Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

A woman is the subject of local rumors suggesting she is a vampire. Her husband notices his health declining and eventually follows her to a graveyard, seeking to uncover the truth about his wife! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon in “Tales of the Frightened!”

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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 Ides of March” (September 10, 1975) ***WD
00:48:09.039 = BBC Spine Chillers, “The Cupboard Beneath The Stairs” (April 2006)
01:03:28.089 = Strange, “The Flying Dutchman” (1955) ***WD
01:17:01.949 = Suspense, “Customers Like Murder” (March 23, 1943)
01:46:23.539 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963)
01:51:51.189 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (ADU)
01:56:57.069 = Theater Five, “Incident at Shadow Valley” (September 08, 1964)
02:18:20.399 = 2000 Plus, “Robot Killer” (August 30, 1950) ***WD (LQ)
02:47:48.819 = The Unexpected, “The Revere Cup” (1940s) ***WD
03:03:42.739 = Unit 99, “Incomplete Phone Call” (November 22, 1957) ***WD
03:29:08.429 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1930s)
03:44:39.839 = Dark Venture, “Miser” (December 09, 1946)
04:14:55.229 = The Weird Circle, “Niche of Doom” (February 06, 1944) ***WD
04:43:21.059 = The Whistler, “In Dark” (February 07, 1943) ***WD
05:13:10.978 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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The Shadow investigates a mad scientist who has developed a device capable of freezing time and repeating the same hour over and over!

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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 Other Life” (September 08, 1975) ***WD
00:47:38.279 = Price of Fear, “Not Wanted On This Voyage” (1973-1983) ***WD
01:16:34.689 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Vanishing Magician” (November 06, 1943) ***WD
01:47:37.539 = Quiet Please, “Green Light” (January 26, 1948)
02:12:41.729 = Radio City Playhouse, “Hit And Run” (August 14, 1948) ***WD
02:43:14.209 = Richard Diamond, “The Jerome J. Jerome Case” (September 17, 1949)
03:12:46.177 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Church Steeple” (1940s) ***WD
03:14:13.649 = The Saint, “Sinister Sneeze” (June 11, 1950) ***WD
03:43:09.599 = Sam Spade, “Critical Author Caper” (August 15, 1948) ***WD
04:12:52.479 = The Sealed Book, “Out of the Past” (May 13, 1945) ***WD
04:43:23.209 = The Shadow, “The Man Who Murdered Time” (January 01, 1939) ***WD
05:11:47.658 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
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Lady Neville is determined to host the most extraordinary party in history. To achieve this, she extends an invitation to the most infamous guest of all—the Grim Reaper! Hear the story in this Old Time Radio marathon with the CBC program, Nightfall!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Sleepwalker” (September 05, 1975) ***WD
00:47:34.049 = Mystery House, “Dagger In The Dark” (July 05, 1946) ***WD
01:14:32.769 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Duel”
01:44:43.679 = Night Beat, “Juvenile Gangster” (June 26, 1950) ***WD
02:14:37.569 = CBC Nightfall, “Guest of Honor” (January 02, 1981) ***WD
02:45:01.559 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “The Contagious Confession” (September 22, 1943) ***WD
03:14:57.429 = Obsession, “Cry Vengeance” (May 05, 1952) ***WD
03:45:19.869 = Origin of Superstition, “Blowing Out Candles” (1935) ***WD
04:00:27.569 = Mystery Playhouse, “Death Is A Joker” (May 25, 1941) ***WD
04:31:21.609 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse” (September 18, 1951) ***WD
05:00:53.936 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
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A group of scientists embarks on a mission to destroy unstable planets when they find an alien intelligence that begins to question its purpose. Hear the story in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of MindWebs!

