# The Martians Who Landed in Kentucky and Met a Moonshiner | #MidnightInTheMacabre

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Podcast: [Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weird-darkness-paranormal-true-crime-stories-475827)
Published: 2026-07-21T05:00:03+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-martiansandthecoys
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Duration seconds: 1455

## Resource

When Martian invaders armed with deadly alien weapons arrive in the Kentucky hills to test their arsenal on unsuspecting humans, they make the fatal mistake of choosing Lem Coy—the local moonshiner's 'simple' son who's too dumb to die and strong enough to make extraterrestrials wish they'd stayed home. EPISODE BLOG PAGE (includes sources): https://weirddarkness.com/mitm-martiansandthecoys SOURCES and RESOURCES: “The Martians And The Coys” by Mark Reynolds, originally published in “Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy,” June 1951 WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness. Midnight In The Macabre (MITM), originally aired: July 21, 2026

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