Podcast appearances and mentions of Ambrose Bierce

Hundreds died in a jungle commune led by a madman, but what if Jonestown wasn't a mass suicide, but a cover-up for something even darker?Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateABOUT 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.DISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: Was the Unidentified Cape Cod Murder Victim an Extra in Jaws? Horror author Joe Hill thinks so. (Murder On The Set of Jaws) *** Of the many mysterious and ominous places on earth, many bodies of water are said to be cursed, haunted, or both. For whatever reason these lakes have drawn about them tales of misfortune, terror, and death, and they continue to elude rational answers. I'll share some of the strangest. (Cursed Lakes) *** At the dawn of the 20th Century Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in America. And then he mysteriously vanished. (The Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce) *** Charles Willey experienced hundreds of fires on his property in the summer of 1948 – but how did they start? (The Macomb Firestarter) *** Two men interested in the same woman – all three spending a day together. Not a good plan from the start. Add a bit of alcohol and you just may have a powder keg ready to explode. (Rum, Jealously, and Murder) *** Over the course of just two years, Christopher Duntsch operated on 38 patients in the Dallas area, leaving 31 paralyzed or seriously injured and two of them dead. It's no wonder he was given the morbid nickname of “Dr. Death”. (Doctor Death) *** A child's game of hide-and-seek turns to terror. (The House At The Front) *** In the Outback of Queensland, Australia, ghostly orbs of light have been frightening people for centuries. What do we know about the mystery of the orbs and what are some of the theories about what they could be? (The Min Min Orbs) *** Are extraterrestrials secretly watching over us and saving us from our own destruction? (Our Alien Protectors) *** Was the mass suicide at Jim Jones' commune in Guyana in 1978 a CIA mind control experiment? (Welcome to Jonestown)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:02:07.459 = Show Open00:04:53.939 = Welcome To Jonestown00:27:03.141 = Murder on The Set of JAWS00:33:15.210 = Cursed Lakes01:01:43.019 = The Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce01:08:03.389 = Our Alien Protectors01:17:39.424 = The Macomb Firestarter01:28:44.629 = The House At The Front01:33:20.206 = The Min Min Orbs01:42:07.771 = Rum, Jealousy, and Murder01:46:38.576 = Doctor Death01:53:43.554 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…BOOK: “The Skeleton Crew: How Amateur Sleuths Are Solving America's Coldest Cases” by Deborah Halber: https://amzn.to/3Zv30b4“Welcome to Jonestown” from The Unredacted: https://tinyurl.com/urb3ka9“Cursed Lakes” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/vx9d5kx“Murder On The Set Of Jaws” by Orrin Grey for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/yx4mjry4“The Disappearance of Ambrose Bierce” by John Davis for Mysterious Writings: https://tinyurl.com/u5m8229“The Macomb Firestarter” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/ug42z53“The House At The Front” by AakanKSha from YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/qvsm6ch“Our Alien Protectors” from the Alien-UFO-Sightings website: https://tinyurl.com/solj3fx *** CNN Press Conference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAvqaVQNEk4 *** CNN Interview from “Larry King LIVE”:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=273jcsMQu3M“The Min Min Orbs” by Kimberly Lin for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/tk8x73b“Doctor Death” by Caroline Redmond for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/ycg9q264“Rum, Jealousy, and Murder” by Robert Wilhelm from Murder By Gaslight: https://tinyurl.com/y8gbgwow=====(Over time links seen above 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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: September 2018EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/JonestownCoverUp

Ralph Eugene Meatyard's series of photographs featuring his family in unexpected places and costumes are hard to describe but entirely captivating. He found inspiration for a series of photographs from a book published in 1911 by Ambrose Bierce called ‘The Devil's Dictionary.' After handling one of Meatyard's prints at Sotheby's, Aimee gets to the bottom of what these two things have in common, while discovering what demons were hard at work in old printing workshops.

1082. Copy editor Jim Norrena joins us this week for a conversation about Ambrose Bierce, his famous "Devil's Dictionary," and his darkly funny take on the world. We look at Bierce's fascinating (and tragic) life, his legendary wordplay, and his mysterious disappearance in Mexico. Plus, we share our favorite biting definitions and quirky facts about his life. We'd love to have coffee with him, but we'd never forget that he was also a feared literary critic! Jim Norrena, MFA, has been writing and editing for more than thirty-five years. He's the founder and principal editor at TypoSuction.com, an independent editing/writing service. He taught grammar and copyediting intensives and professional proofreading workshops at Media Alliance and served as events coordinator for Bay Area Editors' Forum (BAEF). You can find him on LinkedIn.

