“CROPSEY: THE BOOGEYMAN COMES TO LIFE” and 5 More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness

IN THIS EPISODE: A young girl is serenaded by a ghostly boy. (The Ghost of Allan) *** Strange and terrifying things begin to happen after two children play with a Ouija board in a 200-year-old house that used to be a funeral home. (My Brothers’ Strange Visitors) *** A young man in Philadelphia comes across a small cardboard box – with a corpse wedged inside. It’s a mystery that still remains unsolved now, over 60 years later. (The Boy In The Box) *** Is it possible that Dracula wasn’t a vampire after all? (Dracula – Not a Vampire) *** California diners flock to an establishment for good food, good wine, and spirits…especially the ghostly kind. (The Blue Lady of the Moss Beach Distillery) *** Once, “Cropsey” was just an urban legend, the boogeyman of Staten Island – but now, he is real. (Cropsey Comes To Life)
Listen to ““CROPSEY: THE BOOGEYMAN COMES TO LIFE” and 5 More Terrifying True Horror Stories! #WeirdDarkness” on Spreaker.

(Dark Archives episode, originally posted February 27, 2018)
SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
“The Ghost of Allan” by Weirdo family member Sheila Pugh: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/n6nvzdcu
“My Brother’s Strange Visitors” by Carli for MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/kjb5vusk
“The Boy In The Box” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2ptn3c8y
“Dracula – Not a Vampire” by A. Sutherland for Ancient Pages: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4y2h9mvz
“The Blue Lady of the Moss Beach Distillery” by Jim Hunt: (website no longer exists)
“Cropsey Comes to Life” posted at The LineUp: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/8rw7286w
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