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  • THE TROUBLE WITH GHOST ORBS: Are Spirit Orbs Real, Or is Your House Just Dusty?

    THE TROUBLE WITH GHOST ORBS: Are Spirit Orbs Real, Or is Your House Just Dusty?
    Jul 13 2025
    When mysterious orbs of light start appearing in photographs at haunted locations, a psychic medium claims they're messages from the dead — but paranormal investigators armed with science have a far less supernatural explanation that might burst your spiritual bubble.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateIN THIS EPISODE: America’s foremost exorcist, Theophilus Riesinger, faced off with Lucifer himself in the grueling 1928 case of a demonic possession in a rural Iowa convent. (The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt) *** One of the greatest magicians of all time was Chung Ling Soo. So adept at illusion, slight of hand, and fooling others that he was able to lead a double life… before being shot and killed performing his own magic trick. (The Magician Who Lived a Double Life) *** John Dee claimed he was visited by angels presented him with a secret language just angels, and the ability to perform a new magic they called Enochian. We’ll look at his claims. (John Dee And The Language of Angels) *** A little boy goes fishing on a Spring day. He disappears. Another boy goes fishing nearby on the exact same day. He also disappears. A third child goes missing many years later in the same general area. What happened? (The Missing Fishing Boys) *** Venice's Poveglia Island was a quarantine center and mass grave for victims of bubonic plague – so it should come as no surprise it is considered one of the most haunted places in all of Europe. (Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts) *** It is one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries… what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke? We’ll look at a few theories. (Lost Roanoke) *** You snap a selfie of the squad at brunch, but it’s covered with shapes and light that definitely weren’t present IRL. The whole thing is giving you major paranormal feels. Is it a loved one from the other side, making a cameo in your latest feed pic? Or a simple technological mishap? (The Trouble With Ghost Orbs)ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:02:08.974 = Show Open00:04:50.757 = The Trouble With Ghost Orbs00:29:31.470 = The Magician Who Lived a Double Life00:36:31.821 = Lost Roanoke00:43:34.993 = Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts00:52:00.913 = The Missing Fishing Boys01:05:43.078 = John Dee And The Language Of The Angels01:12:39.451 = The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt01:20:12.795 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…BOOK: “Ghosts on Film” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3ORYS14BOOK: “The Prestige” by Christopher Priest: https://amzn.to/47ulw6OFILM: “The Prestige” directed by Christopher Nolan: https://amzn.to/3DP1OVUBOOK: “Finding Marjorie West” by Harold Thomas Beck: https://amzn.to/451zviRBOOK: “Begone Satan!” by Fr. Carl Vogl: https://amzn.to/3rYIjHK“The Trouble With Ghost Orbs” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/443n228f; Vicki Carroll for Exemplore: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pknn5n3r; Ann Massey for Spooky Isles: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9xp8t7; and Bonnie Page from the Sentinal & Enterprise:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y5w8h2m6“Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts” by Genevieve Carlton for All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3byfnvhv“The Magician Who Lived a Double Life” by Kaushik Patowary for Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckvppfw“John Dee And The Language of Angels” by Riley Winters for Ancient Origins: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckupdm8“Lost Roanoke” by Grace Felder for The Archive: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mtay6ns6“The Missing Fishing Boys” by Crystal Dawn for LostNFoundBlogs: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39xur8tf“The Exorcism of Emma Schmidt” by Charlie Hintz for Cult of Weird: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/...
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • THE GHOST AND THE SCARLET SATCHEL: He Died With a Secret – And Returned With a Vengeance!

    THE GHOST AND THE SCARLET SATCHEL: He Died With a Secret – And Returned With a Vengeance!
    Jul 12 2025
    A dead inventor leaves behind a mysterious scarlet satchel — and when it opens, death comes calling for those who betrayed him. Listen to Dark Fantasy with “The Man With The Scarlet Satchel! | #RetroRadio EP0461

