IN THIS EPISODE: Haunted by a shadowy spirit creature which they say lives inside their home, a Gasparillo family is now seeing spiritual help to remove their unwanted guest. (Spirt Creature Tortures Family) *** Coyotes are of the dog family and are formidable and deadly hunters. But could they also have the ability to shape-shift? (Coyotes and the Chupacabra) *** \u2028People have been chasing Bigfoot for more than sixty years. Yet still, we have no definitive, physical proof of its existence. Could the explanation be that Bigfoot is visiting us from another dimension? (Interdimensional Sasquatch) *** An English town is terrorized by a beast that appears to have a rooster\u2019s head and body, the wings of a bat, and a snake\u2019s tail. We\u2019ll look at the legend of the cockatrice. (The Terrorizing Cockatrice) *** Shortly after the terrorist attack on New York on September 11th, 2001 \u2013 another terrorist attack began. This time it was targeting public figures. The weapon of choice was anthrax, and the method of delivery was the U.S. Post Office. (Who Sent the Anthrax Letters?) *** A legal battle takes place over the rights of ownership of mummified cats! (Meowing Mummies) *** A very strange case involving time travel and power to change timelines was reported in 1977s. The case caused a sensation world-wide. Had Sid Hurwich the creator of the time-altering machine really found a way to alter historical events? (The Machine That Could Freeze Time) *** An incestuous love triangle between a young woman, her uncle, and a restaurant chef ends up in murder! (Caused By Jealously) *** In 1888, London was terrorized by the serial murderer of women who called himself Jack the Ripper. Four years later another Jack came into existence. This one murdering men \u2013 and this time in New York City. (Jack the Slasher)\xa0
YOUTUBE CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS\u2026
00:00:00.000 = Title Story Preview and Show Open
00:04:59.722 = Chet Chetter\u2019s Tales From The Morgue, \u201cElmer Vs The Mutant Rats\u201d (Air Date Unknown)
00:31:23.365 = Weird Darkness, \u201cInterdimensional Sasquatch, Part 1\u201d
00:38:13.862 = Cloak And Dagger, \u201cTrojan Horse\u201d (May 28, 1950)
01:09:14.912 = Weird Darkness, \u201cInterdimensional Sasquatch, Part 2\u201d
01:18:36.378 = The Creaking Door, \u201cHaunted Hangman\u201d (Air Date Unknown)
01:48:14.357 = Weird Darkness, \u201cInterdimensional Sasquatch, Part 3\u201d
01:55:43.010 = Weird Darkness, \u201cSpirit Creature Tortures Family\u201d
02:01:30.279 = Creeps By Night, \u201cSix Who Did Not Die\u201d (July 11, 1944)
02:31:23.537 = Weird Darkness, \u201cCoyotes and Chupacabra\u201d
02:38:31.938 = Crime Classics, \u201cJohn Hayes, His Head, And How They Parted\u201d (October 28, 1953)
03:06:46.686 = Weird Darkness, \u201cJack The Slasher\u201d
03:12:42.811 = Dark Fantasy, \u201cThe Thing From The Sea\u201d (November 28, 1941)
03:37:19.652 = Weird Darkness, \u201cCaused By Jealousy\u201d
03:39:55.227 = Weird Darkness, \u201cWho Sent The Anthrax Letters?\u201d
03:47:12.108 = The Devil And Mr. O, \u201cRevolt of Worms\u201d (October 01, 1971)
04:17:41.383 = Weird Darkness, \u201cThe Terrorizing Cockatrice\u201d
04:21:05.297 = Weird Darkness, \u201cThe Machine That Could Freeze Time\u201d
04:26:31.752 = Weird Darkness, \u201cMeowing Mummies\u201d
04:29:48.127 = Dimension X, \u201cNo Contact\u201d (April 29, 1950)
04:54:09.075 = Show Close
SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\u2026
\u201cSpirit Creature Tortures Family\u201d by Radhica De Silva for The Guardian: http://bit.ly/2GdZWI4
\u201cCoyotes and the Chupacabra\u201d by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2Gd7sTE
\u201cInterdimensional Sasquatch\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/2vepwrz
\u201cThe Terrorizing Cockatrice\u201d by Jocelyn LeBlanc for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4acnbzuj
\u201cWho Sent the Anthrax Letters?\u201d by Shelly Barclay for Historic Mysteries: http://bit.ly/2v4Lih9
\u201cJack the Slasher\u201d by Robert Wilhelm for Murder by Gaslight: http://bit.ly/2UgGX4x
\u201cThe Machine That Could Freeze Time\u201d by Cynthia MacKanzie for Message to Eagle: http://bit.ly/2PcnMYS
\u201cMeowing Mummies\u201d from Strange Company: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4hfsvh47
\u201cCaused by Jealously\u201d by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2hvy2ub8
Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library.
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Originally aired: June 19, 2024
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