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.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 285 minutes
- Episodes
- 516
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
WHO’S TAPPING AT OUR MURDER HOUSE WINDOW? No Wonder The House on Browdean Farm Was So Cheap
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Two men buy a cheap house with a dark past: it was the scene of a murder, and now something odd is going on. A …
Two men buy a cheap house with a dark past: it was the scene of a murder, and now something odd is going on. A …
05:01:38 |
Mon 08 Sep 2025
THE BOOK OF HELL: A Publishing Company Receives a Manuscript That Has Terrifying Qualities
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A desperate publishing house receives a manuscript from an author who's been dead for two years - a first-perso…
A desperate publishing house receives a manuscript from an author who's been dead for two years - a first-perso…
04:50:46 |
Sun 07 Sep 2025
SERIAL KILLER WHO WEARS A BADGE: A Police Officer Murders Women Who Reject His Romantic Feelings
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When homely police officer Bert discovers that his face is his worst enemy in the dating world, he decides the …
When homely police officer Bert discovers that his face is his worst enemy in the dating world, he decides the …
04:54:26 |
Sat 06 Sep 2025
NEVER MURDER A MUMMY: A Mummy Is Delivered To The Desk of a Private Eye!
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In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite …
In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite …
05:03:08 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
NEVER MURDER A MUMMY: A Mummy Is Delivered To The Desk of a Private Eye!
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In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite …
In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite …
05:18:18 |
Fri 05 Sep 2025
$500 TO BE BURIED ALIVE: What One Groom Did In Desperation For Income To Support His Bride
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A desperate groom agrees to be buried alive for quick cash—only to find death might not wait for the carnival c…
A desperate groom agrees to be buried alive for quick cash—only to find death might not wait for the carnival c…
04:46:09 |
Thu 04 Sep 2025
WHEN GRANDMA MOVED IN, HER DEAD HUSBAND CAME WITH HER: A Family’s Descent Into Paranormal Madness
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A grieving grandmother whispers with the dead—until her young granddaughter starts listening too. BBC’s Haunted…
A grieving grandmother whispers with the dead—until her young granddaughter starts listening too. BBC’s Haunted…
04:52:01 |
Wed 03 Sep 2025
HIKERS FIND A TOWN STUCK IN 1920 – The Reason Why Is TERRIFYING
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Two hikers wander into a remote mountain town that looks like it’s been frozen in the Roaring‑’20s. At first, i…
Two hikers wander into a remote mountain town that looks like it’s been frozen in the Roaring‑’20s. At first, i…
05:07:47 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
THE STRANGE BURIAL OF ALEXANDER JORDAN: What Happens When You Are TOO Prepared For Death?
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Alexander Jordan, terrified of being buried alive during cataleptic fits, rigs a mausoleum with safety measures…
Alexander Jordan, terrified of being buried alive during cataleptic fits, rigs a mausoleum with safety measures…
04:54:27 |
Sun 31 Aug 2025
THE GOD KILLERS: Can a Fictional Character Murder His Own Creator-Author?
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A typist who accused of murdering the author she works for. But here’s the twist — she claims the real …
A typist who accused of murdering the author she works for. But here’s the twist — she claims the real …
05:05:41 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
THE TRAIN VANISHED – AND SO DID THE TRACKS! A Ghost Train Mystery?
“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, vanis…
05:12:42 |
Fri 29 Aug 2025
THE SHADOW, “Ghost Town”: The Only Residents At This Hotel Are Specters
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 EP049…
05:10:00 |
Wed 27 Aug 2025
WHAT IF YOU WERE TRAPPED IN JOHN WILKES BOOTH’S MIND? A Sci-Fi Tale of Lincoln’s Assassination
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 assassinati…
04:57:18 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
PRIVATE STOCK: A Tale of Murder, Music, and a Moaning Manifestation!
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 …
04:53:37 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
THE RETURN OF PETER GRIMM: A Ghost’s Last Chance To Make Things Right
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 EP0491
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05:01:00 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
HE WOKE UP WITH A CORPSE IN HIS BED: A Story With a Double Twist You’ll Never See Coming!
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 EP0490
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05:10:07 |
Sun 24 Aug 2025
NOT FOR SALE: Something Haunts This Antique Shop, But She Refuses To Sell The Store
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 — …
05:10:24 |
Sat 23 Aug 2025
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN: A Cursed Ship With a Doomed Captain With Murderous Intent
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 encount…
04:59:28 |
Thu 21 Aug 2025
PSYCHIC VS POLTERGEIST: The Ghostly Detective And The Curse of Manor House
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 i…
A 19th‑century ghost‑buster (i.e., a psychic detective) named Flaxman Low is called to a manor i…
09:32:20 |
Tue 19 Aug 2025
QUEEN OF THE DEADLY NIGHT: The Ghost of Her Groom Directs a Newly Widowed Bride on a Path to Power
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, …
09:43:16 |
Sun 17 Aug 2025
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