“CAN NECROMANCY REALLY RAISE THE DEAD?” #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF JAN 12-18, 2025<br />==========<br />HOUR ONE: I’m pretty sure that unless you were born of a virgin, died, and then rose from the grave three days later, no one has had any real success at bringing people back from the underworld. But that’s exactly what people who practice necromancy try to do – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rRp9jesV_8&amp;list=RD_rRp9jesV_8&amp;start_radio=1&amp;t=12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wake the dead</a>. They can’t be successful at it though, can they? (Raising The Dead) *** The people of Japan have a myth of a terrible snake-like creature with death-dealing powers called a Tsuchinoko. But unlike many legends, there have been modern sightings of this bizarre cryptid. Is it real? If so, what could it be? (Is The Legendary Tsuchinoko Real?) *** At the age of only 14, George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person in history to be put to death in the electric chair. Then, seventy years later he was proven innocent. (The Execution of an Innocent) ***They were cigar-shaped, glowed red and could turn on a dime. Which ruled out even the most sophisticated rockets of the time. What is it that World War II fighter pilots were seeing in the skies flying with them? (The UFOs of World War 2) <br />==========<br />HOUR TWO: All families have their ups and downs. However, when you find a clan where an infanticide trial is arguably the least worst thing to happen to them, it’s safe to say you’ve found one very special household… the Mabbitt family. 
(The Confusing Disappearance of Luella Mabbitt) *** A woman moves into a home where the past three residents went insane. What could possibly go wrong? (The House With The Unfortunate Past) *** Bartholomew Roberts, better known as the in famous pirate Black Bart, operated in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean from 1719 to 1722. He was easily the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, having been known to have captured over 400 ships in his day. But could it be true that he was actually forced to become a pirate against his will? (Was Black Bart Forced To Become a Pirate?) *** If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility? Flight? Super strength or speed? What about X-ray vision like Superman? Would you believe there was a man in the 20th century who did have x-ray vision, without technology to do it? He had a few other superpowers as well! (The Man With The X-Ray Eyes)<br />==========<br />SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: It was the slaying that shocked Australia. Sometime on the night of December 26th, 1898, Michael Murphy and his two younger sisters were slaughtered as they traveled back from Gatton in southeastern Australia. Their murders prompted a massive investigation—yet the crime remains unsolved to this day. (Australia’s Unsolved Gatton Murders) *** A snowy November day, a bus full of students, and an icy lake. It was about to become the day of the worst school-related accident in Washington state history. (School Bus Plunges To An Icy Death)<br />==========<br />SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW:<br />VIDEO of Kuba Bux from 1938: <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546</a><br />BOOK: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FN2DDA/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=marlarhouse0d-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004FN2DDA&amp;linkId=4a7127fcd32279b38195b8280ec70f75" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II</a> by Keith Chester: <a href="https://amzn.to/2MdWUHl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://amzn.to/2MdWUHl</a><br />“Australia’s Unsolved Gatton Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yapybysk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/yapybysk</a><br />“The Confusing Disappearance of Luella...

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

Darren Marlar

“CAN NECROMANCY REALLY RAISE THE DEAD?” #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF JAN 12-18, 2025

JAN 13, 2025111 MIN
Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

“CAN NECROMANCY REALLY RAISE THE DEAD?” #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF JAN 12-18, 2025

