Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
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.
The Locals Said He Was the Devil. The Rich Americans Didn't Listen.
“The Kingdom Below”: When a wealthy American family accepts a lunch invitation from the mysterious Prince of Porto Corvo, they don't realize that sitting down at his table may cost them far more than they ever imagined — perhaps even their very souls. The locals have been warning strangers about this prince for centuries, and now it's too late to turn back. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0619
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Kingdom Below” (July 15, 1977) ***WD
00:46:22.572 = The Saint, “Military Instructor” (May 27, 1951) ***WD
01:15:01.218 = Theater Five, “20 Minutes In The Life of Melinda Madison”...
What Would You Sell for $5,000? | The Strange Pawn Shop That Only Dealt in One Currency — Time.
“Time On My Hands”: A broke and desperate drifter thinks he's found the answer to all his problems when a mysterious pawnbroker offers him $5,000 cash for something Joe has plenty of — time — but the true cost of that bargain doesn't reveal itself until it's far too late to walk away. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0618
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Matter of Conscience” (July 14, 1977)
00:46:23.042 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Case of the Glowing Eyes” (May 20, 1943) ***WD
01:15:04.198 = Sam Spade, “The Original Private Eye” (July 13, 1947) ***WD
01:43:25.353 = The Sealed Book, “Time On My Hands” (August 26, 19...
The Foster Child Who May Have Brought Something Terrifying Into Their Home
“Semi-Detached”: When a foster child's arrival coincides with a rash of terrifying unexplained events in their home, a couple and the psychiatrist brought in to investigate begin to suspect the girl may be unleashing some kind of psychic force — but the truth behind the disturbances is far more disturbing than anyone imagined. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0617
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Colonel Chabert” (July 12, 1977)
00:47:53.658 = CBC Nightfall, “Semi-Detached” (February 18, 1983) ***WD
01:16:15.904 = Nightmare, “Chance of a Ghost” (March 31, 1945) ***WD
01:38:19.206 = Obsession, “Hunting Party” aka “Holiday House” (October 09, 1950) ***WD
02:01:23.719 = Origin of Superstition, “Itching Pa...
He Murdered His Best Friend — Then His Best Friend Came Back To Thank Him
“The Gift”: When Walter Powers helps his lover murder her wealthy husband, he thinks he's gotten away with the perfect crime — until the dead man shows up at his apartment that same night with a gift, a warning, and knowledge of secrets that no living person could possibly know. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0616
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Gift” (July 08, 1977)
00:45:40.701 = The Black Mass, “Moonlit Road” (November 30, 1970) ***WD01:18:07.702 = Beyond Midnight, “Hello Down There” (January 22, 1969) ***WD (LQ)
01:48:03.192 = MindWebs, “Kelle4rman’s Eyepiece” (March 07, 1977)
02:10:24.877 = Studio X, “Professor Goes For a Walk” (1956-57)
02:22...
She Went to a Church Dance. She Came Back in a Stolen Car With No Memory.
“A Stranger Among Us”: A chance encounter at a church social leads a widowed mother down a rabbit hole of missing time, stolen cars, and hypnotic revelations — and what she remembers from that lost night is only the beginning. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0615
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Stranger Among Us” (July 07, 1977)
00:45:48.546 = House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” (August 03, 1947) ***WD
01:15:31.351 = Incredible But True, “Silent As a Tomb” (1949)
01:19:00.383 = Inner Sanctum, “The Strange Cat” (July 26, 1942) (Low Quality At End)
01:39:58.996 = The Key, “Woman Murdered” (1950s) ***WD
02:04:41.421 = Lights Out, “Lord Marley’s G...
She Said They Were Coming to Kill Her. She Was Right, But Not How You Think! | I Love a Mystery
A terrified young woman is convinced that invisible forces are closing in on her family — and she's right, but not for any reason anyone could have predicted. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0614
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = I Love a Mystery, “Thing That Cries In The Night” (October 31, 1949)
00:13:13.023 = I Love a Mystery, “Thing That Cries In The Night” (November 01, 1949)
00:24:50.231 = I Love a Mystery, “Thing That Cries In The Night” (November 02, 1949)
00:36:56.409 = I Love a Mystery, “Thing That Cries In The Night” (November 03, 1949)
00:48:18.335 = I Love a Mystery, “Thing That Cries In The Night” (November 04, 1949)
...
