Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

Darren Marlar
Țara Statele Unite
Limba EN
Episoade 780
Ultimul 04.10.2026

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.

Episoade

  • ALIEN PRESENCES: The Baby From The Burning Wreck In The Ravine | #RetroRadio 04.10.2026 5h 5min
    Leaving Antelope Crossings, Nebraska, for a family funeral in 1958, a childless couple watch something spin out of the sky and into a ravine, and the only thing they find alive down there is a crying baby boy.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, “Alien Presence” (November 27, 1978) ***WD00:46:00.878 = Mindwebs, “A Walk In The Dark” (October 01, 1976) ***WD01:11:50.807 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Murder By Coincidence” (August 19, 1945) ***WD01:42:45.663 = Mystery In The Air, “Lodger” (August 14, 1947)02:12:19.688 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Triangle of Death” (March 28, 1947) ***WD02:42:13.759 = Mr. Keen, “Murder With A Thousand Witnesses” (September 29, 1949) ***WD03:11:50.360 = Murder At Midnight, “Mark of Cain” (September 06, 1946) ***WD03:38:25.735 = The Black Museum, “Caliber Pistol” aka “Little Blue” (January 01, 1952) ***WD04:04:04.367 = Mysterious Traveler, “Beware Of Tomorrow” (April 09, 1944) ***WD04:33:23.191 = CBC Nightfall, “The Repossession” (September 26, 1980) ***WD05:04:47.067 = 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/WDRR0791
  • NIGHT VISITOR: The Dead Daughter In The Guest Room At Amphipolis | #RetroRadio 03.10.2026 5h 3min
    Not long after a couple in ancient Macedonia buries their only daughter, their old servant looks in on a guest from the king's court and finds the girl asleep beside 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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Night Visitor” (November 24, 1978) ***WD00:45:55.090 = Lights Out, “Battle of Magicians” (July 27, 1946)01:15:41.270 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948)02:16:01.653 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD(LQ)02:43:08.743 = Philip Marlowe, “Sea Horse Jockey” (May 02, 1950)03:13:25.378 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Monster On Moon Ridge” (March 08, 1959)03:37:05.177 = The Black Mass, “Atrophy” (October 10, 1964) ***WD04:04:36.460 = Michael Shayne, “Strange Business Call” (July 23, 1945)04:35:19.862 = Beyond Midnight, “Insect Man” aka “Insects” (February 12, 1969) ***WD05:02:26.573 = 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/WDRR0790
  • THE LATE DEPARTURE: The Eleven O'Clock Train That Wouldn't Leave King's Cross | #RetroRadio 02.10.2026 5h 11min
    A 43-year-old London workaholic with high blood pressure races to King's Cross for the eleven o'clock train home, and the train won't leave the station.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 Grey Slapper” (November 22, 1978) ***WD00:46:04.471 = Harry Lime, “Artis Long And Lime is Fleeting” (November 09, 1951)01:10:54.373 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Late Departure” (August 23, 1980)01:37:41.604 = The Haunting Hour, “Occupation Murder” (August 24, 1945)02:02:40.099 = Hermit’s Cave, ‘The House On Lost Man’s Bluff” (October 26, 1941)02:27:52.788 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Snowbound” (July 28, 1946)02:52:47.698 = Sherlock Holmes, “Tolling Bell” (April 07, 1947)03:19:01.934 = Mystery House, “Drop Me A Line” (July 26, 1946) ***WD03:45:33.162 = Inner Sanctum, “Song Of Slasher” (April 24, 1945)04:15:53.842 = Jeff Regan, “Too Many Mrs. Rogers” (October 09, 1948)04:46:34.710 = The Key, “Suicide” (1956) ***WD05:10:44.232 = 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/WDRR0789
  • THE THING AT NOLAN: A Murder Trial With No Body | #RetroRadio 01.10.2026 5h 10min