When David Lang vanished in front of five witnesses he was never seen again – but the mystery only deepened when his voice came back from nowhere.Download The FREE PDF For This Episode's WORD SEARCH Puzzle: https://weirddarkness.com/DavidLangDarkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: What if your thoughts, your self, your very awareness… weren't inside your brain at all, but woven into the universe itself? (What If Consciousness Is Everything?) *** Across centuries and continents, there are eerie tales of tiny, otherworldly creatures captured by humans — only for terror, curses, or vanishing acts to follow. (Bagged, Bottled, and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies) *** On a deserted Scottish road in 1992, two men's terrifying close encounter with a hovering UFO led to missing time, haunting nightmares, and disturbing memories of alien beings. (The A70 Abduction Case) *** When Jake Bird was sentenced to die, he warned the court they'd perish before him — then one by one, they did. (The Hex of Jake Bird) *** One bright afternoon in 1880, David Lang took a step across his field — and vanished forever in front of witnesses who saw it happen. (Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Lead-In00:01:28.802 = Show Open00:03:13.646 = Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang00:18:03.052 = Bagged, Bottled and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies00:29:37.827 = The Hex of Jake Bird00:38:41.973 = The A70 Abduction Case00:52:45.925 = What If Consciousness Is Everything?01:04:34.996 = Show Close01:05:50.150 = BloopersSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The A70 Abduction Case”: https://www.thenightskyii.org/a70.html“The Hex of Jake Bird”: http://www.executedtoday.com/2012/07/14/1949-jake-bird/, https://www.ranker.com/list/jake-bird-hex-facts/jessika-gilbert, https://www.historylink.org/File/7971, https://www.historylink.org/File/7973“Bagged, Bottled, and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies”: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2024/08/Strange-Tales-of-Captured-Fairies-Gnomes-and-Other-Mysterious-Little-People/,“Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang”: https://ckc4me.wordpress.com/2012/10/24/the-difficulty-of-crossing-a-field-an-unsolved-mystery/, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kVnBM9roWI,https://www.facebook.com/groups/EmbracetheDarkParanormal/posts/2949512888536517/,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drVAv7w-w4A,https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~we3sumneritesjblcsf/genealogy/langlore.htm, https://vocal.media/history/the-man-who-disappeared-david-lang-1880, https://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/the_disappearance_of_david_lang/,https://www.historicmysteries.com/history/the-story-of-david-lang/3163/“What If Consciousness Is Everything?”: amzn.to/4jBA0Ya, https://amihart.medium.com/metaphysical-realism-an-overwhelmingly-dominant-philosophy-that-makes-no-sense-at-all-44343a1d8453, medium.com/@scottlape/enjoyed-this-very-much-d772f0523bbd=====(Over time links seen above 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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: May 07, 2025EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DavidLangTAGS: David Lang, Lang disappearance, Gallatin Tennessee mystery, farmer vanishing, David Lang urban legend, Ambrose Bierce, Difficulty in Crossing a Field, paranormal disappearances, mysterious vanishings, space-time rift, wormhole theory, supernatural phenomena, Lang family, Stuart Palmer, Joe Mulhattan, Ambrose Bierce disappearance, 1880 vanishing, historical mysteries, unexplained events, alien abduction theories, paranormal folklore, American folklore, time portal mystery, field disappearance, Judge August Peck, crop circle mystery, spiritualist message, Fate Magazine, Lang legend, vanishing man story, sinkhole theory, true crime folklore, unsolved mysteries, Tennessee folklore, Bierce vanishing, Pancho Villa connection, paranormal literature

On Episode 233, we are thrilled to welcome back, MATTHEW GOODMAN! We are so grateful that Zoom and, before them, Skype (remember them?) opened up the world to conversations with authors. That said, there's still nothing like sitting in the same room with other humans talking about books, ideas, and historic happenings. Matthew joined us at Book Cougars HQ here in Connecticut to discuss his new book, PARIS UNDERCOVER: A WARTIME STORY OF COURAGE, FRIENDSHIP, AND BETRAYAL, now available from Ballantine Books. The book is a narrative history about Etta Shiber and Kate Bonnefous, two middle-aged women who smuggled out British servicemen from behind enemy lines, their arrest, Etta's best-selling memoir about their efforts, and the price Kate paid for that book. Don't miss our conversation with Matthew at the end of this episode. Paris Undercover is about history, but it speaks to our current time. Some highlights in this episode: We both have started reading around in THE PORTABLE FEMINIST READER, edited by Roxane Gay, starting with “If Men Could Menstruate” by Gloria Steinem. Chris also read “Being Female” by Eileen Myles. Emily finished the novel FOOD PERSON by Adam Roberts, and Chris read the graphic memoir EPHEMERA by Briana Loewinsohn. It was also time for another ghost story from THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce. We both thought “The Signal Man” by Charles Dickens was “meh,” although it had some good lines and moments. In Biblio Adventures, we recap seeing Maura Casey at Bank Square Books in Mystic, our Independent Bookstore Day jaunts to Breakwater Books in Guilford and R.J. Julia Booksellers in Madison, CT, and Emily's volunteer experience at Cherry Jubilee in NYC. We had such a fun time recording this episode and hope you enjoy it. Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode233

We're back with another collection of Ghost and Horror stories. This week: "A Cold Greeting" by Ambrose Bierce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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We were thrilled to talk with author Eowyn Ivey about her new book, BLACK WOODS BLUE SKY. During our conversation, Eowyn shared her writing habits, including a description of her writing cottage, and tells us about her reading life. Topics ranged from motherhood on the page and in real life, her family's literary life in Alaska, and Proust vs Joyce. In our own reading lives, we both read and discuss “The North Mail” by Amelia B. Edwards from THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES: from Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce. We gave this one four paws up. Or should it be eight paws? Whatever the rating system should be for cougars, we both enjoyed Edwards's story. It has a good creep factor and atmosphere, both indoors and outside. Other books we've enjoyed include novels HAPPY LAND by Dolan Perkins-Valdez and THE GRIFFIN SISTERS GREATEST HITS by Jennifer Weiner; a quartet of novellas, OLD NEW YORK by Edith Wharton; and two works of nonfiction: STORYWORTHY: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life Through the Power of Storytelling by Matthew Dicks and DEEP WORK: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Big thanks to this episode's sponsor, James Crews and Brad Peacock. The new poetry collection they co-edited is available on May 6: LOVE IS FOR ALL OF US: Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends (with illustrations by Lisa Congdon). We also recap a great Biblio Adventure to the Mark Twain House to hear Ethan Rutherford (author of NORTH SUN, OR THE VOYAGE OF THE WHALESHIP ESTHER) in conversation with Amity Gaige about her new novel, HEARTWOOD. Chris also got to attend THE MOUNT'S virtual book club discussion of Edith Wharton's A SON AT THE FRONT and Willa Cather's ONE OF OURS, led by Anne Schuyler and Julie Olin-Ammentorp. As always, there are more books inside this episode than we can fit here! Enjoy, and be sure not to miss our conversation with Eowyn Ivey at the end. Oh, and reminder: our second quarter readalong pick is THE GOOD HOUSE by Tananarive Due (Zoom discussion on 6/8 and also on Goodreads). Thanks for listening, and happy reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode232 The Good House Goodreads readalong https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode231 Penguin Book of Ghost Stories Goodreads thread https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/23017532-ghost-stories

After a long drive through a snowy mountain pass, Mark stumbles into a warm, welcoming diner – where the coffee is strong, the cook is stronger, and the only thing on the menu is terror.Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version of #WeirdDarkness: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateDISCLAIMER: Ads heard during the podcast that are not in my voice are placed by third party agencies outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by Weird Darkness or myself. *** Stories and content in Weird Darkness can be disturbing for some listeners and intended for mature audiences only. Parental discretion is strongly advised.IN THIS EPISODE: It's #ThrillerThursday where I bring you tales of fictional horror and suspense! CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:38.861 = Hospitality (Snowstorm Terror at Silver Line Diner), Part 100:13:22.273 = Hospitality, Part 200:27:48.216 = Hospitality, Part 300:45:39.317 = A Holy Terror, Part 100:54:44.978 = A Holy Terror, Part 201:15:30.858 = A Holy Terror, Part 301:22:01.474 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“A Holy Terror” by Ambrose Bierce (public domain): https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/enb8h3bz“Hospitality” by Erik Peabody: https://www.creepypasta.com/hospitality-2/=====(Over time links seen above 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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: April 22, 2021EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/SilverLineDiner

