The Horror! (Old Time Radio)

As requested by Ann, here is an episode from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater titled, Toy Death.  It’s based on a story by Algernon Blackwood titled, The Doll. The closing announcements seem to have been cut from this recording, but the story is complete. Download TheHorror493

First this week is an episode from The Haunting Hour titled, No Escape.  Then as a bonus episode, we’ll hear The Mahogany Coffin from The Black Chapel.  That one appears to have aired in June of 1939. Download TheHorror492

Our mid-week horror break comes courtesy of Suspense this time.  We’ll hear The Dead Sleep Lightly, which first aired March 30, 1943. Download TheHorror491

Old Nancy brings us another story from The Witch’s Tale this time.  We’ll hear The Statue Of Thor, which first aired April 22, 1937.  Part of the end of the recording has been cut short, but the story is completely intact. Download TheHorror490

I had a request for something really scary from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater and I hope this one might come close (really scary is hard to do with these shows!).  Here is Stay Out Of Dutchman’s Woods. Download TheHorror489

Escape aired over CBS stations from 1947 to 1954, and produced 231 episodes.  From it we’ll hear The Loup-Garou, an episode which first aired November 16, 1952. Download TheHorror488

We’ll hear from the old hermit this week with a story titled, Hanson’s Ghost.  This episode of The Hermit’s Cave first aired October 29, 1944. Download TheHorror487

Lights Out was first broadcast in 1934, and last broadcast in the summer of 1947.  The series ran on various networks  between those years, sometimes being brought back as a short group of revival shows.  From that series we’ll hear Until Dead, which first aired February 2, 1943. Download TheHorror486

A tale from The Hall Of Fantasy on this Wednesday’s show.  We’ll hear The Wild Huntsman, an episode first heard January 29, 1951. Download TheHorror485

We hear from Beyond Midnight this Saturday with an episode possibly titled, Madeira Wine.  This one doesn’t show up in the log for this series, but may be one of the “unknown” listings.  Either way, it aired sometime between November of 1968, and April of 1970. Download TheHorror484

A request this time from John, who wrote in recently and asked to hear Little Girl, Little Girl from Theater Five.  This episode first aired February 26, 1965. Download TheHorror483

On this episode of The Horror we’ll hear from Murder At Midnight.  This series first aired over the ABC radio network from September 1946 to September 1947.  This episode, The House Where Death Lived, was first broadcast July 26, 1946. Download TheHorror482

On this episode of The Horror we’ll take care of a request that came in via Twitter for Murder Castle by Lights Out.  This story was first broadcast February 16, 1938, and then again August 3, 1943. Download TheHorror481

The Black Mass was produced during the mid to late 1960′s, and adapted many classic horror stories from a number of different writers.  We’ll hear their version of the Bram Stoker story, The Squaw.  This first aired January 4, 1964. Download TheHorror480

On the show today, another story from the mind of Wyllis Cooper and Quiet, Please.  We’ll hear Little Fellow, which first aired December 17, 1947. Download TheHorror479