About this episode

The episode explores a fictional encounter between Martians and a local moonshiner's son in Kentucky.

When Martian invaders armed with deadly alien weapons arrive in the Kentucky hills to test their arsenal on unsuspecting humans, they make the fatal mistake of choosing Lem Coy—the local moonshiner's 'simple' son who's too dumb to die and strong enough to make extraterrestrials wish they'd stayed home. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-martiansandthecoys SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Martians And The Coys” by Mark Reynolds, originally published in “Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy,” June 1951 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: July 21, 2026

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• paranormal
• true crime
• science fiction
• Kentucky folklore
• alien encounters

Keywords

• Martians
• moonshiner
• Kentucky
• alien weapons
• extraterrestrial

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WeirdDarkness

Books & works: The Martians And The Coys

Places: Kentucky

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