmare, “Coincidence” (November 26, 1953)
04:06:01.627 = Obsession, “Kiss Of Kismet” (October 03, 1950) ***WD
04:28:28.149 = Origin of Superstition, “Horseshoe Over Door” (1935) ***WD
04:42:29.902 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Go Away Dixie Gillian” (April 16, 1949) ***WD
05:12:36.043 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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The creature's teeth were already in his face when he woke in a quiet bedroom beside a woman he was almost certain he knew, with the mud and blood from the tunnel still on his shoes.

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SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Are Those Monsters Real” by Mike King (submitted to Weird Darkness)

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Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 04, 2026

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Before she became a blood-soaked legend of sleepovers and slumber party dares, Bloody Mary was a mirror-bound matchmaker — until something far more sinister took her place.

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READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3a2bc2b5

FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: They say if you chant her name three times, a bloodied face will appear… I speak, of course, of Bloody Mary. We’ll look first at the legend, and then at some first-hand experiences that may have you believing the legend is real. (The Legend of Bloody Mary) *** Was the Titanic swapped with its sister ship the Olympic as part of an insurance scam? (The Ship That Never Sank) *** A U.S. veteran is so desperate for financial relief he turns to a witch’s very dark solution. (A Veteran’s Deal With a Demon) *** Mobsters gun down one of their own in order to save an enemy. Why? (Kill The Dutchman) *** A tragic figure in Mexican folklore, she wears white and wanders the waterside in profound grief. Her name is La Llorona. (La Llorona: The Weeping Woman) 

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00.00.000 = The Foreboding
00:01:20.571 = Show Open
00:03:00.616 = The Legend of Bloody Mary
00:15:06.707 = The Ship That Never Sank ***
00:27:47.525 = A Veteran’s Deal With a Demon ***
00:30:57.121 = Kill The Dutchman
00:38:38.240 = La Lloronoa, The Weeping Woman
00:44:26.490 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break

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SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“The Legend of Bloody Mary” by Stephanie Almazan: http://ow.ly/lxY330nwkIi
“First Hand Bloody Mary Stories” by Audrey Webster: http://ow.ly/9yrR30nwkLM
“The Ship That Never Sank”: https://tinyurl.com/y8eh3mey
“A Veteran’s Deal With a Demon” by Weirdo family member, Christoper Patrick
“Kill The Dutchman” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/qmajnh9
“La Llorona: The Weeping Woman” by Gina Dimuro: https://tinyurl.com/y7lcjrkn
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Originally aired: June 2022
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The contact killing job came in like any other, a name and an address and half the money up front… but the address was her own.

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SOURCES and RESOURCES: “I Was Hired To Murder Myself: by Thamires Luppi: https://www.creepypasta.com/i-was-hired-to-murder-myself/

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Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: September 03, 2026

LIKE WHAT YOU’RE HEARING? WEIRD DARKNESS posts episodes 7 DAYS A WEEK! Listen FREE wherever you get podcasts or visit https://weirddarkness.com/listen. • Paranormal • True Crime • Ghosts • UFOs • Cryptids • Unexplained • Want even more? Become an OFFICIAL WEIRDO for commercial-free episodes, bonus episodes, weeknight live chats, audiobooks & more at https://WeirdDarkness.com/OFFICIAL

A Navy-trained scuba diver hired to hunt a Spanish treasure ship reaches the end of his guideline 175 feet down, sees something no one else on the crew can explain, and asks for more rope.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Raptures of the Deep” (August 16, 1978) ***WD
00:45:45.897 = Lux Radio Theater, “Smilin’ Through” (January 05, 1942)
01:44:11.425 = Philip Marlowe, “Anniversary Gift” (April 11, 1950)
02:13:37.460 = Clyde Beatty Show, “Land of the Giants” (1950-1951) ***WD
02:41:08.963 = Black Mass, “Rats In Walls” (July 08, 1964) ***WD
03:13:06.280 = Michael Shayne, “Malcolm Boyd Case” (July 02, 1945)
03:42:50.365 = Beyond Midnight, “Harry” (December 13, 1968) ***WD
04:09:07.436 = MindWebs, “The Show Must Go On” (April 09, 1983)
04:31:24.705 = Guests of Doom, “Programs 11 and 12” (1930s) ***WD
04:57:07.416 = 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.
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