Death’s Worshipper: A Killer No Wall Could Stop, Driven By An Ancient God

About this episode

A scholar returns from the Indian jungle carrying a bronze idol, a borrowed god, and a body count that will follow him across an ocean.

A scholar returns from the Indian jungle carrying a bronze idol, a borrowed god, and a body count that will follow him across an ocean. | #RetroRadio EP0641 Look for this podcast on YouTube Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and numerous other podcast apps. Get the full list of options 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, “The Way To a Duty Death” (September 13, 1977) ***WD 00:45:52.224 = Mr. Keen, “Young Husband Who Thought His Wife Failed Him” (April 17,1941) 01:00:40.882 = Murder at Midnight, “Death’s Worshipper” (March 10, 1947) 01:27:00.036 = The Black Museum, “The Raincoat” (1952) ***WD 01:55:52.412 = Mysterious Traveler, “Hide Out” (December 11, 1951) ***WD 02:26:11.998 = Mystery House, “Murder In Paradise” (November 18, 1945) ***WD 02:52:38.153 = Night Beat, “Search For Fred” (June 08, 1951) 03:20:14.930 = CBC Nightfall, “Private Collection” (March 18, 1983) 03:49:10.159 = Obsession, “A Question of Personality” (December 11, 1950) 04:12:05.964 = Origin of Superstition, “Sing Before Breakfast” (1935) ***WD…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• mystery
• drama
• fiction
• history
• superstition

Keywords

• murder
• idol
• jungle
• mystery
• ancient god

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Death’s Worshipper, The Way To a Duty Death, Young Husband Who Thought His Wife Failed Him, Murder at Midnight, The Raincoat, Hide Out, Murder In Paradise, Search For Fred, Private Collection, A Question of Personality

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