Podcasts about suspensestories

In a wealthy sculptor's house where beautiful statues bear an uncanny resemblance to living people, a silver couch hides a secret that explains why some guests check in but never check out.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: It's #ThrillerThursday and this week I have a novelette from my collect of Alfred Hitchcock Presents books. This one comes from the book, “Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Stories Not For The Nervous” published in 1965. However, the story I'll be telling tonight, “The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers,” was originally published in 1928 in a collection of stories by Dorothy L. Sayers called “Lord Peter Views the Body” – with each story in that anthology centering around the character of Lord Peter Windsor. SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers” by Dorothy L. Sayers. The story can be found in the anthology “Alfred Hitchcock: Stories Not For The Nervous” (https://amzn.to/3h9u0by) or the Lord Peter anthology “Lord Peter Views The Body” (https://amzn.to/3qGzCx8).=====(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: July 01, 2021EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/ManWithCopperFingers

Fluent Fiction - French: Lost Files, Found Trust: A Parisian Office Drama Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/fr/episode/2024-11-10-23-34-02-fr Story Transcript:Fr: Dans le quartier animé du Marais à Paris, l'air automnal apportait une fraîcheur vivifiante.En: In the lively neighborhood of le Marais in Paris, the autumn air brought a refreshing chill.Fr: Les arbres aux feuilles dorées entouraient le vaste immeuble de bureaux où Étienne, Manon, et Luc travaillaient.En: The trees with golden leaves surrounded the large office building where Étienne, Manon, and Luc worked.Fr: Les téléphones sonnaient, les gens discutaient : une atmosphère habituelle d'un bureau moderne.En: Phones were ringing, people were talking: the usual atmosphere of a modern office.Fr: Mais aujourd'hui, une tension particulière flottait parmi les écrans d'ordinateur et les rangées de bureaux.En: But today, a particular tension floated among the computer screens and rows of desks.Fr: Étienne, le responsable de projet méthodique et ambitieux, était préoccupé.En: Étienne, the methodical and ambitious project manager, was worried.Fr: Un matin calme s'était transformé en chaos lorsqu'il avait découvert avec horreur que les fichiers essentiels pour la présentation de demain avaient disparu.En: A calm morning had turned into chaos when he discovered with horror that the essential files for tomorrow's presentation had disappeared.Fr: C'était énorme.En: It was enormous.Fr: Une potentielle catastrophe.En: A potential catastrophe.Fr: « Manon, on a un gros problème », dit Étienne d'une voix inquiétée en se précipitant vers le bureau de sa collègue.En: "Manon, we have a big problem," said Étienne with a worried voice as he rushed to his colleague's desk.Fr: Manon, connue pour son esprit vif et son talent pour résoudre les soucis informatiques, leva les yeux de son clavier.En: Manon, known for her sharp mind and talent for solving IT problems, looked up from her keyboard.Fr: « Dis-moi tout », répondit-elle, prête à plonger dans le monde des bits et octets pour chercher des réponses.En: "Tell me everything," she replied, ready to dive into the world of bits and bytes to seek answers.Fr: Les fichiers de la présentation, pièce centrale pour l'avenir du projet et pour l'équipe, avaient disparu du serveur.En: The presentation files, the central piece for the future of the project and the team, had vanished from the server.Fr: La pensée de l'échec planait, mais Étienne comptait sur Manon.En: The thought of failure loomed, but Étienne was counting on Manon.Fr: De plus, une pensée lui traversait l'esprit : Et s'il y avait eu sabotage ?En: Moreover, a thought crossed his mind: What if there had been sabotage?Fr: Une personne à l'esprit mystérieux venait immédiatement à l'esprit, Luc.En: A mysterious-minded person immediately came to mind, Luc.Fr: Luc, l'informaticien de l'ombre avec une connaissance profonde de l'infrastructure numérique de l'entreprise, travaillait souvent seul dans une petite salle remplie de câbles et d'écrans.En: Luc, the shadowy IT specialist with a deep knowledge of the