Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
Darren Marlar
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Hosted by Darren Marlar, this podcast revives the eerie and suspenseful side of old-time radio. It features classic broadcasts from the darker genres, including horror, macabre mysteries, crime, and dark science fiction. New five-hour marathon episodes are released every day of the week, each with a varied lineup of vintage shows.
Episodes
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Death On The Road | #RetroRadio 18.08.2026 5h 13mJim Harker kills a traffic constable on a fog-blind road at midnight and drives away without reporting it, and from that night forward every trip down that same stretch of road brings the sound of a police siren only he can hear.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Lady Bluebeard” (June 26, 1978) ***WD00:46:20.038 = The Creaking Door, “Death On The Road” (December 07, 1964) ***WD01:15:09.868 = The Saint, “Conley Silver Mine” (July 31, 1949) ***WD01:39:33.865 = Theater 1030, “The Pedestrian” (1968-1971) ***WD02:05:17.574 = 2000 Plus, “The Other Man” (June 07, 1950) ***WD02:35:51.037 = The Unexpected, “ The Necklace” (1947-1948)02:47:49.587 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ)03:17:15.893 = Dark Venture, “Ten Dollar Bill” (August 14, 1945)03:46:13.757 = The Weird Circle, “Fall of the House of Usher” (1943)04:13:26.305 = The Whistler, “Masters Tree” (April 30, 1945)04:42:57.851 = Strange Wills, “So Deep Stream” (September 28, 1946)05:12:41.544 = 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/WDRR0747 -
THE BLACK DOOR – Locked From the Inside | #RetroRadio 16.08.2026 4h 58mIn a fog-bound London mansion emptied of its furniture and its servants, a young man lives alone beneath a wax-sealed black door at the top of the stairs that his father's instructions forbid him to open until his twenty-first birthday.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Black Door” (June 23, 1978) ***WD00:46:40.716 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Murder By Coincidence” (August 19, 1945) ***WD01:16:35.766 = Sam Spade, “The Bail Bond Caper” (June 27, 1948) ***WD01:48:13.618 = The Sealed Book, “I’ll Die Laughing” (May 27, 1945) 02:17:42.604 = The Shadow, “The Juggernaut” (December 26, 1943) ***WD02:46:11.413 = Sleep No More, “Passengers To Bali” (April 10, 1957) ***WD03:13:40.831 = BBC Spine Chillers’ Fresh Blood, “Absolute Silence” (March 28, 2006)03:27:38.003 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD03:42:10.420 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Two Faces of Death” (March 13, 1945) ***WD03:54:15.205 = Suspense, “Marvelous Barastro” (April 13, 1944)04:23:48.161 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953)04:53:42.470 = Incredible But True, “Mr. Watt’s Awakening” (1950-1951)04:57:14.439 = 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/WDRR0746 -
Feeding of the Faithful: Sbirro’s Specialty of the House | #RetroRadio 16.08.2026 5h 9mSpeciality of the House: Sbirro's has no menu, no sign and no interest in new customers, and the handful of men who eat there have taken a solemn oath never to speak of the one dish that keeps them coming back.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Matter of Faith” (June 21, 1978) ***WD00:45:51.326 = Obsession, “Ebb Tide” (October 01, 1951) ***WD01:14:46.759 = Origin of Superstition, “Black Cat” (1935) ***WD01:28:25.308 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Father Leahy Joe Feldman” (April 02, 1949)01:57:11.365 = Peril, “Mask of Hate” (1953) ***WD02:21:19.624 = Mystery Playhouse, “Letter” (December 26, 1944) ***WD(LQ)02:43:57.936 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Four Hours to Kill” (May 13, 1949) ***WD(LQ)03:12:47.766 = The Price of Fear, “Speciality Of The House” (April 13, 1974) ***WD03:41:18.848 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “One Diamond” (May 06, 1948)04:10:28.639 = Quiet Please, “Dialogue For A Tragedy” (April 10, 1949) ***WD04:40:22.415 = Radio City Playhouse, “Sibling” (December 11, 1949) ***WD05:08:43.222 = 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/WDRR0745 -
