A doctor begins treating a woman who insists that a glowing, supernatural figure — the Shining Man — has been appearing to her. She claims this radiant entity warns her of danger and even predicts deaths. At first the doctor chalks it up to stress and hallucination… until he starts encountering disturbing coincidences that match her visions. The de…

From an inexplicable force that turned a woman to ashes in her farmhouse, to strange phenomena that transformed a quiet English town into a UFO hotspot, these chilling Christmas mysteries continue to baffle investigators and haunt communities long after the holiday decorations were packed away. IN THIS EPISODE: A nurse was found dead in her bed - a…

Matthew Klein woke up believing the nightmare was over. He walked into work with hope in his heart for the first time in days, convinced he had finally broken free from the darkness that had invaded his life. But hope is a fragile thing in Marshport — and the shadows that have been watching Matthew do not forgive so easily. There are rules to this …

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space — but two brothers in Italy had already recorded transmissions from Soviet spacecraft that were never supposed to exist. | #WDRadio WEEK OF DEC 07, 2025 ========== HOUR ONE: Did lost cosmonauts make it into space before Yuri Gagarin? (The Tombs in Space) *** Don't take a gift from Gracie…

A teenage girl recovering from an illness begins hearing a disembodied voice begging to be let into a ruined building on the property. Her father and the family’s minister investigate the ruins to uncover the source of the voice. | “The Pleading Voice” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0567 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate…

A reporter arrives in a small country town investigating rumors that a man has returned from the dead. He uncovers that the supposedly resurrected man was actually murdered, and his daughter resurrected him via sorcery for vengeance. As the reporter digs deeper, he becomes entangled in a web of revenge and dark supernatural secrets. | “Lazarus Risi…

Matthew confesses the calendar's dark pattern to Pastor Hart and learns that the ashen specter of his late brother Steven has been appearing to others, spreading his buried secrets throughout Marshport—and when door number seven crosses an unforgivable line, he makes an irreversible decision that may be more dangerous than the calendar itself. Get …

Before convicts were shipped to Australia, they rotted aboard decommissioned warships anchored in the Thames — floating dungeons so brutal that a condemned man called them "a college of villainy" where every prisoner graduated "a master of arts in scoundrelism." IN THIS EPISODE: It was in 1975 when the first skull of what was believed to be Bigfoot…

The bloody cross from door number five finally reveals its victim, and when Matt opens door six to find a miniature lion, he races to prevent another tragedy—only to come face-to-face with a masked killer in a deadly confrontation. Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil #WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #HolidayHor…

A German occultist stole Bram Stoker's Dracula to make a film about pandemic fears, Stoker's widow ordered every copy burned, and yet Nosferatu survived to become the most influential vampire movie ever made. IN THIS EPISODE: The 1922 horror classic "Nosferatu" still turns up, on TV and on college campuses every Halloween. And it’ll likely show up …

From Norse frost giants to the Bible's Goliath, tales of giants have haunted humanity for centuries — but in 2002, US soldiers in Afghanistan claim they encountered a 12-foot, six-fingered, blade-wielding giant that killed one of their own before they brought it down. IN THIS EPISODE: Did U.S. Special Forces really shoot dead a 12-foot-tall giant i…

“GINGER’S GINGERBREAD DISASTER: A Family Recipe With a Terrifying Secret” by Danie Dreadful When a mysterious voice whispers from her family's secret ingredient and promises her victory in the holiday baking competition, Ginger ignores her mother's warning — and discovers some recipes come with consequences. Find more family-friendly frights and cr…

When Matt finally confesses the truth about the advent calendar to Anika, she demands proof—but the trinket behind door number five sends them racing across town to the hospital, fearing they may already too late. Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil #WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #HolidayHorror #SupernaturalT…

As a mysterious burning smell blankets Marshport, Officer Klein opens the fourth door to find something that forces him to confront the darkest night of his childhood—and the terrible secret his family tried to bury. Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil #WeirdDarkness #ChristmasHorror #HolidayHorror #Supernatur…

From a taxidermist who collected human eyes to a killer trying to fill every square on a chessboard with a victim, these twelve serial killers didn't just murder — they turned their crimes into something far more twisted and personal. IN THIS EPISODE: We have all been guilty of wishing we had more money coming in. Some people go out and get a secon…

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When Officer Klein opens the third door and finds a crystal star inside, he begins noticing stars everywhere—on crests, in addresses, atop nativity scenes—and the mounting coincidences fill him with a creeping dread that something terrible is about to happen in Marshport… again. Get the print version of the novel: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOf…