Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

Darren Marlar
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Welcome to Retro Radio: Old Time Radio In The Dark! I bring you classic radio dramas from the darker side of the Golden Age of Radio: horror and the macabre, mysteries and crime, and some dark science fiction. 5-hour marathons go up seven days a week, each one packed with a variety of shows, so turn down the lights before you press play!

  1. 6h ago

    THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE ROOM: She Knew The Moment Her Father Died | #RetroRadio

    “The Glass Bubble”: Doris has lived since she was a baby in a room eight feet square and white from floor to ceiling, and from her bed there she knew the family cat lay dead on Oak Street and watched her father walk into a great white light the moment he died. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Glass Bubble” (April 23, 1979) ***WD 00:46:01.276 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Murder Bound” (1945-1951) 01:11:06.647 = Sherlock Holmes, “Remarkable Affair Of The Pointless Robbery” (May 05, 1947) 01:41:51.095 = Mystery House, “Death Is An Accident” (1944-1946) 02:08:23.393 = Inner Sanctum, “Musical Score” (May 29, 1945) 02:38:51.326 = Jeff Regan, “The Man Who Fought Back” (November 27, 1948) 03:08:05.821 = The Key, “The Ghost” (1956) ***WD(LQ) 03:33:55.413 = Lights Out, “Death Robbery” (July 16, 1947) ***WD 04:04:01.799 = Philip Marlowe, “Bedside Manners” (May 30, 1950) 04:35:25.323 = Let George Do It, “Graystone Ghost” (March 24, 1952) 05:05:23.795 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE WOMAN IN THE WHITE ROOM: She Knew The Moment Her Father Died | #RetroRadio

  2. 1d ago

    THE GOLDEN GIRL: The Assassin Who Hasn't Been Born Yet | #RetroRadio

    A tall young woman who seems to be made of gold, whose written plea says she's never been able to speak, steps up for the Messenger Lawrence's healing touch in front of thousands of his followers and shoots him dead. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Golden Girl” (April 18, 1979) ***WD 00:47:02.591 = Fear on 4, “A Day At The Dentist’s” (March 13, 1988) ***WD 01:17:02.686 = Theater Five, “Congratulations, Mr. Mayor” (December 08, 1964) 01:39:07.873 = Future Tense, “A Pail Of Air” (May 20, 1974) ***WD 02:07:16.613 = Big Town, “Fatal Joke” (March 01, 1949) ***WD 02:37:42.310 = Hall of Fantasy, “Marquis Of Death” (June 22, 1953) 03:02:15.072 = Harry Lime, “Third Woman” (December 07, 1951) ***WD 03:28:24.487 = Haunted, Tales Of The Supernatural, “Which One” (September 20, 1980) 03:56:14.174 = Haunting Hour, “Skyscraper Mystery” (September 22, 1945) 04:23:06.515 = Haunting Women, “The Linen Mill” (October 31, 2011) 04:38:07.308 = Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD 05:01:21.832 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

  3. 2d ago

    RING OF EVIL: She Saw The Ring On The Killer's Hand | #RetroRadio | #RetroRadio

    On vacation in Taxco, Mexico, an 18-year-old American watches a woman stabbed in an upstairs window by a hand wearing a blood-red ring, and a few days later her father's old friend sits down to dinner wearing one just like it. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Ring of Evil” (April 16, 1979) ***WD 00:45:51.422 = The Devil And Mr. O, “Revolt of Worms” (October 01, 1971) 01:16:15.872 = Diary of Fate, “Tina Crowley” (March 09, 1948) ***WD 01:45:43.665 = Dimension X, “The Martian Death March” (January 14, 1951) ***WD 02:12:23.911 = The Eleventh Hour, “Ghost Town” (ADU) 02:41:55.156 = Escape, “Seeds of Greed” (December 27, 1949) 03:11:36.356 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940) 03:41:39.116 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Moon Is New” (January 22, 1958) ***WD(LQ) 04:01:09.064 = Faces In The Window, “Lightning Rod Man” (January 17, 1953) **WD(LQ) 04:26:42.927 = Dark Fantasy, “Debt From The Past” (January 16, 1942) 04:51:48.576 = Strange Adventure, “Shots In The Night” (1945) 04:55:01.236 = Tales of the Frightened, “Chung Ling Soo” (December 16, 1957) ***WD 04:59:21.285 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    RING OF EVIL: She Saw The Ring On The Killer's Hand | #RetroRadio | #RetroRadio

