Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

Darren Marlar
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Welcome to Retro Radio: Old Time Radio In The Dark! Here I bring you shows from the Golden Age of Radio in the darker genre. I’ll have classic radio of the macabre and horror, mysteries and crime, and even some dark science fiction. 5-hour marathons posted seven days per week with a variety of shows included each day!

  1. 11h ago

    TONIGHT, SEPT 11TH: The Entire Smiley Face Killers Audiobook Before Its Amazon Release in October!

    Tonight, three weeks before anyone can buy it, I'm playing the entire audiobook of my new book, “The Concrete Smiled” live on Patreon, start to finish, with the chat open the whole time. https://weirddarkness.com/patreon Since 1997, young men have walked out of bars alone and turned up in rivers. Two retired New York detectives say it's a serial killer network, and that police have been calling murder an accident. The FBI says there's no evidence any of it is connected. THE CONCRETE SMILED gives that theory its best case, at full strength, and then checks it against the record. Ninety-five sources, and every claim traced back to where it came from. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH 6PM Pacific / 7PM Mountain / 8PM Central / 9PM Easternhttps://WeirdDarkness.com/Patreon. This one is for paid members, and free trials count, so if you've been thinking about joining, tonight is the night. (Free followers won't have access to this drop, sorry.) THE BOOK OFFICIALLY RELEASES OCTOBER 1ST for Kindle, paperback, and audiobook on Amazon, with the Kindle edition up for pre-order now. Cover, description, and the full linked source list are athttps://weirddarkness.com/concretesmiled

    TONIGHT, SEPT 11TH: The Entire Smiley Face Killers Audiobook Before Its Amazon Release in October!

  2. 15h ago

    THE BLACKNESS OF TERROR: The Moaning Behind The Music Room Wall | #RetroRadio

    A stroke has left a wealthy recluse unable to speak or move, and every night after dark his eyes fix on something beside his bed that nobody else in the room can see. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “High Caquetta” (September 13, 1978) ***WD 00:46:40.532 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Inexperienced Ghost” (August 09, 1980) 01:12:37.532 = The Haunting Hour, “Revenge” (August 10, 1945) 01:37:33.431 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Blackness of Terror” (April 06, 1947) 02:02:51.680 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Wife Poisoned” (1945-1950) ***WD 02:27:41.835 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Scarlet Worm” (March 24, 1947) ***WD 02:56:44.523 = Mystery House, ‘Dagger In The Dark” (July 05, 1946) ***WD 03:24:11.257 = Inner Sanctum, “Bog Oak Necklace” (April 10, 1945) ***WD 03:53:52.392 = Jeff Regan, “The Lady With No Name” (September 25, 1948) ***WD 04:24:48.466 = The Key, “Showgirl Murdered” (1956) 04:48:59.695 = Tales of the Frightened, “Dr. Harvey Cushing” (1057-1963) ***WD 04:53:19.056 = Beyond The Green Door, “Harwell And The Matland Indians” (1966) ***WD 04:56:48.898 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (1960s) 05:01:00.583 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0770

    THE BLACKNESS OF TERROR: The Moaning Behind The Music Room Wall | #RetroRadio

  3. 1d ago

    THE CONVICT: He Chose Mars Over Prison, Then Stole A Ship Home | #RetroRadio

    A bank robber who chose permanent exile on Mars over fifteen years in a cell has spent a decade freezing in the mines, and a stolen spaceship is about to take him back to Earth. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Ignorant Armies” (September 08, 1978) ***WD 00:46:01.952 = Murder By Experts, “It’s Luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949) ***WD 01:15:32.066 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Convict” (December 11, 1957) ***WD 01:33:33.271 = Faces In The Window, “Lightning Rod Man” (January 17, 1953) ***WD(LQ) 01:57:13.596 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941) 02:22:12.034 = BBC Fear on 4, “William And Mary” (January 10, 1988) 02:50:50.369 = Theater Five, “To Helen With Love” (November 30, 1964) 03:12:11.041 = Future Tense, “Martian Death March” (May 07, 1974) ***WD 03:39:43.552 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “The Boat Hook” (April 15, 1992) 04:24:20.384 = Guests of Doom, “Program 11 & 12” (1930s) ***WD 04:51:09.521 = Harry Lime, “Every Frame Has A Silver Lining” (October 26, 1951) 05:15:33.419 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0769

