AFTER THE CURTAIN FALLS, THE REAL HORROR BEGINS: A Deadly Obsession Echoes Through a Dark Theatre

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 295 minutes

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Summary

Alone in a dark, deserted theatre after closing time, a man expecting romance instead finds himself trapped in a deadly soundscape—where every whisper, echo, and recorded voice could be his last. | BBC Fear on 4, “Hearing Is Believing” | #RetroRadio EP0541

Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Jimmy Valentine’s Gamble” (January 16, 1977)
00:46:04.693 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Moon is New, aka First Men on the Moon” (January 22, 1958) ***WD (LQ)
01:05:20.358 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD
01:36:19.738 = Dark Fantasy, “House of Bread” (December 26, 1941)
02:01:14.374 = BBC Fear on 4, “Hearing Is Believing” (February 04, 1993)
02:30:20.008 = Five Minute Mysteries, “Murder In Blue” (1947-1950)
02:35:10.989 = Tales From The Tomb, “A Ghost Or a Vampire” (1960s)
02:40:37.561 = Future Tense, “Protection” (May 29, 1974) ***WD (LQ)
03:04:39.087 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Judges House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD
03:31:18.009 = BBC 30-Minute Theater, “The Decoy” July 26, 1980)
03:59:47.988 = The Haunting Hour, “Bird of Death” (March 31, 1945)
04:26:55.480 = Hermit’s Cave, “Buried Alive” (October 06, 1940)
04:52:05.067 = Show Close

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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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0:00.0	We all know someone who struggles with depression, whether we're aware of it or not.
0:04.1	It's something those who suffer tend to deal with in silence, in the shadows.
0:08.1	But the organizations we are supporting with our annual overcoming the darkness fundraiser this month
0:12.6	are working to make it easier for those in the darkness to come into the light,
0:16.7	define help, and to learn they're not alone, that there are ways to overcome the darkness of
0:21.4	depression and live normal lives. I do this fundraiser only one month out of the year, as October
0:27.7	is the anniversary month for Weird Darkness. We launched in October 2015, it's National Depression
0:32.9	Awareness Month, and this month is spooky and dark, kind of like depression. If you'd like to make a donation or learn more about the fundraiser or find hope for yourself
0:41.4	or someone you know who struggles with depression, visit weirddarkness.com slash hope.
0:47.2	The fundraiser ends Halloween night at midnight.
0:50.2	Please give what you can.
0:51.7	Weirddarkness.com slash hope.
0:54.4	Weird Darkness is celebrating our birthday this month.
0:56.8	We use this annual celebration to help those who struggle with depression.
1:00.7	Every October, we raise money for organizations that help people overcome depression, anxiety,
1:05.8	and thoughts of suicide and self-harm.
1:08.2	It's called Overcoming the Darkness, and you can make a donation right now at Weirddarkness.com
1:13.1	slash hope.
1:14.8	That's Weirddarkness.com slash hope.
1:17.4	A gift of any amount helps, with every dollar bringing hope to someone affected by depression.
1:22.5	To donate, to get more information about overcoming the darkness, or to find hope to battle back
1:27.3	the darkness of depression in yourself or someone you love, visit weirddarkness.com slash hope.
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