About this episode

A painter becomes haunted by the spirit of a murdered woman from the 19th century who demands justice.

A Soho painter can't stop painting the same 19th-century woman — until she starts talking back, insisting she was murdered and thrown down a Manhattan well, and demanding he hear the truth the courtroom refused to believe. 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, “The Ghost In The Well” (March 28, 1978) ***WD 00:46:05.307 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “Secret Room” (February 13, 1945) ***WD 00:57:55.158 = Eleventh Hour, “Cast Giant Shadow” (ADU) 01:21:29.218 = Escape, “Evening Primrose” (August 25, 1949) 01:49:36.901 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Space Baby / aka First Baby in Space” (June 18, 1958) ***WD 02:09:35.315 = Dark Fantasy, “Dead Hands Reaching” (May 22, 1942) ***WD 02:33:49.707 = BBC Fear on 4, “The Monkey’s Revenge” (January 10, 1991) 03:03:18.954 = Theater Five, “A Nothin’ Place” (November 20, 1964) 03:26:01.748 = Guests of Doom, “Program 11 & 12” (1930s) ***WD 03:51:44.458 = The Hall of Fantasy, “He…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• ghost story
• murder mystery
• art
• 19th century
• courtroom drama

Keywords

• ghost
• murder
• painter
• 19th century
• courtroom
• Soho
• New York

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ghost In The Well, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, The Strange Dr. Weird, Eleventh Hour, Escape, Exploring Tomorrow, Dark Fantasy, BBC Fear on 4, Theater Five, Guests of Doom

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