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AUDIO: CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER – “Blizzard of Terror”!

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 9, 2013 by ghostradioworld

BLIZZARD

New York City is under a blizzard warning tonight.  So what better way to wait out the night than listening to some radio drama.  Especially if it offers a …


“Blizzard of Terror” originally aired on “The CBS Radio Mystery Theater” on February 18, 1974.

AUDIO: SUSPENSE – “Russian New Year”

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers with tags , , , , , , , , , , on December 28, 2012 by ghostradioworld

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This thrilling tale recounts an attempt to assassinate the tzar.  An attempt which took place during …


“Russian New Year” originally aired on “Suspense” on January 13, 1957.

Sci-Fi Audio: X MINUS ONE – Issac Asimov’s “Nightfall”!

Posted in Audio, Books, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 9, 2012 by ghostradioworld

This classic story by Issac Asimov is about another planet.  A planet much like our own.  Except they have never experienced …


“Nightfall” originally aired on “X Minus One” on December 7, 1955.

Sci-Fi Audio: DIMENSION X – “And the Moon Be Still as Bright”!

Posted in Audio, Books, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , , , on November 8, 2012 by ghostradioworld

An excellent adaptation of one Ray Bradbury’s stories from “The Martian Chronicles”.  The Martians in this story are dead.  Their cities are vacant.  But ..


“The Moon be Still as Bright” originally aired on “Dimension X” on September 29, 1950.

Spooky Audio: SUSPENSE – “The Storm”!

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 27, 2012 by ghostradioworld

Another storm related chiller …

You may be able to face all kinds of challenges.  But can you face …


“The Storm” originally aired on “Suspense” on March 2, 1953.

Spooky Audio: THE WHISTLER – “Stormy Weather”!

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2012 by ghostradioworld

In honor of the coming storm …

Some days it’s all about bracing for …


“Stormy Weather” originally aired on “The Whistler” on December 12, 1948.

Spooky Audio: THE WHISTLER – “Avarice”!

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , on October 21, 2012 by ghostradioworld

Today we examine one of the seven deadly sins!

This story exposes two of the greatest causes of misery.  Unrequited love.  And …


“Avarice” originally aired on “The Whistler” on November 29, 1942.

Spooky Audio: SUSPENSE – “The Man Without a Body!”

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror, Weird Science with tags , , , , , on October 20, 2012 by ghostradioworld

An adaptation of a “transparent” story by John Dickson Carr!

Ghosts are scary.  So are some monsters.  But even scarier are those things we cannot see.  Like …


“The Man Without a Body” originally aired on “Suspense” on June 22, 1943.

Spooky Audio: THE WHISTLER – “The Cistern”!

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , on October 18, 2012 by ghostradioworld

Another tale about the from “The Whistler”

The perfect crime is never perfect.  There are always things you miss.  But this time there’s a way around all that.  In the shape of …


“The Cistern” originally aired on “The Whistler” on December 10, 1945.

Spooky Audio: SUSPENSE – “The Night Man”!

Posted in Audio, Mysteries and Thrillers, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Horror with tags , , , , , , , , on October 15, 2012 by ghostradioworld

An unforgettable episode of  “Suspense” from Lucille Fletcher author of such radio classics as “The Hitch-hiker” and “Sorry Wrong Number”.

Sometimes that stranger in the corner is after you.  Sometimes he is a man from beyond the grave.  And sometimes he’s just …


“The Night Man” originally aired on “Suspense” on October 26, 1944.

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