He Threw the Skull Into the Sea… But It Came Back Screaming

A retired sea captain inherits a lonely seaside cottage — and the skull of a murdered woman that refuses to rest. When he tries to throw it into the sea, the thing comes back screaming… and it wants revenge. | “The Screaming Skull” from CBC Mystery Theater | #RetroRadio EP0553CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Ripple Effect” (February 04, 1977)00:46:17.627 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Screaming Skull” (April 01, 1968) ***WD01:15:31.737 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Peace to the Frifalites” (1989)01:42:59.621 = The Clock, “Nicky” (March 04, 1948)02:12:21.736 = The Crime Club, “Death Deals a Diamond” (July 17, 1947)02:41:39.176 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “The Case of the Darkened Face” (September 22, 1946) ***WD03:06:46.080 = CBC Deep Night, “Ice Screams” (August 05, 2005)03:40:44.312 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Shrinking People” (July 27, 1943)04:09:02.141 = Diary of Fate, “Phillip Vale” (June 01, 1948) ***WD (LQ)04:38:23.197 = Dimension X, “Knock” (May 06, 1950)05:07:42.545 = Show Close(ADU) = Air Date Unknown(LQ) = Low Quality***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music LibraryABOUT WEIRD DARKNESS: Weird Darkness is a true crime and paranormal podcast narrated by professional award-winning voice actor, Darren Marlar. Seven days per week, Weird Darkness focuses on all thing strange and macabre such as haunted locations, unsolved mysteries, true ghost stories, supernatural manifestations, urban legends, unsolved or cold case murders, conspiracy theories, and more. On Thursdays, this scary stories podcast features horror fiction along with the occasional creepypasta. Weird Darkness has been named one of the “Best 20 Storytellers in Podcasting” by Podcast Business Journal. Listeners have described the show as a cross between “Coast to Coast” with Art Bell, “The Twilight Zone” with Rod Serling, “Unsolved Mysteries” with Robert Stack, and “In Search Of” with Leonard Nimoy.= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness.= = = = =#ParanormalRadio #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #WeirdDarknessCUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0553