The Unholy Miracle: Made, Not Born | #RetroRadio 15.08.2026 5h 1mHarry and Sarah Kemp paid ten thousand dollars for a ten-month-old baby and never once asked what they were buying.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Unholy Miracle” (June 16, 1978) ***WD00:45:19.298 = MindWebs, “The Show Must Go On” (April 09, 1983)01:08:33.906 = Dark Destiny, “Masquerade” (October 31, 1942) ***WD (LQ)01:36:44.100 = Mystery In The Air, “Crime And Punishment” (September 25, 1947) ***WD02:02:12.536 = Molle Mystery Theater, “St. Louis Lady” (August 23, 1946)02:31:53.304 = Mr Keen, “The Frightened Child” (November 16, 1944) ***WD03:01:30.283 = Murder at Midnight, “The Line is Dead” (May 22, 1950) ***WD03:27:36.848 = The Black Museum, “The Trunk” (1952) ***WD (LQ)03:51:48.450 = Mysterious Traveler, “House of Death “(January 30, 1944) ***WD04:19:27.772 = CBC Nightfall, “Late Special” (August 08, 1980) ***WD04:45:45.237 = It’s Murder, “Picture Wire Murder” (August 10, 1944)05:00:24.414 = 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/WDRR0744 -
Something Blind And Hungry Is In The Sub-Basement | #RetroRadio 14.08.2026 5h“Sub-Basement”: Down in the black tunnels beneath the store, the doors have sealed shut, the watchman is lying with his throat torn open, and whatever did it is dragging itself toward them through the dark — blind, patient, and hungry after a wait of ten thousand years.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Alias Mr. Aladdin” (June 12, 1978) ***WD00:45:00.815 = Jeff Regan, “The Man In The Door” (August 28, 1948)01:15:53.217 = The Key, “One Hundreds Fifty Thousand Dollars Embezzled” (1956) ***WD01:40:41.805 = Lights Out, “Sub-Basement” (August 24, 1943) ***WD02:09:56.858 = Macabre, “Edge of Evil” (January 08, 1962) ***WD02:39:56.460 = Philip Marlowe, “Sword of Cebu” (March 28, 1950)03:09:26.831 = Blackstone The Magician, “Ghost That Wasn’t” (November 28, 1948) ***WD03:22:07.674 = The Black Mass, “A Predicament” / “Tell-Tale Heart” (June 20, 1954) ***WD03:51:06.861 = Michael Shayne, “Investment In An Invention” (June 18, 1945)04:20:43.109 = Beyond Midnight, “The House, aka The Visits” (June 27, 1969) (LQ)04:49:34.636 = Tales of the Frightened, “Story of Wood” (December 18, 1957)04:53:54.293 = Tales From The Tomb, “Ghost of a Vampire” (1960s)04:59:20.864 = 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/WDRR0743 -
THE DREAM WOMAN: A Knife, a Nightmare, and the Fear of Sleep | #RetroRadio 13.08.2026 5h 8mThere is a man not yet sixty with the face of someone eighty, who sleeps only by daylight and spends every night awake with a buckhorn knife within his reach, ever since a woman came to him in a dream.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Long Way From Home” (June 09, 1978) ***WD00:45:43.568 = Theater Five, “A Little Knowledge” (November 25, 1964)01:09:03.546 = Big Town, “Fatal Joke” (March 01, 1949) ***WD01:38:29.576 = Harry Lime, “Operation Music Box” (October 05, 1951)02:03:50.732 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Dream Woman” (July 19, 1980) ***WD02:31:08.192 = The Haunting Hour, “Uptown Express” (June 17, 1945)02:55:58.095 = Hermit’s Cave, “Notebook On Murder” (September 15, 1940)03:20:26.062 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “King Murdered” (1945-1950) ***WD03:44:39.315 = Sherlock Holmes, “Queue For Murder” (March 04, 1947) ***WD04:14:18.238 = Mystery House, “Murder Hires a Hall” (June 07, 1946) ***WD04:38:24.888 = Inner Sanctum, “Death In Depths” (February 06, 1945)05:08:02.259 = 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/WDRR0742 -
