TALES OF TRUCK STOP TERROR and More Scary True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Published: Feb. 14, 2023, 4:24 a.m.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Did lost cosmonauts make it into space before Yuri Gagarin? (The Tombs in Space) *** Don\'t take a gift from Gracie Watson\'s grave... or her life-like statue might cry tears of blood. (Gracie\\u2019s Ghost) *** A latchkey kid comes home to an empty house\\u2026 or so they thought until they heard footsteps in another room. (The Laundry Room) *** People often encounter strange and frightening things when they experience sleep paralysis \\u2013 but in one particular story, the horrors began well before going to bed. (Sleep Paralysis in Bangkok) *** Did Bonnie Scott run away? Was she kidnapped? Murdered perhaps? All anyone knew was that no one had a clue where she was. She had simply disappeared without a trace. (The Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott) *** Samuel Joselyn was buried in 1810 in a North Carolina cemetery. Unfortunately, it doesn\'t appear that Samuel was actually DEAD at the time of his burial! (Buried Alive in Wilmington) *** in 1894 Rosa Lochner was a witness to murder, but she had been deaf since birth and her spoken vocabulary was limited. So how could she testify against the accused? (Murder In Pantomime) *** A boy wakes to find his previously closed curtains now open \\u2013 and the only explanation involves a previous resident of the house he\\u2019s nowliving in. (Strange Manifestations) *** Mention the word \\u201cChupacabra\\u201d and most people will think of a strange, hairless dog-like animal. They are never described as having the ability to fly\\u2026 until now. (Winged Chupacabras) *** These UFOs aren\\u2019t shiny metallic discs or cigar-shaped spaceships. They are humanoid \\u2013 and they fly without the help of a jetpack, wings, cape or even a broom to sit on. And the sightings are still coming in all throughout Mexico. (The Flying Humanoids of Mexico) *** The North Carolina Cherokee have a story about how dangerous it can be even near a calm river \\u2013 where the waters can suddenly foam and a giant beast can appear on the rocks. (James and the Giant Leech) ***Supernatural women, shadowy men, odd animal sightings, and more\\u2026 they can all be found at late-night truck stops if you\\u2019re not careful. (Truck Stop Horror Stories)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS\\u2026
\\u201cThe Tombs in Space\\u201d posted at The Unredacted: http://ow.ly/nW5U30mwbWw
\\u201cGracie\\u2019s Ghost\\u201d by Gary Sweeney for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/arFz30mwaLc
\\u201cThe Murder of Bonnie Leigh Scott\\u201d by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: http://ow.ly/v6wX30mwbwW
\\u201cThe Laundry Room\\u201d submitted anonymously to Weird Darkness
\\u201cSleep Paralysis in Bangkok\\u201d by MarkiO for YourGhostStories.com: http://ow.ly/FUOD30mwc0C
\\u201cTruckstop Horror Stories\\u201d by Erin McCann for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/wldxxnl
\\u201cBuried Alive in Wilmington\\u201d by TheresaHPIR for Theresa\\u2019s Haunted History of the Tri-State: https://tinyurl.com/rr4cvoh
\\u201cMurder in Pantomime\\u201d by Robert Wilhelm for Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y97rswf5
\\u201cStrange Manifestation\\u201d by Brian Abraham posted at My Haunted Life Too: https://tinyurl.com/wmlzd22
\\u201cWinged Chupacabras\\u201d by Nick Redfern for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/th8p7ox
\\u201cThe Flying Humanoids of Mexico\\u201d by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/urxujoc
\\u201cJames and the Giant Leech\\u201d by James Mooney from the book \\u201cMyths of the Cherokee\\u201d: https://amzn.to/2JHpUFo
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