He Summons the Dead, And Steals Daughters | Sophia And The Pilgrim | #RetroRadio

About this episode

A skeptical census taker's curiosity about a mystic leads to a dangerous situation for his friend's daughter.

A skeptical census taker's idle curiosity about a mystic who can summon the dead draws his old friend's beautiful, restless daughter into the stranger's orbit — and she may never come back. 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, “Sophia And The Pilgrim” (June 19, 1978) ***WD 00:46:22.976 = BBC Ghosts From The Past, “The Boat Hook” (April 15, 1992) 01:29:50.477 = Calling All Cars, “Triple Cross” (May 22, 1936) ***WD 02:00:23.302 = Hall of Fantasy, “Man-Size in Marble” (April 10, 1947) 02:26:39.527 = Harry Lime, “Ticket To Tangier” (August 24, 1951) 02:53:34.654 = Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “The Dead Man of Varley Grange” (July 28, 1984) 03:20:37.249 = The Haunting Hour, “Breakdown” (May 05, 1945) ***WD 03:34:56.875 = Hermit’s Cave, “Author of Murder” (May 02, 1937) 04:02:13.875 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Faithless Life” (1945-1950) 04:25:11.416 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Devil’s Foot” (January 11, 1947)…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• mysticism
• supernatural
• census
• drama
• ghosts

Keywords

• mystic
• summon the dead
• census taker
• ghosts
• drama

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Sophia And The Pilgrim, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, BBC Ghosts From The Past, Calling All Cars, Hall of Fantasy, Harry Lime, Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, The Haunting Hour, Hermit’s Cave, Mystery Is My Hobby

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