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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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  • THE BRAIN WITHOUT MERCY: A Mad Scientist Removed His Brain To Find The Location of Stolen Loot!

    THE BRAIN WITHOUT MERCY: A Mad Scientist Removed His Brain To Find The Location of Stolen Loot!
    Jul 17 2025
    A mad scientist removes the brain of a severely injured hijacker in a desperate bid to uncover the location of stolen loot! | #RetroRadio EP0465

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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 Brain Without Mercy” (July 26, 1976)
    00:46:18.655 = The Clock, “Professor Leonard Higgens” (August 25, 1947)
    01:08:35.367 = The Confession, “The Peter W. Greer Case” (August 09, 1953) ***WD
    01:38:10.997 = The Crime Club, “Silent Witnesses” (March 27, 1947) ***WD
    02:07:27.117 = Sounds of Darkness, “The Postman Knocks Death” (September 01, 1970)
    02:32:37.830 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Live Forever” (December 10, 1971) ***WD
    02:57:35.819 = Dimension X, “Vital Factor” (August 16, 1951) ***WD
    03:27:17.709 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Survival of the Fittest” (January 23, 1945) ***WD
    03:39:01.342 = The Creaking Door, “Aunt Mae” (1964-1968)
    04:08:02.586 = The Eleventh Hour, “Project X112” (February 27, 1946) ***WD
    04:35:19.673 = Escape, “Leiningen Versus The Ants” (May 23, 1948) ***WD
    05:04:45.928 = Murder By Experts, “Summer Heat” (June 13, 1949) ***WD
    05:34:14.956 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Space Baby/First Baby In Space” (June 18, 1958)
    05:54:13.543 = Faces In The Window, “Lightning Rod” (January 17, 1953) ***WD (LQ)
    06:17:53.868 = Dark Fantasy, “Superstition Be Hanged” (March 13, 1942)
    06:42:07.060 = Diary of Fate, “John Haynes” (July 13, 1948) ***WD
    07:08:44.186 = BBC Fear on 4, “Hand In Glove” (March 05, 1989)
    07:37:45.496 = Five After the Hour, “Murder Has No Tongue” (June 27, 1945) ***WD
    08:01:07.459 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Misfit Clue” (late 1940s)
    08:06:07.528 = Future Tense, “Martian Death March” (May 07, 1974) ***WD
    08:33:40.918 = Gang Busters, “Cumberland Safecracker” (March 27, 1948)
    08:58:05.435 = Barrie Craig, “Sneak Assassin” (November 21, 1954)
    09:27:21.796 = 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/WDRR0465
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    9 hrs and 28 mins
  • THE MARQUIS OF DEATH: A Gothic Love Story Told In Moonlight and Blood

    THE MARQUIS OF DEATH: A Gothic Love Story Told In Moonlight and Blood
    Jul 16 2025
    A writer seeking solitude in a quiet village rumored to have a vampire is enchanted by a beautiful woman.

    A writer retreats to a quiet town rumored to be haunted by a vampiric presence residing in the local château. While roaming the castle grounds, he crosses paths with a seductive and mysterious woman who just might be the undead legend herself. Hear the tale from Hall of Fantasy!| #RetroRadio EP0464

