# Dark Entertainments > Every Day is Halloween ## Posts - [London After Midnight | Fog, Murder & The Black Museum | 8 Hour All-Nighter | NO ADS |](https://darkentertainments.com/london-after-midnight-fog-murder-the-black-museum-8-hour-all-nighter-no-ads/): London After Midnight: Fog, Murder & The Black Museum is a carefully curated collection of cold-blooded criminals and their calculated crimes, drawn from the shadowed archives of classic radio mystery, gothic suspense, and old-time terror.   The fog swirls thickly through the narrow streets, where gas lamps flicker like watchful eyes and the distant rattle of horse and cart fades over wet cobblestones. You find yourself transported to Victorian London — to Whitechapel in the East End, where fear once walked beside the ordinary, and the Autumn of Terror gave the world a name it has never forgotten: Jack the Ripper. … Continue reading → - [Vincent Price ALL NIGHTER | NO ADS | The Price of Fear | Classic Horror Radio Collection](https://darkentertainments.com/vincent-price-all-nighter-no-ads-the-price-of-fear-classic-horror-radio-collection/): Welcome to Horror Heroes of Radio, a Dark Entertainments series celebrating the legendary performers whose voices shaped horror, suspense and the supernatural. In this collection, we honour Vincent Price — the elegant master of the macabre. With his unmistakable voice, dark wit and theatrical charm, Price became one of horror’s most iconic figures. The Price of Fear is a deliciously sinister radio series filled with cruel twists, strange encounters, Gothic unease and grimly humorous horrors. https://youtu.be/rmxfw-RJlK8 - [Agnes Moorehead: The First Lady of Suspense | Scream Queens of Radio Terror Vol. 2 with Steven Dark](https://darkentertainments.com/agnes-moorehead-the-first-lady-of-suspense-scream-queens-of-radio-terror-vol-2-with-steven-dark/): Vol. 2 – The First Lady of Suspense focuses on Agnes Moorehead, one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in classic radio drama. Best remembered by many for Sorry, Wrong Number, Moorehead brought terror, vulnerability, steel and psychological intensity to story after story. In these performances, the ordinary world becomes a trap: a telephone rings, wallpaper shifts, a signal arrives, a family turns dangerous, and the mind itself becomes a haunted room. This collection showcases the evocative artwork created for some of the most chilling episodes in broadcasting history. Whether you are a fan of classic radio shows or a … Continue reading → - [Dreams That Foretell Death | Paranormal Old Time Radio | Voices From Beyond Vol. 8 | Premonitions](https://darkentertainments.com/dreams-that-foretell-death-paranormal-old-time-radio-voices-from-beyond-vol-8-premonitions/): In Vol. 8 — Dreams That Foretell Death, we enter the uncertain borderland between sleep, prophecy and nightmare. A dream gives a warning. A prophecy names a victim. A fortune turns fatal. A night vision knows too much. And sleep, that gentle refuge, becomes a messenger from somewhere darker. This volume gathers classic horror, suspense and paranormal radio dramas from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Incredible But True, Beyond Midnight, Lights Out, Suspense and Nightfall — woven into a darkly atmospheric listening experience for lovers of old-time radio, fatal dreams, premonitions, supernatural warnings and tales best heard after midnight. https://youtu.be/N2Gc73AAgpQ - [Frederick and The Patchwork Bride | A Strange Gothic Love Story by Steven Dark](https://darkentertainments.com/frederick-and-the-patchwork-bride-a-strange-gothic-love-story-by-steven-dark/): Frederick and The Patchwork Bride | A Strange Gothic Love Story is an original Gothic folk horror story by Steven Dark — a strange, melancholy tale of loneliness, obsession, craftsmanship, and love stitched together from rags, longing, and shadow. Frederick has spent his life beneath the looming gasworks, tending gauges, pipes, valves, pressure dials and brass machinery with the devotion of a man who understands systems better than people. But on the day of his retirement, after receiving a beautiful brass clock from his colleagues, Frederick returns to a quieter life — useful, respected, and utterly alone. As the seasons turn … Continue reading → - [Boris Karloff & Bela Lugosi are Horrible Men | The Voice of the Monster | Heroes of Horror](https://darkentertainments.com/boris-karloff-bela-lugosi-are-horrible-men-the-voice-of-the-monster-heroes-of-horror/): A tribute to Boris Karloff ‘orribly assisted by Bela Lugosi while Peter Lorre, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, and Vincent Price revel in the Great Beyond. Boris and Bela centre stage, Karloff doing the grave dignity, Bela hamming it up with vampire flourish, Lorre looking gleefully unnerved, Price positively revelling in it, Cushing trying to keep some gentlemanly order, and Lee towering over everyone with sepulchral bass gravitas. In this collection, we honour Boris Karloff — one of horror’s most beloved and unmistakable performers. The collections kicks up the crypt with the delightful curiosity that is Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi singing … Continue reading → - [Ghost Ships & Death at Sea | Classic Horror Radio Dramas | Voices From Beyond Vol. 7](https://darkentertainments.com/ghost-ships-death-at-sea-classic-horror-radio-dramas-voices-from-beyond-vol-7/): In Vol. 7 — Ghost Ships & Death at Sea, we leave dry land behind and drift into fog, black water, drowned voices and ships that should never return to harbour. A death ship. A murder ship. A riptide with a mind of its own. A skeleton bay. A stowaway where no one should be hiding. And somewhere in the fog, a bell tolls for those who follow it. This volume gathers classic horror and suspense radio dramas from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Beyond Midnight, Hall of Fantasy and Incredible But True — woven into a darkly atmospheric listening experience for lovers … Continue reading → - [Deadly Dolls, Dummies & Waxworks | Old Time Radio Horror | Voices From Beyond hosted by Steven Dark](https://darkentertainments.com/deadly-dolls-dummies-waxworks-old-time-radio-horror-voices-from-beyond-hosted-by-steven-dark/): Deadly Dolls, Dummies & Waxworks | Old Time Radio Horror | Voices From Beyond hosted by Steven Dark Welcome to Voices From Beyond, a Dark Entertainments series of curated classic horror radio collections — eerie tales gathered from the golden age of radio drama and introduced by Steven Dark, Your Man in Black. In Vol. 6 — Deadly Dolls, Dummies & Waxworks, we enter rooms full of painted faces, glass eyes, wooden mouths and figures that should remain politely still. A doll in the corner. A dummy waiting for its cue. A wax figure with too much expression. A toy that … Continue reading → - [Scream Queens of Radio Terror Vol. 1 - Women in the Dark | Classic Horror & Suspense Radio](https://darkentertainments.com/scream-queens-of-radio-terror-vol-1-women-in-the-dark-classic-horror-suspense-radio/): Scream Queens of Radio Terror Vol. 1 – Women in the Dark | Classic Horror & Suspense Radio Welcome to Scream Queens of Radio Terror, a Dark Entertainments series celebrating the women who haunted the airwaves: actresses of suspense, fear, Gothic dread and psychological terror. In Vol. 1 – Women in the Dark, we gather a prestige collection of classic Suspense radio dramas led by some of the most unforgettable female voices of the golden age of radio: Agnes Moorehead, Ida Lupino, Lucille Ball, Ava Gardner, Eva Le Gallienne, Joan Crawford and Bette Davis. These are stories of women trapped, threatened, … Continue reading → - [The Dead Won't Stay Dead | Classic Horror | Corpses, Graves & The Restless Dead | Voices From Beyond](https://darkentertainments.com/the-dead-wont-stay-dead-classic-horror-corpses-graves-the-restless-dead-voices-from-beyond/): The Dead Won’t Stay Dead | Classic Horror | Corpses, Graves & The Restless Dead | Voices From Beyond  Welcome to Voices From Beyond Vol. 5 — Corpses, Graves & The Restless Dead, a Dark Entertainments curated classic horror radio collection. This volume gathers restless corpses, open graves, buried secrets, vengeful dead and Inner Sanctum tales from the cold side of the cemetery gate from the golden age of radio drama, presented in the atmospheric Horror Radio tradition by Steven Dark. Subscribe for curated classic horror radio, vintage radio drama, Gothic horror, supernatural mysteries, original dark fiction and haunted journeys into … Continue reading → - [X Minus One UFOs, Alien Contact & Strange Visitations | Classic Sci-Fi | Disclosure Radio Vol. 3](https://darkentertainments.com/x-minus-one-ufos-alien-contact-strange-visitations-classic-sci-fi-disclosure-radio-vol-3/): X