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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 187 minutes

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Summary

His mother was murdered when he was just a baby — too young to remember anything. A simple trip home to visit his parents takes a dark turn when watching old home movies with his dad triggers vivid nightmares. The more he dreams, the more he remembers; the more he remembers, the more he wishes he wouldn’t. Some horrors should remain forgotten.

IN THIS EPISODE: It’s a long story (almost three full hours), but definitely worth the time spent soaking it in. It’s the fictional horror story, “The Church in the Woods” by Seith Vale.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:04.595 = Part One
00:23:35.921 = Part Two
00:54:44.631 = Part Three
01:38:44.613 = Part Four
02:06:48.386 = Part Five
02:32:38.247 = Part Six
02:52:04.086 = Show Close

*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES…
“The Church In The Woods” by Seith Vale: https://www.creepypasta.com/tag/seith-vale/
=====(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: 2019
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ChurchInTheWoods
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 things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: 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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0:38.9	But a series of brutal, inexplicable deaths begins to unravel the town. At the center of it all
0:45.4	is an ancient evil bound to a seemingly harmless gift of an antique Advent calendar, a relic,
0:52.9	counting down to the night when the light of Christmas goes
0:55.7	out. As the days slip by, strange voices whisper through the walls, people go mad, and reality
1:03.3	itself starts to crack. The deeper Matt digs, the closer he comes to facing an evil that has
1:09.5	been waiting for him for years.
1:12.1	Now, with his wife and two young sons in peril and the final door of the calendar looming,
1:17.7	Matt must find a way to stop this holiday horror, or risk losing everything and everyone he loves.
1:25.9	24 days, 24 doors, all leading to one unholy Christmas Eve.
1:35.2	Advent of Evil, the new novel by Scott Donnelly, based on a concept by Weird Darkness
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2:04.9	This episode is sponsored by awful movie reviews on YouTube.
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