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Horror's radio decades

The Anthology of Fear

American horror radio ran as a genre in its own right for nearly two decades, distinct from suspense's crime plots and closer to pulp fiction.

1937 – 1954 · 5 stops · 2h 9m

  1. 1

    The genre's founding series, still working late-night without a network safety net.

    Lights Out · Vintage

    Lights Out 1937-03-10 (40) Chicken Heart

    10 Mar 1937 · 19 min

  2. 2

    Horror packaged for a broader network audience, complete with a creaking-door signature.

    Inner Sanctum Mysteries · Vintage

    IS_Amazing Death Of Mrs Putnam

    7 Jan 1941 · 24 min

  3. 3

    A train-bound host framing each week's story, genre houseskeeping made literal.

    The Mysterious Traveler · Vintage

    The House of Death

    30 Jan 1944 · 28 min

  4. 4

    A later, cheaper entry from the genre's declining years.

    The Hall of Fantasy · Vintage

    The Perfect Script

    13 Feb 1947 · 26 min

  5. 5

    A further batch from the same founding series.

    Lights Out · Vintage

    Strange Couple Stays Overnight

    1 Jan 1935 · 30 min