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

    THE BURNING BOUGH: A Mother Pulls Her Son's Fate Out Of The Fire | #RetroRadio

    On a stormy night with the phone lines down and her baby barely breathing, Madeline Hunter drags a blazing log out of the fireplace without knowing why, and only afterward remembers the Greek myth she'd lectured on that very morning, in which a mother did the same thing to keep her son alive. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Burning Bough” (January 24, 1979) ***WD 00:48:00.567 = Jeff Regan, “The Guy From Gower Gulch” (November 13, 1948) ***WD 01:18:47.691 = The Key, “The Cellar” (1956) ****WD 01:45:34.182 = Lights Out, “Dream” (March 16, 1943) 02:14:59.018 = Macabre, “Crystalline Man” (January 01, 1962) ***WD 02:44:23.318 = Philip Marlowe, ‘Cloak of Kamehameha” (May 16, 1950) 03:14:50.811 = Let George Do It, “Ghost On Bliss Terrace” (August 16, 1948) ***WD 03:45:36.781 = The Black Mass, “Jolly Corner” (November 28, 1966) ***WD 04:25:55.017 = Michael Shayne, “Missing Body” (August 06, 1945) ***WD 04:56:57.079 = Beyond The Green Door, ‘Theodore Kane Buried Alive” (1966) 05:00:33.353 = 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 BURNING BOUGH: A Mother Pulls Her Son's Fate Out Of The Fire | #RetroRadio

  2. 1d ago

    A PAIR OF HANDS: The House In Cornwall That Cleans Itself | #RetroRadio

    A woman rents a cheap, secluded house in Cornwall that comes with a housekeeper she isn't allowed to turn away, and she can't work out how a kitchen she left a wreck late at night is spotless by morning. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Let The Buyer Beware” (January 22, 1979) ***WD 00:47:19.125 = Future Tense, “Really Heavy” and “Third From The Sun” (May 15, 1974) ***WD 01:15:38.951 = Hall of Fantasy, “Man-Size In Marble” (April 10, 1947) 01:42:47.242 = Harry Lime, “Horseplay” (November 23, 1951) ***WD 02:09:06.828 = Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “A Pair of Hands” (September 06, 1980) ***WD 02:37:07.458 = The Haunting Hour, “Death By Request” (September 08, 1945) ***WD 03:03:04.221 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Search For Life” (April 12, 1942) ***WD 03:28:48.436 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Lion’s Mane” (April 21, 1947) 04:00:34.450 = Mystery House, “Murder Is An Art” (August 09, 1946) 04:27:40.870 = Inner Sanctum, “Black Art” (May 15, 1945) ***WD 04:57:15.865 = 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.

    A PAIR OF HANDS: The House In Cornwall That Cleans Itself | #RetroRadio

  3. 2d ago

    ALLEY CAT: He Called His Wife A Cat Until She Became One | #RetroRadio

    A husband's furious insult that his wife is nothing but a heartless white cat starts coming true in front of him, and their doctor wants to tell the world. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Side Effects” (January 19, 1979) ***WD 00:46:26.764 = Devil And Mr. O, “Alley Cat” (September 17, 1971) ***WD 01:16:36.301 = Dimension X, “The Green Hills Of Earth” (December 24, 1950) ***WD 01:43:42.714 = The Eleventh Hour, “Flying Coffin” (ADU) 02:08:44.816 = Escape, “Border Town” (December 13, 1949) 02:39:01.401 = Murder By Experts, “The Big Money” (July 25, 1949) 03:09:31.058 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Escape” (January 08, 1958) 03:29:40.395 = Dark Fantasy, “Resolution” (January 02, 1942) 03:55:38.664 = Fear on 4, “Every Detail But One” (February 07, 1988) ***WD 04:25:36.810 = Theater Five, “Sound Track of a Happy Family” (December 04, 1964) 04:46:38.564 = Murder Is My Hobby, “Murder In The Ring” (1945-1947) 05:10:35.142 = 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.