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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 Men With The Magic Fingers” (July 22, 1976)
    00:45:36.269 = Hall of Fantasy, “Marquis of Death” (June 22, 1953)
    01:09:09.619 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD
    01:38:55.364 = The Weird Circle, “Evil Eye” (October 01, 1944) ***WD
    02:06:18.806 = The Whistler, “Death Demands Payment” (December 19, 1943)
    02:35:56.465 = Witch’s Tale, “Spirits of the Lake” (January 02, 1933)
    03:05:58.922 = X Minus One, “Jaywalker” (April 17, 1956)
    03:32:53.306 = The Zero Hour, “The Princess Stakes Murder, Part 1” (November 26, 1973) ***WD
    04:02:19.568 = The Zero Hour, “The Princess Stakes Murder, Part 2” (November 27, 1973) ***WD
    04:32:22.760 = The Zero Hour, “The Princess Stakes Murder, Part 3” (November 28, 1973) ***WD
    05:02:26.814 = The Zero Hour, “The Princess Stakes Murder, Part 4” (November 29, 1973) ***WD
    05:31:29.930 = The Zero Hour, “The Princess Stakes Murder, Part 5” (November 30, 1973) ***WD
    06:01:35.512 = ABC Mystery Time, “The Tale” (1956-1957)
    06:25:03.246 = Strange Adventure, “The Borigo Ring” (1945) ***WD
    06:28:18.923 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943) ***WD
    06:55:26.357 = BBC Radio 4, “Murders In The Rue Morgue” (January 22, 2000)
    07:51:37.093 = Beyond The Green Door, “Harwell And The Matland Indians” (1966) ***WD
    07:55:06.934 = The Black Book, “My Favorite Corpse” (February 24, 1952) ***WD
    08:09:34.274 = The Avenger, “The Ghost Murder” (January 13, 1946)
    08:39:32.835 = Box 13, “Design For Danger” (June 05, 1949)
    09:06:02.699 = CBC Mystery Theater, “Mr. Higginbothom’s Catastrophe” (1967) ***WD
    09:34:58.046 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Return of the Master Constipator” (1990) ***WD
    09:58:33.191 = 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/WDRR0464
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    9 hrs and 59 mins
  • TRESPASSERS WILL BE EXPERIMENTED UPON: The Wind Has Things To Say To Those Who Listen

    TRESPASSERS WILL BE EXPERIMENTED UPON: The Wind Has Things To Say To Those Who Listen
    Jul 15 2025
    A brilliant but unhinged scientist turns unsuspecting trespassers into unwilling test subjects in a chilling experiment that blurs the line between genius and madness. | #RetroRadio EP0463

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Future Eye” (July 19, 1976)
    00:46:14.019 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Charles Wyatt Murder” (January 30, 1951)
    01:11:08.819 = Obsession, “Surrender Is Farewell” (January 29, 1951)
    01:34:22.579 = Origin of Superstition, “Kissing Under Mistletoe” (1935) ***WD
    01:48:34.043 = Molle’ Mystery Playhouse, “Challenge To Listener” (July 04, 1947) ***WD
    02:13:33.704 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse” (September 18, 1951)
    02:43:06.034 = The Price of Fear, “Out of the Mouths” (June 20, 1983)
    03:10:31.327 = The Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Circus Train” (March 27, 1943) ***WD
    03:35:52.349 = Quiet Please, “Wahine Tahiti” (July 05, 1948)
    04:00:24.088 = Radio City Playhouse, “Deadline” (February 28, 1949) ***WD
    04:29:56.710 = Mercer McCloud: The Man With Story, “Blood On The Doorstep” (1947)
    04:44:07.884 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “Exploding Casket” (1930) ***WD
    04:45:06.261 = Sam Spade, “Cheesecake Caper” (November 06, 1949)
    05:09:21.775 = The Shadow, “The Return of Carnation Charlie” (February 04, 1940)
    05:32:32.851 = BBC Radio 4, “Eat Your Heart Out” (October 20, 2007)
    05:46:22.996 = Strange Wills, “Girl From Shadowland” (August 10, 1946)
    06:15:44.538 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD
    06:30:02.316 = Suspense, “Fountain Plays” (August 10, 1943)
    07:00:25.838 = Tales of the Frightened, “Chung Ling Soo” (December 16, 1957) ***WD
    07:04:45.887 = The Saint, “Young Detective” (December 03, 1950)
    07:34:24.067 = Theater Five, “Justice Is An Uncertain Thing” (October 08, 1964) ***WD
    07:55:24.109 = Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (1968-1971) ***WD
    08:25:59.993 = 2000 Plus, “Worlds Apart” (November 29, 1950) ***WD
    08:54:42.586 = The Unexpected, “Finale” (1948)
    09:09:25.390 = Unit 99, “Riding With Residential Patrol Car” (April 18, 1958)
    09:32:28.728 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Rue Morgue Mystery” (June 17, 1942) ***WD
    09:47:22.421 = 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/WDRR0463
    Show More Show Less
    9 hrs and 48 mins

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