“THE WITCHES’ CAGE OF ST. OSYTH” and More Terrifying True Paranormal Stories! #WeirdDarkness

When journalist Carter follows the trail of a notorious supernatural vigilante, he uncovers a city on the brink, a war in the shadows, and a truth more dangerous than he ever imagined. 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: It’s Thriller Thursday (or “Fiction Friday” since I’m getting this out so late), where I bring you tales of horror fiction, sci-fi, and classic creeps. Tonight I’m actually bringing you three separate stories, but they are part of a single series titled “The Supernatural Vigilante Association”. It’s a dark story, very well written, and has an interesting noir feel to it that I would not have expected for creepypasta about anti-heroes with superpowers. The author goes by the pen name “Wound Licker”, and I’ve got a link to his Facebook page in the show description, as well as links to the three individual stories used for this episode. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and “Voodoo Priestess, Part 1” 00:03:00.742 = Show Open 00:04:24.259 = “Voodoo Priestess, Part 2” 00:40:27.109 = “The Mentalist, Part 1” 00:51:50.269 = “The Mentalist, Part 2” 01:22:27.759 = “Time Traveller” 02:14:08.162 = Show Close 02:15:02.440 = A Final Thought SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/SVA “Supernatural Vigilante Association: Voodoo Priestess” by WoundLicker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8samnj “Supernatural Vigilante Association: The Mentalist” by WoundLicker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n9x6wyx “Supernatural Vigilante Association: Time Traveller” by WoundLicker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3jv69m9z ===== (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. ===== Originally aired: February 07, 2024 TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8mzmch

A washed-up ventriloquist discovers the perfect dummy to revitalize his act, but the doll's maker plans to possess his soul in exchange! Hear the tale in CBS Radio Mystery Theater – part of this 5-hour Old Time Radio marathon! 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, “The Voice of Death” (September 11, 1975) ***WD 00:46:45.189 = Strange Wills, “Singapore Liz” (November 02, 1946) 01:17:22.239 = Witch’s Tale, “Physician To The Dead” (November 08, 1934) ***WD 01:47:04.069 = Basil Rathbone’s Word Detective, “Stoic” (November 06. 1059) ***WD 01:50:59.349 = X Minus One, “The Dwellers In Silence” (November 10, 1955) 02:15:57.579 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 02:40:30.829 = Strange Adventure, “The Mail Breakthrough” (1945) ***WD 02:44:22.899 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Canary-Blonde Heiress” (May 15, 1955) ***WD 03:15:08.649 = The Avenger, “The Diploma of Death” (November 16, 1945) ***WD 03:44:32.169 = BBC Ghost Story, “All Hallows” (May 12, 2020) 04:14:11.369 = Beyond The Green Door, “George Davis’ Freak Show” (1966) 04:18:45.089 = Box 13, “Three to Die” (January 23, 1949) 04:46:14.399 = Incredible But True, “Cross of Blood” (1950-1951) 04:50:46.299 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From the Morgue, “Elmer Meets Death” (1990-1992) ***WD 05:19:28.811 = 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/WDRR0318

Recently declassified files expose decades of eerie UFO encounters, bizarre sightings, and mysterious figures—could they be proof that we are not alone? 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: Top Secret CIA files have emerged from the 1950s exposing the explosive truth about alien UFOs visiting earth. (Bigger Than Roswell) *** After the wealthy and prominent Blanche Monnier fell in love with a commoner, her mother did the unthinkable in an attempt to stop it – locking her in her room for years on end. (Locked Away For Falling In Love) *** A similar story to that of Blanche Monnier, is the imprisonment of Elisabeth Fritzl. She spent 24 years in captivity, confined to a makeshift cellar and repeatedly tortured - by her own father. (The Horrifying Case of Elisabeth Fritzl) *** Despite having one husband and two boyfriends over the years, Dolly Oesterreich continued to keep her secret lover hidden in her attic. (Lover In The Attic) *** The Star Gate project. What was it, really? And did the government shut it down? (The Star Gate Project) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In 00:00:55.536 = Show Open 00:02:39.825 = The Star Gate Project 00:15:30.595 = Locked Away For Falling In Love 00:20:33.156 = The Horrifying Case of Elisabeth Fritzl 00:28:22.749 = Lover In The Attic 00:36:33.687 = Bigger Than Roswell 00:39:58.227 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/BeyondRoswell “The Star Gate Project” by Arjun Walia (link no longer available) “Locked Away For Falling In Love” by Gina Dimuro for All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2nDCz57 “The Horrifying Case of Elisabeth Fritzl” by Katie Serena for All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2mc4h8M “Lover In The Attic” by Erin Kelly for All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2ooCN0h “Bigger Than Roswell” by Michael Havis for DailyStar.co.uk: http://bit.ly/2mGGePD ===== (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. ===== Originally aired: November 2018 TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckr2tyu

