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  • “ADVENT OF EVIL” DISCUSSION: Friday, December 05 – No More Secrets

    “ADVENT OF EVIL” DISCUSSION: Friday, December 05 – No More Secrets
    Dec 6 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

    Join the Ghost Hosts as they unpack the most emotionally devastating chapter yet: Matthew's full confession to Anika about his hidden identity, his serial killer uncle, and the deadly advent calendar—only to discover that door number five's bloody cross might have already claimed its victim before they even knew to look.

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    21 min
  • “ADVENT OF EVIL” DISCUSSION: Thursday, December 04 – The Demon of Bayville

    “ADVENT OF EVIL” DISCUSSION: Thursday, December 04 – The Demon of Bayville
    Dec 5 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

    In this episode of Weird After Dark, the ghost hosts break down chapters one through four of Scott Donnelly's horror novel "Advent of Evil," narrated by Darren Marlar. The story follows Matthew Klein, a small-town Maine police officer whose carefully constructed quiet life shatters when a mysterious advent calendar arrives on his doorstep. Each day's trinket predicts — and seemingly causes — escalating tragedies throughout Marsh Port, from a possessed teenager's violent outburst to a brutal public murder involving a giant Christmas tree star. By day four, the calendar forces Matthew to confront the trauma he's buried for thirty years: a Christmas Eve spirit board session with his brother Stephen that accidentally summoned something connected to their Uncle David, a notorious serial killer known as the Demon of Bayville. The resulting fire killed Matthew's family, and now Stephen's fire-scorched spirit has returned to torment him through a deadly holiday countdown.

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    26 min
  • “ADVENT OF EVIL” DISCUSSION: Wednesday, December 03 – Falling Star

    “ADVENT OF EVIL” DISCUSSION: Wednesday, December 03 – Falling Star
    Dec 4 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

    The Ghost Hosts discuss the latest chapter of of Advent of Evil, a horror narrative following police officer Matthew Klein in the seemingly peaceful town of Marshport, Maine, beginning on December 1st. Klein's life is immediately disrupted by a bizarre armed robbery committed by his best friend’s son, swiftly followed by the arrival of a mysterious, antique wooden advent calendar left on his porch. As Matthew opens the first few numbered doors, the trinkets revealed—such as a burning miniature house and a red feather—precede increasingly violent and unnatural events around town, forcing him to confront traumatic memories of a past childhood house fire. The situation escalates when the third door's crystal star is linked to the horrific death of town planner Bridgett Carr, who is killed by the falling Christmas tree star she helped erect. The story is structured as a 24-episode countdown to Christmas Eve, during which Matthew must decipher the calendar’s sinister purpose while also being haunted by ghostly whispers and warnings from a shadowy child figure.

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    32 min
  • “The Monkey’s Paw” and “Pickman’s Model”

    “The Monkey’s Paw” and “Pickman’s Model”
    Dec 3 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/MonkeysPawPickmansModel

    Our Ghost Stories discuss tales from two master storytellers, two very different nightmares, one devastating truth — whether you're wishing on a cursed talisman or descending into an artist's cellar, some doors should never be opened. Join your ghost hosts as they dissect the hidden horrors lurking beneath W.W. Jacobs' domestic tragedy and H.P. Lovecraft's subterranean terror.

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
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    30 min
  • “ADVENT OF EVIL" DISCUSSION: Chapter Two – Tuesday, December 2nd

    “ADVENT OF EVIL" DISCUSSION: Chapter Two – Tuesday, December 2nd
    Dec 3 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

    Our Ghost Hosts discuss the second part of a horror narrative focusing on police officer Matthew Klein and the mounting dread caused by an antique advent calendar. Klein finds the gift for December 2nd is a red feather, and later that day, he witnesses a terrible car crash caused by a cardinal smashing into a vehicle, confirming his suspicions that the calendar is tied to real-world mayhem. Simultaneously, he investigates a recent assault committed by a friend’s son who claimed he was influenced by an unknown young boy who told him to "send a message." The events culminate when Klein attempts to open the next door early and is confronted by a dark, silhouetted child who ominously warns him. This figure, who shares characteristics with the assailant mentioned in the crime investigation, stresses that he must follow the rules of the calendar "one day at a time" to avoid dire consequences. This encounter leaves Klein frightened and convinced he is dealing with a frightening, supernatural entity.

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
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    25 min
  • "ADVENT OF EVIL" DISCUSSION: Chapter One – Monday, December 1st

    "ADVENT OF EVIL" DISCUSSION: Chapter One – Monday, December 1st
    Dec 2 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/AdventOfEvil

    The Ghost Hosts talk about the first chapter in the horror narrative "Advent of Evil" – detailing the confusing events that befall Matthew Klein, a small-town police officer in Marshport, Maine, on the first day of December. Matthew’s routine day is first disrupted by a bizarre armed robbery where he arrests Zack Welch, a well-behaved high schooler and the son of his best friend, for attacking a cook while wearing a mascot mask. The mystery deepens when Matthew arrives home to find a heavy, antique wooden advent calendar left on his porch with no identifying sender. When he opens the first compartment, the miniature trinket—a perfect replica of Matthew’s childhood Victorian home—instantly bursts into flames, stirring painful, suppressed memories of a fire from his past. The supernatural events conclude ominously when Matthew is woken later that night by a chilling, disembodied whisper calling him..

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

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    18 min
  • A Demon Was Buried Under This Temple - Here's What They Found

    A Demon Was Buried Under This Temple - Here's What They Found
    Dec 1 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/DemonSkeleton

    In this episode of Weird After Dark, we pull back the curtain on one of the strangest artifacts ever smuggled out of Japan — a nine-foot-tall "devil skeleton" that arrived in New York City in 1895. What was initially presented as the genuine remains of Satan himself turned out to be something arguably more disturbing: a meticulously crafted composite of cow, horse, human, and shark bones, manufactured by Japanese priests and buried beneath a temple to rule their region through fear. We explore the forensic takedown by Dr. William J. O'Sullivan, connect the demon to Japan's oni mythology and ningyo mermaid tradition, and draw chilling parallels to America's own golden age of hoaxes — including the Cardiff Giant and P.T. Barnum's infamous Feejee Mermaid. The skeleton has since vanished from history, but the questions it raises about manufactured terror and institutional deception remain as relevant as ever.



    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.
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    22 min
  • StarChild DNA, Shadow People, and Tudor Disappearance

    StarChild DNA, Shadow People, and Tudor Disappearance
    Nov 30 2025
    EPISODE BEING DISCUSSED: https://weirddarkness.com/starchild

    In this episode of Weird After Dark, the Ghost Hosts dive deep into the latest Weird Darkness episode exploring the Mexican Mine Starchild Skull – a 900-year-old anomaly discovered in Copper Canyon that continues to baffle scientists and fuel alien-human hybrid theories. They break down the skull's impossible characteristics: a brain capacity larger than an adult male's in a five-year-old child, bone that's half as thick yet three times stronger than normal, and DNA sequences that allegedly match nothing in Earth's genetic databases. The hosts also touch on other stories from the episode, including a terrifying account of a hiker being stalked through the Mount Rainier wilderness, an 18th-century attempt to resurrect an executed man, the mysterious disappearance of a Tudor queen's daughter, and the unsettling distinction between ghosts and shadow people.

    NOTE: Some of this content was created with assistance from AI tools and voices, but it has been reviewed, edited, narrated, produced, and approved by Darren Marlar, creator and host of Weird Darkness — who, despite popular conspiracy theories, is NOT an AI voice.

    This episode includes AI-generated content.
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    27 min