Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

A man who believes in the spirit world writes a letter to his brother from beyond the grave — and in it, he predicts the exact date his brother will die! | #RetroRadio EP0386

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and Only Accurate For the Commercial Version)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Elixir of Death” (January 14, 1976) ***WD
00:49:00.189 = The Mysterious Traveler, “Death Writes a Letter” (May 18, 1948)
01:18:57.409 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Signal-Man” (1968) ***WD
01:49:06.629 = Night Beat, “Old Home Week” (September 04, 1950)
02:19:25.949 = CBC Nightfall, “Future Fear” (May 08, 1981) ***WD
02:49:49.259 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Pam Stays Out of Trouble” (August 09, 1944)
03:20:31.959 = Obsession, “A Question of Personality” (October 09, 1950) ***WD
03:43:13.109 = Origin of Superstition, “Lose Baby’s First Pair” (1935) ***WD
03:58:51.439 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950 ***WD
04:26:26.559 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Number Thirty-One” (September 07, 1947) ***WD
04:55:20.217 = Show Close

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In a dystopian future, a man is on a mission to destroy a rogue, self-aware vehicle. These autonomous cars have turned against humanity, and the man’s journey is both a personal vendetta and a battle against the rise of machine dominance. Hear the story “Devil Car” from MindWebs! | #RetroRadio EP0385

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “What The Shepherd Saw” (January 12, 1976) ***WD
00:47:59.929 = Beyond Midnight, “Arthur’s Return” (March 20, 1970) ***WD
01:15:01.599 = MindWebs, “Devil Car” (October 20, 1978)
01:44:19.163 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Kidnap Caper” (1965) ***WD
01:46:43.947 = The Croupier, “The Roman” (September 21, 1949) ***WD
02:16:55.229 = Mystery In The Air, “Lodger” (August 14, 1947)
02:47:21.389 = Molle’ Mystery Theater, “Follow That Cab” (April 19, 1946)
03:17:31.339 = Mr. District Attorney, “Sinister Cinema” (May 05, 1948)
03:48:20.369 = Murder at Midnight, “Mark of Cain” (September 08, 1947)
04:15:44.179 = The Black Museum, “Walking Stick” (1952) ***WD
04:42:27.049 = Mysterious Traveler, “I Won’t Die Alone” (May 11, 1948) ***WD (LQ)
05:11:00.397 = Show Close

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A young man encounters a mysterious figure who claims to be the nephew of Satan. This being offers to grant the villager’s every desire, leading to a series of events that reveal the dark consequences of getting everything one wishes for! Hear “The Mysterious Stranger” in CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0384

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Mysterious Stranger” (January 11, 1976) ***WD
00:48:00.279 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Nameless Day” (1936)
01:14:25.879 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Ex-Con Candidate” (1945-1951) ***WDLQ
01:39:58.589 = Sherlock Holmes, “A Scandal In Bohemia” (December 10, 1945) ***WD
02:09:46.399 = Inner Sanctum, “Shadow of Death” (October 02, 1945)
02:40:37.659 = Lights Out, “The Story of Mr. Maggs” (December 01, 1942) ***WDLQ
03:07:51.179 = The LineUp, “Bromell And Bellows Bloody Bullet Case” (April 24, 1951)
03:33:55.299 = Macabre, “Man In The Mirror” (November 27, 1961) ***WD
04:03:39.069 = Philip Marlowe, “Last Laugh” (April 02, 1949) ***WD
04:34:16.379 = The Black Mass, “Atrophy” (October 10, 1964) ***WD
05:00:50.024 = Show Close
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A mysterious child is chained in a basement by its parents. As the story unfolds, subtle hints suggest that the child is not entirely human – its body secretes green fluid, and it moves in unsettling ways. Hear the story “Born of Man And Woman” on Future Tense! | #RetroRadio EP0383

