“CALLING 555-TERROR” – True Tales of Terrifying Telephone Calls! #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness
26 June 2024 - 3 hours 21 minsWe usually expect our horror stories to involve a haunted house or a fog-shrouded graveyard. But in modern times some of the most terrifying stories have begun with a simple phone call.
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What Happens When the Dead Need Your Body to Speak? This Man Found Out! | "The Sensitive"
A suburban husband who never wanted to attend a séance discovers he's the rarest kind of medium — and a dead Napoleonic soldier discovers he's the perfect host. | #RetroRadio EP0577 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Sensitive” (April 05, 1977) ***WD 00:45:09.178 = Dark Venture, “Miser” (December 09, 1946) 01:14:14.478 = The Weird Circle, “Tapestry Horse” (January 28, 1945) 01:41:55.787 = The Whistler, “Death Walks a Tight-Wire” (November 27, 1944) ***WD 02:11:38.801 = Witch’s Tale, “Suicide” (January 22, 1937) ***WD 02:36:54.262 = X Minus One, “The Last Martian” (August 07, 1956) 03:05:33.811 = Zero Hour, “Scream of the Hawk” (May 01, 1974) ***WD 03:22:49.720 = ABC Mystery Time, “Death Walked In” (1956-1957) ***WD 03:46:50.922 = Appointment With Fear, “The Speaking Clock” (April 13, 1944) 04:14:14.434 = BBC Radio 4, “The Almond Tree” (December 2010) 04:42:48.009 = The Black Book, “My Favorite Corpse” (February 24, 1952) ***WD 04:57:15.348 = 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. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0577
4 hours 58 mins
27 January Finished
They Brought Their Missing Daughter Home, They Found Their Real Daughter's Body Elsewhere
In 1922, a French family was overjoyed when their missing toddler was found 250 miles away — until a headless body wearing her clothes was discovered near their farm. Are changelings and doppelgangers real? You might choose tobelieve so after hearing about the strange disappearance of Pauline Picard. IN THIS EPISODE: Are changelings and doppelgangers real? You might choose to believe so after hearing about the strange disappearance of Pauline Picard. (The Disappearing of Pauline Picard) *** Plus, we’ll look at a few true first-hand accounts of people who have come across doppelgangers – and for them, it was a frightening experience. (Stories of Real Doppelgangers) *** Dubbed "the Oddfather" for his peculiar mannerisms and longstanding history of bizarre behaviour, Gigante was either genuinely mentally ill or the perpetrator of the longest legal charade in New York's history. (The Oddfather) *** A man wearing a ski mask broke into the home, and kidnapped 13-year-old Jayme, but only after murdering both of her parents in cold blood. But why was it done? Even the kidnapper/murderer says he doesn’t know why he did it. (A Murder Without Motive, a Kidnapping Without Cause) *** UFO researcher Raymond Fowler has been investigating UFO sightings and supposed abduction cases since the 1960s – but in his new book he shares what might be the ultimate story of an alien abduction. (The Ultimate Alien Abduction) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:58.100 = The Disappearing of Pauline Picard 00:07:32.166 = Stories of Real Doppelgangers 00:25:29.623 = The Oddfather 00:35:03.706 = A Murder Without Motive, A Kidnapping Without Cause 00:43:50.621 = The Ultimate Alien Abduction 00:51:18.386 = Ghost Follower (from a Weird Darkness listener) 00:58:27.219 = Bigamy Excused 00:59:32.712 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Disappearing of Pauline Picard” by Addison Nugent for Ozy.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/dtk3pvks “Stories of Real Doppelgangers” by Nathan Gibson for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y6a3hx7t “The Oddfather” by Dr. Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2wanyfwn “A Murder Without Motive, a Kidnapping Without Cause” from The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7ksmerus “Bigamy Excused” from Second Glance History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2zabd2sd “The Ultimate Alien Abduction” by T.R. Swartz for SpectralVision.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9d3cpphn=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="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.=====Originally aired: June 22, 2021 EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PaulinePicard ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness...
