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by Darren Marlar
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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- 2 days ago5h 6m
ROOM 418: The Wrong Room to Hide a Body In | #RetroRadio
A killer holes up in a snowbound hotel room with a dead woman in the closet — and finds he can't stop talking to her.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Room 418” (May 09, 1978) ***WD00:46:24.291 = SONG: “You Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Static Wax, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com/music00:51:41.227 = The Whistler, “To Rent Danger” (April 16, 1945)01:20:51.876 = Strange Wills, “They Met in Monte Carlo” (September 14, 1946)01:50:12.816 = Witch’s Tale, “Violin” (May 03, 1934)02:15:44.521 = X Minus One, “A Saucer of Loneliness” (January 09, 1957)02:44:29.640 = Zero Hour, “Driving Sally Insane” (May 22, 1974) ***WD03:01:45.934 = ABC Mystery Time, “Noe One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD03:25:46.822 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943) ***WD03:52:54.256 = Arch Oboloer’s Plays, “Bathysphere” (November 18, 1939)04:22:18.566 = Barry Craig, “Dead On Arrival” (November 14, 1951)04:50:29.917 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl Of His Dreams” (1960s)04:54:03.798 = Incredible But True, “Premonition” (1950-1951)04:57:39.831 = Strange Adventure, “John Friday Keeps Out” (1945) ***WD05:00:56.402 = SONG: “Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Maggie Cross, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com05:05:51.662 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0730
- 3 days ago5h 0m
Death And Desire: A Tale of Fake Séances and Real Ghosts | #RetroRadio
A phony spiritualist who fakes contact with the dead to swindle grieving clients gets more than she bargained for when the voices calling back from Summerland might not be fake after all.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Death And Desire” (May 08, 1978) ***WD00:45:30.201 = Sleep No More, “Woman in Grey” and “Suspicious Gift” (March 20, 1957)01:14:18.462 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Fresh Blood Series: A Fare To Remember” (March 2006)01:27:08.082 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Will Out” (February 27, 1945) ***WD01:39:45.502 = Suspense, “Cat And Mouse” (March 30, 1944)02:09:03.700 = The Creaking Door, “Isle of Lost Souls” (November 23, 1964) ***WD02:37:51.669 = The Saint, “Case of Unhappy Homicide” (March 03, 1948) ***WD03:01:54.083 = 2000 Plus, “When Worlds Met” (May 03, 1950) ***WD03:30:56.223 = The Unexpected, “Heard But Not Seen” (1947-1948)03:43:03.263 = Unsolved Mysteries, “The Witch Doctor” (1936) ***WD03:57:59.514 = Dark Venture, “Pursuit” (July 31, 1945) ***WD04:27:44.521 = The Weird Circle, “Black Parchment” (1945)04:55:17.899 = Tales of the Frightened, “The Vampire Sleeps” (1963)05:00:07.048 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0729
- 4 days ago5h 2m
Nightmare: The Eight Doors | #RetroRadio
A man wakes up convinced he murdered someone in his sleep, and the marks on his own body say the dream might not have been a dream at all.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Cool Killer Carl” (May 05, 1978) ***WD00:46:18.874 = Mystery Playhouse, “Nightmare” (November 28, 1944)01:15:15.928 = Price of Fear, “Remains To Be Seen” (September 01, 1973) ***WD01:42:19.483 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Terrified Man” (January 15, 1948) ***WD (LQ)a02:06:01.040 = Quiet Please, “The Smell of High Wines” (March 20, 1949) ***WD02:35:22.653 = Radio City Playhouse, “Interval” (November 27, 1949) ***WD03:03:46.860 = Half Hour To Kill, “Blackout Never Aired” (October 29, 1946) ***WD03:32:04.765 = Sam Spade, “Adam Figg Caper” (October 05, 1947) ***WD03:55:50.400 = The Sealed Book, “Stranger In The House” (May 06, 1945) ***WD04:25:19.830 = The Shadow, “Bubbling Death” (December 05, 1943) ***WD04:50:39.793 = Strange Adventure, “Title Unknown – Episode 69” (1945) ***WD04:53:57.077 = Calling All Detectives, “Jerry Investigates a Mysterious Increase in Hospital Deaths” (July 06, 1948) ***WD (LQ)05:01:43.438 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0728
- 4 days ago4h 59m
Journey to Somewhere: A Train Full of Passengers Who Had Given Up on Life | #RetroRadio
Six strangers board a night train crawling through the worst winter in years — a divorced businessman, a runaway couple, a wealthy man running out of time, and an elderly woman being shipped off by her own family — each quietly hoping this trip might be the one that changes everything, for better or worse.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Journey To Somewhere” (May 04, 1978) ***WD00:44:26.457 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Killer Come Back To Me” (May 17, 1946)01:13:35.047 = Mr. Keen, “The Leaping Dog” (April 13, 1944) ***WD01:42:41.788 = Murder at Midnight, “The Man With The Black Beard” (May 08, 1950) ***WD02:08:37.327 = The Black Museum, “The Tan Shoe” (January 15, 1952)02:33:18.183 = Mysterious Traveler, “The Green Plague” (June 17, 1952)03:00:29.228 = CBC Nightfall, “Hands Off” (July 25, 1980)03:27:14.184 = Obsession, “Clinging Hate” (May 14, 1951) ***WD03:49:55.235 = Origin of Superstition, “Kissing Under Mistletoe” (1935) ***WD04:04:07.297 = Pat Novak For Hire, “Rory Malone” (March 20, 1949)04:33:03.187 = Peril, “Lucky Lady” (1953) ***WD04:58:54.597 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0727
