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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

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.

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311:35

Stranded on an Uncharted Island, He Discovered...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/24

“Conquerors Isle” | A Navy pilot rescued from a Pacific life raft tells his psychiatrist a terrifying story — that somewhere beneath an uncharted island, a race of beings far beyond human intelligence is quietly preparing to take over the world. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0609CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Come Fill My Cup” (June 27, 1977)00:46:27.960 = Half Hour to Kill, “Audition Episode, Never Aired”

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299:21

When The Woman Who Couldn't Tell TV From Reality, Her...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/23

“Fan Mail” | When a devoted soap opera fan becomes so consumed by a fictional murder that she can no longer tell the difference between the show and reality, the lines between fantasy and real-life violence begin to dangerously blur. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0608CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Fan Mail” (June 24, 1977)00:47:08.584 = CBC’s Nightfall, “Beauty’s Beast” (February 04, 1983)01:13:47.748 =

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306:18

Two Men Were Found Torn Apart Next To the Same Table....

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/22

Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR“Green Vase” | When a writer moves into an isolated country house to finish his novel, he discovers an ugly green vase that must never be moved — and something sealed in the attic that stirs every time it is. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0607CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times

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304:36

A Drifter With No Past Agreed To A Scientist's...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/21

“Tomorrow Cloudy and Cold” | A young drifter with no past and no roots agrees to become a scientist's paid test subject — never suspecting that the experiments would unleash something inside him that could destroy everything he's finally found worth living for. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0606CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Tomorrow Cloudy and Cold” (June 21, 1977)00:47:19.830 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost

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307:48

He Couldn’t Stop Thinking About Her One Imperfection

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/20

“The Birth-Mark” | A man’s growing obsession with a tiny flaw on his wife’s face begins to reveal a far more disturbing imperfection within himself. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0605CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Birth Mark” (June 20, 1977) ***WD00:45:41.302 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Death at X Bar” (1947-1950)00:50:37.698 = Future Tense, “Picture’s Don’t Lie” (May 09, 1974) ***WD01:18:00.348 = BBC Ghosts

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297:59

This House Makes Breakfast Every Morning — But The...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/19

“There Will Come Soft Rains” | A smart home continues making breakfast, cleaning the floors, and reading poetry to a family that was vaporized in a nuclear blast — because no one programmed it to know they were gone. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0604CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Two Motives For Murder” (June 17, 1977) ***WD00:46:34.701 = Dimension X, “There Will Come Soft Rains” and “Invasion” (June 17, 1950)

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302:07

The Ad Man Who Saw a Conspiracy No One Else Could See...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/18

“Little Lucy’s Lethal Libation” | A frustrated ad man convinced that women are systematically destroying his career begins to suspect the conspiracy runs deeper than he imagined — even into his own home. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0603CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Little Lucy’s Lethal Libation” (June 16, 1977) 00:46:47.640 = BBC Radio 4, “The House On The Hill” (1988)01:00:51.515 = Beyond The Green Door,

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306:32

The Man She Married Had a Strange Power Over People,...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/17

“Elizabeth is Frightened” | When Elizabeth marries the charming and mysterious Phillip Bailey, she slowly realizes that his obsession with the power of hypnosis may be part of a sinister plan to destroy her. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0602CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Murder One” (June 14, 1977) ***WD00:46:41.678 = Theater Five, “Why Can’t Life Be More Like In Movies” (November 03, 1964)01:06:12.572 = The

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300:52

She Went to Space — And Something Came Back With Her...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/16

After making history as the first woman to travel into space, an astronaut returns to Earth with a passenger no one expected — an alien intelligence slowly taking control of her mind and body. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0601CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “First Woman In Space” (June 13, 1977)00:47:25.223 = The Sealed Book, “To Have And To Hold” (August 12, 1945) ***WD01:16:54.863 = The Shadow, “The Ghost of

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283:45

The Most Dangerous Assignment In 2043 Went To The...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/15

“The Night We Died” - In the year 2043, a seasoned con man agrees to go undercover for the Interplanetary Police — impersonating a dead revolutionary leader to infiltrate a group of moon rebels plotting to launch atomic missiles at Earth — but the deeper he gets into the deception, the less certain he becomes about who is really running the con. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0600CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater,

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299:22

The Ghost Story That Asks Whether The Living Or The...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/14