    In the Missouri Ozarks of 1879, Charles May walks into the woods to dig a ditch on the morning his son swears he'll make him pay for a bloody nose, and he never walks back out.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 Thing at Nolan” (November 20, 1978) ***WD00:46:36.423 = Dimension X, “Competition” (November 19, 1950) ***WD01:15:42.732 = The Eleventh Hour, “Escape To Die” (ADU)01:40:44.847 = Escape, “Letter From Jason” (November 29, 1949)02:10:11.926 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)02:40:43.999 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Desert Object, aka The Alien, Nago” (December 25, 1957) ***WD02:58:33.516 = Dark Fantasy, “Men Call Me Made” (December 19, 1941) ***WD03:23:48.862 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Monkey’s Paw” (January 29, 1988) ***WD03:51:34.254 = Theater Five, “Found Money” (December 02, 1964) ***WD04:14:47.999 = Future Tense, “Pictures Don’t Lie” (May 09, 1994) ***WD04:43:08.003 = Hall of Fantasy, “Markheim” (April 24, 1947)05:09:09.878 = 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/WDRR0788
  • THE FAVOR OF WOMEN: Earth Has Fifteen Days Of Fuel Left | #RetroRadio 30.09.2026 5h 3min
    In the year 3978, Earth is fifteen days from running out of the fuel it runs on, and the only planet that can sell it more is ruled by a queen who stopped selling a year ago.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 Favor of Women” (November 17, 1978) ***WD00:45:22.154 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Signal Man” (1968) ***WD01:14:40.504 = Chet Chetter, “Highway of Death” (1990-1992)01:43:54.058 = The Clock, “Star-Crossed Lovers” (February 28, 1956)02:09:53.202 = Creeps By Night, “The Final Reckoning” (July 12, 1944) ***WD02:38:55.592 = The Crime Club, “Death Is A Knockout” (June 12, 1947)03:07:56.228 = Crime Classics, “Your Loving Son Nero” (August 31, 1953)03:37:51.478 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Legend of Windigo” (November 03, 1946) ***WD04:03:37.956 = CBC Deep Night, “Pig And Pepper’ (July 22, 2005)04:34:33.294 = The Devil And Mr. O, “Shrinking People” (July 27, 1943)05:02:51.123 = 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/WDRR0787
  • No Thursday Night Runs At The Firehouse | #RetroRadio 29.09.2026 5h 2min
    Arch Oboloer’s “Night”: Chicago firemen tell one of their own why their station hasn't made a Thursday-night run in twenty years, in Arch Oboler's play about a single night across America in June 1945.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 Conspiracy” (November 15, 1978) ***WD00:46:25.640 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “Night (Thursday Nights At The Firehouse)” (June 07, 1945) 01:15:55.462 = Barry Craig, “Song Of Death” (December 26, 1951) ***WD01:45:04.366 = BBC Radio 4/Radio 7 Ghost Story, “A Little Place Off The Edgware Road” (December 1986)01:57:50.877 = Night Beat, “Marvelous Machine” (June 05, 1952) ***WD02:28:25.639 = The Black Book, “Different Readings” (November 21, 1951) ***WD02:53:37.125 = Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, “The Ghost To Ghost Matter” (May 18, 1958) ***WD03:18:11.630 = Box 13, “Hunt And Peck” (March 06, 1949)03:44:42.435 = Calling All Cars, “The Cut Rate Murder” (April 11, 1934)04:15:58.236 = Casey Crime Photographer, ‘Mysterious Lodger” (March 06, 1947)04:46:23.234 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl Of His Dreams” (1960s)04:49:57.115 = Incredible But True, “Death Of A Monster” (1950-1951)04:53:30.980 = Strange Adventure, “Smart Guy” (1945)04:56:45.507 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Mirror Of Death” (November 27, 1957)05:01:40.499 = 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/WDRR0786
  • THE SOUND OF TERROR: Kidnapped For Answering The Wrong Phone | #RetroRadio 27.09.2026 5h 4min
    Left alone at a Ninth Avenue bus stop on the day a U.N. ambassador is kidnapped, a detective's girlfriend picks up a ringing pay phone and hears a stranger tell her the ransom is on its way to the pickup.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 Sound of Terror” (October 27, 1978) ***WD00:46:38.792 = 2000 Plus, “Robot Killer” (August 30, 1950) ***WD (LQ)01:15:05.861 = The Unexpected, “Finale” (1947-1948)01:30:44.877 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Mystery of the Zombie” (1936) ***WD01:45:15.177 = Dark Venture, “Miser” (December 09, 1946)02:15:10.870 = The Weird Circle, “Declared Insane” (July 22, 1943) ***WD02:42:16.034 = The Whistler, “Murder Is Blind” (June 04, 1945)03:12:50.864 = Strange Wills, “Penthouse Orphan” (October 26, 1946)03:42:25.859 = Witch’s Tale, “King Shark God” (August 14, 1935) ***WD04:08:31.299 = X Minus One, “Field Study” (February 20, 1957)04:30:06.135 = Tales of the Frightened, “Man In A Raincoat” (1957)04:35:04.428 = Beyond The Green Door, “Dr. James Neal And Bowler” (1966)04:39:36.543 = ABC Mystery Time, “Sherlock Speckled Band” (May 01, 1956) ***WD05:03:09.941 = 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/WDRR0785