DEATH SPELL: A Beautiful Wife and a Fatal Spell | #RetroRadio 12.08.2026 4h 59m“Death Spell” – A wealthy man swears his beautiful wife is quietly working a spell to kill him, every doctor insists he's in perfect health, and the struggling artist who moves onto his estate is about to learn what a person's own belief can do to them.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Death Spell” (June 08, 1978) ***WD00:44:39.155 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Case of Darkened Face” (September 22, 1946) ***WD01:09:46.058 = The Devil And Mr. O, “Chest” (January 28, 1972)01:38:01.666 = Diary of Fate, “John Haynes” (July 13, 1948) ***WD02:04:38.792 = Dimension X, “And The Moon Be Still As Bright” (September 29, 1950) ***WD02:34:03.364 = The Eleventh Hour, “Death And Understanding” (ADU)02:58:52.083 = Escape, “Night In Havana” (October 22, 1949)03:27:44.423 = Everyman Theater, ‘This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD03:55:00.211 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Gift” (February 08, 1958)04:13:23.936 = Dark Fantasy, “Sleeping Death” (June 12, 1942) ***WD04:29:07.558 = BBC Fear on 4, “Dead Man’s Boots” (February 01, 1991)04:58:16.638 = 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/WDRR0741 -
Something in the Grain of the Old Pine Table | #RetroRadio 11.08.2026 5h 2m“The Kitchen Table” – A young couple pays a suspiciously low price for a neglected old farmhouse and lovingly begins restoring the home’s long-buried kitchen — never guessing that the house has been waiting a very long time for someone willing to listen to what it needs to say.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Undying Heart” (June 05, 1978)00:45:25.646 = The Black Book, “On Schedule” (February 17, 1952) ***WD00:59:54.814 = Front Page Drama, “Ghost of the Catacombs” (September 28, 1933) ***WD01:14:48.366 = Box 13, “The Philanthropist” (January 30, 1949)01:41:26.286 = Calling All Cars, “The Smashed Windshield” (February 07, 1934) ***WD02:10:53.679 = Casey, Crime Photographer, “Duke of Skid Row” (September 19, 1946)02:40:09.682 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Kitchen Table” (May 26, 1967) ***WD03:06:10.931 = Chet Chetter’s, “Peace To The Frifalites” (1989)03:33:38.814 = The Clock, “The Double Cross” (June 24, 1956)03:57:42.053 = The Crime Club, “Epitaph For Lydia” (May 01, 1947) ***WD04:26:56.841 = Crime Classics, “Final Day of General Ketchum, How He Died” (July 27, 1953)04:55:59.262 = Calling All Detectives, “Jerry Stumbles Into a Pickpocket Convention” (July 09, 1948) ***Wda05:01:40.662 = 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/WDRR0740 -
The Clock That Spoke of Murder | #RetroRadio 09.08.2026 5h 6m“The Speaking Clock”: In a Bond Street antique shop where a hundred clocks tick out of time and one of them speaks with a dead man's voice.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Diamond Cut Diamond” (June 02, 1978) ***WD00:44:33.474 = X-Minus-One, “The Girls From Earth” (June 16, 1957)01:06:50.118 = Zero Hour, “There’s a Man in 211” (May 23, 1945) ***WD01:24:07.577 = ABC Mystery Time, “Picture of Dorian Gray” (1957) ***WD (LQ)01:48:07.812 = Appointment With Fear, “The Speaking Clock” (April 13, 1944)02:15:31.324 = Arch Oboler’s Play, “Nobody Died” (December 16, 1939)02:43:13.809 = Barry Craig, “Murder In Wax” (November 21, 1951)03:11:18.272 = BBC Radio 4, Radio 7, Ghost Story, “The Ghost Train” (January 24, 1988)04:36:25.323 = Night Beat, “Gusher James” (March 07, 1952)05:05:29.865 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0739 -
