THE CAGE: From Witch Trials to Paranormal Terror – Britain’s Answer To The Amityville Horror
Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2025
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
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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: In the heart of England's St. Osyth village lies The Cage, an unassuming house with a chilling past as a jail for accused witches. When Vanessa Mitchell moved in, she unknowingly stepped into a nightmare of ghostly apparitions and terrifying events that forever altered her life. (The Cage: Britain’s Answer To The Amityville Horror) *** Some ghosts just seem worth rooting for, no matter how they died or what they do. (Ghosts To Sympathize With) *** The Genna brothers of Chicago’s Little Italy neighborhood were some of the most notorious bootleggers and gangsters in the city… until they weren’t. (The End of the Terrible Gennas) *** In 1981, 14-year-old Stacey Ann Arras vanished without a trace inside Yosemite National Park, her disappearance remaining one of the park's most eerie and unsolved mysteries. (The Unsolved Yosemite Disappearance of Stacy Ann Arras) *** Annie Le, a brilliant Yale graduate student, vanished just days before her wedding in 2009. Her disappearance led to a shocking discovery that left everyone questioning who and why. (Annie Le: A Life of Promise, A Death of Mystery) *** Imagine waking up every 30 seconds, completely unaware of where you are or what just happened. This is the life of Clive Wearing, who is unable to construct new memories… at all. (Clive’s 30-Second Memory) *** We’ll look at how the growing cryptotourism industry offers a unique and interesting angle on exploring hidden corners of the globe, with searches for creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster among your travel choices. (Cryptotourism With Bigfoot and Nessie)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Lead-In
00:01:36.414 = Show Open
00:04:10.680 = The Cage: Britain’s Answer to the Amityville Horror
00:21:37.334 = Cryptotourism With Bigfoot and Nessie
00:31:04.367 = The Unsolved Yosemite Disappearance of Stacy Ann Arras
00:40:08.116 = Ghosts To Sympathize With
00:54:48.890 = The End of the Terrible Gennas
01:07:15.606 = Clive’s 30-Second Memory
01:13:26.876 = Annie Le: A Life of Promise, A Death of Mystery
01:18:59.045 = Show Close
SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
BOOK: “Poltergeist! A New Investigation Into Destructive Haunting” by John Fraser: https://amzn.to/3Lueplp
“The Cage: Britain’s Answer To The Amityville Horror” source: Marcus Lowth, UFO Insight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3cpxwj5n
“Crypotourism with Bigfoot and Nessie” source: Ronan O’Connell, National Geographic:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mrn42hny
“The Unsolved Yosemite Disappearance of Stacy Ann Arras” source: Beth Elias, Unspeakable Crimes:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mpkynbus
“Annie Le: A Life of Promise, A Death Of Mystery” source: The Scare Chamber: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yzvd4phd
“Ghosts to Sympathize With” source: Erin McCann, Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/456p8t95
“Clive’s 30-Second Memory” source: Oddity Central: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/bdeaj5m3
“The End of the Terrible Gennas” by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8yd5cs (used with permission)
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Originally aired: July 20, 2024
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/thecage/
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| 0:00.0 | They've been here for thousands of years, making their presence known in the shadows. |
| 0:06.0 | They might be seen by a lonely motorist on a deserted road late at night, or by a frightened |
| 0:12.0 | and confused husband in the bedroom he's sharing with his wife. |
| 0:16.0 | Perhaps the most disconcerting part of this phenomenon boils down to this question. |
| 0:21.9 | Has the government been aware of their presence all along and is covertly working with |
| 0:27.3 | them towards some secret end? |
| 0:30.7 | In the audiobook, Rungs of Disclosure, what once was fringe is now reality. |
| 0:36.7 | While listening, you'll meet regular people just like you who have encountered something beyond |
| 0:41.5 | their ability to explain. |
| 0:43.7 | You'll also hear from people of great faith and deep religious belief who continue to |
| 0:48.4 | have these strange and deeply unsettling encounters. |
| 0:52.8 | Author L.A. Marzuli explores these ongoing incidents to discover the answers |
| 0:56.9 | to these questions. Who are they? What do they want? And why are they here? Can you handle the |
| 1:06.9 | truth? Listen to this audiobook, if you dare. Rungs of Disclosure, following the |
| 1:13.3 | Trail of Extraterrestrials and the End Times by L.A. Marzuli, narrated by Darren Marler. |
| 1:20.2 | Here are a free sample on the audiobooks page at weirddarkness.com. |
| 1:34.9 | In the heart of St. Osseth, a quaint village in England, steeped in legends and mysteries, stands an unassuming house known as the Cage. |
| 1:40.1 | What appears to be an ordinary home conceals a chilling past that dates back to the 16th |
| 1:46.1 | century when it served as a jail for accused witches. Among its unfortunate inmates was Ursula Kemp, |
| 1:53.7 | a woman whose alleged magical abilities led to her imprisonment and execution. Fast forward to the mid-2000s, and Vanessa Mitchell, unaware of the house's eerie history, |
| 2:06.8 | purchased the cage. |
| 2:08.9 | Her return to her childhood village quickly turned into a nightmare as she encountered a series |
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