Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A woman experiences a vivid and terrifying nightmare in which she murders her husband. Upon waking, her husband dismisses it as a mere dream, attributing it to everyday stresses like eating hamburgers or their upcoming anniversary. However, the story takes a chilling turn when, after she falls back asleep, th...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A young couple's UFO sighting near a small New Hampshire town leads to their imprisonment and the horrifying discovery that all 634 residents have been mentally enslaved by alien beings who now want to add two more to their collection. | #RetroRadio EP0509 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 0...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate It’s the late 19th century, and two scientists are exploring the Caybridge Trough in the Caribbean — down to about five miles deep, one of the ocean’s deepest parts. While down there they discover a strange underwater city inhabited by hostile humanoid creatures, who attack them… welcome to “City of the Dead!...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A witch unleashes a horde of sinister cats to terrorize children, and only a lawyer and the local sheriff stand between the village and feline doom. Listen to “The Queen of Cats” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0507 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 0...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Perry Harnishfeger stumbles into a bar, still wearing a silk robe over his work clothes, desperate to tell someone—anyone—about the two women in the sports car who crowned him Prince of Darkness at a party where he may or may not have murdered his boss with his thoughts. The bartender pours him a double and a...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A man repeatedly meets a woman at different stages of life as he changes jobs – and the woman appears to grow younger and younger each time he meets her. It’s “The Unborn” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0505 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate 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 strange man taps at the windows, seemingly the ghost of a hanged man—is he here to warn them… or haunt them? Sleep No More presents, “Browdean Farm!” | #RetroRadio EP0504 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A desperate publishing house receives a manuscript from an author who's been dead for two years - a first-person account of Hell that mysteriously cannot be copied, printed, or recorded by any earthly means. CBC’s Nightfall presents, “The Book of Hell!” | #RetroRadio EP0503 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Tim...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate When homely police officer Bert discovers that his face is his worst enemy in the dating world, he decides the women who reject him deserve a fate worse than a bad date—and his handsome partner Charlie might be too distracted by his own infatuation to notice the pattern until it's too late. CBS Radio Mystery...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite literally. That bizarre delivery sets Craig on the trail of a very modern-day murder, blending the supernatural with classic detective work. | #RetroRadio EP0501 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate In this quirky mystery, a mummy — yes, an actual mummy — lands on private detective Barrie Craig’s desk, quite literally. That bizarre delivery sets Craig on the trail of a very modern-day murder, blending the supernatural with classic detective work. | #RetroRadio EP0501 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A desperate groom agrees to be buried alive for quick cash—only to find death might not wait for the carnival curtain to drop. Hear “Final Resting Place” from MACABRE! | #RetroRadio EP0500 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “T...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A grieving grandmother whispers with the dead—until her young granddaughter starts listening too. BBC’s Haunted Tales of the Supernatural brings us the ghostly tale of “Little Girl Lost!” | #RetroRadio EP0499 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Two hikers wander into a remote mountain town that looks like it’s been frozen in the Roaring‑’20s. At first, it seems quaintly nostalgic — but there’s a deeper, darker reason the townsfolk have secluded themselves in that era. | #RetroRadio EP0498 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00....

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version:  https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Alexander Jordan, terrified of being buried alive during cataleptic fits, rigs a mausoleum with safety measures. His nephew’s greed, aimed at securing the inheritance, triggers a lethal chain of events. Will the safeguards work—or will his nightmare come true? | #RetroRadio EP0497 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (...

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the commercial-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate A typist who accused of murdering the author she works for. But here’s the twist — she claims the real killer wasn’t a person — it was a character from his novel, fighting for its own survival. | #RetroRadio EP0496 CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.02...

“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, vanishes inexplicably after passing a junction—it doesn’t show up where it should, and neither the tracks nor the train can be found. | #RetroRadio EP0495 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness....

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 EP0494 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Tortured T...

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 assassination—but ends up inhabiting the mind of John Wilkes Booth. It’s a cool sci-fi story from MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER! | #RetroRadio EP0493 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTER...

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 whom he argues as he grapples with the painful truth. It’s “PRIVATE STOCK” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0492 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS...

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 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Midas Touch” (O...

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 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Clairvoyant” (October 01, 1976)...

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 — and the cost of keeping the shop may be more than she bargained for. This store is “Not For Sale.” | #RetroRadio EP0489 Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate CHAPTERS & T...

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 encounters a minister and his beautiful daughter — and ominously plans to kill her. A fictional story based on the real-life ghost story – it’s “The Flying Dutchman” from Witch’s Tale! | #RetroRadio EP0488 Jo...

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 in Surrey, England. The estate’s owner believes the place is being terrorized by a violent and aggressive poltergeist. When he arrives, Low finds himself going toe-to-toe with this malevolent entity—an...