Beneath the city, where the trains never stop and the passengers never blink, one man discovers a terrifying truth—some rides never end. IN THIS EPISODE: First up, it’s a story from Sammy Ruiz called “The Statues”, and then it’s a story submitted anonymously called “The Strangers”. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:01:15.771 = The Statues 00:15:53.957 = The Strangers (On The Subway) 00:51:39.135 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought S...
Feb 28, 2025•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Was Lee Harvey Oswald truly the lone gunman, or was he just a pawn in one of history’s greatest conspiracies? Decades later, the contradictions, conflicting eyewitness accounts, and inexplicable evidence surrounding JFK’s assassination continue to fuel the mystery. IN THIS EPISODE: Was there a conspiracy to murder President John F. Kennedy in Dealey Plaza in 1963? (Conspiracy In Dallas) *** A Weirdo family member tells of his own personal experience with what might’ve been a hell hound. (The Dog...
Feb 27, 2025•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast A professor and a Maine innkeeper discover an unusual Indian arrowhead while walking along the Atlantic shoreline. Following this find, they both begin experiencing recurring dreams of five ghostly Native Americans. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery theater, “Five Ghostly Indians” (October 06, 1975) ***WD 00:48:24.799 = ABC Mystery Time, “Suicide Club” (June 07, 1956) ***WD 01:10:48.639 = Strange Adventure, “Duel In Dark...
Feb 27, 2025•5 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brace yourself for spine-chilling tales straight from Reddit, where real people share their most terrifying, unexplained, and nightmare-inducing encounters—because sometimes, the scariest stories aren’t fiction. IN THIS EPISODE: Redditors tell us about some of their most unforgettable and creepy moments. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RedditHorrors “Creepy True Occurrences From Redditors” posted at F...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Transcript available on Metacast Before inspiring the horrors of *American Horror Story: Hotel*, H.H. Holmes’ Murder Castle in Chicago was a real-life house of nightmares—filled with trap doors, gas chambers, and victims who checked in but never checked out. IN THIS EPISODE: It’s one of the most infamous and macabre subjects of Chicago history – it even served as inspiration for TV’s “American Horror Story: Hotel”. It’s what has become known as “The Murder Castle” where serial killer H.H. Holmes committed his monstrous crimes. ...
Feb 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The first astronauts on the Moon encounter invisible aliens! *** Hear the tale in “Theater Five’s” episode from September 10, 1964! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Man Who Ran Away” (October 02, 1975) ***WD 00:47:45.309 = Theater Five, “First Encounter” (September 10, 1964) ***WD 01:08:25.089 = 2000 Plus, “Giant Walks” (November 08, 1950) ***WD 01:37:53.639 = The Unexpected, “Masterpiece” (1940s) 01:51:24...
Feb 26, 2025•5 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Johnny Ringo lived fast, fought hard, and met a mysterious end that still has people talking. IN THIS EPISODE: A gentleman gunslinger who could quote Shakespeare, Johnny Ringo was a mythic gunslinger who died a mysterious death befitting his legend. (The Mysterious Death of Outlaw Johnny Ringo) *** To his family and neighbors, Richard Kuklinski was the all-American man. To the mafia and his victims, he was the "devil himself" known as the Iceman killer. (The Mafia’s Most Prolific Hitman) *** Whe...
Feb 26, 2025•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast In 1977, a chilling voice claiming to be from the Ashtar Galactic Command hijacked a British television broadcast, delivering a cryptic warning to humanity—was it a hoax, or first contact? IN THIS EPISODE: While scientists at SETI are continually monitoring for extraterrestrial contact from the cosmos, ordinary people are already hearing from them – via radio and television. (Aliens Voices Over Radio and Television) *** The death of a Hollywood movie producer is still unsolved – and his spirit o...
Feb 26, 2025•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Shortly after marrying a beautiful woman, the man experiences a decline in his health amid rumors that his new wife is a vampire. Determined to uncover the truth, he follows her to a graveyard, seeking answers about her true nature. Hear the tale, as told by Boris Karloff, in OTR show “Tales of the Frightened” in the episode, “The Vampire Sleeps” from 1963! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Primrose Path” (Octo...
Feb 25, 2025•5 hr 58 min•Transcript available on Metacast For over a century, Pennsylvania has been a hotspot for UFO encounters that baffle experts and leave witnesses questioning reality. From glowing discs in remote lakes to crafts that defy physics, the Keystone State’s skies are filled with the mysterious, paranormal, and extraterrestrial. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https:/...
Feb 25, 2025•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Arne Cheyenne Johnson was arrested for murder in 1981, his shocking defense—that he was possessed by a demon—would lead to one of the most bizarre and controversial trials in American history. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: The third Conjuring film is based on the true story ...
Feb 25, 2025•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast They say the fires at Caledonia Mills started on their own, but anyone who spent a night there knew something far more sinister was at work. ========== HOUR ONE: “The Witching Hour of 3AM” *** You don’t have to go to a cemetery or haunted house to experience the supernatural. You don’t need to drive a cursed road to encounter a ghost. Sometimes the paranormal takes place on military bases. (The Military And The Mysterious) *** The corpse of a murderer winds up doing advertising for a drug store....
