Beasts On The Battlefield: Cryptid Encounters in the Chaos of War + More True Scares! #WeirdDarkness

In the chaos of war, soldiers have faced not only human adversaries, but terrifying encounters with cryptids and mysterious entities on the front lines.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/TVIN THIS EPISODE: War brings out the worst in men – and sometimes it brings it out the monsters as well. (Monsters and the Military) *** Haunting the corridors of the Preston School of Industry are dark tales of mystery and murder. (Preston Castle: The Haunted Reform School) *** A tall, thin, frightening stranger appears to a group of children who soon discover it’s best not to scream. (He Moves When We Scream) *** A boy is sent to stay with his aunt—and discovers that her house is haunted. It sounds like a page out of a cliché horror movie, but this time it’s real. (The View From The Other Side) *** William Wilson was such a lonely, boring man that when he was found dead the newspapers had to invent stories to make it more entertaining. (The Mysterious Murder of William Wilson)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Cold Open00:01:09.316 = Show Intro00:02:42.529 = Monsters and the Military00:31:30.969 = View From The Other Side00:33:45.932 = The Mysterious Murder of William Wilson00:42:09.343 = He Screams When We Move00:50:05.197 = Preston Castle: The Haunted Reform School00:54:40.644 = Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“He Moves When We Scream” was submitted to WeirdDarkness.com by Joe“Preston Castle: The Haunted Reform School” by Orrin Grey: https://tinyurl.com/rzmlrvs“The Mysterious Murder of William Wilson” by Robert Wilhelm: https://tinyurl.com/y7mpw7s2“The View From The Other Side” by John Hugh: https://tinyurl.com/rkyhl3l“Monsters and the Military” by Brent Swancer: https://tinyurl.com/vyedmxtWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library. = = = = =(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: October 12, 2018SOURCES PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/BeastsOnTheBattlefieldTRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2ut39c8u