The Hex, the Servant, and the Secret Nobody Saw Coming | She Was Right To Be Afraid
“Hexed” | A newlywed American woman in Ceylon becomes convinced she is cursed — but the most dangerous thing on the island may be the secret she's been keeping from her husband. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0613
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Hexed” (July 05, 1977) ***WD
00:45:45.100 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “A Study In Ornithology” (June 02, 1943)
00:50:43.183 = Future Tense, “With Folded Hands” (May 14, 1974) ***WD
01:19:05.496 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Mortmain” (April 22, 1992)
02:03:07.910 = The Adventures of Superman, “Mystery of the Walking Dead” (November 05, 1949)
02:32:56.253 = Hall of Fantasy, “Marquis of Death” (June 22, 1953)
02:56:29.603 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Which One” (S...
One Misstep In A Snowy Graveyard Changed Everything — "Gravestone"
“Gravestone”: When three women on a winter hike stumble into a snow-covered graveyard and one accidentally dances on a grave, what follows will make them question everything they thought they knew about the boundary between the living and the dead. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0612
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Revenge” (July 01, 1977)
00:45:40.848 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Gravestone” (July 06, 1942) ***WD
01:14:57.426 = The Diary of Fate, “Rollie Andrews” (August 08, 1948) ***WD
01:41:54.477 = Dimension X, “Destination Moon” (June 24, 1950) ***WD
02:10:13.629 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Journey Into The Unknown” (November 21, 1944)
02:21:20.118 = The Eleventh Hour, “Threatening Letter” (April 0...
Something Is Living Under The Town, And It's Been Growing For Years! | Elmer Versus The Mutant Rats
“Elmer Versus The Mutant Rats”: When a small-town manure hauler's quiet vacation gets interrupted by rats the size of chihuahuas, it turns out that's just the beginning — because something much, much bigger is living underneath the entire town. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0611
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater “Dead Men Do Tell Tales” (June 30, 1977) ***WD
00:45:41.626 = Strange Adventure, “The Diamond of Destiny” (1945)
00:48:58.380 = Appointment With Fear, “My Fate Cries Out” (December 04, 1976) ***WD
01:16:33.310 = BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 7 / Ghost Story, “The Mistletoe Bride” (December 25, 2006)
01:30:48.350 = Beyond The Green Door, “Travis Takes Poison” (1966) ***WD
01:34:53.578 = Box 1...
He Was The Only One Who Still Went Outside. That Was His Crime. | “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury
“The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury | In a future where everyone stays indoors and stares at screens, one man's simple evening walk is enough to get him arrested. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0610
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Adventure of the Speckled Band” (June 28, 1977) ***WD
00:46:35.629 = Theater Five, “Body Without Crime” (November 04, 1964)
01:05:47.446 = CBC Theater 1030, “The Pedestrian” (1968-1971) ***WD
01:31:31.156 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl of His Dreams” (1960s)
01:35:05.037 = 2000 Plus, “When Worlds Met” (May 03, 1950) ***WD
02:04:07.178 = The Unexpected, “The Tulip Garden” (March 02, 1948)
02:18:54.089 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Mystery of the Zombie” (1936) ***WD
02:33:24.475 = The Weird C...
Stranded on an Uncharted Island, He Discovered Something That Could End Humanity
“Conquerors Isle” | A Navy pilot rescued from a Pacific life raft tells his psychiatrist a terrifying story — that somewhere beneath an uncharted island, a race of beings far beyond human intelligence is quietly preparing to take over the world. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0609
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Come Fill My Cup” (June 27, 1977)
00:46:27.960 = Half Hour to Kill, “Audition Episode, Never Aired” (October 29, 1946) ***WD
01:14:45.527 = The Sealed Book, “Murderer Unknown” (August 19, 1945) ***WD
01:44:14.592 = The Shadow, “The Leopard Strikes” (January 05, 1941)
02:14:01.061 = Sleep No More, “Conquerors Isle” (November 21, 1956) ***WD
02:42:35.328 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “The Boy Who...
