Episodes

  • CAN YOU BE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN THEN POSSESSED BY A GHOST?: + More #RetroRadio EP0297 #WeirdDarkness

    CAN YOU BE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN THEN POSSESSED BY A GHOST?: + More #RetroRadio EP0297 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 15 2025
    In order to save his dying wife from terminal cancer, a wealthy eccentric gives orders to have her cryogenically frozen until a cure is found. His plans to accompany her in deep freeze is disrupted when the ghost of a deceased relative takes possession of his body. *** This story and more in this #RetroRadio marathon of Old Time Radio episodes!

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “To Die Is Forever” (August 07, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:00.219 = The Mysterious Traveler, “Death Is The Judge” (June 15, 1947) ***WD
    01:16:22.249 = Mystery House, “Bases Loaded” (June 14, 1946) **WD
    01:44:44.079 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Cable Car Incident” (1966-1968) ***WD (LQ)
    02:11:32.369 = Night Beat, “Football Player And Syndicate” (June 12, 1950) ***WD
    02:38:17.879 = Creeps By Night, “Strange Burial of Alexander Jordan” (July 13, 1944)
    03:08:01.269 = CBC Nightfall, “Deadly Development” (November 28, 1980)
    03:37:19.959 = Mr. And Mrs. North, “Death Takes A Holiday” (June 02, 1943) **WD
    04:07:27.289 = Obsession, “The Peacock Screen” (February 25, 1951)
    04:30:35.469 = Origin of Superstition, “Don’t Turn Back” (January 14, 1935) ***WD
    04:45:02.609 = Peril, “Wheelchair” (June 14, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
    05:09:30.058 = 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 11 mins
  • Her DARK DESTINY Found Her At The MASQUERADE!: 11 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0296 #WeirdDarkness

    Her DARK DESTINY Found Her At The MASQUERADE!: 11 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0296 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 14 2025
    A Halloween masquerade party is the scene of a planned murder. How many times can a person die in one evening?

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Hung Jury” (August 05, 1975) ***WD
    00:46:45.489 = Beyond Midnight, “The Visits” (June 27, 1969) ***WD (LQ)
    01:15:25.719 = Mind Webs, “Webster” (May 12, 1978)
    01:45:04.509 = Ellery Queen Minute Mysteries, “Bathtub Murder” (1939-1948) ***WD
    01:46:14.089 = Dark Destiny, “Masquerade” (October 31, 1942) ***WD (LQ)
    02:15:37.449 = Mystery In The Air, “Mask of Medusa” (September 04, 1947) ***WD
    02:44:48.689 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Ladies In Retirement” (January 18, 1946) ***WD
    03:07:42.569 = Mr. District Attorney, “Backstage Murder” (February 03, 1943) (LQ)
    03:32:53.819 = Murder At Midnight, “The Thirteenth Floor” (January 27, 1947)
    03:59:34.579 = The Black Museum, “Auto Service Card” (March 28, 1952) ***WD
    04:25:43.029 = Mysterious Traveler, “Mind Over Murder” (May 25, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
    04:55:21.959 = 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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    4 hrs and 57 mins
  • Would You Dare Steal From THE DEVIL’S BOUTIQUE?: 10 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0295 #WeirdDarkness

    Would You Dare Steal From THE DEVIL’S BOUTIQUE?: 10 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0295 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 13 2025
    In a Caribbean resort city, a couturier steals designs from a boutique, leading to disastrous consequences after realizing they stole designs from the Devil himself.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Devil’s Boutique” (August 04, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:00.579 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Eternal Triangle” (1945-1950) ***WD (LQ)
    01:11:39.619 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Problem of Thor Bridge” (October 01, 1945) ***WD (LQ)
    01:42:15.049 = Inner Sanctum, “Musical Score” (May 29, 1945)
    02:12:55.059 = The Key, “The Moon Or Bust” (June 15, 1950)
    02:37:33.579 = Lights Out, “Battle of the Magicians” (July 27, 1946)
    03:07:32.729 = The LineUp, “The Mad Bomber” (January 11, 1951) ***WD
    03:36:58.959 = Macabre, “Midnight Horseman” (December 11, 1961) ***WD (LQ)
    04:04:18.769 = Philip Marlowe, “Restless Day” (January 08, 1949)
    04:33:55.699 = The Black Mass, “The Squaw” (January 24, 1964)
    05:03:32.936 = 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 5 mins
  • “THE ONYX EYE” Brings Good Fortune And Great Evil!: 12 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0294 #WeirdDarkness

    “THE ONYX EYE” Brings Good Fortune And Great Evil!: 12 #RetroRadio Stories! EP0294 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 12 2025
    After purchasing a strange curio at an antique store, a man and his wife are immediately blessed with good fortune. However, when their child perishes soon after, the woman begins to suspect that a great evil surrounds the supposed lucky charm.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Onyx Eye” (August 01, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:19.169 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Monkey’s Revenge” (January 10, 1991)
    01:17:00.319 = Five After The Hour, “Amid The Blaze of Noon” (June 20, 1945) (LQ)
    01:41:28.849 = Five Minute Mysteries, “My Pal Patsy” (1947-1950)
    01:46:35.199 = Gang Busters, “Rumbolt Vault Robbery $3-Million” (January 05, 1946) ***WD (LQ)
    02:10:27.829 = The Green Hornet, “Pink Lemonade and Tan Bark” (June 22, 1939)
    02:40:49.719 = The Hall of Fantasy, “The Tell-Tale Heart” (June 01, 1953) ***WD
    03:04:43.329 = The Lives of Harry Lime, “Third Woman” (December 07, 1951) ***WD
    03:30:01.239 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Dead Man of Varley Grange” (March 22, 1984)
    03:57:16.509 = The Haunting Hour, “A Corpse There Was” (April 21, 1945)
    04:22:18.719 = Have Gun Will Travel, “Winchester Quarantine” (February 22, 1959)
    04:46:32.119 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The House of Murder” (April 13, 1947) ***WD
    05:10:51.373 = 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 12 mins
  • BEFORE DRACULA There Was The Vampire, CARMILLA!: and More #RetroRadio Stories! EP0293 #WeirdDarkness

    BEFORE DRACULA There Was The Vampire, CARMILLA!: and More #RetroRadio Stories! EP0293 #WeirdDarkness
    Jan 11 2025
    Before Dracula, there was Carmilla—a tale of forbidden desires, shadowy castles, and a female vampire's deadly and seductive spell.

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    CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
    00:00:00.000 = Show Open
    00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Carmilla” (July 31, 1975) ***WD
    00:47:03.509 = The Avenger, “The Cradle of Doom” (October 26, 1945) ***WD
    01:15:33.739 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Waiting Wall” (ADU)
    01:31:49.189 = Beyond The Green Door, “Mosley Searches for Schneider” (ADU)
    01:36:47.669 = Beyond Midnight, “The Room” (March 21, 1969) ***WD
    02:06:26.479 = The Black Book, “Vagabond Murder” (March 02. 1052)
    02:21:10.189 = Box 13, “The Better Man” (January 02, 1949)
    02:48:27.109 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Elmer Versus The Mutant Rats” (1992)
    03:13:52.709 = The Clock, “The Hitchhiker” (February 09, 1947) ***WD (LQ)
    03:38:34.269 = The Sounds of Darkness, “You Never Know With Women” (December 24, 1967)
    04:03:09.729 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Rocket From Manhattan” (February 11, 1972)
    04:31:44.549 = The Diary of Fate, “John Haynes” (July 13, 1948) ***WD
    04:58:21.509 = 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
  • 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
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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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    = = = = =
    "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 7 mins