Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark episodes

  • THE GHOST WHO FORGOT HALLOWEEN: Who Knew Ghost School Would Be So Boring?
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    A sleepy ghost named Wilbur is failing ghost school because he can't stay awake and keeps forgetting important ghostly duties, including Halloween itself. | #RetroRadio EP0526

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Quiet Evening at Home” (December 17, 1976)
    00:45:57.482 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD
    01:17:18.992 = Incredible But True, “Familiar Streets” (January 28, 1951) ***WD (LQ)
    01:20:49.852 = Inner Sanctum, “Strands of Death” (March 12, 1946) ***WD
    01:50:44.622 = The Key, “The Deception” (1956) ***WD (LQ)
    02:16:29.766 = Lights Out, “The Signalman” (August 24, 1946)
    02:45:53.924 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers on a Train” (December 03, 1951)
    03:40:41.819 = Macabre, “House In The Garden” (December 04, 1961) ***WD
    04:10:06.928 = Philip Marlowe, “Rustin Hickory” (September 10, 1949)
    04:39:29.749 = Escape, “The Abominable Snowman” (September 13, 1953)
    05:08:22.640 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0526
    5 hr 10 min
  • THE FATAL FALL: A Telepathic Murder Mystery
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    When a woman falls to her death from her eighth-floor terrace, her son Bruce—who had been receiving telepathic warnings of danger all day—immediately suspects her husband murdered her to be free to marry his secretary. (“The Doctor’s Evidence” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater) | #RetroRadio EP0525

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Doctor’s Evidence” (December 16, 1976)
    00:46:38.974 = BBC Fear on 4, “Vicious Fish” (January 21, 1993)
    01:15:44.424 = Five Minute Mysteries, “Fine Art of Murder” (1947-1950)
    01:20:45.511 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Raven” (1960s)
    01:30:11.773 = Future Tense, “The Parade” (May 27, 1974) ***WD (LQ)
    01:56:12.538 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “History of a Mug” (August 09, 1945) ***WD
    02:25:18.290 = Hall of Fantasy, “Tell Tale Heart” (June 01, 1953) ***WD
    02:48:56.978 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Walk on the Water” (July 12, 1980)
    03:14:28.403 = The Haunting Hour, “The Thought” (July 13, 1945)
    03:41:32.939 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Nameless Day” (1940)
    04:06:25.828 = Mystery is My Hobby, “Kenneth Prengle: Polo Player” (1947-1948)
    04:29:28.202 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Man With The Twisted Lip” (May 06, 1946) ***WD
    04:57:51.438 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0525
    4 hr 59 min
  • WHY PERFECT ROBOT SERVANTS ARE HUMANITY'S WORST NIGHTMARE: Our Warning About A.I. From 1950
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    A robot manufacturer discovers his new competitor's "perfect" humanoid servants may be too devoted to protecting humanity — from humanity itself. | #RetroRadio EP0524

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Smoking Pistol” (December 14, 1976)
    00:46:16.676 = Dimension X, “With Folded Hands” (April 15, 1950)
    01:14:03.799 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Devil’s Cavern” (April 03, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
    01:25:57.539 = The Creaking Door, “Cards” (1964-1965) ***WD
    01:53:31.258 = Eleventh Hour, “Accident On Curve” (1950-1971) ***WD
    02:18:48.244 = Escape, “Dream of Armageddon” (September 05, 1948)
    02:48:18.719 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940)
    03:17:18.126 = Murder By Experts, “Dig Your Own Grave” (August 15, 1949)
    03:47:13.913 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Escape” (January 08, 1958)
    04:06:24.369 = Faces In Windows, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD
    04:30:04.390 = Dark Fantasy, “Demon Tree” (December 05, 1941)
    04:53:45.567 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0524
    4 hr 55 min
  • THE FIRST MARS BABY AND THE SELF-AWARE NANOBOTS: Two Births That Bring Devastating Consequences
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    When humanity celebrates its first Martian-born child, a swarm of experimental nanobots achieves consciousness at the exact same moment, triggering a chain of events that threatens both worlds. | #RetroRadio EP0523

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Hit Me Again” (December 13, 1976)
    00:46:29.699 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Kitchen Table” (May 26, 1967) ***WD
    01:12:30.948 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Fall and Rise of the Master Constipator” (1990)
    01:41:59.882 = The Clock, “Aunt Emmy” (December 15, 1946)
    02:11:04.764 = Creeps By Night, “The Final Reckoning” (July 12, 1944) ***WD
    02:39:01.617 = The Crime Club, “Hearses Don’t Hurry” (June 19, 1947) ***WD
    03:07:54.998 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Murder of Cora Rogers” (September 01, 1946) ***WD
    03:32:04.897 = CBC Deep Night, “Birth” (July 08, 2005)
    04:03:01.283 = The Devil and Mr. O, ‘Hollywood Visitor” (February 18, 1972) ***WD (LQ)04:31:29.273 = Diary of Fate, “Craig Norton” (April 20, 1948) ***WD
    05:00:03.206 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0523
    5 hr 1 min
  • IDENTITY CRISIS: Who Wants the World's First Brain Transplant to Fail?
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    When a powerful state senator becomes the first human to receive a brain transplant, the operating room becomes a battleground where wives wrestle with losing their husbands, corrupt contractors scheme to protect their secrets, and multiple conspirators work to ensure the surgery fails. As the anesthesia takes hold, the senator has no idea that more people want him dead on the table than alive with a new body. Hear the story in “Identity Crisis!” | #RetroRadio EP0522