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A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the smell of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder. This week we begin with "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the smell of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder. This week we begin with "The Boarded Window" by Ambrose Bierce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to Episode 230 where we talk about some books. As this is another tenth episode, we are also hosting a giveaway! One lucky newsletter subscriber will win a paperback copy of our second quarter readalong pick, THE GOOD HOUSE by Tananarive Due. Newsletter subscribers are automatically entered to win our recurring tenth episode giveaways. Chris unexpectedly read the surprise hot book of the season, CARELESS PEOPLE: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism by Sarah Wynn-Williams, and is telling everyone to believe the hype. She also read THE EXTENDED MIND: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain by Annie Murphy Paul, and devoured WOMAN, EATING: A Literary Vampire Novel by Claire Kohda. Emily read two novels that have an unexpected connection, MURDER UNDER HER SKIN: A Pentecost and Parker Mystery by Stephen Spotswood and THE GHOSTWRITER by Julia Clark. She also read two less murdery novels, TELL ME EVERYTHING by Elizabeth Strout and TILDA IS VISIBLE by Jane Tara. One of these she loved and the other was a bit of a departure for a well-loved writer. We discuss the third short ghost story – “The Haunted and the Haunters; Or, The House and the Brain by Edward Bulwer Lytton – in THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce. This one didn't grab us like the last one (pun intended) but we can see how it contributes to the haunted house tradition. In Biblio Adventures, Chris made a guest appearance on Shawn Breathes Books where they discussed FINGERSMITH by Sarah Waters; it is ready for viewing on his BookTube channel. Emily was in Colorado visiting new grandbaby #2, and got to visit two local bookstores: White River Books in Carbondale and Alpenglow Books and Gifts in Glenwood Springs. During a long layover in O'Hare, she also visited several Barbara's Bookstores in the airport. As always, there is more in this episode than we can highlight here, like upcoming reads and jaunts (e.g., THE CAT'S MEOW: How Cats Evolved from the Savanna to Your Sofa by Jonathan Losos, All CT Reads with author Monica Wood, and the Willa Cather Spring Conference). We were so happy to be back together talking about books across the table! We hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode230

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On this episode a creepy murder story. Can AI murder ? Read by Robert Crandall. Thanks for listening. All Rights Reserved.

A lone coroner reads from the diary of a dead man while a jury of weathered woodsmen listens, but as the inquest unfolds, the terrifying truth begins to emerge—something unseen, something impossible, has left its mark on the body, and it's still out there.IN THIS EPISODE: It's #ThrillerThursday (a.k.a. “Creepypasta Thursday) and this week I'm bringing you ELEVEN short horror stories of fiction!CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open00:02:51.594 = The Damned Thing, Chapter 01 (Ambrose Bierce)00:09:15.468 = The Damned Thing, Chapter 02 (Ambrose Bierce)00:16:14.113 = The Damned Thing, Chapter 03 (Ambrose Bierce)00:20:05.874 = The Damned Thing, Chapter 04 (Ambrose Bierce)00:27:06.144 = My Grandmother Left Behind Some Really Dark Secrets (Evelyn Bertrand)00:43:29.144 = The Blood Keeper (Christopher Maxim)01:01:01.763 = A Diner Open 24-Hours a Day (Christopher Maxim)01:23:35.119 = I Followed Her Home (Christopher Maxim)01:39:12.832 = The Monster In The Pantry (Christopher Maxim)01:54:05.378 = My Wife Has a Removable Face (r/NSLewis)02:09:06.305 = The Asylum In The Woods (r/RLRogers)02:24:36.925 = Secret Bar, Part 1 (K. Banning Kellum)02:45:03.580 = Secret Bar, Part 2 (K. Banning Kellum)02:58:33.479 = The Statement of Randolph Carter (H.P. Lovecraft)03:15:24.625 = Show Close, Verse, and Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Damned Thing” by Ambrose Bierce: https://tinyurl.com/y6amz952“My Grandmother Left Behind Some Really Dark Secrets” by Evelyn Bertrand: https://tinyurl.com/yy8gx627“I Followed Her Home”, “The Blood Keepers”, “A Diner Open 24-Hours a Day”, and “The Monster in the Pantry” were all written by Christopher Maxim at https://www.reddit.com/r/ChristopherMaxim/ and at http://www.CreepyFiction.com. Christopher is extremely generous to allow me to narrate his stories for free to use in Weird Darkness. Please consider sending him a thank-you donation through PayPal if you enjoyed his stories. You can send a gift to him using PayPal or a credit/debit card by clicking this link: https://tinyurl.com/y3gvvlzg“The Statement of Randolph Carter” by H.P. Lovecraft: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-statement-of-randolph-carter/“My Wife Has a Removable Face” by Redditor N.S. Lewis: https://www.creepypasta.com/my-wife-has-a-removable-face/“The Asylum In The Woods” by Redditor R.L. Rogers: https://www.creepypasta.com/the-asylum-in-the-woods/“Secret Bar” by K. Banning Kellum: https://www.creepypasta.com/secret-bar/ (find more creepiness in K. Banning Kellum's book “Gris Gris and Ju Ju, A New Orleans Horror” https://amzn.to/2EaYeH6)=====Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateInfo on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScreamInfo on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV=====(Over time links seen above 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 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: September 17, 2020EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/TheDamnedThing