INSECT: Trapped With The Monster! | #RetroRadio 09.08.2026 5h 8mA young scientist's growth-ray experiment leaves his terrified wife and a delivery boy trapped in a locked laboratory with a monstrous, six-foot creature they're certain will devour them — while the truth about what they're facing waits until the very last moment.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Bittersweet Honeymoon” (May 30, 1978) ***WD00:45:31.847 = Suspense, “Woman In Red” (April 06, 1944)01:14:40.954 = The Creaking Door, “Alive In Grave” (November 30, 1964)01:43:42.720 = The Saint, “The Case of the Blond Who Lost Her Head” (May 26, 1948)02:07:42.877 = 2000 Plus, “Insect” (May 17, 1950) ***WD02:37:06.492 = Unexpected, “Career Woman” (1947-1948)02:49:12.644 = Dark Venture, “Eclipse” (August 07, 1945)03:18:58.652 = The Weird Circle, “Ghost’s Touch” (September 17, 1944)03:44:40.822 = The Whistler, ‘Meet Mr. Death” (April 23, 1945)04:14:13.335 = Strange Wills, “The Girl In Cell 13” (September 21, 1946)04:43:53.292 = Witch’s Tale, “Wedding Gift” (March 29, 1938) ***WD05:07:35.233 = 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/WDRR0738 -
Arctic Encounter: The Silence At The Top Of The World | #RetroRadio 08.08.2026 4h 59mTwo enemy fighter pilots—one American, one Soviet—crash side by side in the frozen Arctic, drained of all power by something that fell from the stars and is patiently waiting for them to freeze.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneInRadio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Arctic Encounter” (May 26, 1978) ***WD00:44:08.465 = Quiet Please, “A Time To Be Born” (March 27, 1949)01:13:26.009 = Radio City Playhouse, “Local Storm” (December 04, 1949)01:37:38.711 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Case of the Glowing Eyes” (May 20, 1943) ***WD02:06:19.867 = Sam Spade, “Death Bed Caper” (June 20, 1948)02:35:47.495 = The Sealed Book, “Out of the Past” (May1 3, 1945) ***WD03:05:17.187 = The Shadow, “The Club of Doom” (December 19, 1943)03:29:21.706 = Sleep No More, “The Bet Clerks Quest” (April 03, 1957)03:58:42.609 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Ghosting” (January 22, 2004)04:26:40.026 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The Voice of Death” (March 06, 1945) ***WD (LQ)04:39:07.050 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Raven” (1960s)04:48:33.312 = Incredible But True, “The Man Who Walked Behind” (1950-1951)04:51:44.006 = Strange Adventure, “Death Rides The Desert” (1945)04:55:01.207 = Beyond The Green Door, “New Hebridos Fisherman” (1966)04:58:48.586 = 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/WDRR0737 -
Window to Oblivion: The Flight That Fell Through Time | #RetroRadio 07.08.2026 5h 5mA Marine pilot vanished over the Atlantic in 1945 with no wreckage, no body, and no explanation — and more than thirty years later, forty people would swear he was still alive.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Window to Oblivion” (May 23, 1978) 00:44:05.587 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Visiting Corpse” (January 09, 1944)01:12:38.749 = CBC Nightfall, “The Telltale Heart” (August 01, 1980)01:40:47.122 = Obsession, “Solitary Genius” (July 30, 1951) ***WD (LQ)02:04:08.135 = Origin of Superstition, “Knock On Wood” (1935) ***WD02:17:51.431 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Joe Candono Blackmail Pictures” (March 27, 1949)02:49:57.789 = Peril, “Man Against The City/Purple Death” (1953) ***WD03:11:08.909 = Mystery Playhouse, “Man In Velvet Hat” (December 19, 1944) ***WD03:39:06.839 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Leona’s Room” (February 25, 1949)04:07:58.182 = Price of Fear, “Soul Music” (October 27, 1973) ***WD04:36:05.849 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Three Frogs” (April 29, 1948) ***WD05:04:54.373 = 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/WDRR0736 -
