Old-Time Radio Marathon, EPISODE 0219 #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness

When a young boy finds himself unable to stop singing Jingle Bells no matter how hard he tries, his mother reveals a disturbing explanation for why Christmas carols become so impossibly stuck in people's heads. “Lyrical Velcro” by Fionna Cosgrove  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©, 2025 Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids™, 2025#ScaryStoriesForKids #StoriesForKids #KidsStories #HalloweenKids #MicroTerrors #HalloweenStories #WeirdDarkness

Hollywood has no shortage of scandals and tragedies, but some of the most haunting cases involve celebrities who simply vanished without a trace, leaving behind nothing but mysterious clues and unanswered questions. IN THIS EPISODE: Showbiz is full of not just celebrities, but also of crime and murder. But even stranger are those cases where someone famous simply disappears without a trace, and without an explanation. *** North Carolina’s Great Dismal Swamp is full of horror stories – but the worst might be the fact that the swamp appears to swallow people alive. (Swallowed Alive In Great Dismal Swamp) *** A weeping man called the police to tearfully apologize for murdering his victims… but that didn’t stop him from continuing to kill again and again. (The Weepy Voiced Killer) *** In Hindu culture, it is believed if certain post-death rituals are not conducted on those who have passed away, the deceased’s family would not prosper and there would be misfortunes aplenty. One family in Bhutan had to learn that the hard way. (The Stoning Ghost of Sombek) *** An apparent incident involving a “gigantic cigar-shaped UFO” somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean in May 1963 wasn’t reported for almost 20 years, when a witness to the event finally came forward through a written letter of the incident. (The Atlantic UFO of 1963) *** In a beautiful little town in North Wales, children ran through the graveyard, searching for little men with big eyes and long ears. They were searching for strange fairy folk – the ‘brownies’ of Bangor. (The Brownies of Bangor) *** Serial killer Ed Gein was caught and arrested for his crimes in November of 1957 – but that didn’t mean Gein’s neighbors would see the end of his influence on their lives. (Selling Ed Gein) *** Four people take a trip to France and stay at hotel that appeared too good to be true – because it was. (The Hotel Out of Time) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:01:14.243 = Show Intro 00:03:53.086 = Celebrity Disappearances 00:22:45.040 = ***Vanishing of Rising Starlets 00:41:12.991 = ***The Hotel Out Of Time 00:51:58.573 = Brownies of Bangor 00:59:38.807 = Selling Ed Gein 01:10:24.653 = The Stoning Ghost of Sombek 01:16:27.320 = ***Atlantic UFO of 1963 01:25:08.070 = Swallowed Alive in Great Dismal Swamp 01:37:17.857 = Weepy Voiced Killer 01:45:19.052 = Show Close *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Celebrity Disappearances” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ykbkmdgf,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4ys7xjg9 “Selling Ed Gein” by Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/uypuz8um “Swallowed Alive In Great Dismal Swamp” by Eric Luis for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vd3sp6yw BOOK: “Dred: A Tale Of The Great Dismal Swamp” by Harriet Beecher Stowe: https://amzn.to/3cewYfe “The Weepy Voiced Killer” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/29w99jdc “The Hotel Out of Time” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/jhnzy2bc “The Atlantic UFO of 1963” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: 

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Before Roswell made UFOs a household name, strange craft were already haunting our skies. In the early 1900s, from the battlefields of World War I to quiet farmlands across the globe, witnesses reported encounters with mysterious airships, glowing discs, and their otherworldly occupants. We’ll look at UFO sightings and encounters from 1900 thru 1930 – and there are a lot more than you’d expect. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Lead-In 00:02:18.129 = Show Open 00:03:38.205 = UFOs and Extraterrestrials in the 1900s (Part 1) 00:20:30.205 = ***UFOs and Extraterrestrials in the 1900s (Part 2) 00:35:17.123 = ***UFOs and Extraterrestrials in the 1910s (Part 1) 01:03:56.725 = ***UFOs and Extraterrestrials in the 1910s (Part 2) 01:25:33.274 = ***UFOs and Extraterrestrials in the 1920s (Part 1) 01:37:49.569 = ***UFOs and Extraterrestrials in the 1920s (Part 2) 01:50:41.188 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… Photo of Edward Pline UFO: https://weirddarkness.com/Early1900sUFOs, or https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/wp-content/gallery/bestufos/1870-03.jpg Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckt2jzd, https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yjh86ksd,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9a8xbh Three Red Objects Sighted From USS Supply, NICAP http://www.nicap.org/040228pacific_dir.htm The Democrat-Herald newspaper, August 27 1973 Saw An Airship, Columbus Republican, August 18, 1906 (page 5) Emery County Progress, September 15 1906 The Burlington Free Press, June 3, 1907 Our Strange World, Mark Chorvinsky, Fate Magazine, Vol. 45, No. 8, August 1992 Daimonic Reality: A Field Guide to the Otherworld, Patrick Harpur, ISBN 9780937 663097 Modern Mysteries of Britain, Janet Bord and Colin Bord, ISBN 9780586 065297 HUMCAT: Catalogue of Humanoid Reports, David Webb and Ted Bloecher UFOs: The Whole Story, Coral Lorenzen, ASIN B0006CDZPY Earth Lights Revelation: UFOs and Mystery Lightform Phenomena – The Earth’s Secret Energy Force, Paul Devereux, ISBN 9780713 722093 NTCAT 1910 – 1919 – International Catalog of Entity Reports”, by Peter Rogerson http://intcat.blogspot.com/search/label/1911%20-%201919 From Airships to Arnold: A Preliminary Catalogue of UFO Reports in the Early 20th Century (1900-1946), Richard Hall, ISBN 192895 7013 Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences and Puzzling Physical Phenomena, Jerome Clark, ISBN 9781578 590704 The Soviet UFO Files, Paul Stonehill, ISBN 9781858 338583 Book of Space Contacts, Timothy Beckley, ISBN 9780938 294054 (page 26-27) UFO!: The Complete Sightings Guide, Peter Brookesmith, ISBN 9780713 725834 (page 31)=====(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.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in...