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  • A Screaming Ghost of a Beheaded Queen, a 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug, Why Friday the 13th Is Cursed | #MWD

    A Screaming Ghost of a Beheaded Queen, a 500,000-Year-Old Spark Plug, Why Friday the 13th Is Cursed | #MWD
    Feb 13 2026
    Today we've got a date so loaded with bad luck that some people literally refuse to leave the house. There are arrests that may have cursed an entire day of the week forever, a ghost that hasn't stopped screaming in almost five hundred years, a spark plug that shouldn't exist, and a diamond so big it makes the Hope Diamond look like something you'd find in a gumball machine. Oh — and an entire city blew up. Happy Friday the 13th! | IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 13 | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

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    EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260213

    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 #FridayThe13th #KnightsTemplar #CatherineHoward #HamptonCourtHaunting #LindberghKidnapping #ElisaLam #CecilHotel #KimJongNam #CosoArtifact #ThirteenClub #GlencoeMassacre #CharlesSchulz #Paranormal #TrueCrime #ThisDayInHistory
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    34 m
  • She Woke Up in a Prison Cell With No Memory — and They Were Going to Hang Her in the Morning | Retro Radio

    She Woke Up in a Prison Cell With No Memory — and They Were Going to Hang Her in the Morning | Retro Radio
    Feb 13 2026
    Dr. Gideon Fell is called into a peculiar murder case involving a woman named Helen Barton, who sits in her prison cell awaiting execution for murder—but she can’t remember committing the crime, or even the victim’s death. Fell must race against time to uncover what really happened and whether there’s evidence that might save her before the fatal hour arrives. | “Clock Strikes Eight” | #RetroRadio EP0587

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Much Too Much” (May 02, 1977) ***WD
    00:45:22.616 = BBC’s Appointment With Fear, “Clock Strikes Eight” (May 18, 1944) ***WD
    01:14:09.337 = BBC’s Ghost Story, “On Harting Hill” (January 01, 2013)
    01:28:47.280 = Beyond The Green Door, “Trent Perkins And Sword Swall” (1966) ***WD
    01:32:17.692 = Black Book, “Vagabond Murder” (March 02, 1952) ***WD
    01:46:47.555 = Nightmare, “Chance of a Ghost” (March 31, 1945) ***WD
    02:08:50.858 = Box 13, “Short Assignment” (October 03, 1948)
    02:35:23.126 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (Feb 11, 1981) ***WD
    03:05:59.399 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Highway of Death” (1990-1992)
    03:34:14.338 = The Clock, “The Mystery of Loring Square” (October 04, 1955)
    03:59:58.804 = The Crime Club, “Gypsy Sings of Death” (August 14, 1947) ***WD
    04:28:44.149 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Death Paints a Picture” (October 20, 1946)
    04:53:18.554 = 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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    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0587
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    4 h y 54 m
  • Stone-Throwing Devil Returns After 1,500 Years | Unexplained Poltergeist Attacks Span Six Countries!

    Stone-Throwing Devil Returns After 1,500 Years | Unexplained Poltergeist Attacks Span Six Countries!
    Feb 13 2026
    In late 2023, stones began falling on homes across Thailand, India, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Eswatini - flying through windows with impossible accuracy, striking family members, evading every form of surveillance deployed to catch whoever was responsible. The phenomena continued through 2024 and into 2025. The earliest recorded case dates to 530 CE, which means whatever this is, it's been happening for a very long time.

    IN THIS EPISODE: From India to Zimbabwe to the Philippines, stones are falling from nowhere, fires are igniting without sources, and investigators remain baffled. *** Psychiatrists are scrambling to understand why AI chatbots are fueling delusions, hospitalizations, and even deaths in vulnerable users who trusted them as confidants.

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Stones From Nowhere
    00:02:23.135 = Show Open
    00:03:39.455 = Invisible Stone Throwers, Part One: It Knew When They Gathered
    00:12:51.515 = Invisible Stone Throwers, Part Two: Smoke Rose From Sealed Suitcases ***
    00:34:25.800 = Invisible Stone Throwers, Part Three: Lithobolia, The Stone Throwing Devil ***
    00:45:38.994 = The Chatbot That Convinced People It Was Alive, Part One: You Didn’t Hallucinate This ***
    01:04:51.182 = The Chatbot That Convinced People It Was Alive, Part Two: No Intervention Came ***
    01:22:19.313 = Show Close
    *** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break

    PRINT VERSION to READ or SHARE:
    Invisible Stone Throwers: The Global Outbreak Of Poltergeist Attacks In 2024:https://weirddarkness.com/2024poltergeists/
    The Chatbot That Convinced People It Was Alive — Then Drove Them Mad: https://weirddarkness.com/aipsychosis/

    =====(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 me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: February 12, 2026

    EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/InvisibleStoneThrowers

    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 things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
    #WeirdDarkness #Poltergeist #Paranormal #ChatGPT #AIpsychosis #Supernatural #TrueStories #UnexplainedMysteries #OpenAI #Haunted
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    1 h y 24 m
  • Meta Patented an AI That Posts for You AFTER YOU DIE

    Meta Patented an AI That Posts for You AFTER YOU DIE
    Feb 12 2026
    Meta has been granted a patent that would allow artificial intelligence to take over your social media account after you die — liking, commenting, and even answering your DMs as if you were still alive.

    PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/metadeath

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    #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarkNEWS #Meta #MetaPatent #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Deadbot #Griefbot #GhostBot #GriefTech #DigitalAfterlife #PostingAfterDeath #AISimulation #DigitalClone #DigitalImmortality #Facebook #Instagram #Microsoft #Chatbot #Replika #BlackMirror #DigitalResurrection #BeyondTheGrave #PostMortemPrivacy #AIEthics #MarkZuckerberg #TechNews #DeathAndTechnology #AIDeadbot #DigitalLegacy
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    14 m
  • A Meteor Brighter Than the Sun, a Ghost Queen, Lake Huron UFOs, and Death by... Dessert? | #MWD

    A Meteor Brighter Than the Sun, a Ghost Queen, Lake Huron UFOs, and Death by... Dessert? | #MWD
    Feb 12 2026
    A 220,000-pound meteorite screams into Siberia, a teenage queen still walks the Tower of London, the U.S. military shoots down something it can't identify, and a Swedish king eats fourteen desserts and never gets up from the table. | IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 12 | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

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    EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260212

    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 #HauntedTowerOfLondon #LadyJaneGrey #JamesBulger #UAPShootdown #TheScreamTheft #LastEmperorChina #SikhoteAlinMeteorite #CorvetteMuseumSinkhole #DarkHistory #WarOfTheWorlds #NEARShoemaker #HistoryPodcast
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    29 m
  • DRACULA | Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air | Retro Radio

    DRACULA | Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air | Retro Radio
    Feb 12 2026
    A young English lawyer discovers he's a prisoner in a Transylvanian castle owned by an ancient creature (Dracula) who casts no shadow, has no reflection, and feeds on human blood. Now that creature has set sail for England with fifty boxes of cursed earth — and he's already chosen his next victim. | #RetroRadio EP0586

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Second-Chance Lady” (April 28, 1977) ***WD
    00:45:14.680 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD
    01:00:10.931 = Mercury Theater, “Dracula” (July 11, 1938) ***WD
    01:55:56.375 = Dark Venture, “Hideout” (January 07, 1947) ***WD
    02:19:29.954 = Weird Circle, “River Man” (February 04, 1945)
    02:46:45.455 = The Whistler, “Doctor Operates In Crime (December 04, 1944)
    03:16:09.843 = Witch’s Tale, “Haunted Crossroads” (October 12, 1937) ***WD
    03:38:55.089 = X Minus One, “The Snowball Effect” (August 14, 1956)
    04:02:20.504 = Zero Hour, “The Extortionist” (May 02, 1974)
    04:19:39.254 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Fatal Jugglers” (1957) ***WD
    04:43:30.242 = Strange Adventure, “Death At Falcon Lodge” (1945) ***WD
    04:46:47.308 = 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/WDRR0586
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    4 h y 48 m
  • The First Alien Contactee | Albert Coe's 1920 Extraterrestrial Incident When He Saved a UFO Occupant

    The First Alien Contactee | Albert Coe's 1920 Extraterrestrial Incident When He Saved a UFO Occupant
    Feb 12 2026
    In 1920, a young man on a fishing trip in the Canadian wilderness stumbled upon an injured stranger trapped in a rocky crevice — and the "plane" parked nearby was no plane at all. What followed was a lifelong friendship that revealed humanity's ancient past and an alien perspective on where we're headed as a species.IN THIS EPISODE: We all love cute pet photos – so often those photos almost make our furry friends look human – even smiling in some cases. But one particular type photo being shared via email – a photo of a smiling dog – would never be described as cute, as it drives some people literally insane. Is it real, or just another cyber-located urban legend? (Smile.Dog) *** Being kidnapped by gypsies is a somewhat negative stereotype towards those who truly live the lifestyle. They don’t typically go out of their way to snatch people away… but in one particular circumstance it truly did happen – and it created an incredibly strange tale. (Kidnapped By Gypsies) *** Albert Coe’s story sounds more like a Stephen Spielberg film as opposed to a true story. But Coe insists it really did happen – that he saved the life of an extraterrestrial – and it resulted in them becoming lifelong friends. (I Saved E.T.’s Life) *** Pennhurst Asylum was shuttered in 1987 – but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any souls still living there. (The Living Dead Asylum)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:02:00.520 = I Saved E.T.’s Life00:12:24.180 = Smile Dog ***00:29:12.467 = Kidnapped By Gypsies00:35:38.638 = Pennhurst: The Living Dead Asylum ***00:39:11.402 = The Old Farmhouse (by Weird Darkness listener Marissa Harrington)00:44:02.785 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakHELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES…https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harmhttps://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Smile Dog” from TheScareChamber.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3rxbtb3t“I Saved E.T.’s Life” by T. R. Swartz for SpectralVision.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/aw2467d4“Kidnapped By Gypsies” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3rdvmarz“The Living Dead Asylum” by Elisabeth Tilstra for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/55f8ftwf=====(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 me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: July 13, 2021EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ISavedAnAlienABOUT 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 things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.#WeirdDarkness #AlbertCoe #UFO #AlienEncounter #UFOContactee #FlyingSaucer #Extraterrestrial #Paranormal #UnexplainedMysteries #TrueParanormalStories #AlienContact #UFOHistory #ClassicUFO #UFOSighting #AncientAliens #UFOOccupant #Contactee #AlienRescue #GeorgeAdamski #TimothyGreenBeckley #SilverDisc #CanadaUFO #1920s #UFOEvidence #AlienFriendship #UFOCommunity #UFOFiles #RealAlienEncounter #UnexplainedEncounters #DarkHistory
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    46 m
  • He Killed His Neighbor, Did His Taxes, Then Turned Himself In

    He Killed His Neighbor, Did His Taxes, Then Turned Himself In
    Feb 11 2026
    A Milwaukee man suffering from paranoid delusions shot his unarmed neighbor in the head with an AK-47, went back to his apartment to file his tax return, then drove to a Homeland Security building to confess.

    PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/murderthentaxes/

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    #WeirdDarkness, #WeirdDarkNEWS, #DominicNosacek, #AngeloNelson, #MilwaukeeMurder, #AK47, #TrueCrime, #MentalHealthCrisis, #ParanoidDelusions, #MurderConfession, #GunViolence, #PreventableMurder, #FirstDegreeHomicide, #DomesticAbuse, #CrimeNews, #JusticeForAngelo, #MentalIllness, #BizarreCrime, #FirearmBan, #ViralCrime
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    7 m