Hosted by Darkly Speaking · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 33 episodes
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Welcome to the Dark Side! Darkly Speaking is where true crime, the paranormal and the crazy strange & unexplained converge. Host, Alex Kern takes you beyond headlines and horror tropes into the darkest corners of our reality—where every story is real to someone. From unsolved disappearances and infamous murders to whispered legends and the paranormal, each episode unpacks the unsettling with immersive storytelling, psychological insight, and a fearless curiosity. These stories aren’t just about what happened… but why we can’t look away. Some questions don’t come with answers. That’s where Darkly Speaking begins. New episodes every Monday on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your podcasts!
Darkly Speaking hosts Darkly Speaking, a true crime show with 33 episodes published.
In 2002, The Boston Globe published an investigation that permanently changed the way many people viewed the Catholic Church. What began as reporting on a single priest accused of abusing children quickly unraveled into
Parts of the Appalachian mountains have been here longer than almost anything we know — hundreds of millions of years. Long before people… before the forests that cover them now… and they’ve seen a lot since. People have
You’ve probably heard the stories—something calling your name from outside… something that looks wrong… not quite animal… not quite human. And if you’ve spent any time on the darker side of the internet, you’ve probably
On February 24th, 1978, five young men left Yuba City in Northern California for what should have been an ordinary night — a college basketball game, a short drive home, and plans for the next morning they had been looki
In the early morning hours of August 2nd, 1989, the Jack family packed up and left home after Ronnie Jack accepted a job offer from a mysterious stranger earlier that day. They were last believed to be traveling along Hi
Imagine waking up inside an endless maze spanning hundreds of millions of square miles, with no clear way out. The hum of fluorescent lights fills the air at full volume. Yellowing wallpaper peels from the walls. Damp, s
In January 1996, nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted in broad daylight while riding her bike near her grandparents' home in Arlington, Texas. A witness saw a man force her into a pickup truck. The vehicle was disti
We’re back in the wilderness of Vermont’s Bennington Triangle — a stretch of land tied to murders, disappearances, and stories that refuse to stay buried. In this chilling Part Two, we step into the other side of the sto
There's a haunting place in the Appalachian mountains associated with unexplained vanishings, violent deaths, and phenomena that refuse easy explanation. A region tied to stories of people disappearing without a trace, o
You know the line — There’ll be parties for hosting Marshmallows for toasting And caroling out in the snow There’ll be scary ghost stories And tales of the glories Of Christmases long, long ago. This is one of those stor
Christmas has another history... Before Santa, the season was shaped by pagan winter traditions and folklore filled with punishment and fear. From belly-slitting witches said to roam during the winter solstice to a demon
Five days before Christmas in 1984, 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews returned to her home in Greely Colorado after a school concert and vanished without a trace. No forced entry. No struggle. Just footprints in the snow behi
Have a terrifying story or strange encounter? I'd love to hear it! Please send your spooky scary stories to Darklyspeakingpodcast@gmail.com ⸻ Winter has a way of hiding things — until they step out of the dark right in f
In February 2018, 20-year-old Ryan Shtuka left a house party in Sun Peaks and began the short walk toward home. A route that should have taken just a few minutes. Ryan never made it home. Instead, his final movements rem
Weeks after the Dyatlov group’s final journal entries, search teams reached the site. The scene didn’t line up with a simple hiking accident: a tent sliced from the inside, barefoot tracks in the snow, and bodies found u
January 1959 — nine hikers set out into the frozen Ural Mountains. Experienced, prepared, and full of life. Days later, their tent was found ripped open from the inside. Their gear abandoned. Their bodies scattered acros
In the summer of 2003, 19-year-old Sonya Ivanoff vanished from Nome, Alaska. When her body was discovered days later, the truth that surfaced would devastate the small town and force a reckoning with its own police force
Legend has it, if you stand in a dark room with a mirror and say her name three times… she’ll show herself. Maybe she’ll whisper. Maybe she’ll crawl right out and drag you with her. So go on. Let’s play. Bloody Mary. Blo
Before The Conjuring Universe, there were the real stories — and the real consequences. In 1974, the quiet town of Amityville became ground zero for one of the most infamous hauntings in the world. Six members of the DeF
If you see something… no, you didn’t. If you hear something… no... you didn’t... These are just a few of the unspoken rules of the Appalachian Mountains — a place where the forest doesn’t just breathe, it listens. Stretc
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