Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness

Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.

  1. 12h ago

    STAY TUNED FOR TERROR: A Halloween Old Time Radio Marathon | #RetroRadio

    Halloween horror the way radio told it, with an organ sting, a host’s voice coming out of the dark, and a story nobody wanted to switch off before the end. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = The Whistler, “Break Away” (March 09, 1952) 00:30:56.299 = Witch’s Tale, “Graveyard Mansion” (March 06, 1933) 01:01:08.275 = Dark Fantasy, “Death Is a Savage Deity” (January 30, 1942) ***WD 01:24:48.378 = Escape, “Three Skeleton Key” (November 15, 1949) ***WD 01:53:44.931 = Inner Sanctum, “Corpse For Halloween” (October 31, 1949) ***WD 02:19:48.620 = Mysterious Traveler, “Death Has Cold Breath” (March 29, 1949) ***WD 02:45:21.725 = Quiet Please, “The Thing on Fourble Board” (August 09, 1948) 03:10:29.512 = The Weird Circle, “Heart of Ethan Brand” (February 13, 1944) ***WD 03:36:14.507 = Witch’s Tale, “Frankenstein” (July 17, 1935) ***WD 04:03:58.982 = Dark Fantasy, “Man With The Scarlet Satchell” (March 06, 1942) ***WD 04:28:34.436 = Escape, “Bloodbath” (June 30, 1950) ***WD 04:56:21.988 = Mysterious Traveler, “Fire In The Sky” (August 28, 1951) ***WD 05:25:42.312 = Quiet Please, “Very Unimportant Person” (December 05, 1948) ***WD 05:55:16.741 = Suspense, “Fugue in C Minor” (June 01, 1944) 06:24:50.387 = The Weird Circle, “Doll” (December 24, 1944) ***WD 06:49:55.660 = Dark Fantasy, “Pennsylvania Turnpike” (March 20, 1942) ***WD 07:14:25.535 = Escape, “Earth Abides, Part 1” (November 05, 1950) ***WD 07:43:09.730 = Escape, “Earth Abides, Part 2” (November 12, 1950) ***WD 08:12:02.276 = Quiet Please, “Northern Lights” (January 30, 1949) ***WD 08:40:58.836 = Suspense, “House in Cyprus Canyon” (December 05, 1946) ***WD 09:07:39.198 = Dark Fantasy, “Coffin For Two” (May 15, 1942) ***WD 09:30:57.215 = Weird Circle, “Feast of Red Gauntlet” (February 27, 1944) ***WD 09:58:20.779 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (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. https://weirddarkness.com/halloween-radio-dramas-stay-tuned-for-terror More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    STAY TUNED FOR TERROR: A Halloween Old Time Radio Marathon | #RetroRadio

  2. 12h ago

    STATIC FROM THE GRAVE: A Halloween Old Time Radio Marathon | #RetroRadio

    Ghosts, killers, and things that knock on the door after dark, played by the actors and sound-effects crews of radio's golden age for audiences who had nothing to look at but the dial. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = Inner Sanctum, “Wailing Wall” (November 06, 1945) 00:28:37.696 = Lights Out, “It Happened” (May 11, 1938) 00:57:53.236 = Mercury Theater, “The Hitch Hiker” (June 21, 1946) ***WD 01:24:06.274 = Murder at Midnight, “Kabalah” (December 30, 1946) 01:50:09.311 = Mysterious Traveler, “Death Laughs Last” (September 24, 1944) 02:17:12.677 = Mystery In The Air, “Horla” (August 21, 1947) ***WD 02:45:56.196 = Quiet Please, “Pathetic Fallacy” (February 02, 1948) ***WD 03:14:58.799 = Suspense, “Sorry, Wrong Number” (February 2, 1944) 03:44:43.607 = The Unexpected, “Mercy Killing” (April 11, 1948) ***WD 03:59:03.157 = The Weird Circle, “A Terrible Night” (January 23, 1944) 04:25:30.416 = The Whistler, “Witness at the Fountain” (September 09, 1946) 04:54:49.939 = Dark Fantasy, “The Headless Dead” (January 23, 1942) ***WD 05:19:16.968 = Escape, “Country of the Blind” (March 20, 1949) ***WD 05:48:52.483 = The Hall of Fantasy, “Idol of Kromm Kroc” (May 04, 1953) ***WD 06:13:34.310 = Inner Sanctum, “Undead” (December 18, 1945) ***WD 06:39:51.483 = Lights Out, “Death Robbery” (July 16, 1947) 07:09:40.247 = Mysterious Traveler, “Visiting Corpse” (August 10, 1948) ***WD 07:37:50.085 = Mystery In The Air, “Black Cat” (September 18, 1947) ***WD 08:05:24.288 = Quiet Please, “Whence Came You” (February 16, 1948) ***WD 08:34:50.793 = Suspense, “Donovan’s Brain, Part 1” (May 18, 1944) ***WD 09:02:40.318 = Suspense, “Donovan’s Brain, Part 2” (May 25, 1944) ***WD 09:31:17.532 = The Weird Circle, “Tell-Tale Heart” (January 30, 1944) 09:58:23.227 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (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. https://weirddarkness.com/old-time-radio-horror-static-from-the-grave More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    STATIC FROM THE GRAVE: A Halloween Old Time Radio Marathon | #RetroRadio

