“TALES OF TRUCK STOP TERROR” and More Scary True Stories! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 14 February 2023
⏱️ 126 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: Did lost cosmonauts make it into space before Yuri Gagarin? (The Tombs in Space) *** Don't take a gift from Gracie Watson's grave... or her life-like statue might cry tears of blood. (Gracie’s Ghost) *** A latchkey kid comes home to an empty house… or so they thought until they heard footsteps in another room. (The Laundry Room) *** People often encounter strange and frightening things when they experience sleep paralysis – but in one particular story, the horrors began well before going to bed. (Sleep Paralysis in Bangkok) *** Did Bonnie Scott run away? Was she kidnapped? Murdered perhaps? All anyone knew was that no one had a clue where she was. She had simply disappeared without a trace. (The Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott) *** Samuel Joselyn was buried in 1810 in a North Carolina cemetery. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Samuel was actually DEAD at the time of his burial! (Buried Alive in Wilmington) *** in 1894 Rosa Lochner was a witness to murder, but she had been deaf since birth and her spoken vocabulary was limited. So how could she testify against the accused? (Murder In Pantomime) *** A boy wakes to find his previously closed curtains now open – and the only explanation involves a previous resident of the house he’s nowliving in. (Strange Manifestations) *** Mention the word “Chupacabra” and most people will think of a strange, hairless dog-like animal. They are never described as having the ability to fly… until now. (Winged Chupacabras) *** These UFOs aren’t shiny metallic discs or cigar-shaped spaceships. They are humanoid – and they fly without the help of a jetpack, wings, cape or even a broom to sit on. And the sightings are still coming in all throughout Mexico. (The Flying Humanoids of Mexico) *** The North Carolina Cherokee have a story about how dangerous it can be even near a calm river – where the waters can suddenly foam and a giant beast can appear on the rocks. (James and the Giant Leech) ***Supernatural women, shadowy men, odd animal sightings, and more… they can all be found at late-night truck stops if you’re not careful. (Truck Stop Horror Stories)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“The Tombs in Space” posted at The Unredacted: http://ow.ly/nW5U30mwbWw
“Gracie’s Ghost” by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/arFz30mwaLc
“The Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: http://ow.ly/v6wX30mwbwW
“The Laundry Room” submitted anonymously to Weird Darkness
“Sleep Paralysis in Bangkok” by MarkiO for YourGhostStories.com: http://ow.ly/FUOD30mwc0C
“Truckstop Horror Stories” by Erin McCann for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/wldxxnl
“Buried Alive in Wilmington” by TheresaHPIR for Theresa’s Haunted History of the Tri-State: https://tinyurl.com/rr4cvoh
“Murder in Pantomime” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y97rswf5
“Strange Manifestation” by Brian Abraham posted at My Haunted Life Too: https://tinyurl.com/wmlzd22
“Winged Chupacabras” by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/th8p7ox
“The Flying Humanoids of Mexico” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/urxujoc
“James and the Giant Leech” by James Mooney from the book “Myths of the Cherokee”: https://amzn.to/2JHpUFo
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| 0:56.0 | 18 wheelers, deadheads, yard dogs, you got your ears on? |
| 1:00.0 | Whatever you call yourselves or whatever call sign or moniker is thrust upon you. This episode's dedicated to all you |
| 1:05.8 | truckers driving the boulevard keeping our bellies full, shelved stocked, septics cleaned, |
| 1:10.6 | and brains entertained with what you're hollering. In the eyes of this Ratchet Jaw and I'm honored 6 to join this weirdo convoy. Appreciate it. |
| 1:23.0 | May your brake checks be few. Your shutter trouble be absent and your bare bites non-existent. |
| 1:28.0 | Keep it cool on the stool. This is Spooky Santa and I'm 10 and on the side. |
| 1:42.0 | Stories and content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised. The story of Bonnie Lee Scott is a forgotten Chicago tragedy. Bonnie vanished on September 22nd, 1956. |
| 2:07.0 | That evening, around 6.30 PM, she left the home where she lived in Addison, Illinois and told her grandmother that she was going |
| 2:14.4 | to go out and look for a blouse. |
| 2:17.0 | Bonnie lived with her aunt and uncle, Mrs. Robert Swallow, their daughter Sue, 15, and Bonnie's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Doris Higeons. |
| 2:26.3 | Her parents were separated and in the midst of a divorce. |
| 2:30.6 | Bonnie was an ordinary girl, a sophomore at York Community High School, and a babysitter for many |
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