Episode description
Episode description
Imagine driving down a dark highway and spotting a towering, hairy figure with a peg leg—truckers call it the Road Troll, and its sightings are as eerie as they are baffling!Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
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IN THIS EPISODE: An eerie tombstone stands watch over one of the city's oldest cemeteries. (The Guardians of Lone Fir Cemetery) *** 59 years ago, the northern part of the Ural Mountains of Russia played host to one of the most fascinating unsolved mysteries in the modern age. (The Dyatlov Pass Incident) *** A young boy experiences something strange in the middle of the night despite not believing in the supernatural or paranormal. (Thought Form In The Closet) *** A couple visiting a church discover days after the visit that they encountered something unnatural. (The Ghostly Vicar Who Still Haunts His Church) *** Never paying back loans, running from responsibilities, living a double life, having more than one wife, committing murder… hardly what one would expect from someone with the title of reverend. (Reverend Green: Wife Poisoner) *** A young woman sees a ghost of a family member at Starbucks. (The Love And Comfort Of a Parent From Beyond The Grave) *** Hebrews 13:2 in the bible says, “Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.” One young man learns firsthand that verse is true. (Touched By A Guardian Angel On A Rainy Day) *** Just what is the Road Troll? Is this a ghost, a hairy hominid a feral drifter or simply a figment of the imagination? (Bizarre Encounters With Road Trolls)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open
00:01:34.573 = Show Intro
00:04:15.691 = Bizarre Encounters With Road Trolls
00:19:36.365 = Ghostly Vicar Who Still Haunts His Church
00:21:37.470 = The Dytalov Pass Incident
00:34:45.369 = Thought Form In The Closet
00:36:53.051 = The Guardians of Lone Fir Cemetery
00:42:03.671 = Love And Comfort of a Parent From Beyond The Grave
00:46:20.879 = The Wife Poisoning Pastor
00:50:49.853 = Touched By a Guardian Angel on a Rainy Day
00:52:51.750 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Bizarre Encounters With Road Trolls” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2pR0P4T
“The Ghostly Vicar Who Still Haunts His Church” by Matt Florez from MyHauntedLifeToo.com: http://bit.ly/2IswS1s
“The Dyatlov Pass Incident” by Derek Meade for Vice: http://bit.ly/2oWqRDr
“The Wife Poisoning Pastor” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2APHOSu
“Touched By a Guardian Angel on a Rainy Day” by Joel from MyHauntedLifeToo.com: http://bit.ly/2MjTVN1
“The Love And Comfort Of a Parent From Beyond The Grave” by Julie Winters from MyHauntedLifeToo.com: http://bit.ly/30RSfjh
“Thought Form In The Closet” by Crooked Beats from PhantomsAndMonsters.com: http://bit.ly/358WgD8
“The Guardians Of Lone Fir Cemetery” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/30NqA2V
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: October 06, 2019
SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/RoadTrolls
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycks6zya