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Blood Red Roses” (July 12, 1976)
    00:45:24.243 = Murder By Experts, “It’s Luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949) ***WD
    01:14:53.901 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Stranger With Roses” (June 11, 1958) ***WD
    01:33:02.835 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD
    01:56:42.856 = Dark Fantasy, “The Man With The Scarlet Satchel” (March 06, 1942) ***WD
    02:21:21.323 = Diary of Fate, “Victor Wakeman” (June 29, 1948) ***WD
    02:48:08.069 = BBC’s Fear on 4, “The Journey Home” (February 23, 2008)
    03:16:31.596 = Five After The Hour, “Amid The Blaze of Noon” (June 20, 1945)
    03:40:48.080 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Broken Wheel” (1947-1950)
    03:45:44.256 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Raven” (1960s)
    03:55:10.518 = Future Tense, “The Seventh Victim” (May 06, 1974) ***WD
    04:16:12.606 = Gang Busters, “Broadway Bandit” (March 20, 1948) ***WD
    04:44:04.027 = Ava Maria Hour, “Benedict Patron St. Against Poison Witchcraft” (1939)
    05:07:46.682 = The Green Hornet, “The Parking Lot Racket” (October 31, 1939)
    05:37:28.102 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD
    06:03:45.303 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Legal Rites” (February 17, 1982)
    06:31:43.493 = The Haunting Hour, “Cat Man” (October 13, 1945)
    06:56:42.058 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Young Gun” (July 12, 1959)
    07:20:22.680 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Blackness of Terror” (April 06, 1947)
    07:44:50.794 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Voice of Doom” (1947) ***WD
    08:07:56.355 = Sherlock Holmes, “Camberwell Poisoners” (February 18, 1946)
    08:36:56.449 = Incredible But True, “The One That Got Away” (1950-1951)
    08:40:18.062 = Inner Sanctum, “Undead” (December 18, 1945) ***WD
    09:07:12.135 = The Key, “Lost In The Amazon” (1956) ***WD
    09:32:25.325 = Lights Out (Everyman’s Theater), “Baby” (March 28, 1941) ***WD
    09:56:52.777 = Show Close

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    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    9 hrs and 58 mins
  • PUNISHMENTS WORSE THAN DEATH: Brutal Torture Methods Through The Ages

    PUNISHMENTS WORSE THAN DEATH: Brutal Torture Methods Through The Ages
    Jul 12 2025
    Throughout history, humans have devised punishments so agonizing that victims would beg for death's mercy — from the Assyrians who draped flayed skin on city walls to Civil War soldiers forced to ride wooden horses until they split apart.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateIN THIS EPISODE: If you are concerned about a family member’s excessive drinking, what do you do? Hold an intervention? Call Alcoholics Anonymous for advice? Perhaps confide in a close friend who might know what to do. In the case of teenaged sisters Sandra and Elizabeth Andersen, they were so frustrated with their mother’s drunken ways they decided to kill her. (Murderous Sisters) *** One reason people don’t like going to dentists is pain – even if there is no pain, just the idea of pain is enough to keep people away. But in the early 1900s there was a dentist so confident he could give you a painless tooth-extraction that he even changed his name to “Painless Parker”. But did his name live up to his claim? (A Dentist Named Painless Parker) *** Cliff Taylor reported seeing not just one, but two UFOs – and even more interesting, one of his sightings sounds like an extraterrestrial mothership… which appeared right next to his own house. And his was only a fraction of the hundreds of sightings that took place in 2008 just north of Philadelphia. (The Bucks County UFO Encounter) *** Of all the sites that are unexplained, the Bermuda Triangle is usually the first one that comes to mind. Located in the Caribbean, it is renowned for the ships and radio signals that have disappeared without explanation in recent years. Yet, there is another, perhaps lesser known region in which the inexplicable occurs. This location is often referred to quite simply as Mexico's Zone of Silence. (The Mexican Zone of Death) *** The definition of “punishment” is, “the infliction of some kind of pain or loss upon a person for a misdeed.” In most cases we look to serve punishment in proper proportion to the crime being committed – reserving the most severe punishments for the worst of the worst. But that has not always been the case – and there have been a lot of punishments doled out that we would consider worse than death – and for crimes we might not even consider crimes today. (Punishments Worse Than Death)ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:01:15.011 = Show Open00:04:20.335 = Punishments Worse Than Death00:23:51.258 = Murderous Sisters00:36:06.832 = The Mexican Zone of Silence00:41:21.201 = The Bucks County UFO Encounter00:56:45.356 = A Dentist Named Painless Parker01:03:07.059 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…BOOK: “The Jesuit Relations” by Allan Greer: https://amzn.to/441pgd9BOOK: “Torture And Democracy” by Darius Rejali: https://amzn.to/3OseYgrBOOK: “The History of Torture” by George Ryley Scott: https://amzn.to/44XZA2lBOOK: “Execution” by Geoffrey Abbott: https://amzn.to/3KtWUS3ARTICLE: “Bermuda Triangle Explained?” https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3n4u8knf“Murderous Sisters” by Trilby Beresford for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8wvcj8; and A.W. Naves for Medium: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/59bek3w6“The Bucks County UFO Encounter” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/46jx9md6“Punishments Worse Than Death” by Christopher Myers for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc3kbzp8; and Marco Margaritoff for All That’s Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/cfh4a9jc“The Mexican Zone of Silence” by Riley Winters for at Ancient Origins Unleashed: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yht827h6“A Dentist Named Painless Parker” by Kaushik Patowary for Amusing Planet: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycknn9ar=====(Over ...
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • THE GHOST TRAIN: Stranded In Terror At Falcon Moor Station

