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...
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Oct 2, 2026 · 30:24
Escape presents “Two and Two Make Four,” episode 223, originally broadcast on CBS on August 21, 1954. This final-season suspense tale was written by Walter Brown Newman and…
Sep 30, 2026 · 27:28
The Whistler presents “Grave Secret,” originally broadcast February 27, 1949. This circulating AFRS version is commonly cataloged as episode 351. Written by Steve Hampton, the…
Sep 28, 2026 · 29:37
Old Time Horror Radio presents The Devil and Mr. O, episode 11, “Vacation with Death,” originally broadcast November 26, 1971. A family’s bargain summer rental in an old country…
Sep 25, 2026 · 25:41
Dark Fantasy presents “The Thing from the Sea,” originally broadcast November 28, 1941. In this third known episode of the NBC Red Network supernatural anthology, Hollywood actor…
Sep 23, 2026 · 26:06
The Weird Circle presents “Declared Insane,” episode 5, originally broadcast September 26, 1943. Adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s L’Interdiction, this literary suspense drama was…
Sep 21, 2026 · 30:41
The Sealed Book presents “Devil Island,” episode 4, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 8, 1945. Hosted by Philip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book,…
Sep 18, 2026 · 30:20
The Devil and Mr. O presents “Nature Study,” episode 8, broadcast November 5, 1971. Hosted and written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated presentation rebroadcast Oboler’s earlier…
Sep 16, 2026 · 23:33
Suspense presents “Death Notice,” episode 789, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 8, 1959. Victor Jory stars in this late-run drama, directed and produced by William…
Sep 14, 2026 · 30:45
Molle Mystery Theatre, episode 75, presents “The Man Who Murdered in Public,” originally broadcast on March 6, 1945. Adapted from Roy Vickers’ Department of Dead Ends mystery…
Sep 11, 2026 · 25:31
Dark Fantasy presents “Death Is a Savage Deity,” originally broadcast on NBC on January 30, 1942. Identified in surviving reference listings as episode 11, this supernatural…
Sep 9, 2026 · 30:24
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…
Sep 7, 2026 · 25:01
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…
Sep 4, 2026 · 31:13
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…
Sep 2, 2026 · 30:47
The Sealed Book, “The Accusing Corpse,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 29, 1945. This is episode 7 of the 30-minute mystery anthology, hosted by…
Aug 31, 2026 · 30:55
Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Nightmare,” originally broadcast November 28, 1944. This surviving Armed Forces Radio Service presentation aired as Mystery Playhouse #50, adapted…
Aug 30, 2026 · 24:31
Dark Fantasy presents “Demon Tree,” episode 4, originally broadcast December 5, 1941. This NBC sustaining drama was written by Scott Bishop and produced by John I. Prosser. At a…
Aug 29, 2026 · 30:13
The Devil and Mr. O presents “Gravestone,” episode 6, originally broadcast October 22, 1971. Written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated presentation is a retitled revival of his…
Aug 28, 2026 · 26:38
The Weird Circle presents “The Strange Judgment,” episode 30, originally broadcast March 19, 1944. This NBC-syndicated adaptation draws on Honoré de Balzac’s 1834 tale Un drame…
Aug 27, 2026 · 29:49
The Devil and Mr. O, episode 17, “Official Killer,” originally broadcast January 7, 1972. Written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, this syndicated revival installment…
Aug 26, 2026 · 30:34
Suspense presents “Black Path of Fear,” episode 107, originally broadcast on CBS on August 31, 1944. Adapted by Robert Tallman from Cornell Woolrich’s 1944 novel, this Havana-set…
Aug 25, 2026 · 25:31
Dark Fantasy presents “Dead Hands Reaching,” episode 27, originally broadcast May 22, 1942. This NBC production originated from WKY in Oklahoma City and was written by Scott…
Aug 24, 2026 · 30:27
Escape presents “The Man Who Could Work Miracles,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 19, 1948. This is episode 54, adapted by Les Crutchfield from H. G. Wells’s classic…
Aug 23, 2026 · 28:01
Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Breakdown Afrs Myst Phs,” originally broadcast June 12, 1945. This surviving recording was rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service as…
Aug 22, 2026 · 29:39
The Devil and Mr. O presents “House Is Haunted,” episode 16, originally broadcast December 31, 1971. This syndicated revival installment repackages Arch Oboler’s earlier Lights…
Aug 21, 2026 · 30:39
