Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

In the early morning hours of April 17, 1966, five law enforcement officers from four different agencies watched in disbelief as a massive, glowing, football-shaped craft silently hovered over a Pennsylvania shopping center parking lot — the same object two Ohio sheriff's deputies had just chased at speeds exceeding 100 mph across 86 miles of highway. When the Air Force investigated, they had a simple explanation: the officers had been chasing the planet Venus.

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

IN THIS EPISODE: Some believe them to be ghosts, others feel they are creatures or even humans from a different dimension. Still others believe they are demonic entities. Whatever the truth about what they are, the one thing everyone agrees about is that an encounter with a shadow person is undeniably terrifying. (Terrifying True Stories Of Shadow People) *** The townsfolk of Beaver County, Pennsylvania saw something very strange in 1966 – and now, so many decades later, it’s just as much of a mystery as it was the day the encounter occurred. (The Unsolved Sighting in 1966) *** Some are beloved favorites like “The Wizard of Oz”, others you may never have seen, like Atuk. Some are dark in tone like “Poltergeist”, or heroic like the first Superman movie starring Christopher Reeve. But one thing all of these films and the others I’ll share in this episode have in common is that they are all supposedly cursed. (Infamously Cursed Films)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:47.590 = Terrifying True Stories of Shadow People
00:10:44.014 = Unsolved Sighting in 1966 ***
00:39:29.825 = Infamously Cursed Films ***
01:04:29.801 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
HELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES…https://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & More
https://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harm
https://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & More
https://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar

SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Terrifying True Stories Of Shadow People” from Anomalien.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/5f3vxdh4
“The Unsolved Sighting in 1966” by Scott Tady for EllwoodCityLedger.com and The Beaver County Times: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3ck54nvr
“Infamously Cursed Films” by Randolph Strauss for Ranker: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/uh8xjj9j
=====
(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.
=====
Originally aired: July 21, 2021
EPISODE PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/UFOPoliceChase
ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all things strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold cases, conspiracy theories, and more. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “20 Best Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a blend of “Coast to Coast AM”, “The Twilight Zone”, “Unsolved Mysteries”, and “In Search Of”.DISCLAIMER: Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.
#WeirdDarkness #UFO #FlyingSaucer #UFOSighting #UFOEvidence #ProjectBlueBook #AirForceUFO #GovernmentCoverUp #UAP #UFOWitness #RealUFO #UFOPoliceChase #1966UFO #PortageCountyUFO #OhioUFO #DaleSpaur #UFOTrueStory #AlienSpacecraft #UFOInvestigation #CloseEncounters #UnexplainedPhenomena #ParanormalTrue #TrueUFOStories #UFOHistory #AncientAliens #UFOCommunity #ExtraterrestrialLife #UFOAlert #ConspiracyTheory #UFODisclosure

A casual podcast question to Barack Obama set off a chain of events that ended with a presidential order to release decades of classified government files on extraterrestrial life and UFOs — and what’s already in those files is far stranger than most people realize.

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/trump-ufo-disclosure/

WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

#WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarkNEWS #UFODisclosure #UAPDisclosure #TrumpUFO #ObamaAliens #GovernmentSecrets #Roswell1947 #ProjectBlueBook #Area51 #DavidGrusch #JesseMarcel #UAPWhistleblowers #AlienDisclosure #NonhumanIntelligence #UFOCoverup #FlyingSaucer #ParanormalNews #DeclassifiedFiles #PentagonUAP #TrumpAliens #UFOHistory #AlienAbduction #GovernmentCoverup #UFOChristianity #ConspiracyTheory #TrumpDeclass #UAPHearings #AlienLife #WeirdNews

A Norwegian government scientist tried to disprove Havana Syndrome by testing a microwave weapon on himself — and ended up with neurological damage that sent Pentagon officials flying to Oslo.

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

PRINT VERSION: https://weirddarkness.com/havana-syndrome-norway-experiment

WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

#HavanaSyndrome #AnomalousHealthIncidents #DirectedEnergyWeapons #MicrowaveWeapon #NorwegianScientist #PulsedEnergyWeapon #CIAHavanaSyndrome #GRUUnit29155 #RussiaWeapons #PentagonSecrets #USEmbassyCuba #BrainDamageMicrowave #ClassifiedResearch #DiplomatBrainInjury #HavanaSyndrome2026 #GovernmentExperiment #SpyWeapons #NorwayExperiment #RussianMicrowaveWeapon #HavanaSyndromeEvidence #DirectedEnergyAttack #NeurologyNews #ConspiracyFacts #ColdWarWeapons #USIntelligence #SecretWeapons #GovernmentCoverup #TrueCrimeNews #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarkNEWS

A fire-breathing creature that terrorized London for decades and was never identified, a child who died in the White House in 1862 and by credible report has been seen in the hallways ever since, and a sold-out concert in Rhode Island that turned into one of the deadliest nightclub fires in American history — plus an opera composer who hid under his blankets for a day and woke up a legend. | The Morning Weird Darkness #MWD

*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.

EPISODE PAGE: https://WeirdDarkness.com/MWD20260220

NOTE: Some of this content may have been created with assistance from AI tools, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

#WeirdDarkness #MorningWD #DarrenMarlar #MarlarInTheMorning #MWD #SpringHeeledJack #WillieLincoln #WhiteHouseGhost #StationNightclubFire #ParicutinVolcano #JohnGlenn #Unabomber #EBSFalseAlarm #HoodieHooDay #Megalosaurus #WeirdHistory #DarkHistory #ParanormalPodcast #HorrorPodcast #UnsolvedMysteries

When Anna receives a heart transplant, she expects a second chance at life — not a front-row seat to someone else's. But the memories flooding in from her donor's past are growing darker by the day, and the line between whose life she's living is starting to disappear. | #RetroRadio EP0589

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Bottom of the World” (May 06, 1977) ***WD
00:46:45.398 = Dark Fantasy, “Death Is A Savage Deity” (January 30, 1942)
01:10:41.532 = Fear on 4, “Tissue Memory” (October 16, 1997)
01:38:55.808 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “The Postman Didn’t Ring” (1947-1950)
01:43:57.287 = Future Tense, “The Marian Death March” (May 07, 1974) ***WD
02:11:30.677 = Crime and Peter Chambers, “Cemetery Attack” (April 20, 1954)
02:34:49.178 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (July 04, 1947) ***WD
03:01:06.379 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “A Pair of Hands” (September 06, 1980) ***WD
03:28:07.264 = The Haunting Hour, “The Mystery of the Southern Star” (September 29, 1945) ***WD
03:55:35.476 = Hermit’s Cave, “Reflected Image” (1937-1940s) ***WD
04:20:47.961 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death Paints With Purple” (September 24, 1947)
04:44:18.417 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
= = = = =
"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
= = = = =
WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
= = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarkness
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0589