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
- 518
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
FIVE GHOSTLY INDIANS: #RetroRadio EP0334 #WeirdDarkness
A professor and a Maine innkeeper discover an unusual Indian arrowhead while walking along the Atlantic shoreline. Following this find, they both begin experiencing recurring dreams of five ghostly N…
05:07:09 |
Thu 27 Feb 2025
Astronauts’ FIRST ENCOUNTER With Aliens! #RetroRadio EP0333 #WeirdDarkness
The first astronauts on the Moon encounter invisible aliens! *** Hear the tale in “Theater Five’s” episode from September 10, 1964!
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04:59:44 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
BORIS KARLOFF Tells The Story, “THE VAMPIRE SLEEPS!”: #RetroRadio EP0332 #WeirdDarkness
Shortly after marrying a beautiful woman, the man experiences a decline in his health amid rumors that his new wife is a vampire. Determined to uncover the truth, he follows her to a graveyard, seeki…
04:57:51 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
A SCIENTIST Creates a Chemical That Will Make Him YOUNG AGAIN!: #RetroRadio EP0331 #WeirdDarkness
A brilliant scientist successfully creates a serum that reverses the aging process, and tests it on himself! Hear the tale in this marathon’s CBS Radio Mystery Theater with the story, “You’re Only Yo…
04:57:07 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
A POSSESSED Man Is Forced To Commit MURDERS!: #RetroRadio EP0330 #WeirdDarkness
Quentin returns from a jungle expedition with a newfound belief system that allows the deity Shiva to possess him – forcing him to commit horrible murders. Hear the tale in Murder at Midnight’s episo…
05:00:18 |
Sun 23 Feb 2025
HE BROUGHT HIS WIFE BACK TO LIFE – BUT HE SHOULDN’T HAVE! #RetroRadio EP0329 #WeirdDarkness
Like Dr. Frankenstein, a genius scientist the dead back to life – but when he does so with his recently killed wife, he learns why man should never play God. *** Hear the story in this OTR marathon’s…
05:14:29 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
A Man Tries To Stop An ASSASSINATION IN TIME! #RetroRadio EP0328 #WeirdDarkness
A man travels back in time to prevent a significant historical assassination, only to face unforeseen consequences that challenge his understanding of history and destiny. *** Hear the tale in this O…
05:14:00 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
A MUSICIAN uses VOODOO to achieve SUCCESS, but REGRETS IT!: #RetroRadio EP0327 #WeirdDarkness
A musician incorporates a sacred voodoo chant into his music to revitalize his career. However, by exploiting this sacred ritual, the man incurs the wrath of a voodoo priest! *** Hear the tale in thi…
04:59:13 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
A scientist SHRINKS his CHEATING WIFE and her LOVER to doll-size! #RetroRadio EP0326 #WeirdDarkness
A scientist discovers his wife has been cheating on him. His revenge is to shrinking his wife and her lover to the size of dolls. *** Hear this tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of The D…
05:15:42 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
GEORGE WASHINGTON Wages Spiritual BATTLE With a HEADLESS HESSIAN! #RetroRadio EP0325 #WeirdDarkness
It’s the American Revolutionary War, and General George Washington's troops prepare for the Battle of Trenton. The soldiers are unnerved by the nightly appearance of a headless horseman, dressed in a…
05:15:33 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
A Man Offers a Ride To a Woman Only to Learn She Was a GHOST!: #RetroRadio EP0324 #WeirdDarkness
A man en route to a Christmas dinner offers a young woman a ride home. While waiting at a train crossing, he encounters an unexpected train. Later, he's informed that no train has traversed those tra…
05:14:43 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
How Would You Feel If You Inherited a HAUNTED MANSION?: #RetroRadio EP0323 #WeirdDarkness
Two spinster cousins become the new owners of their ancestral manor. But the estate is haunted by the spirit of their late uncle! Hear the tale in tonight’s Old Time Radio marathon with CBS Radio Mys…
05:16:34 |
Wed 12 Feb 2025
AN INVENTOR GOES BACK IN TIME TO PREVENT HIS OWN BIRTH! #RetroRadio EP0322 #WeirdDarkness
A dissatisfied inventor creates a time machine to travel back to the past and murder his father, aiming to preempt his own existence! Hear this tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of MindW…
05:14:02 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
A Man Wakes From a Head Injury and EVERYONE THINKS HE’S DEAD! #RetroRadio EP0321 #WeirdDarkness
A man suffers head trauma in a train crash, and upon regaining consciousness discovers that his wife is married to a different man, and that he was declared dead six years earlier – and he’s also wan…
05:10:06 |
Mon 10 Feb 2025
The TRUE and FATAL Story of the ALCATRAZ PRISON RIOT! #RetroRadio EP0320 #WeirdDarkness
The true events of the Battle of Alcatraz occurred May 2-4, 1946. Inmates attempted an escape by overpowering a guard and seizing weapons, taking hostages, and accessing the prison’s dock to steal a …
05:08:53 |
Sun 09 Feb 2025
LEININGEN VERSUS THE MAN-EATING ANTS! Who Will Survive the War? #RetroRadio EP0319 #WeirdDarkness
A relentless horde of flesh-eating ants advances in the Brazilian jungle, and a plantation owner must fight them off – or be devoured alive! Hear the tale in this Old Time Radio marathon’s episode of…
05:05:46 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
THE VOICE OF DEATH Comes From an EVIL VENTRILOQUIST DOLL: #RetroRadio EP0318 #WeirdDarkness
A washed-up ventriloquist discovers the perfect dummy to revitalize his act, but the doll's maker plans to possess his soul in exchange! Hear the tale in CBS Radio Mystery Theater – part of this 5-ho…
05:20:38 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Is His WIFE a VAMPIRE? He Follows to Where “THE VAMPIRE SLEEPS!” #RetroRadio EP0317 #WeirdDarkness
A woman is the subject of local rumors suggesting she is a vampire. Her husband notices his health declining and eventually follows her to a graveyard, seeking to uncover the truth about his wife! He…
05:14:20 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
THE SHADOW” Brings THE MAN WHO MURDERED TIME to Justice! #RetroRadio EP0316 #WeirdDarkness
The Shadow investigates a mad scientist who has developed a device capable of freezing time and repeating the same hour over and over!
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05:12:56 |
Wed 05 Feb 2025
Would YOU Invite The GRIM REAPER to YOUR PARTY?: #RetroRadio EP0315 #WeirdDarkness
Lady Neville is determined to host the most extraordinary party in history. To achieve this, she extends an invitation to the most infamous guest of all—the Grim Reaper! Hear the story in this Old Ti…
05:02:03 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
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