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EPISODE · Apr 2, 2026 · 5H 5M

The Foster Child Who May Have Brought Something Terrifying Into Their Home

from Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories · host Darren Marlar | Weird Darkness

“Semi-Detached”: When a foster child's arrival coincides with a rash of terrifying unexplained events in their home, a couple and the psychiatrist brought in to investigate begin to suspect the girl may be unleashing some kind of psychic force — but the truth behind the disturbances is far more disturbing than anyone imagined. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0617CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Colonel Chabert” (July 12, 1977)00:47:53.658 = CBC Nightfall, “Semi-Detached” (February 18, 1983) ***WD01:16:15.904 = Nightmare, “Chance of a Ghost” (March 31, 1945) ***WD01:38:19.206 = Obsession, “Hunting Party” aka “Holiday House” (October 09, 1950) ***WD02:01:23.719 = Origin of Superstition, “Itching Palm” (1935)02:16:21.296 = Peril, “The Sidewalk Empire” (May 15, 1947) ***WD02:41:02.044 = Mystery Playhouse, “Beautiful Science” (February 15, 1946)03:04:35.278 = Price of Fear, “To My Dear Saladin” (June 06, 1983) ***WD03:34:26.230 = The Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Vanishing Magician” (November 06, 1943) ***WD04:04:13.032 = Quiet Please, “Berlin 45” (December 26, 1948)04:34:40.454 = Radio City Playhouse, “Soundless Special” (August 11, 1948) ***WD05:04:10.113 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy."I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0617

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