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EPISODE · Apr 10, 2026 · 4H 53M

You Don't Get Something for Nothing. Not from Him. Not From The Man With Grey Eyes.

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

“The Man In The Black Hat”: A gambler down on his luck gets the surprise of his life when a stranger with cold gray eyes hands him the keys to a brand-new car — no strings attached, no explanation given. From that moment on, nothing but good fortune follows him. But so does the man in the black hat. No matter where he goes, no matter what happens, that same gray-eyed figure keeps turning up — watching, waiting. Who is he? What does he want? And why can't anything seem to stop him? | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0625CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Thousand and First Door” (July 29, 1977)00:47:20.330 = Screen Guild Theater, “The Maltese Falcon” (September 20, 1943)01:15:59.326 = The Sealed Book, “Death Laughs Last” (September 02, 1945)01:45:34.035 = The Shadow, “The Shadow Challenged” (January 19, 1941) ***WD02:14:35.283 = Sleep No More, “Over The Hill” and “The Man In The Black Hat” (December 05, 1956) ***WD02:37:55.162 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Falling To Pieces” (April 2006)02:50:12.599 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD03:04:45.016 = Strange Wills, “Black Interlude” (June 22, 1946)03:34:37.800 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (September 18, 1955)03:48:16.621 = Suspense, “Locked Room” (January 27, 1944)04:17:35.994 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Call At Midnight” (1957)04:22:22.192 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953)04:52:16.501 = 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/WDRR0625

“The Man In The Black Hat”: A gambler down on his luck gets the surprise of his life when a stranger with cold gray eyes hands him the keys to a brand-new car — no strings attached, no explanation given. From that moment on, nothing but good fortune follows him. But so does the man in the black hat. No matter where he goes, no matter what happens, that same gray-eyed figure keeps turning up — watching, waiting. Who is he? What does he want? And why can't anything seem to stop him? | #RetroRadio #WeirdDarkness | EP0625CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Show Open00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Thousand and First Door” (July 29, 1977)00:47:20.330 = Screen Guild Theater, “The Maltese Falcon” (September 20, 1943)01:15:59.326 = The Sealed Book, “Death Laughs Last” (September 02, 1945)01:45:34.035 = The Shadow, “The Shadow Challenged” (January 19, 1941) ***WD02:14:35.283 = Sleep No More, “Over The Hill” and “The Man In The Black Hat” (December 05, 1956) ***WD02:37:55.162 = BBC Radio 4 Spine Chillers, “Falling To Pieces” (April 2006)02:50:12.599 = Stay Tuned For Terror, “The Bogey Man Will Get You” (October 01, 1945) ***WD03:04:45.016 = Strange Wills, “Black Interlude” (June 22, 1946)03:34:37.800 = Strange, “The Ghost Train” (September 18, 1955)03:48:16.621 = Suspense, “Locked Room” (January 27, 1944)04:17:35.994 = Tales Of The Frightened, “Call At Midnight” (1957)04:22:22.192 = Tales of Tomorrow, “The Other Now” (January 22, 1953)04:52:16.501 = 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/WDRR0625

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