Suspense and Horror – Retro Radio Podcast
197 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★ - 15 ratingsSharing family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.
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CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Spaces On The Wall. 790620
June 20, 2020 14:34 - 20.9 MBThere are always two sides to any story, especially stories of love. The art world is a wierd world indeed, as a group of high society art lovers are about to find out. After a secret art purchase is completed, the four paintings are discovered to come with conflicts. Are they legitimate originals? Or are they fakes? The art dealer has apparently sold the same paintings to more than one buyer. The artist is long dead, but how did the duplicates manage to show up? Listen to get the clues to so...
Suspense – Banquo’s Chair. ep44, 430601
June 01, 2020 08:21 - 26.6 MBA tale of strange and unusual methods to get a confession from a criminal. Sir William was a cold, ruthless, and unmerciful hunter of criminals. This is the story of the last case that he solved during his long career. Our narrator receives a phone call to come armed to Turret House. It's a big spooky house where an unsolved murder was committed, and that Sir William has rented to bring a cast of characters together. His plan is to put on the pressure, and to reenact the crime. William is res...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Help Wanted. ep981, 790521.
May 21, 2020 14:43 - 19.7 MBA killer is on the streets, preying on elderly women. Mrs Colfax is one of the lonely, older women who misses her adult son, and lives a lonely existence. Aunt Millie is an older lady who lives alone, but she has an advantage. Her nephew is a police detective, and though she lives alone, she's not lonely. Can aunt Millie help shed light on the motive for murder? The grocery store ran by Mr Diaz could be a key clue for the police. Besides the mystery, we learn a little of the plight of lonelin...
Suspense 430518 The ABC Murders
May 18, 2020 08:22Features Charles Laughton. A mild-mannered man and the initials ABC are the center of an organized set of murders. A story by Agatha Christie. A traveling salesman who has had a few too many failed sales deals. He begins to become forgetful, and suffers from headaches. Victims die in alphabetical order. Is it all just part a big medical disorder? Or has it all been planned? Scotland Yard manages to track down the fingerprints, and the typewriter used, and connect it all to stop the killer. It...
Suspense – The ABC Murders. ep42, 430518
May 18, 2020 08:22 - 26.1 MBFeatures Charles Laughton. A mild-mannered man and the initials ABC are the center of an organized set of murders. A story by Agatha Christie. A traveling salesman who has had a few too many failed sales deals. He begins to become forgetful, and suffers from headaches. Victims die in alphabetical order. Is it all just part a big medical disorder? Or has it all been planned? Scotland Yard manages to track down the fingerprints, and the typewriter used, and connect it all to stop the killer. It...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Fabulous Pillow. ep976, 790502.
May 02, 2020 14:25 - 18.7 MBA man is revisited by a strange dream when he loses consciousness during a car crash. In the vision, he goes to seek help and finds himself in the company of a former coworker whom he defended against robbery charges at the cost of his own job. To make amends, the man hands over the stolen goods.
Suspense – Nothing up My Sleeve. ep23, 430105
April 21, 2020 08:22 - 27.3 MBA woman is distraught as she approaches a man about town. What does she expect in the way of help for her fiancee who has been arrested? The bank robbery is all over the headlines on this New Years Eve. Dorothy Dale interrupts the solo billiards game to lay out the account of the robbery, the gangsters, and the way her fiancee was set up to take the blame. Mr Rolf is unconcerned over her emotional appeal, and the complications that seal Jerry's fate. Why won't the police believe Dorothy? Why ...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Watcher of the Living. ep960, 790307.
March 09, 2020 13:52 - 19.5 MBTitle:Watcher of the Living (H. G. Wells story) Plot:A high school principal and teacher are sent to an alternate world during a failed lab experiment. In this strange dimension, they encounter a race of floating faces that are cursed to forever witness the wrongdoings of others but are incapable of correcting them. Episode:960 Air Dates: First Run - March 7, 1979 Repeat - August 24, 1979 Read more at: CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Episode 960 | Watcher of the Living.
The Shadow – Appointment with Death. 380312. (RV65, retro690)
March 07, 2020 20:10 - 34 MBFirst. Consider joining my extremely cool Patreon backers in sponsoring a show. All the details for either a one time donation, or ongoing support is on the Donate page. Bonus Tracks Keith spends a few extra moments to recall the first encounters he had with the Shadow. In catchphrases, radio, and movies. He also shares a little from the original show notes. Phil Harris 1932 Minnie the Mermaid Here are my original show notes: The Shadow was one of the many superheroes that lived on the radio ...
Suspense – Til Death Do Us Part.
January 29, 2020 08:21 - 27.2 MBFeaturing Peter Lorrie, as a mild-mannered man with a jealous streak. In the cozy country cottage, professor Kraft dotes over his young bride, Cynthia. Does she have any secrets that she ought to blush about? To help with a cough, the professor gives her a home remedy of rum with lemon and sugar. The picture of a comfortable couple comes to an end when the professor tells her he poisoned her drink. In a flashback, she recounts her encounter with the American, Dr. Craig. Has there been somethi...
Suspense – The Bride Vanishes. ep20, 421201
January 22, 2020 08:22 - 27 MBA couple of honeymoon in Italy, when they notice people staring at the new bride as if she were a ghost. On their boat ride to the rented house where they will spend the next few weeks, they take a break to visit the Blue Grotto. The secret comes out that Mrs. Courtney is the image of another young bride who vanished from the same house the couple has rented. Their new cowboy friend in his white, ten-gallon hat, shows them to their place. Neighbors eagerly greet them and make them feel at hom...
Suspense – The Body Snatchers. ep19, 421124
January 15, 2020 08:21 - 27.1 MBIn the early 1800s, medical science was coming of age. Doctors could only hope to pass their schooling if they had their own cadaver to practice on. The trouble was that there wasn't enough, and laws limited the number allowed. Many doctors had to rely on body snatchers, and ask no questions. Often bodies came from robbing graves, but sometimes they were freshly made corpses. Mother Slade awaits the arrival of her son and a nephew as they are due back from a grave-robbing venture that failed....
Suspense (CBS) A Korean Christmas Carol Bill Lipton. 591220
January 14, 2020 15:43 - 8.27 MBOn a wintery drive to return to his unit on this Christmas holiday, one soldier, Larry Connely, comments on his time in the country this Christmas. He had picked up a sergeant carrying a package and needed a lift to his own unit. On the ride, sergeant Dumbrowski tells about the day his squad was pinned down on a hillside 7 years ago when the war was in full swing. Flashback to the patrol, led by Brownly, and their mission on Christmas Day. Cautions on keeping quiet, with no gear rattling, are...
Suspense (CBS) 32nd of December (Frank Lovejoy). 581228
January 09, 2020 14:43 - 8.57 MBJoe is a man ing trouble over gambling debts and is in it deep to the underworld. To save his skin, and raise money, he asks for his wife's wedding rings. Doesn't she suspect that he'll just pawn them, like the rest of their valuables? This could be the last straw in a strained relationship. In the pawnshop, and though the rings bring $500, a fair amount, it isn't anywhere enough to cover the debt by the deadline. As Joe is about to step out of the shop, a watch catches his eye. Might the sho...
Suspense – Menace in Wax. ep18, 421117
January 08, 2020 08:21 - 26.6 MBA reporter is sent to investigate a wax museum and a strange happening In one of the displays. If only he can evade his pesky co-worker, Suzy. The brassy dame likes to put on a fake French accent and has a knack to be a step ahead of him, most of the time. The exhibit is one where wax figures play cards, but the hands they are dealt with constant change. Amid the spooky tales from the curator, the reporters figure the cards hold a message for a German spy ring. The clues send them out to Q Fa...
Suspense – Will You Make a Bet with Death. ep17, 421110Suspense – Will You Make a Bet with Death. ep17, 421110
January 01, 2020 08:21 - 27.9 MBEnter into a happy scene at a carnival, and its colorful attractions. In the tunnel of love, a nervous man crosses paths with a woman who rides the ride alone, In the dark, he reveals his story, one that was supposed to remain a secret if he hopes to live. He tells how his embittered uncle, a wealthy man, has made a bet with him, but the old guy is out to kill his nephew, and see that his money goes to no one. As long as Robert can stay alive for a few more hours, the fortune is his. Conditio...
Quiet Please – Twelve To Five. ep45, 480412
December 27, 2019 14:22 - 6.83 MBAn all night DJ takes calls from fans with kind words, and requests for their favorite songs. Learn details about the theme song to Quiet Please, and a few bars of it are shared. Callers inquire about the DJ's past. Do all night disk jockeys get to have visitors? The music keeps coming, while a break is had to share coffee with a new employee. Where does the stranger work, the newsroom? Some where else? The news report tells of a murder in the neighborhood, rain, and a time check. Hey wait. H...
Suspense (CBS) Christmas For Carole, Dennis Day. 501221
December 20, 2019 16:41A man desperate for cash has reached the point of being willing to do anything. Dennis Day is a bank clerk with a wife in need of great medical expense in delivering their first child. To get the assistance they need, will cost more than he makes each month. Should he go into business with a friend? Though that will give him the kind of money he needs, he isn't looking forward to a lifestyle of being raided by the cops, or carrying a police record. Just a one shot at big money is all he needs...
