Ghost Story: They Killed Him on the Road, Now He Follows Them Everywhere. | #RetroRadio

About this episode

A scheming wife and her lover commit the perfect murder, but the dead husband returns to haunt them.

A scheming wife and her spineless lover pull off the perfect murder of her wealthy husband — until the dead man starts turning up in the snow, at the bar, waiting in the shadows, and refuses to stay buried. 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, “In Another Place” (January 16, 1978) ***WD 00:47:10.460 = The Clock, “Ghost Story” (December 13, 1955) ***WD 01:13:55.372 = Creeps By Night, “The Final Reckoning” (July 12, 1944) ***WD 01:43:11.958 = The Crime Club, “Fear Came First” (March 13, 1947) ***WD 02:13:07.451 = Crime Classics, “The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner” (December 03, 1952) 02:41:09.611 = Danger Dr. Danfield, “The Tunnel Smelled of Death” (January 26, 1947) ***WD 03:05:39.762 = CBC Deep Night, “Man Radio” (July 29, 2005) 03:40:38.324 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Going Down” (December 17, 1971) 04:09:19.922 = Diary of Fate, “David Dexter” (May 04, 1948) ***WD 04:40:36.758 = Dimension X, “The Martian…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• ghost story
• murder
• suspense
• drama
• old time radio

Keywords

• ghost
• murder
• haunting
• old time radio
• suspense

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, The Clock, Creeps By Night, The Crime Club, Crime Classics, Danger Dr. Danfield, CBC Deep Night, The Devil and Mr. O, Diary of Fate, Dimension X

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