Bride of Death: Slain on the Road to His Own Wedding, the Earl Comes Courting Anyway | #RetroRadio

About this episode

A betrothal feast turns to terror as a man courting Lady Margaret may be the Earl of Dunbar, who was killed on the way to claim her, fulfilling a dark prophecy.

A betrothal feast turns to terror when the man who comes courting Lady Margaret may be the same Earl of Dunbar who was stabbed to death on the road to claim her — and a Highland prophecy that the last of her line would be the bride of death seems to be coming true. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater” (January 02, 1978) ***WD 00:47:10.839 = Nick Carter Master Detective, “Death After Dark” (February 19, 1944) ***WD 01:16:26.535 = Dark Venture, “Miser” (December 09, 1946) 01:46:44.791 = Weird Circle, ‘Bride of Death” (1945) 02:14:12.621 = The Whistler, “Dead Man Laughed” (February 19, 1945) 02:44:38.214 = Witch’s Tale, “Firing Squad” (August 31, 1931) ***WD (LQ) 03:10:47.939 = X Minus One, “The Castaways” (November 28, 1956) 03:33:51.090 = Zero Hour, “The Strange Odyssey” (May 17, 1945) (LQ) 03:51:09.995 = ABC Mystery Time, “Death Walked In” (1956-1957) ***WD 04:15:57.703 =…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• mystery
• prophecy
• romance
• death
• Highland lore

Keywords

• Earl of Dunbar
• Lady Margaret
• Highland prophecy
• Bride of Death
• mystery theater

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater, Death After Dark, Miser, Bride of Death, Dead Man Laughed, Firing Squad, The Castaways, The Strange Odyssey, Death Walked In, Damage Below

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