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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

By: Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness | Full-Time Voice Actor
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 Award-winning podcast of true stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, true crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved and unexplained -- seven days a week! Hosted by professional voice actor Darren Marlar, named one of the “Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal.© 2015-2025, Weird Darkness Social Sciences True Crime World
Episodes
  • New Jersey Man Called Cops to BRAG About Outrunning Them — Got Arrested the Next Day

    New Jersey Man Called Cops to BRAG About Outrunning Them — Got Arrested the Next Day
    Feb 5 2026
    A Clifton man allegedly fled police in a Kia Rio, then called them to gloat about it, which went about as well as you'd expect.

    PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/nj-man-brags-to-cops-gets-arrested

    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

    #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS, #DumbCriminals, #CrimeFails, #TrueCrime, #PoliceChase, #NewJersey, #CrimeNews, #StupidCriminals, #Arrested
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    7 mins
  • E.T. Abducts Veterinarian, Golf on the Moon, and WHAT Hit That Politician in the Face?!

    E.T. Abducts Veterinarian, Golf on the Moon, and WHAT Hit That Politician in the Face?!
    Feb 5 2026
    A hilltop crucifixion of children, the biggest gold nugget ever yanked out of the ground, unexpected and deadly tornadoes in February, and a round of golf for space cases. | IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 5TH | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

    EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260205 (includes video of ABC’s “Turn On” from 1969)

    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

    NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

    #WeirdDarkness #MorningWD #DarrenMarlar #MarlarInTheMorning #MWD #ThisDayInHistory #TrueCrime #Paranormal #WeirdHistory #ApolloMission #AlanShepard #BelleStarr #AlienAbduction #UFOSighting #MartyrsOfJapan #GoldNugget #TornadoOutbreak #UnsolvedMysteries #ColdCase #HistoryPodcast
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    29 mins
  • Death Offers a Dying Millionaire a Deal | Pass Away or Take the Job of The Angel of Death

    Death Offers a Dying Millionaire a Deal | Pass Away or Take the Job of The Angel of Death
    Feb 5 2026
    When Death himself arrives at a dying millionaire's bedside, the two strike an unthinkable bargain — they swap places. | “Come Away, Death” | #RetroRadio EP0583

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Come Away Death” (April 21, 1977) ***WD
    00:46:28.211 = Beyond Midnight, “Death Wish” (September 20, 1968) ***WD
    01:12:41.136 = MindWebs, “A Dream At Noonday” (1975-1984)
    01:41:56.188 = Stand By For Adventure, “Swamp” (ADU) ***WD
    01:52:45.160 = Molle’ Mystery Theater, “Homicide For Hannah” (December 28, 1943) ***WD
    02:21:15.335 = Barrie Craig: Confidential Investigator, “Never Murder a Mummy” (March 30, 1955)
    02:45:57.154 = Murder at Midnight, “Ace of Death” (January 06, 1947)
    03:12:05.494 = The Black Museum, “The Mandolin String” (July 26, 1952)
    03:35:54.513 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Visiting Corpse” (January 09, 1944)
    04:04:27.675 = CBC’s Nightfall, “Daddy’s Girl” (December 03, 1982) ***WD
    04:34:20.720 = Obsession, “A Question of Personality” (October 09, 1950) ***WD
    04:56:19.852 = Show Close

    (ADU) = Air Date Unknown
    (LQ) = Low Quality
    ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more 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

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0583
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    4 hrs and 57 mins
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