Episode description
Episode description
Deep in the haunted woods of Cannock Chase, where werewolves roam, black-eyed children lurk, and eerie lights streak the sky, the line between legend and nightmare blurs—and something monstrous is always watching.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
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IN THIS EPISODE: It began when a teenager made a deal with the Devil in the mid 1970s. That’s when the werewolf sightings began – and some experts say there is proof of their existence. (Werewolves of Central England) *** Some think they are escaped circus freaks, others that they are strange medical experiments gone wrong. Some believe them to be ghosts or demons. What are the terrifying white animals or entities people are seeing in Pennsylvania – and could it be more than one kind of creature? (Mystery Monsters From P.A.) *** A couple moves to an old mining town with a dark past… and the darkness apparently hasn’t gone away yet. (The Old Mining Town) *** Is it any surprise that something strange might happen in a pub that used to be a church? One of our Weirdo family members tells her story. (Bandit) *** One of the best worst poets of all time has taken inspiration from a certain mountain in North Carolina – but even when there for the solitude, he wasn’t alone. (The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain) *** In 1946, a sadistic killer dressed in a white mask terrorized a small town at night. And to this day, the Moonlight Murders killer could still be at large. (The Unsolved Texarkana Murders) *** Plus, I’ll share a chapter from the audiobook, “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor, a story called “The Most Monstrous and Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times”.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:01:49.461 = Show Open
00:04:23.765 = Werewolves of Central England
00:13:49.872 = Mystery Monsters From P.A.
00:29:29.456 = Bandit
00:31:52.073 = The Old Mining Town
00:39:43.599 = The Phantom Hitchhiker of Grandfather Mountain
00:42:43.387 = The Unsolved Texarkana Murders
00:49:53.814 = The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times, Part 1
00:56:08.357 = The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times, Part 2
01:23:45.986 = The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal of Modern Times, Part 3
01:44:12.634 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RealWerewolvesOfEngland
“Werewolves of Central England” by Hugh Landman for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/s6h83am
“Mystery Monsters from P.A.” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/wps4dtr
“Bandit” by Weirdo family member Eleanor, submitted directly to https://WeirdDarkness.com/submit
“The Old Mining Town” by ADM for MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://tinyurl.com/tg9dfby
“The Phantom Hiker of Grandfather Mountain” for North Carolina Ghosts: https://tinyurl.com/vgh3tvv
“The Unsolved Texarkana Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/2miw30mTCSo
“The Most Monstrous And Inhuman Criminal Of Modern Times” from the book “Suffer the Children: American Horrors, Homicides and Hauntings” by Troy Taylor: https://amzn.to/3J5acmx
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Originally aired: November, 2018