Strange Tales (Old Time Radio)

The Creaking Door is featured this week on Strange Tales.  We’ll hear, Happier Dead.  This episode first aired August 24, 1964. Download StrangeTales170

This week on Strange Tales we’ll hear an adaptation of Victor Hugo’s story, The Last Days Of A Condemned Man.  This one aired on The Weird Circle some time in 1944. Download StrangeTales169

Our Strange Tale this week comes from Inner Sanctum.  From February 6, 1945, here is Death In The Depths. Download StrangeTales168

On this episode of Strange Tales, we’ll hear an adaptation of the H.G. Wells story, The Country Of The Blind as told by Author’s Playhouse.  This one was first broadcast October 16, 1944. Download StrangeTales167

We’ll hear from The Haunting Hour this time on Strange Tales.  The series first ran from March 1945 to May 1946, but air dates for each episode aren’t known.  Here is, The People In The House. Download StrangeTales166

We’ve got two stories from The Strange Dr. Weird this week.  First, Stand In For Death, which aired December 26, 1944.  Then, The Tiger Cat, first heard January 2, 1945. Download StrangeTales165

Our strange tale this week was adapted from a story published  by Edgar Allan Poe in 1839 titled, William Wilson.  The Weird Circle aired its version September 9, 1943. Download StrangeTales164

The Clock offers up our strange story this week with their episode titled, Amazon Island.  This episode first aired January 31, 1956. Download StrangeTales163

This week on Strange Tales, we’ll hear from Wyllis Cooper’s Quiet, Please.  From November 21, 1948 here is One For The Book. As usual with this series, the audio isn’t perfect. Download StrangeTales162

Our strange tale comes from The Creaking Door this week.  This series took to the air in the mid-1960′s in South Africa.  We’ll hear Midnight Express, their episode from January 25, 1965. Download StrangeTales161

We hear from the Inner Sanctum on this episode of Strange Tales.  This series produced over 500 episodes during its 11 year run, including the one we’ll hear titled, Deathwatch In Boston.  This one first aired November 15, 1948. Download StrangeTales160

We hear from The Whistler this week with their very first episode.  Airing May 16, 1942, here is Retribution. Download StrangeTales159

Our story this week was written by Lucille Fletcher for the Columbia Workshop.  From July 20, 1942 we’ll hear Someone Else. Download StrangeTales158

How about some Peter Lorre in your strange tale today?  This week we hear from Mystery In The Air, a short-lived series Lorre hosted and starred in.  From September 11, 1947, here is The Queen Of Spades. Download StrangeTales157

Jane wrote in and requested this episode from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.  It’s titled, The Rise And Fall Of The Fourth Reich, and first aired May 16, 1975. Download StrangeTale156