When The Woman Who Couldn't Tell TV From Reality, Her Soap Opera Obsession Became Deadly
“Fan Mail” | When a devoted soap opera fan becomes so consumed by a fictional murder that she can no longer tell the difference between the show and reality, the lines between fantasy and real-life violence begin to dangerously blur. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0608
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Fan Mail” (June 24, 1977)
00:47:08.584 = CBC’s Nightfall, “Beauty’s Beast” (February 04, 1983)
01:13:47.748 = Obsession, “Murder Deferred” aka “Second Best” (November 13, 1950)
01:43:51.425 = Origin of Superstition, “Unlucky At Cards” (May 11, 1944) ***WD
01:57:28.061 = Peril, “The Gamble” (November 07, 1947) ***WD
02:22:09.692 = Mystery Playhouse, “Mathematics For Murder” (February 01, 1946) (LQ towards the end)
02:45:52.933 = P...
Two Men Were Found Torn Apart Next To the Same Table. He Moved In Anyway.
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“Green Vase” | When a writer moves into an isolated country house to finish his novel, he discovers an ugly green vase that must never be moved — and something sealed in the attic that stirs every time it is. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0607
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Red Circle” (June 23, 1977)
00:47:06.933 = Beyond Midnight, “Green Vase” (19...
A Drifter With No Past Agreed To A Scientist's Experiment. The Town Would Never Be The Same
“Tomorrow Cloudy and Cold” | A young drifter with no past and no roots agrees to become a scientist's paid test subject — never suspecting that the experiments would unleash something inside him that could destroy everything he's finally found worth living for. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0606
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Tomorrow Cloudy and Cold” (June 21, 1977)
00:47:19.830 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD
01:18:41.340 = Incredible But True, “The Monk of Sawtooth Mountain” (1950-1951)
01:22:25.836 = Inner Sanctum, “Terrible Vengeance” | Australian Version | June 14, 1942)
01:47:38.378 = The Key, “Window Cleaner” (1956) ***WD
02:13:22.851 = Lights O...
He Couldn’t Stop Thinking About Her One Imperfection
“The Birth-Mark” | A man’s growing obsession with a tiny flaw on his wife’s face begins to reveal a far more disturbing imperfection within himself. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0605
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Birth Mark” (June 20, 1977) ***WD
00:45:41.302 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Death at X Bar” (1947-1950)
00:50:37.698 = Future Tense, “Picture’s Don’t Lie” (May 09, 1974) ***WD
01:18:00.348 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “The Boat Hook” (April 15, 1992)
02:01:27.849 = Michael Shayne, “Case of Hate That Killed” (October 19, 1949) ***WD
02:27:55.132 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (October 19, 1949) ***WD
02:51:33.820 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Keeping Hi...
This House Makes Breakfast Every Morning — But The Family Is Dead
“There Will Come Soft Rains” | A smart home continues making breakfast, cleaning the floors, and reading poetry to a family that was vaporized in a nuclear blast — because no one programmed it to know they were gone. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0604
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Two Motives For Murder” (June 17, 1977) ***WD
00:46:34.701 = Dimension X, “There Will Come Soft Rains” and “Invasion” (June 17, 1950) ***WD
01:15:57.012 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The House Where Death Lives” (November 07, 1944) (LQ)
01:29:10.131 = The Eleventh Hour, “Mountain Climber” (1947-1948) ***WD (LQ)
01:55:27.092 = Escape, “Finger of Doom” (March 19, 1949)
02:24:53.83...
The Ad Man Who Saw a Conspiracy No One Else Could See | Was He Paranoid or Was He Right?
“Little Lucy’s Lethal Libation” | A frustrated ad man convinced that women are systematically destroying his career begins to suspect the conspiracy runs deeper than he imagined — even into his own home. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0603
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Little Lucy’s Lethal Libation” (June 16, 1977)
00:46:47.640 = BBC Radio 4, “The House On The Hill” (1988)
01:00:51.515 = Beyond The Green Door, “Invasion of the Green Planet” (1966) ***WD
01:04:24.601 = Box 13, “A Book of Poems” (October 17, 1948)
01:31:18.629 = Chet Chetter’s “Return of the Master Constipator” (1990-1992) ***WD
01:54:53.774 = The Clock, “The Actor” (October 18, 1955)
02:18:53.017 = Creeps By Night, “...