A woman sneaks along mansion grounds, seeking entry to the house to get revenge on the evil old man living there. But her memory is wrapped in darkness. Is she doing the right thing?Lee Clark Zumpe, an entertainment columnist with Tampa Bay Newspapers, earned his bachelor's in English at the University of South Florida. He began writing poetry and fiction in the early 1990s. His work has regularly appeared in a variety of literary journals and genre magazines over the last two decades. Publication credits include World War Cthulhu and The Children of Gla'aki from Dark Regions Press; Through a Mythos Darkly from PS Publishing; Children of Lovecraft Country and Shadows of an Inner Darkness from Golden Goblin Press; and Corridors and The Pickman Papers from Innsmouth Gold. Lee lives on the west coast of Florida with his wife and daughter. Lee's inclination toward horror manifested itself early in his childhood when he began flipping through the pages of Forrest J. Ackerman's Famous Monsters of Filmland and reading Gold Key Comic classics like Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery and Grimm's Ghost Stories. In his teenage years, he discovered Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Ambrose Bierce, Richard Matheson and other masters of the genre. Lee's work often focuses on character interaction set against a pervading sense of cosmic dread and high strangeness.You can read "In The Window" at https://www.kaidankaistories.com.Website: kaidankaistories.comPlease feel free to contact me through the website contact form.Follow us on: InstagramFacebookBlueskySubstack

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Packed with stories selected and introduced by one of todays leading esoteric scholars, this book will do more than make your toes curl and your skin crawl. These tales reveal hidden truths and forbidden pursuits, and divulge the secrets of magical initiation. Covering topics from rituals to hauntings to the Devil himself, this  one-of-a-kind volume includes selections from: Aleister Crowley, Ambrose Bierce, Arthur Machen, Edgar Allan Poe, Robert W. Chambers, Ralph Adams Cram, H.P. Lovecraft, Dion Fortune , Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton and Bram Stoker. As Lon Milo DuQuette writes in his introduction, horror takes its time. It creeps in, seeps in, and lingers. These stories will stay with you, biting at your heels from the shadows. Don't say we didn't warn you…

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Welcome to Episode 228! 2025 is the year of the Ghost Story. We've created a tab on the website to keep you up-to-date on our quarterly readalongs, the schedule for the year-long buddy read of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF GHOST STORIES: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce, and there is a downloadable Ghost Story Bingo Card; we would love for you to play along. Be sure to bookmark the page and check back for updates. On this episode we do a deep dive on Shirley Jackson's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE which is our first quarter readalong. Chris has read the novel numerous times; this was Emily's first time, and she is now a Shirley Jackson devotee. During the conversation, they mention other complimentary readings, podcasts, and film adaptations, including the biography SHIRLEY JACKSON: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin. Chris and Emily both had #CouchBiblioAdventures. Emily watched the movie Lee starring Kate Winslet about photographer Lee Miller. It reminded her of Whitney Scharer's novel THE AGE OF LIGHT. Chris watched Season One, Episode Four of ROAR: The Woman Who Found Bite Marks on Her Skin based on the book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern. Emily also attended an in-person event via RJ Julia's Booksellers in Madison, CT with Kristan Higgins in conversation with Charmaine Wilkerson and her new novel GOOD DIRT. Of course, we also talk about what we're currently reading, hope to read, upcoming jaunts, and scary neighbors, after all it is the year of the ghost story. We wish you lots of Happy Reading! Show notes for the episode: https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode228

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Welcome to Episode 227, featuring an author spotlight with Megan Marshall discussing her new collection of essays, After Lives: On Biography and the Mysteries of the Human Heart. Megan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer who turns her writerly gaze and historical imagination on her own life, her family and friends, and the “after lives” of her biographical subjects. After Lives publishes the day this episode drops–purchase your copy post-haste or request it at your library. We have been enjoying a “real” New England winter this season, which has kept us hunkered down and reading on our respective couches. The books in our Just Read segment are: A New Home, Who Will Follow? by Caroline Kirkland The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny Fortune Favors the Dead by Stephen Spottswood How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith by Mariann Edgar Budde My Life in France by Julia Child and Alex Prud'homme Finlay Donovan Digs Her Own Grave by Elle Cosimano (release date 3/4/25) The Vanishing Kind by Alice Henderson (release date 3/4/25) I'll Be Right Here by Amy Bloom (release date 6/24/25) In short stories, we discuss “The Old Nurse's Story” by Elizabeth Gaskell, the first story in The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories: From Elizabeth Gaskell to Ambrose Bierce, which we will be reading throughout 2025 for our year of reading Ghost Stories. Chris also read the ghost story The Inn by Guy De Maupassant. We did get out and about for a Biblio Adventure to the New York Society Library to see a reading of Lord Byron's Manfred by The New Relic Theatre. While there we also watched a virtual event via the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism featuring Ruth Franklin in conversation about her new book The Many Lives of Anne Frank. And we had two couch biblio adventures. Emily watched the film The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse based on the book by Charlie Mackesy, and Chris participated in the Women's Prize Book Club with Sarah Waters in conversation with Simon Savidge about her novel Fingersmith. Of course, we also talk about what we're currently reading, hope to read, upcoming jaunts, Simon & Schuster's news about book blurbs, and more. There's a whole lot of yuck in the world now, and we are grateful for good books and bookish friends. Thank you, friends, for listening and connecting with us on social media, email, or Zoom. We wish you lots of Happy Reading! https://www.bookcougars.com/blog-1/2025/episode227