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg” (January 09, 1976) ***WD
00:48:04.969 = Five After The Hour, “Light Wife” (October 17, 1945) ***WD
01:12:21.859 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Book Case” (Late 1940s)
01:19:43.839 = Future Tense, “Born of Man And Woman” (May 16, 1974) ***WD
01:48:31.689 = Gang Busters, “Supersonic Safecrackers” (December 06, 1947)
02:15:07.119 = The Green Hornet, “The Lawyer Beats the Law” (August 08, 1939)
02:45:17.919 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD
03:12:59.309 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Faith, Lime and Charity” (March 21, 1952) ***WD
03:39:15.899 = (BBC) Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “Listen To The Silence” (August 02, 1980) ***WD
04:08:24.529 = The Haunting Hour, “Second Chance” (August 03, 1945)
04:34:21.479 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Gun Shy” (May 03, 1959)
04:58:38.119 = Show Close

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While reading tarot cards, a woman falls into a trance and delivers a prophecy. Each element of her prediction comes true, but there’s a strange twist… Hear the tale in “Cards” from The Creaking Door! | #RetroRadio EP0382

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur’s Court” (January 08, 1976) ***WD
00:48:07.479 = Dimension X, “The Martian Death March” (January 14, 1951) ***WD
01:15:05.349 = The Creaking Door, “Cards” (1964-1965) ***WD
01:43:46.479 = Eleventh Hour, “Jeremy” (1960) ***WD
02:08:30.339 = Escape, “Jimmy Goggles” (March 07, 1948)
02:37:48.499 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940)
03:08:38.809 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Sound Decision, aka The Martian Queen” (April 02, 1958) ***WD
03:25:39.329 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD (LQ)
03:50:52.129 = Dark Fantasy, “House of Bread” (December 26, 1941)
04:15:42.009 = Diary of Fate, “Joe Mattuck” (March 16, 1948) ***WD
04:46:09.239 = BBC: Fear on 4, “Mind Well The Tree” (February 28, 1988) ***WD
05:15:35.897 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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#RetroRadio EP0381: A couple are transported to the stone ages and are menaced by a Neanderthal.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Russian Passport” (January 07, 1976) ***WD
00:47:47.829 = X Minus One, “The Roads Must Roll” (January 04, 1956)
01:16:31.029 = Strange Adventure, “The Phantom Signal” (1945) ***WD
01:20:57.489 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD
01:48:11.359 = BBC Ghost Story, “School Story” (November 28, 1980)
02:03:51.169 = Beyond The Green Door, “Mrs Curlew Poisoner Marries” (1966) ***WD
02:08:31.729 = Box 13, “One One Three Point Five” (March 20, 1949)
02:35:45.459 = Incredible But True, “The Man Who Said Mass”
02:40:24.319 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Peace To The Frifalites” (1989)
03:08:50.339 = The Clock, “Uncle Amos” (May 18, 1947) ***WD
03:33:58.639 = Confession, “James V Madsen” (August 23, 1953) ***WD
04:03:14.169 = Sounds of Darkness, “Ticktock Death” (January 20, 1970)
04:30:19.249 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Neanderthal” (September 24, 1971) ***WD
04:59:03.780 = Show Close