The Man She Married Had a Strange Power Over People, And Now He Was Using It On Her
“Elizabeth is Frightened” | When Elizabeth marries the charming and mysterious Phillip Bailey, she slowly realizes that his obsession with the power of hypnosis may be part of a sinister plan to destroy her. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0602
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder One” (June 14, 1977) ***WD
00:46:41.678 = Theater Five, “Why Can’t Life Be More Like In Movies” (November 03, 1964)
01:06:12.572 = The Unexpected, “Jailbreak” (August 22, 1948)
01:20:54.921 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Lizzie Borden Case” (1936) ***WD
01:34:44.316 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947)
02:04:42.433 = Weird Circle, “Oblong Box” (1944)
02:32:18.440 = The Whistler, “Windfall” (December 18, 1944)
03:01:07.484 = Witch’s Tale, “Wedding Gift” (March 29, 1938...
She Went to Space — And Something Came Back With Her | “The First Woman In Space”
After making history as the first woman to travel into space, an astronaut returns to Earth with a passenger no one expected — an alien intelligence slowly taking control of her mind and body. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0601
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “First Woman In Space” (June 13, 1977)
00:47:25.223 = The Sealed Book, “To Have And To Hold” (August 12, 1945) ***WD
01:16:54.863 = The Shadow, “The Ghost of the Stair” (December 29, 1940) ***WD
01:45:57.073 = BBC Radio 4 Spinechillers, “The Blue Room” (February 27, 1984)
01:58:26.056 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” (July 23, 1945) ***WD
02:11:23.544 = Strange Wills, “Audition/Never A...
The Most Dangerous Assignment In 2043 Went To The Last Man Anyone Should Have Trusted
“The Night We Died” - In the year 2043, a seasoned con man agrees to go undercover for the Interplanetary Police — impersonating a dead revolutionary leader to infiltrate a group of moon rebels plotting to launch atomic missiles at Earth — but the deeper he gets into the deception, the less certain he becomes about who is really running the con. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0600
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Night We Died” (June 10, 1977)
00:47:04.001 = Peril, “The Diary” (1953) ***WD
01:12:40.724 = Mystery Playhouse, “Burn, Witch, Burn” (January 25, 1946) ***WD
01:37:23.492 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Lady From The Sea” (1939...
The Ghost Story That Asks Whether The Living Or The Dead Are Truly Lost | “Dialogue With Death”
When young Doctor George returns home and falls in love with Jenny, he becomes increasingly troubled by her unshakeable belief that she can see and speak with those who have long since passed. Convinced he knows what is best for the woman he loves, George sets out to make her face the truth — but some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0599
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Dialogue With Death” (June 09, 1977) ***WD
00:45:35.568 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Comic Strip Murder” (October 24, 1944) ***WD
01:14:52.512 = Rocky Fortune, “The Museum Murder” (January 19, 1954...
Buried Alive on His Honeymoon — And the Man With the Shovel Is a Madman | “Final Resting Place”
A newlywed couple's honeymoon takes a terrifying turn when Roger agrees to be hypnotized and buried alive for $500 — only to discover the carnival showman who put him there is actually an escaped homicidal maniac with no intention of digging him up. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0598
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Blood Red Wine” (June 06, 1977)
00:46:18.820 = Macabre, “Final Resting Place” (November 13, 1961) ***WD
01:13:50.475 = Philip Marlowe, “Fine Italian Hand” (November 05, 1949)
01:43:15.804 = Let George Do It, “Graystone Ghost” (March 24, 1952)
02:13:14.277 = The Black Mass, “Diary of a Madman” (December 16, 1964) ***WD
02:52:32.936 = Beyond Midnight, “Don’t Joke In a Morgue” (1...
Her Dad Was Terrified of The Unseen, Then Came a Hidden Room | “The Blackness of Terror” #RetroRadio
When a dying man's eyes fill with unspeakable terror at something only he can see, his daughter's search for answers leads her to a hidden room — and a secret her father buried long ago. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0597
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Two-Dollar Murders” (June 03, 1977) ***WD
00:47:03.036 = The Haunting Hour, “Murder Is My Business” (1945-1949)
01:14:19.578 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Blackness of Terror” (April 06, 1947)
01:38:47.692 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death Buys Flowers” (1945-1950)
02:04:30.354 = Sherlock Holmes, “Singular Affair of the Dying Schoolboys” (November 09, 1946)
02:33:08.532 = House of Mystery, “Haunters and Haunted” (June 13, 1945...
