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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Whitley Strieber Was Warned By The Nordic | Never Go To War With The Grays

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

A Nordic alien connected to U.S. defense personnel delivered a chilling warning to author Whitley Strieber that he's never forgotten: never go to war with the Grays — because they'll never let you win, and they'll never let you stop fighting.

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

IN THIS EPISODE: A towering figure with green eyes delivered a message about the Grays that defense officials didn’t want to discuss — and humanity wasn’t meant to hear. (NEVER GO TO WAR WITH THE GRAYS: Whitley Strieber’s Ominous Warning) *** A single-celled organism lurking in warm freshwater can enter your nose, travel to your brain, and kill you in five days — and it has a 97% fatality rate. (The Microscopic Monster That Eats Your Brain From the Inside Out) *** Lauren Canaday’s heart stopped for 24 minutes before EMTs brought her back, leaving her with an unsettling certainty that death was friendly and a complete transformation of everything she believed about life. (24 MINUTES IN THE AFTERLIFE: Woman Returns With Disturbing Message About Death)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:01:38.656 = Show Open
00:03:05.036 = Don’t Go To War With The Grays
00:20:56.801 = The Brain-Eating Amoeba ***
00:40:24.318 = Twenty-Four Minutes In The Afterlife ***
00:59:06.503 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
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Twenty-Four Minutes In The Afterlife: https://weirddarkness.com/woman-dead-24-minutes/
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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 things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Awful Movie Reviews on YouTube.

0:03.6

I've been a fan of awful movie reviews for a couple of years now, and I never miss an episode.

0:08.8

Every Friday, you get a new comedic video covering a gosh, awful, horrible, terrible, wretched,

0:13.9

or just plain boring movie in the horror or sci-fi genre.

0:17.6

B-monster movies, films directed by notorious names like Ed Wood or Roger Corman,

0:22.4

flicks made on budgets lower than your monthly grocery bill, special effects you'd swear

0:26.6

were created by someone who's colorblind, cinematography so shaky, you'd swear a three-year-old

0:31.0

was trying to hold the camera, audio recording in the film that, well, you see where I'm going

0:35.6

here. They even take requests for awful movies you'd like to see them review in the future. You'll probably learn about flicks you've never even heard of while laughing along with the host. You can find awful movie reviews on YouTube by simply searching for awful movie reviews. I've also placed a link to them on my sponsors page so you can find them easily. And if you're like me, at the end of each

0:54.5

awful movie review, you'll be saying it aloud with the host. What an awful movie.

1:00.4

Hey, weirdos, I want to share something fun that I've been doing that I think you might enjoy,

1:04.7

especially if you like horror fiction and audio drama. It's not in my podcast or YouTube channel. It's over at Doorway to Nightmare.

1:13.8

Several times per week, they come out with new episodes of completely original audio terror

1:19.0

written by the talents of Winslow Swan and Crimson McKenzie. And quite often, you'll end up

1:24.5

hearing my voice playing a role in the stories. Chills run up and down your spine.

1:30.0

There's a creeping sensation at the back of your neck.

1:33.5

You're listening to Doorway to Nightmare.

1:36.8

Join me, Artemis Black, as we venture through into a world of the strange and uncanny. Here's a sample of what we mean.

1:46.0

But don't you hear her?

1:50.0

Henry, there is no child anywhere around.

1:54.0

Please come inside.

1:56.0

Little girl, show yourself.

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