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IN THIS EPISODE: Did a vampire stalk London\u2019s Highgate cemetery in the 1970s? (Highgate Vampire: The Horror of the Dead) *** He was alone at home when firemen were called. The entire house was blazing... except for one room. The room that contained the corpse of J. Temple Thurston. (The Mysterious Death of J. Temple Thurston) *** A ghostly spirit brings comfort to a dying man\u2019s grandchild. (A Comforting Nurse) *** Death comes to us all, but today children are shielded from the reality of death \u2013 only the stylized version they see in television and film. But years ago, when there was a death, it was a family affair \u2013 everyone of all ages participated in the funeral and grieving process. And some people coped with their grief by being artistic \u2013 such as writing a weird song called \u201cThe Hearse Song\u201d. *** We all know people who love nature and the outdoors. Some will even have their own gardens and will talk to the flowers and plants, thinking it will help them thrive. But how would you react when you are sure the plants are talking back to you? (The Girl Who Talks To Trees) *** Mitchell Quy watched while the police looked for his missing wife; he even joined the search himself. No one ever expected that Mitchell was the one who had killed her. (He Murdered His Wife \u2013 Then Pretended To Look For Her) *** In 1986, the Tallmanns moved into what they thought was the ideal family home. They couldn\u2019t have been more wrong. (Sharing Bunk Beds With Evil) *** A Weirdo family member shares how he has been stalked by a terrifying entity for many years. (The Sinister Caprine Creature) *** Not even the serial killer Dennis Nilsen himself can say exactly how many people he murdered. There were just too many. (Britain\u2019s Kindly Killer) *** How is it possible for a man as powerful and prominent as a Supreme Court judge to disappear forever? It happened to the Big Apple\u2019s Justice Joseph F. Crater. (The Most Missingest Man In New York)
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cThe Sinister Caprine Creature\u201d by Benji, submitted directly to http://www.weirddarkness.com/submit
\u201cThe Most Missingest Man In New York\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/u7hkxgk
\u201cThe Highgate Vampire: Horror of the Dead\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/tx3c5xt
\u201cBritain\u2019s Kindly Killer\u201d by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3khways3
\u201cSharing Bunk Beds With Evil\u201d by M.J. Steel: (website no longer exists)
\u201cThe Girl Who Talks To Trees\u201d by an unknown author: (website no longer exists)
\u201cThe Mysterious Death of J. Temple Thurston\u201d for Anomaly Info: https://tinyurl.com/svlkhh8
\u201cHe Murdered His Wife \u2013 Then Pretended To Look For Her\u201d by William DeLong for All That\u2019s Interesting:https://tinyurl.com/u2a68vn
\u201cA Comforting Nurse\u201d from Your Ghost Stories: https://tinyurl.com/r8jtq5s
\u201cThe Hearse Song\u201d story written by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/qum538g
\u201cThe Hearse Song\u201d music rendition by Rusty Cage from the album \u201cGangStalkers\u201d: https://amzn.to/2NSZrZW
\u201cThe Hearse Song\u201d additional lyrics and music by Harley Poe: https://amzn.to/2xwF4HLWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =
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Originally aired: September 18, 2018

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