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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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312:42

THE TRAIN VANISHED – AND SO DID THE TRACKS! A Ghost...

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2025/08/29

“The Lost Special” centers around the baffling disappearance of a privately hired train (“a special”) during its run from Liverpool to London. The train, carrying just a handful of individuals, vanishes inexplicably after passing a junction—it doesn’t show up where it should, and neither the tracks nor the train can be found. | #RetroRadio EP0495Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 =

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310:00

THE SHADOW, “Ghost Town”: The Only Residents At This...

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2025/08/27

The Shadow finds his way to the ghost town of Bad Creek, where the only other residents in the lonely hotel are the eerie—sometimes deadly—ghostly guardians of a nearby gold mine. | #RetroRadio EP0494Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Tortured Twins” (January 18, 1977)00:44:21.449 = The Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Message In Red” (November 07,

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297:18

WHAT IF YOU WERE TRAPPED IN JOHN WILKES BOOTH’S MIND?...

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2025/08/26

A scientist invents a method to send someone’s consciousness back in time so they can inhabit another person’s body. In a bold attempt, the protagonist goes back to the night of Lincoln’s assassination—but ends up inhabiting the mind of John Wilkes Booth. It’s a cool sci-fi story from MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER! | #RetroRadio EP0493Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery

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293:37

PRIVATE STOCK: A Tale of Murder, Music, and a Moaning...

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2025/08/26

Police Captain Jim Turner is in crisis mode – he’s convinced his daughter Ginnie is responsible for the murder of a rock star. Meanwhile, he’s haunted (literally) by the ghost of his dead wife, with whom he argues as he grapples with the painful truth. It’s “PRIVATE STOCK” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0492Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery

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301:00

THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM: A Ghost’s Last Chance To...

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2025/08/24

When stern businessman Peter Grimm dies, he discovers that death is no escape from family strife—returning as a ghost to protect his ward and right the wrongs he left behind. | #RetroRadio EP0491Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Midas Touch” (October 04, 1976)00:45:05.683 = Lux Radio Theater, “The Return of Peter Grimm” (February 13,

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310:07

HE WOKE UP WITH A CORPSE IN HIS BED: A Story With a...

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2025/08/24

A young lawyer wakes up in the sweltering “SUMMER HEAT” to find a corpse in his bed—now he must figure out how to make it disappear before it ruins his life. | #RetroRadio EP0490Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Clairvoyant” (October 01, 1976) ***WD00:45:52.207 = Escape, “The Man Who Would Be King” (August 01, 1948)01:15:19.001 = Everyman’s Theater,

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310:24

NOT FOR SALE: Something Haunts This Antique Shop, But...

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2025/08/23

When a woman inherits a quaint antique shop, she soon discovers that its charm hides unsettling secrets. Strange warnings, eerie encounters, and an unshakable sense of danger linger in the shadows — and the cost of keeping the shop may be more than she bargained for. This store is “Not For Sale.” | #RetroRadio EP0489Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Not

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299:28

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN: A Cursed Ship With a Doomed...

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2025/08/21

Jon van der Decken, for blasphemy or arrogance, is condemned to sail the famous cursed ship forever. He’s allowed to come ashore briefly once every seven years. During one of these visits, he encounters a minister and his beautiful daughter — and ominously plans to kill her. A fictional story based on the real-life ghost story – it’s “The Flying Dutchman” from Witch’s Tale! | #RetroRadio EP0488Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times

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572:20

PSYCHIC VS POLTERGEIST: The Ghostly Detective And The...

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2025/08/19

A psychic detective investigates a Surrey manor haunted by a vicious poltergeist — and meets his match.A 19th‑century ghost‑buster (i.e., a psychic detective) named Flaxman Low is called to a manor in Surrey, England. The estate’s owner believes the place is being terrorized by a violent and aggressive poltergeist. When he arrives, Low finds himself going toe-to-toe with this malevolent entity—and things quickly escalate. It’s a supernatural showdown in a classic ghostly mansion from CBS Radio

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583:16

QUEEN OF THE DEADLY NIGHT: The Ghost of Her Groom...

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2025/08/17

Set in the Dark Ages, a young Jewish woman — recently widowed on her wedding night — receives guidance from her deceased husband’s ghost. He tells her she is destined to become Queen of the Khazars, but there’s a test she must overcome first. | #RetroRadio EP0486Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Queen of the Deadly Night” (September 24, 1976)

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588:58

DON’T PLAY WITH MATCHES: A Hero Firefighter By Day… A...

