About this episode

The episode explores a rich man's nephew facing a moral dilemma on Christmas Eve, influenced by a voice urging him towards theft.

A Christmas Eve margin call sends a rich man's nephew scrambling for six thousand dollars he doesn't have, with a voice in his head whispering that theft and worse would be so easy. 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, “Murder at Troyte’s Hill” (April 17, 1978) ***WD 00:45:26.180 = Weird Circle, “Markheim” (May 20, 1945) 01:13:15.849 = The Whistler, “Return of Innocent” (April 02, 1945) 01:42:35.169 = Strange Wills, “Margin For Love” (September 07, 1946) 02:12:13.142 = Witch’s Tale, “Suicide” (January 22, 1937) ***WD 02:35:32.097 = X-Minus-1, “The Moon Is Green” (January 02, 1957) 03:03:54.289 = Zero Hour, “Mind of the Beholder” (May 21, 1974) ***WD 03:21:09.669 = ABC Mystery Time, “My Adventure in Norfolk” (1957) ***WD (LQ) 03:45:10.191 = Strange Adventure, “The Friendly Ghost” (1945) ***WD 03:48:27.530 = Arch Obeler’s Plays, “Another World” (July 29, 1939) ***WD (LQ) 04:17:11.933 = Barrie Craig, “The…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• paranormal
• true crime
• murder
• theft
• psychological thriller

Keywords

• Christmas Eve
• murder
• theft
• voice
• psychological

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Murder at Troyte’s Hill, Markheim, Return of Innocent, Margin For Love, Suicide, The Moon Is Green, Mind of the Beholder, My Adventure in Norfolk, The Friendly Ghost, Another World

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