
CARNIVAL OF DESIRES: The Fun Begins At Midnight. You End At 6 A.M. | #MidnightInTheMacabre
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime StoriesShow Notes
At five minutes to midnight, Jacob kneels on a hill behind an abandoned gravel pit with his two best friends and recites his dead grandfather's words, and the dark woods fill with carousel music and children's laughter.
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Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: October 21, 2026
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