JAN 13, 2025111 MIN

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“CAN NECROMANCY REALLY RAISE THE DEAD?” #WeirdDarknessRadio WEEK OF JAN 12-18, 2025<br />==========<br />HOUR ONE: I’m pretty sure that unless you were born of a virgin, died, and then rose from the grave three days later, no one has had any real success at bringing people back from the underworld. But that’s exactly what people who practice necromancy try to do – <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rRp9jesV_8&amp;list=RD_rRp9jesV_8&amp;start_radio=1&amp;t=12" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">wake the dead</a>. They can’t be successful at it though, can they? (Raising The Dead) *** The people of Japan have a myth of a terrible snake-like creature with death-dealing powers called a Tsuchinoko. But unlike many legends, there have been modern sightings of this bizarre cryptid. Is it real? If so, what could it be? (Is The Legendary Tsuchinoko Real?) *** At the age of only 14, George Stinney Jr. was the youngest person in history to be put to death in the electric chair. Then, seventy years later he was proven innocent. (The Execution of an Innocent) ***They were cigar-shaped, glowed red and could turn on a dime. Which ruled out even the most sophisticated rockets of the time. What is it that World War II fighter pilots were seeing in the skies flying with them? (The UFOs of World War 2) <br />==========<br />HOUR TWO: All families have their ups and downs. However, when you find a clan where an infanticide trial is arguably the least worst thing to happen to them, it’s safe to say you’ve found one very special household… the Mabbitt family. 
(The Confusing Disappearance of Luella Mabbitt) *** A woman moves into a home where the past three residents went insane. What could possibly go wrong? (The House With The Unfortunate Past) *** Bartholomew Roberts, better known as the in famous pirate Black Bart, operated in the Caribbean and the Atlantic Ocean from 1719 to 1722. He was easily the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, having been known to have captured over 400 ships in his day. But could it be true that he was actually forced to become a pirate against his will? (Was Black Bart Forced To Become a Pirate?) *** If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility? Flight? Super strength or speed? What about X-ray vision like Superman? Would you believe there was a man in the 20th century who did have x-ray vision, without technology to do it? He had a few other superpowers as well! (The Man With The X-Ray Eyes)<br />==========<br />SUDDEN DEATH OVERTIME: It was the slaying that shocked Australia. Sometime on the night of December 26th, 1898, Michael Murphy and his two younger sisters were slaughtered as they traveled back from Gatton in southeastern Australia. Their murders prompted a massive investigation—yet the crime remains unsolved to this day. (Australia’s Unsolved Gatton Murders) *** A snowy November day, a bus full of students, and an icy lake. It was about to become the day of the worst school-related accident in Washington state history. (School Bus Plunges To An Icy Death)<br />==========<br />SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM TONIGHT’S SHOW:<br />VIDEO of Kuba Bux from 1938: <a href="https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://weirddarkness.com/archives/6546</a><br />BOOK: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FN2DDA/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=marlarhouse0d-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B004FN2DDA&amp;linkId=4a7127fcd32279b38195b8280ec70f75" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Military Encounters with UFOs in World War II</a> by Keith Chester: <a href="https://amzn.to/2MdWUHl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://amzn.to/2MdWUHl</a><br />“Australia’s Unsolved Gatton Murders” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yapybysk" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/yapybysk</a><br />“The Confusing Disappearance of Luella Mabbitt” from Strange Company: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y88xoa95" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/y88xoa95</a><br />“The Man With The X-Ray Eyes” by Marc Hartzman for Weird Historian: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y9ok2wnz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/y9ok2wnz</a><br />“The House With The Unfortunate Past” by Dar77 from Your Ghost Stories: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y85t95qe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/y85t95qe</a><br />“Was Black Bart Forced To Become a Pirate?” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yc7doxlj" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/yc7doxlj</a><br />“Is The Legendary Tsuchinoko Real?” by Ellen Lloyd for Ancient Pages: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y7aoznc2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/y7aoznc2</a><br />“The Execution of an Innocent” from Bugged Space: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yagynb2y" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/yagynb2y</a><br />“Zombie Science” by Kimberly Hickok for Live Science: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ybud3hly" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/ybud3hly</a><br />“Raising The Dead” by Jen Jeffers for Ranker: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/y9g48lkz" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/y9g48lkz</a><br />“The UFOs of World War 2” by Adam Janos for History: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/yamx3hnl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/yamx3hnl</a><br />“School Bus Plunges To An Icy Death” by Daryl McClary for History Link: <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ybtxdrrl" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://tinyurl.com/ybtxdrrl</a><br />==========<br />(<i>Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. 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