• The Time Snatcher by Randall Garrett
    Jan 30 2025

    This week’s story is The Time Snatcher by Randall Garrett. A time-traveling lawman is sent to the Old West to stop a rogue criminal from altering history, but his mission takes a personal turn when he discovers the woman he loves is a victim of the fugitive's sinister schemes.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    30 mins
  • Tales From the Blue Line - The Healing Touch
    Jan 28 2025

    A mysterious drifter with the ability to heal others at the cost of his own life forces a compassionate nurse to grapple with the meaning of sacrifice.


    Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    20 mins
  • One Way by Miriam Allen deFord
    Jan 23 2025

    This week’s story is One Way by Miriam Allen deFord. It’s a story that looks at the sacrifices made for progress, as well as the ethical dilemmas posed by scientific advancement and societal control.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    25 mins
  • Tales From the Blue Line - Hairy Situation at the Forest Preserve
    Jan 21 2025

    A late-night news reporter chasing a potential Bigfoot sighting in the Indianapolis woods uncovers a humorous misunderstanding—only to stumble upon something far more unsettling and unexplainable in the shadows.


    Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    20 mins
  • What the Waters Knew by Marcus Blackwood
    Jan 16 2025

    This week’s story is What the Waters Knew by Marcus Blackwood, an original story we're presenting on Auditory Anthology for the first time. It made me think of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and also Avatar: The Way of Water.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    26 mins
  • Tales From The Blue Line - The Shift Walker
    Jan 14 2025

    During the midnight shift at a hospital, a nurse encounters a mysterious woman named Margaret, who claims to be a "shift walker"—a nurse trapped in time, forever working the same hours across different eras.


    Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    24 mins
  • A Bad Day for Sales by Fritz Leiber
    Jan 9 2025

    This week’s story is A Bad Day for Sales by Fritz Leiber. On an ordinary day in Times Square, Robie, the world's first mobile sales robot, rolls through the crowds with charm and ingenuity—until an unthinkable disaster puts his programming to the test.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    17 mins
  • Tales From The Blue Line - The Phantom Script
    Jan 7 2025

    Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.


    When a mysterious news segment predicts events that begin unfolding in real life, producer Lena Harper is thrust into a chilling puzzle where reality bends and the future seems already written.


    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    22 mins