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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
  • THE WIDOWER AND THE WEREWOLF: He Wanted a Mother for His Children — He Got a Monster Instead

    THE WIDOWER AND THE WEREWOLF: He Wanted a Mother for His Children — He Got a Monster Instead
    May 28 2025
    A grieving widower marries a mysterious woman to care for his children — only to discover she may be a monstrous werewolf haunting the dark forests of the Hartz Mountains in the tale, “Werewolf” from The Weird Circle! | #RetroRadio EP0421

    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 Transformation of Joebee” (March 25, 1976)
    00:46:57.279 = Strange, “Flying Dutchman” (1955) ***WD
    01:00:06.759 = Strange Wills, “Black Interlude” (June 22, 1946)
    01:30:12.469 = Suspense, “Last Night” (June 15, 1943)
    01:59:29.409 = Tales of the Frightened, “Ladder” (1957)
    02:04:33.129 = Tales From The Tomb, “Hooked” (1960s)
    02:08:47.927 = Theater Five, “Look Who’s Talking” (September 28, 1964)
    02:29:22.509 = CBC Theater 1030, “Trespassers Will Be Experimented Upon” (1968-1971) ***WD
    03:00:10.579 = 2000 Plus, “The Other Man” (June 07, 1950) ***WD
    03:30:54.549 = The Unexpected, “Career Woman” (1948)
    03:43:13.239 = Unit 99, “Car Being Towed” (February 28, 1958)
    04:06:44.199 = Dark Venture, “Only Inhabitant” (November 19, 1946) ***WD
    04:36:36.489 = The Weird Circle, “Werewolf” (May 07, 1944)
    05:05:57.106 = 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/WDRR0421
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    5 hrs and 7 mins
  • BRAIN DRAIN: Harvesting The Brains of the Brilliant – The Ultimate Intellectual Heist

    BRAIN DRAIN: Harvesting The Brains of the Brilliant – The Ultimate Intellectual Heist
    May 27 2025
    A deranged scientist harvests the brains of others' brilliant minds to fuel his own heinous experiments! | #RetroRadio EP0420

    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, “Brain Drain” (March 24, 1976)
    00:47:04.359 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Three Frogs” (April 29, 1948) ***WD
    01:16:04.839 = Quiet Please, “How Beautiful Upon the Mountain” (May 03, 1948)
    01:45:47.479 = Radio City Playhouse, “Correction” (January 10, 1949)
    02:15:37.149 = Hollywood Mystery Time, “Murder By Coincidence” (August 19, 1945) ***WD
    02:45:43.449 = Ripley’s Believe It Or Not, “King Olaf” (1930) ***WD
    02:46:44.048 = The Saint, “The Ghost That Giggled’ (September 17, 1950)
    03:15:13.589 = Sam Spade, “Report On Edith Hamilton” (April 17, 1949)
    03:40:03.609 = The Sealed Book, “Murderer Unknown” (August 19, 1945) ***WD
    04:09:39.009 = The Shadow, “The Sandhog Murders” (November 26, 1939)
    04:32:29.449 = Sleep No More, “Thus I Refute Beelzy” and “The Bookshop” (March 06, 1957)
    05:01:06.494 = 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/WDRR0420
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    5 hrs and 2 mins
  • THE COVERED BRIDGE TIME TUNNEL: A Honeymoon Takes A Turn Into a Historical Nightmare!

    THE COVERED BRIDGE TIME TUNNEL: A Honeymoon Takes A Turn Into a Historical Nightmare!
    May 26 2025
    On a quiet honeymoon drive, Peg crosses an old covered bridge — and steps straight into the 18th century, where escaping the past may cost her future. | #RetroRadio EP0419

    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 Covered Bridge” (March 23, 1976)
    00:47:11.299 = Murder at Midnight, “The Creeper” (May 15, 1950) ***WD
    01:12:39.129 = The Mysterious Traveler, “The Visiting Corpse” (August 10, 1948) ***WD
    01:41:02.309 = Mystery House, “Well, Well Another Body” (September 23, 1945) ***WD
    02:05:54.329 = Night Beat, “Kenny Day Amnesia Case” (October 06, 1950) ***WD
    02:34:40.039 = CBC Nightfall, “Cemetery Stop” (December 04, 1981)
    02:58:44.049 = Mr. and Mrs. North, “Invitation Murder, aka Blue Blood” (February 27, 1946) ***WD
    03:23:54.749 = Obsession, “Hunting Party aka Holiday House” (October 09, 1950) ***WD
    03:47:10.329 = The Mystery Playhouse, “Death Is a Joker” (May 25, 1941) ***WD
    04:17:13.069 = The Price of Fear, “Fish” (September 1973)
    04:45:50.795 = 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/WDRR0419
    Show More Show Less
    4 hrs and 47 mins

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