The Shadow People: They Wait In The Dark | #RetroRadio

About this episode

Elaine encounters a mysterious figure in the dark, prompting a warning from a scholar about an ancient threat.

When Elaine begins seeing a hulking shape that only appears in darkness and dissolves the instant a light comes on, an aging scholar of the supernatural warns her fiancé that something ancient has marked her — and is methodically removing everyone standing between it and her. Look for this podcast on 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 Burning Whirlwind” (September 23, 1977) 00:45:38.236 = Arch Oboler’s Plays, “History Of A Mug” (August 09, 1945) ***WD 01:14:43.988 = Hall of Fantasy, “The Shadow People” (September 21, 1953) ***WD 01:39:00.254 = BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, “Mists of Memory” (May 22, 1982) 02:05:59.803 = The Haunting Hour, “Old Old Man” (April 07, 1945) ***WD 02:30:49.195 = Hermit’s Cave, “It Happened On Sunday” (1940) ***WD 02:54:04.404 = Mystery Is My Hobby, “Death is 1 3” (December 31, 1947) 03:21:36.414 = Sherlock Holmes, “The Elusive Emerald” (December 14, 1946) 03:50:53.749 = The House…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• supernatural
• mystery
• horror
• old time radio
• drama

Keywords

• shadow people
• supernatural
• mystery
• old time radio
• horror

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Arch Oboler’s Plays, Hall of Fantasy, BBC Haunted Tales of the Supernatural, The Haunting Hour, Hermit’s Cave, Mystery Is My Hobby, Sherlock Holmes, The House of Mystery, Incredible But True

Books & works: The Burning Whirlwind, History Of A Mug, The Shadow People, Mists of Memory, Old Old Man, It Happened On Sunday, Death is 1 3, The Elusive Emerald, The Ghost Who Forgot Halloween, Heads Up

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