“THE SMALL ASSASSIN” a Terrifying Story by RAY BRADBURY #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2024
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event: https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
IN THIS EPISODE: David and Alice Leiber are a happily married couple living in Los Angeles, but when Alice gives birth to a healthy baby boy, she fears the baby is somehow abnormal and will kill her.
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“The Small Assassin” by Ray Bradbury from “The Stories of Ray Bradbury”: https://amzn.to/3AT6E6Q
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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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
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Originally aired: November 21, 2024
CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/TheSmallAssassin
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine, if you will, a podcaster, going live on something the future will call |
| 0:11.8 | YouTube. In fact, the word podcaster is a future term as well. I have no idea what it means. |
| 0:20.1 | Anyway, this man sits at his microphone, book |
| 0:23.7 | in hand, and begins to tell stories, stories from another dimension, another reality. |
| 0:32.2 | He narrates stories from the Twilight Zone. Yep, our next Weird Darkness live scream is coming up November 30th, and this time |
| 0:41.8 | I'll be narrating stories from the Twilight Zone anthology book, with the book version of |
| 0:47.8 | Tales Made Famous in the TV series. |
| 0:50.1 | The live show is taking place on YouTube and on the live screen page at Weird Darkness.com. |
| 0:55.9 | And it takes place live on November 30th, 5 p.m. Pacific, 6 p.m. Mountain, 7 p.m. Central, 8 p.m. |
| 1:03.7 | Eastern. The Weird Darkness live screen. This time coming to you from the Twilight Zone. Hope to see you November 30th. |
| 1:16.7 | As heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third-party agencies |
| 1:20.9 | outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. |
| 1:25.3 | Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended |
| 1:29.6 | for mature audiences only. |
| 1:31.4 | Parental discretion is strongly advised. |
| 1:38.0 | Welcome Weirdos. |
| 1:43.3 | I'm Darren Marler and this is Weird Darkness. Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. If you're new here, welcome to the show. |
| 2:02.7 | While you're listening, be sure to check out weirddarkness.com for merchandise, to visit |
| 2:06.6 | sponsors you hear about during the show, sign up for my newsletter, enter contests, |
| 2:11.4 | connect with me on social media, hear other podcasts that I host, listen to free audiobooks |
| 2:16.8 | I've narrated. |
| 2:19.0 | Plus, you can visit the Hope in the Darkness page if you're struggling with depression, dark thoughts, or addiction. |
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