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Dark Fantasy presents “The Man Who Came Back,” its series premiere, originally broadcast November 14, 1941. Written by Scott Bishop and produced by John Prosser, the NBC Red Network thriller originated from WKY in Oklahoma City.During millionaire Keith Granger’s masquerade ball, police attention turns to a secretive guest concealed behind a black domino mask. As Officer Casey questions the stranger, a disturbing history involving Granger, playwright Philip Blake, and Sylvia unfolds—one shadowed by betrayal, violence, and an old grievance that may not be finished.Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:43 Original Broadcast25:59 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Weird Circle presents “The Trial for Murder,” episode 36, originally broadcast April 30, 1944. This supernatural courtroom mystery adapts the Victorian tale associated with Charles Dickens and Charles Allston Collins.Juror Hugh Trilani, chosen as foreman in the murder trial of Peter Cook, watches as the case over the death of John Talbot unfolds. But amid the testimony, Trilani senses an alarming presence in the courtroom—one apparently invisible to everyone else.Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast29:08 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Molle Mystery Theatre presents “Killer Come Back to Me,” originally broadcast on NBC on May 17, 1946. This is episode 202, sponsored by Mollé Shaving Cream and adapted by Joseph Ruscoll from Ray Bradbury’s early crime story “Killer, Come Back to Me!”Richard Widmark stars in a tense noir tale of a young hoodlum recruited by a dead gangster’s girlfriend to impersonate her former lover. As resemblance and ambition pull him deeper into a dangerous criminal world, identity becomes a perilous commodity. Alice Reinheart and Bernard Lenrow also appear.Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:42 Original Broadcast30:03 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Sealed Book presents “Death Laughs Last,” originally broadcast on Mutual on September 2, 1945. Episode 25 of the 26-program series, it is introduced by Philip Clarke as the mysterious Keeper of the Book.A financially desperate locksmith searches for a way to pay for his wife’s urgent operation, but his trade soon draws him toward a dangerous criminal opportunity. Written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan and directed by Jock MacGregor, this tense crime-horror story builds its unease from moral pressure, desperation, and the ominous consequences of a single choice.Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast30:46 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Old Time Horror Radio presents The Devil and Mr. O, episode 19, “Three Thousand Dollars,” originally broadcast January 21, 1972.In this coastal tale by Arch Oboler, poor sailor Swenson wins $3,000 in a sweepstakes—a stroke of luck that could change his life. But his friend Tony, a deep-sea diver, sees the money in a very different light. This syndicated presentation retitles Oboler’s earlier Lights Out drama, “Money, Money, Money.”Old Time Horror Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast26:13 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/old-time-horror-radio-old-time-radio--7219126/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio