“I WAS A BANK ROBBER WHO CAME FACE TO FACE WITH AN ANCIENT EVIL” by Mark Lynch | #ThrillerThursday
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 30 May 2025
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
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.
IN THIS EPISODE: Hunter Bell sits on death row with just one week left to live, convicted of thirteen brutal murders during what the media called one of the most sadistic bank robberies in recent history. But as his execution date approaches, Hunter breaks his five-year silence to tell us the truth about that horrific day — a desperate attempt to save his troubled brother that led them into a nightmare beyond imagination.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Main Story, Part 1
00:01:15.733 = Show Open
00:02:41.870 = Main Story, Part 2
01:03:47.909 = Prologue of the Demon
01:11:07.638 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“I Was a Bank Robber Who Came Face to Face With an Ancient Evil” by Mark Lynch at Creepypasta.com:https://www.creepypasta.com/i-was-a-bank-robber-who-came-face-to-face-with-an-ancient-evil/
Mark Lynch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Mark-Lynch-Author/100089807263116/
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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: May 30, 2025
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/BankRobberAncientEvil
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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 | It's a skill on your Amazon Echo device. |
| 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 |
| 0:21.6 | to start listening. They've been here for thousands of years, making their presence known in |
| 0:28.1 | the shadows. They might be seen by a lonely motorist on a deserted road late at night, or by a |
| 0:34.6 | frightened and confused husband in the bedroom he is sharing with his wife. |
| 0:39.1 | Perhaps the most disconcerting part of this phenomenon boils down to this question. |
| 0:44.8 | Has the government been aware of their presence all along and is covertly working with them |
| 0:50.6 | towards some secret end? |
| 0:53.1 | In the audiobook, Rungs of Disclosure, What Once Was Fringe, is now reality. |
| 0:59.7 | While listening, you'll meet regular people just like you who have encountered something |
| 1:03.8 | beyond their ability to explain. |
| 1:06.8 | You'll also hear from people of great faith and deep religious belief who continue to |
| 1:11.5 | have these strange and deeply unsettling encounters. |
| 1:15.6 | Author L.A. Marzuli explores these ongoing incidents to discover the answers to these questions. |
| 1:21.7 | Who are they? What do they want? And why are they here? |
| 1:30.3 | Can you handle the truth? |
| 1:33.3 | Listen to this audiobook, if you dare. |
| 1:35.2 | Rungs of Disclosure Following the Trail of Extraterrestrials and the End Times by L.A. Marzuli, narrated by Darren Marler. |
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