En este episodio de La Torre del Cuervo, nos adentramos en el trasfondo del Astra Militarum, explorando su historia, su papel dentro del Imperio y su importancia en el universo de Warhammer 40k. Pero este programa es más que un análisis: es el inicio de una nueva etapa para la Torre. Por primera vez, incorporamos material propio, con relatos inéditos y contenido original que iremos desarrollando en cada episodio. Además, os adelantamos proyectos emocionantes que nos esperan en el horizonte. Nos unimos a Shadowlands para preparar un especial sobre El Rey de Amarillo, donde exploraremos la obra de Robert W. Chambers, Ambrose Bierce y otros autores clave del horror cósmico. También presentamos nuestra serie original dentro del universo de Warhammer 40k, Los Bastardos de Morthrak, un fanfic sin ánimo de lucro que esperamos que os transporte al corazón del conflicto y la supervivencia en un mundo brutal. Este programa no existiría sin vosotros. Por eso, os invitamos a participar activamente, a compartir vuestras opiniones y a formar parte de nuestra comunidad. Si queréis ayudar a que este proyecto siga creciendo, podéis convertiros en mecenas y apoyar la creación de contenido independiente. Gracias a nuestros amigos de Multiversowar, seguimos ofreciendo sorteos y material exclusivo para la comunidad. Juntos, podemos seguir construyendo un espacio donde la narrativa, el análisis y la pasión por estos mundos sean el motor que nos impulse. Victoria o muerte, hermanos y hermanas de Deliverance. Ahora más que nunca, vuestro apoyo es fundamental. Podéis uniros a nuestro Patreon MultiverseWar, donde nos ayudáis a seguir creciendo y desarrollando nuevos proyectos. A partir de enero, lanzaremos programas exclusivos para nuestros mecenas, con contenido inédito, ficciones únicas y muchas más sorpresas. Además, como mecenas, participáis automáticamente en nuestro sorteo mensual de 200€ en material de wargames, cortesía de nuestros amigos de www.MultiversoWar. Es nuestra manera de agradeceros por ser el pilar que sostiene esta Torre. Si aún no formáis parte, os animamos a uniros. Cada contribución, por pequeña que parezca, nos acerca más a nuestras metas y nos permite seguir explorando los rincones más oscuros y fascinantes de los universos que amamos. Y os animamos a entrar en nuestro Grupo de Telegram en el que sois bienvenidos y en el que os mantendremos informados de toda la actualidad de la Torre: https://t.me/+fnXc1Gr1WydmYTY8 Gracias, Cuervos de la Tormenta. Gracias por vuestra confianza, por vuestro tiempo y por ser parte de esta gran familia. Y muchas gracias a Sandra!!! por narrar de forma magistral!!! Nos despedimos con la certeza de que juntos, podemos seguir trayendo las historias que merecen ser contadas. Sed felices, que el tiempo apremia. ¡Viktoria o muerte!"* Recordad que podéis uniros al Canal de Telegram de La Torre del Cuervo para estar al tanto de todas las novedades: https://t.me/+fnXc1Gr1WydmYTY8 Y no olvidéis visitar nuestra página web: https://latorredelcuervo.com/ Encontraréis artículos con novedades del hobby, reseñas de las novelas más Grimdark y menciones a eventos que podrían estar ocurriendo en vuestra ciudad sin que lo sepáis. Apóyanos en iVoox pulsando el botón azul. Con tu ayuda, no solo haces posible este programa, sino que participas automáticamente en el sorteo mensual de 200€ en material de wargames, cortesía de MultiversoWar. www.multiversowar.com ¡Notición en La Torre del Cuervo! Nos complace anunciar nuestra nueva colaboración con InstaGaming, la plataforma líder para conseguir tus juegos favoritos a precios de locura. ️ Ahora, gracias a esta alianza, podrás disfrutar de descuentos exclusivos y apoyar a nuestro proyecto al mismo tiempo. ¿Cómo funciona? Es muy sencillo: entra en este enlace, explora un catálogo brutal de juegos con ofertas increíbles y hazte con ese título que llevabas tiempo deseando. RPG, estrategia, aventuras… ¡lo tienen todo! Y lo mejor: parte de tus compras ayudarán a seguir haciendo crecer La Torre del Cuervo. ⚔️ Sorteos y ventajas especiales Además, gracias a esta colaboración, InstaGaming nos patrocina los sorteos que hemos preparado para nuestra comunidad. ¡Prepárate para llevarte premios épicos! Entra ya en este enlace, aprovecha los descuentos y no pierdas esta oportunidad de jugar más por menos! https://www.instant-gaming.com/?igr=gamer-7f052f1 ¡Gracias por vuestro apoyo constante y por seguirnos en este viaje grimdark! ⚔️ Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales: Facebook: La Torre del Cuervo Twitter: @LaTorredelCuervo Instagram: El_Corintio La Torre del Cuervo YouTube: Canal La Torre del Cuervo Telegram: https://t.me/+fnXc1Gr1WydmYTY8 Para sugerencias o comentarios: info@latorredelcuervo.com

