Gather 'round the Radio - Ominous October

Halloween and old-time radio are synonymous in our house, so, naturally, I had to take

advantage of the opportunity to present a few programs that you may not have heard

before.

First up, we have an episode of Inner Sanctum Mysteries. This is one of those shows

that people that were alive in the radio era remember very fondly, but in spite of its

popularity, it was not particularly well preserved. As such, quite a few of the episodes

that we have available today exist because discs were made to be aired overseas by

the Armed Forces Radio Service. That’s the origination of this episode, which originally

aired on March 21 st 1949. It’s called “Only the Dead Die Twice” and tells the story of a

hearse driver that is offered $1,000 to dispose of a body.

Next up on the docket is an early episode of The Whistler from before the time of the

Columbia movie series. It was a west coast only show at this point. I always found it

interesting that Columbia picked up a west coast only radio series for a series of B

movies. It’s murder and mayhem in a deserted villa in “House of Fear” from June 19th 1943.

Finally, we have an episode of the syndicated series Murder at Midnight. It’s called “The

Black Swan” and is a bizarre story of a murderous ship. It’s a weird one that I bet you

haven’t heard and is perfect for Halloween weekend!

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