Unknown Broadcast Episodes

A husband vanishes after a mysterious phone call. Unknown Broadcast gathers Family Ties, Just One Happy Little Family, Seven Steps to Murder, and Birdsong for a Murderer. Nearly two hours of old-time radio mystery bring together CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, The Whistler, and Inner Sanctum. Family secrets, quiet greed, and blackmail turn familiar homes into places of danger, while a canary's song exerts an unsettling power. Follow a missing-person investigation and people with murder on t...

Ah, hello, my dear. You’ve wandered into Unknown Broadcast—your little doorway to old-time radio horror stories, classic OTR chills, and the hush of radio suspense that never quite died. Tonight, the dial slips and the past answers. Don’t fret if the voice sounds close; some things sit beside you when you press play. My dear, listen very carefully. - 🧳 The Old Country — A son returns across oceans and years, and the land remembers him better than he remembers himself. Roots grip deeper than bon...

In this episode of Mystery Theater, we delve into the sinister world crafted by Wilkie Collins, exploring a chilling tale titled "Shadows from the Grave." The story is introduced by our host, Hyman Brown, who sets the stage for an intriguing exploration of mortality and the supernatural. We meet Xavier Yardley Zenith, a young photographer who inherits a mysterious estate from his Uncle George, who ominously proclaims that he will die within a week. Uncle George's peculiar insistence on guarding...

Nine vintage radio dramas gather for an All Souls' Day vigil. Unknown Broadcast presents Home Is Where the Ghost Is, The Dead Alive, Lord Marley's Ghost, Dead Hands Reaching, The Unburied Dead, The Possessive Dead, The Dead Hand, Dead Man's Debt, and Ghost Talk. Over four and a half hours of old-time radio suspense explore haunted homes, love beyond death, uneasy inheritances, and obligations that refuse to end at the grave. Ghost fiction and crime mysteries fill this late-night collection. List...

A sailor receives a gold coin he cannot seem to lose, and an impossible phone call reaches a man from his past. Unknown Broadcast gathers Devil's Gold, The Devil's Workshop, The Walking Dead, Night Melody, The Witness of Death, The Dead Sleep Lightly, Roses Are for the Dead, and This Side of Nowhere. Eight old-time radio dramas fill over four and a half hours with guilt, greed, murder, and supernatural unease. A reward becomes a burden and familiar voices offer little comfort. Listen for eerie m...

Enter the cryptic world of Unknown Broadcast, where old-time radio horror stories linger like shadows that never quite leave. In this chilling collection, six macabre tales unspool from the archives of classic OTR suspense, filled with corpses that walk too well-dressed, wishes that rot the hand that makes them, and voices from jazz clubs and airplane cabins that should never be heard again. These are vintage radio horror stories resurrected in the dead of night. - 💀 The Death Wish — Be careful...

It's time for horror stories! When the clock forgets your name, my dear, the night remembers. In this episode of Unknown Broadcast, we summon six chilling old-time radio horror stories—tales of cursed strangers, haunted houses, ghost makers, and books that bleed. These macabre fictions echo the golden age of radio—dark, vintage, and unforgettable. - 👴 A Very Old Man — A kindly stranger wanders in from the cold… but time clings to him like grave-moss. Every kindness here has a cost. - 🌘 A Terrib...

A salesman accused of crimes he didn't commit faces a lie detector, while pearl hunters let greed steer their voyage. Unknown Broadcast presents Guilty as Charged by G. Frederick Lewis; Seeds of Greed by Freud A. Nelson; Spider; Death's Goblet by Sigmund Miller; Two Sharp Knives by Dashiell Hammett; and Dark Patterns. These six old-time radio dramas span CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, Lights Out, Murder at Midnight, Suspense, and The Whistler. Over three hours of crime and supernatural suspe...

A petty thief acquires a nuclear warhead, and a voyage home carries rumors of a killer on board. Unknown Broadcast presents A Drink with Dionysius, Terror Stricken from The Whistler, Voyage Through Darkness from Suspense, and The Demon Tree from Dark Fantasy. Four old-time radio dramas bring crime, paranoia, sea travel, and supernatural menace into one two-hour collection. A dangerous possession and strangers sharing a ship offer different reasons to doubt a calm voice. Settle in for audio suspe...

Welcome back, my dear. Tonight we slip past the velvet edge where conscience and consequence share a heartbeat. Greed calls from the deep; a confession rots in the light; a noir mind stumbles behind the curtain; and summer itself says farewell with a ghost’s restraint. - 💔 You Can Die Again — A remorseful man confesses to murder, but his story frays under questioning, memory unspooling like thread in a dark room. (Written for radio by Sam Dan; original cast includes Richard Mulligan.) - 💰🌊 Mone...

My dear, the night is a ledger—debits in blood, credits in whispers. Stars tilt the scale, luck frays at the edge, and footsteps in the dark always find their way to a door you don’t want to open. Tonight, five vintage radio chillers trace the thin line between chance and destiny ✨ Death in the Stars A ruthless horoscope foretells the end for a powerful matriarch. Pride meets prophecy as ambition, family, and fate collide on Mystery Theater (written by Ian Martin, starring Kim Hunter). 🌙 The ...

My dear, the dial glows in a dark room where classic old-time radio horror breathes again—vintage OTR suspense, murder mystery, and supernatural dread from the golden age of radio drama. 🌫️ Terror on the Heath A moor-side reincarnation riddle from the vintage radio vault—identity, obsession, and a past-life murder mystery that won’t stay buried (hosted by E. G. Marshall). 🚂 Journey into Fear Eric Ambler’s espionage thriller from Escape (CBS): a hunted man flees Istanbul by night train as an as...

My dear, the walls around us are never as silent as they seem. Beneath the earth, behind locked doors, even within painted frames—there are whispers waiting to be heard, and horrors waiting to be seen. Tonight, we descend into five tales where stone, sea, and shadow conceal unspeakable truths… and where murder leaves its mark in the most unexpected places. 🕳️ The Thing in the Cave Deep underground, something stirs. And once it finds you, the dark will never let you go. 👊 The Brute There are m...

My dear, the word killer carries a weight that chills the marrow. But killers are never the same—some hide in plain sight, some return when least expected, and others linger like a shadow you can’t escape. Tonight, we descend into five tales where death is not only a fact… but a calling. 🩸 The Killer Inside Sometimes the sharpest blade is hidden in the quietest heart. 🕰️ Strange for a Killer He doesn’t move with reason, nor strike with mercy. There’s nothing stranger than a predator who kills...

My dear, there are nights when the air feels heavier… when the darkness clings to you like damp earth. On such nights, the dead may walk, killers may strike unseen, and strange lights may beckon you to your doom. This evening, we have five stories steeped in shadow and dread:where corpses refuse to rest, reptiles hiss in the dark, and midnight becomes the hour when all debts are paid. 🪦 The Walking Corpse Some graves are sealed with more than dirt. When the dead man’s shadow stretches further ...

A scientist reveals a world inside a moonbeam; an elevator operator resembles a convicted killer. Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio dramas: Under Grave Suspicion, Night Man, The Good Die Young, and Men Call Me Mad. CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Suspense, The Mysterious Traveler, and Dark Fantasy bring over two hours of crime, psychological terror, and strange science. Lucille Fletcher's Night Man follows a woman who thinks a killer has returned. Scott Bishop's Men Call Me Mad explores ...

Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio stories of fatal love, family secrets, supernatural transformation, and murder hidden behind respectable appearances. In this collection of four chilling tales, we wander through the dim corridors of human darkness: where affection turns fatal, relics thirst for blood, and even the most precise minds unravel beneath the weight of murder. 💍 Deadly Honeymoon A secluded paradise, a newlywed couple, and a secret too dangerous to keep. Some vows were n...

Ah, my dear, you’ve returned. Good. Because tonight’s stories aren’t here to scare you quickly. They’re here to settle in, like a fog… slow, strange, and suffocating. We’ve collected six tales for the truly brave—each a descent into the unknown, where time slips, shadows speak, and the walls are listening. 🔹 Tomorrow Is Never Time has run out—but no one told her. A looping nightmare of dread and denial. 🔹 Deep into Darkness A voice from the past drags a grieving man into obsession—and possibl...

Welcome back, my dear. Tonight, I offer you a little test of confinement. A locked door. A desperate plan. And the unsettling truth that sometimes… you’re exactly where someone wants you to be. These four stories explore what it means to be cornered—by fate, by fear, by your own past. 🔹 Trapped He doesn’t remember what he did. But the cell he’s in? It remembers him. 🔹 The Trap Two men plot against one another—until they both realize they’ve sprung the same snare. A cautionary tale with sharp e...

Ah, my dear, tonight we stray from logic. From science. From certainty. These stories come from the edge—where the human mind tries to make sense of shadows… and fails. I’ve brought you four tales for those who’ve ever doubted what they saw—or feared that what they saw was real. 🔹 Beyond Reason A brilliant man fixates on a rival—until his obsession twists into something lethal. But can the mind kill with thought alone? 🔹 The Derelict A ship adrift in the sea. No crew. No logs. No sign of stru...

Ah, my dear, the summer sun does strange things. It thins the veil. Warms the bones. Wakes the dead. And tonight, I’ve gathered four tales of summer’s shadow—where heat meets horror, and long days lead to longer nights. 🔹 The Summer People Mike and Jane think they’ve found the perfect writing retreat in Granville… until the townsfolk’s smiles start to feel like traps. And when they try to leave, the town has other plans. 🔹 Summer Thunder After the flash, there’s no one left—just a man, a boy, a...

Unknown Broadcast presents four old-time radio stories in which darkness, silence, and unreliable perception turn ordinary survival into sustained dread. Tonight, I ask you to do something very simple: Turn out the lights. Now listen closely… because in this episode, we descend into the places light forgets—where silence has a voice, and fear finds you by feel alone. These four tales are stitched together by the same creeping thread: darkness. The kind that hides your worst thoughts. Or worse...

Ah, my dear, you’ve returned. Good—because tonight Unknown Broadcast dives into a most dangerous emotion: hate. Love may make the world go around, but hatred digs the graves in four old-time radio stories festering with resentment, obsession, and revenge. Inside this episode: • I Hate Harold — Harold’s neighbors hate him. His coworkers hate him. Even his own wife has reason to despise him—but before you feel sorry for Harold, wait until the whole truth emerges. • Brotherly Hate — Two siblings, o...

Hello again, my dear. I was hoping you’d come back. We’ve saved you a seat—right by the fire… or is it a furnace? Tonight, I’ve brought you four tales. Strange ones. Sad ones. A little dangerous, even. But you like that, don’t you? 🔹 The Last Plan Two lovers, one scheme, and a final act that might just make your heart stop—literally. Let’s just say… sometimes the plan outlives the planners. 🔹 I Died Last Night Gregory Raymond says he died. Last night. But he’s talking to us now… right? So what...