company's digital infrastructure, often worked alone in a small room filled with cables and screens.Fr: Ses histoires étaient aussi obscures que les codes sur son écran.En: His stories were as obscure as the codes on his screen.Fr: « On doit parler à Luc, vite », suggéra Manon, tout en examinant les logs du serveur sur son ordinateur.En: "We need to talk to Luc, quickly," suggested Manon, while examining the server logs on her computer.Fr: Étienne acquiesça.En: Étienne nodded.Fr: Mais fallait-il directement confronter Luc ou investiguer discrètement ?En: But should they directly confront Luc or investigate discreetly?Fr: Le temps pressait et chaque minute comptait.En: Time was pressing, and every minute counted.Fr: En arrivant dans la salle informatique, ils trouvèrent Luc concentré sur son écran, tapotant frénétiquement.En: Upon arriving in the IT room, they found Luc focused on his screen, typing frantically.Fr: L'air de musique classique en fond apportait un étrange calme à la situation.En: The classical music playing in the background brought a strange calm to the situation.Fr: « Luc, nos fichiers pour la présentation ont disparu.En: "Luc, our files for the presentation have disappeared.Fr: Tu sais quelque chose ?En: Do you know anything?"Fr: » demanda Étienne avec une pointe de suspicion.En: asked Étienne with a hint of suspicion.Fr: Luc se retourna lentement en souriant légèrement.En: Luc turned around slowly, smiling slightly.Fr: « Relax, Étienne.En: "Relax, Étienne.Fr: Je les ai sauvegardés ailleurs.En: I saved them elsewhere.Fr: J'ai détecté une tentative d'intrusion dans le système ce matin même.En: I detected an intrusion attempt in the system this very morning."Fr: » Sceptiques, Étienne et Manon échangèrent un regard, puis Luc montra sur son écran un dossier encrypté.En: Skeptical, Étienne and Manon exchanged a look, then Luc showed on his screen an encrypted folder.Fr: En quelques clics, les fichiers perdus furent révélés, intacts.En: With a few clicks, the lost files were revealed, intact.Fr: Luc avait tenté de protéger les précieuses données d'une menace extérieure.En: Luc had been trying to protect the precious data from an external threat.Fr: Avec un soupir de soulagement, Étienne réalisa combien leurs suppositions avaient été précoces.En: With a sigh of relief, Étienne realized how premature their assumptions had been.Fr: Le lendemain, la présentation fut un succès.En: The next day, the presentation was a success.Fr: Louanges et remerciements fusèrent pour l'équipe.En: Praise and thanks flowed for the team.Fr: Étienne avait appris une leçon précieuse : la confiance et le travail en équipe peuvent résoudre les pires situations.En: Étienne had learned a valuable lesson: trust and teamwork can resolve the worst situations.Fr: Parfois même, ceux que l'on soupçonne sont en réalité nos meilleurs alliés.En: Sometimes, even those we suspect turn out to be our best allies.Fr: L'Armistice Day approchait, offrant à tous une pause bienvenue et un moment de réflexion sur les leçons de l'histoire et de la vie quotidienne.En: L'Armistice Day was approaching, offering everyone a welcome break and a moment to reflect on the lessons of history and everyday life. Vocabulary Words:the neighborhood: le quartierthe chill: la fraîcheurthe trees: les arbresthe office building: l'immeuble de bureauxthe rings: les sonneriesthe chaos: le chaosthe horror: l'horreurthe problem: le problèmethe mind: l'espritthe project manager: le responsable de projetthe keyboard: le clavierthe colleague: le collèguethe solution: la solutionthe talent: le talentthe logs: les logsthe attempt: la tentativethe threat: la menacethe sigh: le soupirthe suspicion: la suspicionthe lesson: la leçonthe presentation: la présentationthe infrastructure: l'infrastructurethe cables: les câblesthe screens: les écransthe smile: le sourirethe calm: le calmethe success: le succèsthe praise: les louangesthe teamwork: le travail en équipethe assumption: l'hypothèse

STORY TIME: The Creepy Taunting Woman Without An Address - What Was She Up To?STORY TIME: The Creepy Taunting Woman Without An Address - What Was She Up To?KURIOUS - FOR ALL THINGS STRANGE

A man reluctantly submitting to counseling to quell his violent tendencies hatches a plan for sweet revenge on his counselor. Things twist out of shape from there. Episode 2 of Aurora Borealis.

