A writer obsessed with the occult and forbidden knowledge uncovers a nightmarish secret lurking within a long-abandoned church—one that watches, waits, and is drawn to the dark.

IN THIS EPISODE: I’m back with a classic horror story, requested by one of you, my Weirdo family members. “The Haunter in the Dark” written by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:16.382 = About The Story
00:04:10.820 = Poem, “Nemesis”
00:04:31.919 = The Haunter of the Dark
01:06:51.759 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
POEM: “Nemesis” by H.P. Lovecraft: https://tinyurl.com/y466z69v
The Cthulhu Mythos: https://tinyurl.com/y22oe79f
“The Haunter of the Dark” by H.P. Lovecraft: https://tinyurl.com/y33eprua
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Originally aired: July 30, 2020
EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HaunterOfTheDark