What is it like after we die? Is there life after death? And can science ever get onboard with the idea despite testable evidence? 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: On January 1st, 1091, an army of the dead came to Normandy. For one priest, it would be a night that he would never for...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 creature had dark or black skin covered in masses of “skin or fins” that looked like algae growing all over its body. It seemed to have gills or matted hair that looked like gills on its face and head; two yellow eyes leered out from under a prom...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Guilty” (July 07, 1975) ***WD 00:47:51.889 = Macabre, “Man in the Mirror” (November 27, 1961) ***WD 01:18:21.239 = MindWebs, “The Man With English” and “L...
Dec 21, 2024•5 hr 53 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Slave” (July 04, 1975) ***WD 00:48:12.289 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death In Mark Adrian’s Studio” (ADU) ***WD (LQ) 01:13:38.339 = Sherlock Holmes, “Cas...
Dec 20, 2024•5 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… ”Frosted” by Ally Mathews: https://tinyurl.com/wkp7uu6 “When I Was In Your Tummy”: https://tinyurl.com/rbcqqoo “Purple Fingernails”: https://tinyurl.com/vuxcvht All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate ( http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ ). All other music by Nicolas Gasparini ( http://bi...
Dec 20, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Episode 8 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series! In this episode: “The Thing At The Foot Of The Bed”, “The Mystery of St. Luke’s Church”, “The Guttenberg Poltergeist”, “The Tickling Terror” SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… All stories in this episode a...
Dec 20, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: I’ll share a few ghost stories that all center around the Christmas season. (True Tales of Christmas Ghosts) *** We’ll look at a haunting in Rhode Island, where people claim to see a mysterious light every year at Christmas – and many believe it to b...
Dec 20, 2024•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s a long story, but definitely worth the time spent soaking it in. It’s the fictional horror story, “The Church in the Woods” by Seith Vale. 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 REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Church In The Woods” by Seith Vale: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p92d7a5 We...
Dec 20, 2024•3 hr 2 min•Transcript available on Metacast "The Beast of Boredom" by Richard R Smith was originally published in Infinity magazine, April 1958. SNYPSOS: After killing a Martian, a man takes a strange artifact back to Earth. He soon realizes it's a very unique weapon - and he is it's victim - and there may be no defense against it.
Dec 20, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast What if “STORM AREA 51” had actually happened in 2019 as everyone anticipated and planned? “The Siege of Area 51” by Bryce Simmons assumes just that. And the story picks up after the siege has already taken place, from the perspective of someone who was there when it happened. 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://weirddarkn...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Hear the fully-produced version with music and sound effects at https://shows.acast.com/auditory-anthology/episodes/the-beast-of-boredom-by-richard-r-smith "The Beast of Boredom" by Richard R Smith -- from "Infinity" magazine April 1958.
Dec 20, 2024•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast When Victor Hoffman's hallucinations and violent impulses went untreated in rural Saskatchewan, the result was devastating: nine members of the Peterson family murdered in their home, a community's trust shattered, and a national awakening to the dire need for mental health care. 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://weirdda...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… ”Black Peter”: https://tinyurl.com/t6tttza “She’s Going To Be Mad” by Vevee: https://tinyurl.com/rbcqqoo “Finders Keepers” by Boyd Reynolds: https://tinyurl.com/wkp7uu6 All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate ( http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ ). All other music by Nicolas Gasparini ( h...
Dec 19, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Episode 7 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series! In this episode: “The Ghost of William Terris”, “Christmas Hauntings”, “Calvert Mansion”, “The Dana House”, “I Am Your Brother” SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… All stories in this episode are from the b...
Dec 19, 2024•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: If your kids think Elf on a Shelf is creepy – just tell them that kids in Greece and its surrounding countries are terrorized each Christmas for a full twelve days by nocturnal goblins that like to defecate all over your home! (The Defecating Christm...
Dec 19, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: True unexplained stories about prank phone calls and mysterious harassers have always been the bread and butter of horror movies. But what happens when an unnamed creep starts making scary prank calls in real life? What about a loved one calling you ...
Dec 19, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 all started with a bunch of footprints at a construction site. Or at least the modern-day fascination with “Bigfoot” did. Stories of hairy giants in the woods and wandering “wild men” had been a part of American lore for nearly two centuries by th...
