The Mill That Murdered Its Workers By Fire | The Pemberton Mill Disaster of 1860

A bustling New England mill turned into a scene of unimaginable horror as the Pemberton Mill's collapse in 1860 claimed dozens of lives, leaving behind a terrifying tale of disaster.Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other apps. Get the full list of options here: https://pod.link/1078714736*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*IN THIS EPISODE: The ghost of a man in gray haunts a London theater. *** The boogeyman – where did he come from, and is he based on a real person? *** A disaster that took place at the Pemberton Mill on January 10, 1860 – a disaster that left a community, and a nation stunned! *** A night of children telling scary stories to each other turns into the real thing. *** A young girl bumps into her father in the hallway… which is impossible, as her father isn’t home. *** James Bond, 007 himself tells his own personal story of the paranormal. Sir Roger Moore tells of his terrifying experience. *** A young teen girl wakes up in the dark of night being choked by a red-eyed being. *** Friends hear a crash in the kitchen… and though everything appears normal, what they eventually find is the stuff of nightmares. *** The discovery of a body in the local river leaves one town with a gruesome mystery – and possibly the framing of an innocent man for the murder. *** Known to the outside world as the City of the Dead, Dargavs is a truly remarkable and mysterious place we know little about. *** Do you ever get the feeling that you are being watched, or that someone is following you? Perhaps it’s not your imagination. *** A father in South Yorkshire claims his family is being haunted by the ghost of an old lady. *** Two men, a forest, and a ouija board – will that be enough to find a rumored black eyed child that has been seen there? *** A man hears pounding on the walls of his apartment – from the outside of the building. *** What appears to be a poltergeist continues to torment office colleagues… or is it just being playful? *** Plus, I’ll share an original creepypasta from a fan of Weird Darkness… it’s a story called “Amoeba”.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding00:01:08.632 = Show Open00:03:54.136 = Drury Lane Theater00:08:08.905 = Real Boogeyman00:18:57.169 = Horror at Pemberton Mill ***00:54:05.124 = Haunting of My Grandmother’s Cottage ***00:56:29.486 = My Doppelganger00:59:30.255 = Shaken Not Scared: Roger Moore’s Paranormal Experience01:01:38.036 = Red-Eyed Being That Held Me Down01:05:23.784 = Baldwinsville Homicide01:14:54.581 = Tormented By a Spirit In Hell ***01:16:49.421 = Dargavs – City of the Dead01:20:29.666 = Faceless Specter That Follows Me01:22:26.287 = Father Claims His Family Is Being Haunted By The Ghost of An Old Lady01:25:53.932 = Black-Eyed Child of Cannock Chase01:28:52.375 = Pounding Walls of An Apartment Building01:30:47.170 = Playful Office Poltergeist01:33:00.842 = “Amoeba” (Fictional Horror Story) by Sabby Ray01:49:51.000 = Show Close*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad breakHELPFUL LINKS & RESOURCES…https://WeirdDarkness.com/ALBUMS = Songs and Videos by our Weird Darkness punk band, #DarkWeirdnesshttps://WeirdDarkness.com/STORE = Tees, Mugs, Socks, Hoodies, Totes, Hats, Kidswear & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/HOPE = Hope For Depression or Thoughts of Self-Harmhttps://WeirdDarkness.com/NEWSLETTER = In-Depth Articles, Memes, Weird DarkNEWS, Videos & Morehttps://WeirdDarkness.com/AUDIOBOOKS = FREE Audiobooks Narrated By Darren Marlar EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/PembertonMillSOURCES and RESOURCES:“The Drury Lane Theater” (from the book “100 True Ghost Stories: Terrifying Hauntings From The UK And Around The World” by Alan Toner): http://amzn.to/2hwQTWG“The Real Boogeyman” (from the book, “Could It Be True: Vol 1, Urban Legends” by Cindy Parmiter”): http://amzn.to/2z8VgTh“The Horror At Pemberton Mill” (from the book, “A Pale Horse Was Death” by Troy Taylor and Rene Kruse): http://amzn.to/2AWTceo“The Haunting Of My Grandmother’s Cottage”: (link no longer available)“My Doppelganger”: (link no longer available)“Shaken Not Scared: Roger Moore’s Experience With The Paranormal”: (link no longer available)“The Red-Eyed Being That Held Me Down”: (link no longer available)“Tormented By a Spirit In Hell”: (link no longer available)“The Baldwinsville Homicide”: (link no longer available)“Dargavs – City of the Dead”: (link no longer available)“The Faceless Specter That Follows Me”: (link no longer available)“Father Claims His Family Is Being Haunted By The Ghost Of An Old Lady”: (link no longer available)“Black Eyed Child of Cannock Chase”: (link no longer available)“The Pounding Walls of an Apartment Building”: (link no longer available)“The Playful Office Poltergeist”: (link no longer available)The fictional story (creepypasta) “Amoeba” was submitted by Sabby Ray: https://www.facebook.com/ray.saibal(Over time links may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)"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.Originally aired: February 20, 2020