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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“CROOKED BONE” BY GERALD KERSH #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

I’ve been looking forward to cracking open this one, because it’s from a book I received recently from my bride, Robin. She was at an estate sale and came across something she immediately knew I’d want… a book entitled “Alfred Hitchcock Presents A Month of Mystery”. It’s very much like his TV show where he shared short stories from numerous authors. This anthology was published in 1969, with stories dating back as far as 1936. You'll most definitely be hearing more of these in future episodes because I love old creepy stories like these. In this episode it’s a story by Gerald Kersh originally published in 1968. It’s called “Crooked Bone”.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Crooked Bone” is by Gerald Kersh from the anthology, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: A Month of Mystery” by Random House: https://amzn.to/3hZSBjM
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: May 28, 2021

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audiences only.

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Parental discretion is strongly advised.

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Welcome, weirdos. I'm Tara and Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. Here you'll find stories

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of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy, mysterious,

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macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. Coming up in the Cobb Unsolved and Unexplained

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Coming up in this episode, it's Thriller Thursday, and I have a special one for you this week.

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This actually comes from a book given to me by my bride Robin.

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She was at an estate sale and came across something she immediately knew I would want.

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A book entitled Alfred Hitchcock presents a month of mystery.

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It's very much like his TV show, where he shared short stories from numerous authors.

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This anthology was published in 1969 with stories dating back as far as 1936. It's laid out in weeks, seven stories

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