Monday, September 2, 2019
ESCAPE ♦ Classic Radio Show ♦ EP 3 ♦ The Man Who Would Be King ♦ 07-07-1947
Escape Radio Show 07-07-1947
Episode 3
Title: The Man Who Would Be King
Narrated by: Paul Frees, William Conrad
Written by: Les Crutchfield, John Dunkel
Produced By: Norman MacDonnell
Genre(s): Adventure, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Language: English
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.
Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by William Conrad and later Paul Frees:
"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!"
Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add:
"Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!" Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_...)
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The Street ♦ By H. P. Lovecraft ♦ (Horror) ♦ Full Audiobook
The Street ♦ By H. P. Lovecraft ♦ (Horror) ♦ Full Audiobook
Title: The Street
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction, Short Stories
Language: English
Read By: Sarah Jennings
Librivox Recording
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Plot:
The story traces the history of the eponymous street in a New England city, presumably Boston, from its first beginnings as a path in colonial times to a quasi-supernatural occurrence in the years immediately following World War I. As the city grows up around the street, it is planted with many trees and built along with "simple, beautiful houses of brick and wood," each with a rose garden. As the Industrial Revolution runs its course, the area degenerates into a run-down, polluted slum, with all of the street's old houses falling into disrepair.
After World War I and the October Revolution, the area becomes home to a community of Jewish Russian immigrants; among the new residents are the leadership of a "vast band of terrorists" who are plotting the destruction of the United States on Independence Day. When the day arrives, the terrorists gather to do the deed, but before they can get started, all the houses in the street collapse concurrently on top of them, killing them all. An observer at the scene testified that immediately after the collapse, he had seen visions of the trees and the rose gardens that had once been in the street. Plot by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Street_(short_story)
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Sunday, September 1, 2019
The Man Who Hated Mars ♦ By Randall Garrett ♦ Science Fiction ♦ Full Aud...
The Man Who Hated Mars ♦ By Randall Garrett ♦ Science Fiction ♦ Full Audiobook
Title: The Man Who Hated Mars
Author: Randall Garrett
Genre(s): Science Fiction
Language: English
Read By: Phil Chenevert
Librivox Recording
To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn't be boarded—smash through an impenetrable wall of steel. Perhaps he could do all these things, but he discovered that Mars did evil things to men; that he wasn't even Clayton any more. He was only—The Man Who Hated Mars.
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The Wood of the Dead ♦ By Algernon Blackwood ♦ Supernatural Horror Short...
The Wood of the Dead ♦ By Algernon Blackwood ♦ Supernatural Horror Short ♦ Full Audiobook
Title: The Wood of the Dead
Author: Algernon Blackwood
Genre(s): Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Language: English
Read By: annehaviland
Librivox Recording
Summary
"The Wood of the Dead" is a short story by British author, Algernon Blackwood, included in the collection "The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories". In the story, a visitor to the West Country comes upon the ghost of an old man, whose appearance is an omen of death, which spells doom for the residents of a small mountain village.
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SUSPENSE ♦ Classic Radio show ♦ The Case Of Ali Baba ♦ EP 4 ♦ 08-19-1942
Suspense Radio Show 08-19-1942
Episode 4
Title: The Cave Of Ali Baba
Stars: Herbert Marshall and Edmund Gwenn
Genre(s): Drama and Suspense
Language: English
One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was 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, and more than 900 still exist.
Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors, and director/producers. Formula plot devices were followed for all but a handful of episodes: the protagonist was usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation; solutions were "withheld until the last possible second"; and evildoers were usually punished in the end.
In its early years, the program made only occasional forays into science fiction and fantasy. Notable exceptions include adaptations of Curt Siodmak's Donovan's Brain and H. P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror", but by the late 1950s, such material was regularly featured. Summary By Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspense_(radio_drama)
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THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER ♦ Classic Radio Show ♦ EP 2 ♦ The Good Die Young...
The Mysterious Traveler Radio Show 02-27-1944
Episode 2
Title: The Good Die Young
Written by: Robert Arthur, David Kogan
Produced By: Adam Hats
Genre(s): Fantasy Fiction, Science Fiction, Mystery, Suspense
Language: English
Written and directed by Robert Arthur and David Kogan, the radio series was sponsored by Adam Hats. It began on the Mutual Broadcasting System, December 5, 1943, continuing in many different time slots until September 16, 1952. The lonely sound of a distant locomotive heralded the arrival of the sinister narrator (portrayed by Maurice Tarplin), who introduced himself each week in the following manner:
This is the Mysterious Traveler, inviting you to join me on another journey into the strange and terrifying. I hope you will enjoy the trip, that it will thrill you a little and chill you a little. So settle back, get a good grip on your nerves and be comfortable—if you can!
Cast members included Jackson Beck, Lon Clark, Roger DeKoven, Elspeth Eric, Wendell Holmes, Bill Johnstone, Joseph Julian, Jan Miner, Santos Ortega, Bryna Raeburn, Frank Readick, Luis van Rooten, Ann Shepherd, Lawson Zerbe and Bill Zuckert. Sound effects were by Jack Amrhein, Jim Goode, Ron Harper, Walt McDonough and Al Schaffer.
"Behind the Locked Door," a popular, much-requested episode which took place in total darkness, was repeated several times during the years. Two archaeologists discover a century-old wagon train that had been sealed in a cave following a landslide. When their Native American guide is mysteriously and brutally attacked, the two, now lost in the darkness, conclude that the descendants of the wagon train are still living in the cave.
Only 75 of the original 370 Mysterious Traveler episodes still exist. The popularity of the series spawned other supernatural shows, such as The Sealed Book. With scripts by a Mysterious Traveler writer and Tarplin as host-narrator, The Strange Dr. Weird was a nearly identical program. Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mysterious_Traveler
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ESCAPE ♦ Classic Radio Show ♦ EP 2 ♦ Dead Of The Night ♦ 03-21-1947
Escape Radio Show 03-21-1947
Episode 2
Title: Dead Of The Night
Narrated by: Paul Frees, William Conrad
Written by: Les Crutchfield, John Dunkel
Produced By: Norman MacDonnell
Genre(s): Adventure, Science Fiction, Supernatural
Language: English
Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.
Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by William Conrad and later Paul Frees:
"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!"
Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add:
"Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!" Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_(radio_program)
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