30 July 2026
ROOM 418: The Wrong Room to Hide a Body In | #RetroRadio
Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
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A killer holes up in a snowbound hotel room with a dead woman in the closet — and finds he can't stop talking to her.
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, “Room 418” (May 09, 1978) ***WD
00:46:24.291 = SONG: “You Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Static Wax, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com/music
00:51:41.227 = The Whistler, “To Rent Danger” (April 16, 1945)
01:20:51.876 = Strange Wills, “They Met in Monte Carlo” (September 14, 1946)
01:50:12.816 = Witch’s Tale, “Violin” (May 03, 1934)
02:15:44.521 = X Minus One, “A Saucer of Loneliness” (January 09, 1957)
02:44:29.640 = Zero Hour, “Driving Sally Insane” (May 22, 1974) ***WD
03:01:45.934 = ABC Mystery Time, “Noe One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD
03:25:46.822 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943) ***WD
03:52:54.256 = Arch Oboloer’s Plays, “Bathysphere” (November 18, 1939)
04:22:18.566 = Barry Craig, “Dead On Arrival” (November 14, 1951)
04:50:29.917 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl Of His Dreams” (1960s)
04:54:03.798 = Incredible But True, “Premonition” (1950-1951)
04:57:39.831 = Strange Adventure, “John Friday Keeps Out” (1945) ***WD
05:00:56.402 = SONG: “Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Maggie Cross, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com
05:05:51.662 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0730
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, “Room 418” (May 09, 1978) ***WD
00:46:24.291 = SONG: “You Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Static Wax, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com/music
00:51:41.227 = The Whistler, “To Rent Danger” (April 16, 1945)
01:20:51.876 = Strange Wills, “They Met in Monte Carlo” (September 14, 1946)
01:50:12.816 = Witch’s Tale, “Violin” (May 03, 1934)
02:15:44.521 = X Minus One, “A Saucer of Loneliness” (January 09, 1957)
02:44:29.640 = Zero Hour, “Driving Sally Insane” (May 22, 1974) ***WD
03:01:45.934 = ABC Mystery Time, “Noe One Will Ever Know” (1956) ***WD
03:25:46.822 = Appointment With Fear, “Pit And The Pendulum” (September 18, 1943) ***WD
03:52:54.256 = Arch Oboloer’s Plays, “Bathysphere” (November 18, 1939)
04:22:18.566 = Barry Craig, “Dead On Arrival” (November 14, 1951)
04:50:29.917 = Tales From The Tomb, “The Girl Of His Dreams” (1960s)
04:54:03.798 = Incredible But True, “Premonition” (1950-1951)
04:57:39.831 = Strange Adventure, “John Friday Keeps Out” (1945) ***WD
05:00:56.402 = SONG: “Can’t Kill Me Twice” by Maggie Cross, inspired by ‘Room 418’ (July 30, 2026) *** https://weirddarkness.com
05:05:51.662 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0730