• Wanderlust by Alan E. Nourse
    Jul 24 2025

    A farmer tries to dissuade his son from pursuing a life as a space adventurer, hiding a terrible secret about his own past that he fears will forever bind his son's fate to his.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    22 mins
  • Tales From the Blue Line - The Little Man In The Mirror
    Jul 22 2025

    A nursing student encounters a quiet teenager in a psych ward who claims his reflection is learning, watching, and slowly preparing to take his place in the real world.


    Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    13 mins
  • Planet of Dreams by James McKimmey
    Jul 17 2025

    On a seemingly utopian "Dream Planet" where every need is met, a benevolent leader's carefully constructed paradise unravels when his pampered inhabitants, starved for purpose, rebel against a life without work or struggle.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    19 mins
  • Tales From the Blue Line - Ghosted
    Jul 15 2025

    A man's promising first date takes a bizarre turn when the charming woman he met begins sending him strange texts that lead him to a shocking and impossible truth about who she really is.


    Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    14 mins
  • Lazarus Come Forth by Ray Bradbury
    Jul 10 2025

    A jaded morgue ship attendant, desperately searching for his lost son, uncovers a 300-year-old mystery when he revives a perfectly preserved corpse that holds the key to ending a brutal interstellar war.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    31 mins
  • Tales From the Blue Line - The Apartment Upstairs
    Jul 8 2025

    When a nursing graduate moves into her first apartment, the unsettling sounds from the sealed-off attic above her—where no attic should be—lead her to a chilling discovery about the building's tragic past.


    Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    14 mins
  • The Water Eater by Winston Marks
    Jul 3 2025

    When a curious beer truck driver accidentally creates a strange, water-hungry jelly in his kitchen, a lost weekend spirals into a terrifying discovery that could doom all of Lake Michigan—and maybe a whole lot more.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    26 mins
  • Tales From the Blue Line - They Came From Channel Six
    Jul 1 2025

    A cynical local news reporter investigates an alleged alien abduction in a quiet suburban cul-de-sac, only to uncover a hilariously mundane truth behind the "otherworldly" events.


    Tales From The Blue Line: Every morning at three, Mason and Ally ride the Blue Line into downtown Chicago together. The train brings out its own brand of weird, which has led to Mason and Ally trading spooky stories to help their commute pass a little faster.

    If you have a story you’d like to contribute to the series, you can visit https://submissions.soundconceptmedia.com/


    You can support the show by becoming a paid subscriber on Substack: https://auditoryanthology.substack.com

    By becoming a paid subscriber you can listen to every episode completely ad-free!


    Curator: Keith Conrad linktr.ee/keithrconrad

    Narrator: Darren Marlar https://darrenmarlar.com/


    Other shows hosted by Darren:

    Weird Darkness: https://weirddarkness.com/

    Paranormality Magazine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/paranormalitymag

    Micro Terrors: Scary Stories for Kids: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/microterrors

    Retro Radio – Old Time Radio In The Dark: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/retroradio

    Church of the Undead: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/churchoftheundead

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    22 mins