  4. 3d ago

    THE CHARNEL HOUSE: The Clinic Where The Patients Never Leave | #RetroRadio | #RetroRadio

    Jane Pryor comes home from Vienna to visit her father at a famous seaside clinic, is told at the door that he died two weeks ago, and is talked into staying on at a place where attack dogs roam the grounds after dark and the new young doctor keeps begging her to leave. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Charnel House” (April 11, 1979) ***WD 00:46:05.113 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Gentle Strangler” (April 24, 1947) 01:16:31.244 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Two Little Punctures” (September 22, 1967) ***WD 01:44:34.174 = All Star Western Theater, “Ghost In Little Deer Canyon” (November 29, 1947) ***WD 02:14:00.822 = Chet Chetter, “It Came From Video” (1990) ***WD 02:42:53.880 = The Clock, “Only Death is Timeless” (March 27, 1956) 03:08:33.201 = The Creaking Door, “Imposter” (July 20, 1964) ***WD 03:36:29.873 = The Crime Club, “Coney Island Nocturne” (July 10, 1947) ***WD 04:06:38.739 = Crime Classics, “Seven-Layered Arsenic Cake” (October 14, 1953) 04:38:06.894 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Life Insurance Claim” (December 08, 1946) 05:03:06.270 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE CHARNEL HOUSE: The Clinic Where The Patients Never Leave | #RetroRadio | #RetroRadio

  5. 4d ago

    Baby Food For The Thing Behind The Steel Door | #RetroRadio

    On a domed colony on Neptune in the year 2120, a young man who wants to stop thinking, hands his living body over to a doctor, and the doctor's wife can't understand why she's now carrying pounds of baby food up to a laboratory she isn't allowed to enter. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Permanent Man” (April 09, 1979) ***WD 00:46:03.374 = Witch’s Tale, “Troth of Death” (May 29, 1933) 01:10:27.352 = X Minus 1, “Protection” (March 20, 1957) 01:33:38.134 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD 01:58:35.807 = Appointment With Fear, “The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD 02:25:18.270 = Arch Oboloer’s Plays, “Mirage” (September 06, 1945) 02:55:41.718 = Barrie Craig, “The Deadly Fight” (January 23, 1952) 03:26:15.448 = Ghost Story, “A Recluse” (December 2010) 03:55:45.497 = Night Beat, “Flight From Fear” (July 31, 1952) 04:25:15.731 = The Man In Black, “The Price of the Head” (February 02, 1952) ***WD 04:40:53.651 = Box 13, “Mexican Maze” (April 10, 1949) 05:07:21.336 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    Baby Food For The Thing Behind The Steel Door | #RetroRadio

  6. 6d ago

    THE BELIEVERS: Nobody Ever Leaves Mr. Bolivar's House | #RetroRadio

    The people who visit Evan Bolivar never seem to leave, and when one of their cars finally pulls out of his driveway at dawn, Bolivar is behind the wheel alone, so Alan Pearson's mother sends him next door to find out why, and the meeting he's invited to that night ends at a trapdoor in Bolivar's parlor floor. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Believers” (April 04, 1979) ***WD 00:46:52.600 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD 01:02:24.081 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Picture Of A Killer” (May 08, 1945) ***WD 01:15:22.520 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (September 18, 1955) 01:29:52.265 = Suspense, “A Friend To Alexander” (June 15, 1944) 01:56:03.601 = The Saint, “Sinister Sneeze” (June 11, 1950) ***WD 02:25:01.428 = Two Thousand Plus, “Alone” (November 15, 1950) 02:56:31.208 = The Unexpected, “The Cripple” (1948) 03:12:18.510 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD 03:29:08.939 = The Weird Circle, “Horla” (1943) 03:56:56.772 = The Whistler, “Highway Of Escape” (July 09, 1945) 04:27:25.342 = Strange Wills, “Death Is My Destiny” (November 23, 1946) 04:57:14.513 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE BELIEVERS: Nobody Ever Leaves Mr. Bolivar's House | #RetroRadio

