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EPISODE · May 3, 2026 · 4H 55M

The Shadow People: They Wait In The Dark | #RetroRadio

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

When Elaine begins seeing a hulking shape that only appears in darkness and dissolves the instant a light comes on, an aging scholar of the supernatural warns her fiancé that something ancient has marked her — and is methodically removing everyone standing between it and her.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Burning Whirlwind” (September 23, 1977)00:45:38.236 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “History Of A Mug” (August 09, 1945) ***WD01:14:43.988 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD01:39:00.254 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Mists of Memory” (May 22, 1982)02:05:59.803 = The Haunting Hour, “Old Old Man” (April 07, 1945) ***WD02:30:49.195 = Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD02:54:04.404 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death is 1 3” (December 31, 1947)03:21:36.414 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Elusive Emerald” (December 14, 1946)03:50:53.749 = The House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD04:22:15.259 = Incredible But True, “Heads Up” (1950-1951)04:25:51.553 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Across The Board” (June 06, 1943) ***WD04:54:26.682 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0647

When Elaine begins seeing a hulking shape that only appears in darkness and dissolves the instant a light comes on, an aging scholar of the supernatural warns her fiancé that something ancient has marked her — and is methodically removing everyone standing between it and her.Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTRCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Burning Whirlwind” (September 23, 1977)00:45:38.236 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “History Of A Mug” (August 09, 1945) ***WD01:14:43.988 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD01:39:00.254 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Mists of Memory” (May 22, 1982)02:05:59.803 = The Haunting Hour, “Old Old Man” (April 07, 1945) ***WD02:30:49.195 = Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD02:54:04.404 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death is 1 3” (December 31, 1947)03:21:36.414 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Elusive Emerald” (December 14, 1946)03:50:53.749 = The House of Mystery, “The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween” (October 27, 1945) ***WD04:22:15.259 = Incredible But True, “Heads Up” (1950-1951)04:25:51.553 = Inner Sanctum, “Death Across The Board” (June 06, 1943) ***WD04:54:26.682 = 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.CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0647

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