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

DEATH LAUGHS LAST: Justice Wears a Grin in the Dark, and Vengeance Waits With a Smile!

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

Darren Marlar

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

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2025

⏱️ 304 minutes

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Summary

A man carries out what he believes is a flawlessly executed killing. But soon after, he begins to unravel—plagued by guilt, paranoia, or fate — learning too late that no crime goes unpunished. Death, it seems, has the final laugh. Hear the story from The Sealed Book! | #RetroRadio EP0436

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Love Song of Death” (April 21, 1976)
00:47:05.229 = Mystery Playhouse from Molle, “Female of the Species” (June 07, 1946) ***WD
01:12:24.779 = The Price of Fear, “Guy Fawkes Night” (November 17, 1973)
01:40:24.759 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Nikki Porter, Suspect” (March 05, 1947) ***WD
02:06:15.549 = Quiet Please, “Gem of the Purest Ray” (May 17, 1948)
02:35:55.909 = Radio City Playhouse, “Wisdom of Eve” (January 24, 1949)
03:05:58.479 = Isn’t It Crime, “Speaking of Murder” (December 14, 1945)
03:35:08.139 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Never Bitten” (1930s) ***WD
03:36:10.331 = The Saint, “Wanted: A Husband” (October 29, 1950)
04:02:12.209 = Sam Spade, “Apple of Eve Caper” (June 19, 1949) ***WD
04:30:37.629 = The Sealed Book, “Death Laughs Last” (September 02, 1945)
05:00:12.229 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more 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.
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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WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Now, there's a new way to share weird darkness with the weirdos in your life.

0:04.1

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0:06.5

Just say, play Weird Darkness, and you'll immediately start hearing the newest episode.

0:10.9

With your Amazon Echo or Smart Device, you can let me keep you company all day and all night.

0:16.2

And it's easy to tell your friends how to tune in, too.

0:18.9

Just tell your Amazon device, play weird darkness to start listening.

0:26.6

The Black Museum.

0:32.4

Affiliated stations present, escape.

0:36.5

Hall of fantasy.

0:39.8

In a sanctum,

0:41.3

this.

0:43.1

Lights out.

0:47.3

Murder.

0:48.1

Adminor.

0:49.6

A man die.

0:52.9

The sealed book

0:56.0

Presents

1:00.0

Suspense

1:02.0

I am the whistler Welcome, Weirdo's.

1:16.0

I'm Darren Marler, and this is Retro Radio, Old Time Radio in the Dark.

1:21.6

Brought to you by Weird Darkness.com.

1:24.2

Here I have the privilege of bringing you some of the best dark, creepy and macabre, old-time

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