Best The Mark Twain House Podcasts (2024)

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“ALIENS AMONG US” and More Creepy But True Stories! #WeirdDarkness 1:02:20

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IN THIS EPISODE: Have you ever felt like something was off about someone you met? What if the truth was more bizarre than you could imagine - that aliens walk secretly among us, perfectly disguised? (Mimic In The Mirror) *** The short story “Eight O’Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson – the inspiration for the movie “They Live!” *** Left-handedness…

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“THE SHADOW” Multi-Episode Marathon 11 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 5:00:11

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! One of the most popular radio shows in history, “The Shadow” went on the air in August of 1930. "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detec…

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“ALCATRAZ: INFAMOUS INMATES AND FAILED ESCAPES” #WeirdDarkness 58:15

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IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll find out what life was like as an inmate of Alcatraz. We’ll look at the numerous escape attempts that failed and where the escapees went wrong. And we’ll learn about a few other prisons that are even more terrifying than Alcatraz – all located in the United States. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “Being An Alcatraz I…

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“BOOK A STAY AT A HAUNTED AIRBNB” and More Dark True Stories! #WeirdDarkness 57:27

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IN THIS EPISODE: Spending the night in a haunted house is always unnerving, but would you pay for the experience? If you’re looking for a spooky escape, maybe you could try a haunted AirBNB! You might not rest in peace in these haunted homes, but you're bound to have a memorable night preparing for paranormal activity, seeking the supernatural, and…

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“TRUE HITCHHIKING HORROR STORIES” #WeirdDarkness 1:35:53

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IN THIS EPISODE: The open road is a beautiful place where you can make friends that you’d otherwise never meet and have adventures that will change your life. But there are also extreme dangers to traveling with strangers on highways and backroads. No matter how trustworthy or well-intentioned a driver might seem, it's nearly impossible to tell if …

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“THE SEALED BOOK” Multi-Episode Marathon 01 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 4:58:04

7m ago4:58:04

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! This Mutual entry in the horror and mystery genre was far from the best remembered, such as Suspense, Quiet Please, and Inner Sanctum. But The Sealed Book offers a glimpse into a dusty archive th…

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#WeirdDarknessRadio WEEKEND OF APRIL 27-28, 2024 1:55:03

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#WeirdDarknessRadio WEEKEND OF APRIL 27-28, 2024 ========== HOUR ONE: Seeing a lifelike human skeleton in a doctor’s office, especially in the past couple of centuries, was – and in many cases still is - commonplace. But where did one go to get such lifelike skeletons if you were a doctor in the 1800s? Why, a skeleton factory, of course! (The Skele…

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“DEEDS DONE BY THE DEAD” and More Creepy, Dark, and Bizarre Stories! (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness 1:06:49

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IN THIS EPISODE: Most people, when they think of the end of their lives, want to feel that they have accomplished something of significance. To leave a lasting legacy. But it is much more rare for someone to accomplish something significant – after they are dead! (Done By The Dead) *** Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton was a pillar of society in Baltimore,…

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“AMERICAN SEA MONSTERS” and More Dark True Stories! (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness 1:00:29

2d ago1:00:29

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IN THIS EPISODE: When you think of monsters in America, you probably think of Bigfoot in the American Northwest – or perhaps the Chupacabra in the South. Maybe you think of Dogman in the upper Midwest. But people don’t typically think of the American lakes and shores, where we have our own collection of monsters and sea serpents. (American Sea Mons…

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“CBS Radio Mystery Theater” Multi-Episode Marathon 15 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 5:18:16

1h ago5:18:16

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! After September 30, 1962, commercial radio drama was as dead as the doornail described in the opening pages of Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843), and everyone understood that television killed it…

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“LOS ANGELES: A CITY OF HAUNTINGS” (PLUS BLOOPERS!) #WeirdDarkness 1:09:14

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IN THIS EPISODE: Los Angeles is one of the world's most famous cities. It’s known for being the home of the rich and famous, the film and music industries, theme parks, beautiful warm weather, gorgeous beaches, and an active nightlife… but it’s also known for smog, skid row, and bad traffic. But one thing most people don’t immediately think of is t…

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“SUSPENSE!” Multi-Episode Marathon 010 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 4:57:49

32m ago4:57:49

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! When the dramatic anthology series "Suspense" premiered over CBS Radio on June 17, 1942, it did so as both a summer series and as a sustaining program. The network had no idea how well the series…

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“COULD OUR MOON BE AN ALIEN SPACESHIP?” and More Creepy True Tales! #WeirdDarkness 53:18

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IN THIS EPISODE: Conspiracy theories, while often dark, can also be kind of humorous due to being so outlandishly unbelievable. For example… is the Earth’s moon artificial, and actually an extraterrestrial spaceship? We’ll look at the strange theory. (Could Our Moon Be An Alien Spaceship?) *** In 1912 one of the most brutal slayings in America took…

