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Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

IT’S HIS LAUGH THAT KILLED HIM: Could Someone’s Laugh Drive a Person to Murder?

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.64K Ratings

🗓️ 19 July 2025

⏱️ 600 minutes

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Summary

A lavish dinner party turns deadly when a guest dies while laughing hysterically – leaving everyone wondering what happened, and if one of them will be next. Hear the tale from Mystery House! | #RetroRadio EP0467

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Every Dog Has His Day” (August 02, 1976)
00:45:24.999 = Mr. District Attorney, “Hijack Killer” (August 10, 1952)
01:11:19.513 = Fleischman’s Yeast Hour, “School For Scandal” (February 07, 1953) ***WD
02:06:51.114 = Murder at Midnight, ‘Red Wheels” (September 13, 1946)
02:32:03.551 = The Black Museum, “The Brass Button” (February 05, 1952) ***WD
02:56:11.414 = The Mysterious Traveler, “Out of the Past” (April 19, 1949)
03:21:27.692 = Mystery House, “Laugh I Thought I’d Die” (April 14, 1946)
03:46:09.701 = Night Beat, “Juke Box Romance” (May 18, 1951) ***WD
04:16:10.848 = Nightfall, The Debt” (April 02, 1982)
04:45:08.777 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Who Killed Stefano” (October 16, 1951)
05:09:54.726 = Obsession, “Dynamite” (October 09, 1950) ***WD
05:39:32.874 = Origin of Superstition, “Knock on Wood” (1935) ***WD
05:53:16.171 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (August 19, 1953) ***WD
06:16:53.491 = Price of Fear, “Remains To Be Seen” (September 01, 1973) ***WD
06:43:57.046 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “The World Series of Crime” (October 02, 1943) ***WD
07:13:24.895 = Quiet Please, “As Long As I Live” (July 19, 1948)
07:38:09.199 = Radio City Playhouse, “Two Moods From Past” (March 07, 1949)
08:07:47.139 = Starlight Theater, “Man Hires Hit Man To Kill Him” (late 40s/early 50s) ***WD
08:35:27.195 = Ripley’s Believe it or Not, “Church Inspired By a Footstool” (1930) ***WD
08:36:24.896 = Sam Spade, “Farmer’s Daughter Caper” (September 03, 1950) ***WD
09:03:53.544 = The Sealed Book, “Hands of Death” (March 18, 1945) ***WD
09:33:49.959 = The Shadow, “Death Is An Art” (February 11, 1940) ***WD
09:57:09.375 = Show Close

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***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

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.
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As a member of this weirdo family, I value your input, and while I try to keep up with the emails, online messages, and comments I receive, one thing I've not really done is ask your opinions about certain things I offer in the podcast. Do you like the murder noir episodes? What about the old-time radio stuff? Does the more comedic Mind-of-marler uploads even belong in the podcast?

0:22.5

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0:32.6

It'll only take about two minutes, but it'll be invaluable to me as a creator to find out what you like and don't

0:38.4

like, what you'd like to see more of, or less of. Visit weirddarkness.com slash survey. That's

0:44.7

weirddarkness.com slash survey. If you've ever wanted to learn more about stories I share in the

0:50.4

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0:58.3

Several times per week, you'll get an email that not only includes the audio player with a recent episode, but a deep dive article of that same subject, going more in depth than what

1:03.8

you heard in the podcast. I also post numerous articles that never make it into the podcast,

1:08.3

and I share those in the newsletter, too. Along with transcripts

1:11.3

of my horribalable humor podcast, Mind of Marler, you'll get videos of murder noir as I post

1:16.9

them, the most popular video of the week from my YouTube channel. Plus, I include bonus audio

1:21.7

in the newsletter every week that I don't post to the podcast, and if I still have room at the bottom,

1:27.3

I'll stick a funny meme in there for you.

1:29.5

Sign up for the free Weird Darkness newsletter

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at Weird Darkness.com slash newsletter.

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That's weirddarkness.com slash newsletter.

1:37.3

The Black Museum

1:45.7

Affiliated stations present

1:48.7

Escape

1:49.6

Hall of fantasy

1:52.6

Inner Sanctum

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