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2025/08/15

By day, Fire Chief Delbert Cassarole is the town’s hero—by night, he’s the spark that ignites fear itself. When a string of deadly blazes begins to consume the town, the question isn’t who is starting the fires… but how long before the flames burn through his lies. | #RetroRadio EP0485Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Don’t Play With Matches” (September

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585:18

THE ROBOTS HAVE BEEN LYING TO US: Nuclear War, Robot...

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2025/08/15

In the ruins of a world torn apart by nuclear fire, mankind hides deep underground. On the surface, tireless machines fight our war for us… or so we’re told. But when one soldier makes a shocking discovery, the truth about the war — and the machines — could shatter everything we believe. X Minus One presents… “The Defenders.” | #RetroRadio EP0484Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 =

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590:24

HER BLESSING IS IMMORTALITY: Her Curse Is The Death...

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2025/08/12

A woman somehow survives a bullet wound to the heart—and soon realizes that this strange immunity comes at a horrific cost: everyone she loves ends up dead, as though there’s some deadly curse in her wake. Hear “To Whom It May Concern” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0483Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “To Whom It May Concern” (September

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586:37

SHE GAVE HIM MIRACLE PILLS FOR 25 YEARS: Now She...

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2025/08/10

A seemingly benevolent country doctor offers miraculous pink pills—but there’s a dangerously Faustian cost. What exactly is the secret to the success of “Dr. Peterson’s Pills?” | #RetroRadio EP0482Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Dr. Peterson’s Pills” (September 16, 1976) ***WD00:45:47.690 = Inner Sanctum, “Blood of Cain” (January 29, 1946)01:15:28.248

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575:45

THAT OLD DOLL WE FOUND IS CRYING: “Pig and Pepper” –...

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2025/08/09

Three friends seeking shelter in an abandoned cabin discover too late that the child who died there forty-five years ago never stopped calling for her mother. It’s “Pig and Pepper” from CBC’s Deep Night! | #RetroRadio EP0481Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Journey To Jerusalem” (September 14, 1976)00:45:02.076 = The Crime Club, “Epitaph For Lydia” (May

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595:50

THEY KILLED HER FOR $100,000: But Aunt Grace Refuses...

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2025/08/07

Two ex-cons, Ernie and Sid, fresh out of prison, visit their former cellmate’s Aunt Grace because she holds a key they need—the other half to open a chest containing $100,000. They decide to kill her to get her key—but it turns out Aunt Grace “refuses to stay dead,” introducing a supernatural twist to their crime. It’s “The Tell-Tale Corpse” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0480Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times

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587:35

MURDER BEHIND MUSEUM WALLS And The Corpse In The...

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2025/08/04

When Rocky Fortune takes a gig as a museum tour guide, he doesn’t expect to stumble on a corpse in a sarcophagus — or for it to vanish before the cops arrive. Hear the tale in Rocky Fortune, “Museum Murder!” | #RetroRadio EP0479Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Magical Place” (September 10, 1976)00:45:04.631 = Mystery In The Air, “Queen of Spades”

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600:00

GRAVEYARD GERTIE: She Visits Her Own Burial Plot...

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2025/08/02

When Casey and Ann meet an eerie old woman who visits her own grave each night, they’re drawn into a chilling mystery where both the living and the dead seem to keep her company. Hear the story in Casey – Crime Photographer! | #RetroRadio EP0478Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Two Bit Fortune” (September 09, 1976)00:45:24.626 = Casey – Crime

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574:14

BREAKING STRAIN: When Your Co-Pilot Becomes Your...

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2025/07/31

Two crew members aboard a spaceship en route to Venus are thrust into fatal danger after a meteor strike severely depletes their oxygen reserves; it becomes clear there isn’t enough to support both of them for the journey… one one will survive, the other will perish in the cold of space. Hear the tale from CBC Mystery Theater with “The Breaking Strain” by Arthur C. Clarke! | #RetroRadio EP0477Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times

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582:25

THE MAN IN THE BLACK HAT: Luck, Death, and the Grey...

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2025/07/30

A gambler with a run of good luck receives a free car from a mysterious man with gray eyes. As his winnings pile up, the gray‑eyed stranger reappears again and again, even after the gambler witnesses him commit murder. It’s a chiller from Sleep No More! | #RetroRadio EP0476Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Graven Image” (September 06, 1976)00:45:33.445 =

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