  • AUNT MAE: Death's Agent Comes Back At Three In The Morning | #RetroRadio 26.09.2026 4h 59min
    Oliver Carsons has spent three nights trying to stay awake in a locked, barred bedroom, and every night a tall man with a face like a skull comes in to tell him he'll pay for killing a girl named Sally.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, “Family Ties” (October 25, 1978) ***WD00:47:00.989 = The Shadow, “Brief Fame Of John Cooper” (March 11, 1945)01:15:53.457 = Sleep No More, “Mr. Mergenthwirker’s Lobblies” and “August Heat” (November 28, 1956) ***WD01:41:15.406 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “By The Light Of The Moon” (December 1980)01:55:11.803 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “When Killers Meet” (April 10, 1945) ***WD (LQ)02:08:13.332 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD02:22:30.113 = Suspense, “Visitor” (May 11, 1944)02:53:03.171 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953)03:22:57.225 = The Creaking Door, “Aunt Mae” (1964-1968)03:52:57.666 = The Saint, “Fake Amnesia Killer” (November 13, 1949)04:17:23.399 = Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (July 12, 1953) ***WD04:45:20.856 = Beyond The Green Door, “Frank Davis And Magic” (1966) ***WD04:49:24.892 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirit Of The Dead” (1960s)04:51:35.602 = Incredible But True, “Beware My Son” (1950-1951)04:55:10.822 = Strange Adventure, “The Man Who Stared” (1945)04:58:24.519 = 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/WDRR0784
  • THE LAZARUS SYNDROME: He Was Happier Being Dead | #RetroRadio 25.09.2026 5h 2min
    A 53-year-old computer executive lets his 29-year-old boss push a receptionist of 31 years out the door, then chases the company's youth craze onto the tennis court with a heart his doctor has already warned him about.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 Lazarus Syndrome” (October 23, 1978) ***WD00:47:07.172 = Peril, “The Diary” (1953) ***WD01:12:43.894 = Mystery Playhouse, “Breakdown” (June 12, 1945)01:39:59.820 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Lady From The Sea” (March 11, 1949) ***WD02:08:06.004 = Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) (LQ)02:38:41.468 = Quiet Please, “The Little Morning” (May 15, 1949)03:08:01.335 = Radio City Playhouse, “Long Distance” (July 03, 1948) ***WD03:37:56.079 = Starlight Theater, “Man Hires Hit Man To Kill Him” (Late 1940s-Early 1950s) ***WD04:05:36.331 = Sam Spade, “Mad Scientist Caper” (July 25, 1948) ***WD04:31:47.975 = Sealed Book “Queen of Cats” (June 24, 1945)05:01:17.327 = 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/WDRR0783
  • NEVER ANSWER AN ADVERTISEMENT: Wanted, A Doctor Who Knows Beetles | #RetroRadio 25.09.2026 5h
    A struggling young doctor answers a newspaper ad for a strong, steady-nerved beetle expert, and the lawyer who hires him at a hundred pounds a day won't tell him what the job is.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, “Never Answer An Advertisement” (October 18, 1978) ***WD00:47:04.513 = Mr. Keen, “Yellow Talon Murder” (September 22, 1949)01:16:44.287 = Murder At Midnight, “Death Across The Board” (September 18, 1946)01:44:18.775 = The Black Museum, “The Wool Jacket” (July 13, 1952) ***WD02:09:55.734 = Mysterious Traveler, “Out of the Past” (April 02, 1944) ***WD02:35:02.637 = House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” (August 03, 1947) ***WD03:04:45.442 = CBC Nightfall, “Wind Chill” (September 19, 1980) ***WD03:34:18.477 = Obsession, “Faith Is The Evidence” (May 12, 1952) ***WD04:03:38.533 = Origin of Superstition, “Rabbit’s Foot” (1935) ***WD04:18:10.056 = Pat Novak, “Wendy Morris” (April 30, 1949)04:46:56.685 = Incredible But True, “The Playful Spirit” (1950-1951) ***WD04:51:40.680 = Strange Adventure, “Squaw Gold” (1945)04:54:58.161 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (November 28, 1957)05:00:00.973 = 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/WDRR0782