  7. Nov 7

    HE CAME BACK FROM SPACE: But His Daughter Knows Something Is Wrong | #RetroRadio

    At three in the morning, a spacecraft lands on the White House lawn and carries the president away, and when it brings him home 24 hours later just as promised, his daughter is the only one who notices he's started calling her by a name her father never used. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Enemy From Space” (March 26, 1979) ***WD 00:45:32.120 = Price Of Fear, “Goody Two Shoes” (May 30, 1983) ***WD(LQ) 01:13:32.592 = Ellery Queen, “Mischief Maker” (January 15, 1944) ***WD 01:39:57.199 = Quiet Please, “The Hat, The Bed, And John J. Catherine” (June 11, 1949) ***WD 02:09:49.719 = Radio City Playhouse, “Fanny” (August 21, 1948) ***WD 02:39:51.235 = Sam Spade, “Hot Hundred Grand Caper” (September 19, 1948) ***WD 03:10:59.072 = The Sealed Book, “My Beloved Must Die” (July 22, 1945) 03:41:32.835 = The Shadow, “Out Of This World” (October 21, 1945) ***WD 04:10:12.927 = Sleep No More, “Death of Oliver Becaille” and “Fishhead” (December 26, 1956) ***WD 04:41:27.897 = Spinechillers, “Cupboard Beneath The Stairs” (April, 2006) 04:55:30.827 = Strange Adventure, “Mystery Of Loon Lake” (1945) 04:59:42.322 – 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    HE CAME BACK FROM SPACE: But His Daughter Knows Something Is Wrong | #RetroRadio

  8. Nov 6

    99 YEARS IN THE PEN: And He Came Out Looking Forty | #RetroRadio

    All The Time In The World: Small-time con man Harry picks up his old cellmate at the gates of the state pen on the day the man finishes a 99-year sentence, and since his friend doesn't look a day over forty, Harry is already counting the million dollars somebody is bound to pay for the secret of eternal life. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “All The Time In The World” (March 12, 1979) ***WD 00:44:47.520 = Murder at Midnight, “Death Across The Board” (September 18, 1946) 01:12:12.265 = The Black Museum, “The Black Gladstone Bag” (January 22, 1952) 01:42:49.078 = Mysterious Traveler, “Death Laughs Last” (September 24, 1944) ***WD 02:10:49.376 = Nightfall, “The Devil’s Backbone” (November 07, 1980) ***WD 02:38:09.823 = Obsession, “Ted Brandon’s Old House” (1950-1952) ***WD 03:03:09.946 = Origin of Superstition, “Don’t Disturb The Dead” (1935) ***WD 03:18:25.618 = Pat Novak, “Agnes Bolton” (June 04, 1949) 03:48:52.432 = Peril, “Three Hunted Men” (1953) ***WD 04:13:53.893 = Mystery Playhouse, “The Ghost With The Gun” (October 26, 1945) ***WD(LQ) 04:39:13.094 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Leona’s Room” (February 25, 1949) 05:08:03.949 = 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. More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    99 YEARS IN THE PEN: And He Came Out Looking Forty | #RetroRadio
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Welcome to Retro Radio: Old Time Radio In The Dark! I bring you classic radio dramas from the darker side of the Golden Age of Radio: horror and the macabre, mysteries and crime, and some dark science fiction. 5-hour marathons go up seven days a week, each one packed with a variety of shows, so turn down the lights before you press play!

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