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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

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 Drama & Plays Science Fiction
Episodes
  • (BONUS AUDIO) “The Statistomat Pitch” by Chan Davis | Classic Science Fiction Story!

    (BONUS AUDIO) “The Statistomat Pitch” by Chan Davis | Classic Science Fiction Story!
    Jun 9 2025
    In a future where estate planning is controlled by talking machines and smooth-talking salesmen, one pitch meeting takes a sharp turn into corporate sabotage and high-tech deception.
    Originally published in Infinity Magazine, January 1958

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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    18 mins
  • An Entire Village Is Haunted By A MAN WITHOUT A BODY! | Paranormal & True Crime Old Time Radio!

    An Entire Village Is Haunted By A MAN WITHOUT A BODY! | Paranormal & True Crime Old Time Radio!
    Jun 6 2025
    A quaint English village is gripped by terror when an unseen force rings church bells, plays records, and leaves behind no trace — only the chilling presence of a man without a body! Hear the tale from Suspense! | #RetroRadio EP0429

    Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate
    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Sleeping Dogs” (April 08, 1976)
    00:45:59.759 = Strange Wills, “The Lady and the Pirate” (June 29, 1946) ***WD
    01:15:49.869 = Suspense, “Man Without a Body” (June 22, 1943)
    01:45:41.749 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Man in the Raincoat” (1957)
    01:50:41.952 = Tales From The Tomb, “Spirit Calling” (1960s)
    01:55:26.199 = Theater Five, “The Wrong Arm of Justice” (September 29, 1964)
    02:15:56.059 = CBC 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (1968-1971) ***WD
    02:43:07.419 = 2000 Plus, “The Brooklyn Brain” (June 21, 1950) ***WD
    03:12:00.699 = The Unexpected, “The Necklace” (1948)
    03:24:11.329 = Unit 99, “Accident at 16th and Q” (March 07, 1958)
    03:47:34.999 = Dark Venture, “The Man in 206” (December 02, 1946) ***WD
    04:17:07.769 = The Weird Circle, “Old Nurse’s Story” (May 14, 1944)
    04:46:32.029 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
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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.
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    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0429
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    4 hrs and 48 mins
  • CHILDREN OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: Are Their Supernatural Abilities Pure Fiction or Terrifying Reality?

    CHILDREN OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: Are Their Supernatural Abilities Pure Fiction or Terrifying Reality?
    Jun 4 2025
    A boy and his family have vanished under mysterious circumstances. Clues emerge from the boy’s school composition, which describes his friends possessing extraordinary supernatural abilities — and when the search team begins to mysteriously disappear, we discover those supernatural abilities might not just be the boy’s imagination! Hear the tale in “The Boy Wonder” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0428

    Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Boy Wonder” (April 06, 1976)
    00:47:11.179 = Quiet Please, “There Are Shadows Here” (May 10, 1948)
    01:16:51.059 = Radio City Playhouse, “Portrait of Lenore” (January 17, 1949)
    01:46:47.999 = Hollywood Theater, “Sitting Duck” (December 17, 1952)
    02:15:56.669 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Unusual Pony” (1930) ***WD
    02:16:58.172 = The Saint, “Dossier On a Doggone Dog” (September 24, 1950) ***WD (LQ)
    02:45:22.869 = Sam Spade, “Battle of Belvedere” (May 01, 1949) ***WD
    03:09:28.309 = The Sealed Book, “Time On My Hands” (August 26, 1945) ***WD
    03:39:06.189 = The Shadow, “Death Shows The Way” (December 03, 1939) ***WD
    04:03:43.499 = Sleep No More, “Escape of Mr. Trimm” (March 13, 1957) ***WD
    04:32:35.889 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get Your” (1945) ***WD
    04:47:20.229 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (1955)
    05:00:54.385 = 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.
    Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library

    ABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.
    = = = = =
    "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/WDRR0428
    Show more Show less
    5 hrs and 2 mins
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