A strange gothic nightmare of a tale from Mr Ambrose Bierce!

We learn: I don't know what a ‘farce' is Ambrose Bierce can get weird I only drank 3 White Claws- I'm FINE Go on, read it for yourself: https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-bottomless-grave-and-other-victorian-tales-of-terror-hugh-lamb/BbM2gCVQzFHUatzQ?ean=9780486114378&next=t&digital=t Listen anywhere: nuzzlehouse.com Your bedtime story read aloud for grown ups. Support Nuzzle House by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/nuzzle-house Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/nuzzle-house/37bad18b-5fd2-4feb-9be8-8e25a59b6633

This week on Astonishing Legends, we conclude our two-part exploration into the enigmatic disappearance of Ambrose Bierce. Last week, we chronicled his vibrant life and career, culminating in his mysterious 1913 journey into Mexico.  This week, we delve deeper, examining the turbulent backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and how it might have played a role in his vanishing. Was Bierce a casualty of the conflict, caught in the crossfire? Or, as some suggest, did he become a victim of Pancho Villa himself?  We explore these theories, considering his known disdain for aging and his fascination with unsolved mysteries, mirroring themes throughout his own macabre writings.  A missing letter and conflicting accounts spark questions about hidden agendas and the possibility of a meticulously planned exit.  While the Grand Canyon suicide theory persists, we weigh the evidence and consider alternative explanations, including the intriguing, if improbable, fringe theories involving crystal skulls and ancient ruins in the Paquimé region of Mexico.  Ultimately, we're left to ponder whether Bierce's disappearance was a carefully crafted narrative, a tragic accident, or something far more extraordinary.  Join us as we uncover the clues and confront the enduring puzzle of Bierce's final act. Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode.

"La Partida de Ajedrez" (Moxon's Master) —a veces traducido como "El Amo de Moxon" — es un relato fantástico del escritor norteamericano Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), publicado originalmente en la edición del 16 de abril de 1899 del periódico San Francisco Examiner, y luego reeditado en la antología de 1910: ¿Pueden estas cosas existir? (Can Such Things Be?). Es sin duda uno de los cuentos de Ambrose Bierce más destacados, donde se narra la historia de un robot, o mejor dicho, de un autómata, con una gran destreza para el ajedrez, así también como para ejercer el mayor grado de crueldad sobre su creador. Música y Ambientación: "The Queen's Gambit" Carlos Rafael Rivera "Dark Victorian Music" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAnoryONNWI Blog del Podcast: https://lanebulosaeclectica.blogspot.com/ Twitter: @jomategu

Ambrose Bierce, famed author of An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, vanished without a trace in 1913 at the age of 71. Bierce had a long and storied career, having been a soldier in the Civil War, a journalist, and a successful author. He was known for his dark humor and cynical outlook. In part one of this two-part series, we delve into the mystery of Bierce's disappearance and explore the enduring fascination with this literary enigma. Was it a suicide, a murder, or something even stranger? Join us as we try to unravel the strange case of Ambrose Bierce. Visit our website for a lot more information on this episode.