- 5 days ago11 min
Emergency Update: Cyberattack Nearly Ended Weird Darkness
This isn’t one of my usual stories or episodes – but it is still terrifying (to me, at least). Over the weekend, a devastating cyberattack locked me out of my Google account, YouTube channels, Dropbox, and many of the tools I rely on to produce Weird Darkness. For several days, I genuinely didn’t know if the show would survive.In this special emergency update, I explain what happened, why new episodes suddenly stopped, what became of the YouTube channels, where things stand now, and why this has been one of the darkest weeks of my life—both professionally and personally.The good news? Weird Darkness is still here.Thank you for your patience, your encouragement, and your prayers. It means more than you know.Listen and subscribe at: https://WeirdDarkness.com
- 5 days ago5h 0m
The Mystery of the Tangled Way | #RetroRadio
A young scholar’s visit to his reclusive uncle on a lonely Shetland island leads him into a nightmare of black rituals, impossible memories, and a mystery that defies time itself.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Figure in the Moonlight” (May 02, 1978) ***WD00:45:48.366 = Macabre, “The Avenger” (December 18, 1961) ***WD01:14:37.183 = Philip Marlowe, “Vital Statistic” (March 14, 1950)01:44:11.159 = Boson Blackie, Ghost of Flo Newton” (May 28, 1947)02:09:18.137 = The Black Mass, “O Mirror Mirror” (February 12, 1964) ***WD02:24:19.861 = Michael Shayne, “Judge Stanton Murdered” (June 04, 1945) ***WD02:54:00.924 = Beyond Midnight, “Tangled Way” (ADU) ***WD (LQ)03:19:56.143 = MindWebs, “Eurema’s Dam” (1975-1984) ***WD03:49:08.226 = CBS Radio Workshop, “The Case of the White Kitten” (July 13, 1956) ***WD04:18:13.876 = Mystery in the Air, “Queen of Spades” (September 1, 1947)04:45:13.199 = Strange Adventure “The Imposter” (1945) ***WD04:48:29.470 = Calling All Detectives, “The Ship Julia Louise” (July 05, 1948) ***WD (LQ)04:56:29.725 = Incredible But True, “Dragon of Buren County” (1950-1951)04:59:59.123 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0726
- 1 weeks ago5h 1m
The House On Chimney Pot Lane: The Jungle In The Den, The Lion In The Wall | #RetroRadio
A Broadway couple buys the vacant Connecticut house no agent in town will touch, covers the den wall with a floor-to-ceiling photograph of an African jungle, and begins to notice that the lion in the picture doesn't always hold the same pose.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The House on Chimney Pot Lane” (April 28, 1978) ***WD00:45:28.916 = The Haunting Hour, “Date In The Dark” (June 03, 1945) ***WD01:10:28.151 = The Hermit’s Cave, “The House With a Past” (June 27, 1937)01:34:32.198 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Millionaire Threatened” (1945)01:59:10.650 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Haunted Bagpipes” (February 17, 1947)02:28:37.363 = Mystery House, “Bury Me Not” (May 26, 1946) ***WD02:54:24.361 = Inner Sanctum, “Desert Death” (January 09, 1945)03:23:44.926 = Jeff Regan, “The Diamond Quartet” (August 14, 1948)03:52:43.766 = The Key, “Night Prowler” (1956)04:16:47.055 = Lights Out, “Uninhabited” (December 22, 1937) ***WD (LQ)04:45:34.772 = Strange Adventure, “The Five Tickets” (1945) ***WD04:48:49.470 = Calling All Detectives, “A Man Admits To Murder” (June 15, 1948) ***WD (LQ)04:56:47.879 = Incredible But True, “The Face of Death” (1950-1951)05:00:28.938 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0725
- 1 weeks ago5h 8m
The Beauty Queen Who Woke Up in the Year 3000 | #RetroRadio
“Adventure of the Beauty Queen”: A woman wakes to a voice from a thousand years in the future, telling her a machine has searched all of history for beauty and found her.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Queen of Palmyra” (April 27, 1978) ***WD00:45:45.877 = The Eleventh Hour, “Codeword Silver” (ADU)01:11:24.672 = Escape, “The Fortune of Vargas” (September 21, 1949)01:40:04.624 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Adventure of the Beauty Queen” (June 25, 1958) ***WD01:59:42.274 = Dark Fantasy, “Rendezvous With Satan” (May 29, 1942)02:28:27.595 = Fear on 4, “Fat Andy” (March 06, 1988)02:57:32.941 = Theater Five, “Dark Appointment” (November 23, 1964) ***WD03:18:08.219 = Adventures of Superman, “Mystery of the Walking Dead” (November 05, 1949)03:47:56.562 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Judge’s House” (April 03, 1947) ***WD04:14:35.484 = Harry Lime, “Rogues Holiday” (September 21, 1951)04:39:24.955 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Family” (July 05, 1980) ***WD05:07:30.568 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0724
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