Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

A man at the end of his rope keeps meeting a dead acquaintance out on his morning running trail, and by the time he notices his own reflection has gone missing, something on that trail has already started chasing him.

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SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Finish Line” by Mark Towse, submitted directly to WeirdDarkness.com. Visit Mark’s website at https://marktowsedarkfiction.wordpress.com/. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MarkTowsey12.

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Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 30, 2026

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A 911 call from a trailer on Hattie Lane brought paramedics to a fourteen-year-old girl who weighed thirty-five pounds, and a year later three of the four adults who lived in that home have been convicted.

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A high school kid wakes from a near-fatal bike crash to find a strange, perfect dreamworld waiting behind his eyelids — and a familiar face there who's been waiting far longer for him to arrive.

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SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Mind Mirror” by Calvin Levitt: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p84zu89

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Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: August 29, 2026

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A gust of wind shuts John Greenwood out of his own Christmas Eve party, and the constable who finds him climbing back in through a broken window says the house has been empty and shut up for years.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Vanishing Point” (July 31, 1978) ***WD
00:45:34.754 = BBC Radio 4 / Radio 7 Ghost Story, “The White Carnation” (December 16, 1990)
01:43:08.351 = Night Beat, “Long Live The Clown” (May 08, 1952)
02:11:42.011 = The Black Book, “Vagabond Murder” (March 02, 1952) ***WD
02:26:11.875 = Let George Do It, “Ghosts On Bliss Terrace” (August 16, 1948) ***WD
02:55:51.297 = Box 13, “Delinquent’s Dilemma” (February 13, 1949) ***WD
03:22:18.967 = Calling All Cars, “Killer Hudson” (February 28, 1934)
03:50:46.096 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Surprising Corpse” (January 16, 1947)
04:20:12.992 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Monkey’s Paw” (May 05, 1938) ***WD
04:47:24.619 = Incredible But True, “Human Atmosphere” (1950-1951)
04:51:16.534 = Strange Adventure, “Oasis of Death” (1945)
04:54:29.772 = Tales of the Frightened, “Don’t Lose Your Head” (December 17, 1957)
04:59:00.479 = 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.
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A family in Gary, Indiana, spent a winter reporting things in their rented house that a priest, a caseworker, and a police captain all ended up putting on the record without rational explanation.

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READ or DOWNLOAD the full transcript of this episode: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2s3wxytm

FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: From mysterious swarms of flies to terrifying levitations and violent attacks, the Ammons Family Haunting it’s one of the most terrifying cases of demonic possession in recent history… allegedly. Believers and skeptics are still arguing over its authenticity. (The Demonic Haunting of the Ammons Family) *** In 1764, the peaceful region of Gévaudan, France, was plunged into terror by a series of brutal attacks attributed to a mysterious beast. As the creature's deadly rampage continued, whispers of a werewolf and sensational newspaper reports fueled a nationwide hysteria. Whatever the Beast of Gévaudan was, the true story still haunts the people living there. (The Terror of Gévaudan) *** In 1990, a horrifying mass shooting at the Las Cruces Bowl bowling alley left four people dead and three others wounded, including children. Despite multiple eyewitnesses and extensive investigations, the killers remain at large. (The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre) *** New York City, where ghostly apparitions and haunted landmarks abound. From the infamous Dakota building to the chilling tales of Washington Square Park, New York is one of the most haunted cities in the world. We’ll look at just a few ghost locations in the Big Apple. (The Ghosts of New York) *** When William W. Place remarried, he hoped for a loving and stable household. However, his new wife, Martha, quickly showed her true colors, leading to tragic consequences. It’s a tale of jealousy, violence, and ends with the first woman executed by electric chair in the U.S. (A Red Path of Jealousy) *** Imagine dancing non-stop for days, weeks, or even months, all for a chance to win food and money during the Great Depression. Dance marathons pushed contestants to their physical and mental limits, turning a simple competition into a shocking spectacle of endurance and desperation. (Till Death Do We Dance)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00.00.000 = The Foreboding
00:01:34.321 = Show Open
00:04:28.827 = Demonic Haunting of the Ammons Family
00:14:40.491 = The Red Path of Jealousy ***
00:19:55.789 = The Ghosts of New York
00:29:16.225 = The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre
00:37:24.603 = Till Death Do We Dance ***
00:41:28.746 = The Terror of Gévaudan
00:49:00.354 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break

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SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“The Demonic Haunting of the Ammons Family” source: Brent Swancer at Mysterious Universe:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/msuzydn4
“The Terror of Gévaudan” source: NatGeo: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yaxre4e8
“The Ghosts of New York” source: Lyra Radford at Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc5mfzsr
“A Red Path of Jealousy” source: Robert Wilhelm at Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/nmeb5m9w
“The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre” source: Jacob Shelton at Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckmm22z
“Till Death Do We Dance” source: Oddity Central: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57khdpxv
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Originally aired: May 20, 2024

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