Horror and suspense The horror genre was very effective on radio because of the gruesome and frightening images that could be suggested by purely aural means. One of the earliest radio horrors was The Witch’s Tale, which debuted in May 1931 over WOR in New York and ran on the Mutual network starting in 1934. In that same year Lights … Continue reading →
Old time radio often called “otr” refers to radio shows from the early days of radio broadcasting. The term usually applies to dramas, comedies, mystery shows, westerns and variety shows that were acted out by professional actors and sent out over the airwaves. In the golden age of radio families would sit around their radio listening to the exciting shows … Continue reading →
2,000 Plus (Science fiction. 1950-52) Adventures By Morse (Another Carlton Morse thriller) Appointment With Fear (British version of Suspense) BBC Productions (Modern radio dramas w/ sci-fi or horror themes) Believe It Or Not (15 and 30 minute weird facts) Beyond Midnight (South African horror w/ Michael McCabe) Beyond Tomorrow (The first adult science fiction program from 1950) Black Chapel … Continue reading →
Agnes Moorehead: This marvelous actress was much more than Samantha’s mom on Bewtcihed; she was part of the backbone of Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater and one of the most talented and versatile voices Suspense and the Golden Age of Radio. Boris Karloff: The original Frankenstein’s Monster, Karloff was one of Radio’s great Horror and Comic voices. Bela Lugosi: Consistently type … Continue reading →
To celebrate the anniversary of his birthday (August 20th, 1890) and in Memory of the Master of Horror, Dark Arts Horror Radio presents a non-stop 24 hour Horrorthon, a Monstrous Mortuary of Morbid Mystery and Macabre Montage by H.P. Lovecraft on Friday August 22nd at MIDNIGHT London Time (GMT+1) The witching hour shuttles off this mortal coil with ‘The Strange … Continue reading →