The Marksman's Ring And The Nurse Who Turned Him Down | #RetroRadio 06.08.2026 5h 1m“The Girl He Left Behind”: A young nurse turns down her soldier sweetheart's marriage proposal but keeps the ring he insists she hold onto, and when word arrives that he was killed on the drive back to base, she discovers that the dead do not always accept being refused.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Girl He Left Behind” (May 22, 1978)00:44:53.033 = Michael Shayne, “Mary Noble Suspects Uncle Briggs” (June 11, 1945) ***WD01:14:29.830 = Beyond Midnight, “The Thing in Cabin 105” (February 28, 1969) ***WD01:45:19.270 = MindWebs, “Gas Mask” (April 02, 1983)02:08:37.602 = Chamber of Horrors, “The Waxwork” (ADU) ***WD02:34:53.987 = Mystery In The Air, “Black Cat” (September 18, 1947) ***WD03:00:40.112 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Hands of Mr. Ottermole” (June 21, 1946)03:30:03.061 = Mr. Keen, “The Woman In Blue” (June 15, 1944)03:59:15.197 = Murder At Midnight, “Creeper” (May 15, 1950) ***WD04:24:31.631 = The Black Museum, “The Telegram” (February 26, 1951) ***WD04:48:07.485 = Calling All Detectives, “Jerry Witnesses a Murder” (July 08, 1948) ***WD (LQ)04:56:12.567 = Tales of the Frightened, “Shakespeare’s Hometown” (December 17, 1957)05:00:30.682 = 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/WDRR0735 -
The Clockwork Confession (Ninety-Three-Year-Old Man) | #RetroRadio 05.08.2026 5h 11mAn aging millionaire’s fixation on a battered toy car draws his family into a tense mystery rooted in a tragedy from the past.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Hundred Dollar Difference” (May 19, 1978) ***WD00:44:49.646 = Sherlock Holmes, “Horseless Carriage” (February 24, 1947) ***WD01:13:45.557 = Mystery House, “A Killing In Market” (May 31, 1946)01:39:11.056 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Is An Artist” (January 23, 1945)02:08:47.121 = Jeff Regan, “The Man Who Came Back” (August 21, 1948) ***WD02:37:47.050 = The Key, “Ninety-Three-Year-Old Man” (1956) ***WD03:03:15.060 = Lights Out, “The Story of Mr. Maggs” (December 01, 1942) ***WD03:29:48.621 = Macabre, “Crystalline Man” (January 01, 1962) ***WD03:58:09.534 = Philip Marlowe, “Deep Shadow” (March 21, 1950)04:27:44.319 = Blackstone The Magic Magician, “The Ghost That Trapped a Killer” (October 03, 1948) ***WD04:39:26.334 = The Black Mass, “Death of Halpin Fraser” (May 20, 1964) ***WD05:10:33.358 = 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/WDRR0734 -
The 10,000-Year Brain That Would Not Die (I Am Your Brother) | #RetroRadio 04.08.2026 5h 2mThere is a story about a man who knew everything the world would ever know because he claimed to be born ten thousand years too soon — a man who could foresee every future but his own, and who spent his life searching for the one person alive who could tell him how he would 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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Time Out of Mind” (May 18, 1978) ***WD00: 45:49.141 = Dark Fantasy, “I Am Your Brother” (June 05, 1942) ***WD01:14:15.433 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Journey Home” (February 26, 1989)01:42:40.384 = Theater Five, “Talkers” (November 24, 1964) ***WD02:03:44.997 = Ave Maria Hour, “St Benedict of Nursia VS Poison And Witchcraft” (1939)02:27:27.651 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD02:51:43.918 = Harry Lime, “Work of Art” (September 28, 1951)03:16:46.504 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Walk On The Water” (July 12, 1980)03:42:17.928 = The Haunting Hour, “Thought” (June 10, 1945) ***WD04:07:12.210 = Hermit’s Cave, “Hanson’s Ghost” (October 29, 1944)04:35:22.568 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death is a Grain of Sand, aka Murder At a Magic Show” (November 26, 1947) ***WD04:57:45.862 = Beyond The Green Door, “Tom Dunlevy Wasts’ Abandoned Cabin” (1966)05:01:59.177 = 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/WDRR0733 -