The Sealed Book, “Queen of the Cats,” originally broadcast June 24, 1945, is episode 15 of the Mutual Broadcasting System supernatural anthology. Philip Clarke hosts this tale,…
Aug 20, 2026 · 28:00
The Weird Circle presents “The Burial of Roger Malvin,” episode 47, originally broadcast October 22, 1944. This 30-minute literary horror and suspense drama adapts Nathaniel…
Aug 19, 2026 · 29:56
Dark Fantasy presents “I Am Your Brother,” episode 29, originally broadcast on NBC on June 5, 1942. This sustaining production was written and directed by Scott Bishop. At a…
Aug 18, 2026 · 30:04
The Devil and Mr. O presents “Ancestor,” episode 7, originally broadcast October 29, 1971. Hosted and written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated episode repackages his earlier…
Aug 17, 2026 · 30:21
The Whistler presents “Lady from the Sea,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 28, 1948. This is episode 320, written by Esther McCoy, with music credited to Wilbur Hatch.…
Aug 16, 2026 · 24:14
Suspense presents “Devilstone,” episode 945, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on September 30, 1962. This Jonathan Bundy script—the pseudonym of Jack Johnstone—was the final…
Aug 16, 2026 · 30:17
Escape presents “Sundown,” episode 116, originally broadcast on CBS on June 23, 1950. Written by Joel Murcott and produced and directed by William N. Robson, this frontier drama…
Aug 16, 2026 · 28:55
The Devil and Mr. O presents “Live Forever,” episode 13, originally broadcast December 10, 1971. Written, produced, directed, and hosted by Arch Oboler, this philosophical…
Aug 15, 2026 · 26:12
Dark Fantasy presents “W Is for Werewolf,” episode 13, originally broadcast on February 13, 1942. Written by Scott Bishop, the pseudonym of George Marion Hamaker, and produced…
Aug 14, 2026 · 25:49
Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Burn Witch Burn,” broadcast January 25, 1946. This circulating version is also cataloged as Armed Forces Radio Service Mystery Playhouse #166; it…
Aug 14, 2026 · 26:34
The Weird Circle presents “The Executioner,” program 51, originally broadcast November 19, 1944. Adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s 1830 short story “El Verdugo,” this grim…
Jul 29, 2026 · 24:33
Quiet, Please - "Three" (Old Time Radio Drama, 1947) https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com Originally broadcast on November tenth, nineteen forty-seven, Three is one of the most…
Jul 29, 2026 · 15:21
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.Originally broadcast in 1931. In "Honeymoon House," The Witch's Tale presents a classic old time radio…
Jul 28, 2026 · 29:56
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. In "Welcome Home," Sealed Book presents a classic old time radio horror drama featuring suspense,…
Jul 22, 2026 · 30:10
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Jul 14, 2026 · 25:00
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Jul 11, 2026 · 10:43
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Jul 10, 2026 · 25:02
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Jul 10, 2026 · 27:09
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Jul 9, 2026 · 27:37
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Jul 8, 2026 · 30:04
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Jul 7, 2026 · 30:29
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 7, 2026 · 26:14
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 6, 2026 · 30:41
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 5, 2026 · 30:52
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 4, 2026 · 30:00
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 3, 2026 · 30:00
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 2, 2026 · 30:01
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 2, 2026 · 24:03
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jul 2, 2026 · 30:06
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jun 30, 2026 · 25:31
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jun 23, 2026 · 30:48
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jun 16, 2026 · 29:13
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Jun 9, 2026 · 30:48
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
May 26, 2026 · 30:25
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
May 19, 2026 · 26:49
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
May 12, 2026 · 24:30
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
May 5, 2026 · 27:16
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Apr 28, 2026 · 25:50
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Apr 21, 2026 · 31:45
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Apr 14, 2026 · 30:40
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Apr 7, 2026 · 30:00
