“ELLSWORTH’S FAMOUS SPIDER PETTING ZOO” and “TRESPASSERS WILL BE PERSECUTED #WeirdDarkness

When Sir Matthew Fell condemns a woman to death for witchcraft, her cryptic warning—“There will be guests at the Hall”—becomes a chilling prophecy. Years later, her curse takes root in the shadow of an ancient ash tree, where unspeakable horrors lie in wait. 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 where I bring you tales of fiction and sci-fi. Tonight it’s a classic horror tale from M.R. James entitled, “The Ash-Tree”. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Ash-Tree” by M.R. James, from the book, “Classic Tales of Horror: 500+ Stories”: https://amzn.to/3ZWcexy Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: December 26, 2024 SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/TheAshTree

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’m reaching back to a #CreepypastaThursday from last year when I shared three stories. First, I’ll share the traditional creepypasta “I Wish I Wasn’t a Member” by Boothworld. Then it’s an original creepypasta story from Weirdo family member Randy Hogan called “The Dinner Party From Hell”. And finally, we’ll wrap up the episode with a classic bit of horror from M.R. James called “Lost Hearts”. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:02:10.856 = I Wish I Wasn’t A Member 00:11:40.130 = Dinner Party From Hell 00:19:31.187 = Lost Hearts 00:43:43.604 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “I Wish I Wasn’t a Member” by Boothworld: http://bit.ly/2OYlTRo “Lost Hearts” by M.R. James: http://bit.ly/2MOYgrZ “The Dinner Party From Hell” by Weirdo family member Randy Hogan Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: October 17, 2019

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 Widow’s Auxiliary” (July 11, 1975) ***WD 00:48:11.719 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (1957) 00:54:23.789 = Tales From The Tomb, “A Ghost Or a Vampire” (ADU) 01:02:09.599 = Theater Five, “Outside Time” (September 01, 19764) ***WD (LQ) 01:23:14.169 = CBC Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” ***WD (LQ) 01:54:02.899 = The Whisperer, “Never The Twain” (September 16, 1951) ***WD 02:23:40.739 = 2000 Plus, “Other Man” (June 07, 1950) ***WD 02:54:25.119 = The Unexpected, “Shipwreck” (ADU) 03:09:18.829 = Unit 99, ‘Threatening Letter” (October 25, 1957) ***WD 03:32:55.239 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Writing On The Wall” (ADU) ***WD (LQ) 03:47:14.519 = Dark Venture, “Ten Dollar Bill” (August 14, 1945) 04:16:28.449 = The Weird Circle, “Lifted Veil” (1943) – *Beginning cut off 04:41:39.039 = The Whistler, “Nemesis” (January 10, 1943) 05:10:36.786 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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 = = = = = "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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0282

Long before Halloween claimed the spooky spotlight, Christmas Eve was the traditional time for telling ghost stories - a tradition I'm reviving tonight with true tales of yuletide hauntings. 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: Before Halloween claimed the spooky spotlight, Christmas Eve was once the traditional time for telling ghost stories - a centuries-old custom that gave us Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" and brought families together around crackling fires to share spine-tingling tales on long winter nights. Tonight I continue my efforts to bring back this tradition with some ghost stories and hauntings that took place during the Yuletide season… and every single ghost story is absolutely true. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Photo of the Berthelot ghost: https://weirddarkness.com/TrueChristmasGhostStories “A Christmas Carol” narrated by Darren Marlar: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=%22A+Christmas+Carol%22 More holiday horror stories from Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=%23holidayhorrors Most stories were gathered from the book, “30 Real Christmas Ghost Stories” by MJ Wayland: https://amzn.to/41QrPBj Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = = Originally aired: December 25, 2024 SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/TrueChristmasGhostStories

Over five hours of Old Time Radio Christmas episodes on the DARKER side of the holiday! 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, “A Very Private Miracle” (December 24, 1974) ***WD 00:46:13.339 = American Weekly, “Christmas Eve Ghost” (December 21, 1933) ***WD (LQ) 01:01:36.189 = Dark Fantasy, “House of Bread” (December 26, 1941) ***WD 01:26:22.779 = Escape, “Back For Christmas” (December 24, 1947) ***WD 01:56:00.049 = The Whistler, “Decision” (December 24, 1947) 02:25:35.529 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Christmas Carol” (December 24, 1975) ***WD 03:11:45.079 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited – Christmas Story 1918” (December 22, 1937) ***WD 03:41:36.279 = Suspense, “Holiday Story” (December 23, 1948) 04:11:27.739 = The Whistler, “Delayed Christmas Present” (December 26, 1948) ***WD 04:42:15.749 = Escape, “The Cave” (December 24, 1950) ***WD (LQ) 05:11:55.728 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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 = = = = = "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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRRXMAS1