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AFTER DARK | True Scary, Paranormal, Ghost, Supernatural & Mysterious Stories

by True Crime, Mysteries, Paranormal, Unexplained, True Scary Stories

The Whispering Woods: After Dark was formerly known as Obscurata. It is still the place for the darker stories. The unsolved cases, strange disappearances, true crime, occult history, paranormal reports and unexplained events that don’t quite fit anywhere else. Each episode looks at the stories that linger after the lights go out. Some are rooted in crime. Some in folklore. Some in witness accounts, old reports, rumours, fear and the things people have never been able to fully explain. Different name. Same dark corners. Brought to you by the creators of The Whispering Woods. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31 Days of Halloween | Day 16 Rerun | Creepy Stories for Halloween

Welcome to Day 16 of 31 Days of Halloween. In today's episode we share1 spooky story to get you in the mood for Spooky Season. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's ne

Oct 10
23 min

31 Days of Halloween | Day 15 Rerun | Creepy Stories for Halloween

A special thanks to Numerous-Fox-4663, theonlyjollyroger, and These_Technician_561 for allowing us to share your stories! Welcome to Day 15 of 31 Days of Halloween. In

Oct 4
21 min

The Red Light in the Rice Fields: Thailand’s Krasue, Creepy Folklore

For generations, people in rural Thailand have told stories of the Krasue, a woman whose head leaves her body after dark with her internal organs hanging beneath it as sh

Sep 26
29 min

Ghost Stories, Folklore & City of Ghosts with Thom Burgess

In this special episode, I'm joined by writer and screenwriter Thom Burgess for a chat about ghost stories, folklore and a lifelong fascination with the supernatural. Th

Sep 25
53 min

Season of the Witch: The Islandmagee Witches | Possession, Haunting & Ireland’s Last Witch Trial

In 1710, strange disturbances began inside Knowehead House on the Islandmagee peninsula in County Antrim. Stones appeared from nowhere, bedclothes were arranged into the

Sep 19
33 min

Season of the Witch: The Killing of Ann Tennant | Victorian Witchcraft

On 15 September 1875, seventy-nine-year-old Ann Tennant left her home in the Warwickshire village of Long Compton to buy a loaf of bread. Minutes later she was attacked b

Sep 12
39 min

Season of the Witch: From the Archives | The Strange Death of Charles Walton – Part Two

Season of the Witch – Archive Note: As part of this year’s Season of the Witch, we’re bringing our two-part Charles Walton case back into the feed. Charles Walton’s stor

Sep 11
25 min

Season of the Witch: From the Archives | The Strange Death of Charles Walton – Part One

Season of the Witch – Archive Note: As part of this year’s Season of the Witch, we’re bringing our two-part Charles Walton case back into the feed. Charles Walton’s stor

Sep 10
24 min

Season of the Witch: The Rollright Stones & England's Witch Village | British Folklore

BONUS Above the Warwickshire village of Long Compton stands one of England's strangest prehistoric landscapes. According to legend, the Rollright Stones are a king and h

Sep 7
32 min

The Train Station That Doesn’t Exist: Kisaragi Station | Japanese Urban Legends & Otherworld Encounters

Late on 8 January 2004, a woman calling herself Hasumi began posting to the Japanese message board 2channel after her usual train travelled far beyond its normal route an

Sep 5
31 min

The Year Without a Summer: Mount Tambora, Frankenstein, and the Summer That Never Came

In 1816, snow fell in June, crops failed across Europe and North America, and thousands feared the end of the world. Known as the Year Without a Summer, this extraordinar

Aug 29
34 min

Count Its Legs: Kerala’s Shape-Shifting Odiyans | Malayali folklore from Kerala in South India

Before electric light reached the villages of rural Kerala, travellers were warned to examine every animal waiting beside the road. An unnatural bull, dog or buffalo migh

Aug 22
31 min

The Ghost of Big Moose Lake: Grace Brown, Chester Gillette, and the Adirondack Murder

In 1906, twenty year old Grace Brown travelled to Big Moose Lake with Chester Gillette, the man she loved and hoped would marry her. Instead, she was found dead in the wa

Aug 15
35 min

Summer of Fear | True Scary Stories from the Wild | RERUN Day 7

Welcome to Day 7 of 14 Days of Summer Fear. The sun is high, the trails are calling, and the great outdoors is waiting—but something lurks beyond the trees. For 14 night

Aug 8
23 min

Summer of Fear | True Scary Stories from the Wild | RERUN Day 5 2026

A special thank you to IntrepidSnowball for allowing us to share your story! Welcome to Day 5 of 14 Days of Summer Fear. The sun is high, the trails are calling, and th

Aug 1
22 min

The Ghost of Superman: George Reeves, Benedict Canyon, and Hollywood’s Haunted Death House

After George Reeves, television’s original Superman, died in his Benedict Canyon home in 1959, the official ruling was suicide. But questions, rumours and old Hollywood w

Jul 25
27 min

Dead Woman’s Ditch: Somerset’s Ancient Mystery, Murdered Women and Dark Folklore

High on the Quantock Hills, Dead Woman’s Ditch carries a name older than the murders later tied to it. This episode follows the ancient earthwork, the story of Jane Walfo

Jul 18
27 min

The 1988 Anomaly: Did Reality Shift? Strange Timeline Stories, Broken Time and Glitches in the Matrix

A church in Texas where thousands looked into the sky in 1988. A theory that time moves towards rupture. A machine beneath Europe that became, for some, a symbol of a uni

Jul 11
29 min

The Bleeding Houses | The Atlanta Blood House and La Plata’s House of Blood

In 1986, blood began to rise from the floor of a family photography shop in La Plata, Argentina, drawing police, priests, believers and frightened neighbours to a house s

Jul 4
31 min

The Pit of Ghosts: Morfa Colliery’s Haunted History

Before the 1890 Morfa Colliery disaster, miners claimed they heard strange sounds in the four-foot seam, including doors opening and slamming in the darkness, and some be

Jun 27
25 min

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#108
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I am a Whispering Woods Fanatic. So when I heard Sarah talking about Oscurata,I was so excited. She did not disappoint. Sarah has the perfect voice for spinning these scary stories. I highly recommend starting this binge worthy podcast!

Southerngirl73 · Sep 2025

I've just learned of Obscurata after being introduced to Sarah's (and her son Toby's) other incredible podcast Whispering Woods from Emma over at Real Life Ghost Stories! I am so excited. I love the content and Sarah has the perfect voice for narrating these stories. I'm bingeing both nightly! Thank you for your contribution to the world of paranormal and true crime! ~Shannon

Shannon a recent patreoner.. · Aug 2025

I absolutely love this show! I discovered it by accident, but am addicted! I have almost listened to all the back episodes and have not been disappointed yet! Some of the episodes are on topics I have heard of while others are new to me. You do a spectacular job narrating and I hang on your every word. I enjoy the perspective you take on each topic and your open mind to any possible conclusion. Again. Great podcast. I enjoy both of your podcasts.

allen wadford · Jul 2025

I’ve been listening to Whispering Woods for some time now and love it, so naturally when Obscurata was born, I followed it as well. The episodes are always interesting and well researched. Loving the show so far, and looking forward to the episodes yet to come!

JennNotJenny · Jul 2025

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