  • THE WINDS OF TIME: Her Headaches Led Back To Hitler's Bunker | #RetroRadio 22.09.2026 5h
    A woman whose migraines have already cost her a husband and two children lets psychic healer Bryce Bond hypnotize her back through her past lives, and each life she lands in puts a man's death in her hands.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 Winds of Time” (October 16, 1978) ***WD00:46:43.794 = Philip Marlowe, “High Collared Cape” (April 25, 1950)01:16:12.284 = This Is Your FBI, “Ghost Town” (August 31, 1951) ***WD01:46:42.690 = Black Mass, “A Country Doctor” (August 14, 1964)02:10:42.099 = Michael Shayne, “Tire Oriental Lines” (July 16, 1945)02:41:28.150 = Beyond Midnight, “A Night In The Waxworks” (January 31, 1969) ***WD(LQ)03:07:11.263 = MindWebs, “A Place And A Time To Die” (September 24, 1976)03:31:01.393 = High Adventure, “Snakes” (October 27, 1977)04:00:25.877 = Mystery In The Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 07, 1947)04:30:46.165 = Molle Mystery Theater, “The Bride Wore Black” (April 07, 1947)05:00:00.967 = 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/WDRR0781
  • THE MAN IN BLACK: A Murder The Police Say Never Happened | #RetroRadio 21.09.2026 4h 59min
    A Washington legal secretary kneels on a Georgetown sidewalk with a dying stranger who names his killer only as the man in black, and by morning the police have no body, no blood, and no interest in anything she saw.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 Man In Black” (October 11, 1978) ***WD00:46:04.265 = Sherlock Holmes, “Maltree Abbey” (March 31, 1947)01:15:08.215 = Mystery House, “A Vacation From Murder” (July 12, 1946)01:42:24.432 = Inner Sanctum, “Judas Clock” (April 17, 1945)02:12:21.578 = Jeff Regan, “The Man With The Key” (October 02, 1948) ***WD02:43:26.581 = The Key, “Subconscious Experiment” (1956) ***WD03:08:27.268 = Lights Out, “Poltergeist Gravestone” (October 20, 1942)03:34:57.305 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers On A Train” (December 03, 1951)04:30:42.517 = Macabre, “House In The Garden” (December 04, 1946) ***WD04:58:22.852 = 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/WDRR0780
  • THE CAPTAIN OF THE POLE-STAR: Something Is Out There Calling Him | #RetroRadio 20.09.2026 5h 4min
    Three months out of Dundee and anchored to unbroken Arctic ice, a whaling crew starts hearing something come aboard at night and go straight down into the captain's locked cabin.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 Captain of the Polestar” (October 06, 1978) ***WD00:47:05.828 = Future Tense, “Cold Equation” (May 08, 1975) ***WD01:10:30.076 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Mortmain” (April 22, 1992)01:55:29.808 = Adventures of Superman, “Mystery Of The Walking Dead” (November 05, 1949)02:25:18.151 = Hall of Fantasy, “Death In The Bayous” (March 06, 1947)02:56:20.699 = Harry Lime, “Mexican Hat Trick” (November 02, 1951)03:22:18.906 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Christina” (August 16, 1980) ***WD03:49:42.160 = Haunting Hour, ‘People In The House” (August 17, 1945) ***WD04:14:32.964 = Hermit’s Cave, “The House of Murder” (April 13, 1947) ***WD04:39:58.868 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Monica Feels Threatened” (1945-1950)05:03:28.357 = 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/WDRR0779
  • SHADOW OF LOVE: A Haunting Made Of Affection | #RetroRadio 19.09.2026 5h