Dec 19, 2024•3 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder Will Out” (July 03, 1975) ***WD 00:47:56.299 = Gang Busters, “Al Simeone” (December 22, 1945) ***WD 01:11:34.199 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Mortmain, by John Metcalfe” (April 22, 1992) 01:57:56.879 = Green Horn...
Dec 19, 2024•5 hr 59 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate ( http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ ). All other music by Nicolas Gasparini ( http://bit.ly/2LykK0g ). SANTA’S RECORDING TOOLS… * MICROPHONE (Neumann TLM103): http://amzn.to/2if01CL * POP FILTER (AW-BM700): http://amzn.to/2zRIIyK * XLR CABLE (Mogami Gold Studio): http://amzn.to/2y...
Dec 18, 2024•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Episode 6 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series! In this episode: “The York Museum Ghost”, “The Sea Captain’s Ghost”, “The Frozen Lovers”, “Ghost Cat”, “Saying Goodbye”, “The Death Coach”, “Sir Geoffrey Walks” SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… All stori...
Dec 18, 2024•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 a short story of fiction I bring back every Christmas simply called “The Advent Calendar”, written by Michael Whitehouse. *** (Originally aired December 24, 2020) SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… “The Advent Calendar” by Michael Whitehouse: http...
Dec 18, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Come Back With Me” (July 02, 1975) 00:48:08.149 = Diary of Fate, “Victor Wakeman” (June 29, 1948) ***WD 01:16:23.629 = Dimension X, “The Roads Must Roll” (September 01, 1950) ***WD 01:47:57.909 = Doc Savage, “The Deadly...
Dec 18, 2024•5 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: First up, we’ll sit around the virtual campfire and I’ll tell you about a few ghosts and legends in the Old West. (Ghosts In The Old West) *** Aspiring actress Milicent Patrick finally found success in front of the camera – but not with her own face,...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: Some say she was an old hag, while others say she was a polite and beautiful old woman. But townsfolk were terrified of her either way, because everyone knew Moll Dyer was a witch. Whether she was or not, what transpired around her and to her has cau...
Dec 18, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ho ho ho, kids! If you like the stories Santa is telling, tell your friends and family about the Spooky Santa podcast so they can listen too! STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES… “Christmas Monsters”: https://tinyurl.com/stczesl “Ruby’s Revenge” by Izzie, age 11 in Kensignton: https://tinyurl.com/sanns5y “North Pole Coal” by Patrick Hueller: https://tinyurl.com/wkp7uu6 All music used with permission of the artists. Spooky Santa theme by Midnight Syndicate ( http://amzn.to/2BYCoXZ ). All other music ...
Dec 17, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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 Episode 5 of 12 in the “Twelve Nightmares of Christmas” series! In this episode: “The Aircraft Carrier ‘Glory’”, “Number 149 Squadron”, “Back Already?”, “Told You So”, “Dear Theodosia”, “Last Wishes” SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS… All stories in this episode are fr...
Dec 17, 2024•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: (Christmas archives episode from December 13, 2020): We’ll look at some of the history of Santa and his cohorts – and how they have all not been as jolly as we know them now. (And You Thought You Knew About Santa) *** And I’ll tell you an Icelandic C...
Dec 17, 2024•36 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: A creepy video shows something that the one who recorded it never saw. (The Office Video) *** The "Ypsilanti Ripper" terrorized the college community for two years. We share the savage crimes of John Norman Collins. (Campus Terror) *** Alfred Packer ...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast 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: One of the most haunting mysteries to ever occur in West Virginia – and perhaps even in America – began during the predawn hours of December 25, 1945. The fire that occurred at the Sodder home that night was the key to the mystery, but whether it was...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Transcript available on Metacast HOUR ONE: Is it possible that the monster your child sees under the bed or in the closet isn’t imaginary after all? We look at some true stories of people coming face to face with monsters in their own home. (When The Monster in the Closet is Real) *** Even for those immersed in Ufology, for many, a certain controversial subject is so troubling and disturbing they choose to outright ignore it, and seldom speak of it. It’s the question – are UFOs stealing humans’ souls? (Soul-Stealing Extraterres...
Dec 17, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
