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Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

ALIEN HAND SYNDROME: The Uncontrollable Monster at the End of Your Arm

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 1 May 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

When your own hand turns against you, there’s nowhere to run — because the killer is already attached.

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DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
IN THIS EPISODE: Imagine losing control of one of your hands – and that hand tries to kill you. It’s not the premise of a B-horror movie, it’s a very real condition that is just as frightening as it sounds. (Alien Hand Syndrome) *** Thanks to the film Fire In The Sky, it is one of the most famous alien abduction cases in history. But what exactly happened to Travis Walton – and is the story believable? (The Abduction of Travis Walton) *** One of the most famous and well-documented cases of poltergeist activity has a funny name, Humpty Doo. The name is an Australian slang term meaning ‘everything topsy-turvy, or turned upside down’ – a perfect description of what poltergeists do. (The Humpty Doo Poltergeist) *** A Weirdo family member used to think he was just seeing things – until he began listening to Weird Darkness and realized he might be surrounded by very real dark entities. (I See Shadow People)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:00.422 = Show Open
00:02:59.286 = Alien Hand Syndrome
00:11:28.185 = The Travis Walton Abduction
00:32:52.089 = I See Shadow People
00:39:08.787 = The Humpty Doo Poltergeist
00:58:53.410 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Alien Hand Syndrome” by Trilby Beresford for Graveyard Shift: http://bit.ly/2MRiT6N
“The Abduction of Travis Walton” from The Scare Chamber: http://bit.ly/2W1sex6
“Humpty Doo Poltergeist” by Paul Cropper & Tony Healey for Strange Nation Australia: http://bit.ly/31nB60Y
“I See Shadow People” by Weirdo family member Jack Williams for Weird Darkness.
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EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/AlienHandSyndrome

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Transcript

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0:00.0

They've been here for thousands of years, making their presence known in the shadows.

0:06.0

They might be seen by a lonely motorist on a deserted road late at night, or by a frightened

0:12.0

and confused husband in the bedroom he's sharing with his wife.

0:16.0

Perhaps the most disconcerting part of this phenomenon boils down to this question.

0:21.9

Has the government been aware of their presence all along and is covertly working with

0:27.3

them towards some secret end?

0:30.7

In the audiobook, Rungs of Disclosure, what once was fringe is now reality.

0:36.7

While listening, you'll meet regular people just like you who have encountered something beyond

0:41.5

their ability to explain.

0:43.7

You'll also hear from people of great faith and deep religious belief who continue to

0:48.4

have these strange and deeply unsettling encounters.

0:52.8

Author L.A. Marzuli explores these ongoing incidents to discover the answers

0:56.9

to these questions. Who are they? What do they want? And why are they here? Can you handle the

1:06.9

truth? Listen to this audiobook, if you dare. Rungs of Disclosure, following the

1:13.3

Trail of Extraterrestrials and the End Times by L.A. Marzuli, narrated by Darren Marler.

1:20.2

Here are a free sample on the audiobooks page at weirddarkness.com.

1:34.3

In Dr. Strange Love, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, the titular character, played by Peter Sellers, fights with his own hand, as if it has a mind of its

1:39.6

own.

1:40.8

In the 1935 film Mad Love, a surgeon replaces a man's hands with the hands of a murderer,

1:47.7

who still expresses the urge to throw knives.

1:50.9

There have been various other horror films with characters who have possessed hands,

1:55.8

such as Hands of a Stranger, Idol Hands, the Adams family.

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