Minus One UFOs, Alien Contact & Strange Visitations | Classic Sci-Fi | Disclosure Radio Vol. 3 This episode is part of Disclosure Radio, a Dark Entertainments series linking classic alien-contact, UFO and sci-fi horror radio with today’s renewed interest in UAPs, disclosure, non-human intelligence and unexplained phenomena. Before modern hearings, AARO reports, NASA studies and names such as David Grusch, Ryan Graves, David Fravor, Luis Elizondo, Christopher Mellon, Avi Loeb and Jacques Vallée entered the public conversation, radio drama was already asking the question that still haunts us: are we alone? In Vol. 3, we enter the imaginative world of … Continue reading → - [Voices From Beyond | Curated Classic Horror Radio Collection](https://darkentertainments.com/voices-from-beyond-curated-classic-horror-radio-collection/): Heroes of Horror Special | Vincent Price & Peter Cushing: Aliens in the Mind | Classic Sci-Fi Horror  This episode is part of Disclosure Radio, a Dark Entertainments series linking classic alien-contact, UFO and sci-fi horror radio with today’s renewed interest in UAPs, disclosure, non-human intelligence and unexplained phenomena. Before modern hearings, AARO reports, NASA studies and names such as David Grusch, Ryan Graves, David Fravor, Luis Elizondo, Christopher Mellon, Avi Loeb and Jacques Vallée entered the public conversation, radio drama was already asking the question that still haunts us: are we alone? In this Disclosure Radio | Heroes of Horror … Continue reading → - [Disclosure Radio | War of the Worlds | Lux Radio Theatre Alien Invasion | Full Cast Vintage Drama](https://darkentertainments.com/disclosure-radio-war-of-the-worlds-lux-radio-theatre-alien-invasion-full-cast-vintage-drama/): Disclosure Radio | War of the Worlds | Lux Radio Theatre Alien Invasion | Full Cast Vintage Drama Welcome to Disclosure Radio, a Dark Entertainments series exploring classic alien contact, UFO panic, sci-fi horror and strange broadcasts from the golden age of audio. Before flying saucers, before UAP hearings, before modern talk of disclosure and non-human intelligence, there was one broadcast that made alien invasion feel terrifyingly immediate. In Vol. 2, we present the 1955 Lux Radio Theatre adaptation of The War of the Worlds. This is not the infamous 1938 Orson Welles panic broadcast. This is a later, more polished, … Continue reading → - [Disclosure Radio Vol. 1 War of the Worlds | Orson Welles’ Legendary Alien Invasion Broadcast](https://darkentertainments.com/disclosure-radio-vol-1-war-of-the-worlds-orson-welles-legendary-alien-invasion-broadcast/): Disclosure Radio Vol. 1 War of the Worlds | Orson Welles’ Legendary Alien Invasion Broadcast Welcome to Disclosure Radio, a Dark Entertainments series exploring classic alien contact, UFO panic, sci-fi horror and strange broadcasts from the golden age of audio. In Vol. 1, we present the legendary 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast of The War of the Worlds, directed and narrated by Orson Welles. This is Orson Welles’ legendary 1938 radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds, presented here by Dark Entertainments / Horror Radio as part of our classic alien contact and sci-fi horror audio collections. https://youtu.be/7wmxJmRGYps - [Haunted Houses & Walls That Remember | Vintage Audio Horror | Voices From Beyond Vol. 4](https://darkentertainments.com/haunted-houses-walls-that-remember-vintage-audio-horror-voices-from-beyond-vol-4/): Haunted Houses & Walls That Remember | Vintage Audio Horror | Voices From Beyond Vol. 4 In Vol. 4 — Haunted Houses, Rooms & Places That Remember, we enter houses where the walls whisper, rooms that refuse to forget, and places where the past has not quite finished with the living. Some houses are merely built. Others are inhabited long after their occupants have gone. A locked room. A doomed mansion. A half-empty house with something still waiting inside. And a place where memory itself becomes the ghost. https://youtu.be/yaO9a6Q9ONM - [Voices From Beyond Vol. 3 — Strange Visitors at Midnight](https://darkentertainments.com/voices-from-beyond-vol-3-strange-visitors-at-midnight/): Voices From Beyond Vol. 3 — Strange Visitors at Midnight In Vol. 3 — Strange Visitors at Midnight, we open the door to strangers, lodgers, unexpected guests and visitors who arrive when no decent soul should be knocking. Which story unsettled you most? Leave a comment below — but if there is a knock at your door while listening… perhaps let it wait. https://youtu.be/GGcRWH3qJYw - [Voices From Beyond Vol 2 - Haunted Highways & Hitchhiking Corpses](https://darkentertainments.com/voices-from-beyond-vol-2-haunted-highways-hitchhiking-corpses/): In Vol. 2 — Haunted Highways & Hitchhiking Corpses, we leave the safety of the fireside and take to the road after dark. These are stories of lonely highways, ghostly passengers, wrong turns, phantom coaches, midnight journeys and travellers who may not be entirely among the living. A figure waits by the roadside.A car appears in the rain.A passenger asks to be taken home.And every mile brings us closer to the final destination. This collection features classic horror radio dramas from Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Suspense, Beyond Midnight and Nightfall — all woven together into a late-night listening experience for lovers of … Continue reading → - [Voices From Beyond Vol. 1 — Terrifying Phone Calls](https://darkentertainments.com/voices-from-beyond-vol-1-terrifying-phone-calls/): Vol. 1 — Terrifying Phone Calls & Voices From Beyond gathers together classic tales of mysterious callers, dead voices, wrong numbers, alarm calls, shortwave farewells and messages no living soul should ever receive. The theme is one of the strongest openings for the series because it is instantly spooky: the telephone ringing after midnight, a voice on the wire, and the dreadful question… who is calling, and from where? Presented by Dark Entertainments, home of original horror, haunted history, Gothic storytelling, Dark & Secret London, Stories From Beyond the Grave, and the legacy of Horror Radio 24/7/365 — Broadcasting the Fear … Continue reading → - [Stories From Beyond the Grave 01 Baphomet's Casino](https://darkentertainments.com/stories-from-beyond-the-grave-01-baphomets-casino/): Stories From Beyond the Grave: 01 Baphomet’s Casino Original Gothic Noir by Steven Dark A short horror-noir tale written, narrated, and produced by Steven Dark. David Collins has had a bad day. Out of a job, several drinks deep, and drawn by the red neon glow of a mysterious casino, he decides to try his luck at the roulette table. But when the beautiful and enigmatic Phaedra seems to know far more about him than she should, David discovers that some debts are not paid in money. David Collins stared lazily and unfocused at himself in the bathroom mirror, splashed his … Continue reading → - [COSMIC HORROR | What is The Voice preparing for? | It’s speaking. Are you listening? STAY TUNED!](https://darkentertainments.com/cosmic-horror-what-is-the-voice-preparing-for-its-speaking-are-you-listening-stay-tuned/): A Cosmic mystery? Shadow-agency conspiracy? A trapped intelligence whose ... - [On This Day](https://darkentertainments.com/on-this-day/): Birth (1918): Leonard Bernstein, composer. His dissonance shaped suspense atmospheres. As an influence on horror, mystery, and OTR, Leonard Bernstein’s work is often cited for how it translated tension and character into purely aural storytelling. In broadcasts or adaptations, their voice and persona helped shape the way radio conveyed fear and suspense. Collectors still revisit episodes featuring their appearances for the clarity of performance and the period atmosphere they evoke. - [Project Echo](https://darkentertainments.com/project-echo/): This Playlist contains recovered materials associated with Project Echo, a classified research programme tasked with analysing an anomalous transmission detected on an unassigned frequency. The material presented here is incomplete. Some files are damaged. Others were never meant to be preserved. Early assessments described the transmission as noise. Later assessments withdrew that conclusion. Project Echo was terminated before a stable explanation was reached. Portions of the archive were sealed. Others were erased. The recordings and documents published here are provided without interpretation. No conclusions are offered — only recovered material and the gaps between them. Certain recordings have been reported to … Continue reading → - [HP Lovecraft Audio Books](https://darkentertainments.com/hp-lovecraft-audio-books/): 100 Audio Books of the works of HP Lovecraft including The Call of Chthulhu, The Crawling Chaos, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror and many other favourites of Horror Fiction, added to the library Listen Now - [Boris Karloff - Tales of the Frightened](https://darkentertainments.com/boris-karloff-tales-of-the-frightened/): Boris Karloff – Tales of the Frightened “Are You One of The Frightened?” Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette. Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom. The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. Tales of the Frightened was based a short stories written by Michael Avallone in the horror and fiction magazines. - [H.P.Lovecraft - The Complete Works](https://darkentertainments.com/h-p-lovecraft-the-complete-works-2/): The Complete Works of Lovecraft in pdf courtesy of “Arkham Archivist” with a linked table of contents and “Return to Table of Contents” links following each story. Lcensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) (a formalization of the request initially made, merely putting it into legal terms). The book may be redistributed, torn apart, revised, etc, but please do not sell it. Read The Complete Works of Lovecraft here - [Hammer Horror - 'The Reptile' (1966)](https://darkentertainments.com/hammer-horror-the-reptile-1966/): The first film I ever saw? Well, at least, the first film I remember seeing and at the cinema was ‘The Reptile.’ Imagine! The first film I saw and at the tender age of six was a Hammer Horror film! In 1966, the same year as the ‘Black Magic’ chocolates commercial’ the great Hammer Horror studios released this chilling and atmospheric piece. And yes, I was 6 years old! My mother had a passion for horror films and, as my father was away, she would take me with her to the weekly Late Night Double Horror bill being shown every Friday evening at … Continue reading → - [Music for Fairies, Witches and Magic](https://darkentertainments.com/music-for-fairies-witches-and-magic/): For anyone who may use music for meditation / ritual or whatver, here are a few suggestions for Classical pieces that may be useful. Not an exhaustive list by any means but a start … Oh and BTW they are all great for Halloween too … Give yer Samhain a bit of claSSical class 🙂 Malcolm Arnold – Tam O’Shanter Overture, Op. 51 J.S. Bach – Toccata and Fugue Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique Hector Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marcheau supplice (March to the Scaffold) George Whitefield Chadwick – Symphonic Sketches: III. Hobgoblin Debussy … Continue reading → - [Most Haunted Live - Gothic Prague](https://darkentertainments.com/most-haunted-live-gothic-prague/): Most Haunted Live Gothic Prague – Evil Within New playlist (72 videos) added to my YouTube channel Go Subscribe – It’ll scare the schnitzel out of you 🙂 Most Haunted Live Gothic Prague was aired from 25th – 28th March 2010 in Czech Republic, Prague. Copyright of Antix Productions. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaxSJe9dcW3BuPZJuOFLH1OeuNO696RP4 - [The Ghost (1963) Barbara Steele](https://darkentertainments.com/the-ghost-1963-barbara-steele/): The Ghost (1963) starring the inimitable Barbara Steele. When a wealthy doctor’s wife murders him, his ghost appears in search of revenge. Watch full length horror. - [Edgar Cayce (1877-1945)](https://darkentertainments.com/edgar-cayce/): Edgar Cayce Edgar Cayce (March 18, 1877 – January 3, 1945) was an American mystic who allegedly possessed the ability to answer questions on subjects as varied as healing, reincarnation, wars, Atlantis and future events while in a trance. These answers came to be known as “life readings of the entity” and were usually delivered to individuals while Cayce was hypnotized. This ability gave him the nickname “The Sleeping Prophet”. Cayce founded a nonprofit organization, the Association for Research and Enlightenment that included a hospital and a university. He is credited as being the father of holistic medicine and the most … Continue reading → - [Dark Venture (1945-1947)](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-venture-1945-1947/): Not to be confused with the old time radio series, Dark Fantasy, Dark Venture is a psychological thriller show that keeps you at the end of your seat. Produced by J. Donald Wilson, who also produced The Whistler and directed later episodes of The Adventures of Nero Wolfe.  Narrated by John Lake and sponsored by Wildroot Crème Oil during part of the show’s run. Dark Venture was a grim kind of thriller where the listener got inside the twisted head of the murderer and heard his thoughts. It was not supernatural horror, but horror just the same… the kind that evil … Continue reading → - [Mercedes McCambridge (1916-2004) the voice of Pazuzu](https://darkentertainments.com/mercedes-mccambridge-1916-2004-the-voice-of-pazuzu-2/): Pazuzu Today marks the anniversary of the death of Mercedes McCambridge, American actress (1916-2004) Actress of radio, stage, film and television, Carlotta Mercedes Agnes McCambridge was titled “the world’s greatest living radio actress” by none other than the mighty Orson Welles. She began her career as a radio actor during the 1930s while also performing on Broadway and continued through the 40s and 50s. Her radio work in this period included: Lights Out, Inner Sanctum and CBS Radio Mystery Theater, and many other vintage Old Time Radio favourites that can be heard on Dark Arts Horror Radio. She won an Academy … Continue reading → - [The Shadow Old Time Radio detective thriller](https://darkentertainments.com/the-shadow-old-time-radio-detective-thriller/): The Shadow Old Time Radio detective thriller “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!” The opening lines of the The Shadow, one of the most popular radio shows in history, captivated listeners and are instantly recognizable even today. Originally the narrator of of series of macabre detective tales, the eerie voice known as The Shadow became so popular to listeners that “Detective Story” was soon renamed “The Shadow,” and the narrator became the star of the old-time mystery radio series that went on air in August of 1930 and ran until 1954. Even now, many … Continue reading → - [The Black Museum starring Orson Welles](https://darkentertainments.com/the-black-museum-starring-orson-welles/): “This is Orson Welles speaking from London.” (Big Ben chimes). “The Black Museum, repository of death… Here, in this grim stone structure on the Thames which houses Scotland Yard, is a warehouse of homocide, where everyday objects, a piece of wire, a chemist’s flask, a silver shilling, all are touched by murder.” (dramatic music) Following the opening Welles would introduce the museum’s item or items of evidence that was central to the case, leading into the dramatization. He also provided narration during the show and ended each show with his characteristic closing from the days of his Mercury Theater of the … Continue reading → - [Lights Out Old Time Radio show (1934 - 1947)](https://darkentertainments.com/lights-old-time-radio-show-1934-1947/): Lights Out Old Time Radio show (1934 – 1947) Adhesive tape, stuck together and pulled apart, simulated the sound of a man’s or woman’s skin being ripped off. Pulling the leg off a frozen chicken gave the illusion of an arm being torn out of its socket. A raw egg dropped on a plate stood in for an eye being gouged; poured corn syrup for flowing blood; cleavered cabbages and cantalopes for beheadings; snapped pencils and spareribs for broken fingers and bones. The sound of a hand crushed? A lemon, laid on an anvil, smashed with a hammer. Predating Suspense and … Continue reading → - [The House of Dr Faust Prague, Czech Republic](https://darkentertainments.com/house-dr-faust-prague-czech-republic/): Standing on Karlovo namesti (Charles Square) iS a beautiful building with a long history that is as mystical as its name: Faustuv dum (the House of Faust). The Dr. Faust of legend is well-known for his practice of of black magic and for making a pact with the devil and this particular building was so-named for its long mystical history and the motley successive collection of eccentric inhabitants. In the 14th century the baroque mansion was owned by keen naturalist and avid alchemyst Prince Vaclav of Opava and he is probably the first in the association of the House with the … Continue reading → - [Last trials for witchcraft in Britain](https://darkentertainments.com/last-trials-for-witchcraft-in-britain/): In 1944, medium Helen Duncan (1897-1956) became the last but one woman in Britain to be convicted of witchcraft when one of her seances exposed a government attempt to cover up the deaths of 861 sailors. The last execution for witchcraft in England took place in 1684 when Alice Molland of Exter was hanged though the last recorded witchcraft trial ending with