IN THIS EPISODE: Haunted by a shadowy spirit creature which they say lives inside their home, a Gasparillo family is now seeing spiritual help to remove their unwanted guest. (Spirt Creature Tortures Family) *** Coyotes are of the dog family and are formidable and deadly hunters. But could they also have the ability to shape-shift? (Coyotes and the Chupacabra) *** 
People have been chasing Bigfoot for more than sixty years. Yet still, we have no definitive, physical proof of its existence. Could the explanation be that Bigfoot is visiting us from another dimension? (Interdimensional Sasquatch) *** An English town is terrorized by a beast that appears to have a rooster’s head and body, the wings of a bat, and a snake’s tail. We’ll look at the legend of the cockatrice. (The Terrorizing Cockatrice) *** Shortly after the terrorist attack on New York on September 11th, 2001 – another terrorist attack began. This time it was targeting public figures. The weapon of choice was anthrax, and the method of delivery was the U.S. Post Office. (Who Sent the Anthrax Letters?) *** A legal battle takes place over the rights of ownership of mummified cats! (Meowing Mummies) *** A very strange case involving time travel and power to change timelines was reported in 1977s. The case caused a sensation world-wide. Had Sid Hurwich the creator of the time-altering machine really found a way to alter historical events? (The Machine That Could Freeze Time) *** An incestuous love triangle between a young woman, her uncle, and a restaurant chef ends up in murder! (Caused By Jealously) *** In 1888, London was terrorized by the serial murderer of women who called himself Jack the Ripper. Four years later another Jack came into existence. This one murdering men – and this time in New York City. (Jack the Slasher)

YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS…
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:59.722 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Vs The Mutant Rats” (Air Date Unknown)
00:31:23.365 = Weird Darkness, “Interdimensional Sasquatch, Part 1”
00:38:13.862 = Cloak And Dagger, “Trojan Horse” (May 28, 1950)
01:09:14.912 = Weird Darkness, “Interdimensional Sasquatch, Part 2”
01:18:36.378 = The Creaking Door, “Haunted Hangman” (Air Date Unknown)
01:48:14.357 = Weird Darkness, “Interdimensional Sasquatch, Part 3”
01:55:43.010 = Weird Darkness, “Spirit Creature Tortures Family”
02:01:30.279 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944)
02:31:23.537 = Weird Darkness, “Coyotes and Chupacabra”
02:38:31.938 = Crime Classics, “John Hayes, His Head, And How They Parted” (October 28, 1953)
03:06:46.686 = Weird Darkness, “Jack The Slasher”
03:12:42.811 = Dark Fantasy, “The Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941)
03:37:19.652 = Weird Darkness, “Caused By Jealousy”
03:39:55.227 = Weird Darkness, “Who Sent The Anthrax Letters?”
03:47:12.108 = The Devil And Mr. O, “Revolt of Worms” (October 01, 1971)
04:17:41.383 = Weird Darkness, “The Terrorizing Cockatrice”
04:21:05.297 = Weird Darkness, “The Machine That Could Freeze Time”
04:26:31.752 = Weird Darkness, “Meowing Mummies”
04:29:48.127 = Dimension X, “No Contact” (April 29, 1950)
04:54:09.075 = Show Close

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Spirit Creature Tortures Family” by Radhica De Silva for The Guardian: http://bit.ly/2GdZWI4
“Coyotes and the Chupacabra” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2Gd7sTE
“Interdimensional Sasquatch” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2vepwrz
“The Terrorizing Cockatrice” by Jocelyn LeBlanc for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4acnbzuj
“Who Sent the Anthrax Letters?” by Shelly Barclay for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2v4Lih9
“Jack the Slasher” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder by Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2UgGX4x
“The Machine That Could Freeze Time” by Cynthia MacKanzie for Message to Eagle: http://bit.ly/2PcnMYS
“Meowing Mummies” from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4hfsvh47
“Caused by Jealously” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2hvy2ub8
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: June 19, 2024

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