“THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE AMITYVILLE HORROR” (Exactly 50 Years Ago Today) #WeirdDarkness

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4f3y3577 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Taken for Granite” (May 08, 1975) 00:46:49.299 = Mystery House, “Nothing But Proof” (January 27, 1946) ***WD 01:09:49.229 = BBC Mystery Theater, “Champagne Safari” (ADU) 02:19:33.119 = Night Beat, “Mentallo, Mental Marvel” (May 01, 1950) ***WD 02:49:15.369 = CBC Nightfall, “The Willoughby Obsession” (September 05, 1980) 03:17:22.649 = Obsession, “Amnesia” (February 19, 1951) ***WD 03:42:09.339 = Superstition, “Cleopatra’s Chair” (ADU) ***WD (LQ) 03:56:11.979 = Peril, “The Diary” (ADU) ***WD (LQ) 04:22:01.039 = Philip Marlowe, “Persian Slippers” (October 03, 1948) 04:51:27.903 = 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0245

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5aa43axz IN THIS EPISODE: The number of Bigfoot, Loch Ness Monster, chupacabra, Jersey Devil, and various other cryptid and creature sightings is astronomical if you really look at it. And while it’s more than possible that most of these sightings are explainable by misidentification of existing wildlife, or overactive imaginations, the sheer number of sightings couldn’t possibly be waved off by such simple explanations. We’ll look at some true stories of people who have come across unexplainable creatures. (I Met a Monster: True Stories of Cryptid Encounters) *** Have you ever had a premonition while dreaming? Something that later came true in real life? What do you do with that information? What if you know it’s not a normal dream, but a real look into the future and if you don’t do something, a tragedy will take place? But then… what if your dream warning is what actually leads to a real life murder? (The Dream That Led To Murder) *** The ability to move something only with the power of your mind has been disproven by science time and time again. Telekinesis, as much as we’d like to think it’s possible, has been proven not to exist. Well, except for those scientific studies that we have not heard about that say the exact opposite. (The Reality of Telekinesis) *** Thousands of people in Finland experienced a UFO sighting one night in 1966. The incident, however, was obviously not taken too seriously, as it was barely investigated despite the numerous reports. But those who lived through it say it was a night they will never forget. (Anatomy of a UFO Incident) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open (short story, “The Rake”) 00:08:43.383 = Show Intro 00:13:49.441 = I Met a Monsters (True Stories of Cryptid Encounters) 00:35:02.862 = Anatomy of a UFO Incident 01:00:40.925 = The Dream That Led To Murder 01:05:44.043 = The Reality of Telekinesis 01:11:26.980 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “The Night-Side of Nature; or Ghosts, and Ghost-Seers” by Catherine Crowe: https://tinyurl.com/y4cf53hx BOOK: “The Physics of God: Unifying Quantum Physics, Consciousness, M-Theory, Heaven, Neuroscience and Transcendence” by Joseph Selbie: https://amzn.to/3lCMm3v “I Met a Monster: True Stories of Cryptid Encounters” by Stephen Wagner for Live About: https://tinyurl.com/y2pz2jnv “The Dream That Led To Murder” by Malcom Smith for Malcolm’s Musings: https://tinyurl.com/y3zuubvt “The Reality of Telekinesis” by Cynthia McKanzie for Message to Eagle: https://tinyurl.com/y67ogt42 “Anatomy of a UFO Incident” by Lawrence Gerald for Ideal’s UFO Magazine, March 1978: https://tinyurl.com/y473g9d4 The fictional short horror story at the beginning of this episode, “The Rake” is from Creepypasta Wiki, author unknown: https://tinyurl.com/y67kp75z 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...

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Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version plus all artwork created and considered for use as YouTube and podcast thumbnails: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y3fhesr5 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Paradise of the Devil” (May 05, 1975) 00:46:46.939 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Mortmain” (April 22, 1992) 01:31:01.089 = BBC Ghost Story, “A Little Place Off The Edgware Road” (ADU) 01:43:59.169 = The Green Hornet, “Not a Drop Worth Drinking” (May 09, 1939) 02:13:25.559 = Harry Lime, “Every Frame Has a Silver Lining” (October 26, 1951) 02:38:16.729 = BBC Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “The Emissary” (May 08, 1982) 03:05:24.419 = The Haunting Hour, “Sixth Button” (November 13, 1945) ***WD 03:24:36.909 = Have Gun Will Travel, “The Englishman” (January 11, 1959) 03:48:52.789 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Buried Alive” (ADU) 04:13:26.119 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Murder In The Ring” (ADU) (LQ) 04:37:33.839 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Speckled Band” (May 17, 1945) ***WD 05:05:51.464 = 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness. = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0243

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mc9htz27 IN THIS EPISODE: Born into wealth, then orphaned, then forced to marry at the age of 14, losing all control of her money and future, Katherine Ferrers did what any teenaged girl in her position would do – she became a ruthless highway robber that terrorized local villages. (Female Highwayman: The Wicked Lady of the 1600s) *** People in Gloucester, Massachusetts were reporting very bizarre things in the summer of 1692. They heard the march of troops despite the war having ended twenty years earlier. They saw what they claimed was a human scalp and the shape of a Native America’s bow when looking at the face of the moon. But that was only the appetizer of what would come that horrifying summer of paranormal activity. (The Spectre Leaguers of Gloucester) *** Seeing a deceased loved one, a soft glowing light, a warm feeling of comfort and love… people have reported seeing many of these types of things when near death. And while some might want to blame it on the brain’s neurons misfiring or even rapid-firing towards the end of someone’s life, how does that explain that the majority of these reports are so similar? (Deathbed Visions) *** In 1849, young Cornelius Ahern was only nineteen years old, and his chosen occupation was pickpocketing. It’s likely we never would’ve heard about him except for the fact that he once attempted – and failed – to pick the pocket of one particular writer who would one day become famous. Charles Dickens. (The Pickpocket and Charles Dickens) *** The assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been surrounded by controversy and conspiracy theories since the day of his death. The magic bullet theory, Lee Harvey Oswald was or was not the lone gunman, was there someone in the grassy knoll, was their a government conspiracy to have Kennedy killed? But there’s another mystery most documentaries and books don’t cover – what about Kennedy’s missing brain? (JFK’s Missing Brain) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:03:52.836 = JFK’s Missing Brain 00:09:12.329 = Wicked Lady Female Highwayman 00:23:10.978 = The Spectre Leaguers of Gloucester 00:28:07.693 = Deathbed Visions 00:39:00.101 = The Pickpocket and Charles Dickens 00:48:27.595 = Show Close SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… BOOK: “Death Bed Visions” by William Barrett: https://amzn.to/36ttn7t BOOK: “At The Hour of Death” Dr. Karlis Osis: https://amzn.to/3oeyvlY BOOK: "One Last Hug Before I Go: The Mystery and Meaning of Death Bed Visions," by Carla Wills-Brandon: https://amzn.to/2VnQ3zo BOOK: “Parting Visions” by Melvin Morse: https://amzn.to/3my1ws8 “JFK’s Missing Brain” by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/yxfqhlkl “Female Highwayman: The Wicked Lady of the 1600s” by Gemma Hollman for Just History Posts: https://tinyurl.com/y43sxm2t “The Spectre Leaguers of Gloucester” by Charles M. Skinner, edited by Kathy Weister for Legends of America:https://tinyurl.com/y6sh78ca “Deathbed Visions” by Stephen Wagner for Live About: