INDRID COLD: THE GRINNING MAN and More Terrifying, True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 5 a.m.

b'IN THIS EPISODE: We have a story of soldiers and spirits that dates back to the Battle of Antietam Creek, the bloodiest single day of the Civil War. The story of the Irish Brigade \\u2013 and the ghosts left behind. (\\u201cCharge Of The Irish Brigade\\u201d) *** The fear of being buried alive has been a constant companion of mankind for as long time as anyone can remember. It\\u2019s due to this fear that we have safety coffins still in use today, more than 200 years after their invention. (\\u201cThe Strange History Of Safety Coffins\\u201d) *** In one particular hospital, the staff avoid booking people into Room 228 \\u2013 and for good reason. (\\u201cHaunted Hospital Room\\u201d) *** A sewing machine salesman sees a car speeding towards him \\u2013 a car like none he had ever seen. When the passenger gets out, he has a terrifyingly large grin, and spoke to him \\u2013 but without using any words. (\\u201cIndrid Cold: The Grinning Man\\u201d) *** Cloven footprints are found in new-fallen snow. That in itself would not be strange, except that the creature that left the prints was only walking on two legs. (\\u201cThe 1855 Devil\\u2019s Footprints\\u201d) *** What is the earliest memory you have of your childhood? One girl has a memory of floating over her own body \\u2013 when she was only three years old. But that was only the beginning. (\\u201cI Have This Vivid Memory\\u201d) *** John Emil List planned the murders so carefully, he almost got away with it. In fact, it took 18 years to catch him. (\\u201cJohn List: The Perfect Family Man Who Killed His Perfect Family\\u201d) *** Weirdo family member Kara Moore tells us about the town she grew up in \\u2013 with too many ghosts and specters to count. (\\u201cThe Ghost of St. Clair\\u2019s Defeat\\u201d) *** Gangsters, guns and ghosts\\u2026 they\\u2019ve all resided at Kansas City\\u2019s Union Station. (\\u201cThe Kansas City Massacre\\u201d) *** If you live in a house that seven generations of your family have lived and died in, you have to expect there might be a little bit of paranormal activity. (\\u201cThe Spirit Of Our Grandfather Won\\u2019t Leave Us Alone\\u201d) *** Dorothy Dingley haunted a young farm boy back in the 1600\\u2019s. But now it appears she has come back\\u2026 or she has never left. (\\u201cThe Cornish Ghost of Dorothy Dingley\\u201d) *** Ghosts have been seen in bathroom\\u2026 but do ghosts ever need to use the bathroom? It appears one did. (\\u201cThe Ghost Who Used Our Bathroom\\u201d) *** AND MORE!

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cCharge Of The Irish Brigade\\u201d written by Troy Taylor: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p3m8t8s
\\u201cThe Strange History of Safety Coffins\\u201d: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/46xkwd6v
\\u201cHaunted Hospital Room\\u201d: (link no longer valid)
\\u201cIndrid Cold: The Grinning Man\\u201d written by Les Hewitt: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/45by2wa7
\\u201cThe 1855 Devil\\u2019s Footprints Mystery\\u201d written by Boban Docevski: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/22a9dnmd
\\u201cI Have This Vivid Memory\\u201d was submitted anonymously to https://weirddarkness.com
\\u201cJohn List: The Perfect Family Man Who Killed His Perfect Family\\u201d: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/392yt322
\\u201cHaunted Student Apartment Occupied By A Friendly Ghost\\u201d submitted anonymously:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/03/20/haunted-student-apartment-occupied-by-a-friendly-ghost/
\\u201cThe Ghost of St. Clair\\u2019s Defeat\\u201d submitted by Kara Moore to WeirdDarkness.com:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/03/19/the-ghosts-of-st-clairs-defeat/
\\u201cThe Spirit Of Our Grandfather Won\\u2019t Leave Us Alone\\u201d written by John Waken:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/03/16/the-spirit-of-our-grandfather-wont-ever-leave-us-in-peace/
\\u201cThe Cornish Ghost of Dorothy Dingley\\u201d written by G. Michael Vasey:https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/03/16/the-cornish-ghost-of-dorothy-dingley/
\\u201cThe Ghost Who Used Our Bathroom\\u201d written by Michelle Walton: https://www.myhauntedlifetoo.com/2018/03/15/the-ghost-who-used-our-bathroom/
\\u201cThe Kansas City Massacre\\u201d written by Troy Taylor: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/kansascity/
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