a death sentence in England took place on 20 February 1712 when Jane Wenham, ‘the Witch of Walkern’, was found guilty and sentenced to death although the sentence was not carried out as she was given a Royal pardon by … Continue reading → - [Inner Sanctum Mysteries (1941-1952)](https://darkentertainments.com/inner-sanctum-mysteries/): Inner Sanctum Mysteries Inner Sanctum Mystery, also known as Inner Sanctum, a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952, was created by producer Himan Brown and was based on the generic title given to the mystery novels of Simon and Schuster. In all, 526 episodes were broadcast. The Inner Sanctum Mysteries series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense, and its tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, “Your host, Raymond,” in a mocking sardonic voice. … Continue reading → - [Great Psychics of the Past - Wolf G. Messing](https://darkentertainments.com/great-psychics-of-the-past-wolf-g-messing/): Truth is stranger than … GREAT PSYCHICS OF THE PAST The most famous Russian psychic Wolf G. MESSING, who stunned Stalin with his psychic skills. In 1937 Messing, claiming he was using his psychic skills, declared to the world that Hitler was going to lose the war. Hitler, who accepted the paranormal put a bounty of 200,000 mark price on Messing’s head. Polish born, Messing fled to Russia in 1939 where he met Stalin. Psychics were forced to go underground in Russia. But Stalin heard of Messing who asked him to rob a bank using his psychic skills. Watch what happened. … Continue reading → - [Black Eyed Kids (BEKs): An Eyewitness Encounter](https://darkentertainments.com/black-eyed-kids-eyewitness-encounter/): Black Eyed Children: An Eyewitness Encounter   Urban legends referring to Black Eyed Children began to appear in 1998, starting with a newsgroup article by journalist Brian Bethel reporting of a meeting with two unusually confident and eloquent children who attempted to talk him into giving them a ride in his car. Bethel said in his post that he nearly opened the door to admit the children, even though he found them vaguely unsettling, until he realized that their eyes were completely black, with no iris or pupil. He reports that, as soon as he realized this, the children became angry … Continue reading → - [The Highgate Vampire](https://darkentertainments.com/highgate-vampire/): The Highgate Vampire … The Hammer Horror film Dracula AD 1972, starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, was, according to author Bill Ellis, inspired by the high profile media (vampire!) circus that was the case of the Highgate Vampire. In the late 60s, Highgate Cemetery in North London was little more than a forgotten overgrown wasteland of derelict tombs and crumbling graves which provided an irresistable attraction for the various oddbod occult groups sprinkled about the area. At that time Highgate Cemetary and it’s environs were rife with occult groups, especially of the satanic variety, and the area was used by … Continue reading → - [Review of Dark Arts Horror Radio](https://darkentertainments.com/review-of-dark-arts-horror-radio/): “It’s Creepy, Eerie and all together you’ll have a good time listening to it.” Android app user Bryan Miller on Google Play. Thank you Bryan, it’s good to know I’m ‘hitting the mark’ Steven Dark Host of Dark Arts Horror Radio Broadcasting from Beyond the Grave 24/7/365 Listen to Dark Arts Horror Radio on the move. Take it with you and listen wherever you are. Access Google Play from your Android device and download the Dark Arts Horror Radio free Android App - [Dark Arts Horror Radio - Review](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-arts-horror-radio-review/): Recent review of DAHR on Google Play by Android app user Bryan Miller: “It’s Creepy, Eerie and all together you’ll have a good time listening to it.” Thank you Bryan, it’s good to know I’m ‘hitting the mark’ Steven Dark Host of Dark Arts Horror Radio Broadcasting from Beyond the Grave 24/7/365 - [OTR Horror, Mystery & Suspense](https://darkentertainments.com/otr-old-time-radio-horror-mystery-suspense/) - [Happy New Year](https://darkentertainments.com/happy-new-year/): Steven Dark and Dark Arts Horror Radio wishes everyone a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful New Year and may it be filled with ‘Halloween Horror’ in the nicest possible way. It is perhaps apposite to contemplate the ancient Roman god *Janus*, the double-headed deity who simultaneously looks both ways – back at the past and forwards to the future. He is the god of endings and new beginnings, of gates, doorways, thresholds and transitions. Now is the best time to set our minds resolutely to making the changes in our lives that we have hitherto only thought about or idly dreamed … Continue reading → - [Dark Arts Free Horror Radio Android App](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-arts-free-horror-radio-android-app/): Android App now available … Listen to Dark Arts Horror Radio on the move. Take it with you and listen wherever you are. Access Google Play from your Android device and download the Dark Arts Horror Radio Android App - [Horror and Suspense Old Time Radio](https://darkentertainments.com/horror-and-suspense-old-time-radio/): 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 Out, a true milestone in radio horror, was launched by producer-director Wyllis Cooper; in 1936 Cooper accepted a Hollywood screenwriting job and left the series to writer-director Arch Oboler. The show (which frequently aired at midnight so as not to be … Continue reading → - [What is Old Time Radio?](https://darkentertainments.com/what-is-old-time-radio/): 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 the way we sit around our television sets watching them today. - [Old Time Radio Horror, Mystery & Suspense Shows](https://darkentertainments.com/old-time-radio-horror-shows/):   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 (15 minute horror series with a host telling stories as he plays the organ. 1938) Black Mass (A KPFA production from the 1960s) Black Museum (Murder anthology w/ Orson Welles. 1951) Black Night (30 minute horror series with Nelson Olmsted as … Continue reading → - [Stars of OTR Radio Horror](https://darkentertainments.com/stars-of-otr-radio-horror/): 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 cast as The Vampire, Lugosi was an enduring talent who was an entertaining guest on many radio projects. Vincent Price: Mr. Price was one our most prolific native Horror Men, but also an incredible comic talent. And one of Radio’s best … Continue reading → - [Inkubus Sukkubus in Prague](https://darkentertainments.com/inkubus-sukkubus-prague/): Yay the Inkies are in Prague today and playing at the Palac Akropolis tonight.     - [NEVER AGAIN THE BURNING TIMES](https://darkentertainments.com/never-burning-times/): *NEVER AGAIN THE BURNING TIMES* Michelle G. dream comment prompted me to write a historical note concerning that inflammatory sentence “Thou shall not suffer a witch to live” (Exodus 22:18) This was a mistranslation into English of the Greek (1) word  pharmakeia (Strong’s 5331) or pharmakeus (Strong’s 5332) which more accurately translates as ‘poisoner’. As a result of that single erroneous mistranslation an estimated 40,000 (2) people, women, men and children were cruelly tortured and punished with ‘confessions’ extracted under conditions of extreme duress and sentenced to death. NEVER AGAIN THE BURNING TIMES N.B. (1) Although the Old Testament was originally … Continue reading → - [Weird Tales - The Strange Adventures Of H.P. Lovecraft](https://darkentertainments.com/weird-tales-strange-adventures-h-p-lovecraft/): 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 Life of H P Lovecraft‘ a 2006 Radio Documentary and the programme includes a reading of The Call of Cthulhu (complete). In similar supenatural vein there’s an extensive selection of H.P. Lovecraft’s soul-searing spooky stories: The Beast in the Cave, The Alchemist, … Continue reading → - [Howard Phillips (H. P.) Lovecraft](https://darkentertainments.com/howard-phillips-h-p-lovecraft/): Howard Phillips “H. P.” Lovecraft August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) H.P. Lovecraft the American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown and only published in pulp magazines before he died in poverty, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. - [Roman Polanski](https://darkentertainments.com/roman-polanski/): Today marks the birthday of Roman Polanski (18 August 1933) Director of Rosemary’s Baby (1968) which featured Anton La Vey who also acted as advisor and consultant on the occult aspects of the story. - [Augustus Montague Summers](https://darkentertainments.com/augustus-montague-summers/): Augustus