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EPISODE · Oct 3, 2025 · 5H 9M

THE GHOST WHO FORGOT HALLOWEEN: Who Knew Ghost School Would Be So Boring?

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 sleepy ghost named Wilbur is failing ghost school because he can't stay awake and keeps forgetting important ghostly duties, including Halloween itself. | #RetroRadio EP0526CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Quiet Evening at Home” (December 17, 1976)00:45:57.482 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD01:17:18.992 = Incredible But True, “Familiar Streets” (January 28, 1951) ***WD (LQ)01:20:49.852 = Inner Sanctum, “Strands of Death” (March 12, 1946) ***WD01:50:44.622 = The Key, “The Deception” (1956) ***WD (LQ)02:16:29.766 = Lights Out, “The Signalman” (August 24, 1946) 02:45:53.924 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers on a Train” (December 03, 1951)03:40:41.819 = Macabre, “House In The Garden” (December 04, 1961) ***WD04:10:06.928 = Philip Marlowe, “Rustin Hickory” (September 10, 1949)04:39:29.749 = Escape, “The Abominable Snowman” (September 13, 1953)05:08:22.640 = 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/WDRR0526

Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE for the ad-free version: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateA sleepy ghost named Wilbur is failing ghost school because he can't stay awake and keeps forgetting important ghostly duties, including Halloween itself. | #RetroRadio EP0526CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “A Quiet Evening at Home” (December 17, 1976)00:45:57.482 = House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD01:17:18.992 = Incredible But True, “Familiar Streets” (January 28, 1951) ***WD (LQ)01:20:49.852 = Inner Sanctum, “Strands of Death” (March 12, 1946) ***WD01:50:44.622 = The Key, “The Deception” (1956) ***WD (LQ)02:16:29.766 = Lights Out, “The Signalman” (August 24, 1946) 02:45:53.924 = Lux Radio Theater, “Strangers on a Train” (December 03, 1951)03:40:41.819 = Macabre, “House In The Garden” (December 04, 1961) ***WD04:10:06.928 = Philip Marlowe, “Rustin Hickory” (September 10, 1949)04:39:29.749 = Escape, “The Abominable Snowman” (September 13, 1953)05:08:22.640 = 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/WDRR0526

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