 Bjorn Skaptason on The Battle of Shiloh  For more info : WWW.ChiagoCWRT.ORG  At the outset of the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862, the Confederates had high hopes for an important strategic victory. They aimed to block the Union advance into Mississippi, and early in the battle, it seemed that they might succeed.  As night fell on the first day of battle, General Pierre G. T. Beauregard, who took command after General Albert Sidney Johnston was shot and died, believed his army was victorious. In what might have been his fatal error, he called a halt to the attacks as darkness approached.  What he didn't know was that, during the night, thousands of additional Union troops arrived to reinforce Ulysses S. Grant's battered army. By daybreak, Federal forces numbered nearly 54,000 men near Pittsburg Landing, an advantage of 24,000 men over Beauregard's army. The greater numbers, and the tactical advantage they provided, proved to be decisive.  Bjorn Skaptason holds degrees from the University of Kansas and Loyola University Chicago. He worked as a seasonal ranger at the National Park Service's Shiloh National Military Park and Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center for two summers while studying history at Loyola. Bjorn has published essays on Ambrose Bierce at Shiloh for the Ambrose Bierce Project Journal, on the United States Colored Troops in the campaign and battle of Brice's Crossroads for the West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, and 2  in the Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society on The Chicago Light Artillery. A dealer in antiquarian books, Bjorn produced and guest hosted "A House Divided," a live book discussion program webcast from Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago. 

Una carretera iluminada por la luna (The Moonlit Road) es un relato de terror del escritor norteamericano Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914), publicado originalmente en la edición de enero de 1907 en la revista Cosmopolitan, y luego reeditado en la versión de 1910 de la antología: ¿Pueden estas cosas existir? (Can Such Things Be?). Una carretera iluminada por la luna, sin dudas uno de los mejores cuentos de Ambrose Bierce, presenta tres versiones sobre un mismo suceso: el asesinato de una mujer llamada Julia Hetman. El primero de estos testimonios corresponde a su hijo, el segundo a un hombre que quizás sea su esposo, y el tercero a la propia Julia, a través de un médium durante una sesión de espiritismo. En este sentido, Una carretera iluminada por la luna de Ambrose Bierce, además de ser un cuento excelente, conforma un ejercicio narrativo muy ingenioso, y que va más allá de los recursos clásicos del relato de fantasmas y casas embrujadas. Análisis de: El Espejo Gótico https://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2010/05/una-carretera-iluminada-por-la-luna.html Texto del relato extraído de: https://elespejogotico.blogspot.com/2010/05/una-carretera-iluminada-por-la-luna.html Musicas: - 01. Mind Tricks - Experia (Epidemic) - 02. Dark Music - The Sealed Kingdom (Epidemic) Nota: Este audio no se realiza con fines comerciales ni lucrativos. Es de difusión enteramente gratuita e intenta dar a conocer tanto a los escritores de los relatos y cuentos como a los autores de las músicas. ¿Quieres anunciarte en este podcast? Hazlo con advoices.com/podcast/ivoox/352537 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

We continue our 5th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Staley Fleming's Hallucination" by Ambrose Bierce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We continue our 5th classic collection of horror and ghost stories from Libriviox. This week it's "Staley Fleming's Hallucination" by Ambrose Bierce! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Welcome to episode 674. And happy holidays! We have two tales for you this evening. First, we meet a woman with an unusual connection to colour. Then, a man dreams of escape in the face of the hangman's noose.COMING UPGood Evening: 00:01:06Danielle Ackley-McPhail's Ruby Red as read by Summer Brooks: 00:03:07Ambrose Bierce's An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge as read by Douglas Gwilym: 00:10:38PERTINENT LINKSSupport us on Patreon! Spread the darkness.Shop Tales to Terrify MerchDanielle Ackley-McPhailSummer Brooks | Slice of SciFiOriginal Score by Nebulus EntertainmentNebulus on FacebookNebulus on InstagramSPECIAL THANKS TOAmanda CarrilloLestle BaxterOrion D. HegreSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talestoterrify. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description The Ars Magica roleplaying game is currently complete, but the community is still mining great gaming material out of medieval history as part of a Share Alike License. The Games From Folktales podcast gives you new, odd, useful material each week, for roleplaying games set in European-styled settings.   Creature statistics and transcripts are available from the blog which accompanies the podcast.  Your support on Patreon would be greatly appreciated.

In December of 1914,71 year-old decorated CivilWar Major,  accomplished journalist, and  famous author Ambrose Bierce wrote his Niece and his secretary to tell them he was going to Mexico to cover the Mexican insurrection led by Pancho Villa and others.He felt likely thathis fate would be probably be that of being lined up against a wall and shot- as these insurrectionists were quick-tempered killers. Not long after, Bierce disappeared completely, and years of searches have not brought any concrete evidence of what happened to him- but the legend told by those who daid they saw him or knew of him in his last days tells the story very much like the one he envisioned. This is his story.

Two classic ghost stories from Ambrose Bierce to terrify you on your next workout/drive/lawn cutting/sit in church/me time/Sunday Before-After football Catch all 12 shows now and over 2,000 stories at www.bestof1001stories.com  

A scary tale about a disembodied spirit and two lawmen who are hunting him in the woods near a church graveyard.  Enjoy alkl our shows and episodes at www.bestof1001stories.com

Margaret reads you the story she figures probably inspired Predator.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.