THE LEAPING TERROR OF LONDON and More Disturbing True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Published: Feb. 26, 2024, 1 a.m.

b'IN THIS EPISODE: Was the legendary Spring Heeled Jack an Irish nobleman? (The Terror of London) *** During the early morning hours of August 11, 1887, a terrible train crash occurred near the small town of Chatsworth, Illinois -- and left ghostly legends in its wake. (Hauntings of Illinois\\u2019 Worst Train Disaster) *** It was a beautiful old home \\u2013 a Queen Anne Victorian, with gingerbread-like shingles and trim all the way around, painted beige. One look, and you knew joy-filled years were lived in that home. But you know what they say\\u2026 don\\u2019t judge a book by its cover. (Noises and Unexplained Happenings) *** Seventeen years after he disappeared, has a man\\u2019s killer been brought to justice? (The Strange Case of Zebb Quinn\\u2019s Disappearance) *** A man shares his belief that he is being stalked \\u2013 by something paranormal. (The Gray Lady) *** One of our Weirdo family members shares how the strange Elisa Lam case creeped into a terrifying case of sleep paralysis. (Terror From The Elisa Lam Case) *** The Bermuda Triangle is not the only vortex of missing ships, and half a world away, in a whole other ocean, there lies a counterpart in the waters near Japan, which by all accounts is just as strange as its Bermuda cousin. (The Devil\\u2019s Sea) *** A man who has had no issues before is suddenly finding the energy in his house is out of whack. (Something Is Messing With The Energy In My House) *** With all the men of the house gone fishing, an axe murder chooses the perfect time to attack and kill the women inside. (The Smuttynose Murders)

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cHauntings of Illinois\\u2019 Worst Train Disaster\\u201d by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ryh3m8x
\\u201cNoises and Unexplained Happenings\\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/txp3haq
\\u201cThe Terror of London\\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/wkgr663
\\u201cThe Strange Case of Zebb Quinn\\u2019s Disappearance\\u201d by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: http://ow.ly/MTpL30lUmaF
\\u201cThe Devil\\u2019s Sea of Japan\\u201d by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/sprcpur
\\u201cTerror From the Elisa Lam Case\\u201d submitted anonymously to WeirdDarkness.com
\\u201cThe Gray Lady\\u201d: https://tinyurl.com/uymg3y5
\\u201cThe Smuttynose Murders\\u201d by Robert Wilhelm: https://tinyurl.com/a6kue74
\\u201cSomething Is Messing With The Energy In My House\\u201d by Russel James: https://tinyurl.com/r3ygrco
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Originally aired: September 21, 2018

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