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Oct 11, 2023 · A BBC WORLD SERVICE, series of twenty-six episodes, broadcast from 1980-84. It included both classic and original ghost stories in a 30 minute format. They were dramatized by Derek Hoddinott and directed by him, unless otherwise noted.
- The Mercury Theater on The Air
- Quiet, Please
- Suspense
- Lights Out
- Escape
- The Mysterious Traveler
This series was started by Orson Welles in 1938. The show presented literary works that were performed by Welles’ Mercury Theater company. The program was elected into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988. While not focused on fear, two particular episodes gave some genuinely good scares: “War of the Worlds” — Originally aired as a 60-minute Halloween sp...
With a haunting introduction, this show is known as one of the scariest/weirdest, but also most inventive, of old-time radio. While it didn’t get much notice when it originally aired, it’s become known as one of the finest radio dramas to ever have been produced. It only ran from 1947 to 1949, with around 100 episodes broadcast. For a long time onl...
Suspense was one of the most successful radio dramas to ever hit the airwaves, running for 20 years (1942-1962) and over 900 episodes. With so many episodes in the thriller category, it was hard to choose just a few highlights. With Suspense, at least in my opinion, most of the shows make it or break it in the final minute or so. The stories highli...
Lights Out was one of the very first radio shows dedicated to horror/suspense drama pieces. It ran for 13 years, from 1934 to 1947, and eventually transitioned into a television show. This series was actually so gory and grotesque at first that it had to be toned down once it expanded to a national audience (none of the highlighted shows below are ...
Escape is one of the later radio dramas in this list, running from 1947-1954, ultimately airing about 230 episodes. While not focusing on horror (it was more of an adventure series), there are episodes that definitely offer some quality scares. Escapeis also unique in that most of the episodes are adaptations from short stories or even novels by th...
Functioning as a multimedia publisher, The Mysterious Travelerbroadcasted a radio show, printed a magazine, and created a comic book — all of them telling tales that ran the gamut from mystery to sci-fi to pure drama. The radio show ran for over 370 episodes, from 1943-1952. Unfortunately, only 75 or so of those episodes still exist today for the p...
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Browse all Horror & Supernatural radio shows, podcasts and mixes in BBC Sounds. See what's new, what's popular, or browse by a-z.
We take you further into the dark labyrinth of horror from yesteryear and present the weirdest, most bewitching... and most frightening radio shows!
May 21, 2021 · This upload contains 239 episodes of the great old time radio drama, The Shadow. The show aired for 22 years, from 1932 to 1954, and followed the exploits of amateur detective Lamont Cranston and his companion Margo Lane.
Apr 9, 1992 · Ghosts From The Past (BBC Radio horror) A series of spooky radio plays about hauntings directed by Martin Jenkins and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1992. In FLAC (lossless) and Mp3.
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Ghost Hunt B. A radio personality plays up a ghost-hunting stunt in a haunted house… until he is heard choking to death upstairs! He learns he shouldn’t taunt the supernatural!
