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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“WAR OF THE WORLDS: The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever” #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2022

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

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#paranormal #truestories #paranormalstories #ghoststories #horrorstories #truecrime #cryptids
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IN THIS EPISODE: The 1938 radio drama of “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells, as performed by Mercury Radio Theater and Orson Welles.
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. Radio script by Orson Welles, produced by Mercury Radio Theater.
“War of the Worlds: The Greatest Halloween Prank Ever” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/yyo42gpw
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:04.2

To demonstrate how liberating that is, we're going to use the rest of this space to do what we like with.

0:08.7

Feast your ears on some calming whale song.

0:17.8

Lovely enough whale, thanks.

0:19.3

Freedom to use and design your space how you see fit.

0:22.8

Whether it's your office, workshop or studio, make your business feel at home with Workspace.

0:28.0

Visit workspace.co.uk.

0:30.2

Much like you, I've got a lot to complain about like open toe sandals.

0:34.5

You thought that was a good idea.

0:35.7

Who wants to look at toes?

0:37.2

Adults who drink, squash, listen, you're a fully grown person.

0:40.9

But I just got my Sky TV and broadband and I've got no complaints.

0:45.5

Sky has the lowest number of complaints made to off-com for pay TV and fix line broadband.

0:50.3

To find out more, visit offcom.org.uk.

0:53.4

We're happy because you're happy.

0:55.6

Oh, Angon though, noise eaters, they're annoying.

0:58.3

Sky, believe in better.

1:00.7

Stories and content and weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended

1:05.1

for mature audiences only.

1:06.7

parental discretion is strongly advised.

1:08.8

October 30th, 1938.

1:21.1

American history was changed forever by a Halloween prank.

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