THE HORROR OF DEAD LAKE: Did Genetic Experiments Result In a Terrorizing Lake Monster?

Weird Darkness: Stories of the Paranormal, True Crime, Legends, Lore, Mysterious, Macabre, Unsolved

A young couple inherits a remote estate on Dead Lake – only to discover a deranged scientist and his monstrous creation lurking beneath the water’s surface. Hear the tale in this marathon’s first story! | #RetroRadio EP0396
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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate and For Commercial Version Only)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Horror of Dead Lake” (February 09, 1976) ***WD (LQ)
00:47:05.969 = Sam Spade, “The Bouncing Betty Caper” (December 12, 1948)
01:13:30.719 = The Sealed Book, “Beware of Tomorrow” (July 29, 1945) ***WD
01:43:11.969 = The Shadow, “Phantom Fingerprints” (October 29, 1939)
02:09:31.869 = Sleep No More, “Jilting of Granny Weatherall” (January 30, 1957) ***WD
02:39:06.179 = BBC Spinechillers, “Boonies” (1984)
03:06:04.119 = Stay Tuned for Terror, “Lizzie Borden Took An Axe” (1945) ***WD
03:20:03.719 = Strange, “Hillbilly Feud” (1955) ***WD
03:35:28.579 = Strange Wills, “Audition And Sales Presentation” (January 15, 1946)
04:06:43.799 = Suspense, “Sorry, Wrong Number” (May 25, 1943)
04:37:57.999 = Tales of the Frightened, “Dr. Harvey Cushing” (1957)
04:42:31.235 = Tales From The Tomb, “Comfort Lies In The Dark” (1960s)
04:46:54.675 = Theater Five, “We Are All Alone” (September 23, 1964) ***WD
05:06:26.679 = Show Close
(ADU) = Air Date Unknown
(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode more listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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