He Built a New Planet and Called Himself God | “A God Named Smith” #RetroRadio
A child prodigy with the power to build worlds sets out to become humanity's god — but even a genius who can create a planet cannot control the people who live on it. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0596
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A God Named Smith” (June 02, 1977) ***WD
00:46:15.088 = Everyman Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD
01:13:30.876 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Mutants” (March 26, 1958) ***WD (LQ)
01:31:25.222 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) ***WD
01:55:05.244 = Dark Fantasy, “Sea Phantom” (February 06, 1942)
02:19:08.639 = Fear on 4, “Hairy Hand of Dartmoor” (1988-1992)
02:46:37.714 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Clue In The Hand” (1947-1950)
...
A Ghost, An Open Grave, and a Secret He Carried for 20 Years | “Silent Witness”
A banker who sacrificed love for career discovers that twenty years of buried guilt can dig its own grave. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0595
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Silent Witness” (May 30, 1977)
00:44:15.215 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
01:11:49.174 = The Crime Club, “A Deed Indeed” (August 21, 1947) ***WD
01:41:46.411 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Legend of Windigo” (November 03, 1946) ***WD
02:07:33.200 = CBC Deep Night, “The Intercom” (July 15, 2005)
02:41:30.920 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Where Are You” (October 08, 1971)
03:11:10.799 = The Diary of Fate, “Matt Cooper” (July 20, 1948) ***WD
03:38:33.243 = Dimension X, “The Green Hills of Earth” (June 10...
She Survived the Sinking — But Lost Her Mind | “And The Deep Shuddered”
A visitor touring an asylum encounters a serene white-haired woman who believes she is still aboard a doomed ocean liner — and the truth behind her delusion is far more heartbreaking than it first appears. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0594
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Countess” (May 26, 1977)
00:45:11.826 = The Zero Hour, “The Price of Admission” (May 03, 1940) ***WD
01:02:36.228 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Time Loser” (1957) ***WD
01:26:36.855 = Strange Adventure, “The Road To Rawhide” (1945) ***WD
01:29:50.123 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD
01:55:33.788 = BBC Radio, “Red Letter Day” (1986-1987)
02:09:47.141 = Beyond The Green Door, “Mosl...
The Devil Keeps Immaculate Records | “Transmutations, Inc”
A small-time hustler gets more than he bargained for when a mysterious stranger who claims to be the devil offers him wealth, power, and everything he's ever wanted — all for a price he may not be willing to pay. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0593
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Transmutations, Inc” (May 24, 1977)
00:45:44.565 = Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (July 12, 1953) ***WD
01:12:45.315 = Two Thousand Plus, “Rocket And Skull” (October 10, 1951) ***WD
01:40:53.311 = The Unexpected, “The Winfield Diamond” (August 15, 1948)
01:55:42.086 = Nick Carter—Master Detective, “Death After Dark” (February 19, 1944) ***WD
02:24:57.782 = Dark Venture, “Coverup” (February 24, 1947)
02:54:44.664 = The Weird Circle, “Ancient Mar...
The Woman Who Came Back From the Dead | “Murder Must Be Paid For”
A murderer who thought he'd gotten away with the perfect crime discovers — too late — that his victim had a plan of her own. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0592
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Wine, Women, and Murder” (May 20, 1977) ***WD
00:45:46.094 = The Sealed Book “Murder Must Be Paid For” (August 05, 1945)
01:15:15.158 = The Shadow, “Joey’s Christmas story” (December 22, 1940) ***WD
01:44:18.098 = Sleep No More, “The Evening Primrose” (April 24, 1957)
02:13:10.886 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Eat Your Heart Out” (October 20, 2007)
02:27:01.031 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD
02:41:33.448 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD
...
A Proper English Home Hiding a Horrifying Crime | “Ladies In Retirement”
A quiet English cottage, a devoted companion, and two childlike old women hide a dark secret — and as suspicion creeps closer, one desperate mind begins to crack under the weight of murder and fear. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0591
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Matter of Customs” (May 19, 1977)
00:45:49.830 = Peril, “Squeeze Play” (1953) ***WD (LQ)
01:08:25.044 = Mystery Playhouse, Ladies In Retirement” (January 18, 1946) ***WD
01:31:06.581 = Phillip Morris Playhouse, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” (August 19, 1953) ***WD
01:54:43.901 = Price of Fear, “Soul Music” (October 27, 1973) ***WD
02:22:51.568 = Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) (LQ)
02:52:20.919 = Quiet Please, “One For The...