Feb 24, 2025•2 hr 58 min•Transcript available on Metacast A brilliant scientist successfully creates a serum that reverses the aging process, and tests it on himself! Hear the tale in this marathon’s CBS Radio Mystery Theater with the story, “You’re Only Young Twice” from September 29, 1975! Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times A...
Feb 24, 2025•5 hr 57 min•Transcript available on Metacast When a towering, red-eyed creature with massive wings chased a car through the dark roads of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in 1966, it sparked a chilling mystery that still haunts the town to this day. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Most everyone is familiar with the King James B...
Feb 24, 2025•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast A seasoned forest lookout reports a blazing wildfire—only for it to vanish without a trace. A young woman discovers that not all hauntings are terrifying. A 19th-century murder in a Boston laundry remains unsolved, shrouded in mystery. And did Mary Shelley’s obsession with graveyards shape one of the most famous horror stories of all time? From phantom flames to historical hauntings, we’re diving into the strange, the eerie, and the unexplained in this episode of Weird Darkness. Darkness Syndica...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Quentin returns from a jungle expedition with a newfound belief system that allows the deity Shiva to possess him – forcing him to commit horrible murders. Hear the tale in Murder at Midnight’s episode, “Death’s Worshipper” from March 10, 1947! Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (A...
Feb 23, 2025•5 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb should never have been friends, they were too different from on another. But they did have one thing in common – they both agreed to create the perfect murder – and a mundane pair of eyeglasses would be their undoing. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV SOURCES AND RESOU...
Feb 23, 2025•3 hr 35 min•Transcript available on Metacast “The Pirate” by Kade Bloomquist, age 5 “The Ghost Wolf” by Oziel Cruz, age 8 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, novels, and more from author Scott Donnelly: https://amzn.to/3LymHaU Other narrations, podcasts, and audiobooks from voice artist Darren Marlar: https://WeirdDarkness.com = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Weird Darkness©, 2025...
Feb 22, 2025•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Like Dr. Frankenstein, a genius scientist the dead back to life – but when he does so with his recently killed wife, he learns why man should never play God. *** Hear the story in this OTR marathon’s episode of Lights Out with the story “Death Robbery” from July 16, 1947! Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV C...
Feb 22, 2025•5 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Back in 1818, the same year *Frankenstein* hit the shelves, a Scottish professor named Andrew Ure decided to see if electricity could actually bring a dead body back to life—so he hooked up a freshly executed murderer to a current and watched in fascination as the corpse twitched, "breathed," and even made terrifying expressions that sent witnesses into a panic. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://wei...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast From ancient tales of Viking-like giants in Ecuador to mysterious fallen angels called "Watchers," humans have a long-running fascination with towering, superhuman beings who may have once truly walked the Earth. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Ancient giants in Ecuador were suppos...
Feb 22, 2025•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast A stressed-out new office worker's encounters with increasingly massive spiders takes a deeply disturbing turn when the creatures start following him home. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: It’s “Thriller Thursday” and I have two stories to share. If creatures with eight legs wig you...
Feb 21, 2025•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Waking up on an autopsy table, fully aware but completely paralyzed, Howard Cottrell realizes he has only moments to prove he’s alive before the scalpel cuts deep. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: It’s #ThrillerThursday, and I have a short story from the master of horror himself, St...
Feb 21, 2025•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast They whispered about the undead rising through dark rituals, but deep in the swamp, where the air is thick with fog and secrets, the legends of Voodoo zombies are more than just stories. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Movies like Shaun of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, World ...
Feb 20, 2025•59 min•Transcript available on Metacast They called them crazy, paranoid, and delusional—until the truth came out, and suddenly, these conspiracy theories weren’t theories anymore. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: The next time that you hear a conspiracy theory, take the time to investigate before you decide that it’s too...
Feb 20, 2025•1 hr 17 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ronald Gene Simmons turned Christmas week into a nightmare, methodically murdering 16 people—including his own family—before calmly surrendering to the police. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: The story of serial killer Ronald G. Simmons from the audiobook, “Murderous Minds, Vol2” b...
Feb 20, 2025•2 hr 47 min•Transcript available on Metacast When it comes to murder, some choose bullets or blades—but the ones who use acid make sure nothing is left. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: It’s one of the most gruesome ways movie and television villains dispose of their victims… the acid bath. The body being tossed in a tub, barr...
Feb 19, 2025•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Janet Wishart proudly lived as a feared witch in Aberdeen, casting curses and chaos until the flames took her. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: Janet Wishart loved practicing her evil Satanic magic – and equally loved boasting about it; something you really shouldn’t do if you happe...
Feb 19, 2025•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast Bela Lugosi soared to fame as the face of Dracula, but behind the cape was a life filled with heartbreak, addiction, and the crushing weight of Hollywood’s unforgiving spotlight. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV IN THIS EPISODE: He began as an obscure actor, became a universally loved monster, but e...
Feb 18, 2025•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast A man travels back in time to prevent a significant historical assassination, only to face unforeseen consequences that challenge his understanding of history and destiny. *** Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of CBS Radio Mystery Theater from September 26, 1975! Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddark...
Feb 18, 2025•5 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
