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The Sealed Book presents “Devil Island,” episode 4, originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 8, 1945. Hosted by Philip Clarke as the Keeper of the Book, this mystery-terror tale was written by Robert A. Arthur Jr. and David Kogan, with Jock MacGregor producing and directing.

Anne Drake arrives at her family’s desolate New England island to meet the father she has never known and take up residence in the cliffside Drake Manor. But the grim old house, its secretive inhabitants, and troubling tales of instability in the Drake family soon leave her questioning what can be trusted.
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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Nature Study,” episode 8, broadcast November 5, 1971. Hosted and written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated presentation rebroadcast Oboler’s earlier Lights Out drama, originally heard on NBC on June 22, 1943. The cast includes Cathy Lewis and Mary Jane Croft.

A scenic canyon excursion turns into a tense ordeal when a devastating rockslide leaves four travelers cut off amid the steep walls and fallen boulders. As the group faces uncertainty and mounting pressure, the disaster becomes a grim test of conscience and secrets.

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Suspense presents “Death Notice,” episode 789, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 8, 1959. Victor Jory stars in this late-run drama, directed and produced by William N. Robson.

After Charlie Slade receives a devastating medical diagnosis, he is forced to confront the life he has been living and the people closest to him. With time suddenly uncertain, an ordinary domestic world takes on new urgency in this reflective suspense drama.

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Molle Mystery Theatre, episode 75, presents “The Man Who Murdered in Public,” originally broadcast on March 6, 1945. Adapted from Roy Vickers’ Department of Dead Ends mystery story, this NBC drama later circulated in an Armed Forces Radio Service Mystery Playhouse presentation hosted by Peter Lorre.

George Macartney falls under suspicion after a troubling series of apparent drowning accidents unfolds in public view. This inverted detective mystery builds its suspense around a chilling question: when everyone suspects the same man, how can investigators prove it?

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Dark Fantasy presents “Death Is a Savage Deity,” originally broadcast on NBC on January 30, 1942. Identified in surviving reference listings as episode 11, this supernatural thriller was written by Scott Bishop and originated from WKY in Oklahoma City.

In a wealthy household shadowed by mounting calamities, Delores grows increasingly alarmed for her fiancé, Jim Harvey, and those around her. With ominous warnings from her formidable Aunt Wanna, the concern of maid Alma, and disturbing hints of a long-buried family past tied to Haitian occult practices, the menace seems to close in on the mansion, its conservatory, and its dark lily pond...

Escape, “A Tooth for Paul Revere,” originally broadcast July 4, 1948, is episode 45. This Fourth of July historical fantasy adapts Stephen Vincent Benét’s 1937 short story, with a radio adaptation by John Dunkel and direction by Norman Macdonnell.

Massachusetts farmer Lige Butterwick has one pressing concern: a miserable toothache. Sent toward colonial Boston to seek the help of silversmith Paul Revere, Lige’s practical mission leads through the tense, colorful world of the American Revolution. Harry Bartell stars as Lige, with Parley Baer as Revere and Berry Kroeger in multiple roles.

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The Weird Circle presents “The Curse of the Mantle,” episode 32, originally broadcast April 2, 1944. This supernatural suspense drama adapts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1838 tale “Lady Eleanore’s Mantle,” with Maurice Tarplin credited in the cast.

In colonial Massachusetts, Lady Eleanore, the governor’s niece, acquires a luxurious mantle shadowed by a sinister reputation. As the garment’s influence seems to grow, her fiancé George Helwyse faces mounting unease in a community already gripped by fear and a smallpox outbreak.

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Mr Freak,” episode 5, originally broadcast October 15, 1971. This syndicated presentation retitles Arch Oboler’s earlier drama “The Ugliest Man in the World.”

Raymond Edward Johnson stars as Paul Martin, a poet haunted by a lifetime of public cruelty over his appearance. In a somber, memory-driven psychological drama, Martin confronts loneliness, humiliation, dignity, and the fragile possibility of human connection, including an encounter with a young blind woman. Ann Shephard also appears.

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The Sealed Book, “The Accusing Corpse,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 29, 1945. This is episode 7 of the 30-minute mystery anthology, hosted by Philip Clarke.

