Old Time Horror Radio

About Old Time Horror Radio

Old Time Horror Radio | Old Time Radio brings you chilling horror, supernatural mystery, and dark suspense from the golden age of radio. Enter stories of ghosts, monsters, haunted places, strange experiments, psychological terror, and encounters with the unexplained. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring classic horror anthologies, eerie supernatural tales, and unforgettable performances, Old Time Horror Radio celebrates the darker side of vintage broadcasting. Rediscover classic old time radio horror, supernatural stories, mystery, suspense, paranormal drama, dark fantasy, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss).

Publisher

Old Time Retro Radio

Category

arts · fiction · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2025

Latest episode

9 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

270 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   9 Sept 2026

   Escape - "A Tooth for Paul Revere" (1948)

   Escape, “A Tooth for Paul Revere,” originally broadcast July 4, 1948, is episode 45. This Fourth of July historical fantasy adapts Stephen Vincent Benét’s 1937 short story, with a radio adaptation by John Dunkel and direction by Norman Macdonnell. Massachusetts farmer Lige Butterwick has one pressing concern: a miserable toothache. Sent toward colonial Boston to seek the help of silversmith Paul Revere, Lige’s practical mission leads through the tense, colorful world of the American Revolution. Harry Bartell stars as Lige, with Parley Baer as Revere and Berry Kroeger in multiple roles. Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 30:11 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

2. 

   7 Sept 2026

   The Weird Circle - "The Curse of the Mantle"

   The Weird Circle presents “The Curse of the Mantle,” episode 32, originally broadcast April 2, 1944. This supernatural suspense drama adapts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1838 tale “Lady Eleanore’s Mantle,” with Maurice Tarplin credited in the cast. In colonial Massachusetts, Lady Eleanore, the governor’s niece, acquires a luxurious mantle shadowed by a sinister reputation. As the garment’s influence seems to grow, her fiancé George Helwyse faces mounting unease in a community already gripped by fear and a smallpox outbreak. Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:38 Original Broadcast 24:51 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

3. 

   4 Sept 2026

   The Devil and Mr. O - "Mr Freak" (1971)

   The Devil and Mr. O presents “Mr Freak,” episode 5, originally broadcast October 15, 1971. This syndicated presentation retitles Arch Oboler’s earlier drama “The Ugliest Man in the World.” Raymond Edward Johnson stars as Paul Martin, a poet haunted by a lifetime of public cruelty over his appearance. In a somber, memory-driven psychological drama, Martin confronts loneliness, humiliation, dignity, and the fragile possibility of human connection, including an encounter with a young blind woman. Ann Shephard also appears. Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 31:00 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss). Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio (https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio)

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