“JURE GRANDO: THE FIRST VAMPIRE” And More Creepy True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version https weirddarkness tiny us 43hyh3sjInfo on the next LIVE SCREAM event https weirddarkness com LiveScreamIN THIS EPISODE Before Dracula ever set foot in Transylvania the village of Kringa Croatia was haunted by Jure Grando the first recorded vampire in European history For sixteen years his undead reign brought terror to the living and torment to his widow But when the villagers finally rose against him they unearthed a horror beyond imagination Jure Grando The First Vampire For nearly a millennium a monstrous black dog with eyes like burning coals has stalked the foggy coastlines and ancient churches of East Anglia leaving death and terror in its silent wake From its first recorded appearance in 1127 where it led a spectral hunting party through Peterborough to its most infamous attack in 1577 when it allegedly killed four churchgoers the creature known as Black Shuck has become far more than just another ghost story Through centuries of sightings and evolving folklore this massive demon hound has transformed from a Viking guardian spirit into one of Britain s most enduring legends – one that some locals insist still prowls the shadows of Norfolk and Suffolk to this day Black Shuck East Anglia s Demon Hound In 1857 London the Bacon family s home became the center of supernatural chaos when mysterious sounds and flying objects drew crowds of over a thousand spectators to their modest Bermondsey residence But when thirteen-year-old Caroline confessed to creating the ghostly disturbances using strands of hair to topple objects her deception was revealed as an act of rebellion against her father and new stepmother This tale of a fake haunting offers a poignant glimpse into Victorian family dynamics and the desperate measures one girl took to assert her independence The Bermondsey Poltergeist In October 1975 what began as a late-night drive for two young men in rural Maine turned into an encounter that would haunt them forever David Stephens had no memory of being taken aboard a massive UFO by mushroom-headed beings until months later when hypnosis sessions revealed the terrifying truth about the hours he lost that night an experience so profound that it would drive his friend Glen to flee the state and change both their lives forever Night of the Mushroom Men Could the Moon s perfect positioning exactly 400 times smaller than the Sun and precisely placed for total eclipses be more than cosmic coincidence Authors Christopher Knight and Alan Butler propose a mind-bending theory that future humans or their advanced robots traveled back in time 4 6 billion years to construct the Moon creating the exact conditions needed for life on Earth to emerge Their provocative hypothesis suggests we might be caught in an infinite loop with humanity traveling to the past to ensure its own creation much like the ancient symbol of Ouroboros a snake eternally consuming its own tail Did Time Travelers Build The Moon CHAPTERS amp TIME STAMPS All Times Approximate 00 00 00 000 Disclaimer and Cold Open00 01 49 028 Show Intro00 06 35 732 Jure Grando The First Vampire00 18 11 898 The Bermondsey Poltergeist00 30 52 752 Black Shuck East Anglia s Demon Hound00 47 10 730 Night of the Mushroom Men00 54 07 290 Did Time Travelers Build The Moon 01 04 33 487 Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE Jure Grando The First Vampire sources Husain Sumra Medium https weirddarkness tiny us ykfdupbh Wu Mingren Ancient Origins https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8n3k68 Secret Dalmatia https weirddarkness tiny us y69r8e4k Total Croatia News https weirddarkness tiny us yckt77m2Black Shuck East Anglia s Demon Hound sources William De Long All That s Interesting https weirddarkness tiny us cyts9syd Max Darbyshire The Shoe Box https weirddarkness tiny us mryw3kr9The Bermondsey Poltergeist source Karen Ellis-Rees London Overlooked https weirddarkness tiny us 3bzvsu52Did Time Travelers Build The Moon sources Marcus Lowth UFO Insight https weirddarkness tiny us 2p9686wm Donald B DeYoung Institute for Creation Research https weirddarkness tiny us 2p98w7etNight of the Mushroom Men source TheNightSkyii org https weirddarkness tiny us ymnmpadcWeird 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 November 18 2024CUSTOM LANDING PAGE https weirddarkness com JureGrandoClick here to visit this podcast episode