A father’s sins often haunt the son, but in the case of Ion Rimaru—dubbed the Vampire of Bucharest—his brutal killing spree eerily mirrored his father’s unsolved crimes, leading to one of Romania’s most horrifying true crime sagas. 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: Ion Rimaru is a murderer like no other – vampirism, cannibalism, necrophilia – and why shouldn’t he? After all, he’s taking after his serial killer father. (The Disturbing Crimes of a Father and Son) *** A neural network named "Norman" is disturbingly different from other types of artificial intelligence. How? Well, for one… it’s a psychopath. (Meet Norman, The Artificially Intelligent Psychopath) *** Twenty high school students all lost consciousness and collapsed under mysterious circumstances during class on Tuesday, July 3. Was it mass hysteria? Juju in Ghana? Or did the students actually see ghosts as they claim? (Ghana Students Faint After Seeing Ghosts) *** At a young age, Edmund Kemper decapitated his sisters' dolls and even stalked his second-grade teacher with a bayonet. But he was young and just getting started. (Serial Killer Edmund Kemper) *** During the Second World War, in the gruesome world of Unit 731, the unthinkable was done on a daily basis. Prisoners, were subjected to unimaginable horrors. Today, ghostly voices are heard and anomalies frequently appear in photographs. (Unit 731) CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In 00:01:27.119 = Show Open 00:03:31.315 = The Disturbing Crimes of Father and Son 00:16:32.861 = Ghana Students Faint After Seeing Ghosts 00:20:09.057 = Serial Killer Edmund Kemper 00:27:22.463 = Unit 731 00:32:32.682 = Meet Norman, The Artificially Intelligent Psychopath 00:37:29.320 = Show Close SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/BeastOfBucharest “Ghana Students Faint After Seeing Ghosts” by Sequoya Kennedy for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2oqghUU “Serial Killer Edmund Kemper” by Gabe Paoletti for All That’s Interesting: http://bit.ly/2nDRLiF “Unit 731” posted at Ghost-Story.co.uk: http://bit.ly/2nGqXyg “The Disturbing Crimes of a Father and Son” by Les Hewitt for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2nG8phK “Meet Norman, The Artificially Intelligent Psychopath” by Mindy Weisberger for Live Science: http://bit.ly/2m8n2d7 ===== (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...

A woman is the subject of local rumors suggesting she is a vampire. Her husband notices his health declining and eventually follows her to a graveyard, seeking to uncover the truth about his wife! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon in “Tales of the Frightened!” 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, “The Ides of March” (September 10, 1975) ***WD 00:48:09.039 = BBC Spine Chillers, “The Cupboard Beneath The Stairs” (April 2006) 01:03:28.089 = Strange, “The Flying Dutchman” (1955) ***WD 01:17:01.949 = Suspense, “Customers Like Murder” (March 23, 1943) 01:46:23.539 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963) 01:51:51.189 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (ADU) 01:56:57.069 = Theater Five, “Incident at Shadow Valley” (September 08, 1964) 02:18:20.399 = 2000 Plus, “Robot Killer” (August 30, 1950) ***WD (LQ) 02:47:48.819 = The Unexpected, “The Revere Cup” (1940s) ***WD 03:03:42.739 = Unit 99, “Incomplete Phone Call” (November 22, 1957) ***WD 03:29:08.429 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1930s) 03:44:39.839 = Dark Venture, “Miser” (December 09, 1946) 04:14:55.229 = The Weird Circle, “Niche of Doom” (February 06, 1944) ***WD 04:43:21.059 = The Whistler, “In Dark” (February 07, 1943) ***WD 05:13:10.978 = 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/WDRR0317