Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

#RetroRadio EP0376 | A seemingly healthy young man is inexplicably wasting away. The locals believe that a voodoo curse is to blame!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Intro
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “License to Kill” (December 26, 1975) ***WD
00:47:56.329 = The Witch’s Tale, “Puzzle” (September 07, 1934)
01:13:22.279 = X Minus One, “A Logic Named Joe” (December 28, 1955)
01:41:04.209 = Strange Adventure, “Juju” (1945) ***WD
01:44:29.806 = Adventures By Morse, “You’ll Be Dead In a Week, Part 1” (September 16, 1944) ***WD
02:12:33.549 = Adventures By Morse, “You’ll Be Dead In a Week, Part 2” (September 23, 1944) ***WD
02:39:25.089 = Adventures By Morse, “You’ll Be Dead In a Week, Part 3” (September 30, 1944) ***WD
03:06:27.229 = Appointment With Fear, “Clock Strikes Eight” (May 18, 1944) ***WD
03:36:10.459 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Revenant” (2014?) ***WD
03:51:05.089 = Beyond The Green Door, “Ogden Family” (1966) ***WD
03:55:43.399 = The Black Book, “The Price of the Head” (February 02, 1952) ***WD
04:11:49.289 = Box 13, “Death is a Doll” (March 13, 1949)
04:39:08.599 = Incredible But True, “The Abominable Snowman” (1950-1951)
04:43:30.149 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From the Morgue, “If You Can’t Stand The Heat” (1992)
05:12:07.173 = Show Outro

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#RetroRadio EP0375 | A man suffering from paralysis is mistakenly buried alive!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Murder Market” (December 23, 1975) ***WD
00:49:02.209 = Sleep No More, “Death of Olivier Becaille” and “Fishhead” (December 26, 1956) ***WD
01:19:36.389 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Rituals” (1984)
01:46:51.599 = Strange, “Captain Robinson” (1955)
02:01:15.139 = Suspense, “Mr. Markham – Antique Dealer” (May 11, 1943)
02:32:09.099 = Tales of the Frightened, “Call at Midnight” (1957)
02:37:54.269 = Theater Five, “Group” (September 18, 1964)
03:00:20.559 = The Unexpected, “Mirage” (1958)
03:13:37.059 = Unit 99, “See Suspect at Bowling Alley” (January 17, 1958)
03:37:23.719 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Writing On The Wall” (1936) ***WD
03:52:43.219 = The Weird Circle, “Wuthering Heights” (1944)
04:21:21.789 = The Whistler, “Final Decree” (May 29, 1943)
04:48:00.011 = Show Close

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A man is tormented by his wife’s overwhelming love – a love so intense that not even death can diminish it! Hear the tale, “Till Death Do Us Part” from The Sealed Book! #RetroRadio EP0374

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Image” (December 22, 1975) ***WD
00:47:55.109 = Quiet Please, “Meeting At Ticonderoga” (March 15, 1948)
01:18:33.189 = Radio City Playhouse, “Dark Hour” (September 25, 1948)
01:48:34.079 = The Board of Missing Heirs, “Estate of John B Fontaine” (March 31, 1946)
02:17:22.789 = Richard Diamond, “Dollar Diamond Heist” (November 12, 1949) ***WD
02:46:37.434 = Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, “Lord Brooks” (1930) ***WD
02:48:33.949 = The Saint, “The Corpse Said Ouch” (August 06, 1950)
03:19:05.239 = Sam Spade, “Fairly Bright Caper” (October 31, 1948) ***WD
03:48:11.909 = The Sealed Book, “Till Death Do Us Part” (July 08, 1945) ***WD
04:19:49.639 = The Shadow, “Dead Men Talk” (September 24, 1939)
04:44:27.666 = Show Close