Montague Summers (10 April 1880 – 10 August 1948) was an English author and clergyman. He is known primarily for his scholarly work on the English drama of the 17th century, as well as for his idiosyncratic studies on witches, vampires, and werewolves, in all of which he professed to believe. He was responsible for the first English translation, published in 1928, of the notorious 15th-century witch hunter’s manual, the Malleus Maleficarum. Summers’ career as an ostensibly Catholic clergyman was highly unusual. He wrote works of hagiography on Saint Catherine of Siena and Saint Anthony Maria Zaccaria, but his primary … Continue reading → - [A Night(mare) with Vincent Price](https://darkentertainments.com/a-nightmare-with-vincent-price/): Dark Arts Horror Radio Presents A Night(mare) of HORROR with Vincent Price tonightat 00:00 GMT and repeated tomorrow 12:00 GMT Programme includes: Jack Benny Show With Guest Vincent Price 1949 Present Tense – Starring Vincent Price – Suspense Radio Show 1950 Vincent Price narrates Witchcraft & Magic – An Adventure In Demonology (1969) The Secrets of Witchcraft and Magic Revealed by Vincent Price: How to Make Love Potions, Charms, Spells & Curses, Raising the Devil, & Witches’ Sabbat & more Diabolical Doings Vincent Price reads Morella by Edgar Allan Poe Vincent Price Radio Interview A Graveyard of Ghostly Tales The Price … Continue reading → - [Corn Rigs an' Barley Rigs](https://darkentertainments.com/corn-rigs-an-barley-rigs/): Composed, arranged and recorded by Paul Giovanni and Magnet -‘Corn Rigs’ from the Wicker Man (1973) to celebrate the ‘Eve of Lammas based on Robert Burns’ Song, It was upon a Lammas night It was upon a Lammas night, When the corn rigs are bonie, Beneath the moon’s unclouded light, I held awa to Annie, The time flew by, wi’ tentless heed, Till ‘tween the late and early, Wi’ sma’ persuasion she agreed, To see me thro’ the barley. The sky was blue, the wind was still, The moon was shining clearly, I set her down, wi’ right good will, Amang … Continue reading → - [Esoteric Prague Part 1](https://darkentertainments.com/esoteric-prague-part-1/): Prague, mother of cities and the city of more dreaming spires than Oxford is a city both modern and ancient. The capital of the Czech Republic with a population of about 0.9 million is the powerhouse of a booming Czech economy. Even in the current global world recession Prague is doing very well. Over the last few years the Czech Crown (CZK) has strengthened considerably against both the dollar (USD) and the pound (GBP) and continues so to do due, mainly, to the increasing expansion of investment by major Western companies establishing or building upon their presence in the very heart … Continue reading → - [History & Mythtery in Dracula Tourism in Romania](https://darkentertainments.com/history-mythtery-in-dracula-tourism-in-romania/): Abstract: Dracula tourism in Romania combines fiction with history. It is centred on either the fictional Western vampire Count Dracula or the historical Dracula, the fifteenth-century Romanian ruler Vlad the Impaler. These two characters are also often conflated, or sometimes even forged together, into one Dracula figure in Dracula tourism. Besides the history concerning the ruler, Vlad the Impaler, through Dracula tourism the guides and travel agencies also tend to offer much more history and tradition of Romania in their tours. In this article I will examine what kind of history is told and what is left out. I am especially interested in the history and tradition (as … Continue reading → - [The Cafe From Hell, Paris 1900s](https://darkentertainments.com/the-cafe-from-hell-paris-1900s/) - [Fallen angels and demons from “The Magus” (1801)](https://darkentertainments.com/fallen-angels-and-demons-from-the-magus-1801/): “The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer is a handbook of the occult and ceremonial magic compiled by Francis Barrett and published in 1801. Francis Barrett (born probably in London around 1770-1780) was an English occultist.“Barrett claimed himself to be a student of chemistry, metaphysics, and natural occult philosophy. He was known to be an extreme eccentric who gave lessons in the magical arts in his apartment and fastidiously translated Kabbalistic and other ancient texts into English.” – Wikipedia Source: Wikipedia - [How London Transport deals with Ghosts](https://darkentertainments.com/how-london-transport-deals-with-ghosts/) - [Haunting in Indiana leads to family’s exorcism, child’s levitation: Reports](https://darkentertainments.com/haunting-in-indiana-leads-to-familys-exorcism-childs-levitation-reports/): Chilling reports taken from the residents of a Gary, Ind., home recount a haunting that involved a 12-year-old girl levitating over her bed and a 9-year-old boy walking on a hospital ceiling. Astonishingly, the family’s recollections are backed by not only a local police official but also by medical personnel. Haunting in Indiana leads to family’s exorcism, child’s levitation: Reports - [The Benefits of Demonic Possession ...](https://darkentertainments.com/the-benefits-of-demonic-possession/) - [The Children of the Stones (1977)](https://darkentertainments.com/the-children-of-the-stones-1977/): The Children of the Stones (1977) The series follows the adventures of astrophysicist Adam Brake and his young son Matthew when they arrive in the small village of Milbury which is built in the midst of a megalithic stonecircle (the series was filmed at Avebury, Wiltshire). They discover that Milbury is in the grip of weird psychic powers unleashed by the sinister village squire, Hendrick, and whose power they struggle to break. Children of the Stones is a television drama for children produced by HTV in 1976 and broadcast on the United Kingdom’s ITV network in January and February 1977. A … Continue reading → - [The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear](https://darkentertainments.com/the-oldest-and-strongest-emotion-of-mankind-is-fear/): “The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” H.P. Lovecraft, Supernatural Horror in Literature - [Zentralfriedhof statue](https://darkentertainments.com/zentralfriedhof-statue/): It almost beggars belief that this statuary is carved from stone. It’s a remarkable piece of work demonstrating the utter skill and perfection of the stonemason’s art to carve a figure with veil covered face. It was a traditional test of a sculptor’s skill and this, the Zentralfriedhof statue, must surely be of the best. Let us also not forget also that the itinerant Masons and builders of the great Gothic Churches and Cathedrals of Europe preserved and maintained a great deal of Hermetic knowledge throughout the Dark Ages and through the period of Medieaval persecutions. Many of these great buildings … Continue reading → - [Black Mass / Lucifer by Mort Garson (1971)](https://darkentertainments.com/black-mass-lucifer-by-mort-garson-1971/): Here’s an oddity … A collection of Moog compositions by Mort Garson. Black Mass/Lucifer is Garson’s 1971 exploration of the dark arts, an all-instrumental soundtrack for a horror film that never existed. Garson conjures up a sinister, minor-key atmosphere on tracks with titles like “Incubus,” “Witch Trial,” and “The Evil Eye”. Enjoy!   - [Stanley Allison "Stan" Rogers](https://darkentertainments.com/stanley-allison-stan-rogers/): Stanley Allison “Stan” Rogers (November 29, 1949 – June 2, 1983)  Canadian folk musician and songwriter.   