What Really Happened On THE MOONLIT ROAD? | Paranormal & Crime OTR

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

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 305 minutes

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Summary

Adapted from Ambrose Bierce’s ghostly short story, a man is summoned home to learn of his mother’s mysterious death. Through shifting perspectives — a grieving son, a tormented husband, and a voice from beyond the grave — the story of what really happened on The Moonlit Road slowly unravels… but not everything that walks in moonlight is at rest! | #RetroRadio EP0426

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Vanity Dies Hard” (April 02, 1976)
00:49:54.089 = Philip Marlowe, “Feminine Touch” (May 07, 1949) ***WD
01:19:46.109 = The Black Mass, “Moonlit Road” (November 30, 1970) ***WD
01:52:26.079 = Beyond Midnight, “The Man Who Sold His Soul” (1968-1970) ***WD
02:23:47.129 = MindWebs, “My Object All Sublime” (January 20, 1979)
02:49:56.439 = Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries, “Psychological Error” (1939-1948)
02:50:52.001 = Voice In The Night, “Necklace” (June 14, 1948)
03:20:56.559 = Mystery In The Air, “Black Cat” (September 18, 1947) ***WD
03:46:55.409 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Witness For The Prosecution” (May 31, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
04:11:37.879 = Mr. District Attorney, “Wedding Night” (September 07, 1949) ***WD
04:35:58.339 = Murder At Midnight, “The Line Is Dead” (May 22, 1950) ***WD
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(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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ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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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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0:00.0	They've been here for thousands of years, making their presence known in the shadows.
0:06.0	They might be seen by a lonely motorist on a deserted road late at night, or by a frightened
0:12.0	and confused husband in the bedroom he's sharing with his wife.
0:16.0	Perhaps the most disconcerting part of this phenomenon boils down to this question.
0:21.9	Has the government been aware of their presence all along and is covertly working with
0:27.3	them towards some secret end?
0:30.7	In the audiobook, Rungs of Disclosure, what once was fringe is now reality.
0:36.7	While listening, you'll meet regular people just like you who have encountered something beyond
0:41.5	their ability to explain.
0:43.7	You'll also hear from people of great faith and deep religious belief who continue to
0:48.4	have these strange and deeply unsettling encounters.
0:52.8	Author L.A. Marzuli explores these ongoing incidents to discover the answers
0:56.9	to these questions. Who are they? What do they want? And why are they here? Can you handle the
1:06.9	truth? Listen to this audiobook, if you dare. Rungs of Disclosure, following the
1:13.3	Trail of Extraterrestrials and the End Times by L.A. Marzuli, narrated by Darren Marler. Here
1:20.4	a free sample on the audiobooks page at weirddarkness.com.
1:32.9	The Black Museum.
1:35.9	Affiliated stations present.
1:36.7	Escape.
1:39.7	Hall of fantasy.
1:42.9	Dinner sanctum Miss Lights out
1:48.2	Murder
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