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Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

 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.

Drama Fiction History Science Fiction
Update frequency
every day
Average duration
285 minutes
Episodes
516
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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DON’T PLAY WITH MATCHES: A Hero Firefighter By Day… A Murderous Arsonist By Night

DON’T PLAY WITH MATCHES: A Hero Firefighter By Day… A Murderous Arsonist By Night

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 startin…
09:48:58  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
THE ROBOTS HAVE BEEN LYING TO US: Nuclear War, Robot Soldiers… and a Secret You Won’t See Coming

THE ROBOTS HAVE BEEN LYING TO US: Nuclear War, Robot Soldiers… and a Secret You Won’t See Coming

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 dis…
09:45:18  |   Fri 15 Aug 2025
HER BLESSING IS IMMORTALITY: Her Curse Is The Death of Everyone Around Her

HER BLESSING IS IMMORTALITY: Her Curse Is The Death of Everyone Around Her

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…
09:50:24  |   Tue 12 Aug 2025
SHE GAVE HIM MIRACLE PILLS FOR 25 YEARS: Now She Wants His Soul As Payment

SHE GAVE HIM MIRACLE PILLS FOR 25 YEARS: Now She Wants His Soul As Payment

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 EP0482

Jo…
09:46:37  |   Sun 10 Aug 2025
THAT OLD DOLL WE FOUND IS CRYING: “Pig and Pepper” – a Ghost Story

THAT OLD DOLL WE FOUND IS CRYING: “Pig and Pepper” – a Ghost Story

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 Ni…
09:35:45  |   Sat 09 Aug 2025
THEY KILLED HER FOR $100,000: But Aunt Grace Refuses To Stay Dead

THEY KILLED HER FOR $100,000: But Aunt Grace Refuses To Stay Dead

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…
09:55:50  |   Thu 07 Aug 2025
MURDER BEHIND MUSEUM WALLS And The Corpse In The Sarcophagus

MURDER BEHIND MUSEUM WALLS And The Corpse In The Sarcophagus

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 …
09:47:35  |   Mon 04 Aug 2025
GRAVEYARD GERTIE: She Visits Her Own Burial Plot Daily – And Her Live-In Best Friend Is Dead

GRAVEYARD GERTIE: She Visits Her Own Burial Plot Daily – And Her Live-In Best Friend Is Dead

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 Ca…
10:00:00  |   Sat 02 Aug 2025
BREAKING STRAIN: When Your Co-Pilot Becomes Your Death Sentence

BREAKING STRAIN: When Your Co-Pilot Becomes Your Death Sentence

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 o…
09:34:14  |   Thu 31 Jul 2025
THE MAN IN THE BLACK HAT: Luck, Death, and the Grey Eyed Stranger

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

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…
09:42:25  |   Wed 30 Jul 2025
THE MAID WHO DIED OF FRIGHT: What’s The Truth Behind The Mystery of the Worthington Ghost?

THE MAID WHO DIED OF FRIGHT: What’s The Truth Behind The Mystery of the Worthington Ghost?

A terrified maid's claim of seeing a ghost in the Worthington mansion leads Boston Blackie to uncover a deadly plot of greed, madness, and murder where nothing supernatural is quite what it seems. | …
09:48:55  |   Tue 29 Jul 2025
EDGE OF SHADOW: What if your nightmares were only a glimpse of the real-life horrors to come?

EDGE OF SHADOW: What if your nightmares were only a glimpse of the real-life horrors to come?

When a farmer dreams of murder and disaster, he awakens to find his horrible dreams spilling into reality in “The Edge of the Shadow” from Dark Fantasy! | #RetroRadio EP0474

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICAT…
09:39:22  |   Mon 28 Jul 2025
BALANCE SHEET: Inheritance of the Accursed, Profits of the Damned

BALANCE SHEET: Inheritance of the Accursed, Profits of the Damned

She thought she inherited a thriving business — until she discovered what really fuels the profits on that cursed island. Hear the tale from The Devil and Mr. O! | #RetroRadio EP0473

Join the DARKNESS…
09:42:03  |   Sun 27 Jul 2025
APPARITIONS? GHOST? HALLUCINATION? She Fell In Love With a Stranger From A Train That Doesn’t Exist!

APPARITIONS? GHOST? HALLUCINATION? She Fell In Love With a Stranger From A Train That Doesn’t Exist!

A mysterious stranger appears on a doctor’s doorstep, arriving aboard the 5:16 train—a train that supposedly no longer stops in town. Only he and his daughter have ever seen the man. Despite the trai…
09:41:03  |   Fri 25 Jul 2025
NEVER TOUCH THE VASE IN PAXTON’S HOUSE: The Consequences Will Horrify You!

NEVER TOUCH THE VASE IN PAXTON’S HOUSE: The Consequences Will Horrify You!

A man buys the Lanceford House, in which there sits a vase that cannot be moved lest horrifying repercussions befall the one who touched it. | #RetroRadio EP0471

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://w…
09:31:11  |   Wed 23 Jul 2025
THE HALIDAY PREDICTION: He Wrote The Crimes In The News… Before They Happened!

THE HALIDAY PREDICTION: He Wrote The Crimes In The News… Before They Happened!

A tough-talking columnist starts predicting violent crimes in print… and every chilling detail comes true. | #RetroRadio EP0470

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate

CHAPTERS…
09:49:21  |   Tue 22 Jul 2025
ELMER VERSUS THE MUTANT RATS! | Paranormal, Mystery, and Crime Old Time Radio!

ELMER VERSUS THE MUTANT RATS! | Paranormal, Mystery, and Crime Old Time Radio!

When Elmer Korn sets out for a relaxing vacation, he ends up in a nightmarish showdown with a horde of giant, flesh-hungry mutant rats! Hear the tale from Chet Chetter’s Tales From the Morgue! | #Ret…
09:46:10  |   Sun 20 Jul 2025
SORRY, WRONG NUMBER: She Overheard a Murder Plot On The Phone… But No One Believed Her

SORRY, WRONG NUMBER: She Overheard a Murder Plot On The Phone… But No One Believed Her

A bedridden woman overhears a chilling phone call and desperately tries to stop a murder before it’s too late. A true classic starring Agnes Moorehead in the premiere episode of Suspense! | #RetroRad…
09:50:41  |   Sat 19 Jul 2025
IT’S HIS LAUGH THAT KILLED HIM: Could Someone’s Laugh Drive a Person to Murder?

IT’S HIS LAUGH THAT KILLED HIM: Could Someone’s Laugh Drive a Person to Murder?

A lavish dinner party turns deadly when a guest dies while laughing hysterically – leaving everyone wondering what happened, and if one of them will be next. Hear the tale from Mystery House! | #Retr…
09:58:00  |   Sat 19 Jul 2025
HOUSE OF MURDER: The Ghost of a Hanged Woman, A Violent Curse, And Bizarre Scientific Experiments!

HOUSE OF MURDER: The Ghost of a Hanged Woman, A Violent Curse, And Bizarre Scientific Experiments!

When a man moves into his dream home in the country, he discovers it was built not for the living—but for the dead! Hear the tale from The Hermit’s Cave!

A newly built country house turns into a night…
09:56:24  |   Thu 17 Jul 2025
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