    ALLEY CAT: He Called His Wife A Cat Until She Became One | #RetroRadio

  4. 2d ago

    THE LONG, LONG SLEEP: Fifty-Fifty Odds And His Own Name On A Grave | #RetroRadio

    Days before an operation he has a fifty-fifty chance of surviving, Norman Hill finds his office stripped bare, gets a call from a funeral parlor, and reads his own name on a grave. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Long Long Sleep” (January 15, 1979) ***WD 00:46:03.456 = Calling All Cars, “Gentle Kidnapping Case” (May 16, 1934) 01:15:57.384 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Girl On The Dock” (April 03, 1947) ***WD 01:44:22.358 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Wendigo” (1968) ***WD=SONG: “Don’t Listen To The Thing That Calls Your Name” by Crossroads Haint (based on “The Wendigo”) 02:16:47.273 = Chet Chetter, “Return of the Master Constipator” (1990-1992) ***WD 02:41:18.259 = The Clock, “The Perfect Crime” (March 13, 1956) ***WD 03:08:32.006 = The Crime Club, “Death Never Doubles” (June 26, 1947) 03:38:26.216 = Crime Classics, “Bloody Bloody Banks Falls River” (September 30, 1953) 04:08:03.615 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Case of Whirling Mirrors” (November 25, 1946) 04:33:29.348 = Deep Night, “Ice Screams” (August 05, 2005) 05:07:26.147 = 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 LONG, LONG SLEEP: Fifty-Fifty Odds And His Own Name On A Grave | #RetroRadio

  5. 4d ago

    THE SEVENTH VICTIM: A Legal Killer Finds His Target Sitting In The Open | #RetroRadio

    In a future where the government runs legal murder, a clothing man on his seventh hunt tracks his victim to a sidewalk cafe in New York and finds her sitting alone with both hands on the table. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Complete Recovery” (January 01, 1979) ***WD 00:47:03.252 = Witch’s Tale, “The Priest of Sekhet” (February 27, 1933) ***WD(LQ) 01:13:22.062 = X Minus One, “Seventh Victim” (March 06, 1957) 01:36:47.331 = ABC Mystery Time, “Death Walked In” (1956-1957) ***WD 02:00:48.532 = Appointment With Fear, “The Speaking Clock” (April 13, 1944) 02:29:08.838 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “Truth” (June 28, 1945) ***WD 02:57:20.767 = Barry Craig, “Murder Island” (January 09, 1979) ***WD 03:27:38.576 = Ghost Story, “The Tower” (January 02, 1987) 03:41:19.292 = Night Beat, “Old Itch” (July 03, 1952) 04:10:21.392 = The Black Book, “My Favorite Corpse” (February 24, 1952) ***WD 04:24:48.069 = Box 13, “Dan And The Wonderful Lamp” (March 27, 1949) 04:53:16.118 = Strange Adventure, “the Jade Ring” ( ***WD 04:56:30.783 = Tales of the Frightened, “Voice From The Grave” (1957-1963) 05:01:17.266 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0804 More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE SEVENTH VICTIM: A Legal Killer Finds His Target Sitting In The Open | #RetroRadio

  6. 4d ago

    THE DEAD HOUSE: Thirty-Six Corpses Wired To A Bell, And Mark Twain's Errand | #RetroRadio

    Mark Twain's errand on the Mississippi began in a Munich morgue, where 36 shrouded corpses lie wired to a bell and a dying American asked him to save his soul. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Dead House” (December 29, 1978) ***WD 00:46:13.308 = Suspense, “Fugue In C-Minor” (June 01, 1944) ***WD 01:16:07.828 = The Creaking Door, “Haunted Hangman” (May 25, 1964) ***WD 01:45:44.388 = The Saint, “Real Gone Guy” (July 30, 1950) ***WD 02:14:27.824 = 2000 Plus, “The Giant Walks” (November 05, 1950) ***WD(LQ) 02:43:19.062 = The Unexpected, “Find The Man” (1947-1948) 02:59:11.818 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD 03:15:35.171 = Dark Venture, “Coverup” (February 24, 1947) 03:45:22.054 = The Weird Circle, “What Was It” (October 10, 1943) ***WD 04:13:45.720 = The Whistler, “Death Watch” (June 25, 1945) ***WD 04:43:21.733 = Strange Wills, “Crosswinds” (November 09, 1946) 05:12:56.628 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0803 More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE DEAD HOUSE: Thirty-Six Corpses Wired To A Bell, And Mark Twain's Errand | #RetroRadio

