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by Darren Marlar
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 even some dark science fiction.
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- Yesterday5h 30m
A Dead Man's Hands: Can Severed Hands Still Commit Murder? | #RetroRadio
“Hands of Death”: A wheelchair-bound collector of murder relics decides the only things missing from his macabre collection are a murderer and a victim — so he engineers his own killer brother's downfall to acquire both. But the dead don't always stay in their boxes, and a pair of severed hands may yet keep a promise of vengeance.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 Witching Well” (December 23, 1977) ***WD00:47:28.447 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Armchair Detective” (march 27, 1946) ***WD (LQ)01:17:54.860 = Quiet Please, “Valentine” (February 13, 1949) ***WD01:48:08.576 = Radio City Playhouse, “Duet” (October 16, 1949) ***WD02:17:13.009 = The Croupier, “The Roman” (September 21, 1949) ***WD02:47:28.792 = Sam Spade, “Same And Guiana Sovereign Caper” (July 12, 1946) ***WD03:16:41.034 = The Sealed Book, “Hands of Death” (March 18, 1945) ***WD03:47:40.901 = The Shadow, “Death Rides a Broomstick” (March 02, 1941)04:16:17.053 = Sleep No More, “Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (January 30, 1957) ***WD04:45:27.614 = BBC Spinechillers, “Origami” (February 28, 1984) ***WD05:29:33.275 = 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/WDRR0680
- Yesterday5h 4m
The Widow, the Stranger, and the Voice from the Grave | #RetroRadio
“Brothers of the Angle”: A grieving widow believes a stranger can carry messages from her dead husband — messages only the couple could have known. But in a story about baiting hooks and landing fortunes, the real question is who's fishing, and who's the catch.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, “Brothers of the Angle” (December 19, 1977) ***WD00:46:41.705 = Mystery House, “Laugh? I Thought I’d Die!” (April 14, 1946)01:11:23.715 = Night Beat, “Bell Perrin Amnesia Case” (July 06, 1951) ***WD01:41:38.347 = CBC Nightfall, “Hypnotized” (April 22, 1983)02:11:33.366 = Nightmare, “The Leech” (April 07, 1954)02:34:12.420 = “The Leech” by Static Wax (SONG: https://weirddarkness.com/music)02:36:59.340 = Obsession, “Surrender Is Farewell” (January 29, 1951)03:00:13.100 = Origin of Superstition, “No News Is Good News” (1935) ***WD03:15:10.285 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Jack of Clubs Better Encode” (February 20, 1949) ***WD03:44:34.186 = Peril, “Cup of Tea” (ADU) ***WD04:11:15.983 = Mystery Playhouse, “Challenge to Listener” (July 04, 1947) ***WD04:36:15.645 = Price of Fear, “Guy Fawkes Night” (November 17, 1973)05:04:00.821 = 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/WDRR0679
- 2 days ago5h 3m
The Knife-Wielding Specter That Stalked a Four-Year-Old's Bedroom Every Night | #RetroRadio
A young Long Island couple discovers that the knife-wielding ghost stalking their cellar and terrorizing their four-year-old son may not be the threat they assumed.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 Ghost With a Knife” (December 16, 1977) ***WD00:47:13.694 = Beyond Midnight, “The Party” (1968-1970) ***WD01:18:25.389 = MindWebs, “The Night He Cried” (1975-1984)01:39:31.543 = Voice In The Night, “Necklace” (June 14, 1948)02:09:24.196 = Mystery In The Air, “Lodger” (August 14, 1947)02:40:19.177 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Night Must Fall” (April 12, 1946)03:09:20.782 = Mr. Keen, “The Girl Who Flirted” (February 03, 1944)03:39:48.543 = Murder at Midnight, “The Man Who Died Yesterday” (June 30, 1947) ***WD04:06:14.829 = The Black Museum, “The Shopping Bag” (1952) ***WD04:33:04.964 = Mysterious Traveler, “Change of Address” (January 22, 1952)05:02:31.652 = 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/WDRR0678
- 3 days ago5h 8m
EXECUTION: The Nazis Tried to Hang Her But She Wouldn’t Die | #RetroRadio
In Nazi-occupied France, German officers repeatedly try to execute a young French woman by hanging — but each time, she returns alive. The woman becomes less a normal person than an allegorical embodiment of France/liberty/resistance: the Nazis can murder bodies, but they cannot kill the spirit they are fighting.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 Death Slot” (December 14, 1977) ***WD00:47:44.298 = The Key, “Dear John Letter” (1956) ***WD01:12:44.958 = Lights Out, “Execution” (April 27, 1943)01:42:40.945 = Lux Radio Theater, “Sorry Wrong Number” (January 09, 1950) ***WD02:42:19.825 = Macabre, “Final Resting Place” (November 13, 1961) ***WD03:09:51.480 = Philip Marlowe, “Long Arm” (February 07, 1950)03:39:16.182 = Theater Royal, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (September 13, 1954) ***WD03:59:23.539 = Black Mass, “All Hallows” (September 06, 1963)04:38:13.336 = Michael Shayne, “Pirates in San Francisco Bay” (April 30, 1945)05:07:46.083 = 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/WDRR0677
- 5 days ago5h 2m
