“THEY MADE DEALS WITH THE DEVIL” and More Terrifying True Tales! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 June 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: In the summer of 1988, a terrifying creature began haunting the woods and little towns of Lee County, South Carolina – it quickly became known as Lizard Man. *** Governor Daniel G. Fowle ordered the construction of an oversized bed - but a later inhabitant of the governor’s mansion found the bed that gave Fowle such comfort to be the source of a strange series of encounters. *** Five stories of real people who supposedly made deals with the Devil himself.
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
BOOK: “Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster” by Lyle Blackburn: https://amzn.to/2Exqoga
BOOK: “North Carolina Legends” by Richard Walser: https://amzn.to/2H2MlFw
“They Made Deals With The Devil” by Erik: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/38fkm5us
“Lizard Man, 30 Years Later” by Nick Redfern: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/x4yy4m5w
“The Ghost in The Governor’s Mansion”: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/57hwb5tp
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| 0:30.0 | Hey Weirdos, our June Weirdo Watch Party is Friday June 30th with a movie presented by Saturday |
| 0:36.6 | Fright Theatre, where they'll let that fool you, or Weirdo Watch Party is on a Friday, not a Saturday. |
| 0:43.0 | Friday June 30th. We'll be watching 1982's rehearsal for Murder, |
| 0:48.0 | starring Jeff Goldblum, Lynn Redgrave and Robert Preston. |
| 0:52.0 | In a theater on Broadway, a group of friends remember the opening night of a play, |
| 0:56.0 | where tragically the leading lady was killed. |
| 0:59.0 | A year later, all those involved in the production are brought back by the dead woman's fiance, |
| 1:04.0 | a distinguished playwright, to read for parts in his new play. |
| 1:09.0 | But his true motivations soon become apparent. |
| 1:12.0 | He believes she was actually murdered, and believes someone he invited to the reading is the murderer. |
| 1:18.0 | Unless you've seen the film or stage play already, you'll never guess the killer or the ending. |
| 1:24.0 | This original television movie did so well, and even won the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 1983 for Best Television Feature. |
| 1:31.0 | The Weirdo Watch Party is always free to watch online with all of us, |
| 1:35.0 | so grab your popcorn, candy, and soda, and jump into the fun, and even get involved in the live chat as we watch the movie. |
| 1:42.0 | So join us as together, we watch Rehersal for Murder, starring Jeff Goldblum, Robert Preston, and Lynn Redgrave. |
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