Melanie is literally FALLING TO PIECES!: 14 Thrilling and Dramatic #RetroRadio Stories! EP0291

It is the morning hours in the small town of Hammond and, as the town wakes up it finds that there is something spreading. Something that is not seen until it is too late because by then, you are already infected. At that point, they are already... Hatched. 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 have special permission from author Jason R. Davis to bring you the entire audiobook version of the fiction horror novel “Hatched” - the first book in the Invisible Spiders series! If, after listening to this audiobook, you want to hear more, you can find the sequel to it, “Caught In The Web” as well as the story “Spiders in the Garden” on the audiobooks page at WeirdDarkness.com. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Audiobook, “Hatched: Invisible Spiders” by Jason R. Davis: https://amzn.to/2pPYW8u 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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = = SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/hatched

A ghost on the train leads to robbery, and murder. They say that compartment 42a on the 4:15 express train is haunted as a man named Jones was killed there 10 years ago and his rather angry spiritual self is supposedly lingering around scaring people out of their wits. 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, “He Moves In Mysterious Ways” (July 30, 1975) ***WD 00:47:20.779 = Unsolved Mysteries, “12 Toll Bridge” (ADU) ***WD (LQ) 01:01:58.629 = Dark Venture, “Chase” (August 03, 1946) ***WD (LQ) 01:30:30.479 = The Weird Circle, “415 Express” (1943) 02:00:16.519 = The Whistler, “Thief” (January 17, 1943) 02:30:59.369 = Strange Wills, “East of Hudson bay” (October 12, 1946) 03:00:52.079 = The Witch’s Tale, “Wedding Gift” (March 29, 1938) 03:26:38.789 = Word Detective w/ Basil Rathbone, “Jack O’ Lantern” (October 26, 1959) ***WD 03:29:47.919 = X Minus One, “Child’s Play” (October 20, 1955) 03:53:03.869 = ABC Mystery Time, “Murder In Haste” (ADU) ***WD 04:17:00.479 = Strange Adventure, “Ghost Town” (ADU) ***WD 04:20:28.359 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Deadwhite Lifeboat” (April 24, 1955) ***WD 04:49:44.889 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD 05:15:27.996 = 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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0292

Vincent Price is "The Saint" - and gets two guns stuck in face while wearing a Santa Claus outfit to entertain the children of the neighborhood.  What is "the stuff" these two people with guns keep asking for? 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, “Woman From Hell” (July 25, 1975) ***WD 00:47:43.559 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Leona’s Room” (February 25, 1949) 01:17:46.299 = The Price of Fear, “Guy Fawkes Night” (November 17, 1973) 01:45:43.149 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) ***WD (LQ) 02:15:25.739 = Quiet Please, “Rain on New Year’s Eve” (December 29, 1947) ***WD 02:39:57.279 = Radio City Playhouse, “Unsound Mind” (July 17, 1948) 03:08:01.049 = Richard Diamond, “The Eddie Garret Case” (August 27, 1949) 03:37:27.069 = Ripley’s Believe It or Not, “Cliff Railway” (ADU) ***WD 03:38:39.219 = The Saint, “Nineteen Santa Clauses” (December 25, 1949) ***WD 04:07:57.839 = Sam Spade, ‘Wheel of Life Caper” (July 11, 1948) 04:36:35.129 = The Sealed Book, “Devil Island” (April 08, 1945) 05:05:56.407 = 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 ©2025, Weird Darkness. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0290