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Identity Crisis” (December 10, 1976)
    00:46:09.187 = X Minus One, “Wherever You May Be” (June 26, 1956)
    01:09:33.381 = The Zero Hour, “A Die In The Country, Part 1” (February 04, 1974)
    01:32:58.988 = The Zero Hour, “A Die In The Country, Part 2” (February 05, 1974)
    01:55:55.630 = The Zero Hour, “A Die In The Country, Part 3” (February 06, 1974)
    02:19:04.712 = The Zero Hour, “A Die In The Country, Part 4” (February 07, 1974)
    02:43:23.200 = The Zero Hour, “A Die In The Country, Part 5” (February 08, 1974)
    03:06:27.291 = ABC Mystery Time, “Success Story” (1957) ***WD (LQ)
    03:30:28.090 = Strange Adventure, “Jinx On The Speedway” (1945)
    03:33:47.283 = Appointment With Fear, “Clock Strikes Eight” (May 18, 1944) ***WD
    04:02:34.004 = BBC Haunting Women, “The Riding Crop” (October 28, 2005)
    04:16:18.500 = Beyond The Green Door, “Alaskan Justice” (1966) ***WD
    04:20:01.459 = Challenge of the Yukon/Sgt of the Yukon, “Magnanimous Ghost” (August 28, 1945)
    04:34:27.235 = Box 13, “Round Robin” (August 14, 1949)
    05:00:58.144 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0522
    5 hr 2 min
  • MURDER IN A FALLING ELEVATOR: Everyone Saw Everything, But Nobody Saw the Killer
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    Suspense presents a story involving six men trapped in a plummeting elevator during a crash. When rescuers finally reach them, one of the men has been shot to death, which is initially ruled a suicide. A year later, the murdered man's father invites the five survivors to dinner, where he shares an "After-Dinner Story" in an effort to expose the killer among them. | #RetroRadio EP0521

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Nobody Dies” (December 09, 1976)
    00:46:52.209 = Suspense, “After Dinner Story” (October 26, 1943)
    01:15:29.499 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (November 28, 1957)
    01:20:32.311 = The Saint, “Amnesia Victim” (February 25, 1951)
    01:50:01.596 = Theater Five, “Captain Gamble’s Uniform” (October 21, 1964)
    02:10:32.570 = 2000 Plus, “Veteran Comes Home” (July 05, 1950) ***WD
    02:38:38.832 = The Unexpected, “Understudy” (July 11, 1948) ***WD
    02:53:16.621 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD
    03:08:12.871 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD
    03:37:57.878 = Weird Circle, “Last Day of a Condemned Man” (December 10, 1944)
    04:05:23.305 = The Whistler, “Tale Dead Man Told” (October 16, 1944)
    04:34:54.094 = Witch’s Tale, “Rat In a Trap” (January 28, 1935) ***WD
    04:58:14.440 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0521
    5 hr
  • AN ANGEL SAVED ME FROM THE NOOSE… But She Had One Condition
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    A slick con man has swindled people in a land-deal scheme, and they plan to hang him for his misdeeds. At the last moment, his guardian angel intervenes to save him. She stipulates that he must reform and “go straight,” though she also asks him to carry out one more con — presumably to help right the wrongs he’s done. Hear the story in “Enough Rope” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0520

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Enough Rope” (December 07, 1976)
    00:45:34.387 = Radio City Playhouse, “Murder is a Matter of Opinion” (May 23, 1949)
    01:14:48.768 = Isn’t It a Crime, “Speaking of Murder” (December 14, 1945)
    01:43:40.961 = Ripley’s Believe It or Not, “Town Clock” (1930) ***WD
    01:44:41.486 = Sam Spade, “The Shot In The Dark Caper” (February 23, 1951)
    02:12:30.401 = The Sealed Book, “Ghost Makers” (June 10, 1945)
    02:41:59.831 = The Shadow, “The Mark of the Black Widow” (October 27, 1940) ***WD
    03:07:12.133 = Sleep No More, “Banquos Chair Coward” (February 06, 1957) ***WD
    03:35:35.802 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Origami” (February 28, 1984) ***WD
    04:19:43.678 = Strange Wills, “Autograph” (October 19, 1946)
    04:49:32.152 = Strange, “Phantom Wagoneer” (March 21, 1955) ***WD
    05:03:07.198 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0520
    5 hr 4 min
  • THEY ERASED HIS MEMORY OF THE FUTURE – But Not Before He Saw Everything
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    When Dr. Frederick Andrews volunteers to test Professor Malcolm's time machine in 1950, he discovers a horrifying truth in the year 2050: humanity lives underground, trapped in a 95-year nuclear war that started with a missile accident in Red Rock, Arizona. After his memories of the future are erased and the experiment is deemed a failure, the scientists receive funding for a new project—a space rocket base in Red Rock, Arizona, unknowingly setting in motion the very catastrophe Andrews witnessed. It’s “Operation Tomorrow” from The Mysterious Traveler! | #RetroRadio EP0519