http://www.nightfall-25.com/pages/extras/press-releases/cbc/1982-03-11.html - [A Graveyard of Ghostly Tales with Vincent Price](https://darkentertainments.com/a-graveyard-of-ghostly-tales-with-vincent-price/): TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT (GMT +1) on Dark Arts Horror Radio A very special treat in honour of the birthdays this week of the great Vincent Price, the wonderful Peter Cushing and the marvellous Christopher Lee. Vincent Price narrates A Graveyard of Ghost Tales. Suspense-master Vincent Price presents a hair-raising, bone-chilling collection of classic horror tales featuring a ghastly brew of witches, ghosts and goblins. These stories, sounds, spells, and incantations will send shivers up … and down … and up again … your spine. This is a truly amazing presentation from the good old days presented by one of the greatest … Continue reading → - [In the event of Global catastrophe, RADIO would be our only lifeline!](https://darkentertainments.com/in-the-event-of-global-catastrophe-radio-would-be-our-only-lifeline/): In the event of Global economic meltdown, political upheaval or nuclear catastrophe our single lifeline of communication would not be smartphones, the internet or TV but RADIO. Relatively simple analoguie technology, easy and cheap to build and reliable! You have been warned …! Tune in to Dark Arts Horror Radio and listen to non-stop tales of classic horror, mystery and suspense from the Golden Age of Radio. - [Peter Cushing birthday Many Happy Returns](https://darkentertainments.com/peter-cushing-birthday-many-happy-returns/): Peter Wilton Cushing, OBE (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) would be 101 years old today Monday 26th May 2014. To celebrate the event Dark Arts Horror Radio presents a non-stop 24 hour Horror Fest of Classic ghost stories, tales of terror and supernatural suspense by Masters of the genre including Algernoon Blackwood, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, MR James, Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, William Hope Hodgson … and more .. many many more … Dark Arts Horror Radio … Tune in and Listen Many Happy Returns – “From Beyond the Grave” and may you Rest … Continue reading → - [World Goth Day](https://darkentertainments.com/world-goth-day/): World Goth Day is exactly what it says on the wrapper-a day where the goth scene gets to celebrate its own being, and an opportunity to make its presence known to the rest of the world. This day falls on 22nd May of every year. Today is World Goth Day and to celebrate it Dark Arts Horror Radio presents a non-stop 24 hour Horror Fest of Classic ghost stories, tales of terror and supernatural suspense by Masters of the genre including Algernoon Blackwood, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, MR James, Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, William Hope Hodgson … Continue reading → - [The Black Museum OTR Drama with Orson Welles](https://darkentertainments.com/the-black-museum-otr-drama-with-orson-welles/): Opening in 1875, the Crime Museum at Scotland Yard is the oldest crime museum in the world. The name “Black Museum” was coined in 1877 by a reporter from “The Observer”, a London newspaper, although the museum is still referred to as the Crime Museum. It is this museum that inspired The Black Museum Old Time  radio series, produced in London by Harry Alan Towers. From Jay Hickerson’s “The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All Circulating Shows”, the earliest US broadcast date was January 1, 1952. Thirty nine shows, from the full syndication of fifty two shows, … Continue reading → - [500-Year-Old Vampire Grave Unearthed](https://darkentertainments.com/500-year-old-vampire-grave-unearthed/): 500-Year-Old Vampire Grave Unearthed in Polish Marketplace Archaeologists have discovered the grave of a suspected vampire in Kamien Pomorski, northwestern Poland. The body, which dates back to the 16th century, was unearthed during a dig in a marketplace in the town, situated in the West Pomeranian Province. As reported in Kamienskie.info, the team found unusual features which indicated the burial site was vampiric. The teeth, or “fangs” had been Read More … - [Suspense (Old Time Radio drama)](https://darkentertainments.com/suspense-old-time-radio-drama/): Suspense, one of the many suspense and mystery Old Time Radio (OTR) shows playing on Dark Arts Horror Radio, is an Old Time Radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1942 through 1962. Subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast during its long run. In the earliest years, the program was hosted by “The Man in Black” (played by Joseph Kearns or Ted Osborne) with many episodes written or adapted by the prominent mystery author John Dickson Carr. The program’s heyday was in … Continue reading → - [Inner Sanctum Mysteries OTR](https://darkentertainments.com/inner-sanctum-mysteries-otr/): Inner Sanctum Mysteries, one of the many suspense and mystery Old Time Radio (OTR) shows playing on Dark Arts Horror Radio, aired on the Blue Network from  January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952 and 526 episodes were broadcast.  The program’s familiar and famed audio trademark was the eerie creaking door which opened and closed the broadcasts. The creator and producer Himan Brown got the idea from a door in the basement that “squeaked like Hell.” From the beginning until 1945 each episode opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as “Your host, Raymond,” in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky … Continue reading → - ['Rosemary's Baby' Remake Slated By Critics: 'Dull, Clumsy Bore'](https://darkentertainments.com/rosemarys-baby-remake-slated-by-critics-dull-clumsy-bore/): A remake of Rosemary’s Baby has been slated by critics following its airing on US TV last night (May 8). Zoe Saldana fronts the two-part miniseries, which takes its cues from Roman Polanski’s adaptation of Ira Levin’s horror novel about a woman who gives birth to the son of Satan. Saldana plays the role made famous by Mia Farrow, with Jason Isaacs and Carole Bouquet supporting. The reception from reviewers has been frosty, with USA Today branding it “inept” and “a bore”. Read more … - [20 Two-Sentence Horror Stories](https://darkentertainments.com/20-two-sentence-horror-stories/) - [Carodejnice Non-stop Horror Radio](https://darkentertainments.com/carodejnice-non-stop-horror-radio/): Steven Dark & Dark Arts Horror Radio presents a non-stop 24 hour Gothic Horror Fest for Carodejnice – Wednesday 30th April. To celebrate Carodejnice, Dark Arts Horror Radio presents a non-stop 24 hour Horror Fest of Classic ghost stories, tales of terror and supernatural suspense by Masters of the genre including Algernoon Blackwood, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, MR James, Conan Doyle, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens, William Hope Hodgson … and more .. many many more … The Horror Fest begins at midnight of Tuesday 29th April and continues non-stop until midnight on Wednesday 30th April. Carodejnice is an … Continue reading → - [Black Moon](https://darkentertainments.com/black-moon/): Black Moon Dates for 2014: A new moon on both Jan 1st, 2014 and Jan 30th, 2014 means the new moon of Jan 30th was considered a Black Moon. The same is true in March, a new moon on both the 1st and 30th means the second new moon is considered a Black Moon. - [Jacques de Molay, Templar, died on this day in 1314](https://darkentertainments.com/jacques-de-molay-templar-died-on-this-day-in-1314/): Today marks the 700th anniversary of the execution of Jacques de Molay, Grand Master of the Knights Templar. For many historians this day marks the unofficial end of the Templars, the military monastic order that for about two hundred years defended Jerusalem and the Holy Land for Roman Catholics. Dominic Selwood, the resident historian at The Telegraph, has penned a good account of the story of the fall of the Grand Master and his brethren. He writes: To draw down the final curtain, on the 18th of March 1314 the four most senior living Templars were hauled to Paris. On a … Continue reading → - [Himan Brown dies at 99](https://darkentertainments.com/himan-brown-dies-99/): June 09, 2010|Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times Himan Brown dies at 99; pioneer symbolizes ‘an entire era of dramatic radio entertainment’ Brown, whose career in the fledgling medium began in the late 1920s, may be best known for creating ‘Inner Sanctum Mysteries,’ which debuted in 1941, and ‘CBS Radio Mystery Theater’ decades later. Himan Brown, the pioneer radio producer and director of “Grand Central Station,” “Inner Sanctum Mysteries” and other popular shows of the 1930s and ’40s who returned to the airwaves three decades later with ” CBS Radio Mystery Theater,” has died. He was 99. Brown died Friday of age-related … Continue reading → ## Pages - [Voices From Beyond](https://darkentertainments.com/projects/voices-from-beyond/): Voices From Beyond Deadly Dolls, Dummies & Waxworks… Steven Dark 12th June 2026 Deadly Dolls, Dummies & Waxworks | Old Time Radio Horror | Voices From Beyond hosted by Steven Dark Welcome to… Read More YouTube Videos Scream Queens of Radio Terror… Steven Dark 12th June 2026 Scream Queens of Radio Terror Vol. 1 – Women in the Dark | Classic Horror & Suspense Radio Welcome to… Read More YouTube Videos The Dead Won’t Stay Dead… Steven Dark 10th June 2026 The Dead Won't Stay Dead | Classic Horror | Corpses, Graves & The Restless Dead | Voices From Beyond  Welcome… … Continue reading → - [Projects](https://darkentertainments.com/projects/) - [Dark & Secret London](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-secret-london/) - [Dark Fiction](https://darkentertainments.com/original-horror-stories-by-steven-dark/): Noir Horror Stories From Beyond the Grave… Steven Dark 29th May 2026 Stories From Beyond the Grave: 01 Baphomet’s Casino Original Gothic Noir by Steven Dark A short horror-noir tale written, narrated,… Read More The Voice COSMIC HORROR | What is… Steven Dark 2nd December 2025 A Cosmic mystery? Shadow-agency conspiracy? A trapped intelligence whose … Read More - [Episodes](https://darkentertainments.com/the-voice-from-the-dark/episodes/): ACT I – AWAKENING Episode 1 – The Whisper  The world around you fades to black. A breath touches your ear — a voice that seems to know you. Listen carefully; this is how every journey begins. Episode 2 – The Choice  The Voice tests your instincts. Three whispers, one truth. Which feels real? Your decision will echo beyond this moment.   