“THE HORROR OF THE HEXHAM HEADS” and More True Terrors! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 27 September 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: Deep within the ancient limestone caves of Wookey Hole, a legendary witch once cast her dark curse over the nearby village, dooming all love to fail. Centuries later, the echoes of her magic still haunt the caverns, where eerie sounds and ghostly figures continue to baffle and terrify visitors. Is the petrified figure in the Witch’s Kitchen truly the stone remains of the cursed sorceress, or does her spirit linger, waiting for someone to break the spell? (The Witch of Wookey Hole) *** In 1954, off the coast of Australia, a routine flight turned into one of the most compelling UFO encounters in history. When Royal Australian Navy pilot Lieutenant O'Farrell reported two mysterious lights outpacing his Sea Fury aircraft, he couldn't have imagined that his sighting, confirmed by multiple radar operators on the ground, would become a cornerstone case in UFO research for decades to come. (The Sea Fury UFO Mystery) *** "When two boys unearth strange stone heads in their backyard, they unknowingly trigger a series of eerie events, from ghostly encounters to bizarre werewolf sightings. As archaeologists and paranormal investigators examine the Hexham Heads, rumors of ancient curses and supernatural forces grow—but are the objects truly cursed, or is it all just legend?" (The Hexham Heads)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro
00:04:42.949 = Horror of the Hexam Heads, Part 1
00:18:20.410 = Horror of the Hexam Heads, Part 2
00:35:12.703 = The Witch of Wookey Hole
00:54:27.134 = The Sea Fury UFO Mystery
01:02:34.521 = Show Outro
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episodes with “The Stone Tape Theory”: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=%22stone+tape+theory%22
Episodes with Sawney Bean stories: https://weirddarkness.com/?s=%22Sawney+Bean%22
BOOK: “Tales of the Hexham Heads” by Paul Screeton (Free PDF): https://bit.ly/47IaQCi
“The Horror of the Hexam Heads” source: The Urban Prehistorian: https://bit.ly/3XVGokR, https://bit.ly/3zJOP9v,https://bit.ly/3XGQAMB, https://bit.ly/4gDKHZg
“The Witch of Wookey Hole” sources: Lauren Dillon, HistoricMysteries.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mr3u7mjh; Chris Goodchild and Neil Morgan, Haunted History Chronicles: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3cb2tacc; Julia Banim and Josie O’Brien, The Mirror: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p85bt9t
“The Sea Fury UFO Mystery” source: Marcus Lowth at UFO Insight: https://bit.ly/47DC6lr, and Bill Chalker at UFO Evidence: https://bit.ly/3MXqzUq
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Originally aired: September 26, 2024
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