The Witch of Witcherly Corners | “The Child’s Cats Paw”
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 21 February 2026
⏱️ 319 minutes
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Summary
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Child’s Cats Paw” (May 17, 1977)
00:45:24.503 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Death Talks Out Of Turn” (June 20, 1944) ***WD
01:15:25.102 = Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert” (April 21, 1953) ***WD
01:42:22.004 = Murder at Midnight, “The House That Time Forgot” (January 13, 1947)
02:08:35.672 = The Black Museum, “The Notes” (August 22, 1951) ***WD
02:33:34.657 = The Mysterious Traveler, “The Planet Zevius” (May 01, 1951)
03:02:40.253 = Mystery House, “A New Lease On Death” (August 19, 1945) ***WD
03:29:08.436 = CBC’s Nightfall, “Cruel Husband” (December 10, 1982)
03:59:03.491 = Nightmare, “Coincidence” (November 26, 1953)
04:20:46.076 = Obsession, “Paranoia Death House” (October 23, 1950)
04:43:43.757 = Origin of Superstition, “Wishing On A New Moon” (1935) ***WD
04:58:03.330 = Show Close
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(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Awful Movie Reviews on YouTube. |
| 0:03.6 | I've been a fan of awful movie reviews for a couple of years now, and I never miss an episode. |
| 0:08.8 | Every Friday, you get a new comedic video covering a gosh, awful, horrible, terrible, wretched, |
| 0:13.9 | or just plain boring movie in the horror or sci-fi genre. |
| 0:17.6 | B-monster movies, films directed by notorious names like Ed Wood or Roger Corman, |
| 0:22.4 | flicks made on budgets lower than your monthly grocery bill, special effects you'd swear |
| 0:26.6 | were created by someone who's colorblind, cinematography so shaky, you'd swear a three-year-old |
| 0:31.0 | was trying to hold the camera, audio recording in the film that, well, you see where I'm going |
| 0:35.6 | here. They even take requests for awful movies you'd like to see them review in the future. You'll probably learn about flicks you've never even heard of while laughing along with the host. You can find awful movie reviews on YouTube by simply searching for awful movie reviews. I've also placed a link to them on my sponsors page so you can find them easily. And if you're like me, at the end of each |
| 0:54.5 | awful movie review, you'll be saying it aloud with the host. What an awful movie. |
| 1:00.4 | Hey, weirdos, I want to share something fun that I've been doing that I think you might enjoy, |
| 1:04.7 | especially if you like horror fiction and audio drama. It's not in my podcast or YouTube channel. It's over at Doorway to Nightmare. |
| 1:13.8 | Several times per week, they come out with new episodes of completely original audio terror |
| 1:19.0 | written by the talents of Winslow Swan and Crimson McKenzie. And quite often, you'll end up |
| 1:24.5 | hearing my voice playing a role in the stories. Chills run up and down your spine. |
| 1:30.0 | There's a creeping sensation at the back of your neck. |
| 1:33.5 | You're listening to Doorway to Nightmare. |
| 1:36.8 | Join me, Artemis Black, as we venture through into a world of the strange and uncanny. Here's a sample of what we mean. |
| 1:46.0 | But don't you hear her? |
| 1:50.0 | Henry, there is no child anywhere around. |
| 1:54.0 | Please come inside. |
| 1:56.0 | Little girl, show yourself. |
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