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Apr 3, 2026 · 24:23
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network. https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio,…
Apr 3, 2026 · 26:00
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com The Man Who Came Back , Fully restored and professionally remastered…
Apr 3, 2026 · 30:13
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com The Cellar Door [episode 634], Broadcast 1/24/1956 Fully restored and…
Apr 3, 2026 · 29:26
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com https://www.oldtimeretroradio.comThis episode features The Mysterious…
Apr 3, 2026 · 23:35
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Twenty-Four Sixty-Two [episode 909], Broadcast…
Apr 3, 2026 · 24:09
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Feathers [episode 908], Broadcast 1/14/1962 Feathers…
Mar 31, 2026 · 26:48
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Breakthrough [episode 907], Broadcast 1/7/1962…
Mar 26, 2026 · 15:22
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Untitled Feed Will You Walk into My Parlor [episode 30], Broadcast…
Mar 24, 2026 · 29:51
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) St James Infirmary Blues [episode 501], Broadcast…
Mar 22, 2026 · 30:37
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Slow Burn [episode 373], Broadcast 2/23/1950 Slow…
Mar 21, 2026 · 25:36
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Five Buck Tip [episode 739], Broadcast 2/23/1958 Five…
Mar 17, 2026 · 24:28
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Waiting [episode 586], Broadcast 2/22/1955 Waiting…
Mar 11, 2026 · 24:23
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Star over Hong Kong [episode 791], Broadcast…
Mar 3, 2026 · 30:33
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Murder by Jury [episode 540], Broadcast 2/22/1954…
Feb 25, 2026 · 29:55
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) John Barbie and Son [episode 131], Broadcast…
Feb 10, 2026 · 25:22
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Backseat Driver [episode 417], Broadcast 2/22/1951…
Feb 4, 2026 · 30:23
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Hollywood Hostages [episode 638], Broadcast 2/21/1956…
Jan 28, 2026 · 24:13
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Crank Letter [episode 841], Broadcast 2/21/1960 Crank…
Jan 21, 2026 · 30:09
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Suspense (OTRR) Consequence [episode 181], Broadcast 2/21/1946…
Jan 20, 2026 · 23:14
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com The Witchs Tale | Old Time Radio The Witchs Tale - The Troth Of Death…
Jan 19, 2026 · 28:29
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com The Witchs Tale | Old Time Radio The Witchs Tale - Frankenstein…
Jan 18, 2026 · 23:55
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Lights Out | Old Time Radio Lights Out - Author And The Thing…
Jan 17, 2026 · 30:29
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Lights Out | Old Time Radio Lights Out - Money Money Money [episode…
Jan 17, 2026 · 30:29
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Lights Out | Old Time Radio Lights Out - 5Money Money Money [episode…
Jan 17, 2026 · 29:21
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Quiet, Please | Old Time Radio Quiet Please – Nothing Behind The Door…
Jan 17, 2026 · 30:00
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Quiet, Please | Old Time Radio Quiet Please – I have been looking for…
Jan 17, 2026 · 30:00
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Quiet, Please | Old Time Radio I Have Been Looking For You [episode…
Jan 16, 2026 · 29:59
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com The Mysterious Traveler | Old Time Radio The Mysterious Traveler –…
Jan 16, 2026 · 30:23
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Inner Sanctum Mysteries (OTRR) Skeleton Bay, Broadcast 2/5/1946…
Jan 16, 2026 · 29:49
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com The Witchs Tale | Old Time Radio The Witchs Tale - The Bronze Venus…
Jan 15, 2026 · 31:16
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Lights Out | Old Time Radio Lights Out - Cat Wife [episode 0]…
Jan 14, 2026 · 23:55
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Lights Out | Old Time Radio Lights Out - Author And The Thing…
Jan 14, 2026 · 30:01
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Quiet, Please | Old Time Radio Quiet Please – We Were Here first…
Jan 14, 2026 · 29:21
Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.com Quiet, Please | Old Time Radio Nothing Behind The Door [episode 1],…
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