When police officer Matt Klein returns to the quiet coastal town of Marshport, he hopes

for a fresh start with his family.

But a series of brutal, inexplicable deaths begins to unravel the town.

At the center of it all is an ancient evil bound to a seemingly harmless gift of an antique

advent calendar, a relic, counting down to the night when the light of Christmas goes out.

As the days slip by, strange voices whisper through the walls, people go mad, and reality

itself starts to crack.

The deeper Matt digs, the closer he comes to facing an evil that has been waiting for him for years.

Now with his wife and sons in peril and the final door of the calendar looming, Matt must confront the truth.

Some traditions were never meant to be completed. 24 days. 24 doors. All leading to one unholy Christmas Eve. Advent of Evil, a 24-episode

event on Weird Darkness beginning December 1st,

or get the entire novel at Weirddarkness.com slash advent of evil. I'm Darren Marler, and this is weird dark news.

Late October, 2025, brought something unusual to Cayasilla Village in Kenya,

an incident that sits at the intersection of traditional

beliefs and modern politics. Late one night, residents spotted something that immediately

set off alarm bells. Four people were moving around near the home of Machakos County Governor

Wauvinya Nodetti, and they weren't just taking an evening

stroll. The group consisted of two women and two men, and they were carrying small calabashes

and wearing red clothing. In that region, these items are strongly associated with witchcraft

practices. In many parts of Kenya, these aren't just random objects. They

are specific tools that people believe are used in rituals meant to harm others. The villagers

didn't call the police first and then wait around. They quickly moved in and apprehended the

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