Episodes

  • “Will THE SMILE OF DEATH” Help Him Claim His Inheritance? #RetroRadio EP0312 #WeirdDarkness

    “Will THE SMILE OF DEATH” Help Him Claim His Inheritance? #RetroRadio EP0312 #WeirdDarkness
    Feb 1 2025
    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.
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    5 hrs and 11 mins
  • 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!

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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.
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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!

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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.
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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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    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!

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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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    4 hrs and 50 mins
  • Learn About THE DEATH’S HEAD MOTH and People Who NEVER GET FAT! #RetroRadio EP0308 #WeirdDarkness

    Learn About THE DEATH’S HEAD MOTH and People Who NEVER GET FAT! #RetroRadio EP0308 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 28 2025
    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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    4 hrs and 59 mins
  • When Will He PREDICT That YOU Will Meet DEATH? #RetroRadio Stories! EP0307 #WeirdDarkness

    When Will He PREDICT That YOU Will Meet DEATH? #RetroRadio Stories! EP0307 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 27 2025
    A man has the uncanny and unsettling ability to predict the deaths of people around him. *** Hear the story in CBC Nightfall’s story, “Dreamy” – along with 10 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, “Terror In The Air” (August 22, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:20.359 = CBC Nightfall, “Dreamy” (March 27, 1981)
    01:20:49.269 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “The Missing Sparkler” (August 25, 1943) ***WD
    01:51:17.789 = Obsession, “Kiss of Kismet” (October 03, 1950) ***WD
    02:14:59.399 = Origin of Superstition, “Hat On a Bed” (1935) ***WD
    02:29:13.919 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Needs An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD
    02:56:26.879 = Price of Fear, “Meeting In Athens” (July 07, 1973) ***WD
    03:24:27.129 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “World Series Crime” (October 02, 1943) ***WD
    03:54:35.199 = Quiet Please, “Bakers Dozen” (January 19, 1948) ***WD
    04:20:33.339 = Radio City Playhouse, “Special Delivery” (August 07, 1948) ***WD
    04:49:49.749 = Richard Diamond, “The Van Dyke Seance Case” (September 10, 1949)
    05:19:21.468 = 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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    5 hrs and 21 mins
  • She is HAUNTED By His GHOST to Avenge His MURDER: #RetroRadio Stories! EP0306 #WeirdDarkness

    She is HAUNTED By His GHOST to Avenge His MURDER: #RetroRadio Stories! EP0306 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 25 2025
    Two adults with special needs are placed under the care of a newly hired woman. She is plagued by a ghost seeking justice for his murder.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Circle of Evil” (August 21, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:58.309 = Mystery In The Air, “Queen of Spades” (September 11, 1947)
    01:16:23.619 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Burn Witch, Burn” (January 25, 1946) ***WD
    01:41:15.929 = Mr. District Attorney, Barnyard Bandit” (March 17, 1943) ***WD
    02:10:09.539 = Murder At Midnight, “The Man With The Black Beard” (February 03, 1947) ***WD
    02:36:28.449 = The Black Museum, “The Sheath Knife” (January 28, 1952) ***WD
    03:05:51.739 = Mysterious Traveler, “Murder Without Crime” (June 29, 1947) ***WD
    03:35:06.409 = Mystery House, “Time To Kill” (June 21, 1946)
    04:01:11.589 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Dream Woman” (May 01, 1968)
    04:30:24.329 = Night Beat, “Vincent And The Painter” (June 19, 1950) ***WD
    04:55:16.035 = 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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    4 hrs and 56 mins
  • The DOCTOR Who GAMBLES Your LIFE In a GAME!: and More #RetroRadio Stories! EP0305 #WeirdDarkness

    The DOCTOR Who GAMBLES Your LIFE In a GAME!: and More #RetroRadio Stories! EP0305 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 24 2025
    A doctor who obsessed with a deadly game of chance in which he constructs a model train board where each move of the train corresponds to the fate of a patient under his care. *** Hear the story in Inner Sanctum’s “Death Across The Board”, plus 10 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, “Welcome For a Dead Man” (August 19, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:07.509 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Across the Board” (June 05, 1945)
    01:19:12.349 = The Key, “Twenty Years Later” (January 19, 1947) ***WD
    01:44:13.249 = Lights Out, “The Projective Mr. Drogan” (January 26, 1943)
    02:13:51.209 = The Line Up, “Yudo in Ypsilanti” (January 18, 1952) ***WD
    02:36:28.279 = Macabre, “The Avenger” (December 18, 1961) ***WD
    03:05:31.389 = Philip Marlowe, “Black Halo” (January 15, 1949)
    03:35:09.869 = The Black Mass, “Boarded Window” (February 12, 1964) ***WD
    04:08:18.839 = MindWebs, “The Snake” and “The Fly” (June 23, 1978)
    04:38:33.259 = Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries, “Big Mistake” (1965-1966) ***WD
    04:39:37.989 = Out of Night, “Dead End” (November 25, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
    05:10:19.890 = 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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    5 hrs and 11 mins