  3. 12h ago

    DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL: A Halloween Old Time Radio Marathon | #RetroRadio

    Old radio horror for Halloween, from the years when the monsters came out of a wooden cabinet in the living room and every listener had to picture them on their own. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941) 00:26:18.983 = Escape, “Ring of Thoth” (August 11, 1947) 00:57:11.121 = Hall of Fantasy, “Man Size In Marble” (April 10, 1947) 01:24:40.416 = Hermit’s Cave, “Notebook on Murder” (1940) 01:48:21.509 = Inner Sanctum, “Judas Clock” (April 17, 1945) 02:18:38.356 = Mercury Theater, “Dracula” (July 11, 1938) 03:15:23.124 = Murder at Midnight, “Murder Is a Lonely Business” (December 16, 1946) 03:42:51.934 = Mysterious Traveler “Accusing Corpse” (April 16, 1944) 04:13:29.633 = Mystery In The Air, “Lodger” (August 14, 1947) 04:43:30.690 = Quiet Please, “Don’t Tell Me About Halloween” (October 27, 1947) 05:08:58.161 = Suspense, “The Most Dangerous Game” (September 23, 1943) 05:39:46.747 = The Unexpected, “The Cripple” (August 29, 1947) 05:55:53.399 = The Weird Circle, “Hand” (December 19, 1943) 06:21:07.918 = The Whistler, “Death Comes at Midnight” (October 18, 1942) 06:51:02.956 = X-Minus One, “Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls” (June 05, 1955) 07:19:57.851 = The Black Museum, “A Piece of Iron Chain” (July 29, 1952) 07:45:51.009 = The Clock, “Lefty and Delilah” (October 09, 1947) ***WD 08:10:40.715 = Dimension X, “Green Hills of Earth” (December 24, 1950) 08:36:45.232 = Escape, “Casting Runes” (November 19, 1947) 09:07:33.540 = Hall of Fantasy, “Wild Huntsman” (April 27, 1953) 09:32:45.475 = Hermit’s Cave, “House of Purple Shadows” (1940) 09:56:17.124 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL: A Halloween Old Time Radio Marathon | #RetroRadio

  4. 13h ago

    "WAR OF THE WORLDS" by H.G. Wells, FULL LENGTH NOVEL | #MidnightInTheMacabre

    No one would have believed, in the last years of the nineteenth century, that intelligent life beyond Earth was watching us. Studying us. Envying us. When massive cylinders fell from the sky and buried themselves in the English countryside, curious crowds gathered to witness what they thought was a meteorite. But when those cylinders unscrewed from within, what emerged would shatter humanity's place at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Towering tripods. Heat rays that incinerated everything in their path. And an enemy more advanced, more ruthless, and more alien than anyone could have imagined. H.G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds" – the story that invented the alien invasion. This is the complete, unabridged audiobook that asks one terrifying question: What happens when humanity becomes the hunted? CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… BOOK ONE: THE COMING OF THE MARTIANS: 00:00:00.000 = (I) The Eve of the War 00:14:36.309 = (II) The Falling Star 00:22:20.796 = (III) On Horsell Common 00:28:05.548 = (IV) The Cylinder Opens 00:34:37.378 = (V) The Heat-Ray 00:43:17.408 = (VI) The Heat-Ray In The Chobham Road 00:48:08.844 = (VII) How I Reached Home 00:56:06.177 = (VIII) Friday Night 01:01:49.835 = (IX) The Fighting Begins 01:12:51.970 = (X) In The Storm 01:24:59.356 = (XI) At The Window 01:37:15.932 = (XII) What I Saw of the Destruction of Weybridge and Shepperton 01:59:11.314 = (XIII) How I Fell In With The Curate 02:10:21.092 = (XIV) In London 02:31:41.490 = (XV) What Had Happened In Surrey 02:48:22.548 = (XVI) The Exodus From London 03:12:22.190 = (XVII) The “Thunder Child” BOOK TWO: THE EARTH UNDER THE MARTIANS 03:32:09.436 = (I) Under Foot 03:47:37.924 = (II) What We Saw From The Ruined House 04:07:58.378= (III) The Days of Imprisonment 04:19:30.274 = (IV) The Death of the Curate 04:29:13.940 = (V) The Stillness 04:35:09.227 = (VI) The Work of Fifteen Days 04:42:50.226 = (VII) The Man on Putney Hill 05:16:23.121 = (VIII) Dead London 05:35:04.696 = (IX) Wreckage 05:46:13.832 = (X) Epilogue SOURCES and RESOURCES: “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells (Public Domain) WeirdDarkness® | Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness | Midnight In The Macabre (MITM) More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    "WAR OF THE WORLDS" by H.G. Wells, FULL LENGTH NOVEL | #MidnightInTheMacabre