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#RetroRadio EP0380: A journalist seeks to make a name for himself by spending the night in the ominous “Murderers’ Row” exhibit of a wax museum. As the night progresses, the eerie silence and lifelike figures begin to play tricks on his mind.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Tom Sawyer Detective” (January 05, 1976) ***WD
00:47:45.489 = Sleep No More, “Waxwork” and “Man And The Snake” (January 09, 1957) ***WD
01:17:58.589 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Gorgon” (1982-1984)
01:43:15.349 = Strange, “Deadman’s Reef” (1955) ***WD
01:57:22.489 = Suspense, “ABC Murders” (May 18, 1943)
02:26:17.609 = Tales of the Frightened, “Deadly Dress” (1957)
02:31:05.015 = Theater Five, “Kiss Off” (September 21, 1964) ***WD
02:50:39.989 = The Unexpected, “Nightmare” (October 31, 1948)
03:03:42.219 = Unit 99, “Stolen Car and Burglary” (January 24, 1958)
03:30:02.529 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD
03:45:31.649 = The Weird Circle, “Curse of Mantle” (April 02, 1944)
04:14:08.259 = The Whistler, “Shadow of Mind” (June 05, 1943)
04:45:22.389 = The Witch’s Tale, “Rats In a Trap” (May 16, 1932)
05:08:44.534 = Show Close
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(LQ) = Low Quality
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#RetroRadio EP0379: An actor who stars in a supernatural radio show is accustomed to eerie tales, but only within the confines of a script. Things take a chilling turn when he begins experiencing vivid nightmares about his own death. These aren’t just dreams — they start bleeding into his waking life. Hear “A Night To Forget” from Quiet Please!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Insight Into Murder” (January 02, 1976) ***WD
00:49:06.689 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Green Gorillas” (February 12, 1947) ***WD
01:16:33.789 = Quiet Please, “A Night To Forget” (March 22, 1948) ***WD01:46:29.939 = Radio City Playhouse, Promise” (November 09, 1948) ***WD
02:17:06.459 = Boulevard of Make Believe, “Nelson Gives Advice” (ADU) ***WD
02:34:00.579 = Richard Diamond, “Leon Jacoby Case” (November 19, 1949) ***WD
03:03:11.568 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Considerate Uncle” (1930) ***WD
03:04:58.329 = The Saint, “Dossier On a Damsel” (August 13, 1950)
03:35:34.409 = Sam Spade, “The SQP Caper” (November 07, 1948) ***WD
03:59:31.679 = The Sealed Book, “Man With The Stolen Face” (July 15, 1945)
04:29:35.699 = The Shadow, “The Night Marauders” (October 01, 1939) ***WD
04:52:21.527 = Show Close

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#RetroRadio EP0378 | Written by Arthur Samuels, “The Repossession” delves into psychological horror. It follows Robert, a man haunted by nightmares of his conjoined twin brother, Douglas, who died thirty years prior. As Robert’s life begins to unravel, he suspects that Douglas’s spirit is orchestrating the chaos. The narrative builds tension as Robert confronts the possibility that his brother’s influence persists beyond death. Hear “The Repossession” from CBC’s Nightfall! 

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Sagamore Cottage” (December 31, 1975) ***WD
00:49:23.219 = The Black Museum, “Two Bullets” (1952) ***WD
01:15:11.729 = Mysterious Traveler, “They Who Sleep” (May 04, 1948) ***WD
01:43:30.709 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Strange History of David Swann” ***WD
02:14:03.779 = Night Beat, “Doctor’s Secret” (August 21, 1950) ***WD
02:43:39.929 = CBC Nightfall, “The Repossession” (April 10, 1981)
03:08:08.849 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Pam Pops a Question” (August 02, 1944) ***WD
03:37:26.939 = Origin of Superstition, “Sing Before Breakfast” (1935) ***WD
03:52:35.469 = Mystery Playhouse, “Turnabout” (May 20, 1946) ***WD
04:15:44.269 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Four Hours to Kill” (May 13, 1949) ***WD
04:46:00.939 = Show Close

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#RetroRadio EP0377 | A man becomes increasingly frustrated with his wife’s unpleasant behavior. In a fit of anger, he calls her a “cat,” and mysteriously, she begins to transform into a feline, leading to a series of eerie and unsettling events.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Memory Killers” (December 29, 1965) ***WD
00:48:12.769 = The Clock, “Only Death Is Timeless” (May 11, 1947)
01:13:44.379 = Confession, “George S. Decker Case” (August 16, 1953) ***WD
01:43:56.709 = Sounds of Darkness, “Call Crazy” (January 13, 1970)
02:11:21.289 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Alley Cat” (September 17, 1971) ***WD
02:41:12.669 = Dimension X, “Mars Is Heaven” (January 07, 1951) ***WD
03:07:18.979 = The Creaking Door, “A Day of Truce” (October 12, 1964) ***WD
03:38:27.129 = The Eleventh Hour, “Invitation To Death” (January 28, 1960) ***WD
04:04:40.419 = Escape, “The Grove of Ashtaroff” (February 29, 1948) ***WD
04:34:42.139 = Murder By Experts, “The Big Money” (July 25, 1949)
05:04:06.367 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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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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