    THE CONVICT: He Chose Mars Over Prison, Then Stole A Ship Home | #RetroRadio

  4. 2d ago

    DEAD WRONG: The Reaper Took The Wrong Peter | #RetroRadio

    A healthy, happy lawyer dozing on his porch after tennis is told he's dead, and the only man who can take his place has just decided he likes living and refuses to die. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Dead Wrong” (September 06, 1978) ***WD 00:46:53.341 = Crime Club, “Murder Makes a Mummy” (May 29, 1947) ***WD 01:16:17.616 = Crime Classics, “Incredible Trial of Laura D Fair” (August 17, 1953) 01:44:32.312 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Henry Comes Home” (October 13, 1946) 02:10:28.577 = CBC Deep Night, “Birth” (July 08, 2005) 02:41:24.963 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Cemetery” (February 25, 1972) 03:10:39.895 = Diary of Fate, “Rollie Andrews” (August 03, 1948) ***WD 03:38:28.526 = Dimension X, “The Professor Was a Thief” (November 05, 1950) ***WD 04:07:54.629 = Eleventh Hour, “Echo of Savage” (ADU) 04:31:35.631 = Escape, “Three Skeleton Keys” (November 15, 1949) 05:02:02.134 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0768

    DEAD WRONG: The Reaper Took The Wrong Peter | #RetroRadio

  5. 3d ago

    DEVIL’s GOLD: A Coin That Always Comes Back Puts A Sailor On Trial For Murder | #RetroRadio

    A merchant seaman on his first voyage walks out of a candlelit shop in Libya with a solid gold coin he can't pawn, sell, gamble away, or throw into the sea, and then a shipmate is found dead with the coin missing. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Devil’s Gold” (September 04, 1978) ***WD 00:47:43.536 = Barrie Craig, “Death And The Purple Cow” (December 12, 1951) ***WD 01:17:08.212 = BBC Radio 4/Radio 7 Ghost Story, “Midnight Express” (December 29, 1986) 01:30:06.504 = Night Beat, ‘Death Of Riley” (May 15, 1952) ***WD 02:00:25.506 = The Black Book/Man In Black, “The Price Of The Head” (February 02, 1952) ***WD 02:15:10.251 = Let George Do It, “Graystone Ghost” (March 24, 1952) ***WD 02:45:11.736 = Box 13, “Flash Of Light” (February 20, 1949) ***WD 03:12:23.023 = Calling All Cars, “The Chloroform Murders” (March 14, 1934) ***WD 03:41:44.552 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Grey Kitten” (February 06, 1947) 04:11:11.997 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Old Nurses Story” (1966-1968) ***WD 04:39:49.689 = The Clock, “The Past Or The Present” (February 14, 1956) 05:05:27.883 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0767

    DEVIL’s GOLD: A Coin That Always Comes Back Puts A Sailor On Trial For Murder | #RetroRadio

  6. 4d ago

    FLASH POINT: An Ironmaster, His Wife's Lover, And A Catwalk Over The Furnace | #RetroRadio

