“THE UFO INVASION OF ILLINOIS” Plus 5 More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

In January 2000, something massive drifted through the night sky over southwestern Illinois – so big and strange that a handful of small-town cops, watching from different locations, tracked it in real time over their radios, completely baffled by what they were seeing.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: The strange sighting of a UFO in the year 2000 still has people looking to the skies of southwestern Illinois. *** “Frankenstein” Author Mary Shelley kept her dead husband’s heart for thirty years! *** If you’ve ever wanted to play a game of catch with a ghost boy, race a phantom Camaro, or encounter a mythological beast, Clinton Road in New Jersey should be your next destination. *** In Malawi vampires attack people and suck blood from them. This is not lore or scary story-telling… it’s happening now. *** Imagine a coin rolling past you in a long hallway – yet you are completely alone in the building. *** For years, mysterious lights of Dover have puzzled observers – and it has been happening for centuries.CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In00:04:57.974 = Show Open00:06:49.527 = Frankenstein Author Mary Shelly Kept Her Dead Husband’s Heart00:11:16.574 = Clinton Road: Take a Terrifying Drive Down America’s Most Haunted Roadway00:16:14.826 = Malawi Vampires00:20:27.635 = Coins and Guitar Picks00:26:31.909 = Mysterious Lights of Dover00:29:54.012 = The 2000 UFO Invasion of Illinois00:45:22.763 = Show CloseSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…Episode Page at WeirdDarkness.com: https://weirddarkness.com/UFOInvasionOfIL“Something Is Up There – The 2000 UFO Invasion of Illinois”: https://tinyurl.com/wvafyps“Frankenstein Author Mary Shelley Kept Her Dead Husband’s Heart for 30 Years”: https://tinyurl.com/uygjtvg“Clinton Road: Take a Terrifying Drive Down America's Most Haunted Roadway”: https://tinyurl.com/w734whf“Malawi Vampires”: https://tinyurl.com/wzrexro“Mysterious Lights of Dover”: https://tinyurl.com/uxrvyd8“Coins And Guitar Picks”: https://tinyurl.com/uv2axne=====(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: November 12,...