PORTAL IN THE PASTURE: Five People Watched David Lang Vanish In 1880

On the afternoon of September 23rd, 1880, David Lang waved to two men in a buggy, took another step across his open pasture near Gallatin, Tennessee, and disappeared in the middle of that step.

EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/DavidLang

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FEATURED STORIES IN THIS EPISODE: What if your thoughts, your self, your very awareness… weren’t inside your brain at all, but woven into the universe itself? (What If Consciousness Is Everything?) *** Across centuries and continents, there are eerie tales of tiny, otherworldly creatures captured by humans — only for terror, curses, or vanishing acts to follow. (Bagged, Bottled, and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies) *** On a deserted Scottish road in 1992, two men's terrifying close encounter with a hovering UFO led to missing time, haunting nightmares, and disturbing memories of alien beings. (The A70 Abduction Case) *** When Jake Bird was sentenced to die, he warned the court they’d perish before him — then one by one, they did. (The Hex of Jake Bird) *** One bright afternoon in 1880, David Lang took a step across his field — and vanished forever in front of witnesses who saw it happen. (Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang)

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = The Foreboding
00:01:28.802 = Show Open
00:03:13.646 = Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang
00:17:39.952 = Bagged, Bottled and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies ***
00:30:14.552 = The Hex of Jake Bird
00:38:59.953 = The A70 Abduction Case ***
00:52:57.434 = What If Consciousness Is Everything?
01:04:53.042 = Show Close
01:06:08.761 = Bloopers
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
*No AI Voices Are Used In The Narration Of This Podcast*

SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“The A70 Abduction Case”: https://www.thenightskyii.org/a70.html
“The Hex of Jake Bird”: https://weirddarkness.com/jakebird/
“Bagged, Bottled, and Bewitched: True Tales of Captured Fairies”: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2024/08/Strange-Tales-of-Captured-Fairies-Gnomes-and-Other-Mysterious-Little-People/,
“Portal In The Pasture: The Strange Disappearance of David Lang”: https://weirddarkness.com/thevanishingfarmer/
“What If Consciousness Is Everything?”: https://weirddarkness.com/what-if-consciousness-is-everything/(Over time links 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.)
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Originally aired: May 07, 2025

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