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EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 5H 5M

Three Killers, One Prisoner, and a Ghost That Hadn't Rested in 850 Years

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

“Ancestor”: Three killers have a woman locked in the dark, a river running below to swallow her body — but something far older than any of them just heard her crying. Something that died eight centuries ago. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0621CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Mysterious Island” (July 19, 1977)00:45:37.418 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Snowbound No Opening Or Closing” (December 01, 1946)01:10:06.910 = CBC Deep Night, “Ice Screams” (August 05, 2005)01:44:05.143 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Ancestor” (July 21, 1945)02:13:14.877 = Diary of Fate, “Darrell James” (August 10, 1948) ***WD02:40:27.094 = Dimension X, “A Logic Named Joe” (July 01, 1950) ***WD03:09:06.949 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Comes Home” (November 28, 1944) ***WD03:21:54.374 = The Eleventh Hour, “Blackmail And Love” (December 17, 1947) ***WD03:47:06.328 = Escape, “Adaptive Ultimate” (March 26, 1949)04:16:33.036 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)04:46:02.102 = Exploring Tomorrow, “No Way Out, aka Overpopulation” (April 09, 1958)05:04:42.572 = 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/WDRR0621

“Ancestor”: Three killers have a woman locked in the dark, a river running below to swallow her body — but something far older than any of them just heard her crying. Something that died eight centuries ago. | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0621CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Mysterious Island” (July 19, 1977)00:45:37.418 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “Snowbound No Opening Or Closing” (December 01, 1946)01:10:06.910 = CBC Deep Night, “Ice Screams” (August 05, 2005)01:44:05.143 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Ancestor” (July 21, 1945)02:13:14.877 = Diary of Fate, “Darrell James” (August 10, 1948) ***WD02:40:27.094 = Dimension X, “A Logic Named Joe” (July 01, 1950) ***WD03:09:06.949 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Murder Comes Home” (November 28, 1944) ***WD03:21:54.374 = The Eleventh Hour, “Blackmail And Love” (December 17, 1947) ***WD03:47:06.328 = Escape, “Adaptive Ultimate” (March 26, 1949)04:16:33.036 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)04:46:02.102 = Exploring Tomorrow, “No Way Out, aka Overpopulation” (April 09, 1958)05:04:42.572 = 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/WDRR0621

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