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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
Episodes
  • THE COLONY: When a UFO Sighting Leads to Mind Control in a Small Town

    THE COLONY: When a UFO Sighting Leads to Mind Control in a Small Town
    Sep 13 2025
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    A young couple's UFO sighting near a small New Hampshire town leads to their imprisonment and the horrifying discovery that all 634 residents have been mentally enslaved by alien beings who now want to add two more to their collection. | #RetroRadio EP0509

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Colony” (November 09, 1976)
    00:44:39.658 = Lights Out, “Execution” (April 27, 1943)
    01:13:15.955 = Lux Radio Theater, “Sorry Wrong Number” (January 09, 1950) ***WD
    02:12:54.835 = Macabre, “Weekend” (November 20, 1961) ***WD02:40:14.541 = Philip Marlowe, “Eager Witness” (August 27, 1949)
    03:08:42.718 = Clyde Beatty Show, “Zombie” (June 29, 1950) ***WD03:36:01.521 = The Black Mass, “Death of Halpin Fraser” (May 20, 1964) ***WD
    04:07:08.545 = Beyond Midnight, “Little Happenthatch” (May 23, 1969) ***WD
    04:32:55.124 = MindWebs, “Or All The Sea With Oysters” (May 20, 1979)
    04:57:10.874 = 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.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0509
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    4 hrs and 58 mins
  • FIVE MILES DOWN: 19th Century Scientists Discover An Underwater City of Hostile Deep Sea Humanoids

    FIVE MILES DOWN: 19th Century Scientists Discover An Underwater City of Hostile Deep Sea Humanoids
    Sep 12 2025
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    It’s the late 19th century, and two scientists are exploring the Caybridge Trough in the Caribbean — down to about five miles deep, one of the ocean’s deepest parts. While down there they discover a strange underwater city inhabited by hostile humanoid creatures, who attack them… welcome to “City of the Dead!” | #RetroRadio EP0508

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “City of the Dead” (November 04, 1976)
    00:45:56.923 = The Adventures of Superman, “Mystery of the Walking Dead” (November 05, 1949)
    01:15:45.265 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD
    01:42:02.466 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “What Was It” (June 28, 1980) ***WD
    02:09:23.472 = The Haunting Hour, “Ptolemy’s Grave” (April 14, 1945)
    02:36:43.316 = Hermit’s Cave, “The House of Purple Shadows” (November 10, 1940) ***WD
    03:01:11.322 = Murder Is My Hobby, “Murder With a Boomerang” (1945-1950)
    03:24:54.169 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Tinkerville Club Scandal” (April 22, 1946)
    03:54:13.881 = Incredible But True, “Three Who Died” (1950-1951)
    03:58:00.281 = Inner Sanctum, “I Walk In The Night” (February 26, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
    04:23:48.728 = The Key, “The Archeologist” (1956) ***WD
    04:49:18.946 = 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
    = = = = =
    WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0508
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    4 hrs and 50 mins
  • CURSE OF THE CATS: A Witch Releases Fatal Felines to Hunt Down All of the Children

    CURSE OF THE CATS: A Witch Releases Fatal Felines to Hunt Down All of the Children
    Sep 11 2025
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    A witch unleashes a horde of sinister cats to terrorize children, and only a lawyer and the local sheriff stand between the village and feline doom. Listen to “The Queen of Cats” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0507

    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Queen of Cats” (October 31, 1976)
    00:45:31.056 = Eleventh Hour, “Radioactive Blackmail” (1959-1971)
    01:15:23.711 = Escape, “SS San Pedro” (August 22, 1948)
    01:44:49.977 = Murder By Experts, “Murder By Prescription” (July 11, 1949)
    02:14:17.236 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Nago, The Alien” (December 25, 1957) ***WD
    02:32:08.077 = Dark Fantasy, “The Man Who Came Back” (November 14, 1941)
    02:56:05.406 = BBC Fear on 4, “Dark Feathers” (January 07, 1993)
    03:25:16.274 = Five Minute Mysteries, “Snap Judgement” (1947-1950)
    03:30:13.730 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl of His Dreams” (1960s)
    03:33:47.611 = Future Tense, “Tunnel Under The World” (May 22, 1974) ***WD
    04:00:26.619 = BBC Ghosts From the Past, “Mortmain” (April 22, 1992)
    04:44:30.435 = 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.
    = = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas
    CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0507
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    4 hrs and 45 mins
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