“TARRARE: A CURSE OF INSATIABLE HUNGER AND GLUTTONY” and More Strange True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

Meet Tarrare, the man whose endless appetite turned him into a walking legend—and a living nightmare for everyone around him.

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IN THIS EPISODE: Tarrare, an 18th-century French showman, could eat enough to feed 15 people and swallow cats whole — but his stomach was never satisfied, even to the point, he was rumored, to consume human flesh. (Tarrare, The Insatiable Glutton) *** A sickly-sweet smell and then burning sensations, nausea, and partial paralysis. It began with one, then many in a small town in Illinois. It was a gas attack – but who was the culprit? Or even stranger – was it in everyone’s imaginations? (Who Was The Mad Gasser of Mattoon?) *** A baby begins screaming when her mother moves them into a new apartment. (Mother’s Helper) *** “Momo” may sound like a funny name – but it was no laughing matter to Missouri residents trying to track down the huge, black, hairy monster. (The Missouri Monster) *** A veteran claims a pastor was an alien involved in a conspiracy here on Earth, with members of congress, to enslave all humans – and that’s why he shot him in the head. (Aliens and Attempted Murder) *** Attention in Puerto Rico has recently turned to a recurring horror – a real life gargoyle attacking and sucking the blood from their chickens. (The Gargoyle of Puerto Rico) *** A hunter suddenly became the hunted of a mysterious creature in Wyoming. (I Faced A Wendigo) *** A man and his family experience strange and terrifying events in their home located next to a meteor crater. (I’ve Never Told My Story) *** Part bat. Part bigfoot. What has been unfortunately named “Batsquatch” sounds like a B-list villain in a DC comic taking on the Caped Crusader, but for some who live in Washington state near Mt. St. Helens, it’s not imaginary at all. (Bizarre Encounters With Batsquatch) *** If you mention gnomes to someone, most think of those tiny ceramic or concrete figurines people place in gardens or on their front doorstep to greet visitors. But in a certain portion of England, if you mention gnomes – you get the real thing. (The Mysterious Gnomes of Wollaton Park) *** We go back to a normal, sunny Tuesday morning in 2001 – when the world changed forever after a terrorist attack on the U.S., left families in despair, a country in fear, and spirits of those lost still wandering ground zero to this day. (The Ghosts of 9-11)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:01:42.348 = Show Open
00:04:49.156 = Tarrare, The Insatiable Glutton
00:14:15.859 = The Gargoyle of Puerto Rico
00:18:40.965 = Mother’s Helper
00:20:52.942 = The Missouri Monsters ***
00:32:02.097 = I Faced a Wendigo
00:37:55.963 = Who Was The Mad Gasser of Mattoon ***
00:44:12.232 = Aliens And Attempted Murder
00:49:14.766 = The Ghosts of 9-11
01:00:22.918 = The Mysterious Gnomes of Wollaton Park
01:10:05.817 = I’ve Never Told My Story ***
01:39:09.739 = Bizarre Encounters With The Batsquatch ***
01:53:06.854 = Show Close
01:55:12.239 = Batsquatch Song*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
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SOURCES and RESOURCES:“Who Was The Mad Gasser of Mattoon” by Doug MacGowan for Historic Mysteries: https://tinyurl.com/tgrhkfz
“Aliens and Attempted Murder” posted at Aliens UFO Sightings: https://tinyurl.com/w55wfab
“Mother’s Helper” by an unknown author, originally posted at GhostsNGhouls.com: (website no longer exists)
“Tarrare, The Insatiable Glutton” by Mark Oliver for All That’s Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/yjcnulhr
“The Missouri Monster” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/usyejwz
“I Faced A Wendigo” by Artesthesia, posted at YourGhostStories.com: https://tinyurl.com/ulurwdl
“The Gargoyle of Puerto Rico” by Paul Seaburn for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/y9xw7n3y
“The Ghosts of 9-11” by Charlotte Ikonen for the UK’s “Daily Star”: https://tinyurl.com/wby285j
“The Mysterious Gnomes of Wollaton Park” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/t7bsg4f
“I’ve Never Told My Story” by John Smoker, submitted directly to Weird Darkness.com
“Bizarre Encounters With The Batsquatch” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://tinyurl.com/ww4qlcf=====
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Originally aired: September 10, 2018
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