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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“The Real Story Behind THE FUGITIVE”, and More True Eerie Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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“The Real Story Behind THE FUGITIVE”, and More True Eerie Stories! #WeirdDarkness
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IN THIS EPISODE: (Dark Archives episode with stories from March 19-20, 2019) *** The case was one of the most famous – and controversial – of the 1950s and went on to inspire the TV show and film of “The Fugitive”, as well as Stephen King’s story and the film “The Shawshank Redemption”. It’s the true story of Dr. Sam Shepard. (The Real-Life Fugitive) *** It's bad enough when you have a scary, eerie experience, but it's even worse when nobody believes you, insisting that you're either lying or just imagining things. Whether you hear voices calling to you at night or come face-to-face with something that's not of this world, it is definitely better when at least one person will back you up, or else you might question your own sanity. (Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me?) *** A creepy true story from Weirdo family member Courtney Rondeau. (It Was The Light That Woke Me) *** What began as a robbery turned into something far more horrific. July 14, 1966, an inebriated robber stumbled into a Chicago townhouse and took the lives of eight young women. (The Brutality of Richard Speck) *** A woman explains away odd happenings in her home – until she can no longer come up with explanations. (The Ghost I Know) *** Was journalist Danny Casolaro murdered after uncovering a vast global conspiracy called the Octopus? (Hunting The Octopus) *** The Wendigo. It appears in numerous areas of pop culture, like the TV shows “Supernatural” and “The X Files”, the movie “Ravenous”, and games such as “Dungeons and Dragons”, along with video games like “Final Fantasy” and “Until Dawn”. But the Wendigo isn’t just a creature from someone’s imagination.(Wendigo)

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STORY AND MUSIC CREDITS/SOURCES…
(Note: Over time links can and may become invalid, disappear, or have different content.)
“Wendigo” posted at The Scare Chamber: https://tinyurl.com/yb92upsn
“The Brutality of Richard Speck” by Catherine Phelan: http://ow.ly/f57l30o80r8
“It Was The Light That Woke Me” by Weirdo family member Courtney Rondeau
“The Ghost I Know” by Sonya Robinson from Ghost Attic: https://tinyurl.com/y8bksbuk
“Hunting the Octopus” from The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/y9h3z764
“The Real-Life Fugitive” by Troy Taylor: http://ow.ly/ZKNE30o81bZ
“Why Won’t Anyone Believe Me?” by Michael Choi for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/ydg8sm27
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IYmodFKDaM
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Coming up May 19th through the 21st, it is my biggest horror convention of the year.

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It's spooky empire in Orlando, Florida.

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This is an event you'll want to travel to no matter where you live in North America.

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Benders, costume and cosplay contests, artists of creepy constructions, a tattoo festival

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with daily awards for the best tattoos, but most of all non-stop Q&A sessions and autograph

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signings with numerous horror celebrities from your favorite movies and TV shows all

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three days, including Danny Lloyd, who played the young Danny Torrance and the shining

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Hutch Patrick, who was Eddie Munster from the Munsters, Paul Wiley in the cast from the

0:43.6

Terrifier films, Alissa Sutherland from the new Evil Dead Rise, Lynn Shea from Insidious

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and Nightmare on Elm Street, Heather Monorazo from Scream and many, many more.

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Here even having me interview and conduct the Q&A for the Godzilla King and the Monster's

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panel, plus in her only US appearance all year from Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown

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is there on Saturday.

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And immediately after Millie's time on stage, I'll be on that same stage talking about

1:13.0

podcasting, how I create character voices, and I'll also be reading Edgar Allan Poe's

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Telltale Heart Live in front of the crowd, along with my own Q&A afterwards.

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It's spooky empire in Orlando, Florida May 19th, 20th and 21st, yet the details on the

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road trip page at WeirdDarkness.com.

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That's WeirdDarkness.com slash road trip.

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This episode of Weird Darkness is dedicated to all of you 2020 graduates, whether you're

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graduating from one grade to the next, from high school to college, or from college to

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the professional world.

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