“TO KEEP A PROMISE” and 3 More Fictional Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

True Crime, History, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

It’s “Thriller Thursday” when I bring you stories of horror fiction!

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV

IN THIS EPISODE: I have four stories to share with you! The first three are all from Weirdo family members! JohnlockedDancer brings the original short story, “I’m a Freebatch Shipper”. Cole Smallwood sent me his creepy tale called “The Beastly Dog Pack”. And John Parrish submitted his fiction story, “The Neighbor.” And later, it’s a longer creepypasta from author Stephanie Scissom called “To Keep a Promise”.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open
00:01:27.149 = I’m a Free-Batch Shipper
00:03:25.278 = The Beastly Dog Pack
00:05:35.663 = The Neighbor
00:15:29.149 = To Keep a Promise, Part 1
00:34:45.465 = To Keep a Promise, Part 2
01:00:10.729 = Show Close

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/ToKeepAPromise
“I’m a Freebatch Shipper” by Weirdo family member JohnlockedDancer (Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnlockeddancer/)
“The Beastly Dog Pack” by Weirdo family member Cole Smallwood
“The Neighbor” by Weird family member John Parrish
“To Keep a Promise” by Stephanie Scissom: https://tinyurl.com/yxy6azbf (Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/stephaniescissom2019/)
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Originally aired: March 19, 2020
TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3xcjfp4w

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0:00.0	Hey, weirdos! Our next Weirdo Watch Party is Saturday, February 1st. The adorable and
0:06.1	funny Granny's Haunted Parlor hosts a Nancy Drew mystery for us. It's Nancy Drew
0:12.8	Reporter from 1939. In the film, Nancy is a contest reporter and falls into the mystery of a
0:19.6	murder and a woman she believes is
0:21.5	innocent of the crime. Between film segments, Granny herself will entertain us with jokes,
0:26.8	commentary, skits, and even a cartoon. It's Nancy Drew Reporter, presented by Granny's Haunted
0:32.8	parlor. Join us online as we all watch the film together on Saturday, February 1st, at 7 p.m. Pacific, 8 p.m. Mountain, 9 p.m. Central, 10 p.m. Eastern on the Monster Channel page at Weird Darkness.com.
0:46.0	The Weirdo Watch party is always free to watch. Just tune in at showtime and watch the movie with me and other weirdo family members.
0:53.2	And even join the chat during the film. Maybe we can figure out the movie with me and other weirdo family members, and even join the chat during
0:54.7	the film.
0:55.4	Maybe we can figure out the mystery together before Nancy Drew does.
0:59.8	You can see a trailer for the film now and watch horror hosts and be movies for free
1:04.3	anytime on the Monster Channel page at Weirddarkness.com.
1:08.3	That's Weirddarkness.com slash TV, and we'll see you Saturday, February 1st,
1:13.4	for our weirdo watch party. Stories and content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some
1:19.2	listeners and is intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
1:34.1	The I'm strongly advised. Welcome, Weirdoes.
1:35.3	I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness.
1:38.5	Here you'll find stories of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy, mysterious,
1:49.0	macabre, unsolved and unexplained.
1:53.0	Coming up in this episode, it's Thriller Thursday, and in this episode I have four stories
1:58.0	to share with you.
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