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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE LEAPING TERROR OF LONDON” and More Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 96 minutes

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Summary

IN THIS EPISODE: Was the legendary Spring Heeled Jack an Irish nobleman? (The Terror of London) *** During the early morning hours of August 11, 1887, a terrible train crash occurred near the small town of Chatsworth, Illinois -- and left ghostly legends in its wake. (Hauntings of Illinois’ Worst Train Disaster) *** It was a beautiful old home – a Queen Anne Victorian, with gingerbread-like shingles and trim all the way around, painted beige. One look, and you knew joy-filled years were lived in that home. But you know what they say… don’t judge a book by its cover. (Noises and Unexplained Happenings) *** Seventeen years after he disappeared, has a man’s killer been brought to justice? (The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn’s Disappearance) *** A man shares his belief that he is being stalked – by something paranormal. (The Gray Lady) *** One of our Weirdo family members shares how the strange Elisa Lam case creeped into a terrifying case of sleep paralysis. (Terror From The Elisa Lam Case) *** The Bermuda Triangle is not the only vortex of missing ships, and half a world away, in a whole other ocean, there lies a counterpart in the waters near Japan, which by all accounts is just as strange as its Bermuda cousin. (The Devil’s Sea) *** A man who has had no issues before is suddenly finding the energy in his house is out of whack. (Something Is Messing With The Energy In My House) *** With all the men of the house gone fishing, an axe murder chooses the perfect time to attack and kill the women inside. (The Smuttynose Murders)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Hauntings of Illinois’ Worst Train Disaster” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ryh3m8x
“Noises and Unexplained Happenings”: https://tinyurl.com/txp3haq
“The Terror of London”: https://tinyurl.com/wkgr663
“The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn’s Disappearance” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/MTpL30lUmaF
“The Devil’s Sea of Japan” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/sprcpur
“Terror From the Elisa Lam Case” submitted anonymously to WeirdDarkness.com
“The Gray Lady”: https://tinyurl.com/uymg3y5
“The Smuttynose Murders” by Robert Wilhelm: https://tinyurl.com/a6kue74
“Something Is Messing With The Energy In My House” by Russel James: https://tinyurl.com/r3ygrco
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: September 21, 2018

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not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself.

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Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and is intended for mature

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audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.

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In late 1837, a ripple of panic began to spread around Clapham in South London.

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Something terrible was lurching out of the fog and attacking local residents.

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An elderly lady visiting the cemetery at Clapham was one of the first to see the chilling figure.

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Clad in a dark cloak with a hat pulled over its face, she saw it make an ungodly jump over a high fence and disappear into the darkness. Around the same time, a young girl by the name of Mary Stevens reported an encounter with the same strange character.

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Making a giant leap out of a dark alley, it launched a fearsome attack on the girl, ripping at

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her clothes with its cold clammy claws.

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The girl screamed for help and the creature fled.

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The next night, a similar figure jumped out at a coach causing it to crash.

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Several witnesses saw the figure escape the scene by bounding over a nine foot high wall its

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high-pitched laughter disappearing into the distance.

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