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#RetroRadio EP0373 = “The Screaming Skull” is based on F. Marion Crawford’s classic horror story which delves into themes of guilt, the supernatural, and retribution from beyond the grave.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Fireball” (December 18, 1975) ***WD
00:49:01.719 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Screaming Skull” (1966-1968) ***WD
01:19:14.829 = Night Beat, “Gunner’s Last Fight” (August 14, 1950)
01:49:04.649 = CBC Nightfall, “M’Kara” (April 03, 1981) ***WD
02:16:28.549 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “Norths And The Nasty Neighbor” (July 26, 1944)
02:47:24.779 = Origin of Superstition, “No News Is Good News” (1935) ***WD
03:02:30.159 = Mystery Playhouse, “Death Is A Joker” (May 25, 1941) ***WD
03:33:32.639 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Leona’s Room” (February 25, 1949)
04:03:00.939 = The Price of Fear, “William And Mary” (September 08, 1973) ***WD
04:31:43.099 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Armchair Detective” (March 27, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
05:02:09.059 = Show Close

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A businessman meets a woman who claims to be an extraterrestrial from another galaxy, offering to solve his problems for a sum of one million dollars.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Eleventh Hour” (December 17, 1975)
00:49:05.699 = Beyond Midnight, “Rupert Orange” (January 09, 1970) (LQ)
01:17:40.469 = MindWebs, “The Country of the Kind” (1975-1984)
01:48:18.936 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Illegal Entry” (1965-1967)
01:50:08.244 = Mystery In The Air, “The Marvelous Barastro” (August 07, 1947)
02:20:04.309 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Night Must Fall” (April 12, 1946)
02:49:55.189 = Mr. District Attorney, “Murder In Rhythm And Rhyme” (March 17, 1948)
03:20:25.699 = Murder At Midnight, “Black Swan” (August 18, 1947)
03:47:24.529 = The Black Museum, “The Trunk” (1952) ***WD (LQ)
04:12:15.529 = Mysterious Traveler, “Murder In Jazz Time” (April 20, 1948)
04:43:59.589 = CBC Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (1968-1971)
05:10:59.074 = Show Outro
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A man becomes convinced that his wife is a witch and seeks to have her burned at the stake!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Burn With, Burn!” (December 15, 1975) ***WD
00:48:28.659 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Author of Murder” (May 02, 1937)
01:15:01.299 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Woman Shoots Self” (1947-1948) ***WD (LQ)
01:39:31.239 = Sherlock Holmes, “Murder In The Casbah” (December 03, 1945) ***WD
02:08:26.609 = Inner Sanctum, “Lonely Sleep” (September 25, 1945)
02:38:40.649 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited” (December 22, 1937) ***WD (LQ)
03:08:06.059 = The Lineup, “Lapinish Lighterupper Case” (March 27, 1951)
03:38:58.829 = Macabre, “Weekend” (November 20, 1961) ***WD
04:07:06.479 = Philip Marlowe, “Green Flame” (March 26, 1949)
04:37:10.429 = The Black Mass, “A Country Doctor” (August 14, 1964)
05:01:19.196 = Show Close

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Based on Richard Matheson’s short story, “Third From The Sun” follows a scientist and his friend who, upon discovering that their planet is on the brink of nuclear war, plan to escape with their families by stealing an experimental spacecraft. Their destination is a distant planet called… Earth. Hear the story in Future Tense!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “You Can Change Your Life” (December 11, 1975) ***WD
00:47:02.579 = Five After The Hour, “Forty Writers” (September 12, 1945) ***WD
01:11:24.529 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Death In a Turkish Bath” (Late 1940s)
01:16:35.559 = Future Tense, “Really Heavy” and “Third From The Sun” (May 15, 1974) ***WD
01:44:07.669 = Gang Busters, “Jersey Butcher Bandits” (November 08, 1947)
02:09:19.049 = Green Hornet, “A Racket In The Ring” (August 03, 1939)
02:38:43.919 = Hall of Fantasy, “Markheim” (April 24, 1947)
03:04:59.339 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Dead Candidate” (February 15, 1952) ***WD (LQ)
03:30:52.189 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Decoy” (July 26, 1980)
03:59:33.579 = The Haunting Hour, “Unidentified Body” (July 28, 1945) ***WD
04:24:34.529 = Have Gun Will Travel, “The Gunsmith” (April 26, 1959)
04:48:37.219 = Show Close

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An emotionally detached scientist becomes aware of an unseen presence in his home—a formless entity that expresses an intense, unwelcome romantic affection toward him.

