Vintage Horror Radio

This week it's a classic from Robert Louis Stevenson.  First published in 1886, The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde is said to be one of Stevenson's best selling works.  We'll hear an adaptation of the story by CBS Radio Mystery Theater.  It first aired June 18, 1974.

If you're in the mood for a silent black and white version of this story, you can watch a 1920 film at Reel Relics starring John Barrymore.

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This week we'll hear a story written by Guy de Maupassant titled The Horla.  The story was first published in 1887, and praised by H.P. Lovecraft. It has been said that Lovecraft's story The Call Of Cthulu was inspired by The Horla.  We'll hear a radio version from The Weird Circle that first aired October 24, 1943.

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This week Vintage Horror Radio presents a story that isn't quite as old as the usual stuff, but good just the same.  The Lottery was written by Shirley Jackson, and originally published in The New Yorker in 1948.  The story caused quite a bit of controversy for the magazine and Jackson, and was banned in South Africa.  For more information on The Lottery, check out the wikipedia page.  We'll hear a radio adaptation done by NBC Short Story and aired March 14, 1951.

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On this episode we'll hear another audiobook style show featuring a story by M.R. James.  Number 13 was first published in 1904 as part of the Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary collection of short stories.  This recording comes from librivox.org.

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Finally back with another great horror story from the pages of classic literature, and classic radio.  This time it's Dracula from the Bram Stoker novel first published in 1897.  Our version today comes from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.

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Vintage Horror Radio is back with another example of old time radio based on horror short stories.  This time it's The Death Of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce.  The story was published in The Wave (magazine?) in 1891.  We'll hear an adaptation done by The Black Mass and aired September 30, 1969.

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You just can't go wrong with Peter Lorre and a scary story can you?  On this show, we'll hear a radio adaptation of The Black Cat, as performed by Mystery In The Air starring Peter Lorre.  This show first aired September 18, 1947.  The Black Cat was written by Edgar Allen Poe and first published in The Saturday Evening Post on August 19, 1843.

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