When young Doctor George returns home and falls in love with Jenny, he becomes increasingly troubled by her unshakeable belief that she can see and speak with those who have long since passed. Convinced he knows what is best for the woman he loves, George sets out to make her face the truth — but some doors, once opened, cannot be closed. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0599CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Dialogue

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285:06

Buried Alive on His Honeymoon — And the Man With the...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/13

A newlywed couple's honeymoon takes a terrifying turn when Roger agrees to be hypnotized and buried alive for $500 — only to discover the carnival showman who put him there is actually an escaped homicidal maniac with no intention of digging him up. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0598CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Blood Red Wine” (June 06, 1977)00:46:18.820 = Macabre, “Final Resting Place” (November 13,

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315:05

Her Dad Was Terrified of The Unseen, Then Came a...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/08

When a dying man's eyes fill with unspeakable terror at something only he can see, his daughter's search for answers leads her to a hidden room — and a secret her father buried long ago. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0597CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Two-Dollar Murders” (June 03, 1977) ***WD00:47:03.036 = The Haunting Hour, “Murder Is My Business” (1945-1949)01:14:19.578 = Hermit’s Cave, “The Blackness of

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291:34

He Built a New Planet and Called Himself God | “A God...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/07

A child prodigy with the power to build worlds sets out to become humanity's god — but even a genius who can create a planet cannot control the people who live on it. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0596CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A God Named Smith” (June 02, 1977) ***WD00:46:15.088 = Everyman Theater, “This Precious Freedom” (October 04, 1940) ***WD01:13:30.876 = Exploring Tomorrow, “The Mutants” (March 26,

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301:00

A Ghost, An Open Grave, and a Secret He Carried for...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/03/05

A banker who sacrificed love for career discovers that twenty years of buried guilt can dig its own grave. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0595CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Silent Witness” (May 30, 1977)00:44:15.215 = Creeps By Night, “Six Who Did Not Die” (July 11, 1944) ***WD01:11:49.174 = The Crime Club, “A Deed Indeed” (August 21, 1947) ***WD01:41:46.411 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Legend of Windigo” (November

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283:06

She Survived the Sinking — But Lost Her Mind | “And...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/02/28

A visitor touring an asylum encounters a serene white-haired woman who believes she is still aboard a doomed ocean liner — and the truth behind her delusion is far more heartbreaking than it first appears. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0594CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Countess” (May 26, 1977)00:45:11.826 = The Zero Hour, “The Price of Admission” (May 03, 1940) ***WD01:02:36.228 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four

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285:30

The Devil Keeps Immaculate Records | “Transmutations,...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/02/26

A small-time hustler gets more than he bargained for when a mysterious stranger who claims to be the devil offers him wealth, power, and everything he's ever wanted — all for a price he may not be willing to pay. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0593CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Transmutations, Inc” (May 24, 1977) 00:45:44.565 = Theater 1030, “Two Little Punctures” (July 12, 1953) ***WD01:12:45.315 = Two Thousand

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294:39

The Woman Who Came Back From the Dead | “Murder Must...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/02/25

A murderer who thought he'd gotten away with the perfect crime discovers — too late — that his victim had a plan of her own. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0592CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Wine, Women, and Murder” (May 20, 1977) ***WD00:45:46.094 = The Sealed Book “Murder Must Be Paid For” (August 05, 1945)01:15:15.158 = The Shadow, “Joey’s Christmas story” (December 22, 1940) ***WD01:44:18.098 = Sleep No

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285:31

A Proper English Home Hiding a Horrifying Crime |...

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/02/22

A quiet English cottage, a devoted companion, and two childlike old women hide a dark secret — and as suspicion creeps closer, one desperate mind begins to crack under the weight of murder and fear. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0591CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Matter of Customs” (May 19, 1977)00:45:49.830 = Peril, “Squeeze Play” (1953) ***WD (LQ)01:08:25.044 = Mystery Playhouse, Ladies In Retirement”

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298:54

The Witch of Witcherly Corners | “The Child’s Cats Paw”

Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark ·

2026/02/21

A lonely little girl's imaginary conversations with her cat take a surprising turn when the cat begins talking back — and together they decide to meddle in the lives of the adults around them. | #RetroRadio EP0590CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Child’s Cats Paw” (May 17, 1977)00:45:24.503 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Death Talks Out Of Turn” (June 20, 1944) ***WD01:15:25.102 = Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert”

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