“MUMMIES, MYSTERIES, AND MADNESS: The True CURSE of TUTANKHAMUN” + More True Horror Stories!

In order to save his dying wife from terminal cancer, a wealthy eccentric gives orders to have her cryogenically frozen until a cure is found. His plans to accompany her in deep freeze is disrupted when the ghost of a deceased relative takes possession of his body. *** This story and more in this #RetroRadio marathon of Old Time Radio episodes! 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 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “To Die Is Forever” (August 07, 1975) ***WD 00:47:00.219 = The Mysterious Traveler, “Death Is The Judge” (June 15, 1947) ***WD 01:16:22.249 = Mystery House, “Bases Loaded” (June 14, 1946) **WD 01:44:44.079 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Cable Car Incident” (1966-1968) ***WD (LQ) 02:11:32.369 = Night Beat, “Football Player And Syndicate” (June 12, 1950) ***WD 02:38:17.879 = Creeps By Night, “Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944) 03:08:01.269 = CBC Nightfall, “Deadly Development” (November 28, 1980) 03:37:19.959 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Death Takes A Holiday” (June 02, 1943) **WD 04:07:27.289 = Obsession, “The Peacock Screen” (February 25, 1951) 04:30:35.469 = Origin of Superstition, “Don’t Turn Back” (January 14, 1935) ***WD 04:45:02.609 = Peril, “Wheelchair” (June 14, 1947) ***WD (LQ) 05:09:30.058 = 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/WDRR0297

“The Shining” - haunted halls of an isolated hotel, a writer's descent into madness. supernatural horrors, and what some believe are Stanley Kubrick's hidden clues about faking the moon landing. 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: Does Stanley Kubrick's classic 1980 film The Shining contain a hidden code about the Apollo moon landings? (Under a Shining Moon) *** Poltergeists have been reported as having unique personalities. Some are violent, others are eerily playful. But in Vietnam, they are dealing with one that likes to start fires. (Pyromaniac Poltergeist) *** In 1885 a madman stalked the streets of Austin, Texas, slaughtering women where they slept. You might think he was inspired by London’s Jack the Ripper – but this was three years before anyone ever knew about Jack. (The Servant Girl Murders) *** Are ghosts and shadow people the same thing? Author Jacob Shelton doesn’t think so – and gives us an in-depth essay behind his reasoning. (Ghosts And Shadows) *** In September, 1935, the Labor Day Hurricane obliterated the Florida Keys, killing hundreds. Even today, more than 83 years later, skeletal remains still continue to occasionally be found… as do some of their ghosts. (Ghosts Of The Labor Day Hurricane) *** Nathaniel Bar-Jonah was accused of murdering a child. Soon, his neighbors remembered the strange meat he'd given them years before. (Child Killer and Cannibal) *** Was the notorious Dr Crippen, convicted and executed in 1910 for the murder of his wife Cora, actually innocent? (Dr. Crippen and the Chamber of Murder and Horror) *** Two women decide to move into a flat together – but quickly find out they might have a paranormal third roommate they didn’t know about. (The Other Flatmate) *** In the wild frontier of the 1790s, Americans had much to be worried about. Drought, famine, being injured with no one there to get help for you, poisonous snakes, hungry wolves, even being scalped by bloodthirsty natives of the land. But nothing was so scary as… the Harpe brothers. You see, the Harpe brothers didn’t choose their victims – they simply killed anyone who got in their way, including women and children. (Two of the Outlaws of Cave-In Rock) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:03:09.226 = Show Intro 00:06:22.435 = Under a Shining Moon 00:43:03.402 = The Servant Girl Murders 00:50:18.935 = Pyromaniac Poltergeists 00:54:04.219 = The Harpe Brothers: Two Of The Outlaws of Cave-In Rock 01:02:57.348 = The Other Flatmate 01:10:51.264 = Dr. Crippen and the Chamber of Murder And Horror 01:36:40.711 = Ghosts of the Labor Day Hurricane 01:39:11.304 = Child Killer and Cannibal 01:48:35.982 = Ghosts and Shadows 01:59:25.390 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Cover of the theme from “The Shining” by Kay Bizzy on YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/uv7pjwu “Under a Shining Moon” posted at The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/sdagzpx “Pyromaniac Poltergeists” by Paul Seaburn for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/s5cprcy “The Servant Girl Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up:

A Halloween masquerade party is the scene of a planned murder. How many times can a person die in one evening? 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 00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Hung Jury” (August 05, 1975) ***WD 00:46:45.489 = Beyond Midnight, “The Visits” (June 27, 1969) ***WD (LQ) 01:15:25.719 = Mind Webs, “Webster” (May 12, 1978) 01:45:04.509 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Bathtub Murder” (1939-1948) ***WD 01:46:14.089 = Dark Destiny, “Masquerade” (October 31, 1942) ***WD (LQ) 02:15:37.449 = Mystery In The Air, “Mask of Medusa” (September 04, 1947) ***WD 02:44:48.689 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Ladies In Retirement” (January 18, 1946) ***WD 03:07:42.569 = Mr. District Attorney, “Backstage Murder” (February 03, 1943) (LQ) 03:32:53.819 = Murder At Midnight, “The Thirteenth Floor” (January 27, 1947) 03:59:34.579 = The Black Museum, “Auto Service Card” (March 28, 1952) ***WD 04:25:43.029 = Mysterious Traveler, “Mind Over Murder” (May 25, 1947) ***WD (LQ) 04:55:21.959 = 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/WDRR0296

