#FIRESIDEFRIGHTS VOLUME 32 #WeirdDarkness

A Soho painter can't stop painting the same 19th-century woman — until she starts talking back, insisting she was murdered and thrown down a Manhattan well, and demanding he hear the truth the courtroom refused to believe. 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://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Ghost In The Well” (March 28, 1978) ***WD 00:46:05.307 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Secret Room” (February 13, 1945) ***WD 00:57:55.158 = Eleventh Hour, “Cast Giant Shadow” (ADU) 01:21:29.218 = Escape, “Evening Primrose” (August 25, 1949) 01:49:36.901 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Space Baby / aka First Baby in Space” (June 18, 1958) ***WD 02:09:35.315 = Dark Fantasy, “Dead Hands Reaching” (May 22, 1942) ***WD 02:33:49.707 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Monkey’s Revenge” (January 10, 1991) 03:03:18.954 = Theater Five, “A Nothin’ Place” (November 20, 1964) 03:26:01.748 = Guests of Doom, “Program 11 & 12” (1930s) ***WD 03:51:44.458 = The Hall of Fantasy, “He Who Follows” (March 11, 1950) 04:16:11.455 = Harry Lime, “Love Affair” (September 14, 1951) 04:40:16.602 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “What Was It” (June 28, 1980) ***WD 05:07:37.608 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0715

Sixteen children were found in a single room on Ohmer Street, and their mother had been delivering them in hospitals for seventeen years. READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.com/siders-case WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: July 15, 2026

In 1912, an axe killed all eight people sleeping in a Villisca, Iowa farmhouse, and the two men suspected of it — a traveling preacher and a business rival — both walked free. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/VilliscaReverendRival READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84usw4 FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Conspiracy theories, while often dark, can also be kind of humorous due to being so outlandishly unbelievable. For example… is the Earth’s moon artificial, and actually an extraterrestrial spaceship? We’ll look at the strange theory. (Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?) *** In 1912 one of the most brutal slayings in America took place in the small town of Villisca, Iowa… a murder so brutal that numerous documentaries have been made about it, books have been written, and amateur detectives have poured over the facts and suspects still trying to find out who the murderer was that swung the bloody axe. (The Unsolved Villisca Ax Murders) *** The President of the United States, no matter who is in the position at the time, is always in danger from those who would like to see someone else in office. We’ll hear on the news of the assassination attempts that came close, but we more often than not are completely unaware of the attempts and plans that have been thwarted – and some of those attempts to kill a sitting U.S. President have been extremely bizarre. (Bizarre Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents) *** Some Biblical accounts seem unbelievable and we tend to dismiss them as fantasies, or dreams of the person writing the events down. But what if some of the strange creatures described in the bible are actually real – but come from another dimension, or even outer space? (Are Extraterrestrials in the Bible?) *** If you are told there is a city that has been built specifically for the dead, you probably think of some ancient culture that worshipped their ancestors. Personally, I think of pyramids in Egypt… but I never would’ve thought of the suburbs in California, USA. (California’s City of the Dead) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:02:33.183 = Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship? 00:08:21.362 = The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders *** 00:20:59.742 = California’s City of the Dead 00:31:12.990 = Are Extraterrestrials in the Bible? *** 00:39:47.780 = Bizarre Assassination Attempts on U.S. Presidents 00:48:06.915 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: 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://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?” posted at Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdhz5563 “The Unsolved Villisca Ax Murders” by Joe Turner for HistoricMysteries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8mnfp6, and from HauntedRoom.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/36b6k2h4 “California’s City of the Dead” by Hugh Landman for Ranker.com’s Graveyard Shift:

