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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.

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Update frequency
every day
Average duration
285 minutes
Episodes
517
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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FOOL’S GOLD: Is What Lies At The Bottom Worth The Curse That Comes With It? | Paranormal OT Radio

FOOL’S GOLD: Is What Lies At The Bottom Worth The Curse That Comes With It? | Paranormal OT Radio

A desperate treasure hunter plunges into the depths chasing a sunken fortune—only to discover the real price isn’t gold, but his dark fate. | #RetroRadio EP0430

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04:54:49  |   Mon 09 Jun 2025
(BONUS AUDIO) “The Statistomat Pitch” by Chan Davis | Classic Science Fiction Story!

(BONUS AUDIO) “The Statistomat Pitch” by Chan Davis | Classic Science Fiction Story!

In a future where estate planning is controlled by talking machines and smooth-talking salesmen, one pitch meeting takes a sharp turn into corporate sabotage and high-tech deception.
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00:17:48  |   Mon 09 Jun 2025
An Entire Village Is Haunted By A MAN WITHOUT A BODY! | Paranormal & True Crime Old Time Radio!

An Entire Village Is Haunted By A MAN WITHOUT A BODY! | Paranormal & True Crime Old Time Radio!

A quaint English village is gripped by terror when an unseen force rings church bells, plays records, and leaves behind no trace — only the chilling presence of a man without a body! Hear the tale fr…
04:47:43  |   Fri 06 Jun 2025
CHILDREN OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: Are Their Supernatural Abilities Pure Fiction or Terrifying Reality?

CHILDREN OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: Are Their Supernatural Abilities Pure Fiction or Terrifying Reality?

A boy and his family have vanished under mysterious circumstances. Clues emerge from the boy’s school composition, which describes his friends possessing extraordinary supernatural abilities — and wh…
05:02:03  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
TIME KILLER: The Man Who Changed Yesterday, Thus Tomorrow

TIME KILLER: The Man Who Changed Yesterday, Thus Tomorrow

Playing with a theory on the fluidity of time, a college professor accidentally transports himself back to the period before the Great Depression. His interference with the time-space continuum alter…
04:47:40  |   Wed 04 Jun 2025
What Really Happened On THE MOONLIT ROAD? | Paranormal & Crime OTR

What Really Happened On THE MOONLIT ROAD? | Paranormal & Crime OTR

Adapted from Ambrose Bierce’s ghostly short story, a man is summoned home to learn of his mother’s mysterious death. Through shifting perspectives — a grieving son, a tormented husband, and a voice f…
05:02:05  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
THE GHOSTLY PAIR OF HANDS: Her Invisible Spectral Housekeeper From The Beyond | Paranormal & Crime

THE GHOSTLY PAIR OF HANDS: Her Invisible Spectral Housekeeper From The Beyond | Paranormal & Crime

A woman rents a home and discovers she’s not the only one keeping house; an invisible child’s ghost is silently cleaning beside her. Hear “A Pair of Hands” from BBC’s Haunted Tales of the Supernatura…
04:50:55  |   Mon 02 Jun 2025
THE INTRUDERS: Some Spirits Don’t Know They Are Gone | Paranormal & Crime OTR

THE INTRUDERS: Some Spirits Don’t Know They Are Gone | Paranormal & Crime OTR

A woman who, upon returning to her cherished home, finds it inhabited by a family of strangers who seem oblivious to her presence. | #RetroRadio EP0424

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05:07:49  |   Sun 01 Jun 2025
THOU SHALT NOT KILL: Sweetheart or Slayer?

THOU SHALT NOT KILL: Sweetheart or Slayer?

