“THE CONJURE CHEST” and 5 More True Paranormal Stories, and 2 Creepypastas! #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
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🗓️ 12 June 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
IN THIS EPISODE: The brutal death of an African slave brings a curse upon the wooden chest he was ordered to construct. (The Conjure Chest) *** 
In Tuscaloosa, Alabama there is a home built by slaves that is considered the most haunted in Alabama. (The Haunting of Drish House) *** Drivers are reporting strange, ghostly orbs following them on dark roads. (Haunted Roads and Spook Lights) *** Dang Tan Ngoc is a well-known conman who has used the names of multiple dead soldiers to con veteran groups into giving him money. One identity he stole created a fascinating but dark story. (The Strange Return Of Master Sgt. John Hartley Robertson) *** A woman comes home to find her visiting sister murdered – and police were convinced she was the one who committed the crime. So what went wrong with the case to allow her to get away with it? (Did Ida Do It?) *** A bordello, pizza, and a haunting. You can find them all at the Red Onion Saloon. (Red Onion Saloon) *** Plus, I’ll share two Creepypastas from Weirdo family members. “A Brief History of Egberting” from Louise Latham, and “Dreamality“ from Kara Raisch.
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“The Conjure Chest” for The Unexplained Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/m9w2ffg
“The Haunting of Drish House” by Amanda Penn for Horror Media: https://tinyurl.com/y8bovtwp
“Haunted Roads and Spook Lights” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/ydfwg875
“The Strange Return Of Master Sgt. John Hartley Robertson” by Derek Faraci for The 13th Floor: (site no longer exists)
“Did Ida Do It?” by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/yamhvs69
“The Red Onion Saloon” by Amanda Penn for Horror Media: https://tinyurl.com/y7te6wqe
“A Brief History of Egberting” was written by Louise Latham for Weird Darkness
“Dreamality” was written by Kara Raisch for Weird Darkness
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| 0:00.0 | Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. Stories and content in weird darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature audiences only. |
| 0:43.0 | Parental discretion is strongly advised. |
| 0:47.0 | 150. 150 years ago, Jacob Cooley ordered his African American slave, Hosea, to build a chest |
| 1:01.0 | for his first child. |
| 1:02.0 | Josea set to work, crafting to build a chest for his first child. |
| 1:03.0 | Jose set to work, crafting a wooden chest of some remark. |
| 1:08.0 | For some unknown reason, his master was displeased with his efforts and beat his slave to a pulp, killing him. |
| 1:17.0 | Cooley's other slaves vowed to avenge the death of their friend and sprinkled the dried blood of an owl in the chest and had a conjure |
| 1:26.6 | man curse the chest. |
| 1:28.8 | As if by magic, Cooley's firstborn died in infancy, and over the forthcoming years, a total of 17 deaths |
| 1:38.6 | were attributed to the conjure chest. I'm Darren Marler and this is weirdos. I'm Darren Marler, and this is Weird Darkness. Here you'll find stories |
| 2:00.8 | of the paranormal, supernatural, legends, lore, the strange and bizarre, |
| 2:07.6 | crime, conspiracy, mysterious, macabre, unsolved, unsolved, and unexplained. |
| 2:15.3 | Coming up in this episode, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, |
| 2:19.8 | there was a home built by slaves that is considered the most haunted in Alabama. |
| 2:26.9 | Drivers are reporting strange ghostly orbs following them on dark roads. Deng Tagnon is a well-known con man who has used the names of multiple dead soldiers |
| 2:39.4 | to con veteran groups into giving him money. One identity he stole created a fascinating but dark story. |
| 2:49.0 | A woman comes home to find her visiting sister murdered and police were convinced she was the one who committed the crime |
| 2:57.3 | So what went wrong with the case to allow her to get away with it? |
| 3:03.0 | A Bordello to allow her to get away with it. A Bordello, Pizza, and a haunting. |
| 3:07.0 | You can find them all at the Red Onion Saloon. |
| 3:11.0 | Plus later, I'll share two creepy pastas from weirdo family members, a brief history of egg |
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