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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 World
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  • NEVER TOUCH THE VASE IN PAXTON’S HOUSE: The Consequences Will Horrify You!

    NEVER TOUCH THE VASE IN PAXTON’S HOUSE: The Consequences Will Horrify You!
    Jul 23 2025
    A man buys the Lanceford House, in which there sits a vase that cannot be moved lest horrifying repercussions befall the one who touched it. | #RetroRadio EP0471

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Your Grade Is A” (August 16, 1976)
    00:45:12.046 = The Black Mass, “The Man In The Crowd” (July 29, 1964) ***WD
    00:56:15.085 = Beyond Midnight, “Paxton’s House” (November 08, 1968) ***WD
    01:21:23.727 = MindWebs, “Affair With a Green Monkey” (April 08, 1979)
    01:49:38.151 = Dragnet, “Robbery – The Werewolf” (June 17, 1949)
    02:19:05.553 = Mystery In The Air, “Beyond Good And Evil” (August 28, 1947) ***WD
    02:47:55.911 = Molle Mystery Theater, “The Bride Wore Black” (February 07, 1947)
    03:17:10.714 = Ranger Bill, “Vanishing Mummy” (June 18, 1958)
    03:45:15.189 = Murder at Midnight, “Dead Hand” (September 16, 1946)
    04:11:12.113 = The Black Museum, “Can of Weed Killer” (February 12, 1952)
    04:35:40.900 = The Mysterious Traveler, “Behind The Locked Door” (May 24, 1949) (LQ)
    05:04:21.737 = Mystery House, “Murder Takes Practice” (April 21, 1946) ***WD
    05:31:25.535 = CBC’s Nightfall, “The Jogger” (April 16, 1982)
    05:57:24.549 = Obsession, “Wind Song” (1950-1951)
    06:27:10.985 = Origin of Superstition, “Black Cat” (1935) ***WD
    06:40:49.534 = Mystery Playhouse, “Death is a Joker” (May 25, 1941) ***WD
    07:10:04.337 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Lady From The Sea” (1939-1949) ***WD
    07:38:10.521 = Price of Fear, “Soul Music” (October 27, 1973) ***WD
    08:06:18.188 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Vanishing Magician” (November 06, 1943) ***WD
    08:36:04.991 = Quiet Please, “The Man Who Stole a Planet” (July 26, 1948)
    09:00:51.254 = Radio City Playhouse, “Weather Ahead” (March 14, 1949)
    09:30:19.998 = 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.
    = = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0471
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    9 hrs and 31 mins
  • THE HALIDAY PREDICTION: He Wrote The Crimes In The News… Before They Happened!

    THE HALIDAY PREDICTION: He Wrote The Crimes In The News… Before They Happened!
    Jul 22 2025
    A tough-talking columnist starts predicting violent crimes in print… and every chilling detail comes true. | #RetroRadio EP0470

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Haliday Prediction” (August 12, 1976)
    00:45:46.927 = BBC’s Fear on 4, “His Last Card” (March 01, 2008)
    01:14:23.743 = Five After The Hour, “Foxhole Conversation Piece” (July 04, 1045)
    01:38:41.271 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Murder Sounds Alarm” (late 1940s)
    01:43:39.462 = Tales From The Tomb, “A Ghost Or a Vampire” (1960s)
    01:49:06.033 = Future Tense, “Cold Equation” (May 08, 1974) ***WD
    02:12:30.282 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “Black Stocking and Broken Mirrors” (April 08, 1992)
    02:56:11.970 = Big Town, “Fatal Joke” (March 01, 1969) ***WD
    03:25:38.000 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Tell Tale Heart” (June 01, 1953) ***WD
    03:49:16.688 = Haunted, Tales of the Supernatural, “’The Lamp’ by Agatha Christie” (July 07, 1984)
    04:14:56.362 = The Haunting Hour, “Two Mr. Brandts” (February 09, 1946)
    04:37:31.115 = Hermit’s Cave, “The House on Lost Man’s Bluff” (October 26, 1941)
    05:01:52.772 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Fugitive Brother” (1947-1948) ***WD
    05:26:41.072 = Sherlock Holmes, “Submarine Caves” (March 04, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
    05:55:30.568 = House of Mystery, “Haunters And Haunted” (June 13, 1945) ***WD
    06:09:51.512 = Incredible But True, “Goodbye Mr. Bathurst” (1950-1951)
    06:13:34.600 = Inner Sanctum, “Edge of Death” (January 15, 1946)
    06:43:12.755 = The Key, “Ninety-Three Year Old Man” (1956) ***WD
    07:08:41.205 = Lights Out, “The Story of Mr. Maggs” (December 01, 1942) ***WD (LQ)
    07:35:14.767 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers On a Train” (December 03, 1951)
    08:30:02.662 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD (LQ)
    08:57:11.469 = Philip Marlowe, “Key Man” (June 25, 1949) ***WD
    09:26:56.802 = Barry Craig, “The Mummy’s Sister” (March 30, 1955) ***WD
    09:48:30.830 =

    (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.
    = = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0470
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    9 hrs and 49 mins
  • ELMER VERSUS THE MUTANT RATS! | Paranormal, Mystery, and Crime Old Time Radio!

    ELMER VERSUS THE MUTANT RATS! | Paranormal, Mystery, and Crime Old Time Radio!
    Jul 20 2025
    When Elmer Korn sets out for a relaxing vacation, he ends up in a nightmarish showdown with a horde of giant, flesh-hungry mutant rats! Hear the tale from Chet Chetter’s Tales From the Morgue! | #RetroRadio EP0469

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Overnight to Freedom” (August 09, 1976)
    00:45:22.793 = The Avenger, “The Subway Ghost” (March 07, 1946)
    01:15:21.399 = Box 13, “The Dead Man Walks” (June 12, 1949)
    01:41:52.021 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Sight Unseen” (November, 1967) ***WD
    02:10:33.057 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Versus The Mutant Rats” (1991-1992) ***WD
    02:36:05.767 = The Clock, “Mike’s Dream” (September 04, 1947) ***WD
    03:00:01.683 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD
    03:27:35.642 = The Crime Club, “Sun Is a Witness” (April 03, 1947)
    03:57:29.109 = CBC Deep Night, “Someone Just For Me” (July 01, 2005)
    04:31:27.415 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Going Down” (December 17, 1971)
    05:00:09.012 = Dimension X, “Untitled Story” (August 23, 1951) ***WD
    05:30:01.904 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The Man Who Lived Twice” (January 30, 1945) ***WD
    05:41:40.801 = The Creaking Door, “Dummy” (June 08, 1964) ***WD
    06:12:35.316 = The Eleventh Hour, “Protective Mr. Drogan” (February 29, 1964) ***WD
    06:37:22.755 = Escape, “Beau Geste” (June 06, 1948) ***WD
    07:06:49.601 = Everyman’s Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD
    07:34:05.389 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)
    08:03:34.455 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Adventure of the Beauty Queen” (June 25, 1958) ***WD
    08:23:13.113 = Faces In The Window, “Pit And The Pendulum” (January 24, 1953) ***WD
    08:54:12.494 = Dark Fantasy, “Thing From The Darkness” (April 03, 1942)
    09:17:57.327 = Diary of Fate, “Matt Cooper” (July 20, 1948)
    09:45:19.770 = 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.
    = = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadio
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0469
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    9 hrs and 46 mins
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