Suspense | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, crime, psychological thrillers, and suspense from the golden age of radio. Enter gripping stories of murder, danger, deception, desperate choices, and unexpected twists performed by some of the era’s greatest stars. 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. Suspense became one of radio’s most celebrated dramatic anthologies, known for exceptional performances, acclaimed writers, and unforgettable stories designed to keep listeners guessing until the end. Rediscover classic old time radio suspense, mystery, crime drama, psychological thrillers, horror, and vintage radio.
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Suspense presents “The Long Wait,” episode 4, originally broadcast November 2, 1949. This archival recording features a hard-boiled drama of revenge, loyalty, and second chances.
Recently released from prison, Dan Varrell returns to Manhattan still haunted by his brother’s death. His search leads him to Lois Williams and the dangerous world surrounding her, while a police lieutenant keeps a close watch. Burt Lancaster stars as Dan Varrell in an original play by Fred Freiberger.
Suspense 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
00:48 Original Broadcast
30:42 Closing
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7 Oct 2026
Suspense - "The Thing in the Window" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
Suspense presents “The Thing in the Window,” episode 9, originally broadcast December 1, 1946. Joseph Cotten stars in this original radio play by Lucille Fletcher.
Actor Martin Aimes becomes obsessed with a shadowy figure he sees in a window across the street—though no one else can confirm it is there. As sleepless doubt and suspicion take hold, he must confront the unsettling possibility that the truth lies beyond anything he can explain.
Suspense 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
00:42 Original Broadcast
30:27 Closing
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6 Oct 2026
Suspense - "Lazarus Walks" (Old Time Radio, 1943)
Suspense presents “Lazarus Walks,” episode 9, originally broadcast October 1, 1943.
After Roger Holcombe survives a period of clinical death during surgery, he seems to possess an unsettling new relationship with truth and lies. Orson Welles stars as psychiatrist Dr. Graham, with Hans Conried as Holcombe, in this early supernatural-tinged psychological mystery adapted for radio by Robert L. Richards from a story by J. Marion Speed.
Suspense 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
00:53 Original Broadcast
29:22 Closing
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