The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mysteries

Apparition (11-15-1942) When a wealthy patriarch dies, his heirs gather to divide the estate—only to be confronted by something far more unsettling than legal documents or family grudges. A ghostly figure begins to appear in the dead of night, delivering pointed warnings and very specific instructions about how his property should be shared. Is it truly a restless spirit returning to settle unfini...

The Alibi (10/25/1942 – Old Time Radio Mystery) In a grand old house ruled by a sharp‑tongued, iron‑willed matriarch, fear has become a way of life. Everyone in her orbit—relatives, servants, even those who once cared for her—now lives under her constant scrutiny and cruel manipulation. Each of them has endured her control. Each of them has a motive. And each of them knows that as long as she live...

Death Comes at Midnight (10/18/1942) A terrified man awakens from a vivid nightmare—one so real he’s convinced it’s a prophecy. In the dream, he is murdered exactly forty‑eight hours from now. As the clock begins its relentless countdown, every shadow feels threatening, every stranger looks suspicious, and every coincidence seems to tighten the noose around his fate. But is he truly marked for dea...

Malice (10/11/1942) Old Time Radio Mystery A respected, wealthy doctor has built a life of privilege for his two sons—but beneath the polished surface lies resentment, ambition, and a rivalry neither man is willing to admit. One son dreams of following in his father’s footsteps, craving approval and the prestige of medicine. The other rejects the family legacy entirely, determined to carve out his...

The Urge to Kill (10-4-42 – The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery) A respected industrialist working under relentless World War II production quotas begins losing time—minutes at first, then hours—awakening with no memory of where he’s been or what he’s done. When sabotage, violence, and whispered accusations start circling the plant, he becomes the prime suspect in a series of chilling incidents h...

Jealousy (9/27/42 – The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery) Confined to her sickbed and tormented by suspicion, a troubled woman becomes convinced that her husband is plotting to kill her so he can be with someone else. Every whispered conversation, every late‑night absence, every unexplained gesture feeds her growing fear. But fear has a way of twisting into something darker—and in her desperation...

Fog (9/13/1942) – The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery A young fisherman awakens on a cold, gray shoreline with the fog rolling in around him—and a terrifying blank space where his memory should be. The townspeople whisper that he’s killed a man he once called an enemy, but he remembers nothing of the struggle, the motive, or the moment of violence. As the fog thickens and fragments of the night r...

Mirage (9/13/1942) – The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery Attorney Fred Adams has built his career in the smoky world of nightclubs and backroom deals, thanks largely to Gloria—an ambitious bar owner who bankrolled his rise through law school. But when Fred announces his engagement to Brenda Gibson, the district attorney’s refined and socially connected daughter, the illusion of control Gloria onc...

The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery - House of Greed (9/5/1942) A mild‑mannered man pushed to his limits becomes the center of a dark family drama in this tense episode of The Whistler . Surrounded by greedy relatives who drain his kindness for their own gain, he begins to sense that their impatience has turned deadly. When he suspects they may be plotting his murder, fear gives way to a bold and...

The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery "The Letter" (August 29, 1942) The story of Hans Minkler, an Austrian anti-Nazi, or is he a Nazi? A confusing espionage drama set in pre-war Europe. J. Donald Wilson (writer, director), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor) Presented by the WOTR Radio Network — home of four 24/7 Old Time Radio stations: Old Time Radio USA, Suspense Radio USA, Crime Time...

Death Has A Thirst - August 22, 1942 A lonely desert highway becomes the setting for terror when a desperate fugitive stumbles into a remote gas station, parched, exhausted, and running from the law. But in this tense episode of The Whistler , thirst isn’t just for water—it’s for escape, for survival, and for the one chance to outrun Fate itself. As the heat rises and nerves fray, a simple act of...

Notes in the Night (June 27th 1942) The Whistler: Old Time Radio Mystery A lonely apartment, a restless pianist, and a melody that seems to drift through the darkness with a life of its own. When a troubled musician becomes obsessed with the mysterious notes echoing from the courtyard below, curiosity turns to fear—and fear to suspicion. Each haunting phrase pulls him deeper into a web of secrets...

“The Shrunken Head” from June 13, 1942 When a young heiress arrives at the isolated mansion of her aging, wheelchair‑bound uncle, she expects eccentric habits—but not a room filled with shrunken heads from far‑off jungles. As she settles into the eerie estate, strange whispers, unsettling glances, and unexplained tensions begin to close in around her. What begins as curiosity soon turns into fear...

A chilling tale of guilt, fate, and the quiet voice that knows your every secret. In this debut episode of The Whistler , “Retribution,” from May 16th, 1942, a man’s desperate attempt to escape the consequences of his actions leads him down a twisting path where justice waits in the shadows. This restored presentation brings you one of the earliest surviving broadcasts of the iconic mystery series...