#RetroRadio “MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1947): THE DEAD HAND” #WeirdDarkness
Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories
Darren Marlar
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2023
⏱️ 30 minutes
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IN THIS EPISODE: A concert pianist loses his left hand in a horrible accident. He later meets a pickpocket with very nimble hands and realizes that if the pickpocket were to die, he wouldn’t need those nimble hands any longer.
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| 0:00.0 | The light is in. |
| 0:09.0 | The fully-acid stations present. |
| 0:11.0 | Escaped. |
| 0:13.0 | All of the disease. |
| 0:16.0 | In a sanctum... |
| 0:19.0 | Lights. |
| 0:21.0 | Oh. |
| 0:23.0 | Mark. |
| 0:25.0 | Ah, man. |
| 0:28.0 | Ah, man. |
| 0:30.0 | Ah, see you. |
| 0:32.0 | Oh. |
| 0:34.0 | Present. |
| 0:36.0 | Suspens. |
| 0:38.0 | Ah, I am the whisperer. |
| 0:46.0 | Welcome, weirdos. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Darren Marlar, and this is Retro Radio Sunday on Weird Darkness. |
| 0:52.0 | Each week I bring you a show from the Golden Age of Radio, but still in the genre of Weird Darkness. |
| 0:58.0 | I'll have stories of the macabre and horror, mysteries and crime, and even some dark science fiction. |
| 1:04.0 | If you're new here, welcome to the show, and be sure to subscribe or follow the podcast so you don't miss future episodes. |
| 1:10.0 | And if you're already a member of this Weirdo family, please take a moment and invite someone else to listen in with you. |
| 1:16.0 | Spreading the word about the show helps it to grow, and if you're here because you're already a fan of nostalgic audio and print, you'll want to email WeirdDarknessAtRadioArchives.com. |
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