“DEEDS DONE BY THE DEAD” and More Creepy, Dark, and Bizarre Stories! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2023
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wharton was a pillar of society in Baltimore, Maryland in the late 1800s. That is, until she was accused of murdering General William Scott Ketchum. (The Baltimore Borgia) *** For every legitimate and fascinating find by geologists, there seems to be a fraudulent find somewhere else trying to fool the masses. This has been a problem since geology became a thing – and one of the most fascinating of these true tales is the one about Baringer’s Lying Stones. (The Lying Stones) *** A strange, ape-like creature with glowing eyes in England might really be, as some believe, a specter of the night. (Man-Monkey of the Night) *** It’s hard to understand how human sacrifice has ever been a reality in any point in history – but what if you were to learn that evidence of it showed up in London, England… in 2001? (Torso In The River) *** A would-be geisha murders her lover… but the events leading up to and during the death make for a fascinatingly dark story. (The Murderess Geisha) *** 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) *** When it comes to spectral animals, we’re more than familiar with black dogs or hell hounds, ghostly cats, horses carrying a headed or headless phantom, even a ghost bear rumored to haunt the Tower of London… but have you ever heard of the American Southwest’s ghost camels? (America’s Ghost Camels)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“Man-Monkey Of The Night” by Nick Redfern for MysteriousUniverse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdhdevrr
“Done By The Dead” by Kyle D. Walter for ListVerse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y62afnj6
“America’s Ghost Camels” by Kathy Weiser-Alexander for LegendsOfAmerica.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p979beb
“The Baltimore Borgia” by Robert Wilhelm for MurderByGaslight.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/y2whacb9
“Torso In The River” by Richard Hoskins for MysteryConfidential.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdd5u543
“The Murderess Geisha” by Dr. Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yzy4v3wy
“The Lying Stones” by Brent Swancer for MysteriousUniverse.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p854d9e
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up May 19th through the 21st, it is my biggest horror convention of the year. |
| 0:09.2 | It's spooky empire in Orlando, Florida. |
| 0:12.2 | This is an event you'll want to travel to no matter where you live in North America. |
| 0:17.2 | Benders, costume and cosplay contests, artists of creepy constructions, a tattoo festival |
| 0:23.2 | with daily awards for the best tattoos, but most of all non-stop Q&A sessions and autograph |
| 0:29.4 | signings with numerous horror celebrities from your favorite movies and TV shows all |
| 0:34.2 | three days, including Danny Lloyd, who played the young Danny Torrance and the shining |
| 0:39.0 | Hutch Patrick, who was Eddie Munster from the Munsters, Paul Wiley in the cast from the |
| 0:43.6 | Terrifier films, Alissa Sutherland from the new Evil Dead Rise, Lynn Shea from Insidious |
| 0:49.6 | and Nightmare on Elm Street, Heather Monorazo from Scream and many, many more. |
| 0:54.8 | Here even having me interview and conduct the Q&A for the Godzilla King and the Monster's |
| 0:59.7 | panel, plus in her only US appearance all year from Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown |
| 1:06.6 | is there on Saturday. |
| 1:08.3 | And immediately after Millie's time on stage, I'll be on that same stage talking about |
| 1:13.0 | podcasting, how I create character voices, and I'll also be reading Edgar Allan Poe's |
| 1:17.7 | Telltale Heart Live in front of the crowd, along with my own Q&A afterwards. |
| 1:22.5 | It's spooky empire in Orlando, Florida May 19th, 20th and 21st, yet the details on the |
| 1:27.8 | road trip page at WeirdDarkness.com. |
| 1:30.8 | That's WeirdDarkness.com slash road trip. |
| 1:34.4 | Stories and content and Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended |
| 1:38.4 | for mature audiences only. |
| 1:40.2 | Colonel discretion is strongly advised. |
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