Cave of the Lost Tomorrows: The Mysterious Yucatán Cave Mayans Warned Them Belonged to the Dead
Two American relic hunters ignore every warning and dig their way into a flooded Yucatán cavern the locals swear belongs to the dead — who, as it turns out, keep very careful inventory.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 Lost Tomorrows” (December 05, 1977) ***WD00:47:01.586 = Big Town, “Fatal Joke” (March 01, 1949) ***WD01:16:27.616 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD01:42:44.816 = Harry Lime, “Clay Pigeon” (August 17, 1951)02:09:25.917 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Liberated Tiger” (July 21, 1984)02:36:33.133 = The Haunting Hour, “If The Shoe Fits” (April 28, 1945) ***WD03:00:48.355 = The Hermit’s Cave, “House of Purple Shadows” (November 10, 1940) ***WD03:25:16.362 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Case of 65 Women” (1945-1950) ***WD03:49:48.832 = Sherlock Holmes, “Darlington Substitution Case” (January 04, 1947)04:19:03.800 = House of Mystery, “Haunters and Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD04:33:24.744 = Incredible But True, “The Wanderer” (1950-1951)04:37:02.657 = Inner Sanctum, “Silent Hands” (May 13, 1944) ***WD05:01:38.945 = 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/WDRR0676
- 5 days ago5h 20m
The Russian Bear That Hypnotized an Astronaut From Orbit | #RetroRadio
A friendship gift from across the Iron Curtain rode into orbit with five American astronauts, and the only thing that came back was the teddy bear.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, “Teddy Bear” (November 30, 1977)00:44:19.048 = The Eleventh Hour, “The Bitter End” (1963-1965)01:09:54.163 = Escape, “The Fourth Man” (July 07, 1949)01:38:40.425 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD02:05:55.966 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)02:35:22.121 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Time Traveller, aka Meddler’s Moon” (May 21, 1958)02:53:02.191 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD03:16:42.212 = Dark Fantasy, “Edge of Shadow” (April 10, 1942) ***WD03:41:21.216 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Beast With Five Fingers” (January 31, 1988)04:10:16.659 = Future Tense, “The Parade” (May 27, 1974) ***WD (LQ)04:36:17.087 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Black Stockings / Broken Mirrors” (April 08, 1992)05:19:57.526 = 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/WDRR0675
- 1 weeks ago4h 59m
INDIAN GIVER: A Society Queen's House Is Haunted and Her Servants Won't Stay | #RetroRadio
Manhattan was bought from the Indians for twenty-four dollars, and now something in the widow Soames's mansion has come back to renegotiate the deal.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, “Indian Giver” (November 25, 1977) ***WD00:44:10.667 = Chet Chetter’s “Excursion In Fear” (1990-1992) ***WD01:11:08.616 = The Clock, “The Dentist’s Chair” (December 06, 1955)01:37:33.230 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD02:05:07.188 = The Crime Club, “Mr. Smith’s Hat” (January 23, 1947)02:34:47.075 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Mental Hospital” (January 19, 1947) ***WD02:59:00.539 = CBC Deep Night, “Pig and Pepper” (July 22, 2005)03:28:00.191 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Live Forever” (December 10, 1971) ***WD03:52:58.180 = Diary of Fate, “Craig Norton” (April 20, 1948) ***WD04:21:32.113 = Dimension X, “The Castaways” (August 11, 1950) ***WD04:46:39.495 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Beauty And Beast” (January 16, 1945) ***WD04:58:12.538 = 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/WDRR0674
- 1 weeks ago4h 56m
DEVIL’S NUMBER: Thirteen Drops of Blood on a Dead Witch's Skull | #RetroRadio
Thirteen drops of blood spilled on three-hundred-year-old bones, and a footstep in the dark with only one foot to make it — the kind of Friday the thirteenth that earns the date its bad name.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 Grain of Salt” (November 18, 1977)00:46:07.148 = Witch’s Tale, “Devil’s Number” (December 12, 1935) ***WD (LQ)01:11:46.898 = X Minus One, “Chain of Command” (November 21, 1956)01:40:10.474 = Zero Hour, “The Villainous Verdict” (May 16, 1974) ***WD01:56:50.784 = ABC Mystery Time, “Death By Proxy” (June 07, 1956) ***WD02:20:51.751 = Strange Adventure, “Murder Takes Note” (1945) ***WD02:24:06.540 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD (LQ)02:50:43.270 = BBC Radio 4/Radio 7 Ghost Story, “The Haunted Doll’s House” (January 1988)03:05:10.194 = Beyond The Green Door, “Diver Fights For Life” (1966)03:09:20.309 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Parts 1 and 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD03:34:31.794 = Boston Blackie, “The Ghost of Flo Newton” (May 28, 1947)03:59:38.473 = Box 13, “The Haunted Artist” (December 12, 1948)04:26:28.295 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor” (December 1966) ***WD04:55:16.589 = 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/WDRR0673
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