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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

A Farmer Gets Help FROM A WITCH To Deal With His Landlord!: #RetroRadio EP0348 #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 302 minutes

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Summary

A poor Scottish farmer, after paying his rent without obtaining a receipt, faces demands from his landlord’s son to clear the debt again following the landlord’s sudden death. A witch intervenes to help the farmer by seeking proof from the deceased landlord himself. Hear the tale in “It’s Hell to Pay the Piper” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater!

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “It’s Hell to Pay the Piper” (October 31, 1975) ***WD
00:47:45.179 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Foul Tip” (July 15, 1944) ***WD
01:14:53.359 = Quiet Please, “Wear the Dead Man’s Coat’ (February 23, 1948) ***WD
01:44:27.559 = Radio City Playhouse, “King of the Moon” (September 06, 1948) ***WD
02:13:18.429 = Richard Diamond, “Rene Bennet Protection Case” (October 22, 1949)
02:42:51.069 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Engaged Only Once” (1930) ***WD
02:44:02.918 = The Saint, “Death of the Saint” (July 16, 1950) ***WD
03:12:40.189 = Sam Spade, “The Dick Foley Caper” (September 26, 1948)
03:41:58.209 = The Sealed Book, “Broadway, Here I Come” (June 17, 1945) ***WD
04:11:43.179 = The Shadow, “Prelude to Terror” (January 29, 1939) ***WD
04:36:36.569 = Sleep No More, “Over The Hill – The Man In The Black Hat” (December 05, 1956) ***WD
04:59:55.105 = Show Outro

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***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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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0:21.6

When Salem Rowanoke took a job near his family's new home as a hired hand in the

0:26.6

Texas Hill Country, he anticipated learning the ranchers trade, but a series of strange

0:31.6

events, shocking murders, and unholy revelations divert him down another path. This terrifying trajectory puts him directly

0:40.4

into the middle of a struggle between monsters, magic and men. Armed and backed by a militia of ranchers,

0:47.7

Salem attempts to combat the creeping tide of evil that threatens to engulf his new home

0:52.3

and destroy the people most important to him.

0:55.2

Will Salem manage to save his home, or have his actions condemn everyone he hopes to save?

1:01.6

The Witch Trials. A Summer of Wolves and Season of the Witch by S. R. R. Anoke. Available in

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1:35.9

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1:46.1

In the sanctum,

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