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https://www.OldTimeRetroRadio.comEnter a world where shadows whisper, unseen forces stir, and every story opens the door to the unknown. The Hall of Fantasy brings back the original spine-chilling radio dramas that terrified listeners during the golden age of horror.
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The Hall of Fantasy - "Telltale Heart" (Old Time Radio, 1953) (opens the original)
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The Hall of Fantasy presents “Telltale Heart,” originally broadcast November 9, 1953. This broadcast was the sixth in a syndicated reprise sequence of Richard Thorne’s radio adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart.” David Crowther answers an advertisement to become the live-in companion of elderly Mr. Lawrence, but life inside Lawrence’s old house—under the watchful presence of housekeeper Mrs. Gorman—soon becomes an unsettling study in fixation, fear, and an increasingly troubled c
The Hall of Fantasy - "Beast with Red Eyes" (Old Time Radio, 1953) (opens the original)
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The Hall of Fantasy presents “Beast with Red Eyes,” originally broadcast on March 30, 1953, as episode 19 of the series’ Mutual Broadcasting System run. This archival drama adapts Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s classic supernatural tale “Green Tea.” After immersing himself in ancient mystic books, Robert Jennings is plagued by a small, monkey-like presence with blazing red eyes. Seeking help from Dr. Martin Hesselius, a physician versed in metaphysical medicine, Jennings finds that the uncanny visita
The Hall of Fantasy - "Silver Flask" (Old Time Radio, 1953) (opens the original)
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The Hall of Fantasy presents “Silver Flask,” originally broadcast December 14, 1953. This archival airing is documented as a syndicated reprise of the drama’s earlier 1953 production. At an art auction, Chris and Pat Redfield and their friend Larry Reardon become fascinated by an antique silver flask. When collector Henry Stebbins acquires it and invites them to his mansion, the object’s disturbing history begins to cast a shadow over an evening of curiosity, rivalry, and supernatural unease. Wr
The Hall of Fantasy - "Treasure of Kubla Kahn" (Old Time Radio, 1954) (opens the original)
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The Hall of Fantasy presents “Treasure of Kubla Kahn,” originally broadcast February 15, 1954, as episode 20. This surviving 26-minute program is a syndicated reprise of an episode first heard in 1953, written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger. When Iranian visitor Abdul Hussein shares a legend of Kublai Khan’s hidden treasure—and produces a map said to reveal its location—his American friends are drawn into an ominous expedition to Persia. As skepticism gives way to d
The Hall of Fantasy - "Cask of Amontillado" (Old Time Radio, 1954) (opens the original)
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The Hall of Fantasy presents “Cask of Amontillado,” broadcast January 4, 1954. Listed as episode 14 in the 1954 rebroadcast package, it was originally produced for Mutual as episode 9 in 1953. This adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Cask of Amontillado” was written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger. During Venice’s Carnival, Montresor encounters Fortunato, a wine connoisseur whose pride may be his weakness. A questionable cask of Amontillado draws the pair away from
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