    A magazine writer who has spent a week seducing an ironmaster's wife in a Pennsylvania mill town accepts her husband's offer of a midnight tour of the blast furnaces, the night before she's due to run away with him. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Flash Point” (September 01, 1978) ***WD 00:44:58.073 = Two Thousand Plus, “Veteran Comes Home” (July 05, 1950) ***WD 01:13:38.923 = Dark Venture, “Only Inhabitant” (November 19, 1946) ***WD 01:43:18.042 = The Weird Circle, “The Vendetta” (1943) 02:10:34.180 = The Whistler, “The Man Who Bought Death” (May 21, 1945) 02:40:04.994 = Strange Wills, “East of Hudson Bay” (October 12, 1946) 03:09:43.018 = Witch’s Tale, “Priest Of Sekhet” (May 08, 1936) 03:36:20.706 = X Minus 1, “Venus Is A Man’s World” (February 06, 1957) 03:57:52.005 = ABC Mystery Time, “The Tale” (1956-1957) 04:21:19.983 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD(LQ) 04:47:56.713 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “Adolph And Mrs. Runyon” (June 21, 1942) ***WD 05:20:20.563 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0766

    FLASH POINT: An Ironmaster, His Wife's Lover, And A Catwalk Over The Furnace | #RetroRadio

  7. 4d ago

    WILL THE REAL AMY STAND UP: An Heiress, Two Poisoners, And An Imaginary Friend | #RetroRadio

    A young heiress starts getting stomach cramps after her kindly cousins move in with her, and the only one who warns her is the imaginary playmate she made up as a child. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Will The Real Amy Stand Up” (August 28, 1978) ***WD 00:46:34.060 = The Shadow, “Death To The Shadow” (March 12, 1944) ***WD 01:15:36.982 = Sleep No More, “The Evening Primrose” (April 24, 1957) ***WD 01:44:29.770 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “The Blue Room” (February 27, 1984) 01:57:31.362 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “He Woke Up Dead” (March 27, 1945) 02:09:45.611 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD 02:21:50.562 = Suspense, “Death Went Along For The Ride” (April 27, 1944) 02:52:17.174 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953) 03:22:46.409 = The Creaking Door, “Three Wishes” (September 09, 1964) ***WD 03:50:13.934 = The Saint, “Color-Blind Killer” (September 18, 1949) ***WD 04:14:22.255 = Theater 1030, “The Thing In The Hall” (1968-1971) ***WD 04:43:45.325 = The Unexpected, “Birthday Present” (1947-1948) 04:58:31.555 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0765

    WILL THE REAL AMY STAND UP: An Heiress, Two Poisoners, And An Imaginary Friend | #RetroRadio

  8. 6d ago

    TO MY DEAR SALADIN: The Cat In Great Aunt Hester's Will | #RetroRadio

    A cash-strapped couple inherits Great Aunt Hester's country manor on one sole condition: her cat, Saladin, lives out its days there in the style to which it's accustomed, and the new master of the house has no patience for a pampered pet. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Cross Fire” (August 21, 1978) ***WD 00:46:44.221 = Peril, “Sidewalk Empire” (1953) ***WD 01:10:02.717 = Mystery Playhouse, “Cask of Amontillado” (April 24, 1945) ***WD 01:38:57.010 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse” (September 18, 1951) 02:08:59.394 = Price of Fear, “To My Dear Saladin” (June 06, 1983) ***WD 02:38:17.909 = Quiet Please, “Dark Gray Magic” (May 01, 1949) ***WD 03:07:49.740 = Radio City Playhouse, “Twas The Night Before Christmas” (December 25, 1949) 03:37:07.621 = Max Haines, “Arthur Gusy” (mid 1940s) 04:00:58.139 = Sam Spade, “Wheel of Life Caper” (July 11, 1948) ***WD 04:30:18.915 = The Sealed Book, “Ghost Makers” (June 10, 1945) 04:59:48.346 = Show Close (ADU) = Air Date Unknown (LQ) = Low Quality ***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0764

    TO MY DEAR SALADIN: The Cat In Great Aunt Hester's Will | #RetroRadio
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Welcome to Retro Radio: Old Time Radio In The Dark! Here I bring you shows from the Golden Age of Radio in the darker genre. I’ll have classic radio of the macabre and horror, mysteries and crime, and even some dark science fiction. 5-hour marathons posted seven days per week with a variety of shows included each day!

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