# Royston House: The Mansion That Forbids Mirrors | #RetroRadio

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Podcast: [Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark](https://stenobird.com/podcast/retro-radio-old-time-radio-in-the-dark-6785269)
Published: 2026-06-23T00:00:03+00:00
Episode link: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0695
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Duration seconds: 17659

## Resource

A young woman hired to care for an invalid widow in a crumbling Hudson River mansion soon learns why her brooding employer forbids every mirror in the house—and why the dogs are always watching. Look for this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn Radio, and other podcast apps. Get a list of free listening apps here: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/OTR CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Show Open 00:01:30.028 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Reflected Terror” (February 10, 1978) ***WD 00:46:05.827 = Deep Night CBC, “Ice Screams” (August 05, 2005) 01:20:02.229 = Calling All Detectives, “The Necktie” (1947) 01:29:12.083 = The Devil and Mr. O, “Balance Sheet” (December 24, 1971( 01:59:18.938 = Diary of Fate, “Walter Vincent” (May 25, 1948) ***WD 02:28:14.559 = Dimension X, “The Parade” (August 25, 1950) ***WD 02:55:28.216 = The Strange Dr. Weird, “The Man Who Lived Twice” (January 30, 1945) ***WD 03:08:09.231 = The Eleventh Hour, “Bomb” (ADU) 03:34:51.891 = Escape, “Action” (July 21, 1949) 04:04:04.818 = Murder By Experts, “The Big Money” (July 25, 1949) 04:33:28.472 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Diamond Mountain of Venus / aka Inferiority” (June 04, 1958) 04:53:28.724 = 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. CUSTOM WEBPAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/WDRR0695

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