  5. 13h ago

    13 Halloween Ghost Stories For Kids | #MidnightInTheMacabre

    The Headless Horseman rides through Sleepy Hollow, a phantom ship sails out of a storm, and Bess Houdini holds a séance every Halloween hoping to hear from her husband, in thirteen ghost stories told for kids. CHAPTERS & STORIES TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:00:21.112 = The Canterville Ghost 00:09:07.043 = The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 00:17:33.338 = White Dog 00:24:08.537 = Sweet Mary 00:29:26.172 = A Cardiff Ghost Story 00:36:53.658 = Haunted Cemeteries 00:40:53.797 = The Flying Dutchman 00:45:09.469 = How He Left The Hotel 00:51:57.512 = The Lighthouse 00:58:34.306 = Houdini’s Great Escape 01:03:03.732 = Ghost Cave 01:09:57.156 = The Wrecker’s Daughter 01:17:27.980 = Ghost Hunters 01:21:38.840 = Show Close SOURCES and RESOURCES:  Ghost Stories for Kids from How Stuff Works: https://tinyurl.com/y53fb6o8 WeirdDarkness® | Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness | Midnight In The Macabre™ More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    13 Halloween Ghost Stories For Kids | #MidnightInTheMacabre

  6. 13h ago

    THE BLOOD BATS OF GANTZ PARK (Part 2): Halloween In Grove City | #MicroTerrors

    It's still Halloween night in Grove City, Ohio, when Shawn Dyer wakes up on the damp grass of Marsh Cemetery, across Home Road from Gantz Park, and watches a jack-o'-lantern burst into flame a few yards away, then a second one beside it. In their orange glow stand two furry creatures with pointed ears and beady eyes, unfolding leathery wings, and from somewhere in the dark, the voice that spoke Shawn's name in the creek tells him it never expected to see him again. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://pod.link/1655277373 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©, 2026 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2026#MicroTerrors #WeirdDarkness More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE BLOOD BATS OF GANTZ PARK (Part 2): Halloween In Grove City | #MicroTerrors

  7. 18h ago

    Halloween Ghost Stories By The Campfire | #MidnightInTheMacabre

    A nervous teenager at a Finley garage sale warns a new kid not to buy the five-dollar scarecrow sitting in a chair by the house, then tells the story of the Murphy family's Halloween yard display and the scarecrow Jack Murphy built with his father when he was eleven. A NOTE FROM DARREN: As we step into the Halloween weekend, I thought it might be fun to share some Halloween-themed Creepypastas. Four fictional stories, in fact. And to add to the “Halloweenishness” of this episode, rather than spooky music in the background, as you can already tell, I’m back at the campfire to tell you these spooky stories – because it just feels more like Halloween that way.  CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:00:50.027 = “The Murphy Horror House” by Kelly Foster 00:30:34.200 = “Don’t Take Your Eyes Off Your Children This Halloween” by Michael Richardson *** 00:48:31.114 = “Be Home By Midnight on Halloween Night” by SirScareMe *** 01:02:41.159 = “It Came From The Haunted House Across The Street” by SirScareMe 01:17:30.215 = Show Close SOURCES and RESOURCES:  “The Murphy Horror House” by Kelly Foster: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrhhzd8n “Don’t Take Your Eyes Off Your Children This Halloween” by Michael Richardson: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/6mvx38yp “Be Home By Midnight On Halloween Night” by SirScareMe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/62ne66aa "It Came From The Haunted House Across The Street” by SirScareMe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y6yffmf5 WeirdDarkness® | Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness | Midnight In The Macabre™ More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    Halloween Ghost Stories By The Campfire | #MidnightInTheMacabre

  8. 18h ago

    WAR OF THE WORLDS: The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever

    The 1938 radio drama of “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells, as performed by Mercury Radio Theater and Orson Welles. SOURCES… “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. Radio script by Orson Welles, produced by Mercury Radio Theater “War of the Worlds: The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p88d2d3 = = = = = "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 ©2026, Weird Darkness. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    WAR OF THE WORLDS: The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever
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Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.

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