In the 1970s Highgate Cemetery became the stuff of legends, with rumors of a vampire, bizarre occultic rituals, and a rivalry so wild it could’ve been lifted out of a horror novel. 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: Did a vampire stalk London’s Highgate cemetery in the 1970s? (Highgate Vampire: The Horror of the Dead) *** He was alone at home when firemen were called. The entire house was blazing... except for one room. The room that contained the corpse of J. Temple Thurston. (The Mysterious Death of J. Temple Thurston) *** A ghostly spirit brings comfort to a dying man’s grandchild. (A Comforting Nurse) *** Death comes to us all, but today children are shielded from the reality of death – only the stylized version they see in television and film. But years ago, when there was a death, it was a family affair – everyone of all ages participated in the funeral and grieving process. And some people coped with their grief by being artistic – such as writing a weird song called “The Hearse Song”. *** We all know people who love nature and the outdoors. Some will even have their own gardens and will talk to the flowers and plants, thinking it will help them thrive. But how would you react when you are sure the plants are talking back to you? (The Girl Who Talks To Trees) *** Mitchell Quy watched while the police looked for his missing wife; he even joined the search himself. No one ever expected that Mitchell was the one who had killed her. (He Murdered His Wife – Then Pretended To Look For Her) *** In 1986, the Tallmanns moved into what they thought was the ideal family home. They couldn’t have been more wrong. (Sharing Bunk Beds With Evil) *** A Weirdo family member shares how he has been stalked by a terrifying entity for many years. (The Sinister Caprine Creature) *** Not even the serial killer Dennis Nilsen himself can say exactly how many people he murdered. There were just too many. (Britain’s Kindly Killer) *** How is it possible for a man as powerful and prominent as a Supreme Court judge to disappear forever? It happened to the Big Apple’s Justice Joseph F. Crater. (The Most Missingest Man In New York) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:01:02.093 = Show Intro 00:04:02.672 = The Highgate Vampire: Horror of the Dead 00:23:39.363 = Britain’s Kindly Killer 00:28:17.248 = The Sinister Caprine Creature (submitted by a Weird Darkness listener) 00:35:52.742 = The Most Missingest Man in New York 00:57:29.340 = Sharing Bunk Beds With Evil 01:08:40.449 = He Murdered His Wife, Then Pretended To Look For Her 01:16:24.345 = A Comforting Nurse 01:21:15.168 = The Hearse Song 01:30:59.618 = The Girl Who Talks To Trees 01:33:45.924 = The Mysterious Death of J. Temple Thurston 01:46:52.727 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Sinister Caprine Creature” by Benji, submitted directly to http://www.weirddarkness.com/submit “The Most Missingest Man In New York” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/u7hkxgk “The Highgate Vampire: Horror of the Dead”: https://tinyurl.com/tx3c5xt “Britain’s Kindly...

A mysterious figure with glowing red eyes and supernatural leaping abilities terrorized Victorian London's streets. Many believed it to be paranormal, but others believed it was simply a bored, wealthy aristocrat with a taste for pranks. 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: Was the legendary Spring Heeled Jack an Irish nobleman? (The Devil in the Dark Cloak: Unmasking Spring Heeled Jack) *** During the early morning hours of August 11, 1887, a terrible train crash occurred near the small town of Chatsworth, Illinois -- and left ghostly legends in its wake. (Hauntings of Illinois’ Worst Train Disaster) *** It was a beautiful old home – a Queen Anne Victorian, with gingerbread-like shingles and trim all the way around, painted beige. One look, and you knew joy-filled years were lived in that home. But you know what they say… don’t judge a book by its cover. (Noises and Unexplained Happenings) *** Seventeen years after he disappeared, has a man’s killer been brought to justice? (The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn’s Disappearance) *** A man shares his belief that he is being stalked – by something paranormal. (The Gray Lady) *** One of our Weirdo family members shares how the strange Elisa Lam case creeped into a terrifying case of sleep paralysis. (Terror From The Elisa Lam Case) *** The Bermuda Triangle is not the only vortex of missing ships, and half a world away, in a whole other ocean, there lies a counterpart in the waters near Japan, which by all accounts is just as strange as its Bermuda cousin. (The Devil’s Sea) *** A man who has had no issues before is suddenly finding the energy in his house is out of whack. (Something Is Messing With The Energy In My House) *** With all the men of the house gone fishing, an axe murder chooses the perfect time to attack and kill the women inside. (The Smuttynose Murders) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open 00:02:19.323 = Show Intro 00:04:54.434 = Devil In The Dark Cloak: Unmasking Spring Heeled Jack 00:15:56.345 = Illinois Train Disaster 00:31:35.698 = Something Is Missing With The Energy In My House 00:44:42.080 = Smuttynose Murders 00:55:53.680 = The Gray Lady 01:05:56.131 = Wack Energy 01:10:58.420 – Terror From The Elisa Lam Case 01:13:43.707 = The Devil’s Sea of Japan 01:24:59.018 = The Strange Case of Zeb Quinn’s Disappearance 01:30:45.927 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Hauntings of Illinois’ Worst Train Disaster” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ryh3m8x “Noises and Unexplained Happenings”: https://tinyurl.com/txp3haq “The Devil in the Dark Cloak: Unmasking Spring Heeled Jack”: https://tinyurl.com/wkgr663 “The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn’s Disappearance” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/MTpL30lUmaF “The Devil’s Sea of Japan” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/sprcpur “Terror From the Elisa Lam Case” submitted anonymously to WeirdDarkness.com “The Gray...