Episode 3 – The Threshold  You’ve reached the first threshold. Somewhere inside the sound lies a single word. Hear it, remember it, and type it when the silence ends. ACT II – DOUBT Episode 4 – Mirrors Two reflections … Continue reading → - [Pop-Out Horror Radio Player](https://darkentertainments.com/pop-out-horror-radio-player/): Horror Radio 24/7/365 “Fear You Can Hear from Beyond the Grave…” Now Playing: Loading… - [Horror Radio](https://darkentertainments.com/horror-radio/): Horror Radio Where Every Day is Halloween You find yourself alone on a cold night. You turn down the gas lamps, light the candles, snuggle up in a comfy fireside chair, tune in, turn up the volume and prepare to be terrorfied as you listen to a veritable variety of horrible histories, of hauntings and apparations, spine-tingling tales of terror and dialogues of demonic darklings and their dreadful deeds. Err… what was that tapping against the window pane? A tree branch bending with the wind … or …? And finally … if you enjoy your stay, please recommend my esteemed establishment … Continue reading → - [The Voice](https://darkentertainments.com/the-voice-from-the-dark/): Introducing Our Latest Project: The Voice From The Dark We’re proud to unveil The Voice From The Dark, a brand-new horror storytelling series created to take you deep into the void—where whispered secrets, supernatural encounters, and unsettling narratives unfold. Each episode is produced with rich, cinematic audio designed to transport you into the story’s shadowy world. A forgotten Cold War signal has begun transmitting again. The last team who studied it vanished — leaving behind tapes, fragments, and redacted documents from a project known only as ECHO. What you’re hearing on this channel isn’t just audio. It’s a presence trying to … Continue reading → - [Your Host](https://darkentertainments.com/steven-dark-host-the-voice/): “I love long evening walks through the dark and winding cobbled streets of this Magical city. The fact I’m usually dragging a dead body behind me is quite unimportant.” Steven Dark actor, voiceover artist, host of Horror Radio and creator of The Voice Project, absinthe  connoisseur, lover of fine coffee, aficionado of Gothic fiction, vintage horror films, the neo-Victorian Gothic aesthetic, ghost stories, the paranormal, the occult, the supernatural and just about everything that goes bump in the night. Creator, Host and Voice of Horror Radio 24/7/365 where ‘Every Day is Halloween’ presenting old time radio shows, gothic horror, mystery and thrillers, classic ghost … Continue reading → - [Watch](https://darkentertainments.com/library/watch-free-horror-movies-online/): See the entire playlist at Horror Radio 24/7/365 on YouTube - [Classic Horror Reads](https://darkentertainments.com/library/classic-horror-reads/): Massive Horror Comics Archive HUGE COLLECTION OF HORROR COMICS 100s of Hi-Res Comics including many rare issues such as Wyrd Chills, Tales from the Crypt, Witches Tales, Web of Evil, Voodoo, Dark Mysteries, Terror, Fantastic Fears, Suspense and many, many more for HOURS & HOURS of horrorific fun! <<< Read Now MASSIVE LIBRARY OF CLASSIC HORROR Classic Tales of Horror, Ghost Stories, Chills & Terror, the Supernatural & Gothic Fiction by all our favourites including HP Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Saki, Oscar Wilde, Charles Dickens & 100s more! Read Now >>> Massive Library of Classic Horror - [Worlds of Fear](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/worlds-of-fear/) - [Witches Tales](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/witches-tales/) - [Weird Terror](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/weird-terror/) - [Weird Horrors](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/weird-horrors/) - [Weird Comics](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/weird-comics/) - [Web of Evil](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/web-of-evil/) - [Mister Mystery](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/mister-mystery/) - [Dark Mysteries](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/dark-mysteries/) - [Chamber of Chills](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/chamber-of-chills/) - [Beware](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/beware/) - [Edgar Allan Poe](https://darkentertainments.com/library/audio/edgar-allan-poe/): Edgar Allan Poe, writer and critic famous for his dark, mysterious poems and stories, including ‘The Raven,’ ‘The Black Cat’ and ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’ was best known for evocative short stories and poems that captured the imagination and interest of readers around the world. His imaginative storytelling and tales of mystery and horror gave birth to the modern detective story - [HP Lovecraft](https://darkentertainments.com/library/audio/hp-lovecraft/): Horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, born on August 20, 1890, wrote short stories, novels and novellas, including The Call of Cthulhu and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. H.P. Lovecraft. The horror magazine Weird Tales bought some of his stories in 1923. His story “The Call of Cthulhu” came out in 1928 in Weird Tales. Elements of this story would reappear in other related tales. In his final years, he took editing and ghostwriting work to try to make ends meet. He died on March 15, 1937, in Providence, Rhode Island. - [Web of Mystery](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/web-of-mystery/) - [Voodoo](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/voodoo/) - [Vooda](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/vooda/) - [The Vault of Horror](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/the-vault-of-horror/) - [The Haunt of Fear](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/the-haunt-of-fear/) - [The Crypt of Terror](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/the-crypt-of-terror/) - [The Clutching Hand](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/the-clutching-hand/) - [Terror Illustrated](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/terror-illustrated/) - [Tales from the Crypt](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/tales-from-the-crypt/) - [Strange Fantasy](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/strange-fantasy/) - [Squa Tront](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/squa-tront/) - [Skeleton Hand](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/skeleton-hand/) - [Shock SuspenStories](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/shock-suspenstories/) - [Out of the Night](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/out-of-the-night/) - [Haunted Thrills](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/haunted-thrills/) - [Hand of Fate](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/hand-of-fate/) - [Forbidden Worlds](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/forbidden-worlds/) - [Fantastic Fears](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/fantastic-fears/) - [Challenge of the Unknown](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/challenge-of-the-unknown/) - [Beyond](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/beyond/) - [Baffling Mysteries](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/baffling-mysteries/) - [Adventures Into The Unknown](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/adventures-into-the-unknown/) - [Adventures Into Darkness](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/adventures-into-darkness/) - [Boris Karloff - Tales of the Frightened](https://darkentertainments.com/library/audio/boris-karloff-tales-of-the-frightened/): Boris Karloff – Tales of the Frightened “Are You One of The Frightened?” Tales of the Frightened features short stories read by the great horror film actor Boris Karloff lasting around 5 minutes per spooky vignette. Each episode of Tales of the Frightened is read masterfully by the uncanny Boris Karloff who projects a slow yet truly frightening sense of doom. The show also features sound effects of moaning, clanking chains, screams, and other spooky sounds. Tales of the Frightened was based a short stories written