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“RATTLECLINK THE SPIDER JARS” by Tom Leveen #MicroTerrors 19:11

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“RATTLECLINK THE SPIDER JARS” by Tom Leveen #MicroTerrors Tell your friends about Micro Terrors – and find more family-friendly frights and creepy games to play on our website - http://MicroTerrors.com! And be sure to subscribe to the podcast at https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors! Visit our website: https://MicroTerrors.com Facebook page: h…

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“REAL HISTORIC ACCOUNTS OF WEREWOLVES” and More True Stories! #WeirdDarkness 1:21:16

4d ago1:21:16

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We’re all familiar with the concept of werewolves – they are all over pop culture, movies, television, comic books, novels, and every other medium you could possibly imagine. And while they are considered fictional, or at least in the realm of cryptids, that doesn’t mean there aren’t true stories of reported werewolves in history. (Real Historic Ac…

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“X MINUS ONE” Multi-Episode Marathon 10 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 5:01:46

19m ago5:01:46

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! By the mid 1950s, science fiction had largely fallen into a familiar pattern, regardless of medium. When fans tuned into the radio or caught the latest science fiction movie, they either encounte…

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(BONUS EPISODE) "The Leech" by Robert Sheckley 36:39

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"The Leech"by Robert Sheckley (From Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine, December 1952)By Darren Marlar

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“DIVERSION” and “OBEY THE PATTERN” #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday 52:05

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It’s “Thriller Thursday” and I have two stories that I really enjoyed narrating. We’ll being with a story from Dr. Elsewhere called “Diversion”, and then it’s a story that I’ve been asked about numerous times since I last shared it – it seems to be a favorite. It’s a story by S.R. Underschultz called, “Obey The Pattern”. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM…

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“THE LEGEND OF THE ICE TRUCK” by LykanTrucker (Fiction Horror) #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday 30:09

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IN THIS EPISODE: It’s Thriller Thursday, with a story called “The Legend of the Ice Truck” by Lykan Trucker. SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE… “The Legend of the Ice Truck” by LykanTrucker: https://www.youtube.com/c/BreakerBreaker1919 Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = = (Over time links seen above may become invalid, disap…

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“INNER SANCTUM MYSTERIES” Multi-Episode Marathon 09 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 4:48:17

15h ago4:48:17

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! A creaking door and a chorus of haunting organ music. No radio show opening is more memorable for many fans than the one heard on Inner Sanctum Mysteries. This disturbing simple salvo led people …

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“OBSCURE LEGENDS, MYTHS, AND GHOSTS” and More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness 59:33

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IN THIS EPISODE: Spine-tingling ghost stories and eerie myths... come to life! Are any of them actually true? We’ll explore the more obscure side of folklore with ghosts and legends that don’t get the same amount of attention others do – but are certainly not to be ignored! (Myths And Ghosts You May Never Have Heard Of) *** In the quiet town of Ess…

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“THE WHISTLER” Multi-Episode Marathon 11 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio 4:57:45

1d ago4:57:45

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Get full-length pulp audiobooks, pulp eBooks, and old-time radio shows ABSOLUTELY FREE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD by emailing WeirdDarkness@RadioArchives.com! “I am the Whistler and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors…

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“THE DARK SIDE OF FAIRY TALES” and More Fortean-Related Stories! #ParanormalityMag 23:54

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Subscribe to Paranormality Magazine at https://weirddarkness.com/magazine. IN THIS EPISODE: “The House In Berwyn” by Ira Schafer *** “New Study Reveals People Who Have NDE Experience ‘New Dimensions of Reality’” by Brandon Grimes *** “Sleepy Scottish Village Revealed as UFO Hotspot” by Brandon Grimes *** “The Dark Side of Fairy Tales: Exploring the…

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“THE DEVIL, BLACK MAGIC, AND L. RON HUBBARD” and More Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarkness 1:05:19

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IN THIS EPISODE: The creator of Scientology, L. Ron Hubbard, was so fascinated by the occult, he believed he was the actual devil himself… and was even upset when his own son turned out to not be the antichrist. (The Devil L. Ron Hubbard) *** Scientology is already scary and mysterious – which may not be surprising once you learn how much black mag…

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“HAUNTED HOLLYWOOD AND CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES” and More True Paranormal Tales! #WeirdDarkness 55:24

7d ago55:24

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IN THIS EPISODE: Don't try and tell some celebrities that ghosts don't exist, because they've seen all the paranormal proof they need to believe. (Celebrity Encounters With The Paranormal) *** A prayer for food resulted in fish raining down from the sky in Yoro, Honduras. And now it happens regularly – sometimes twice a year – with still no definit…

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