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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

“THE SHADOW” Multi-Episode Marathon 06 #WeirdDarkness #RetroRadio

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 March 2024

⏱️ 308 minutes

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"One of the most popular radio shows in history, “The Shadow” went on the air in August of 1930.
"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The opening lines of the "Detective Story" program captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of the series of macabre tales, the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that "Detective Story" was soon renamed "The Shadow," and the narrator became the star of the old-time mystery radio series, which ran until 1954.
A figure never seen, only heard, the Shadow was an invincible crime fighter. He possessed many gifts which enabled him to overcome any enemy. Besides his tremendous strength, he could defy gravity, speak any language, unravel any code, and become invisible with his famous ability to "cloud men's minds."
Along with his team of operatives, the Shadow battled adversaries with chilling names like The Black Master, Kings of Crime, The Five Chameleons, and, of course, The Red Menace.
The Shadow's exploits were also avidly followed by readers in The Shadow magazine, which began in 1931 following the huge success of the old-time mystery radio program. The magazine was published by Street & Smith, who had also sponsored the old-time mystery radio program. Over the course of 18 years, Street & Smith published 325 issues of The Shadow, each one containing a novel about the sinister crime fighter. These stories were written by Maxwell Grant, a fictional name created by the publishing company. Although several different people wrote under the pseudonym, Walter B. Gibson wrote most of the stories, 282 in all.
Most of the novels published have been reprinted in paperback and The Shadow adventures remain popular today, with Shadow comic books, magazines, toys, games, cds and cassettes of old-time radio shows, and books bringing top dollar among collectors the world over.

00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.735 = The Precipice Called Death (January 21, 1940)
00:27:04.426 = The Return of Carnation Charlie (February 04, 1940)
00:50:15.620 = Death is An Art (February 11, 1940)
01:13:44.998 = Death On The Bridge (March 03, 1940)
01:38:19.390 = The Laughing Corpse (March 10, 1940)
02:04:02.790 = Murderer’s Vanity (March 17, 1940)
02:28:02.362 = The Plot That Failed (March 24, 1940)
02:51:16.130 = Death In a Minor Key (September 29, 1940)
03:20:43.782 = Ghost Town (October 06, 1940)
03:47:51.880 = Oracle of Death (October 20, 1940)
04:17:05.469 = The Mark of the Black Widow (October 27, 1940)
04:42:22.744 = The Creeper (November 903, 1940)

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Present.

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Welcome, weirdos. I'm Darren Marler with another retro radio, old time radio in the dark marathon presented by the

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Weird Darkness podcast. In each episode I bring you shows from the Golden Age of

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Radio but still in the genre of weird darkness.

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I have stories of the macabre and horror, mysteries and crime, and even some dark science fiction.

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