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Child of the Sea” (December 06, 1976) ***WD
    00:46:09.979 = The Black Museum, “The Hammerhead” (April 29, 1952) ***WD
    01:09:40.693 = The Mysterious Traveler, “Operation Tomorrow” (April 11, 1950)
    01:32:39.196 = Mystery House, “Dagger In The Dark” (July 05, 1946) ***WD
    01:58:57.985 = CBC Nightfall, “Footsteps” (October 08, 1982)
    02:28:17.004 = Obsession, “Faith Is The Evidence” (May 12, 1952) ***WD
    02:57:37.059 = Origin of Superstition, “Cleopatra’s Chair” (1935) ***WD
    03:11:29.256 = Mystery Playhouse, “Lady In The Morgue” (May 15, 1946) ***WD
    03:35:11.638 = Price of Fear, “Family Album” (June 13, 1983) ***WD
    04:02:20.738 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Number Thirty-One” (September 07, 1947) ***WD
    04:30:46.889 = Quiet Please, “Light The Lamp for Me” (September 26, 1948)
    05:00:17.442 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0519
    5 hr 2 min
  • DEATH BY FICTION: He Read His Own Murder Written In a Novel – His Wife and Boss Are His Killers!
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    A man discovers that his favorite detective novels predict true crimes. Then he finds a book in the series that seems to indicate his own future. The novel tells of how his boss and his wife plan to kill him so they can marry. They discuss “How To Kill Rudy!” | #RetroRadio EP0518

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “How To Kill Rudy” (December 02, 1976)
    00:44:55.201 = Philip Marlowe, “Bums Rush” (September 03, 1949)
    01:14:08.227 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Ghost in Merdock’s Swamp” (February 09, 1947) ***WD
    01:40:10.714 = The Black Mass, “A Predicament” and “Tell-Tale Heart” (June 20, 1964) ***WD
    02:09:09.901 = Beyond Midnight, “The Crystal Ball” (August 01, 1969)
    02:37:59.715 = MindWebs, “Light Of Other Days” (June 03, 1979)
    03:01:35.098 = It’s Murder, “Picture Wire Murder” (August 10, 1944) ***WD
    03:15:01.948 = Mystery In The Air, “Horla” (August 21, 1947) ***WD
    03:44:53.774 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Two Men in a Furnished Room” (November 28, 1947)
    04:14:09.818 = The World Adventures Club, “Living Mummy” (1932) ***WD
    04:27:25.090 = Murder at Midnight, “Dead Come Back” (November 19, 1946)
    04:51:24.256 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0518
    4 hr 53 min
  • AUTHOR OF MURDER: His Fictional Character Came to Life Off the Page... And Wants To Kill His Wife!
    Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate

    When novelist Lyman Clinth retreats to an isolated cabin to finish his latest thriller, the jealous villain he's writing begins appearing outside the manuscript—with deadly intentions toward Lyman's wife. Now Lyman must convince Hazel the danger is real before his own creation completes a murder scene he never wrote! Hear the tale from the Hermit’s Cave! | #RetroRadio EP0517

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Now You See Them – Now You Don’t” (November 30, 1976)
    00:46:28.646 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Author of Murder” (May 02, 1937)
    01:12:48.884 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Tom Torelli” (September 15, 1946)
    01:36:35.666 = Sherlock Holmes, “Waltz of Death” (April 29, 1946) ***WD
    02:03:53.913 = House of Mystery, “Haunters and Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD
    02:18:14.857 = Incredible But True, “Pray For Me” (1950-1951)
    02:21:49.453 = Inner Sanctum, “I Walk In The Night” (February 26, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
    02:47:37.899 = The Key, “The Cellar” (1956) ***WD
    03:13:34.016 = Lights Out, “Death Robbery” (July 16, 1947) ***WD
    03:42:34.966 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Big Clock” (November 22, 1948)
    04:41:57.178 = Macabre, “Man In The Mirror” (November 27, 1961) ***WD
    05:10:59.598 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0517
    5 hr 12 min

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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…

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