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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 Special Undertaking” (September 04, 1975) ***WD
00:47:54.469 = The Black Mass, “O Mirror Mirror” (February 12, 1964) ***WD
01:03:48.229 = MindWebs, “The Dark Star” (July 07, 1978) ***WD
01:34:04.769 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Canned Heat” (1939-1948)
01:35:13.054 = Out Of This World, “Dead of Night” (February 28, 1947) ***WD
02:05:55.339 = Mystery In The Air, “Black Cat” (September 18, 1947) ***WD
02:32:18.049 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Mathematics For Murder” (February 01, 1946)
02:57:28.349 = Mr. District Attorney, “Curious Undertaker” (August 02, 1944) ***WD
03:28:41.139 = Murder at Midnight, “Black Curtain” (February 10, 1947) ***WD
03:56:08.389 = The Black Museum, “The Shopping Bag” (1952) ***WD
04:22:48.109 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Locomotive Ghost” (July 06, 1947) ***WD
04:53:04.279 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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.
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An expedition to the Arctic uncovers the body of a man encased in crystal within an artificial cave beneath a glacier. The team transports the crystalline body back to a museum, where it begins to thaw, leading to unforeseen consequences! Hear this story in Macabre from January 01, 1962 – and hear more old time radio show programs in this marathon!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Portrait of Death” (September 02, 1975) ***WD
00:48:00.179 = The Hermit’s Cave, “Mystery of the Thing” (1937) ***WD
01:13:12.199 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Father and Son” (1945-1947) ***WD
01:37:45.819 = Sherlock Holmes, “Manor House Case” (October 15, 1945) ***WD
02:07:28.809 = Inner Sanctum, “Portrait of Death” (June 12, 1945) ***WD
02:37:51.879= The Key, “Two Timed” (1956) ***WD
03:03:26.889 = Lights Out, “Dream” (March 16, 1943)
03:32:35.469 = The LineUp, “The Grocery Store Matter” (February 01, 1951) ***WD
04:02:29.159 = Macabre, “Crystalline Man” (January 01, 1962) ***WD
04:33:27.639 = Philip Marlowe, “Orange Dog” (January 22, 1949)
05:02:55.142 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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.
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The illegitimate son of a baron, with the assistance of his deceased mother's spirit, seeks to claim his rightful inheritance from his overbearing father. Hear this story in CBS Radio Mystery Theater in this marathon of Old Time Radio programs!

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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 Smile of Death” (September 01, 1975) ***WD
00:48:22.649 = Dark Fantasy, “Pennsylvania Turnpike” (March 20, 1942) ***WD
01:14:46.519 = The Diary of Fate, “Stanley Becker” (July 27, 1948) ***WD
01:40:50.449 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Journey Home” (February 26, 1989)
02:10:14.109 = Five After the Hour, “Foxhole Conversation” (July 04, 1945)
02:35:46.189 = 5-Minute Mysteries, “Blood Brothers” (1947-1950)
02:41:23.679 = Gang Busters, “Death Mask Killer” (March 16, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
03:08:37.469 = The Green Hornet, “Pavement Condemned” (June 29, 1939)
03:38:34.549 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD
04:06:44.449 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Its Knockout” (December 21, 1951) ***WD
04:31:12.319 = The Haunting Hour, “Breakdown” (May 05, 1945) ***WD
04:46:09.489 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Monster on Moon Ridge” (March 08, 1959)
05:09:50.596 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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
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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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A man becomes convinced that in a previous life he murdered the husband of the Marquise de Pompadour. Hear the story in this marathon’s episode of “The Clock” – plus more Old Time Radio programs to listen to in the dark!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder By Proxy” (August 29, 1975) ***WD
00:48:30.829 = The Clock, “The man Who Lived Once Before” (March 02, 1947)
01:13:36.169 = Sounds of Darkness, “Playing With Fire” (January 05, 1968)
01:39:25.769 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Cemetery” (February 25, 1972)
02:09:15.029 = Dimension X, “Dr. Grimshaw’s Sanitorium” (September 22, 1950) ***WD
02:40:40.669 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Dead Man’s Paradise” (April 17, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
02:53:35.749 = Creaking Door, “Face To Face Music of the Spheres”(1964-1965) ***WD
03:18:46.759 = The Eleventh Hour, “Death And Understanding” (ADU) ***WD
03:44:30.499 = Escape, “The Second Class Passenger” (January 10, 1948)
04:15:23.119 = Everyman’s Theater, “Cat Wife” (October 18, 1940)
04:45:48.989 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD
05:16:48.158 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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
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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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A traveler is compelled to spend the night at a remote house of a mysterious gentleman – finding both isolation and the paranormal! Hear this story in BBC’s Ghost Story, “A Recluse” inside this marathon of Old Time Radio programs!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Night of the Howling Dog” (August 28, 1975) ***WD
00:48:02.439 = Adventures By Morse, “A Coffin For The Lady: The Adventure Begins” (March 18, 1944)
01:14:37.999 = Adventures By Morse, “A Coffin For The Lady: Conversation In The Casket” (March 25, 1944)
01:41:07.759 = Adventures By Morse, “A Coffin For The Lady: Deepest Grave in the World” (April 01, 1944)
02:07:34.569 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Green-Eyed Divorce” (August 08, 1955)
02:38:55.339 = BBC Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
03:07:30.799 = The Avenger, “Murder Hits The Jackpot” (November 09, 1945) ***WD
03:36:29.859 = BBC Ghost Story, “A Recluse” (December, 2010)
04:05:52.449 = Beyond The Green Door, “Travis Takes Poison” (1966) ***WD
04:11:25.199 = Box 13, “The Dowager and Dan Holiday” (January 16, 1949)
04:38:49.429 = Incredible But True, “Music By Moonlight” (1950-1951)
04:43:15.349 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Interface To Terror” (1992) ***WD
05:10:54.555 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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
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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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Archaeologists discover an obsidian sacrificial knife that may have been used to sacrifice a victim to an Aztec god! Hear this story in “The Witch’s Tale” along with 11 more Old Time Radio programs!