After the infamous Kansas City Massacre, reports of Frank Nash's ghost haunting Union Station keep the memory of his violent end alive. 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: One of paranormal history’s most bizarre, worldwide, phenomena, the Men In Black, traces its origin directly back to one man, and his name was Albert. (The Albert K. Bender Story) *** Daryl Collins’ encounters demonstrate the sheer level of weirdness that surrounds the UFO phenomenon. (Alien Abductions and High Strangeness) *** A young girl sees an odd cube shape floating in her back yard among the trees. Was it extraterrestrial, paranormal, or just the wild imagination of a child? (Floating Multi-Color Box) *** What began as a joke to tease his sister, became all too real for the boy. (Ouija) *** Legend has it that a man murdered his wife and young daughter, before committing suicide. Has this caused the Banff Springs Hotel to become haunted? (Room 873) *** Frank Nash was not only an infamous outlaw, but he could escape just about any prison – even the prison of his own coffin after being dead and buried. (The Kansas City Massacre) *** Due to a murderous plot, 11-year old Terry Jo Duperrault spent 84 grueling hours alone at sea until she was rescued. (Orphaned At Sea) *** Moving into your own place alone for the first time is often an exciting moment in a young adult’s life – but it can also be a bit nerve-racking. But then, it probably doesn’t help if you move into a place that is haunted. (My Closet Door) *** The true story of Rasputin is full of both truths and lies. Was he a controversial mystic with healing powers, or an evil or misunderstood man? Maybe he was a little of both. (Rasputin) *** The Lake Club in Springfield, Illinois had its heyday in 1940s and 50s – and not even a lingering ghost could stop the parties. (The Lake Club Ghost) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:02:35.992 = Show Intro 00:05:36.106 = The Kansas City Massacre 00:28:37.930 = The Ghosts of Room 873 00:33:10.837 = Alien Abductions and High Strangeness 00:38:32.364 = Albert K. Bender and The Men In Black 00:54:49.573 = Floating Multi-Colored Box 00:56:39.298 = Ouija (from a Weird Darkness listener) 00:58:23.977 = The Lake Club Ghost (prelude) 00:59:43.091 = The Lake Club Ghost (story) 01:17:25.081 = Rasputin 01:27:14.406 = My Closet Door 01:33:09.733 = Orphaned at Sea 01:38:27.845 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Alien Abductions and High Strangeness” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2LlDcZZ “Albert K. Bender and the Men In Black” by Michael J. Bielawa from Bridgeport Library: http://bit.ly/33Q3VEl “Floating Multi-Color Box” by Keileigh Mather for PhantomsAndMonsters.com: http://bit.ly/2DKQJ9r “Ouija” by Juan Guzzman.. submitted directly to Weird Darkness “The Ghosts of Room 873” by Jessica Ferri for The Line Up: http://bit.ly/33IH1ih “The Kansas City Massacre” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink:

At the stroke of midnight on the second Monday of each month, the blood-soaked ghost of Old Red Face and his mourning wife emerge from the ruins of Rollesby Hall to relive a tale of murder, tragedy, and eternal unrest. 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: One of the most intriguing Hopi legends involves the ant people, who were crucial to the Hopi’s survival, not just once, but twice. We know this from the cave drawings they left behind. But who or what exactly were the ant people? (The Ant People and the Anunnaki) *** The red-faced ghost of Rollesby comes with an an identity crisis. People aren’t sure if the bloody face they see is the ghost of a murderer - or a victim of murder. (The Red-Faced Ghost of Rollesby) *** A woman is scared senseless when someone visits her home during a rainstorm… but it’s not just any passerby. (The Faceless Girl In The Striped Dress) *** One thing people just cannot seem to resist is a challenge – doubly so if you happen to be of the criminal persuasion. If they’re told a place is impregnable, it makes it an almost irresistible challenge. (Never Say Your Place Is Impregnable) *** Joachim Kroll, the "Ruhr Cannibal," terrorized West Germany for over 20 years, eating the flesh of his victims because "meat was expensive." (The Duisburg Man Eater) *** It is said that the Vatican is holding manuscripts that hold details about ancient races of man that used to populate the Americas – powerful rulers from the south, described as having white beards, and red eyes. Who could these people have been – and where have they gone? (The Mystery of the Ancient White-Bearded Red-Eyed Rulers) *** We all know the Nazis inflicted terror and death upon innocent people during WWII – but many don’t know just how horrifying the treatment was, particular the experiments they conducted on living prisoners. (Horrifying Nazi Experiments) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:03:08.358 = The Red-Faced Ghost of Rollesby 00:06:49.954 = The Faceless Girl in the Striped Dress 00:11:26.640 = Never Say Your Place Is Impregnable 00:23:16.463 = The Duisburg Man-Eater 00:34:01.423 = The Ant People And The Anunnaki 00:42:56.812 = The Mystery of the Ancient White Bearded, Red-Eyed Rulers 01:01:15.060 = Horrifying Nazi Experiments 01:13:28.572 = Show Close & Bloopers SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Red-Faced Ghost of Rollesby” by Stacia Briggs and Sofia Connor for Weird Norfolk: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2djct9nz “The Faceless Girl In The Striped Dress” posted at YourGhostStories.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ezbspc57 “Horrifying Nazi Experiments” by Jacob Shelton for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/m5ddb6pk “Never Say Your Place Is Impregnable” by Megan Summers for Weird History: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4rmjf6n3 “The Duisburg Man Eater” by Emily Stringer for All That’s Interesting: