In the remote Canadian wilderness, an ill-fated hunting trip turns into a nightmare when one of the guides vanishes into the night, leaving behind only his screams of burning feet and a trail of something far more terrifying than any beast of the forest.

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IN THIS EPISODE: “The Wendigo” is a novella written by Algernon Blackwood. It was originally published in the 1910 collection “The Lost Valley and Other Stories” which I’ve placed a link to in the show notes. The story involves a hunting party that gets separated in the Canadian wilderness in search for moose. One of the party members is abducted by the legendary Wendigo. Fellow author Robert Aickman once said of the story, it’s "...one of the (possibly) six great masterpieces in the field". Here’s hoping you agree with him.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:02:32.616 = Show Open
00:04:33.284 = A Brief Look At The Author
00:07:38.615 = The Wendigo, Part 1
00:22:54.738 = The Wendigo, Part 2
00:48:19.248 = The Wendigo, Part 3
01:09:00.423 = The Wendigo, Part 4
01:33:13.209 = The Wendigo, Part 5
01:54:15.127 = The Wendigo, Part 6
02:00:44.066 = Show Close
02:01:49.052 = Bloopers

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/TheWendigo
“The Wendigo” by Algernon Blackwood: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n8bff63y
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Originally aired: April 09, 2020
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5n7vkx8c

Beneath the forests of Kentucky, Mammoth Cave hides a labyrinth of ghostly souls, eerie echoes, and dark secrets that have lingered for centuries.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Where did Bram Stoker get his idea for Dracula? Hint – it was not, as many believe, Vlad the Impaler. (Bram Stoker’s Inspiration) *** Ronald Gene Simmons went on a 16 person murder spree – and 14 of them were his own family. (Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons) *** In the world of Harry Potter, figures like Grindewald and Voldemort meet in dark rooms to work their evil magic plans against those whom they consider enemies. But is there a real-life version of such dark magic meetings? (Grindelwald and Secret Societies) *** A dark figure appears out of nowhere to terrify a man in his own home. (Inter-Dimensional Shadow Person) *** The largest haunted place in the world isn’t a house, mansion, asylum, or even a forest or lake– it’s a giant cave in Kentucky, and not only is it haunted – it is extremely creepy. (Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:00:56.319 = Show Open
00:02:48.448 = Bram Stoker’s Inspiration
00:13:44.021 = Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons
00:22:21.719 = Grindelwald and Secret Societies
00:29:19.153 = Interdimensional Shadow Person
00:34:48.780 = Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, Part 1
01:04:45.889 = Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, Part 2
01:33:49.577 = Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, Part 3
01:48:24.710 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/MammothCave
“Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons” by Kara Goldfarb: https://tinyurl.com/qnvc2oo
“Grindelwald and Secret Societies”: https://tinyurl.com/wm2ka6z
“Interdimensional Shadow Person”: https://tinyurl.com/vjgdmva
“Bram Stoker’s Inspiration” by Doug MacGowan: https://tinyurl.com/y8u4m4mt
“Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/s6eojxj
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Originally aired: November 10, 2018
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/sczyseeb

A man becomes convinced that in a previous life he murdered the husband of the Marquise de Pompadour. Hear the story in this marathon’s episode of “The Clock” – plus more Old Time Radio programs to listen to in the dark!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder By Proxy” (August 29, 1975) ***WD
00:48:30.829 = The Clock, “The man Who Lived Once Before” (March 02, 1947)
01:13:36.169 = Sounds of Darkness, “Playing With Fire” (January 05, 1968)
01:39:25.769 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Cemetery” (February 25, 1972)
02:09:15.029 = Dimension X, “Dr. Grimshaw’s Sanitorium” (September 22, 1950) ***WD
02:40:40.669 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Dead Man’s Paradise” (April 17, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
02:53:35.749 = Creaking Door, “Face To Face Music of the Spheres”(1964-1965) ***WD
03:18:46.759 = The Eleventh Hour, “Death And Understanding” (ADU) ***WD
03:44:30.499 = Escape, “The Second Class Passenger” (January 10, 1948)
04:15:23.119 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940)
04:45:48.989 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD
05:16:48.158 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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Before Freddy Krueger haunted dreams on Elm Street, a real-life nightmare plagued Hmong refugees—young men mysteriously dying in their sleep, a terrifying phenomenon that remains unexplained to this day.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Children dying in their sleep while having terrible nightmares. It’s not just a movie plot from a Wes Craven film – it really happened, and inspired the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. (The Terrifying True Syndrome That Inspired A Nightmare on Elm Street) *** We’re used to seeing someone on television or in movies die from a gunshot or stabbing, knowing they were just pretending – that the gun was using blanks, or the knife was using a retractable blade. But what we don’t often hear are the times that those prop weapons end up killing someone for real. (Death By Movie Prop) *** How can a little girl disappear in a big crowd of people with no one seeing anything? Was it a case of stranger danger or did someone she know betray her trust? We’ll look at the case of Beverly Rose Potts who went missing in 1951, never to be seen again. (Peril in the Park for Beverly Potts) *** Part medicine, part honey, part cannibalism… who or what was the mellified man? (The Mellified Man) *** They say that tragedy can change a person forever… and that couldn’t be more true for one man who went from being considered lucky, to becoming deranged after a horrible accident, (The Hidden Wounds of Mr. Schultz) *** Famous last words. Humphrey Bogart said, “I should have never switched from Scotch to martinis.” Winston Churchill’s last words were simply, “I’m bored with it all.” But sometimes what a person says on their deathbed can be shocking or outlandish – even if they aren’t a celebrity. We’ll look at a few unexpected deathbed moments. (Deathbed Moments)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:00:57.978 = Show Open
00:03:35.464 = The Terrifying True Syndrome That Inspired The Creation of Freddy Krueger
00:11:44.934 = Death By Movie Prop
00:18:05.927 = Peril In The Park For Beverly Potts
00:33:09.271 = The Mellified Man
00:40:10.025 = The Hidden Wounds of Mr. Schultz
00:45:26.081 = Deathbed Moments
00:55:36.657 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/NightmareOnElmStreet
“The Terrifying True Syndrome That Inspired The Creation of Freddy Krueger” by Thad Morgan for History.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/37xp3v22 (“1..2..Freddy’s Coming For You” by Remix Maniacs:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhKRXHnYqN4)
“Peril in the Park for Beverly Potts” by Crystal Dawn for LostNFoundBlogs.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/x7yuy3kh
“Death By Movie Prop” written by Juliet Bennet Rylah for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/59rx9j2z
“The Mellified Man” by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yz2k5kw5
“The Hidden Wounds of Mr. Schultz” by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3m8mnpy2
“Deathbed Moments” by Mike Lawrence for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/24rppfx5
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Originally aired: September 27, 2021
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/45hj3enr

It’s “Thriller Thursday” when I bring you stories of horror fiction!

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IN THIS EPISODE: I have four stories to share with you! The first three are all from Weirdo family members! JohnlockedDancer brings the original short story, “I’m a Freebatch Shipper”. Cole Smallwood sent me his creepy tale called “The Beastly Dog Pack”. And John Parrish submitted his fiction story, “The Neighbor.” And later, it’s a longer creepypasta from author Stephanie Scissom called “To Keep a Promise”.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:27.149 = I’m a Free-Batch Shipper
00:03:25.278 = The Beastly Dog Pack
00:05:35.663 = The Neighbor
00:15:29.149 = To Keep a Promise, Part 1
00:34:45.465 = To Keep a Promise, Part 2
01:00:10.729 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/ToKeepAPromise
“I’m a Freebatch Shipper” by Weirdo family member JohnlockedDancer (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnlockeddancer/)
“The Beastly Dog Pack” by Weirdo family member Cole Smallwood
“The Neighbor” by Weird family member John Parrish
“To Keep a Promise” by Stephanie Scissom: https://tinyurl.com/yxy6azbf (Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/stephaniescissom2019/)
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Originally aired: March 19, 2020
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3xcjfp4w

A traveler is compelled to spend the night at a remote house of a mysterious gentleman – finding both isolation and the paranormal! Hear this story in BBC’s Ghost Story, “A Recluse” inside this marathon of Old Time Radio programs!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Night of the Howling Dog” (August 28, 1975) ***WD
00:48:02.439 = Adventures By Morse, “A Coffin For The Lady: The Adventure Begins” (March 18, 1944)
01:14:37.999 = Adventures By Morse, “A Coffin For The Lady: Conversation In The Casket” (March 25, 1944)
01:41:07.759 = Adventures By Morse, “A Coffin For The Lady: Deepest Grave in the World” (April 01, 1944)
02:07:34.569 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Green-Eyed Divorce” (August 08, 1955)
02:38:55.339 = BBC Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
03:07:30.799 = The Avenger, “Murder Hits The Jackpot” (November 09, 1945) ***WD
03:36:29.859 = BBC Ghost Story, “A Recluse” (December, 2010)
04:05:52.449 = Beyond The Green Door, “Travis Takes Poison” (1966) ***WD
04:11:25.199 = Box 13, “The Dowager and Dan Holiday” (January 16, 1949)
04:38:49.429 = Incredible But True, “Music By Moonlight” (1950-1951)
04:43:15.349 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Interface To Terror” (1992) ***WD
05:10:54.555 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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Some houses hold memories, but on Camp Avenue, the past refuses to rest—where the echoes of a brutal night in 1978 still linger, and the question remains: can the dead ever truly leave?

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IN THIS EPISODE: The ax murders in Villisca, Iowa. The Defeo murders made famous by the Amityville Horror. Two crime scenes where no one heard a thing. The same thing happened in the charming little area of Churchill’s Grove… a story not so famous, but just as disturbing. (No One Heard a Thing – The Simon Peter Nelson Murders) *** Lily Dale… where Spiritualism is celebrated and practiced more than just the spooky months. Populated by hundreds of psychics and mediums, it has become a kind of tourist attraction for those seeking a psychic reading. (Welcome to Lily Dale) *** Bowden Road in Huntsville, Texas seems to have no end of paranormal activity and strange experiences – particularly the section of road that leads straight into Martha Chapel Cemetery. Bowden Road is considered so haunted, locals have come to call it Demons Road. (Demons Road of Huntsville)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:59.661 = Demons Road of Huntsville
00:08:47.519 = No One Heard a Thing: The Simon Peter Nelson Murders
00:30:55.689 = Welcome to Lily Dale
00:39:43.463 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/SimonPeterNelson
“Demons Road of Huntsville” by Dana Goolsby for Texas Escapes: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdpt36m4
“No One Heard a Thing – The Simon Peter Nelson Murders” by Stuart R. Wahlin, posted to Medium.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4key7czw
“Welcome to Lily Dale” from the Hidden Haunts Paranormal Facebook page: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8h3ca2
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Originally aired: January 17, 2023
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/ycktjydd

When filmmaker David Crowley and his family were found dead in their home, what seemed like a tragic murder-suicide quickly spiraled into a chilling tale of conspiracy, government secrecy, and unanswered mysteries.