  7. 6d ago

    NO WAY OUT: The Number 2172 Kept Finding Edgar Logan | #RetroRadio

    Edgar Logan lives at 21 South 72nd, and 2172 is the number on the taxi that sideswipes his car, on the lunch check his nephew adds up for him, and on the pink telephone in the apartment he's just gotten for a girl who reads destiny in numbers. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “No Way Out” (December 27, 1978) ***WD 00:46:19.059 = Ellery Queen, “World Series of Crime” (October 02, 1943) ***WD 01:17:07.604 = Quiet Please, “In The House Where I Was Born” (May 28, 1949) 01:47:23.500 = Radio City Playhouse, “Whistle Daughter, Whistle” (July 31, 1948) ***WD 02:14:58.191 = Sam Spade, “Vafio Cup Caper” (August 22, 1948) 02:45:12.315 = The Sealed Book, “Till Death Do Us Part” (July 08, 1945) ***WD 03:14:36.434 = The Shadow, “The Destroyer” (March 25, 1945) ***WD 03:44:07.078 = Sleep No More, “Three O’Clock” (December 12, 1956) = SONG: “Three O’Clock” by Static Wax 04:16:52.114 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Inner Critic” (April 2006) 04:32:45.322 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Ghost Ship” (April 24, 1945) ***WD 04:44:47.003 = Strange, “Greenwood Acres” (October 10, 1955) ***WD 04:57:19.846 = Incredible But True, “The Woman Upstairs” (1950-1951) 05:00:51.525 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0802 More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    NO WAY OUT: The Number 2172 Kept Finding Edgar Logan | #RetroRadio

  8. Oct 16

    THE POWER OF EVIL: The Woman Who Bankrolled A Gambler In Macau | #RetroRadio

    A clerk at the American consulate in Hong Kong turns down a marriage proposal from the wealthy woman who's been bankrolling his roulette system in Macau, then agrees to one last ride with her in the big yellow rickshaw her family has kept for years. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Power Of Evil” (December 22, 1978) ***WD 00:45:41.645 = The Black Museum, “Calibre Bullet” (January 08, 1952) ***WD 01:09:49.608 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Accusing Corpse” (April 16, 1944) ***WD 01:39:31.376 = CBC Nightfall, “Buried Alive” (October 17, 1980) 02:04:14.112 = Nightmare, “Coincidence” (November 26, 1953) 02:25:56.696 = Obsession, “Raised From The Dead” (February 19, 1951) ***WD 02:49:34.633 = Origin of Superstition, “Picking Up a Pin” (1935) ***WD 03:03:24.598 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Geranium Plant” (May 14, 1949) ***WD 03:32:59.307 = Peril, “The Sidewalk Empire” (May 15, 1947) ***WD 03:58:43.627 = Mystery Playhouse, “Death Is Caused” (October 12, 1945) ***WD 04:23:01.946 = Price of Fear, “Family Album” (June 13, 1983) ***WD 04:50:11.046 = Beyond The Green Door, “Tyner And The Ape” (1966) 04:55:56.317 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Lick” (1960s) 04:59:17.885 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0801 More episodes, additional podcasts, books, original music, in-depth paranormal and true-crime articles, and much more at https://weirddarkness.com.

    THE POWER OF EVIL: The Woman Who Bankrolled A Gambler In Macau | #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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