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The Witchs Tale | Old Time Radio

The Witchs Tale | Old Time Radio

By: Old Time Retro Radio
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Summary
 The Witch’s Tale | Old Time Radio brings you chilling horror, supernatural mystery, suspense, and dark fantasy from the golden age of radio. Enter eerie stories of ghosts, curses, haunted places, strange creatures, dark secrets, and terrifying encounters with the unknown. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. The Witch’s Tale became one of radio’s pioneering horror anthology series, known for macabre storytelling, supernatural themes, and its unforgettable witch narrator. Rediscover classic old time radio horror, supernatural stories, mystery, suspense, ghost stories, dark fantasy, and vintage radio.Copyright Old Time Retro Radio Art Drama & Plays Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • The Witch's Tale - "The Devil's Number" (Old Time Radio, 1935)

    The Witch's Tale - "The Devil's Number" (Old Time Radio, 1935)
    1 Nov 2026
    Old Time Retro Radio presents The Witch’s Tale, “The Devil’s Number,” originally broadcast on December 12, 1935. This archival installment is episode 224 of Alonzo Deen Cole’s early horror anthology, heard during the series’ Mutual Broadcasting System run.

    On Friday the 13th, guests gather for dinner at Mr. Rockwell’s old English manor, where a grim family legend leads back to Old Eric, an ancestor accused of witchcraft under King James I. With the North Tower holding its unsettling inheritance, the evening takes on an increasingly Gothic chill under Old Nancy’s familiar framing.

    Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    26:28 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    27 min
  • The Witch's Tale - "The Confession" (Old Time Radio, 1931)

    The Witch's Tale - "The Confession" (Old Time Radio, 1931)
    25 Oct 2026
    The Witch's Tale presents “The Confession,” episode 27, originally broadcast on December 7, 1931. Written, directed, and produced by Alonzo Deen Cole, this early horror drama features Adelaide Fitz-Allen as Old Nancy.

    In San Francisco’s Chinatown, a young Catholic priest answers an urgent call to hear the confession of a supposedly dying woman. Accompanied to a dark, apparently vacant house, Father Ryan finds a troubled marriage and an increasingly ominous atmosphere behind the request.

    Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:42 Original Broadcast
    32:24 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    33 min
  • The Witch's Tale - "The Firing Squad" (Old Time Radio, 1931)

    The Witch's Tale - "The Firing Squad" (Old Time Radio, 1931)
    18 Oct 2026
    The Witch’s Tale presents “The Firing Squad,” episode 14, originally broadcast on August 31, 1931. Written and directed by Alonzo Deen Cole, this wartime chiller aired on WOR, New York.

    Lieutenant Steve Buckley becomes entangled with a mysterious woman, straining his bond with his cousin, Captain Mason. As betrayal and guilt close in, an ominous supernatural reckoning looms. Adelaide Fitz-Allen appears as Old Nancy, with Cole as Steve Buckley and Marie O’Flynn as the Temptress.

    Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:36 Original Broadcast
    26:50 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    27 min
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