The Shadow (MBS) The Gift of Murder. 471221
November 26, 2019 13:21At a family gathering, death makes an appearance. With Lamonte Cranston and Margot Lane on hand, they do their best to capture a killer. Is it the butler who did it? Is there any hope for saving the holiday celebration? Clues emerge, but doubt remains in who the killer might be in the tale of greed and blackmail. An age old grudge plays into the picture, and turns the list of suspects around. The real story behind an inheritance comes out, but it\s going to take a little interference from the...
Whistler – Next Year is Mine. 461223
November 12, 2019 12:20The newspaper had a special edition to get out, but the editor takes time to listen to the choir's sing Christmas carols in the next building. Johnny Hale is a prisoner who closes up the newspaper shop to talk to a guard, and an aging prisoner. Ed is an oldtimer on a life sentence, who almost seems content with the life that he has been dealt, paying for the crime he committed all those years ago. Johnny has only 6 months left, and is more of a hot head about the rules imposed on prisoners, a...
Suspense – Devil In The Summer House. ep16, 421103
October 30, 2019 07:23A murder in the quaint New England house has gone unsolved for 25 years. A police captain escorts an old friend to look ogre the crime scene. Memories flood Joe's mind as he thinks of his last moments with his dear friends. In flashback, the scene changes to happier times in the Summer house. A shooting range in the basement means that pistol shots punctuate the conversation between Joer, and the women folk of the household. What could be so terrifying outside the window to make Isabel scream...
Suspense – Lord Of The Witch Doctors. ep15, 421027
October 23, 2019 07:21The natives are restless along the African coast, on the island of Zanzabar. A popular witch doctor has been on the move to incite the tribes. British officials try to calm the matter, but will the diplomacy do any good against superstition, and dangers from the jungle? Might the good Germans, and Dr Schmidt be up to something? The situation comes to a head, and gets even more dire when the famous witch doctor arrives. He turns out to be a Cockney faker who has been impressing the natives wit...
Suspense – A Passage to Benares. ep13, 420923
October 09, 2019 07:21An American psychologist has traveled too Trinidad, and wakens with a splitting headache. His companion reads the news headlines, to find a murder involving the wedding ceremony they attended the night before. Was it the brides husband who killed her? Beggars who spent the night in the temple tell how they awoke with coins in their pockets. What else will the beggars reveal? The psychologist goes to interview the rich uncle of the groom. Details about the culture of the Hindu population is di...
Suspense – The Kettler Method. ep12, 420916
October 02, 2019 07:23Produced by William Spear. After four solid days of rain, the staff of a sanitorium talk about Dr Kettler, who has an unbalanced mind after a failed surgery. Kettler insists his patient, Benham, is still alive. The overworked staff find an emergency on hand that takes them out of the picture, and Kettler is in charge. With 3 more days of rain, Clair and Les arrive to treat her headaches. A giant of an attendant keeps Kettler in charge. Les and Clair meet a patient, but is he delusional, or is...
Suspense – The Hitch Hiker. ep11, 420902
September 25, 2019 07:21Featuring Orson Wells. Originally aired on Mercury Theater of the Air. Orson gives a dramatic introduction to the thriller about to be performed. Heading out on a cross country road trip from New York to California, Ron Adams recounts his descent into mental instability. Or is he? He says goodbye to his mother, and encounters a hitch hiker on the rainy day. What's wrong with the man on the side of the road? Is it possible he can be keeping pace with the high powered car as he drives down the ...
Suspense – The Cave of Ali Baba. ep10, 420819
September 18, 2019 07:21Produced by William Spears. Written by Dorothy Sayers. Something about the appearance of the stately gent suggests a demeanor of a gentleman's gentleman. Possibly of the master of the estate himself. He ensures his vault, and security system is in place, and prepares to head out to a meeting. Hidden behind a velvet mask, with a number, all the attendees are equally anonymous. Clad in evening dress, the master, number 1, calls attention to a breakdown in the ranks. For now, partners pair up an...
Suspense – Wet Saturday. ep2, 420624_
September 11, 2019 07:21An adaptation of a short story by John Collier A typical middle class family spend a rainy day at home, but with one problem at hand. It seems young Millie has killed a suitor who came calling on her. Now its up to Mr Princy to cover up the unintended murder to save face, and protect his daughter; Just when the story is about ironed out, a neighbor comes calling to ask about gardening advice. Captain Smollet finds himself being framed for the murder. Forced at gun point to dispose of the body...
