#FIRESIDEFRIGHTS VOLUME 32 #WeirdDarkness

Police in England ask a man where his friend has been, and as they walk him out of his flat, he tells them she's in the freezer. In a village in western India, a mother comes home to find her ten-year-old son dead at the family's shrine to a goddess, and her husband asleep on a cot nearby. A detective in South Carolina is accused of pulling his gun on a fellow officer over fish warmed up in the office microwave. In northern France, police climb through a window to check on mistreated animals in a house the neighbors have complained about since 2017. And in Tokyo, a man walks out of a watch shop wearing a $290,000 Royal Oak, and three days later a package arrives at the shop. SOURCES, LINKS, AND PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/body-in-a-freezer-st-helens-weird-darknews *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* 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.

For years, a man in eastern Baltimore County would walk to the edge of the deep woods behind his neighborhood, and stare into the trees until he could feel something in there staring back, and he'd stay put until it seemed angry enough to hurt him before he finally turned and walked home. By the night he threw a party in those same woods, out on a little point of land reaching into the creek and well away from the deep part, he'd long since stopped thinking about whatever had been watching him. SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Daemon Wood” written by Rob Funkhouser for WeirdDarkness.com 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.

Three young listeners wrote this week's stories. Ben starts hearing scratching at his bedroom door, just like the boy in the scary movie he can't stop thinking about; Annie laughs at a zoo sign that reads MONSTER EXHIBIT; and deep in a foggy forest, a kid hides under a hollow tree root while something called the Chasing Figure stomps around outside. 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.

A mummified three-fingered hand with eight-inch fingers came out of a tunnel behind a stone door in the Peruvian desert, and the doctors in Cusco who X-rayed it found real bone and skin. READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckufran FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Could it possibly be true that the three-fingered mummies found in Peru, eventually deemed to be a hoax, are in fact real extraterrestrial bodies? New evidence seems to say so! (The Mysterious Three-Fingered Mummies of Peru – Alien or Hoax?) *** In the early morning hours of August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead inside her Los Angeles home of an apparent drug overdose — but suspicions of foul play have persisted ever since. (The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe) *** Within the span of about 80 years two terrifying beasts emerged to haunt the imaginations of two European communities. From the werewolf of Ansbach to the mysterious Beast of Gévaudan, these creatures blurred the line between reality and legend, leaving a trail of death bodies, and people who even hundreds of years later in these areas are still frightened to go out after dark. (Two European Werewolves) *** The Hellfire Club, a secret society from the 1700s, provided a space for high-standing individuals to indulge in intellectual pursuits and social activities without judgment… but it also became infamous for its rumored hedonistic behaviors and dark rituals, though its true purpose and activities remain shrouded in mystery even today – making the rumors about it all the more tantalizing. (The Secret World of the Hellfire Club) *** In 2003, Christine Paolilla shocked her Texas community by going from a bullied high school student to a convicted killer. It’s a tragic story of friendship, love, drugs, violence, and murder. (From Miss Irresistible to Mrs Murderer) *** Oakville, Washington, a small town with fewer than 1,000 residents, experienced an unusual event in the summer of 1994. On August 7th, clear gelatinous blobs fell from the sky, soon followed by a mysterious illness affecting the townspeople. Despite various theories, from jellyfish particles to star jelly, the true nature of the Oakville Blobs remains a mystery, leaving the town and the rest of the world without clear answers. (What Were The Oakville Blobs?) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Anatomy of the Impossible (Short Story) 00:02:43.814 = The Foreboding 00:03:35.952 = Show Open 00:06:41.937 = The Mysterious Three-Fingered Mummies of Peru – Alien or Hoax? 00:17:19.802 = The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe *** 00:24:37.497 = Two European Werewolves 00:36:52.963 = From Miss Irresistible to Mrs Murderer *** 00:42:34.577 = The Secret World of the Hellfire Club 00:50:34.875 = What Were The Oakville Blobs? *** 00:55:36.773 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Mysterious Three-Fingered Mummies of Peru – Alien or Hoax?” sources: Anomalien,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8mhubm; Ancient-Origins, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8fjedt; Metabunk, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckmk27w “The Mysterious Death of Marilyn Monroe” source: AllThatsInteresting.com, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mwuhzyf2 “Two European Werewolves” sources: Amusing Planet,

At three in the morning, a spacecraft lands on the White House lawn and carries the president away, and when it brings him home 24 hours later just as promised, his daughter is the only one who notices he's started calling her by a name her father never used. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Enemy From Space” (March 26, 1979) ***WD 00:45:32.120 = Price Of Fear, “Goody Two Shoes” (May 30, 1983) ***WD(LQ) 01:13:32.592 = Ellery Queen, “Mischief Maker” (January 15, 1944) ***WD 01:39:57.199 = Quiet Please, “The Hat, The Bed, And John J. Catherine” (June 11, 1949) ***WD 02:09:49.719 = Radio City Playhouse, “Fanny” (August 21, 1948) ***WD 02:39:51.235 = Sam Spade, “Hot Hundred Grand Caper” (September 19, 1948) ***WD 03:10:59.072 = The Sealed Book, “My Beloved Must Die” (July 22, 1945) 03:41:32.835 = The Shadow, “Out Of This World” (October 21, 1945) ***WD 04:10:12.927 = Sleep No More, “Death of Oliver Becaille” and “Fishhead” (December 26, 1956) ***WD 04:41:27.897 = Spinechillers, “Cupboard Beneath The Stairs” (April, 2006) 04:55:30.827 = Strange Adventure, “Mystery Of Loon Lake” (1945) 04:59:42.322 – 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.