    THE GHOST TRAIN: Stranded In Terror At Falcon Moor Station
    Jul 11 2025
    Stranded at a desolate station after dark, a group of travelers must confront chilling legends of a phantom train — and the deadly secret that rides with it. | #RetroRadio EP0460

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Loser Take All” (July 01, 1976)
    00:45:56.198 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Ghost Train” (January 24, 1988)
    02:11:04.208 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD
    02:25:33.375 = Author’s Playhouse, “The Inexperienced Ghost” (December 04, 1944) ***WD
    02:53:26.034 = Box 13, “The Treasure of Hang Li” (May 29, 1949)
    03:19:56.264 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Champagne Safari” (1968)
    04:29:28.167 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Verses The Invaders” (1991-1992) ***WD
    04:56:36.046 = The Clock, “Ted And Cora” (August 11, 1947) ***WD
    05:19:36.352 = Confession, “Esther Phillips” (August 02, 1953) ***WD
    05:49:06.229 = Creeps By Night, “Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944)
    06:18:36.723 = The Crime Club, “Dead Man Control” (March 20, 1947) ***WD
    06:46:54.316 = Sounds of Darkness, “Flameout FBI” (August 25, 1970)
    07:12:28.331 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Hole” (December 03, 1971) ***WD
    07:38:14.678 = Dimension X, “Veldt” (August 09, 1951) ***WD
    08:08:21.635 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Beauty And The Beast” (January 16, 1945) ***WD
    08:19:54.678 = The Creaking Door, “Vagrant” (April 29, 1964) ***WD
    08:49:10.185 = The Eleventh Hour, “The President’s Lady” (Mid 1940’s)
    09:12:01.927 = Escape, “The Match” (May 16, 1948)
    09:41:28.080 = Show Close

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    (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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    9 hrs and 42 mins
  • DR. HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Chilling Warning | A Classic Gothic Story!

    DR. HEIDEGGER’S EXPERIMENT: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Chilling Warning | A Classic Gothic Story!
    Jul 10 2025
    Four elderly friends, given a miraculous second chance at youth by the mysterious Dr. Heidegger's fountain water, prove that some people are doomed to repeat the follies of their past no matter how many chances they get.

    SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
    “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment” by Nathanial Hawthorne: http://www.public-library.uk/ebooks/30/33.pdf
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    Originally aired: July 10, 2025
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    23 mins
  • START YOUR CRYPTID CAREER: Scream in the Woods, Dance Weirdly, Get Fed by Strangers

    START YOUR CRYPTID CAREER: Scream in the Woods, Dance Weirdly, Get Fed by Strangers
    Jul 10 2025
    A Chinese park is hiring full-time forest monsters to scare tourists, grunt at passersby, and get paid $89 a day with accident insurance and zero dignity.

    READ or LISTEN to this #MindOfMarlar article:
    https://weirddarkness.com/MM-StartYourCryptidCareer

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    7 mins
  • CIA MIND CONTROL: The Terrifying Truth About MKUltra, Remote Viewing & Psychic Spies

