HALLOWEEN: The Horrifying Audiobook of the Original 1978 Film | COMPLETE NARRATION
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 30 October 2025
⏱️ 289 minutes
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Summary
Support our Halloween “Overcoming the Darkness” campaign to help people with depression: https://weirddarkness.com/HOPE
IN THIS EPISODE: A rare and haunting treasure: the long-out-of-print novelization of John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic *Halloween*, written by Curtis Richards. True to the original film but filled with deeper, darker layers, this book explores a chilling supernatural origin for Michael Myers, weaving ancient Druid lore and the eerie roots of Halloween itself into the fabric of his story. With scenes even more provocative than the film, I’ll be sharing a carefully edited version that captures the terror and suspense of this horror gem—without pushing the limits of decency.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:21.002 = Prologue
00:14:05.543 = Chapter 01
00:24:48.233 = Chapter 02
00:36:39.672 = Chapter 03
00:45:47.801 = Chapter 04
01:06:41.945 = Chapter 05
01:19:34.249 = Chapter 06
01:34:50.315 = Chapter 07
01:41:32.696 = Chapter 08
02:16:07.060 = Chapter 09
02:21:37.512 = Chapter 10
02:52:46.384 = Chapter 11
03:10:50.006 = Chapter 12
03:29:41.283 = Chapter 13
03:54:23.049 = Chapter 14
04:16:07.250 = Chapter 15
04:44:38.926 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Halloween” the movie novelization by Curtis Richards: https://amzn.to/3NM2TCR, https://amzn.to/3UTkP2D
MUSIC: “The Shape” by White Bat Audio: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/WhiteBatAudio
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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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Originally aired: October 21, 2024
EPISODE PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/HalloweenNovel
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.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.
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| 0:00.0 | Weird Darkness is celebrating our birthday this month. We use this annual celebration to help those |
| 0:04.7 | who struggle with depression. Every October, we raise money for organizations that help people |
| 0:09.3 | overcome depression, anxiety, and thoughts of suicide and self-harm. It's called Overcoming the |
| 0:14.8 | Darkness, and you can make a donation right now at weirddarkness.com slash hope. That's weirddarkness.com slash hope. |
| 0:23.1 | A gift of any amount helps, with every dollar bringing hope to someone affected by depression. |
| 0:28.1 | To donate, to get more information about overcoming the darkness, or to find hope to battle back |
| 0:32.9 | the darkness of depression in yourself or someone you love, visit weirddarkness.com |
| 0:37.4 | slash hope. |
| 0:38.6 | The fundraiser ends on Halloween night at midnight, so please give right now while you're |
| 0:43.8 | thinking about it. That's weirddarkness.com slash hope. |
| 0:47.8 | October is birthday month for weird darkness. This year makes 10 years of doing the show. |
| 0:53.0 | But while it's our birthday, we want the gifts to go to those who help people who suffer from depression, anxiety, or thoughts of suicide or self-harm. |
| 1:01.1 | That's what our annual Overcoming the Darkness campaign is all about. |
| 1:04.3 | It's the only fundraiser I have all year long. |
| 1:07.2 | You can bring hope to those who are lost in the darkness of depression. |
| 1:10.7 | You can make a donation right now at weirddarkness.com slash hope. |
| 1:15.3 | I'll close out the fundraiser at the end of October and announce how much we raised. |
| 1:19.2 | The more we raise, the more people we can help. |
| 1:21.8 | To donate, get more information about the fundraiser and the organizations we're supporting, |
| 1:26.0 | or find hope for yourself or someone |
| 1:28.1 | you know who are fighting depression, visit weirddarkness.com slash hope. Please donate now while you're |
| 1:34.1 | thinking about it. Weirddarkness.com slash hope. We all know someone who struggles with depression, |
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