The Real Human Monsters Behind Bram Stoker's Dracula | More Than Vlad The Impaler Is Behind Him!
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 18 April 2026
⏱️ 108 minutes
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Summary
FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: Where did Bram Stoker get his idea for Dracula? Hint – it was not, as many believe, Vlad the Impaler. (Bram Stoker’s Inspiration) *** Ronald Gene Simmons went on a 16 person murder spree – and 14 of them were his own family. (Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons) *** In the world of Harry Potter, figures like Grindewald and Voldemort meet in dark rooms to work their evil magic plans against those whom they consider enemies. But is there a real-life version of such dark magic meetings? (Grindelwald and Secret Societies) *** A dark figure appears out of nowhere to terrify a man in his own home. (Inter-Dimensional Shadow Person) *** The largest haunted place in the world isn’t a house, mansion, asylum, or even a forest or lake– it’s a giant cave in Kentucky, and not only is it haunted – it is extremely creepy. (Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:00:38.520 = Show Open
00:02:30.763 = Bram Stoker’s Inspiration
00:11:56.486 = Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons ***
00:20:34.361 = Grindelwald and Secret Societies
00:27:26.154 = Interdimensional Shadow Person
00:32:05.477 = Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, Part 1 ***
01:01:26.174 = Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, Part 2 ***
01:29:18.495 = Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave, Part 3 ***
01:43:56.374 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
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SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“Serial Killer Ronald Gene Simmons” by Kara Goldfarb: https://tinyurl.com/qnvc2oo
“Grindelwald and Secret Societies”: https://tinyurl.com/wm2ka6z
“Interdimensional Shadow Person”: https://tinyurl.com/vjgdmva
“Bram Stoker’s Inspiration” by Doug MacGowan: https://tinyurl.com/y8u4m4mt
“Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/s6eojxj
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Originally aired: November 10, 2018
EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources and full transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/RealDracula
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| 1:06.9 | He wakes in a room he doesn't recognize. |
| 1:10.3 | No windows. A door with no handle, light with no |
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