About this episode

The episode explores eerie stories involving a boy and mysterious deaths in the family.

“The Enchanted Child”: A polite little boy keeps pushing away his favorite dessert at Sunday dinner — and every time he does, somebody in the family doesn't live to see Monday. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Enchanted Child” (January 20, 1978) ***WD 00:47:10.132 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD 01:18:31.060 = Incredible But True, “The Stowaway” (1950-1951) 01:22:03.585 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Is a Joker” (June 10, 1944) ***WD 01:52:21.712 = Jeff Regan, “The Prodigal Daughter” (July 17, 1948) ***WD 02:22:26.847 = The Key, “Escape Artist” (1956) ***WD 02:48:46.905 = Lights Out, “Death Robbery” (June 16, 1947) ***WD 03:17:47.487 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948) 04:18:09.933 = Macabre, “Weekend” (November 20, 1961) ***WD 04:45:27.936 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• paranormal
• true crime
• family
• mystery
• supernatural

Keywords

• demon
• family curse
• mystery
• paranormal
• true crime
• radio theater

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Enchanted Child, The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween, The Stowaway, Death Is a Joker, The Prodigal Daughter, Escape Artist, Death Robbery, The Big Clock, Weekend

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