When police officer Matt Klein returns to the quiet coastal town of Marshport, he hopes

for a fresh start with his family.

But a series of brutal, inexplicable deaths begins to unravel the town.

At the center of it all is an ancient evil bound to a seemingly harmless gift of an antique

advent calendar, a relic, counting down to the night when the light of Christmas goes out.

As the days slip by, strange voices whisper through the walls, people go mad, and reality

itself starts to crack.

The deeper Matt digs, the closer he comes to facing an evil that has been waiting for him for years.

Now with his wife and sons in peril and the final door of the calendar looming, Matt must confront the truth.

Some traditions were never meant to be completed. 24 days. 24 doors. All leading to one unholy Christmas Eve. Advent of Evil, a 24-episode

event on Weird Darkness beginning December 1st,

or get the entire novel at Weirddarkness.com slash advent of evil. A faint knock from inside a coffin at a Buddhist temple saved a woman from being cremated alive.

I'm Darren Marler, and this is weird dark news.

The line between life and death seems straightforward enough.

Someone stops breathing, their heart stops beating, medical professionals make their determination,

families begin the grieving process, funeral arrangements move forward, everyone accepts

the finality of it.

And then in rare moments that defy every assumption we hold

about mortality, something impossible happens. Sunday, November 23rd, 2025 started as an ordinary

day at Watrat Prokenthal in Nathaburi province. The Buddhist temple sits on the outskirts

of Bangkok, and staff members there have seen

their share of grief and loss.

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