Suspense – The Burning Court. ep1, 420617
September 04, 2019 07:21Based on John Dixon Carr's novel of the same name. On a commuters train, manuscripts are read, and a picture from the 17th century bares a startling resemblance to his young bride. The original woman was a poisoner, and was beheaded. Is there any relation to the young Marie? Should Ted be worried when the picture disappears once he gets home? News arrives that Mark's uncle has been murdered. poisoned. Mark describes why he thinks its poison, and not due to failing health of the elderly uncle....
The Whistler – My Love Comes Home. 460729
July 29, 2019 11:21A truck driver who is an ordinary guy holds the lives of 3 people in his hands. As he relaxes at the bar, he thinks that nothing special ever happens in his life. Meanwhuile, a love triangle is about to come to a boil. Sam is a pilot who is gone much of the time. Is Hellen cheating on him with another man? He begins to get suspicious and investigate. If it's true, Sam just can't go on living without her. He'd kill the other man. How does Eddie, the bored truck driver fit into the picture? Sam...
The Whistler – Tangled Web. ep69, 430910
July 27, 2019 08:20Claud and Leta are home from college, and learn that they are expected to be married before their aunt Hester dies. The old biddy wants to keep the fortune in the family, and if either of er adopted youngsters should wed anyone else, the entire estate will go to the other. But what happens if she finds out they both have already married their own sweethearts? Nobody gets the fortune. Not trusting the other, first Claude. Then Leta out the other about their marriages. What next, knock off the ...
The Whistler – Death Has a Thirst. ep15, 420822
July 20, 2019 07:20After dropping off his friend at a sanitarium to recover from alcoholism, Harvey and Victor’s wife, Donna drive through the night. By the time he gets home, the doctor reports Victor has escaped. When he’s found again, the doc warns if Victor doesn’t lay off the booze, his next stop may be an insane asylum. Taken far from any alcohol, Victor finds himself at sea, on Harvey’s yacht, with a small crew, and his wife Donna. Suddenly Victor is paranoid and jealous. Is his wife cheating on him? Is ...
Whistler – Custom Built Blonde. 460715
July 15, 2019 11:21A group of low level gangsters spot an easy mark, a blonde who is loaded with jewels. They know the type. She’s out on a tryst with a lover, and when she’s robbed, she’ll be too embarrassed to report the incident, and explain where she was to her husband. There’s a little problem. Gunplay leads to a corpse, and Jerry needs to call in favors to arrange an alibi. The desperate cover up begins. Will Jery manage to keep off the radar of the cops? They come calling to question him about a murder, ...
Whistler – Confession. 460708
July 08, 2019 11:22Life had lost its meaning for Martin, and we find him trying to take out a high dollar life insurance policy. Why is each company turning him down? Why is Martin so nervous, and snippy with his wife, Clara? Their marriage relationship has become awkward, while trying to put on a pleasant front. Is there another woman, or something else that’s driving a wedge between them? Martin is approached by a stranger who knows all about his terminal illnes, and his trouble in getting life insurance. Mon...
The Whistler – Solid Citizen. 460701
July 01, 2019 11:20A man of the upper crust, Worthington Potter, has trouble with his stock broker and has extended himself playing the stocks with other peoples money. In a desperate measure he raids Alfea’s safe deposit box, trying to find something he can turn into a quick $10K in cash. A rare antique earring, with it’s mate missing just might prove to be valuable enough to bail himout. All of Worthingtons social standing, his reputation, and wealth all stand on a token of his proposal of marriage to Alfea. ...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Willy And Dilly. 790604.
June 04, 2019 12:50The theme of the story today is about trust. A widow has her life savings to invest, so she goes to the imposing banker with the name to match. Is he as trustworthy as his name, and physical appearance imply? Though she thinks her savings might be beneath the amount the important banker will take to invest for her, he does, and seems to go the extra mile to handle her account with utmost confidence. The business lunch takes a personal note when the two share secrets, and even intimate nick na...
Whistler – Broken Chain. 460520
May 20, 2019 11:20Arnold is a man who is contemplating leaving his wife. He helps around the house, and responds to his talkative wife’s every request. Evelyn is more heartbroken over her broken dishes than paying attention to the needs of her husband. Evelyn is a nice person, but it’s a classic situation of a couple who has one person having their love tank filled, while the other is desperately empty. It’s enough to find Arnold planning a murder. Has the perfect crime been committed? Will Arnold be able to p...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – War of Angels. ep975, 790430.