At wealthy stockbroker Philip Drake’s country home, his wife Vivian is preparing to leave after only three months of marriage. When Drake calls on Roger to intervene, a bitter domestic confrontation leads into a chilling mystery of private motives, conflicting evidence, and a corpse that refuses to remain easily explained. Written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan, the story reworks their earlier The Mysterious Traveler script.

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Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Nightmare,” originally broadcast November 28, 1944. This surviving Armed Forces Radio Service presentation aired as Mystery Playhouse #50, adapted from Cornell Woolrich’s William Irish story “And So to Death,” later retitled “Nightmare.”

When Vince’s nightmare of murder begins to match unsettling physical clues and a police report from Clarksburg, he seeks help from his brother-in-law, homicide detective Cliff Dodge. Though Vince insists he has never visited the town, a stormy drive toward an isolated house raises disturbing questions about dreams, memory, and evidence. Peter Lorre hosts the AFRS Mystery Playhouse broadcast.

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Dark Fantasy presents “Demon Tree,” episode 4, originally broadcast December 5, 1941. This NBC sustaining drama was written by Scott Bishop and produced by John I. Prosser.

At a country inn near England’s Barlow Forest, four friends bound for London hear an ominous local legend about an ancient oak that stalks the woods and strangles those who approach it. A chilling old newspaper account and a possible personal connection to the cursed tale draw them toward the forest path in search of the so-called strangling oak. The cast includes Eleanor Naylor Caughron, Ben Morris, Garland Moss, and Murillo Schofield.

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Gravestone,” episode 6, originally broadcast October 22, 1971. Written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated presentation is a retitled revival of his 1942 Lights Out! drama, “Poltergeist.”

During a winter sleigh outing, three city women discover a snow-covered country cemetery. A bit of carefree play among the half-buried gravestones gives way to unease when an old warning about disturbed graves begins to feel all too real.

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The Weird Circle presents “The Strange Judgment,” episode 30, originally broadcast March 19, 1944. This NBC-syndicated adaptation draws on Honoré de Balzac’s 1834 tale Un drame au bord de la mer, also known as La Justice paternelle.

On the rugged Brittany coast, an elderly man living alone beside the sea recalls his earlier life as Pierre, a prosperous fisherman. As Pierre and his wife Brouin grow troubled by the increasingly cruel behavior of their son Jacques, a missing family provision pushes long-simmering fears toward a private and terrible reckoning.

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The Devil and Mr. O, episode 17, “Official Killer,” originally broadcast January 7, 1972. Written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, this syndicated revival installment retells his earlier Lights Out drama, “State Executioner.”

In Georgian England under King George III, Samuel Jones serves as the Crown’s official executioner. Alone with the weight of his profession, he confronts the pride, isolation, and private conscience of a man bound to the gallows. Featuring Mercedes McCambridge and Byron Kane.

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Suspense presents “Black Path of Fear,” episode 107, originally broadcast on CBS on August 31, 1944. Adapted by Robert Tallman from Cornell Woolrich’s 1944 novel, this Havana-set noir thriller stars Brian Donlevy as Bill Scott, with Lurene Tuttle and John McIntire.

After fleeing to 1940s Havana with the wife of a gangster, former chauffeur Bill Scott finds his escape collapsing into danger. With police scrutiny mounting and powerful enemies nearby, he must find his way through an unfamiliar city and clear his name.

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Dark Fantasy presents “Dead Hands Reaching,” episode 27, originally broadcast May 22, 1942. This NBC production originated from WKY in Oklahoma City and was written by Scott Bishop, the pseudonym of George M. Hamaker, with John I. Prosser directing and producing.

Office worker Allan Blaine begins hearing an unseen voice offering startlingly helpful advice about his career—and ominous warnings about his troubled relationship with Judith West. As desperation pulls Allan away from ordinary life, his search for escape leads through shadows of Chinatown and toward a disturbing connection with his family’s past. Ben Morris stars as Allan Blaine, with Eleanor...

Escape presents “The Man Who Could Work Miracles,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 19, 1948. This is episode 54, adapted by Les Crutchfield from H. G. Wells’s classic 1898 fantasy-comedy short story.

