“HISTORY’S MOST VIOLENT GHOSTS” and More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show.  IN THIS EPISODE: Stephen King’s “The Man In The Black Suit” was originally published in the Halloween issue of The New Yorker in 1994 and subsequently won the 1995 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction and the 1996 O. Henry Award. The story was later included in Stephen King's 1997 collection Six Stories, as well as his 2002 collection Everything's Eventual which is where I am reading this from. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Man In The Black Suit” by Stephen King, from the book “Everything’s Eventual”: https://amzn.to/2QkaDlA, also available in the Stephen King anthology, “Six Stories”: https://amzn.to/33GrKkz. 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: May 13, 2021 CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/manintheblacksuit

Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycktys7v IN THIS EPISODE: Deep within the ancient limestone caves of Wookey Hole, a legendary witch once cast her dark curse over the nearby village, dooming all love to fail. Centuries later, the echoes of her magic still haunt the caverns, where eerie sounds and ghostly figures continue to baffle and terrify visitors. Is the petrified figure in the Witch’s Kitchen truly the stone remains of the cursed sorceress, or does her spirit linger, waiting for someone to break the spell? (The Witch of Wookey Hole) *** In 1954, off the coast of Australia, a routine flight turned into one of the most compelling UFO encounters in history. When Royal Australian Navy pilot Lieutenant O'Farrell reported two mysterious lights outpacing his Sea Fury aircraft, he couldn't have imagined that his sighting, confirmed by multiple radar operators on the ground, would become a cornerstone case in UFO research for decades to come. (The Sea Fury UFO Mystery) *** "When two boys unearth strange stone heads in their backyard, they unknowingly trigger a series of eerie events, from ghostly encounters to bizarre werewolf sightings. As archaeologists and paranormal investigators examine the Hexham Heads, rumors of ancient curses and supernatural forces grow—but are the objects truly cursed, or is it all just legend?" (The Hexham Heads) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro 00:04:42.949 = Horror of the Hexam Heads, Part 1 00:18:20.410 = Horror of the Hexam Heads, Part 2 00:35:12.703 = The Witch of Wookey Hole 00:54:27.134 = The Sea Fury UFO Mystery 01:02:34.521 = Show Outro SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Episodes with “The Stone Tape Theory”: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=%22stone+tape+theory%22 Episodes with Sawney Bean stories: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=%22Sawney+Bean%22 BOOK: “Tales of the Hexham Heads” by Paul Screeton (Free PDF): https://bit.ly/47IaQCi “The Horror of the Hexam Heads” source: The Urban Prehistorian: https://bit.ly/3XVGokR, https://bit.ly/3zJOP9v,https://bit.ly/3XGQAMB, https://bit.ly/4gDKHZg “The Witch of Wookey Hole” sources: Lauren Dillon, HistoricMysteries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr3u7mjh; Chris Goodchild and Neil Morgan, Haunted History Chronicles: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3cb2tacc; Julia Banim and Josie O’Brien, The Mirror: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p85bt9t “The Sea Fury UFO Mystery” source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight: https://bit.ly/47DC6lr, and Bill Chalker at UFO Evidence: https://bit.ly/3MXqzUq Weird Darkness theme by Alibi...

Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show.  IN THIS EPISODE: It’s #ThrillerThursday where I bring you tales of fiction. In this episode, it’s “The Super Opener” by Michael Zuroy. It’s a story I narrated for another podcast I work with entitled “Auditory Anthology” which comes out with a science-fiction story each week with me as the narrator. I’ll link to that podcast in the show notes. I loved narrating this particular story due to the characters I had to create. I enjoyed it so much, in fact, that I produced it with music and sound effects when normally I’d leave that up to Keith, the producer of Auditory Anthology. I hope you enjoy the story as much as I did! SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Super Opener” by Michael Zuroy, originally published in “Worlds of If” Science Fiction magazine from August, 1958. Auditory Anthology, Podcast: https://www.auditoryanthology.com Auditory Anthology YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@AuditoryAnthology 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: September 26, 2024 CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/superopener

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version plus all of the artwork created for the YouTube and podcast thumbnails: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112779014 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Man Must Die” (Mach 21, 1975) 00:46:59.402 = The Whistler, “Alibi” (October 25, 1942) 01:18:48.166 = Strange Wills, “Madman’s Diary” (August 17, 1946) 01:50:21.307 = Witch’s Tale, “Wonderful Bottle, Parts 1 and 2” (February 18, 1935) ***LowQuality 02:21:06.920 = X Minus One, “The Veldt” (August 04, 1955) 02:46:05.903 = Strange Adventures, “The Beach of Diamonds” (ADU) ***WD 02:50:34.102 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Yellow Chip” (February 20, 1955) ***WD 03:21:07.840 = The Avenger, “The Blue Pearls” (August 24, 1945) ***WD 03:49:24.800 = Behind The Green Door, “Alaskan Justice – Sheriff Quinn” (ADU) ***WD 03:54:29.463 = Beyond Midnight, “Locked Room” (ADU) ***WD 04:25:14.309 = The Black Book, “Price of the Head” (February 02, 1952) ***WD 04:41:22.741 = Black Mass, “Shidah And Kuziba” (ADU) ***WD 04:56:22.301 = Boston Blackie, “Black market Meat Ring” (July 21, 1944) ***WD 05:25:38.532 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown ***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/WDRR0217

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version plus all of the artwork created for the YouTube and podcast thumbnails: https://www.patreon.com/posts/112762023 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Doppelganger” (March 20,1 975) 00:48:02.645 = Mystery House, “Death With a Punch” (April 28, 1946) ***WD 01:15:48.538 = Theater Five, “Molecule Masquerade” (August 21, 1964) ***WD 01:39:30.035 = The Whisperer, “Policeman In Danger” (July 29, 1951) ***WD 02:05:45.965 = Thin Man, “Strange Case of Professor Wainger” (ADU) ***WD 02:37:40.004 = True Detective Mystery, “Mary Ann Webster Kidnapped” (January 06, 1958) 03:04:57.981 = 2000 Plus, “Temples of Pharaohs” (December 26, 1951) ***LowQuality 03:35:31.012 = The Unexpected, “Understudy” (ADU) ***WD 03:51:32.880 = Unit 99, “Woman Threatening With a Gun” (September 06, 1957) 04:18:09.291 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (ADU) 04:33:56.820 = The Weird Circle, “Man Without Country” (1943) 05:02:08.147 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown ***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/WDRR0216