Suspense and Horror – Retro Radio Podcast

Keith Heltsley

Audio dramas from the era of classic radio. Chills, thrills, Suspense, ghost stories, and dark fantasy. Get your fix for creepy tales just like your grand parents used to do. Turn out the light and listen in the dark, if you dare.

  • The Shadow – Message From The Hills. ep131, 380731
    A pilot of a mail plane has a problem and finds his path has crossed with Margot Lane and Lamont Cranston. What weird things are going on in the hills?…
    28 June 2025, 1:08 pm
  • CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Hole in the Sky. ep978, 790509
    Forced to take on a job smuggling contraband, an ace pilot must take a short-cut through a dangerous wormhole to get to his destination on schedule. –Find more at, CBS…
    20 June 2025, 2:45 pm
  • The Shadow – Murders In Wax. 380724
    At a circus side show, wax figures are on display. The figures are posed in a scene of a recent famous mobster coming to justice, but imagine the shock of…
    14 June 2025, 1:06 pm
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    CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Letter of Love, Letter of Death. ep974, 790425.
    A police detective puts his career on the line in order to prove the innocence of the rival of a murdered theatrical producer when he is accused of the crime.…
    2 June 2025, 2:20 pm
  • The Shadow – Aboard the Steamship Amazon(Reincarnation of Michael). ep129, 380717
    Munitions for a band of revolutionaries are being smuggled on a luxury steamer. When orders are received that the munitions are no longer needed and are to be destroyed, one…
    30 May 2025, 1:08 pm
  • The Shadow – White God. 380710
    Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows. Lamont Cranston, lawyer by day, but known to the underworld as the Shadow, fights crime with the…
    24 May 2025, 1:06 pm
  • The Shadow – The White Legion. ep26, 380320
    The White Legion is a vigilante group who dishes out judgement based on its own set of rules and standards. William Devons is their latest victim, and his case has…
    17 May 2025, 1:06 pm
  • CBS Radio Mystery Theater – Golden Girl. ep972, 790418
    10 May 2025, 5:47 am
  • The Shadow – The Bride Of Death. ep110, 380306
    Superstitious omens foretell the tragedy of death. A mysterious explosion has killed the reverend Colby, and ten others. Lamonte Cranston is on the scene with Margot Lane to investigate a…
    9 May 2025, 1:05 pm
  • The Shadow – Death On The Bridge. ep189, 400303
    Title: The Bridge of Tragedy. After six months off work, Bill comes home to tell his wife Myra that he has a new job. When she learns it’s the only…
    3 May 2025, 3:20 pm
  • The Shadow – Death Is An Art. ep186, 400211
    On the waterfront a cop spots a suspicious man. He is identified as previously trying to commit suicide, but tonight the melancholy man seems to be on a different mission.…
    12 April 2025, 3:23 pm
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