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Stitch In Time” (December 09, 1975) ***WD
00:46:52.129 = Eleventh Hour, “Goof Is Oft Interred” (1941-1946)
01:13:40.119 = Escape, “How Love Came To Professor Guildea” (February 28, 1948)
01:43:18.459 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 11, 1940) ***WD
02:10:45.049 = Murder By Experts, “Murder By Prescription” (July 11, 1949)
02:40:22.609 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Mutants” (March 26, 1958) ***WD
02:58:45.329 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD
03:29:55.989 = Dark Fantasy, “Men Call Me Mad” (December 19, 1941)
03:54:22.779 = Diary of Fate, “Trina Crowley” (March 09, 1948) ***WD
04:23:02.949 = BBC Fear on 4, “Every Details But One” (February 07, 1988)
04:51:39.045 = Show Close

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A traveler stops in a remote Welsh village, only to uncover that its inhabitants are practitioners of ancient, mystical arts! Hear the tale in “Ancient Sorceries” by Algernon Blackwood, from Escape!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “How Quiet the Night” (December 08, 1975) ***WD
00:49:15.589 = The Eleventh Hour, “Flying Coffin” (1941-1946)
01:13:29.839 = Escape, “Ancient Sorceries” (February 21, 1948) ***WD
01:43:04.349 = Everyman’s Theater, “The Lonely Heart” (October 04, 1940) ***WD
02:12:22.689 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)
02:42:04.439 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Happiness Effect” (February 05, 1958)
03:02:08.399 = Faces in the Window, “Lightning Rod Man” (January 17, 1953) ***WD
03:25:58.909 = Dark Fantasy, “The Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941) ***WD
03:49:31.109 = Diary of Fate, “Peter Drake” (February 23, 1948) ***WD
04:19:07.839 = BBC’s Fear on 4, “Music Lovers” (January 24, 1988) ***WD
04:47:48.459 = Five After the Hour, “There Was This Waltz” (September 05, 1945)
05:11:40.165 = Show Close

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A man discovers the coroner, dead in the morgue. Suddenly, another corpse rises with a hideous laugh! Hear the story, “Man in the Morgue’ from The Creaking Door!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Pharaoh’s Daughter” (December 05, 1975) ***WD
00:47:03.959 = Appointment With Fear, “Speaking Clock” (April 13, 1944)
01:14:40.129 = BBC Ghost Story, “Mistletoe Bride” (Early 1980s)
01:29:07.909 = Beyond The Green Door, “Diver Fights For Life” (1968)
01:33:30.399 = The Black Book, “Vagabond Murder” (March 02, 1952) ***WD
01:48:11.079 = Box 13, “Hunt And Peck” (March 06, 1949)
02:14:55.159 = Incredible But True, “Masque of Mystery” (1950-1951)
02:18:43.209 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer and the Book of Absolute Truth” (1989-1997)
02:48:49.019 = The Clock, “Hollywood Heartache” (April 20, 1947)
03:13:32.689 = Confession, “Peter W. Greer Case” (August 09, 1953) ***WD
03:43:19.749 = Sounds of Darkness, “Child High” (January 06, 1970)
04:08:47.689 = Dimension X, “The Green Hills of Earth” (December 24, 1950) ***WD
04:35:02.339 = The Creaking Door, “Man In The Morgue” (1964-1965) ***WD
05:03:12.846 = Show Close

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