    A man who can't bear to be touched, let alone loved, comes home one night convinced that something in the house has grown fond of 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/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Shadow of Love” (October 04, 1978) ***WD00:47:11.996 = Dimension X, “Shanghaied” (January 12, 1950) ***WD01:16:50.607 = The Eleventh Hour, “Engulf Cathedral” (ADU)01:43:00.257 = Escape, “Maracas” (November 22, 1949) ***WD02:11:45.075 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 13, 1949) ***WD02:42:18.154 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Country Boy” (December 18, 1957)03:00:48.514 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD03:32:39.474 = Dark Fantasy, “Demon Tree” (December 05, 1941)03:56:20.651 = Fear on 4, “Willam And Mary” (January 10, 1988)04:26:04.060 = Theater Five, “Finders Can Be Losers” (December 01, 1964)04:46:52.582 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Just Inside The Cemetery” (December 06, 1957)04:51:47.243 = Beyond The Green Door, “Philip Baine In The Yukon” (1966) ***WD04:55:27.633 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirit Calling” (1960s)05:00:01.495 = 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/WDRR0778
  • THE FOREVER ALLEY: What Happens To A Bowling Alley After Midnight? | #RetroRadio 18.09.2026 5h 6min
    There's only one way out of the Forever Alley, a cop was parked in front of it all night, and the man inside still vanished.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 Forever Alley” (October 02, 1978) ***WD00:47:30.644 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Screaming Skull” (April 01, 1968) ***WD01:16:44.754 = The Clock, “Death Valley” (February 21, 1956)01:42:13.284 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD02:09:47.242 = The Crime Club, “Murder Rents a Room” (June 05, 1947)02:39:56.431 = Crime Classics, “Alsop Family, How It Diminished” (August 24, 1953)03:09:33.593 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Death Paints a Picture” (October 20, 1946)03:34:59.577 = Deep Night, “The Intercom” (July 15, 2005)04:08:57.297 = The Devil and Mr. O, “The fast One / Speed” (January 05, 1943)04:38:25.599 = Diary of Fate, “Darrel James” (August 10, 1948) ***WD05:05:37.816 = 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/WDRR0777
  • THE TRAP: A Free Sample Arrives At The Hunting Cabin Door | #RetroRadio 17.09.2026 5h 6min
    Two men on a hunting vacation in the Adirondacks wake to find a small metal box sitting in their cabin doorway, a tag on top calling it a free promotional model of a brand-new kind of trap.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 Thousand Year Old Story” (September 29, 1978) ***WD00:45:44.446 = X-Minus-1, “The Trap” (February 13, 1957)01:07:38.102 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries” (December 04, 1976) ***WD01:35:42.435 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “Big Ben” (April 13, 1943)01:58:28.249 = Barry Craig, “Ghost of a Chance” (December 19, 1951)02:28:09.864 = BBC Radio 4/Radio 7 Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (December 30, 1986)02:41:56.411 = Night Beat, “Jockey Brothers” (May 29, 1952) ***WD03:11:11.673 = Nick Carter, “Legend of Shakespeare’s Ghost” (December 30, 1945)03:40:48.518 = Box 13, “Hare And Hounds” (February 27, 1949)04:08:16.744 = Calling All Cars, “The Spinoza Case” (March 28, 1934) ***WD04:36:40.006 = Casey Crime Photographer, “Twenty Minute Alibi” (February 20, 1947)05:06:08.757 = 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/WDRR0776
  • GRANDFATHER'S SEVERED HEAD: He Wants Another One Buried With Him | #RetroRadio 16.09.2026 5h 1min
    A young engineer brings his pregnant wife home to the Philippine mountains, where his grandmother insists the only thing that will quiet his beheaded grandfather's ghost is the head of his wife's grandfather.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 Head Hunters” (September 27, 1978) ***WD00:45:52.459 = The Saint, “Unhappy Homicide” (November 06, 1949) ***WD01:09:54.844 = Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (1968-1971) ***WD01:38:42.359 = 2000 Plus, “Flying Saucers” (August 23, 1950) ***WD02:07:49.317 = The Unexpected, “Solid Citizen” (1947-1948)02:23:16.951 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Lizzie Borden Case” (1936) ***WD02:37:06.346 = Dark Venture, “The Man In 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD03:06:26.739 = The Weird Circle, “Narrative Of Arthur Gordon Pym” (1943) ***WD03:34:00.029 = The Whistler, “Escape to Danger” (May 28, 1945)04:04:39.189 = Strange Wills, “Autograph Girl” (October 19, 1946)04:35:23.151 = Witch’s Tale, “Mannequin” (September 11, 1933) ***WD05:00:00.000 = 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/WDRR0775