The Ghost Who Judged Her Every Suitor: Edmund Orme | #RetroRadio 03.08.2026 5h 1mEvery time David Delano tries to propose to the beautiful Charlotte Marsden, a figure in old-fashioned evening dress appears in the room — visible only to him and to Charlotte's mother — and neither of them will explain who he is or why he keeps coming back.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Edmund Orme” (May 15, 1978) ***WD00:46:57.073 = The Crime Club, “Topaz Flower” (April 24, 1947)01:16:53.148 = Crime Classics, “Death Picture Hanger” (July 20, 1953)01:46:38.330 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Nola Jerrold Wants To Kill Her Husband” (September 15, 1946)02:10:54.934 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Three Thousand Dollars” (January 21, 1972) ***WD02:36:19.806 = Diary of Fate, “Victor Wakeman” (June 29, 1948) ***WD03:03:06.121 = Dimension X, “Dr. Grimshaw’s Sanitorium” (September 22, 1950) ***WD03:32:38.297 = The Eleventh Hour, “Country Road” (ADU)03:58:20.749 = Escape, “The Sure Thing” (October 15, 1949)04:26:55.837 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Sourdough” (February 05, 1958)04:46:02.408 = Tales of the Frightened, “Chung Ling Soo” (December 16, 1957) ***WD04:50:22.457 = Tales From the Tomb, “The Lick” (1960s)04:53:51.912 = Incredible But True, “Naked Man of Newbury” (1950-1951)04:57:38.785 = Strange Adventure, “Crossroads” (1945) ***WD05:00:55.441 = 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/WDRR0732 -
The Secret of Shen Si: The Widow of a Thousand Disasters | #RetroRadio 02.08.2026 5h 6mA young bride's uncanny knowledge of history's deadliest catastrophes convinces her husband she's hiding something — but the truth behind her secret is older than he could ever imagine.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Secret of Shen-Si” (May 22, 1978) ***WD00:45:23.731 = BBC Radio 4 / Radio 7 GhostStory, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)00:59:43.519 = Night Beat, “Expectant Father” (December 28, 1951) ***WD01:27:08.605 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Parts 1 & 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD01:52:20.091 = Challenge of the Yukon, “Magnanimous Ghost” (August 28, 1945)02:06:45.867 = Box 13, “Three To Die” (January 23, 1949)02:33:16.175 = Calling All Cars, “Missing Mexican Sheiks” (January 03, 1934) ***WD (LQ)03:05:07.603 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Handkerchief” (September 05, 1946)03:34:32.775 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Hitch Hiker” (June 02, 1967) ***WD04:00:52.848 = Chet Chetters, “If You Can’t Stand The Heat” (1992)04:29:31.575 = The Clock, “Time In Reverse” (January 17, 1956)04:53:57.175 = Beyond The Green Door, “Edgar Hayes – Amazon Trip Seek” (1966)04:57:50.162 = Calling All Detectives, “Jerry Is Framed for the Murder of Mrs. Mayner” (July 07, 1948) ***WD (LQ)05:05:52.977 = 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/WDRR0731 -
