THE SHADOW, “Nightmare At Gaelsbury: A Ghost From The Bastille” | #RetroRadio

About this episode

A scientist in a storm-bound sanatorium is haunted by the immortal Count Cagliostro as he conducts a deadly experiment.

In a storm-bound country sanatorium, a brilliant scientist driven mad by one fatal mistake insists the immortal Count Cagliostro speaks to him from beyond the grave — guiding his hand toward an experiment that has already killed once before. 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, “Passport To Freedom” (September 15, 1977) 00:45:51.080 = Peril, “Undivided” (early 1950s) ***WD 01:08:41.986 = Mystery Playhouse, “Female of the Species” (June 07, 1946) ***WD 01:33:50.352 = Philip Morris Playhouse, “Murder Need An Artist” (May 06, 1950) ***WD 02:00:25.283 = Adventures of Ellery Queen, “Dead Man’s Cavern” (April 15, 1944) ***WD 02:25:41.142 = Quiet Please, “Is This Murder” (January 16, 1949) 02:54:03.552 = Radio City Playhouse, “Unguarded Moment” (August 29, 1949) 03:22:02.393 = It’s Murder, “Picture Wire Murder” (August 10, 1944) 03:36:41.570 = The Sealed Book, “Ghost Makers” (September 09…

People in this episode

Host: Darren Marlar

Topics covered

• ghost stories
• paranormal
• true crime
• historical fiction
• radio drama

Keywords

• ghost
• Count Cagliostro
• experiment
• sanatorium
• paranormal
• true crime
• radio drama

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Nightmare At Gaelsbury, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Peril, Mystery Playhouse, Philip Morris Playhouse, Adventures of Ellery Queen, Quiet Please, Radio City Playhouse, It’s Murder, The Sealed Book

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