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IN THIS EPISODE: A Minnesota man espousing a coming “New World Order” was found dead with his family in 2015. Was it a murder-suicide as investigators say, or could it be that the government had him silenced to keep from speaking the truth? (Death of a Conspiracy Theorist) *** A girl finds out her family all her life had hidden the fact that she grew up in a haunted house. But the secret came out when she found the photos that were taken of the evidence ghosts left behind. (We Only Knew It As The Entity) *** In the early 1900s women simply weren’t usually allowed to take part in murder investigations. But Mary E. Holland was no ordinary woman. And the case of Margaret Grippen was no ordinary murder. (A Famous Woman Detective and The Murder of Margaret Grippen) *** For your next move to a new home, do you want a little peace and quiet? Something a bit more secluded so you can get away from nosy neighbors? You might consider Garnet, Montana… population zero. It’s scenery is beautiful, but nobody wants to live there – despite the government offering to pay people to do so. Why is that? (The Montana Town No One Wants To Live In) *** In Louisiana’s Honey Island Swamp, you’re sure to find alligators, turtles, snakes, and other creepy critters. But legend has it, the swamp is home to something that is much more wild. (Swamp Monster of Honey Island)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:01:14.044 = Show Intro
00:03:24.438 = Gray State: Death of a Conspiracy Theorist
00:14:36.655 = Montana Town No One Wants To Live In
00:26:44.260 = A Famous Woman Detective And The Murder of Margaret Grippen
00:33:31.929 = We Only Knew It As The Entity
00:55:09.401 = Swamp Monster of Honey Island
01:02:23.108 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/GrayState
“Gray State: Death of a Conspiracy Theorist” by Pat Pheifer for the Star Tribune https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yf6chbzd; and David Neiwert for SPL Center https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8anexh
“Gray State” 2013 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igH_7EndvyM
“Gray State: The Rise” uncompleted documentary from 2015: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5651026
“A Gray State” 2021 documentary: https://amzn.to/3Xuik5A
“Gray State” Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/graystatemovie
“Justice For David Crowley” Facebook page: https://facebook.com/justicefordavidcrowley
David Crowley Speaks at Ron Paul Festival in 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDqdOjfNXcU
“A Famous Woman Detective And The Murder of Margaret Grippen” by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mv8fav3k
“The Montana Town No One Wants To Live In” by Brad Smith for Relatively Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/u8v636vf
“We Only Knew It As The Entity” by Jessica Moffitt for Huffington Post (INCLUDES PHOTOS): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc3w7zfe
“The Swamp Monster of Honey Island” by Cole Kinchen for Pelican State of Mind: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3e4dp8fn
Book: “Honey Island Swamp Monster Documentations” by Dana Holyfield: https://amzn.to/3iOKcmf
Film: “The Legend of the Honey Island Swamp Monster”: https://amzn.to/3WhwNAL
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Originally aired: January 18, 2023
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yj9urb65

Archaeologists discover an obsidian sacrificial knife that may have been used to sacrifice a victim to an Aztec god! Hear this story in “The Witch’s Tale” along with 11 more Old Time Radio programs!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Eavesdropper” (August 27, 1975) ***WD
00:48:33.949 = Unit 99, “Possible Market Burglary” (November 15, 1957) ***WD
01:14:32.659 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD
01:30:03.249 = Dark Venture, “The Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD
02:00:21.319 = The Weird Circle, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (November 12, 1944)
02:29:03.189 = The Whistler, “Confession” (January 31, 1943) ***WD
02:59:41.509 = Strange Wills, “Penthouse Orphan” (October 26, 1946)
03:29:55.489 = Witch’s Tale, “The Knife of Sacrifice” (August 27, 1935) ***WD
03:55:06.929 = Basil Rathbone’s Word Detective, “Melba Toast” (November 05, 1959)
03:58:13.059 = X Minus One, “Hello, Tomorrow” (November 03, 1955)
04:21:52.309 = ABC Mystery Time, “No One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD
04:46:06.139 = Strange Adventure, “Attack At Dawn” (1945)
04:49:20.224 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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We’ll look at several cases of reported poltergeist activity and try to determine if it’s supernatural, human in nature, or possibly a little of both.