    CIA MIND CONTROL: The Terrifying Truth About MKUltra, Remote Viewing & Psychic Spies
    Jul 10 2025
    The CIA spent decades experimenting with psychic spies who could remotely view enemy secrets, and creating mind control programs that may have created assassins. The chilling possibility is that these programs never really ended.Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateIN THIS EPISODE: It was kept secret for years that the U.S. government spent millions of dollars and decades of research and experiments looking into the paranormal, trying to weaponize psychic powers like remote viewing and mind control. We were told they didn’t find much success – but could that be part of an ongoing secret? What if they did succeed, but don’t want us to know due to “national security” reasons? And what if they aren’t just spying on our enemies, but also on us, the country’s citizens? And if they can do that… can they also control our minds to make us think and do whatever they wish? It’s a disturbing journey. ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:02:09.494 = Show Open00:03:39.057 = The U.S. Government Dabbles In The Occult00:21:30.404 = Remote Viewing and the CIA00:45:38.900 = Mind Control and MKUltra, Part 101:06:33.426 = Mind Control and MKUltra, Part 201:23:28.464 = Mind Control and MKUltra, Part 301:35:12.768 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The U.S. Government Dabbles In The Occult” by Colin Dickey for The New Republic: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckjnw39“Remote Viewing and the CIA” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mte672ey“Mind Control and MKUltra” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p96m772BOOK: “Phenomena – The Secret History of the U. S. Government’s Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis” by Annie Jacobsen: https://amzn.to/3QudCnXBOOK: “Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Military Base” by Annie Jacobsen: https://amzn.to/3s3g3UvBOOK: “The Men Who Stare At Goats” by Jon Ronson: https://amzn.to/440YHoxBOOK: “The Pentagon’s Brain – An Uncensored History of DARPA, America’s Top Secrete Military Research Agency” by Annie Jacobsen: https://amzn.to/3YmhQQHBOOK: “Psychic Discoveries Behind The Iron Curtain” by Sheila Ostrander and Lynn Schroeder: https://amzn.to/3DKmeiXBOOK: “The Mystery Chronicles – More Real-Life X-Files” by Joe Nickell: https://amzn.to/43XgVHwBOOK: “The Seventh Sense – The Secrets of Remote Viewing As Told By A Psychic Spy For The U.S. Military” by Lyn Buchanan: https://amzn.to/3s28ygDBOOK: “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley: https://amzn.to/3Ylpue5VIDEO: (Spoon Bending) Jack Houck PK Party at 1985 Psychotronics Assoc. Conference: https://youtu.be/wFsfaCIE34sVIDEO: Roseanne Barr Reveals MKUltra In Hollywood: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p92cmz9EPISODE: “Murdered By 1980s’s Video Games: The Truth Behind POLYBIUS and Berzerk”: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=polybius=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: August 07, 2023NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness ...
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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • THE FEAR THAT CREEPS LIKE A CAT | Old Time Radio Mystery – When Detectives Face the Supernatural

    THE FEAR THAT CREEPS LIKE A CAT | Old Time Radio Mystery – When Detectives Face the Supernatural
    Jul 9 2025
    Three detectives enter a mansion plagued by phantom cats, but the greatest danger may be whoever — or whatever — is controlling them. | #RetroRadio EP0459

    A trio of detectives get involved in a sinister case surrounding a supposedly haunted mansion plagued by eerie feline phenomena. They are drawn into investigating unexplained catlike scrabbling sounds echoing through empty halls, shadows that slink across walls — and the unnerving question: is there a supernatural presence stalking the place, or is someone exploiting local superstition for darker schemes?

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 01” (October 03, 1949)
    00:15:23.977 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 02” (October 04, 1949)
    00:29:59.677 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 03” (October 05, 1949)
    00:43:01.043 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 04” (October 06, 1949)
    00:56:11.388 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 05” (October 07, 1949)
    01:10:27.270 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 06” (October 10, 1949)
    01:23:09.183 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 07” (October 11, 1949)
    01:39:59.137 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 08” (October 12, 1949)
    01:52:48.200 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 09” (October 13, 1949)
    02:07:21.564 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 10” (October 14, 1949)
    02:21:45.483 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 11” (October 17, 1949)
    02:36:41.042 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 12” (October 18, 1949)
    02:47:11.247 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 13” (October 19, 1949)
    03:02:31.748 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 14” (October 20, 1949)
    03:17:12.587 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 15” (October 21, 1949)
    03:33:31.053 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 16” (October 24, 1949)
    03:49:23.986 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 17” (October 25, 1949)
    04:03:21.929 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 18” (October 26, 1949)
    04:17:45.380 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 19” (October 27, 1949)
    04:31:31.991 = I Love a Mystery, “The Fear That Creeps Like a Cat, Part 20” (October 28, 1949)
    04:44:58.166 = Show Close

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    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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