When a charming suitor sweeps Jeannie off her feet, a string of brutal murders makes her wonder if she’s fallen for a killer! Hear the tale from The Clock in “Thou Shalt Not Kill!” | #RetroRadio EP04…
05:09:16  |   Sat 31 May 2025
TERROR AT CHRISTMAS COTTAGE: Where The Holiday Spirits Aren’t The Only Ones Stirring

TERROR AT CHRISTMAS COTTAGE: Where The Holiday Spirits Aren’t The Only Ones Stirring

During a Christmas gathering at a renovated 17th-century cottage, four friends experience a series of supernatural events that reveal the dark history of the house in the tale, “Exorcism” from BBC’s …
04:52:11  |   Thu 29 May 2025
THE WIDOWER AND THE WEREWOLF: He Wanted a Mother for His Children — He Got a Monster Instead

THE WIDOWER AND THE WEREWOLF: He Wanted a Mother for His Children — He Got a Monster Instead

A grieving widower marries a mysterious woman to care for his children — only to discover she may be a monstrous werewolf haunting the dark forests of the Hartz Mountains in the tale, “Werewolf” from…
05:07:06  |   Wed 28 May 2025
BRAIN DRAIN: Harvesting The Brains of the Brilliant – The Ultimate Intellectual Heist

BRAIN DRAIN: Harvesting The Brains of the Brilliant – The Ultimate Intellectual Heist

A deranged scientist harvests the brains of others' brilliant minds to fuel his own heinous experiments! | #RetroRadio EP0420

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05:02:15  |   Tue 27 May 2025
THE COVERED BRIDGE TIME TUNNEL: A Honeymoon Takes A Turn Into a Historical Nightmare!

THE COVERED BRIDGE TIME TUNNEL: A Honeymoon Takes A Turn Into a Historical Nightmare!

On a quiet honeymoon drive, Peg crosses an old covered bridge — and steps straight into the 18th century, where escaping the past may cost her future. | #RetroRadio EP0419

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04:47:00  |   Mon 26 May 2025
THE CRYSTALLINE MAN: The Terror They Released Should Have Stayed Trapped In Quartz

THE CRYSTALLINE MAN: The Terror They Released Should Have Stayed Trapped In Quartz

When an Arctic expedition unearths a perfectly preserved man encased in quartz, they awaken something ancient — and it’s not entirely dead. Hear the story from Macabre! | #RetroRadio EP0418

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04:47:20  |   Mon 26 May 2025
(BONUS AUDIO) “The Man Who Hated Mars” by Randall Garrett

(BONUS AUDIO) “The Man Who Hated Mars” by Randall Garrett

He was sentenced to a dusty prison under an alien sky… and he’d do anything to escape. Colonel Anthony Fallon isn’t like the other men stuck on Mars. He’s smarter. Sharper. Angrier. And he’s got a pl…
00:32:14  |   Mon 26 May 2025
Sherlock Holmes Investigates The STRANGE CASE OF THE MURDERER IN WAX!

Sherlock Holmes Investigates The STRANGE CASE OF THE MURDERER IN WAX!

Holmes investigates a series of murders involving young women, leading him to disguise himself and hide in a wax museum to catch the killer. | #RetroRadio EP0417

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04:48:54  |   Mon 26 May 2025
THE HEADLESS DEAD: History Is Written in Blood — and Sung in Latin!

THE HEADLESS DEAD: History Is Written in Blood — and Sung in Latin!

A skeptical tourist at the Tower of London plays an ancient organ — only to awaken haunted by headless phantoms demanding his return. Hear the tale from Dark Fantasy! | #RetroRadio EP0416

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05:08:05  |   Sat 24 May 2025
THE FINAL RECKONING: Revenge Is A Close Shave Away!

THE FINAL RECKONING: Revenge Is A Close Shave Away!

A wrongly imprisoned man returns with a razor in hand and revenge in his heart—will justice be served, or something far darker? What will happen in THE FINAL RECKONING? Hear the tale from Creeps By N…
05:08:45  |   Fri 23 May 2025
THE ALIENS: Psychic Espionage and a World on the Brink

THE ALIENS: Psychic Espionage and a World on the Brink

Two rival spies form a psychic bond and uncover a terrifying government secret that could doom the entire world in “The Aliens” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0414

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04:52:32  |   Wed 21 May 2025
THREE SKELETON KEY: Where The Ocean Ends and Horror Begins!

THREE SKELETON KEY: Where The Ocean Ends and Horror Begins!

Trapped in a remote lighthouse, three men face a nightmarish siege by thousands of bloodthirsty rats in the harrowing tale of Three Skeleton Key, presented by Sleep No More! | #RetroRadio EP0413

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05:00:52  |   Wed 21 May 2025
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