A man reluctantly submitting to counseling to quell his violent tendencies hatches a plan for sweet revenge on his counselor. Things twist out of shape from there. Episode 2 of Aurora Borealis.

Coming September 13th, 2018, a collection of new horror and suspense stories from the Icebox Radio Theater.

Coming September 13th, 2018, a collection of new horror and suspense stories from the Icebox Radio Theater.

Evil JJ with his army of Abbys have taken over. Everyone is either trapped in another dimension or locked up in the town jail. And into this, Diana and Nedly innocently drive trying to get the rest of the story. How will any of this ever work out?!? ‘Cracks in the Crystal’ is Radio Icebox season 3, episode 13, The season - and series - finale of Radio Icebox. Our program starred Cody Boyer as Cody, Aela Mackintosh as all the Abbys, Jeffrey Adams as JJ, Beth Lowthian as Diana, Caleb Silvers as Ned Nedly, Scotta Turner as Jennifer, Justin Capla as the Ringmaster, Douglas Skrief as Dr Graves, Jim Yount as Sam, and Tom Bement was Major. Other voices by the talented cast. Script, direction and post production by Jeffrey Adams. Some Sound effects from the Freesound Project at Freesound dot Org. Music by the wonderful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The final song or this episode was ‘Losers bar and Grill’ written and performed by Myron Hawrylak. The Icebox Radio Theater will return next fall with a brand new series of audio plays. We look forward to seeing you then. Radio Icebox: Season 3 is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

Evil JJ with his army of Abbys have taken over. Everyone is either trapped in another dimension or locked up in the town jail. And into this, Diana and Nedly innocently drive trying to get the rest of the story. How will any of this ever work out?!?‘Cracks in the Crystal’ is Radio Icebox season 3, episode 13, The season - and series - finale of Radio Icebox. Our program starred Cody Boyer as Cody, Aela Mackintosh as all the Abbys, Jeffrey Adams as JJ, Beth Lowthian as Diana, Caleb Silvers as Ned Nedly, Scotta Turner as Jennifer, Justin Capla as the Ringmaster, Douglas Skrief as Dr Graves, Jim Yount as Sam, and Tom Bement was Major.Other voices by the talented cast.Script, direction and post production by Jeffrey Adams.Some Sound effects from the Freesound Project at Freesound dot Org.Music by the wonderful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0The final song or this episode was ‘Losers bar and Grill’ written and performed by Myron Hawrylak.The Icebox Radio Theater will return next fall with a brand new series of audio plays. We look forward to seeing you then.Radio Icebox: Season 3 is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.

Evil JJ with his army of Abbys have taken over. Everyone is either trapped in another dimension or locked up in the town jail. And into this, Diana and Nedly innocently drive trying to get the rest of the story. How will any of this ever work out?!?‘Cracks in the Crystal’ is Radio Icebox season 3, episode 13, The season - and series - finale of Radio Icebox. Our program starred Cody Boyer as Cody, Aela Mackintosh as all the Abbys, Jeffrey Adams as JJ, Beth Lowthian as Diana, Caleb Silvers as Ned Nedly, Scotta Turner as Jennifer, Justin Capla as the Ringmaster, Douglas Skrief as Dr Graves, Jim Yount as Sam, and Tom Bement was Major.Other voices by the talented cast.Script, direction and post production by Jeffrey Adams.Some Sound effects from the Freesound Project at Freesound dot Org.Music by the wonderful Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0The final song or this episode was ‘Losers bar and Grill’ written and performed by Myron Hawrylak.The Icebox Radio Theater will return next fall with a brand new series of audio plays. We look forward to seeing you then.Radio Icebox: Season 3 is made possible in part by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Arrowhead Regional Arts Council, thanks to appropriations from the Minnesota State Legislature’s general and arts and cultural heritage funds.