EPISODE · Aug 7, 2025 · 9H 55M
THEY KILLED HER FOR $100,000: But Aunt Grace Refuses To Stay Dead
from Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark · host Darren Marlar
Two ex-cons, Ernie and Sid, fresh out of prison, visit their former cellmate’s Aunt Grace because she holds a key they need—the other half to open a chest containing $100,000. They decide to kill her to get her key—but it turns out Aunt Grace “refuses to stay dead,” introducing a supernatural twist to their crime. It’s “The Tell-Tale Corpse” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0480Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Tell-Tale Corpse” (September 13, 1976)00:45:19.603 = Strange Wills, “Margin For Love” (September 07, 1946)01:14:56.757 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (1955)01:28:35.578 = Suspense, “Marry For Murder” (September 09, 1943)01:57:58.217 = Tales of the Frightened, “Call at Midnight” (1957)02:02:44.414 = The Saint, “Alive Dead Husband” (October 07, 1951)02:32:06.013 = Theater Five, “The Autocrat” (October 13, 1964) ***WD02:53:00.570 = Theater 1030, “The Pedestrian” (1968-1971) ***WD03:18:44.040 = The Unexpected, “The Cripple” (1948)03:33:27.195 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Lizzie Borden Case” (1936) ***WD03:47:16.590 = Dark Venture, “Only Inhabitant” (November 19, 1946) ***WD04:16:55.708 = Weird Circle, “Fatal Love Potion” (1944)04:44:20.168 = The Whistler, “Practically Foolproof” (September 03, 1944)05:13:45.419 = Witch’s Tale, “Devil Doctor” (January 08, 1934) ***WD05:41:01.970 = X Minus One, “Hallucination Orbit” (May 15, 1956)06:08:54.748 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Fatal Jugglers” (1957) ***WD06:32:45.737 = Strange Adventure, “Canyon Gold” (1945) ***WD06:36:01.537 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD07:02:38.268 = BBC Ghost Story, “Midnight Express” (December 29, 1986)07:15:36.978 = Beyond the Green Door, “Tyner And The Ape” (1966)07:19:26.873 = The Black Book, “Different Readings – Part 1” (November 21, 1951) ***WD07:36:14.171 = The Black Book, “Different Readings – Part 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD07:44:36.035 = Boston Blackie, “Lighthouse Ghost” (September 10, 1947)08:09:01.962 = Box 13, “House of Darkness” (July 03, 1949)08:35:32.950 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Cable Car Incident” ( ) **WD09:02:08.729 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Interface To Terror” (1990-1992) ***WD09:29:56.228 = The Clock, “The Jekyll And Hyde Gangster” (October 02, 1947)09:55:01.064 = 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.= = = = =#TrueCrime #Paranormal #ScienceFiction #OldTimeRadio #OTR #OTRHorror #ClassicRadioShows #HorrorRadioShows #VintageRadioDramas #SuspenseRadioClassics #1940sRadioHorror #OldRadioMysteryShows #CreepyOldRadioShows #TrueCrimeRadio #SupernaturalRadioPlays #GoldenAgeRadio #EerieRadioMysteries #MacabreOldTimeRadio #NostalgicThrillers #ClassicCrimePodcast #RetroHorrorPodcast #WeirdDarkness #WeirdDarknessPodcast #RetroRadio #ClassicRadioCUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0480
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Two ex-cons, Ernie and Sid, fresh out of prison, visit their former cellmate’s Aunt Grace because she holds a key they need—the other half to open a chest containing $100,000. They decide to kill her to get her key—but it turns out Aunt Grace “refuses to stay dead,” introducing a supernatural twist to their crime. It’s “The Tell-Tale Corpse” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0480Join the DARKNESS SYNDICATE: https://weirddarkness.com/syndicateCHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Tell-Tale Corpse” (September 13, 1976)00:45:19.603 = Strange Wills, “Margin For Love” (September 07, 1946)01:14:56.757 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (1955)01:28:35.578 = Suspense, “Marry For Murder” (September 09, 1943)01:57:58.217 = Tales of the Frightened, “Call at Midnight” (1957)02:02:44.414 = The Saint, “Alive Dead Husband” (October 07, 1951)02:32:06.013 = Theater Five, “The Autocrat” (October 13, 1964) ***WD02:53:00.570 = Theater 1030, “The Pedestrian” (1968-1971) ***WD03:18:44.040 = The Unexpected, “The Cripple” (1948)03:33:27.195 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Lizzie Borden Case” (1936) ***WD03:47:16.590 = Dark Venture, “Only Inhabitant” (November 19, 1946) ***WD04:16:55.708 = Weird Circle, “Fatal Love Potion” (1944)04:44:20.168 = The Whistler, “Practically Foolproof” (September 03, 1944)05:13:45.419 = Witch’s Tale, “Devil Doctor” (January 08, 1934) ***WD05:41:01.970 = X Minus One, “Hallucination Orbit” (May 15, 1956)06:08:54.748 = ABC Mystery Time, “Four Fatal Jugglers” (1957) ***WD06:32:45.737 = Strange Adventure, “Canyon Gold” (1945) ***WD06:36:01.537 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD07:02:38.268 = BBC Ghost Story, “Midnight Express” (December 29, 1986)07:15:36.978 = Beyond the Green Door, “Tyner And The Ape” (1966)07:19:26.873 = The Black Book, “Different Readings – Part 1” (November 21, 1951) ***WD07:36:14.171 = The Black Book, “Different Readings – Part 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD07:44:36.035 = Boston Blackie, “Lighthouse Ghost” (September 10, 1947)08:09:01.962 = Box 13, “House of Darkness” (July 03, 1949)08:35:32.950 = CBC Mystery Theater, “The Cable Car Incident” ( ) **WD09:02:08.729 = Chet Chetter’s Tales From The Morgue, “Interface To Terror” (1990-1992) ***WD09:29:56.228 = The Clock, “The Jekyll And Hyde Gangster” (October 02, 1947)09:55:01.064 = 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." —...
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