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IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at several cases of reported poltergeist activity and try to determine if it’s supernatural, human in nature, or possibly a little of both. (Poltergeists) *** Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti, the Abominable Snowman… unexplained and unproven two-legged hairy beasts are seen all over the world. But there is another strange hairy ape like creature in North America that doesn’t get the same amount of press – but is just as mysterious and frightening as the others. (The Mysterious Devil Monkeys of North America) *** Weirdo family member Danny Rendon tells the true story of… (The Horror on Harbor Lights Drive) *** For over a century, mysterious lights were seen bobbing up and down along the railroad tracks near Maco Station, a few miles west of Wilmington, North Carolina. To this day no one knows what they were. (The Maco Light) *** The tragic Tina Resch case started with the claims of a poltergeist haunting… and ended with the death of a child. (The Tina Resch Poltergeist Case) *** 
Weirdo family member Alana describes her childhood home where she heard strange footsteps and banging on doors when no one was home, and a crucifix which refused to stay upright. (The Fallen Crucifix) *** An Australian man tells of a fishing trip where he and a couple of friends come across what appears to be a Yowie or Bigfoot… but more humanlike. (The Hairy Man of Kowmung River) *** Haunting the historic Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia are eerie tales of anguished soldiers, an eternal watch dog, and one hideous vampire with jagged teeth and hanging skin. (The Ghosts of Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery) *** Were Jack the Ripper’s victims killed to cover up a Royal scandal? (The Royal Ripper Conspiracy)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:01:21.805 = Show Open
00:03:13.682 = The Tina Resch Poltergeist Case
00:06:30.650 = The Hairy Man of the Kowmung River
00:19:50.045 = Horror on Harbor Lights Drive
00:34:11.335 = The Maco Light
00:39:13.935 = Poltergeists: Supernatural Manifestations, Human Agents, or Both?
01:12:57.226 = The Royal Ripper Conspiracy
01:18:34.283 = The Ghosts of Hollywood Cemetery
01:27:44.817 = The Hairy Man of the Kowmung River
01:38:11.076 = The Fallen Crucifix
01:44:06.499 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/SupernaturalPoltergeists
“The Mysterious Devil Monkeys of North America” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/qrh7onz
“The Horror on Harbor Lights Drive” by Danny Rendon, submitted directly to Weird Darkness
“The Maco Light” posted at North Carolina Ghosts: (link no longer available)
“The Tina Resch Poltergeist Case” posted at http://RealParanormalExperiences.com: (story link no longer available)
“Poltergeists: Supernatural Manifestations, Human Agents, or Both?” by Troy Taylor: (link no longer available)
“The Royal Ripper Conspiracy” from The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/rhmgksc
“The Fallen Crucifix” submitted to Weird Darkness by Alana Pugliese
“The Hairy Man of the Kowmung River” by The Cropster, posted at The Fortean: https://tinyurl.com/y7yjf5mm
“The Ghosts of Hollywood Cemetery” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/mmVG30msVMN=====
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Originally aired: November 01, 2018

In 1848, the crew of the HMS Daedalus spotted something slithering through the waves—an enormous sea serpent that would spark controversy, fuel headlines, and baffle experts for centuries. Did they really spot a sea monster?

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IN THIS EPISODE: On August 6th, 1848 the crew of the HMS Daedalus spotted something monstrous from the deep – and it has become the most well-documented sea serpent sighting in history. (The HMS Daedalus Sea Monster) *** A notorious criminal is brought to justice, and later found to have just as notorious of a brain. (Hanging of a Notorious Brain) *** A burst of UFO activity took place on New Year’s Eve outside of New York in 1982… so many sightings and reports it was impossible to ignore, even by skeptics. (The Hudson Valley Flap) *** A social experiment initiated by Stalin’s Soviet Union ends with hundreds dead on the first day – but that was only the beginning of the horrors of what would later be known as “Cannibal Island”. (Joseph Stalin’s Cannibal Island) *** A woman is involved in an accident, and once out of the hospital everyone appears to be afraid upon looking at her face… even her. But it’s not the scars that are causing terror. (The Reflection That Drove To Death) *** One day in 1863 Doctor Joseph Rogers found himself dealing with a very distressing case. A young pregnant woman had been sent to a workhouse because her circumstances were so dire. Her name was Sarah Ann Eldridge, and her husband, Alfred Eldridge, was in prison waiting to be executed. (The Murderer’s Wife)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:00:51.824 = Show Open
00:2:59.842 = The HMS Daedalus Sea Monster
00:14:35.672 = The Murderer’s Wife
00:36:16.526 = The Hudson Valley Flap
00:42:00.128 = Hanging of a Notorious Brain
00:46:26.657 = The Reflection That Drove to Death
00:51:33.716 = Joseph Stalin’s Cannibal Island
00:56:01.751 = Show Close
00:57:05.551 = Bloopers

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/HMSDaedalus
“Hanging Of a Notorious Brain” by Traci Taylor for 981TheHawk.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y7t456fm
“Joseph Stalin’s Cannibal Island” by Garret S. Griffin for MSN.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4pfxptws
BOOK: “Cannibal Island: Death In a Siberian Gulag” by Nicolas Werth: https://amzn.to/3Waxw6J)
“The Reflection That Drove To Death” by Julia Njord on Medium.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3h8bwy3b
“The Hudson Valley Flap” by Jazz Shaw for The Debrief: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr3md848
“The HMS Daedalus Sea Monster” by Michael Kilianski for Creative History Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckzhht2
“The Murderer’s Wife” posted at London Overlooked: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2rhr8rrn,https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5xpzksp4
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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.
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Originally aired: January 16, 2023
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr2cvw9v