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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 Eavesdropper” (August 27, 1975) ***WD
00:48:33.949 = Unit 99, “Possible Market Burglary” (November 15, 1957) ***WD
01:14:32.659 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD
01:30:03.249 = Dark Venture, “The Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD
02:00:21.319 = The Weird Circle, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (November 12, 1944)
02:29:03.189 = The Whistler, “Confession” (January 31, 1943) ***WD
02:59:41.509 = Strange Wills, “Penthouse Orphan” (October 26, 1946)
03:29:55.489 = Witch’s Tale, “The Knife of Sacrifice” (August 27, 1935) ***WD
03:55:06.929 = Basil Rathbone’s Word Detective, “Melba Toast” (November 05, 1959)
03:58:13.059 = X Minus One, “Hello, Tomorrow” (November 03, 1955)
04:21:52.309 = ABC Mystery Time, “No One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD
04:46:06.139 = Strange Adventure, “Attack At Dawn” (1945)
04:49:20.224 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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
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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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Ripley’s Believe It Or Not tells us about the Death’s Head Moth and the only people who never gain weight! This and many more Old Time Radio programs in this marathon!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Person To Be Notified” (August 25, 1975)
00:48:30.179 = Ripley’s Believe It or Not, “Death’s Head Moth” (June 02, 1947) ***WD
00:49:41.489 = The Saint “The Case of the Lonesome Slab” (January 22, 1950) ***WD
01:18:07.459 = Sam Spade, “The Mad Scientist Caper” (July 25, 1948) ***WD
01:43:51.179 = The Sealed Book, “Stranger In The House” (May 06, 1945) ***WD
02:13:57.119 = The Shadow, “Guest of Death” (December 18, 1938) ***WD
02:43:46.889 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Meatballs Are Murder” (November 08, 2006)
02:58:32.459 = Strange, “Greenwood Acres” (October 10, 1955) ***WD
03:11:42.419 = Suspense “Cabin B-13” (March 16, 1942) ***WD (LQ)
03:41:58.849 = Tales of the Frightened, “Never Kick a Black Cat” (1963)
03:48:07.419 = Tales From The Tomb, “Don’t Drink With Strangers” (1930s)
03:52:25.639 = Theater Five, “Cry In The Night” (September 04, 1964)
04:13:33.489 = 2000 Plus, “Flying Saucers” (August 23, 1950) ***WD
04:43:15.029 = The Unexpected, “The Tulip Garden” (March 02, 1948)
04:58:00.149 = Show Close

(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode 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
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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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