“CENTRALIA, THE REAL WORLD SILENT HILL” and More Oddly True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/mpnupyauIN THIS EPISODE: Desolate vistas, noxious gas, people sinking into the ground – no this isn’t a description of a scene from a horror film. It’s every day life in Centralia, Pennsylvania, a creepy abandoned town that’s been on fire since 1962, and was the inspiration for one of the most terrifying video games ever created. (Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Real Life ‘Silent Hill’) *** Once upon a time, there was a boy from the wrong side of the tracks. He fell in love with a girl whose parents disapproved, and they ran away to be together… Sound familiar? I guarantee you haven’t heard this love story, which is, as the newspapers put it, “as unique a romance as ever a pair of young lovers engaged in.” And for once, the newspapers weren’t exaggerating. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll want to bang your head against the nearest wall when you hear the story. (Romance In The Time of Ice Cream Sundaes) *** We’ve all gone to the bathroom or kitchen sink for a drink of water. Have you ever had a sip of that water and suddenly one day it tastes a bit… off? In most cases it’s nothing to worry about, something innocuous has seeped into the water line but is harmless and disappears quickly. But then there are times it’s something to worry about – like when you are unwittingly drinking the liquified remains of a corpse. (Drinking Corpse Water)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:03:03.995 = Drinking Corpse Water00:17:28.373 = Centralia, The Real World ‘Silent Hill’00:37:37.647 = Romance In The Time of Ice Cream SundaesSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Drinking Corpse Water” from The Scare Chamber: https://tinyurl.com/y6b3fc3m, https://tinyurl.com/yyludzrq“Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Real Life ‘Silent Hill’”: by Jacob Shelton for Ranker: https://tinyurl.com/y8fx2gtr, OffRoaders.com: https://tinyurl.com/psxafrj, and CentraliaPA.org: https://tinyurl.com/y3trmuvq“Romance In The Time of Ice Cream Sundaes” from Second Glance History: https://tinyurl.com/y2kow8e4,https://tinyurl.com/y5c5lwwtWeird 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 ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: September 17, 2020CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/centraliapa/