Read an even deeper-dive into the werewolf trials here: https://weirddarkness.com/wolves-on-trial/ Across four centuries of European court records, dozens of men, women, and children confessed to shedding their skins for wolf-hides and hunting under the moon — and the magistrates who heard them believed every word. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RealWerewolfTrials READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/43rjhjvp FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: We’re all familiar with the concept of werewolves – they are all over pop culture, movies, television, comic books, novels, and every other medium you could possibly imagine. And while they are considered fictional, or at least in the realm of cryptids, that doesn’t mean there aren’t true stories of reported werewolves in history. (Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves) *** Just the idea of going to prison is enough to scare people into living a squeaky-clean life, but if you’re one of the most dangerous prisoners known to exist, ordinary prison would look like a vacation as compared to life in the Florence ADX Supermax Prison. (Life In The Supermax) *** What was supposed to be a two day trip turned into a maritime mystery when the ship, the MV Joyita was discovered floating with no crew on board. What happened? (The Mysterious Abandonment of the MV Joyita) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:37.814 = Show Open 00:03:32.506 = Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves, Part 1 00:28:44.978 = Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves, Part 2 *** 00:42:51.099 = The Mysterious Abandonment of the MV Joyita *** 01:02:49.562 = Life In The Supermax *** 01:15:37.977 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: 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://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Real Historic Accounts of Werewolves” by Miss Celania for MentalFloss.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84ut66, Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2MFFx5p, WolvesRox on Playbuzz.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9bjcht, and Tim Flight for HistoricCollection.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p87s85s The short fable, “The Werewolf” was written by Angela Carter: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckt8fn6 “The Mysterious Abandonment of the MV Joyita” by Marcus Lowth for UFOInsight.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8sux2j “Life In The Supermax” by Jacob Shelton for Ranker.com’s Unspeakable Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8u82p9 (Over time links may become invalid,...

The man who invented solid rocket fuel and helped found the Jet Propulsion Laboratory spent his nights performing sex rituals in a Pasadena mansion with a struggling science fiction writer named L. Ron Hubbard, trying to incarnate a goddess who would give birth to the Antichrist. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/RocketMagic READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/9enkrtn5 FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: The creator of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, was so fascinated by the occult, he believed he was the actual devil himself… and was even upset when his own son turned out to not be the antichrist. (The Devil L. Ron Hubbard) *** Scientology is already scary and mysterious – which may not be surprising once you learn how much black magic had to do with its creation. (Scientology and the Occult) *** A house in the Altamaha River Swamp in Georgia becomes darker and more dangerous than the swamp itself. (A Terrifying Haunting in Georgia) *** Was a well known UFOlogist murdered shortly before a scheduled speech he was about to give? (The Bleached Computer of a UFO Researcher) *** Some believe we all have a guardian angel watching over us. One infamous yet respected witch hunter many years ago wrote that we all – each one of us – have a personal demon. And many people believed him. (The Demon Witch Hunter) *** For some time now, Area 51 has been seen as ground zero for conspiracies and government coverups. However, a plot of land in Utah has started to attract much of the same kind of attention. Welcome to Dugway – also known as Area 52. (Welcome to Area 52) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding 00:01:37.371 = Show Open 00:03:45.021 = Rocket Fuel, Sex Magic, and the Birth of Scientology 00:25:54.957 = A Terrifying Haunting In Georgia *** 00:34:49.445 = The Demon Witch Hunter 00:46:33.406 = The Bleached Computer of a UFO Researcher *** 00:50:09.122 = Area 52 01:00:20.603 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break LISTEN ON PODCAST APPS: 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://weirddarkness.com/wdapps *No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast* SOURCES and RESOURCES: “Scientology and the Occult” by Annalee Newitz: http://bit.ly/31KIGnA “The Devil L. Ron Hubbard” by Jacob Shelton: http://bit.ly/2ISSjIy “A Terrifying Haunting In Georgia” by Brent Swancer: http://bit.ly/2Ip9m5Y “The Bleached Computer of a UFO Researcher” by Paul Seaburn: http://bit.ly/2KpSyhm “The Demon Witch Hunter” by Melissa Brinks: http://bit.ly/2MXHdaf “Welcome to Area 52” by Hannah Collins: http://bit.ly/2WNDFY1 (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.) WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Originally aired: January, 2019 Weird Darkness moves through black magic, hauntings, demonology, unsolved death, and government secrecy in this episode, running from the occult roots of Scientology to a Utah military base that has earned the nickname Area 52.It opens with L. Ron Hubbard, the science fiction novelist who founded Scientology, and the claim from his own eldest son — Lafayette Ronald Hubbard, Jr., who left the church in 1959 and renamed himself Ronald DeWolf — that black magic sat at the inner core of the religion. In a 1983...