1 hour 1 min
27 January Finished
The Crash, The Creatures, And The Confession: Inside The Varginha Ufo Press Conference
Nearly thirty years after the alleged UFO crash in Varginha, Brazil, witnesses just gathered at the National Press Club to share testimony about creatures, military cover-ups, and a soldier's mysterious death — and for the first time, a neurosurgeon described standing four minutes with a captured being. #WeirdDarkNEWS READ or SHARE: https://weirddarkness.com/varginha-ufo-crash-brazil/ WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS, #VarginhaUFO, #BrazilianRoswell, #UFODisclosure, #AlienEncounter, #MomentOfContact, #UAP, #UFOCrash, #Extraterrestrial
25 mins
26 January Finished
A Ventriloquist Dummy, A Serial Killer Who Taunted Eliot Ness, and Churchill's Booze Prescription
IT HAPPENED ON THIS DATE, JANUARY 26: This morning: television's first star had a wooden face, Cleveland's most famous lawman met his match in a phantom with a scalpel, and Winston Churchill found a very creative loophole during Prohibition. | The Morning Weird Darkness WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice. EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260126 #WeirdDarkness #MorningWD #DarrenMarlar #MarlarInTheMorning #MWD #TrueCrime #UnsolvedMysteries #EliotNess #ClevelandTorsoMurderer #MadButcher #WinstonChurchill #Prohibition #HistoryOfTelevision #CullinanDiamond #DukesOfHazzard #ThisDayInHistory #StrangeHistory #TrueCrimePodcast #ParanormalPodcast #DarkHistory
27 mins
26 January Finished
The Mayor Who Vowed to Hunt Down a Murderer | The Clues Led Back To Him
A mayor vows to hunt down a murderer and end a deadly plague — never suspecting the trail of clues will lead straight back to himself. | “So Shall Ye Reap” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0576 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “So Shall Ye Reap” (April 04, 1977) ***WD 00:44:58.382 = Strange Wills, “Killer And Saint” (November 30, 1946) 01:14:37.399 = Strange “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD 01:26:42.350 = Suspense, “Night Reveals” (December 09, 1943) 01:55:40.528 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Old Die Rich” (March 26, 1953) ***WD 02:27:27.523 = The Saint, “Hawthorne House Mystery” (April 08, 1951) 02:56:47.565 = Theater Five, “A Nightmare” (October 29, 1964) 03:17:39.771 = Theater 1030, “The Thing In The Hall” (1968-1971) ***WD 03:47:02.841 = 2000 Plus, “Alone” (November 15, 1950) 04:17:30.054 = The Unexpected, “Sweet Sixteen” (August 22, 1948) 04:32:14.764 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD 04:47:08.457 = Escape, “Bloodbath” (June 30, 1950) ***WD 05:14:56.584 = 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. Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy. = = = = = "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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0576
5 hours 15 mins
26 January Finished
Night Owl Horrors | Scary Things That Only Happen When You're the Last One Awake
From skeletal faces in TV static to well-dressed spirits standing in hallways, these late-night witnesses share the terrifying things they saw while the rest of the house slept. | #WDRadio | WEEKEND OF JANUARY 25, 2026 ========== HOUR ONE: Investigators noted the hair on the alleged victim's arms was singed, and the skin burned. The grass where he claimed to have had the encounter was also scorched. Did this scoutmaster and the boys with him truly experience a real UFO sighting in 1952, or was it all a hoax? (The Scouts and the UFO) *** An atheist tells his story about being possessed by demons... or maybe he wasn’t. (I Thought I Was Possessed By The Devil) *** Is the Thunderbird real or myth? Most would say it is myth – or if it was real, it’s now extinct. But then how do you explain sightings of the massive airborne creature as recently as 2018? (The Giant Thunderbird Lives) *** Sometimes, the darkness of night can hide frightening secrets. Especially if you are alone. (You’ll Never Guess What Happened While You Were Asleep) ========== HOUR TWO: Different peoples build their identity around different facets of their culture: the Italians around their food, the Greeks around their architecture, America around expanding waistlines. The Isle of Man, however, has pinned its identity today on low tax rates, motorcycle races and, oh yes… mermaids and fairies. (Catching Mermaids on Man) *** Would you be willing to eat your meals off the chest of a corpse, in the process, taking on their sins as your own? That’s the gruesome job of a sin eater – and there were people willing to do it even into twentieth-century. (Would You Become a Sin Eater?) *** Dr Richard Gallagher is a New York psychiatrist and a psychiatric professor. He has spent twenty-five years viewing exorcisms – and he says 'fallen angels' target the devout AND those who've meddled with the occult. He says it outright – being possessed by a demon can and does happen, and he has seen it all too often. (Psychiatrist Says Demonic Possession Is Real) *** UK homeowners believe their homes are haunted and want to rid themselves of them, while Americans don’t care if a house is haunted so long as it has a swimming pool! (Ghostly Homes And Ghost-Loving Buyers) ========== SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: Robert Ressler came up against a lot of resistance, but his dedicated focus on the minds and motives of serial murderers created what we know today as criminal profiling. (The Man Who Created Criminal Profiling) *** An atheist tells his story about being possessed by demons... or maybe he wasn’t. (I Thought I Was Possessed By The Devil) ========== SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW: BOOK: “Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal” by Dr. Richard Gallagher: https://amzn.to/2YSlhBJ BOOK: “20 Commonly Asked Questions About Demons” by Daniel C. Okapara: https://amzn.to/3fCEsFD BOOK: “Demonic Possessions Extraordinary True Life Experiences” by C. Torrington: https://amzn.to/3fEzoAx “Psychiatrist Says Demonic Possession Is Real” by Sheila Flynn for Daily Mail: https://tinyurl.com/y7yb5x26 “The Man Who Created Criminal Profiling” by Fiona Guy for Crime Traveller: https://tinyurl.com/ybeh2zke “Catching Mermaids on Man” from Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog: https://tinyurl.com/y9uat6zq “Would You Become a Sin Eater?” by Lisa A. Flowers for Ranker:...
1 hour 56 mins
26 January Finished
