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EPISODE · Sep 7, 2025 · 4H 50M

THE BOOK OF HELL: A Publishing Company Receives a Manuscript That Has Terrifying Qualities

from Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark · host Darren Marlar

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA 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 EP0503CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Deathly-White Man” (October 27, 1976)00:44:47.295 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Zelma’s Boy” (September 19, 1947)01:14:02.184 = The Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert” (April 21, 1953) ***WD01:40:59.086 = Murder at Midnight, “Man With The Black Beard” (November 08, 1946)02:07:00.921 = The Black Museum, “Gas Receipt” (January 29, 1952) ***WD02:28:02.096 = Mysterious Traveler, “Big Brain” (March 14, 1950) ***WD (LQ)02:57:55.222 = Mystery House, “Bases Loaded” (June 14, 1946) ***WD03:23:56.542 = CBC Nightfall, “The Book of Hell” (July 23, 1982)03:51:56.130 = Obsession, “Kiss of Kismet” (October 03, 1950) ***WD04:14:22.652 = Origin of Superstition, “Crossing Your Fingers” (1935) ***WD04:28:04.040 = Peril, “Curse of Ramses” (1953) ***WD04:49:55.763 = 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 #VintageRadioDramasCUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0503

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA 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 EP0503CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Deathly-White Man” (October 27, 1976)00:44:47.295 = Molle Mystery Theater, “Zelma’s Boy” (September 19, 1947)01:14:02.184 = The Cisco Kid, “Mummy In The Desert” (April 21, 1953) ***WD01:40:59.086 = Murder at Midnight, “Man With The Black Beard” (November 08, 1946)02:07:00.921 = The Black Museum, “Gas Receipt” (January 29, 1952) ***WD02:28:02.096 = Mysterious Traveler, “Big Brain” (March 14, 1950) ***WD (LQ)02:57:55.222 = Mystery House, “Bases Loaded” (June 14, 1946) ***WD03:23:56.542 = CBC Nightfall, “The Book of Hell” (July 23, 1982)03:51:56.130 = Obsession, “Kiss of Kismet” (October 03, 1950) ***WD04:14:22.652 = Origin of Superstition, “Crossing Your Fingers” (1935) ***WD04:28:04.040 = Peril, “Curse of Ramses” (1953) ***WD04:49:55.763 = 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 #VintageRadioDramasCUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0503

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