ROOM 418: The Wrong Room to Hide a Body In | #RetroRadio 30.07.2026 5h 6mA killer holes up in a snowbound hotel room with a dead woman in the closet — and finds he can't stop talking to her.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Room 418” (May 09, 1978) ***WD00:46:24.291 = SONG: “You Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Static Wax, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com/music00:51:41.227 = The Whistler, “To Rent Danger” (April 16, 1945)01:20:51.876 = Strange Wills, “They Met in Monte Carlo” (September 14, 1946)01:50:12.816 = Witch’s Tale, “Violin” (May 03, 1934)02:15:44.521 = X Minus One, “A Saucer of Loneliness” (January 09, 1957)02:44:29.640 = Zero Hour, “Driving Sally Insane” (May 22, 1974) ***WD03:01:45.934 = ABC Mystery Time, “Noe One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD03:25:46.822 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943) ***WD03:52:54.256 = Arch Oboloer’s Plays, “Bathysphere” (November 18, 1939)04:22:18.566 = Barry Craig, “Dead On Arrival” (November 14, 1951)04:50:29.917 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl Of His Dreams” (1960s)04:54:03.798 = Incredible But True, “Premonition” (1950-1951)04:57:39.831 = Strange Adventure, “John Friday Keeps Out” (1945) ***WD05:00:56.402 = SONG: “Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Maggie Cross, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com05:05:51.662 = 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/WDRR0730 -
Death And Desire: A Tale of Fake Séances and Real Ghosts | #RetroRadio 30.07.2026 5hA phony spiritualist who fakes contact with the dead to swindle grieving clients gets more than she bargained for when the voices calling back from Summerland might not be fake after all.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Death And Desire” (May 08, 1978) ***WD00:45:30.201 = Sleep No More, “Woman in Grey” and “Suspicious Gift” (March 20, 1957)01:14:18.462 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Fresh Blood Series: A Fare To Remember” (March 2006)01:27:08.082 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Will Out” (February 27, 1945) ***WD01:39:45.502 = Suspense, “Cat And Mouse” (March 30, 1944)02:09:03.700 = The Creaking Door, “Isle of Lost Souls” (November 23, 1964) ***WD02:37:51.669 = The Saint, “Case of Unhappy Homicide” (March 03, 1948) ***WD03:01:54.083 = 2000 Plus, “When Worlds Met” (May 03, 1950) ***WD03:30:56.223 = The Unexpected, “Heard But Not Seen” (1947-1948)03:43:03.263 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD03:57:59.514 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD04:27:44.521 = The Weird Circle, “Black Parchment” (1945)04:55:17.899 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963)05:00:07.048 = 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/WDRR0729 -
Nightmare: The Eight Doors | #RetroRadio 28.07.2026 5h 2mA man wakes up convinced he murdered someone in his sleep, and the marks on his own body say the dream might not have been a dream at all.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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Cool Killer Carl” (May 05, 1978) ***WD00:46:18.874 = Mystery Playhouse, “Nightmare” (November 28, 1944)01:15:15.928 = Price of Fear, “Remains To Be Seen” (September 01, 1973) ***WD01:42:19.483 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Terrified Man” (January 15, 1948) ***WD (LQ)a02:06:01.040 = Quiet Please, “The Smell of High Wines” (March 20, 1949) ***WD02:35:22.653 = Radio City Playhouse, “Interval” (November 27, 1949) ***WD03:03:46.860 = Half Hour To Kill, “Blackout Never Aired” (October 29, 1946) ***WD03:32:04.765 = Sam Spade, “Adam Figg Caper” (October 05, 1947) ***WD03:55:50.400 = The Sealed Book, “Stranger In The House” (May 06, 1945) ***WD04:25:19.830 = The Shadow, “Bubbling Death” (December 05, 1943) ***WD04:50:39.793 = Strange Adventure, “Title Unknown – Episode 69” (1945) ***WD04:53:57.077 = Calling All Detectives, “Jerry Investigates a Mysterious Increase in Hospital Deaths” (July 06, 1948) ***WD (LQ)05:01:43.438 = 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/WDRR0728
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