“THE TRUE HORROR BEHIND THE DEMON VALAK” and More Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 14 April 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: We’ll look at that time a force field was accidentally created at a 3M plant. (3M’s Accidental Force Field) *** The Vatican is one of the most well-guarded areas in the world. But if rumors are to be believed, all that security isn’t only to protect the pontiff… but some dark, disturbing secrets… and a machine that could change everything we know to be true. (The Vatican’s Secret Machine) *** In 1872 George Wheeler met and married May Tillson in Boston. He made a home for May and her younger sister Della, first in New York, then in California. Along the way, George fell in love with young Della and when she planned to marry someone else he was faced with a dilemma: he could not marry her himself and he could not bear to see her wed to another. The solution he chose pleased no one. (Thus She Passed Away) *** In the 1800s scientists and doctors needed cadavers to study human anatomy and practice their skills. To help accommodate the need, it was made legal to sell dead bodies. What could possibly go wrong? (The Unsettling Anatomy Act) *** Although Valak is depicted in the films "The Nun" and in “The Conjuring 2” as a habit-wearing spirit, the real demon appears as a child riding a two-headed dragon — at least according to a 17th-century demon-hunting manual. (The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“The Reality Behind The Demon, Valak” by Gina Dimuro for All That’s Interesting:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/43vu356n
“3M’s Accidental Force Field” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3vvnwbpv
“Thus She Passed Away” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yyztmnat
“The Unsettling Anatomy Act” by SM for ListVerse: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8vdns9
“The Vatican’s Secret Machine” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kxxz8
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Weirdos, the Weird Darkness Road Trip is continuing to take me around the country to |
| 0:07.4 | various expos, conferences, festivals, and more. |
| 0:11.3 | Coming up this Saturday, April 22, its spirits in the spring, with vendors, speakers, gallery |
| 0:17.3 | readings, a ghost hunt, activities, prizes, and more from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the historically |
| 0:23.6 | haunted Broadhead Manor in Broadhead, Wisconsin. |
| 0:27.0 | As always, I'll be there with the Weird Darkness Table and Swag, along with the Weird Darkness |
| 0:31.0 | Beast. |
| 0:32.0 | Get the details about spirits in the spring, this Saturday, April 22, in Broadhead, Wisconsin, |
| 0:38.0 | on the road trip page at WeirdDarkness.com. |
| 0:40.5 | At that April 29, 30th, I'll be in Colorado Springs for the oddity and bizarre ex-bow and |
| 0:45.5 | Colorado. |
| 0:46.5 | Featuring outrageous antics and live performances both Saturday and Sunday, along with the |
| 0:51.5 | Hellscream, Fear Complex, Haunted House, Bizarre Art, and Odd Decor, Steam Punk, Morbid Taxidermy, |
| 0:58.5 | Magician and Storyteller and Philosopher Jane Perry, the Urban Surkey performers and |
| 1:03.3 | more, including over 170 vendors like yours truly, with the Weird Darkness Swag Table. |
| 1:09.7 | I have a lot of events still planned for the rest of the year, you can find all of the |
| 1:13.8 | information on the road trip page at WeirdDarkness.com. |
| 1:17.9 | But again, this Saturday, its Broadhead Manor in Broadhead, Wisconsin, and the next Saturday |
| 1:23.0 | in Sunday, April 29, 30th, its Colorado Springs, Colorado. |
| 1:26.8 | Go to WeirdDarkness.com, slash road trip, and get all the details. |
| 1:31.1 | On the day of his execution, a serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation. |
| 1:36.0 | Evil isn't that clinical diagnosis. |
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