Suspense and Horror – Retro Radio Podcast

a pirate with a submarine is terrorizing the shipping lanes. The Shadow has a plan and investigates. The submarine inventor has been having regrets about his role in the pirate’s reign of terror. The Shadow has discovered this fact, and works on the scientists conscience. Has the scientist already done too much damage? Though he takes a cowards way out, the Shadow can use the information he has gained to take down the pirate. Listen in and enjoy the nautical adventure and danger as the Shadow works his magic to bring about justice.

The story begins two weeks ago. Robert Young is an investigater for an insurance company. His wife had stepped out to an all night drugstore, but she’s missing. When she turns up, her story has plenty of holes in it. He doesn’t have much time to dwell on the matter when he is called out on an investigation. Inspecting the burned remains of the building, he finds a clue. At home, his wife feeds him more lies, this time about a missing locket. The wife keeps showing strange behavior, but what is going on? What’s the deal with the hidden matches? Robert Young finally manages to gets suspicious enough to put his detective skills to work, and follow his wife. What kind of dark secrets might he discover in the cover of night? Have you guessed yet? She’s a firebug, and in a moment of poetic justice, her own house catches on fire. Even more Suspenseful moments folow as the escape from the fire is dramatized. In the end she takes a stand and blames her husband. Who is the real firebug? Definitley an ironic situation for the twist ending.

Audio is a little scratchy and muffled, but OK. Ernest Chapel is a man who has just moved into a house. It used to be Eddie’s house. Is there a problem with that? Eddie’s stuff, Eddie’s piano, but it all belongs to Ernest now. Murder is involved, and spooky things begin to happen. Has Eddie come back to haunt his killers? If the partners in crime decide to part ways, will it appease Eddie? Will it leave Ernest holding the bag with either Eddie, or the law? In monolog, Ernest recounts details of the plot to kill Eddie. Tempers flare, and nerves jangle, as the two gangsters try to split the loot. Who will get the lion’s share? Who is the brains of the outfit? Nobody really believes the spirit of Eddie is in the room… that’s silly… because if he was, he would probably want to get some revenge. But if Eddie’s ghost isn’t here, then what made that noise, and that gust of cool air, and who is playing that music?

In an old cemetary outside a New England town, a man finds himself trapped in a mausoleum. Flashback: The man is in need of cash to bail him out of trouble with creditors, and the IRS. Legend has it that his long dead relative hid a cache of treasure. The man gets a feeling of being led along, and finds himself in a library, talking to the old librarian about some mysterious reference materials. It becomes known that the old relative was not only rich, but was something of a prophet. There is a prophecy about our man. What is the interpretation of the prophecy? Will the cryptic clues lead down a trail of murder before he can get the treasure? With a prophecy on your side, you can’t go wrong… can you? I mean, your fate is decided… right? Events unfold. The circumstances of the prophecy keep coming true. Still, with the murders piling the bodies up, surely the reward that await can’t be the treasure that he expects, can it? Does the prophecy really deal out his fate? Surely there will be certain consequences as a result of his deeds. The prophecy does become fulfilled but prophecies can be funny things sometimes.

Two elderly spinsters live alone, near a cemetary. Amanda is the pushy one who takes care of most of the household business, while herer sister is weak, frail, and usually too afraid to leave the home. When we join them, a funeral procession is just arriving to bury the Captain. Who is he, and how does he fit in with the sisters? The Captain is an old friend, and sometimes had come around for a nice dinner and the company of the old gals. Shortly after having dinner recently he died. Suspicion arrises when we learn that he died due to poisoning. Did Amanda and her sister bump him off? Do they actually think Amanda did the deed? Was it from a tainted jar of her prized peach preserves? The local law men turn up the heat on how the Captain was poisoned, with lab results indicating food poisoning. Amanda is on edge when they ask her to bring in a jar of her peaches for testing. All the secrets haven’t been discovered yet, but the Whistler is on hand to set the final scene. The real truth is exposed, and justice springs its own trap for maximum righteousness, and minimal scandal on the long established and reputable household.

Features Carrey Grant. A man has an accident, when he falls on a sidewalk. Suddenly it’s three years later, and he can’t remember a thing that has happened in that time. A man with a gun is following, what kind of danger is he in? What mysteries lay behind that black curtain of amnesia? Items in his possession have a monogram that isn’t his initials. Whose hat, and cigarette case does he have, and why? He manages to track down a gal who is supposed to be his girlfriend. Through pointed questions, he tries to gain information on the life that he’s lived the past three years. Is he really guilty of murder? Newspaper reports fill in more of his story, and events surrounding the murder. Through the ongoing ordeal, he tries to regain any memories of what happened, but they evade his efforts. Will revisiting the crime scene help? He finds a witness, but the old man is paralized, and can’t talk. Through signals of blinking his eyes, he answers questions, and Dan, Carrey Grant, has an idea who the real killer is. With the cops coming will he get the information he needs to clear himself in time? Who did it? Will he regain his memory?

Lamont looks into the possibility of insurance fraud mixed with murder by an elderly couple whose maids have a curious tendency to die of pneumonia shortly after being employed.

A story about an Air base that has been built on an old dry lake bed. Lake Muroc now hosts all sorts of test planes, fighters, bombers, and even ground radar. All the high tech gadgets of the time. Ernest Chapel plays Sgt Maxwell Wesley who tells this story about a particular SNAFU. Can the far fetched stories in science fiction magazines ever come true? Will man ever break the sound berrier? How quaint, but in 1948, this feat was yet to be accomplished. Suddenly, on a clear desert night, a huge parachute is spotted. What kind of experimental airship is that? What kind of wierd flight suit is that guy wearing? The stranger is a pilot named Major Maxwell Wesley. Is this mysterious pilot the future person of our Sgt? They are identical, just a little age difference, but scars, and features are a mirror image of each other. The story takes on a flavor of being crazy, crazier than it ought to. Why keep asking the Sgt questions? Why not ask the Major who parachuted in? I guess that’s the SNAFU. The Major is unconscious, well at least initially. Can the Major back up the story? Did the Sgt become a major, then travel back through time? To me, the officers conducting the questioning seem awfully dense, and the SNAFU quickly turns into being FUBAR. It all boils down to travelling faster than the speed of sound, and arriving to a destination before you’ve ever arrived. Will this frustrating situation ever be resolved?

