• 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.
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Episodes
  • Don’t Take THE 4:15 EXPRESS Train – IT’S HAUNTED!: 13 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0292 #WeirdDarkness

    Don’t Take THE 4:15 EXPRESS Train – IT’S HAUNTED!: 13 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0292 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 10 2025
    A ghost on the train leads to robbery, and murder. They say that compartment 42a on the 4:15 express train is haunted as a man named Jones was killed there 10 years ago and his rather angry spiritual self is supposedly lingering around scaring people out of their wits.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “He Moves In Mysterious Ways” (July 30, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:20.779 = Unsolved Mysteries, “12 Toll Bridge” (ADU) ***WD (LQ)
    01:01:58.629 = Dark Venture, “Chase” (August 03, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
    01:30:30.479 = The Weird Circle, “415 Express” (1943)
    02:00:16.519 = The Whistler, “Thief” (January 17, 1943)
    02:30:59.369 = Strange Wills, “East of Hudson bay” (October 12, 1946)
    03:00:52.079 = The Witch’s Tale, “Wedding Gift” (March 29, 1938)
    03:26:38.789 = Word Detective w/ Basil Rathbone, “Jack O’ Lantern” (October 26, 1959) ***WD
    03:29:47.919 = X Minus One, “Child’s Play” (October 20, 1955)
    03:53:03.869 = ABC Mystery Time, “Murder In Haste” (ADU) ***WD
    04:17:00.479 = Strange Adventure, “Ghost Town” (ADU) ***WD
    04:20:28.359 = Adventures of the Abbotts, “Deadwhite Lifeboat” (April 24, 1955) ***WD
    04:49:44.889 = Appointment With Fear, “And The Deep Shuddered” (November 20, 1945) ***WD
    05:15:27.996 = 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 17 mins
  • Melanie is literally FALLING TO PIECES!: 14 Thrilling and Dramatic #RetroRadio Stories! EP0291

    Melanie is literally FALLING TO PIECES!: 14 Thrilling and Dramatic #RetroRadio Stories! EP0291
    Jan 9 2025
    Melanie has man trouble and she's starting to fall apart at the seams – literally.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Lady Is a Jinx” (July 28, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:25.259 = The Shadow, “Black Rock” (November 13, 1938) ***WD
    01:12:39.689 = Sleep No More, “Marius” (ADU) ***WD (LQ)
    01:28:17.209 = BBC Spine Chillers, “Falling to Pieces” (ADU)
    01:40:47.759 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD
    01:55:02.559 = Suspense, “Fear and Trembling” (February 16, 1943)
    02:24:58.659 = Tales of the Frightened, “Man in the Raincoat” (1957)
    02:30:07.539 = Tales From The Tomb, “Comfort Lies In The Dark” (ADU)
    02:34:33.259 = Theater 5, “Fix” (September 02, 1964)
    02:56:04.799 = CBC Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (1968-1971) ***WD
    03:23:16.229 = The Whisperer, “Strange Bed Fellows” (September 30, 1951) ***WD
    03:52:25.729 = 2000 Plus, “Brooklyn Brain” (June 21, 1950) ***WD
    04:21:17.739 = The Unexpected, “The Winfield Diamond” (August 15, 1948)
    04:36:15.929 = Unit 99, “Attempted Suicide” (November 01, 1957) (LQ)
    04:59:56.216 = 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/WDRR0291
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    5 hrs and 1 min
  • Vincent Price stars in “NINETEEN SANTA CLAUSES!”: 11 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0290 #WeirdDarkness

    Vincent Price stars in “NINETEEN SANTA CLAUSES!”: 11 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0290 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 9 2025
    Vincent Price is “The Saint” – and gets two guns stuck in face while wearing a Santa Claus outfit to entertain the children of the neighborhood. What is “the stuff” these two people with guns keep asking for?

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Woman From Hell” (July 25, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:43.559 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Leona’s Room” (February 25, 1949)
    01:17:46.299 = The Price of Fear, “Guy Fawkes Night” (November 17, 1973)
    01:45:43.149 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Singing Rat” (January 09, 1943) ***WD (LQ)
    02:15:25.739 = Quiet Please, “Rain on New Year’s Eve” (December 29, 1947) ***WD
    02:39:57.279 = Radio City Playhouse, “Unsound Mind” (July 17, 1948)
    03:08:01.049 = Richard Diamond, “The Eddie Garret Case” (August 27, 1949)
    03:37:27.069 = Ripley’s Believe It or Not, “Cliff Railway” (ADU) ***WD
    03:38:39.219 = The Saint, “Nineteen Santa Clauses” (December 25, 1949) ***WD
    04:07:57.839 = Sam Spade, ‘Wheel of Life Caper” (July 11, 1948)
    04:36:35.129 = The Sealed Book, “Devil Island” (April 08, 1945)
    05:05:56.407 = 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/WDRR0290
    Show more Show less
    5 hrs and 7 mins

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