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
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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.
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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 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.
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    5 hrs and 7 mins
  • Arthur C. Clarke’s “BREAKING STRAIN” and More Thrilling #RetroRadio Stories! EP0289 #WeirdDarkness

    Arthur C. Clarke’s “BREAKING STRAIN” and More Thrilling #RetroRadio Stories! EP0289 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 7 2025
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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Appointment in Uganda” (July 24, 1975) ***WD
    00:49:27.639 = The Black Museum, “Length of Sash Cord” (ADU) (LQ)
    01:14:07.169 = Mysterious Traveler, “Murder In Jazz Time” (April 20, 1947) ***WD
    01:44:15.139 = Mystery House, “Murder Hires a Hall” (June 07, 1946) ***WD
    02:08:33.809 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Breaking Strain” (ADU) ***WD
    02:36:22.219 = Night Beat, “Girl From Kansas” (June 05, 1950) ***WD
    03:01:37.279 = CBC Nightfall, “The Devil’s Backbone” (November 07, 1980) ***WD
    03:28:10.369 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “Russian Restaurant Murder” (February 03, 1943) ***WD
    03:57:50.469 = Obsession, “Little Man of Destiny” (ADU)
    04:26:51.439 = Origin of Superstition, “Don’t Sail on a Friday” (ADU) ***WD
    04:40:27.749 = Peril, “Undivided” (ADU) ***WD
    05:03:18.203 = 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 4 mins
  • ONE SISTER WILL MARRY – THE OTHER MUST DIE! | 11 Dark #RetroRadio Stories! EP0288 #WeirdDarkness

    ONE SISTER WILL MARRY – THE OTHER MUST DIE! | 11 Dark #RetroRadio Stories! EP0288 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 3 2025
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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 Poisoned Pen” (July 22, 1975) ***WD
    00:49:24.289 = Lights Out, “Valse Trieste” (March 30, 1938) ***WD
    01:19:35.529 = The LineUp, “The Case of Frankie and Joyce” (January 04, 1951) ***WD
    01:49:16.069 = Macabre, “House in the Garden” (December 04, 1961) ***WD
    02:18:53.389 = Philip Marlowe, “Old Acquaintance” (December 26, 1948)
    02:48:28.889 = MindWebs, “Treasure Hunt” (ADU)
    03:17:59.679 = Ellery Queen’s Minute Mysteries, “Bad Man’s Bad Man” (ADU) ***WD
    03:18:51.818 = Mystery In The Air, “Beyond Good And Evil” (August 28, 1947) ***WD
    03:47:53.739 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Not Quite Perfect” (November 09, 1945) ***WD
    04:12:10.109 = Mr. District Attorney, “Hijacked Worker” (August 19, 1942) ***WD
    04:42:05.309 = Murder At Midnight, “Death Tolls Requiem” (January 20, 1947)
    05:08:32.964 = 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 10 mins
  • A Family Secret Reveals THE BLACKNESS OF TERROR!!: and More #RetroRadio Stories! EP0287 #WeirdDarkness

    A Family Secret Reveals THE BLACKNESS OF TERROR!!: and More #RetroRadio Stories! EP0287 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 2 2025
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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Fateful Reunion” (July 21, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:21.469 = The Hall of Fantasy, “Man-Size In Marble” (April 10, 1947)
    01:17:03.129 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “3 Farthings For Your Thoughts” (November 30, 1951)
    01:43:14.019 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Liberated Tiger” (July 21, 1984)
    02:10:32.959 = The Haunting Hour, “Ptolemey’s Grave” (April 14, 1945) ***WD
    02:35:36.139 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Return of Dr. Thackery (February 15, 1959)
    02:59:26.179 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The Blackness of Terror” (October 27, 1946)
    03:24:05.239 = Murder Is My Hobby, “Shots at Curtis’ Window” (ADU) ***WD (LQ)
    03:49:07.339 = Sherlock Holmes, “Eyes of Mr. Leyton” (September 24, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
    04:17:46.849 = Incredible But True, “The Room Upstairs” (ADU) ***WD
    04:21:26.909 = Inner Sanctum, “Dead To Rights” (May 22, 1945) ***WD
    04:51:19.199 = The Key, “The Ghost” (ADU) ***WD (LQ)
    05:16:04.773 = 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 17 mins
  • An Escaped Prisoner Commits MURDER BY PRESCRIPTION! | 11 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0286 #WeirdDarkness

    An Escaped Prisoner Commits MURDER BY PRESCRIPTION! | 11 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0286 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 1 2025
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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 Spots of the Leopard” (July 18, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:04.749 = Everyman’s Theater, “The Lonely Heart” (October 04, 1940) ***WD
    01:19:28.239 = Murder By Experts, “Murder By Prescription” (July 11, 1949)
    01:50:05.719 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Aeius Population Control Gun” (ADU)
    02:09:32.679 = Faces In The Window, “Black Cat” (November 22, 1952) (LQ)
    02:33:54.669 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Face” (1988-1992)
    03:03:24.569 = Five After the Hour, “Man Around The House” (June 13, 1945)
    03:27:51.249 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Carnival Murder” (ADU)
    03:33:01.139 = Gang Buster, “King Of Big Thicket” (December 29, 1945)
    04:02:36.549 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “A Warden For All Saints” (April 29, 1992)
    04:46:30.549 = Green Hornet, “Justice Wears a Blindfold” (June 15, 1939) ***WD (LQ)
    05:14:24.619 = Show Close

    (ADU) = Air Date Unknown
    (LQ) = Low Quality
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    5 hrs and 16 mins
  • Could You Spend a Night In The NIGHTMARE’S NEST?: Dark and Creepy #RetroRadio EP0285 #WeirdDarkness

    Could You Spend a Night In The NIGHTMARE’S NEST?: Dark and Creepy #RetroRadio EP0285 #WeirdDarkness
    Dec 31 2024
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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:56.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Nightmare’s Nest” (July 17, 1975) ***WD
    00:48:09.169 = The Creaking Door, “Dummy” (ADU)
    01:21:23.239 = Creeps By Night, “The Final Reckoning” (July 12, 1944) ***WD (LQ)
    01:50:32.429 = Dark Fantasy, “Rendezvous With Satan” (May 29, 1945) ***WD
    02:19:31.789 = Sounds of Darkness, “Blind Man’s Bluff” (December 08, 1967)
    02:43:13.789 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Paris Macabre” (February 04, 1972) ***WD
    03:12:03.679 = Diary of Fate, “Keith Raymond” (July 06, 1948) ***WD (LQ)
    03:39:57.009 = Dimension X, “The Outer Limit” (September 08, 1950)
    04:08:04.349 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Devil’s Cavern” (April 03, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
    04:20:12.559 = The Eleventh Hour, “Codeword Silver” (ADU)
    04:46:02.929 = Escape, “Confession” (December 31, 1947) ***WD
    05:15:26.014 = Show Close

    (ADU) = Air Date Unknown
    (LQ) = Low Quality
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    5 hrs and 17 mins