Suspense and Horror – Retro Radio Podcast

The Shadow – Message From The Hills. ep131, 380731

A pilot of a mail plane has a problem and finds his path has crossed with Margot Lane and Lamont Cranston. What weird things are going on in the hills?…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Hole in the Sky. ep978, 790509

Forced to take on a job smuggling contraband, an ace pilot must take a short-cut through a dangerous wormhole to get to his destination on schedule. –Find more at, CBS…

The Shadow – Murders In Wax. 380724

At a circus side show, wax figures are on display. The figures are posed in a scene of a recent famous mobster coming to justice, but imagine the shock of…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Letter of Love, Letter of Death. ep974, 790425.

A police detective puts his career on the line in order to prove the innocence of the rival of a murdered theatrical producer when he is accused of the crime.…

The Shadow – Aboard the Steamship Amazon(Reincarnation of Michael). ep129, 380717

Munitions for a band of revolutionaries are being smuggled on a luxury steamer. When orders are received that the munitions are no longer needed and are to be destroyed, one…

The Shadow – White God. 380710

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. Lamont Cranston, lawyer by day, but known to the underworld as the Shadow, fights crime with the…

The Shadow – The White Legion. ep26, 380320

The White Legion is a vigilante group who dishes out judgement based on its own set of rules and standards. William Devons is their latest victim, and his case has…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Golden Girl. ep972, 790418

The Shadow – The Bride Of Death. ep110, 380306

Superstitious omens foretell the tragedy of death. A mysterious explosion has killed the reverend Colby, and ten others. Lamonte Cranston is on the scene with Margot Lane to investigate a…

The Shadow – Death On The Bridge. ep189, 400303

Title: The Bridge of Tragedy. After six months off work, Bill comes home to tell his wife Myra that he has a new job. When she learns it’s the only…

The Shadow – Death Is An Art. ep186, 400211

On the waterfront a cop spots a suspicious man. He is identified as previously trying to commit suicide, but tonight the melancholy man seems to be on a different mission.…

Quiet Please – My Son John. ep76, 481128

Ernest Chapel plays a very lonely man who has a son who died. His narration goes on to talk about his son John, and how he went off to serve…

Shadow – The Return Of Carnation Charlie. ep185, 400204

A gangster on death row who is known for wearing his lucky carnation, asks for the favor of wearing one as he’s marched to the death house. He claims the…

The Shadow – Murder In The Death House. ep16, 400107

A citizens committee is organized to clean up crime, and corruption. Margot Lane is enthusiastic at being part of it, and drags her boss, Lamonte Cranston along to the meeting.…

The Shadow – The Three Ghosts. ep6, 371031

Lamont Cranston needs a vacation after his recent exhausting adventures. He picks a resort that is said to be haunted. To combat the alleged supernatural killer ghosts, the Shadow uses…

The Shadow (Mutual, Blue Coal) Death House Rescue. ep87, 370926

A man sent to death row is falsely accused, and it’s up to the Shadow to set things right.

Suspense – The Singing Walls. ep56, 430902

A young man seems to have fallen in with a bad crowd. When he wakes up, he realizes his strange dream, was no dream at all. Feeling guilty, and being…

The Whistler – A Present for Ricky. ep228, 461007

Clyde is an aging dancer who learns that his younger dance partner and wife is looking to dump him. Who is Ricky? What can Clyde do to hang on to…

The Shadow – Hounds In The Hills. ep22, 380220

A boy is in the woods near an old house that is said to be haunted. Dogs howl, and old Sadie give the house the reputation it deserves. Is the…

The Shadow – The Poison Death. ep19, 380130

A rash of poisoning has broken out, and the mayor gets a letter claiming that the Shadow is fed up with crimefighting. The Shadow is now bent on holding the…

Quiet Please – Rain on New Years Eve. ep30, 471229

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Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Murder Faces East. 481213

After a few morbid bits of humor about freezing to death, the feature gets started. A recently arrested man sits in a gloomy jail cell. In flashback and narrative, we…

The Shadow – League Of Death. 380109

A courtroom decision puts a man behind bars, but Lamonte Cranston and Margot Lane think it’s a case for the Shadow to be involved with. The sentenced man leaves a…

Quiet Please – And Jeannie Dreams Of Me. ep70, 481017

Ernest Chapel presents a story of a troubled man. He has had a lifelong recurring dream. What do the elements of the dream mean? Tall oaks, a big house with…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – The Charnel House. ep970, 790411

To discover the truth about her father’s death, a young woman becomes a staff member in the rest home in which he resided. There she uncovers a horrifying and gruesome…

Hermit’s Cave – Reflected Image of The Desert. ep3, 1930’s

Two men are on foot in the desert, struggling with a battle of thirst. Is their vision of a woman a mirage, or has she directed them to a source…

Inner Sanctum Mysteries – Death Of A Doll. 481018

Our gruesomely punny host presents a newspaper story. A story of a man, the doll of a dead girl, and the devil. How did such a scene come to be?…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Permanent Man. ep969, 790409

A scientist performs heinous experiments on a human subject on the planet Neptune with disastrous consequences. –Find more at, CBS Radio Mystery Theater Episode Guide.

Lights Out – The Cliff. 390429

At the edge of a cliff, a dame holds Mack Weather at gunpoint, forcing him to jump. In flashback, we learn that Weather is a gangster and counterfeiter. Joe is…

Mysterious Traveler – Beware of Tomorrow. ep19, 440409

a young scientist is dropped off at the country home of a former mentor, Dr. Clark, and his latest assistant. Do his experiments in artificial intelligence, and a robotic man…