In a placid English village, mild-mannered George Fotheringay discovers he can make anything happen simply by willing it. His startling gift soon attracts the attention of the skeptical Reverend Maydig and the local townspeople in a supernatural tale of ordinary life pushed beyond the natural order. Ben Wright stars as Fotheringay, with John Dehner as Reverend Maydig; Norman MacDonnell directed and produced.

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Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Breakdown Afrs Myst Phs,” originally broadcast June 12, 1945. This surviving recording was rebroadcast by the Armed Forces Radio Service as Mystery Playhouse; episode numbering varies between listings.

Written by Robert Bloch, later celebrated for Psycho, this English-set suspense drama follows a man trapped in a dangerous domestic triangle, contemplating murder involving his wife and mistress. Martin Gabel, Ian Martin, and Roc Rogers are featured, with Howard Duff hosting the AFRS presentation.

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “House Is Haunted,” episode 16, originally broadcast December 31, 1971. This syndicated revival installment repackages Arch Oboler’s earlier Lights Out! drama “Mungahra.”

Far from any haunted house, the story follows a fortune hunter and his local guide in the remote Australian outback, where a valuable diamond brings greed, suspicion, and the threat of vengeance to an isolated expedition. Written, produced, and directed by Arch Oboler, the drama features Elliott Lewis, with a brief appearance by Cathy Lewis.

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The Sealed Book, “Queen of the Cats,” originally broadcast June 24, 1945, is episode 15 of the Mutual Broadcasting System supernatural anthology. Philip Clarke hosts this tale, written by Robert A. Arthur and David Kogan and produced and directed by Jock MacGregor.

Chris Arnold’s troubled marriage to the glamorous Rhana Farouk has left him haunted by her unnerving devotion to cats. As he tries to reclaim the life he once imagined with Jane Elliott, he becomes increasingly convinced that the watchful felines around Rhana are part of something far more sinister. The script was adapted from an earlier 1944 The Mysterious Travel...

The Weird Circle presents “The Burial of Roger Malvin,” episode 47, originally broadcast October 22, 1944. This 30-minute literary horror and suspense drama adapts Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1832 tale “Roger Malvin’s Burial.”

After a frontier raid leaves Reuben Bourne and his older companion, Roger Malvin, wounded in the wilderness, Reuben returns to civilization carrying a grave promise. Years later, the burden of that obligation shadows Reuben, his wife Dorcas, and their family as they seek a fresh start in the forest. Stacy Harris and Inge Adams star.

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Dark Fantasy presents “I Am Your Brother,” episode 29, originally broadcast on NBC on June 5, 1942. This sustaining production was written and directed by Scott Bishop.

At a medical college, surgeon Dr. Julius reflects on the death of the extraordinary Stephan and the unsettling history that connected them. As colleague Dr. Carl Miller listens, a mystery of medicine, intellect, identity, and knowledge beyond ordinary understanding unfolds through memories reaching from Kansas to Oxford. Ben Morris stars as Dr. Julius, with Bloyce Wright as Stephan and Muir Hite as Dr. Carl Miller.

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Ancestor,” episode 7, originally broadcast October 29, 1971. Hosted and written by Arch Oboler, this syndicated episode repackages his earlier Lights Out! tale, “The Archer,” first heard in 1943.

A young woman is held prisoner in an old mine by three criminals, with little hope of escape. Then an enigmatic archer appears in the underground darkness, bringing an uncanny presence to this suspenseful ghost-story thriller. Mercedes McCambridge is featured in the original production.

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The Whistler presents “Lady from the Sea,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 28, 1948. This is episode 320, written by Esther McCoy, with music credited to Wilbur Hatch.

Hollywood star Myra Cartwright is unsettled by a newspaper notice announcing the demolition and auction of the Lady from the Sea, an aging ship turned waterfront café. The threatened landmark pulls her toward a private past she has spent fifteen years trying to escape, as glamour gives way to mounting suspense along the waterfront.

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Suspense presents “Devilstone,” episode 945, originally broadcast on CBS Radio on September 30, 1962. This Jonathan Bundy script—the pseudonym of Jack Johnstone—was the final broadcast of the long-running series.

