“ELLSWORTH’S FAMOUS SPIDER PETTING ZOO” and “TRESPASSERS WILL BE PERSECUTED #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 27 December 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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IN THIS EPISODE: It’s #ThrillerThursday when I share fictional stories of horror and sci-fi! Tonight I’ll be sharing the classic short horror story “Ancient Lights” by Algernon Blackwood, but first, the spine-tingling tale “The Spider Petting Zoo” by Peter de Niverville.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:58.274 = The Petting Zoo (Ellsworth’s Famous Spider Petting Zoo)
00:28:46.361 = Ancient Lights (Trespassers Will Be Persecuted)
00:44:37.523 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Petting Zoo” by Peter de Niverville: http://bit.ly/2lyOm3M
“Ancient Lights” by Algernon Blackwood: http://bit.ly/2km2Cg3
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Originally aired: September 06, 2019
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, weirdos. If you enjoy what you're hearing from me in the Weird Darkness podcast |
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| 0:40.8 | to wish them a very scary Christmas with a link to the show in that text. |
| 0:45.7 | It doesn't matter how you do it, but it does make a huge impact when you do. |
| 0:50.7 | From all of us here at Marler Manor, thank you, and Merry Christmas. |
| 1:02.4 | We all dream, but for some people, what should be a time for their bodies and minds |
| 1:07.9 | to rest, turns into a nightmare from which they cannot escape. |
| 1:12.1 | Our next Weird Darkness live screen is Saturday night, December 28th on the Weird Darkness |
| 1:16.6 | YouTube channel, and during the live broadcast, I'll share some of these chilling nighttime |
| 1:21.4 | stories. Tales of shadow people, sleep paralysis, and demons who stalk their victims in that place between dreams |
| 1:28.7 | and reality. |
| 1:29.8 | I'll share true tales of prophetic dreams, some joyful, some not. |
| 1:34.7 | Sleepwalking incidents that are both amusing and disturbing. |
| 1:38.0 | I'll also share real stories of night terrors so horrifying that sleep became something to fear |
| 1:43.8 | and dread for those victimized |
| 1:45.7 | by the night. You might not want to sleep after joining our next live screen. It's Saturday, |
| 1:51.0 | December 28th at 5 p.m. Pacific, 6 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. Eastern. On the lighter |
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