  • THE CONVERSION FACTOR: A Truck Stop Waitress Holds The Missing Equation | #RetroRadio 15.09.2026 5h 9min
    A physicist who has spent five years and twenty million dollars chasing one missing equation leaves his attaché case in a highway diner, where the seventeen-year-old at the cash register reads the twelve pages inside and understands every line.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 Conversion Factor” (September 22, 1978) ***WD00:45:12.953 = Radio City Playhouse, “Reflection” (January 01, 1950) ***WD01:14:57.212 = Mercer McLeod’s The Man With The Story, “Blood On The Doorstep” (1946-1947)01:29:08.386 = Sam Spade, “Missing News Hawk Caper” (July 18, 1948) ***WD01:59:52.584 = The Sealed Book, “Broadway Here I Come” (June 17, 1945) ***WD02:29:21.088 = The Shadow, “The Drums of Doom” (March 19, 1944) ***WD03:00:16.061 = Sleep No More, “Conquerors Isle” (November 21, 1956) ***WD03:28:50.328 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “The Boy Who Cried Woof” (December 24, 1984)03:43:36.519 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Devil’s Cavern” (April 03, 1945) ***WD(LQ)03:55:30.259 = Strange, “Deja Vu in France” (1955)04:10:23.699 = Suspense, “Dark Tower” (May 04, 1944)04:39:06.093 = The Creaking Door, “Vagrant” (April 29, 1965) **WD05:08:21.600 = 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/WDRR0774
  • THE BEHEADING: An Actress Trusts A Surgeon To Take Her Head Off | #RetroRadio 14.09.2026 5h 2min
    A movie actress worn down by a lifetime of asthma puts her hand in a bald doctor's and agrees to let him remove her head, on his promise that a prettier one is on the way.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 Beheading” (September 20, 1978) ***WD00:46:46.654 = CBC Nightfall, “Willoughby Obsession” (September 05, 1980)01:14:40.820 = Nightmare, “The Leech” (April 07, 1954)01:37:20.592 = Song, “The Leech” (based on the Nightmare episode) by Static Wax01:40:07.933 = Obsession, “Cry Vengeance” (May 05, 1952) ***WD02:10:24.576 = Origin of Superstition, “Two Walker” (1935) ***WD02:23:04.029 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Rita Malloy” (April 23, 1949)02:52:43.186 = Peril, “Squeeze Play” (1953) ***WD03:16:26.722 = Mystery Playhouse, “Lady In Morgue” (May 15, 1945) ***WD03:40:09.104 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Night Has A Thousand Eyes” (August 19, 1953) ***WD04:04:47.576 = Price of Fear, “William And Mary” (September 08, 1973) ***WD04:32:19.384 = Quiet Please, “The Other Side Of The Stars” (May 08, 1949)05:01:42.559 = 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/WDRR0773
  • BEYOND THE WALL OF SLEEP: A Catskills Killer Dreams Of A Brother Of Light | #RetroRadio 12.09.2026 5h 2min
    A young intern at a state asylum wires a homemade telepathy set to the forehead of a dying, illiterate mountain man whose ravings describe palaces of fire he could never have read about.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, “It’s Hard To Be Rich” (September 18, 1978) ***WD00:46:47.126 = Beyond Midnight, “Short Circuit” (January 03, 1969) ***WD01:12:15.812 = MindWebs, “Beyond The Wall of Sleep” (April 16, 1983)01:40:59.205 = Half Hour to Kill, “Blackout” (October 29, 1946 – Never Aired) ***WD02:10:00.512 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Angel Face” (December 20, 1946)02:39:18.122 = Mr Keen, “Murder And Bloodstained Necklace” (September 15, 1949) ***WD03:08:03.457 = Murder at Midnight, “The Thirteenth Floor” (July 24, 1950)03:34:31.197 = The Black Museum, “A Woman’s Pigskin Glove” (1952) ***WD04:01:08.926 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Good Die Young” (February 27, 1944)04:29:57.647 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD05:01:19.157 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or c = leaned 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/WDRR0772

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