by Michael Avallone in the horror and fiction magazines. - [Audio Books](https://darkentertainments.com/library/audio/): Horror Fiction including classic ghost stories, tales of terror, the occult and the supernatural all in mp3 format for your delectation and delight. - [Horror Fiction (ebooks)](https://darkentertainments.com/library/horror-fiction-ebooks/): Calibre The e-book library currently has files in epub and mobi formats. I’ll be adding tons of pdf versions soon but for now you will need e-book software to read and manage your e-book collection. You can download the files for reading online or offline and/or transfer them to your Kindle or other device for reading anywhere, anytime convenient for you. Amazon Kindle’s default e-book format is mobi but you may find the title you want is only available as an epub file. No worries! Calibre takes care of converting formats so even if you have e-books in the epub format, … Continue reading → - [H.P. Lovecraft – The Complete Works](https://darkentertainments.com/library/horror-fiction-ebooks/h-p-lovecraft-the-complete-works/) - [After Dark](https://darkentertainments.com/after-dark/): After Dark by Steven Dark . . . and the sins of the mother shall be visited upon the Daughters! It’s 1945 and young Lizzie Marshall is struggling to run a Tea Room in Hastings and bring up her son Bertie after her husband is killed in action. After the war Lizzie becomes a famous pin-up girl and many years later Bertie’s granddaughter Sara, the main character, discovers her Grandad’s long kept shameful secret and seeks comfort in the arms of Andy her boyfriend, who, she finds out, has been unfaithful. Andy is a guitarist with “After Dark”, a heavy Goth … Continue reading → - [Library](https://darkentertainments.com/library/):   Come with me. The servants draw the heavy velvet drapes as we take our seats and recline in the sumptuous ox blood Chesterfield. Turn down the gas-lamps and enjoy a warming glass of brandy and a fine cigar as we settle to enjoy the decidedly devilish display of distractions, divertissements, devices and decoctions displayed with all due diligence for your delight, delectation, disport and dissipation. - [Comix & Graphic Novels](https://darkentertainments.com/library/comix/): HUGE COLLECTION OF HORROR COMICS 100s of Hi-Res Comics including many rare issues for HOURS & HOURS of Wyrd Chills, Terror & Suspense! … & MANY, MANY MORE to be ADDED!!! Adventures Into DarknessAdventures Into The UnknownBaffling Mysteries Beware BeyondChallenge of the Unknown Chamber of Thrills Dark Mysteries Fantastic FearsForbidden WorldsHand of FateHaunted Thrills Mister Mystery Out of the NightShock SuspenStoriesSkeleton HandSqua TrontStrange FantasyTales from the CryptTerror IllustratedThe Clutching HandThe Crypt of TerrorThe Haunt of FearThe Vault of HorrorVoodaVoodoo Web of Evil Web of Mystery Weird Comics Weird Horrors Weird Terror Witches Tales Worlds of Fear - [Gone Away](https://darkentertainments.com/gone-away/): Well this is embarassing … Major Grim, Dungeon Master, sends his apologies. Oh Dear … I am So Sorry. You seem to be in the wrong place … Hang on one moment and I’ll send you right along to where you should be. Would you like a cup of tea and a ginger snap or maybe a chocolate biscuit while you wait? Ah, on your way already … there you go … Do enjoy your stay won’t you. 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JOIN NOW – INSTANT ACCESS – TONS OF HORRORIFIC FUN DARE YOU COME OVER TO THE DARK SIDE? … Continue reading → - [Telegraphy](https://darkentertainments.com/telegraphy/): If you wish to communicate with me directly, you may do so by using Mr. Wheatstone’s ‘Wonder of the Age’ and the amazing elastic trickery of steam driven wireless telegraphy machine.  In other words, complete the form below with your communication and press submit to send me a wireless telegram. I will endeavour to reply promptly with diligence and all due haste. - [Dark Towers](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-towers/): WELCOME to Dark Towers or, as it’s affectionately known to residents and guests, The Towers, is a rambling old mansion, in anachronistic Neo-Victorian Gothic Steampunk style set in a remote area, standing (or falling down to be more accurate) in some acreage of unkempt gardens. So, step inside and (re-)discover the beautiful age of La Belle Époque and the dark decadence of the fin de siècle that pervades every creaking floorboard and dusty nook and cranny of the Towers, a Macabre Museum of Morbid Melancholia and Cabinet of Creepy Collectables and Curiosities where Gothic Fiction, Tales of Terror, Dark Legends and Ghost Stories … Continue reading → - [Merch](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-horror-merch/): Gear Up The Fear! Don’t just Listen to Horror – Wear the Horror A lovely review of Horror Radio 24/7 T-shirts and a BIG Thank You to @retroscorpionxl5223 North American Customers Click Here printz-of-darkness - [Articles](https://darkentertainments.com/articles/) - [Author Submissions](https://darkentertainments.com/author-submissions/): Short Story Submission Information for writers Submit your short story for consideration to be published on the website. One story will be selected on a weekly basis for publication and the author will be paid $25.00. There is no limit to how often or how many stories writers can submit for consideration. Guidelines for submission Stories must be on theme; horror, supernatural, paranormal, spooky or weird. Word length 2000 – 10000 words Submissions must be the writer’s original work and unpublished. Selection and Payment One story will be selected on a weekly basis for publishing on the website for the benefit … Continue reading → - [Home](https://darkentertainments.com/): Welcome to Dark Entertainments — the official home of  Horror Radio   Since 2010, Horror Radio — Broadcasting “From Beyond the Grave“, presented by Steven Dark, has been delivering nonstop chills, classic horror radio drama, atmospheric soundscapes, and terrorfying tales from the shadows. For over a decade, listeners from around the world have tuned in day and night to immerse themselves in a uniquely haunting audio experience. You can listen anytime, from anywhere, right here Horror Radio and now via Amazon on the Alexa App & all Alexa devices: ​​Enable Alexa Skill: “Alexa, play Horror Radio” LISTEN NOW  Horror Radio Steven Dark Presents: … Continue reading → - [Dancing with the Devil](https://darkentertainments.com/projects/dancing-with-the-devil/): Would you sell your mortal Soul to guarantee good fortune? Many have ‘Danced with the Devil … and lost! Throughout the centuries soothsayers have turned the cards to reveal the future while many more have chanced their hand at gambling to win and lose fortunes at the table. Order a beer, take a seat and relax in the flickering light of candles as our Master Storyteller, actor and writer Steven Dark takes you on a journey through some of the many myths and stories, folklore and superstitions of the Tarot and playing cards. Would you sell your mortal Soul to guarantee … Continue reading → - [Embrace the Darkness](https://darkentertainments.com/projects/embrace-the-darkness/): Embrace the Darkness “An exploration of the Gothic Imagination and the Meaning of Horror” Conceived in the 18th century as a revival of the medieval romance, modern thematic legacy of Gothic fiction includes horror, romance and fantasy while the aesthetics of the movement have expanded even further afield. Writer, actor and Necromancer Steven Dark’s presentation aims to challenge our conceptions of ‘light’ and ‘dark’ and their usual associations with the polarities of Light as Life, God and Goodness and the Dark as Death, the Devil and Evil. Premiered at Le Boudoir, Prague for Halloween 2013 “Embrace the Darkness” is a one … Continue reading → - [Dark Library](https://darkentertainments.com/dark-towers/dark-library/): Dark Arts Library of Witchcraft, Magic & the Occult Dark Shadows Library of Witchcraft, Magick & the Occult The Dark Shadows Library of Witchcraft, Magic & The Occult is a MAMMOTH collection & Veritable Treasury of Grimoires, Astrology, Tarot, Magic, Astral Projection & MUCH MORE!!!  The Library contains MORE THAN 10 (YUP) TEN GIGABYTES of ESOTERICA Almost 5000 Esoteric books & Grimoires – Ancient & Modern A COMPLETE Collection of the works of Aleister Crowley inc. The Equinox More than 5000 general & occult Fonts, Scripts & Alphabets An assortment of Audio files inc. Spooky Sounds & The Enochian Calls An image  archive … Continue reading → - [Terms of Service](https://darkentertainments.com/terms-of-service/): BEST English Terms of Use v1.12 1. Acceptance of Terms of Use and Amendments. 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