In Dublin, Timothy Martin inherits Devilstone, a long-abandoned castle in Northern Ireland. Ignoring warnings about its grim reputation, he plans to rent the property—until prospective tenants return badly shaken. With his butler Everts and dog Kim, Martin journeys to the isolated family estate to discover why the locals fear it. Christopher Cary stars as Timothy Martin in this Fred Hendrickson production.

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Escape presents “Sundown,” episode 116, originally broadcast on CBS on June 23, 1950. Written by Joel Murcott and produced and directed by William N. Robson, this frontier drama stars Barton Yarborough, with Sam Edwards, Will Geer, Paul Frees, and John Dehner.

In the Old West, orphaned Ben finds loyalty and comfort with his guardian Dan and a treasured horse—until the arrival of a feared gunfighter changes everything. A tense western of loss, devotion, and the perilous legend of the fastest gun in the territory.

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The Devil and Mr. O presents “Live Forever,” episode 13, originally broadcast December 10, 1971. Written, produced, directed, and hosted by Arch Oboler, this philosophical science-fiction drama is a retitling of his earlier story, “The Immortal Gentleman.”

A man troubled by his own mortality is suddenly cast into a far-future world where medical science has made eternal life commonplace. In an austere society shaped by immortality, he must confront what living forever could mean for one person—and for humanity.

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Dark Fantasy presents “W Is for Werewolf,” episode 13, originally broadcast on February 13, 1942. Written by Scott Bishop, the pseudonym of George Marion Hamaker, and produced and directed by John I. Prosser, this NBC Red Network thriller originated from WKY in Oklahoma City—appropriately, on a Friday the 13th.

Jim Howard, his wife Angela, and their child travel to Cape Howe to visit Jim’s old friend Bill Andrews at his isolated island cabin. But Bill’s troubled son, unsettling books on lycanthropy, a protective charm, and disturbing sounds in the night soon cast a shadow over the visit. Ben Morris, Ga...

Mollé Mystery Theatre presents “Burn Witch Burn,” broadcast January 25, 1946. This circulating version is also cataloged as Armed Forces Radio Service Mystery Playhouse #166; it is listed as episode 16 in a surviving Mollé series log. Adapted from Abraham Merritt’s 1933 supernatural novel Burn, Witch, Burn!, the drama originally aired on NBC and was sponsored by Mollé Brushless Shaving Cream.

A doctor investigates the danger surrounding a mysterious local “doll woman,” only to find himself drawn into an unsettling world of witchcraft and occult control. As a hostile crowd gathers and the supernatural threat closes in, his search for the truth becomes a fig...

The Weird Circle presents “The Executioner,” program 51, originally broadcast November 19, 1944. Adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s 1830 short story “El Verdugo,” this grim historical drama features Karl Swenson, Eleanor Audley, and Ted de Corsia.

In Napoleonic-era Spain, French officer Victor Marchand is drawn to Clara de Léganès, daughter of the proud Marquis de Léganès. Against the tense occupation of the coastal town of Menda, loyalty, family honor, and the brutal demands of war close in on the noble household.

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Quiet, Please - "Three" (Old Time Radio Drama, 1947)

https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com Originally broadcast on November tenth, nineteen forty-seven, Three is one of the most unsettling and minimalist episodes of Quiet, Please, a series known for its restrained narration and psychological depth. Told almost entirely through the voice of a single narrator, this episode explores isolation, repetition, and the fragile boundary between reality and perception. As the story unfolds, ordinary moments take on an eerie significance, drawing the listener into a quiet but deeply disturbing experience that lingers long after the broadcast ends. Quiet, Please distinguished itself during...

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Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original performances and timeless storytelling. This episode features "Mind over Murder" (Mystery Radio Drama, 1944)" from The Mysterious Traveler, originally broadcast in 1944. Fully restored and professionally remastered with enhanced audio.
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Presented by Old Time Retro Radio, part of the Forbidden Knowledge Network.https://www.oldtimeretroradio.com A classic old time radio broadcast from the golden age of radio, featuring original performances and timeless storytelling. This episode features "Sketchforascreenplay" from Quiet, Please, originally broadcast in 1948. Fully restored and professionally remastered with enhanced audio.
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