Stories of the supernatual, and supernatural fantasy. If you are the type to scare easily, we urge you to turn off your radio now. In other words, don’t even think about downloading this episode of the podcast. Arch Oberler, author of the Lights Out plays has a deadline to finish his current plays. His secretary is standing by as he has a bout of writers block. He talks to himself, tossing ideas around,story elements, situations, but nothing is developing. He knows he has to write, but just doesn’t want to. The author writes up a creature that seems to become real, and it’s coming to get him. His brother stops in to see how the progress is coming, but gets eaten by the monster. The cops are called, but just like the brother, they can’t see anything. Only the author can. When the cops learn that he is Arch Oboler, they believe him even less. So, what do you do when you’ve created a monster that nobody can see? Warn people? Everybody that comes near you is eaten. Arch has his lawyer come to his office, but he doesn’t believe the story. Has Arch Oboler gone insane? A court is convened. Expert testimony is given to prove sanity. Such a silly monster story, who would believe such a thing? Being the last show of the year long series, Arch Oboler ends the program with a permanent ending.

Orson Wells is back in this radio presentation of a short story by Agatha Christy. A married couple spend their honeymoon in a jungle paradise. Memories of the last week in London begin showing up to ruin the picture, as the listener is clued in through flashback. A dark story of murder. Back on the island, the young bridegroom shows signs of health problems. Threads from the beautiful tapestry of those honeymoon moments unravel. A diary is found. Secrets are out. Artificial fronts, and posturing spring into the relationships. Where is all this going? This is a story by Agatha Christy, so you know murder has to be involved. As mistrust creeps in, desperation grows, suspense builds. Has this bride married a bluebeard? Will he be the type to abuse her? Will she end up dead? Hysteria reigns, but all the plot twists aren’t in until the last moment.

Phil Putnam and Henry Drake had built their factory, and with war demands production has tripled. Henry has been absent minded, forgetting where important papers are, and where he has been in his evenings. Has Drake done something that his mind is suppressing? After a visit to his doctor, Henry follows the suggestion to take time off, and relax his mind from the stresses of the job. Even after time goes by, how will Drake’s memory be? What if his wife, Rita goes away for a few days instead? Soon after, he rushes to his doctor before the scheduled follow up appointment. Has he remembered something? A complete battery of psychological tests are administered. Then it happens. Is it a case of revenge? Has this all been a set up to get away with murder, by leading into a plea of insanity? Regardless, the Whistler knows a secret that is sure to return balance to the universe, and deliver fitting justice.

Ernest Chapel relates a story from a cemeteary. He’s handcuffed, held at gun point, and visiting the grave of the person he’s convicted of killing. The odd situation is explained as the story unfolds. Why did he kill the woman he loves? It’s not just a simple matter of jealousy over a lovers triangle. Through flashback the drama relates a scene of the man in love with the widow of the recently departed husband. The question remains of why he murdered this woman he loved. Anger over her rejection of him? Frustration over her continuous grief, and refusal to move on with life? It’s looking like there was some sort of suicide pact going on, but can it be? The dead husband was an author of supernatural stories, so is the answer to the woman’s problems, and the murder in the pages of one of his books? In a creepy way, it seems to be something along that line.

Features Orson Wells. A pleasure trip on a yacht turns into a desperate case of cat and mouse. When the yacht sinks, and the only survivor washes up on a near by island, he is nursed back to health by a celebrated hunter who now livbes a secluded life on the island. Both men have reputations that precede them. The two talk about hunting, and which animal is the most dangerous, and challenging. I think I know where this is going, do you? The great white hunter outlines his bordom with hunting, and has discovered the perfect animal. Yes, he stocks his island with people who have had the misfortune to be shipwrecked, and hunts them. He keeps them housed in a cellar under his house until he’s ready for them. With such a guest as he now has on hand, his latest visitor goes to the top of the list as the object of his next hunt. Listen in and enjoy the suspenseful trek through the island’s jungles. Will the hunter succeed in the hunt? Are the skills of the prey good enough to ensure his survival? In the final scuffle, who will be the last man standing?

A young woman answers an ad about a job for a beautiful girl. She goes to the interview to learn about the unusual, and dangerous job. A wealthy eccentric has died and left his fortune to his three sons. He hated his sons, and they hate each other. The conditions of the will, are designed for murder. Each son has an equal share in the inheritance, but if the others are killed off, the remaining son stands to gain it all. One son is already dead. The young woman’s new employers think they know which son is the ruthless one, and want her to help keep any more murders from taking place. If the murdering son wins, the fear is that he’ll aid the Nazi’s. Join this story of intrigue, and swing with the elite and sophisticated movers and shakers of society. How will the young lady help out in finding the missing son who has gone into hiding? Is there a frame up going on? The bodies pile up deep before all the secrets of this tale are revealed.

A strange boat pulls into the harbor at dawn. What is the precious cargo that requires evasion from the police? The murder of the policeman by a hatchet is the fourth one that reaches the ears of Lamonte ranston. Is there a pattern? Should the cops lay off their campaign to clean up the waterfront? The adventure is only beginning when a silver hatchet is thrown into Lamonte’s office. This looks like a mission for the Shadow.