The Witch of Witcherly Corners | “The Child’s Cats Paw”
A lonely little girl's imaginary conversations with her cat take a surprising turn when the cat begins talking back — and together they decide to meddle in the lives of the adults around them. | #RetroRadio EP0590
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Child’s Cats Paw” (May 17, 1977)
00:45:24.503 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Death Talks Out Of Turn” (June 20, 1944) ***WD
01:15:25.102 = Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert” (April 21, 1953) ***WD
01:42:22.004 = Murder at Midnight, “The House That Time Forgot” (January 13, 1947)
02:08:35.672 = The Black Museum, “The Notes” (August 22, 1951) ***WD
02:33:34.657 = The Mysterious Traveler, “The Planet Zevius” (May 01, 1951...
She Received a Stranger's Heart — And Inherited Her Memories | “Tissue Memory”
When Anna receives a heart transplant, she expects a second chance at life — not a front-row seat to someone else's. But the memories flooding in from her donor's past are growing darker by the day, and the line between whose life she's living is starting to disappear. | #RetroRadio EP0589
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Bottom of the World” (May 06, 1977) ***WD
00:46:45.398 = Dark Fantasy, “Death Is A Savage Deity” (January 30, 1942)
01:10:41.532 = Fear on 4, “Tissue Memory” (October 16, 1997)
01:38:55.808 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “The Postman Didn’t Ring” (1947-1950)
01:43:57.287 = Future Tense, “The Marian Death March” (May 07, 19...
THE LUCK SISTERS: One Sister Brings Fortune… The Other Brings Doom
In a dusty mining town on the brink of sudden fortune, two sisters become the focus of fear and fascination — because one brings unbelievable luck, and the other may doom everyone she touches.
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Luck Sisters” (May 03, 1977) ***WD
00:46:15.012 = CBC Deep Night, “Birth” (July 08, 2005)
01:17:11.399 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Revolt of the Worms” (October 01, 1971)
01:46:37.059 = Diary of Fate, “John Haynes” (July 13, 1948) ***WD
02:13:14.185 = Dimension X, “Embassy” (June 03, 1950) ***WD
02:42:52.795 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “One Million BD” (May 22, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
02:56:26.825 = The Creaking Door, “Three Wishes” (September 09, 1...
She Woke Up in a Prison Cell With No Memory — and They Were Going to Hang Her in the Morning
Dr. Gideon Fell is called into a peculiar murder case involving a woman named Helen Barton, who sits in her prison cell awaiting execution for murder—but she can’t remember committing the crime, or even the victim’s death. Fell must race against time to uncover what really happened and whether there’s evidence that might save her before the fatal hour arrives. | “Clock Strikes Eight” | #RetroRadio EP0587
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Much Too Much” (May 02, 1977) ***WD
00:45:22.616 = BBC’s Appointment With Fear, “Clock Strikes Eight” (May 18, 1944) ***WD
01:14:09.337 = B...
DRACULA | Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre on the Air | Retro Radio
A young English lawyer discovers he's a prisoner in a Transylvanian castle owned by an ancient creature (Dracula) who casts no shadow, has no reflection, and feeds on human blood. Now that creature has set sail for England with fifty boxes of cursed earth — and he's already chosen his next victim. | #RetroRadio EP0586
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Second-Chance Lady” (April 28, 1977) ***WD
00:45:14.680 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD
01:00:10.931 = Mercury Theater, “Dracula” (July 11, 1938) ***WD
01:55:56.375 = Dark Venture, “Hideout” (January 07, 1947) ***WD
02:19:29.954 = Weird Circle, “River Man” (February 04, 1945)
02:46:45.455 = The Whistler, “Doctor Op...
The Man Who Murdered His Way to a Second Chance At Youth | Retro Radio
A henpecked husband discovers a book of magic in his attic that promises great wonders — but only after he rids himself of the person causing him the most misery. Forty years of growing younger and a new fortune later, Oscar Brown is finally ready to claim the life he believes he deserves… if he can bring himself to murder his wife. | “Second Chance” from Theater Five | #RetroRadio EP0585
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Adventure of the Red-Headed League” (April 26, 1977) ***WD
00:45:17.385 = Sleep No More, “Homecoming And Aunt Cassie” (April 17, 1957) ***WD
01:14:03.1...
