“DIVERSION” and “OBEY THE PATTERN” #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 9 March 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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IN THIS EPISODE: It’s “Thriller Thursday” and I have two stories that I really enjoyed narrating. We’ll being with a story from Dr. Elsewhere called “Diversion”, and then it’s a story that I’ve been asked about numerous times since I last shared it – it seems to be a favorite. It’s a story by S.R. Underschultz called, “Obey The Pattern”.
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“Diversion” by Dr. Elsewhere: https://www.creepypasta.com/diversion/
“Obey The Pattern” by S.R. Underschultz: https://www.creepypasta.com/obey-the-pattern/
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| 0:00.0 | Step into the extraordinary with auditory anthology, a podcast series where science fiction short stories come alive. |
| 0:08.0 | Narrated by me, your voice of weird darkness, and curated by Keith Conrad, each episode is a journey into imagination |
| 0:15.2 | explore cosmic wonders and futuristic tales and dive into a universe of stories |
| 0:20.3 | where the impossible is Possible, Auditory Anthology, available at auditory Anthology. |
| 0:27.2 | And on Apple, Spotify, or your podcast player of Joyce. |
| 0:37.8 | Stories and content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only. |
| 0:39.6 | Parental discretion is strongly advised. Welcome weirdos, I'm Darren Marler and this is Weird Darkness. |
| 0:50.0 | Here you'll find stories of the |
| 0:55.2 | paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, and unexplained. |
| 1:08.2 | Coming up in this episode, it's Thriller Thursday, and I have two stories that I really enjoyed narrating. We'll begin with a story from |
| 1:15.7 | Dr elsewhere called Diversion. And then later it's a story that I've been asked |
| 1:20.9 | about numerous times since I last shared it. |
| 1:24.1 | It seems to be a favorite of yours. |
| 1:26.1 | It's a story by S.R. undershultz called Obey the Pattern. |
| 1:30.3 | If you're new here, welcome to the show. |
| 1:32.8 | While you're listening, be sure to check out Weard Darkness.com for merchandise, my newsletter, |
| 1:37.4 | to enter contests, to connect with me on social media. |
| 1:40.6 | Plus you can visit the Hope and the Darkness page if you're struggling with depression or dark thoughts. |
| 1:45.0 | You can find all of that and more at weirddarkness.com. |
| 1:49.0 | Now, bolt your doors, lock your windows, turn off your lights, and come with me into the weird darkness. My son Samuel was Superman. |
| 2:08.0 | At least he thought so while I held his light eight-year-old body over my head as we ran |
| 2:16.4 | through our home. |
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