Throughout history, we’ve assigned roles for harbingers of doom to various creatures and people. If a black cat crosses your path, it brings bad luck with it. If you see your own doppelganger, you’re dangerously close to an untimely end. If the grim reaper makes an appearance, your time is up. And on and on it goes. In small towns in and around the United States and across the world, creatures lurking in the woods, sounds that can be heard at night, are all signs that something terrible is headed your way. These are what are known as “harbingers of doom” – and there are some horrifying events that have been linked to them over the years. (True Stories of Harbingers of Doom) *** The vast emptiness of Arizona can make the imagination do some crazy things – but then add to that an odd, abandoned set of domelike buildings, graffitied with “666”, where dead animals are found regularly, and the imagination might take you past crazy and into terrifying. (Arizona’s Roadside Horror) *** Mary Harris waited outside the building where Adoniram Burroughs worked, and when he came out she pulled a gun and shot him at close range – killing him instantly. She then walked off, calmly, as if she had only tossed down and stepped on a used cigarette butt. But the public was on her side once her story was told. (The Case of Mary Harris) *** Weirdo family member Danny Ward tells the true story of what happened to him on a camping trip that turned terrifying. (I Just Wanted To Go Fishing) *** (Originally aired April 07, 2021)

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SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“True Stories of Harbingers of Doom” by Jacob Shelton for Ranker’s WTF: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/vntuknsn
“Arizona’s Roadside Horror” by James Watkins for Ozy: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/343ffzt8
“The Case of Mary Harris” by Romeo Vitelli for Providentia: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/39mrkk6a
“I Just Wanted To Go Fishing” by Danny Ward
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