The Calabash Curse | Death on a Caribbean Steamer | “Bound East for Haiti” CBSRMT
When the captain of a Caribbean tramp steamer falls mysteriously ill and his lovesick first mate predicts he'll never reach port alive, a young doctor discovers that some curses can't be cured with medicine. | “Bound East for Haiti” | #RetroRadio EP0584
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Bound East For Haiti” (April 25, 1977) ***WD
00:46:30.827 = Origin of Superstition, “Bubbles In A Tea Cup” (1935) ***WD
01:00:55.877 = Peril, “Sidewalk Empire” (1953) ***WD
01:24:14.373 = Mystery Playhouse, “Not Quite Perfect” (November 09, 1945) ***WD
01:47:35.100 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse” (September 18, 1951)
02:17:02.942 = Price of Fear, “Remains To Be Seen” (September 01, 1973...
Death Offers a Dying Millionaire a Deal | Pass Away or Take the Job of The Angel of Death
When Death himself arrives at a dying millionaire's bedside, the two strike an unthinkable bargain — they swap places. | “Come Away, Death” | #RetroRadio EP0583
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Come Away Death” (April 21, 1977) ***WD
00:46:28.211 = Beyond Midnight, “Death Wish” (September 20, 1968) ***WD
01:12:41.136 = MindWebs, “A Dream At Noonday” (1975-1984)
01:41:56.188 = Stand By For Adventure, “Swamp” (ADU) ***WD
01:52:45.160 = Molle’ Mystery Theater, “Homicide For Hannah” (December 28, 1943) ***WD
02:21:15.335 = Barrie Craig: Confidential Investigator, “Never Murder a Mummy” (March 30, 1955)
02:45:57.154 = Murder at Midnight, “Ace of Death” (January 06, 1947)
03:12:05.494 = The Black Museum, “The Mandolin String” (July 26, 1952)
03:35:54.513 = Mysteri...
She's Convinced Her Dead Husband Is Coming Back on Their Anniversary | Gift From The Dead
A year after her controlling husband's death, a terrified widow watches priceless jewels appear one by one on her dressing table — gifts, she believes, from beyond the grave. | House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” | #RetroRadio EP0582
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Book of Abaca” (April 19, 1977) ***WD
00:46:15.185 = House of Mystery, “Gift From The Dead” (August 03, 1947) ***WD
01:15:57.990 = Incredible But True, “The Phantom Army” (1950-1951)
01:19:37.419 = Inner Sanctum, “Hell Is Where You Find It” (October 19, 1941)
01:44:51.363 = The Key, “What Happens When You Die” (1956) ***WD (LQ)
02:09:08.058 = Lights Out, “The Story of Mr. Maggs” (Decem...
A Future Where Murder Is Now Legal | His Seventh Victim Won't Run To Save Her Life
In a future where war has been replaced by government-sanctioned murder, a veteran hunter is assigned his seventh victim — a young woman sitting in the open with no spotters, no gun, and no will to fight back. As he gets to know her, he finds himself falling for the one person he's supposed to kill. | The Seventh Victim | #RetroRadio EP0581
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A House Divided” (April 18, 1977) ***WD
00:46:06.703 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Murder In Cairo” (1947-1950)
00:51:10.847 = Future Tense, “The Seventh Victim” (May 06, 1974) ***WD
01:12:13.163 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “A War...
She Was Chosen Before She Was Born | A Civil War Curse 20 Years in the Making
Twenty years after a Civil War tragedy burned his mansion to the ground, a vengeful father's ghost still waits by the river bend for the girl who will replace the daughter he lost. | “The Phantom House” | #RetroRadio EP0580
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Phantom House” (April 14, 1977) ***WD
00:45:18.483 = Fear on 4, “Making Sacrifices” (October 09, 1997)
01:29:06.977 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Alibi In Red” (1947-1950)
01:34:07.777 = Future Tense, “The Seventh Victim” (May 06, 1974) ***WD
01:55:11.129 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Mortmain” (April 22, 1992)
02:39:13.110 = Casey, Crime Photographer, “Graveyard Gertie” (September 11, 1947)
03:08:42.122 = Hall of Fantasy, “Death In The Bayous” (March 06, 1947)<...
