A lonely teenage girl invents an imaginary friend to cope with isolation. As real-life companions enter her world, the imaginary friend turns hostile — manifesting physically and attacking to preserve its existence in her make-believe realm. Hear “Child of Fate” from CBS Radio Mystery Theater! | #RetroRadio EP0457

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:01:50.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “Child of Fate” (June 24, 1976)
00:46:33.864 = Theater Five, “Last Land Rush” (October 06, 1964)
01:06:33.079 = Theater 1030, “The Sandman” (1968-1971) ***WD (LQ)
01:33:45.605 = 2000 Plus, “Giant Walks” (November 08,1950) ***WD
02:02:52.238 = The Unexpected, “Birthday Present” (1947)
02:17:48.203 = Unit 99, “Meet Citizen at 26th and D” (April 04, 1958)
02:41:23.539 = Unsolved Mysteries, “Toll Bridge” (1936) ***WD
02:56:01.041 = Columbia Workshop, “Carmilla” (July 28, 1940) (LQ)
03:25:39.220 = Dark Venture, “Elizabeth Is Frightened” (July 22, 1947)
03:55:46.286 = The Weird Circle, “Ghost’s Touch” (September 17, 1944)
04:23:20.796 = The Whistler, “Mirage” (October 03, 1943)
04:52:48.926 = X Minus One, “How To” (April 03, 1956)
05:21:24.474 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 1” (November 19, 1973)
05:51:34.005 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 2” (November 20, 1973)
06:21:42.496 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 3” (November 21, 1973)
06:51:34.674 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 4” (November 22, 1973)
07:21:38.573 = The Zero Hour, “The Blessing, Part 5” (November 23, 1973)
07:51:43.168 = ABC Mystery Time, “Success Story” (1957) ***WD (LQ)
08:15:55.236 = Strange Adventure, “The Code of Honor” (1945) ***WD
08:19:26.159 = Appointment With Fear, “Morning Glory” (July 18, 1943) ***WD (LQ)
08:46:14.603 = BBC Ghost Story, “The Crowd” (1986-1987)
09:00:45.796 = Beyond The Green Door, “Alfred Porter, Ghosts, Vampires” (1966)
09:04:44.649 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Part 1” (November 21, 1951) ***WD
09:21:44.794 = The Black Book, “Different Readings, Part 2” (November 21, 1951) ***WD
09:30:21.834 = All Star Western Theater, “Ghost In Little Deer Canyon” (November 29, 1947)
09:58:50.632 = 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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HER IMAGINARY FRIEND IS NOT IMAGINARY AT ALL – NOR IS IT A FRIEND!