• Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

  • By: Darren Marlar
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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

By: Darren Marlar
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  • 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.
    Weird Darkness, 2025
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Episodes
  • Was He a Murder in a Past Life? THE MAN WHO LIVED ONCE BEFORE! #RetroRadio EP0311 #WeirdDarkness

    Was He a Murder in a Past Life? THE MAN WHO LIVED ONCE BEFORE! #RetroRadio EP0311 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 31 2025
    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!

    Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
    Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
    Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV

    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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    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0311
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    5 hrs and 18 mins
  • Would You Spend a Night In a Remote Haunted House With A RECLUSE? #RetroRadio EP0310 #WeirdDarkness

    Would You Spend a Night In a Remote Haunted House With A RECLUSE? #RetroRadio EP0310 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 30 2025
    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!

    Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
    Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
    Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV

    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
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0310
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    5 hrs and 12 mins
  • The Aztec God of War Demands Blood From THE KNIFE OF SACRIFICE! #RetroRadio EP0309 #WeirdDarkness

    The Aztec God of War Demands Blood From THE KNIFE OF SACRIFICE! #RetroRadio EP0309 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 29 2025
    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!

    Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
    Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream
    Info on the next WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV

    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
    = = = = =
    "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0309
    Show more Show less
    4 hrs and 50 mins

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