April 30, 2019 14:25The story of the life of a ruthless business woman is recounted when Lucifer, and the Arch-angel Michael argue over who gets to claim her soul. –Find more at, CBS Radio Mystery Theater Episode Guide.Read More →
Whistler – My Love Comes Home. 460429
April 29, 2019 11:20Sam is a bush pilot who returns home to be with his true love, Hellen. He soon realizes that she is in love with another. After a confrontation with her, Sam lets Hellen know that he won’t give her up, even if he has to kill to do it. Tension mounts for Sam as his world falls apart. Outwardly he acts civil to Jeff, but his heavy drinking begins to reveal his inner turmoil. The drunken Sam finds himself the near victim of a murder attempt. He hides out as he makes an anonymous report to the co...
Whistler – The Waterford Case. 460422
April 22, 2019 11:20Elaine Waterford feels helpless as she is forced to stand by while her uncle makes bad business decisionss with her father’s estate. Worse than that, Margret and Dick are being forbidden to marry. It’s all over family rivalry, and the obsession the heads of household have to ruin the other. The heads of the Winters and Waterford families are long time rivals, and a plot to ruin the other is in full swing. The ordeal is enough to motivate Elaine to take matters, and a pistol into her own hands...
Whistler – Smart Boy. 460415
April 15, 2019 11:26A trio of men with shady pasts contend to get possession of incriminating letters. Who will win the upper hand in the hold of blackmail? Read More →
Whistler – Terror Stricken. 460408
April 08, 2019 11:22Andy Miller, a convicted man vows revenge on those who put him behind bars. Years later, a busy executive begins to get threatening warnings, right after it has been pointed out that Andy is no longer in jail. Can the police do anything to stop it, or protect him? Will the testimony that Mr Reynolds come back to haunt him? Attempts at poisoning, a close call from a gunshot, and a prank mix up with a mortuary are only the beginning. Why doesn’t Andy come right out and confront Reynolds? Why do...
Whistler – Three Times a Sinner. 460401
April 01, 2019 11:21A matter of disfunctional marital bliss ends up with a distraught husband poisoning himself. The uncaring wife coldly watches on to let him go through with it, not intervening, or going for help until she watches him collapse to the floor. Is it what it seems, or has some cruel trick been played? Gerald gloats at his prank on his wife, rubbing it in her face about being insensitive to him, and wanting him dead. Lydia has another concern. What happened to the half bottle of poison that is now ...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Waste Paper. ep966, 790328.
March 28, 2019 14:50Title: Waste Paper Plot: During an investigation into the brutal killing of a cleaning woman in a commercial complex, a lady detective discovers that the deceased was actually living a double-life.Read More →
Whistler – Triggerman. 460325
March 25, 2019 11:20Martin Lane is a successful defense lawyer, with a reputation for acquitting high profile gangsters. He’s definitely not a favorite in the eyes of judges, or hard working cops. Will his swimming with the sharks of the underworld catch up with him? Finding himself involved at the scene of a gangland shooting, Martin may have to get himself out of trouble. Is there any way to undo the deed , or make it right again? The crime weighs heavy on Martin’s conscience. As the sole witness, should hetes...
Whistler – Boomerang. 460311
March 11, 2019 11:22Audio had lots of low frequency hum, and some wierd bass affect happening that was giving me a headache. I applied a little filtering at the risk of injecting a little digital artifact into the mix, I think I cleared it up. It may sound a little soft and mushy, but it was actually that way when I got the file. Maybe using a good set of earphones might be the best way to listen to this one. We join a man, a familiar figure in the neighborhood, who is trying to cover up a murder. Can he play it...
Whistler – Decision. 460304
March 04, 2019 12:20Paul is a doctor who wants the best for his patients, even if it’s just to give a placebo to a wealthy woman with nothing really wrong with her. When a sultry, dark haired woman enters, his life is about to change. Mrs Carol Cameron has a husband with a serious heart condition. Will Paul make house calls to tend to the man? With his growing intimate feelings with Carol, Paul continues the in home treatments, until one day it happened. Firmly wrapped around her little finger, she convinces Pau...
CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Hickory, Dickory, Doom. ep957, 790226.
February 26, 2019 13:30Title:Hickory, Dickory, Doom. Plot:A grandfather clock is the central piece in this gruesome and morbid tale. A young couple from Pennsylvania pick up a grandfather clock at an estate sale to give to the local minister. What they do not know is that the malfunctioning time piece does more than tell time, it is actually a gateway to the demon world. Episode:957 Air Dates: First Run – February 26, 1979 Repeat – August 17, 1979 Read more at: CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Episode 957 | Hickory, Dic...