Suspense and Horror – Retro Radio Podcast

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.…

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…

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 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…

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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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

Title: Voyage of Intrastar Plot: The dream world has given a grieving psychologist a chance to reunite with his deceased wife. When he becomes convinced that he has discovered an…

Audio is good, even with the usual record static noises. Ernest Chapel is Mr Ross, and is facing a coroner’s inquest. Not being a legal counsel, he isn’t granted an…

Title: Enemy from Space Plot: In an attempt to start a nuclear war, alien beings kidnap the president and send back a double to take his place. Aware of the…

A lunatic retired executioner has died and left a haunted house, filled with death traps and murders.

Title: Masks Plot: When a retired Hollywood producer is relieved of a precious cigarette case during a train ride, his quest to reclaim the stolen item plunges him into danger.

Title: The Unseen Watcher Plot: A gambler dreams up a desperate scheme to “off” his bookie in order to escape his huge debts. To fund his addiction, he kills his…

The scene is set in the carnival atmosphere of the circus. Mr Bundy is a wealthy older man who has taken a shine to Georgia, or Babe, as she is…

Cathy waits with the house keeper for her mommy and daddy to return from their trip. As Cathy’s anticipation builds, it’s up to Greer Garson to be the stabilizing force.…

The glamor of being on the radio is sucked dry by a marriage to Tisha and her money. Roger learns that she plans to leave him, and now nothing matters…

Michael Cobb fell into a bad crowd at a young age, and before he knew any better. After serving time, he is out, and wants to put it all behind him, like a forgotten chapter in a book. With supportive relatives, this looks to be a real Merry Christmas for Mike. However, cash has been found missing, and employees are called to the carpet. Will it keep them from getting their Christmas bonuses? Though Mr Humbolt is pleased with Mike's work over the past months, he is forced to let him go. Suspicion has fallen firmly on Mike.

Christine McKay has been ordered to a health resort by her doctor, but can’t afford the hotel any longer. Looking for a new place to stay, she finds a friend…

Ernest Chapel narrates a story where he is a man named, Tom. It’s the end of life as we know it when he and a lady fly a small aircraft…

Title: The Love God Plot: A spirited and opinionated woman alienates her intended with her brash and outspoken ways so she prays to the Indian god of love to remedy…

A movie crew has set out on the Pacific to film a movie about a sea monster that rises from the sea. When nothing has been heard from the crew,…

Audio resolution is a little less than desirable. You may want to pass on this one. Disaster has been striking a diving company. Is it just a rash of bad…

An adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson. Markheim was a gambler with an addiction that he couldn’t control. Does the love he has for Angela stand a chance…

Two soldiers in the heat of a battlefield talk about their girlfriends back home. Dave is certain that the spirit of his girlfriend is somehow protecting him. Is it possible…

A trilogy of stories takes a look at war. In a time gone by, a grandfather tries to tell his grandson about war. Men recruited, and pressed into service to…

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…

Audio is good for a change, only a little record noise and static. As Ernest Chapel recounts today’s tale, he is showing the effects of drinking heavily. He is leaving…

An inventor, George Aldrin, has created a mechanical man, and Lamonte Cranston is in the audience to watch the demonstration. Henry the robot responds to mental commands from the inventor,…

A story played against the background of modern Europe. Which in 1943, means war torn, Nazi Europe. A plot to kill the king at his birthday celebration has been uncovered.…

Arnold is a respectable businessman, but there’s something that has been bothering him. He has been brewing a plan to murder his wife, Evelyn. The worst you might say for…