On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week, things get a little strange. Okay… maybe more than a little.
We’re bringing back an old RAS favorite, As Read By, with listener Franklin Paul taking us straight into the pages of a 1950s science-fiction pulp magazine. Then, on The RAS Signal, we turn our attention to one of the greatest voices of old-time radio — Agnes Moorehead.
And since we’re talking about Moorehead, why not hear her in action? We’ll finish with a classic episode of Suspense where a simple chain letter sets off a very unfortunate… chain of events.
In This Episode
- As Read By Returns — An old RAS segment is back, featuring stories straight from the pulp magazines.
- The RAS Signal: Agnes Moorehead — We look at the life and remarkable radio career of the woman behind one of old-time radio’s most unforgettable voices.
- Martian V.F.W. — Listener Franklin Paul reads a wonderfully strange science-fiction tale from 1959.
- The Chain — Agnes Moorehead and William Conrad star in a psychological thriller from the series Suspense.
Featured Stories
Martian V.F.W.
From the May 1959 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories, written by G. L. Vandenburg and read by listener Franklin Paul. A parade celebrating the International Geophysical Year already has floats, bands, rockets, and displays of life on other planets. Then the parade manager is approached by a six-foot-tall ant claiming to represent the Martian V.F.W. Who are these strange visitors… and what do they really want?
The Chain
Suspense — Originally broadcast March 9, 1958. Agnes Moorehead stars as a vindictive woman whose decision to send a superstitious chain letter to an immigrant neighbor’s wife begins a sequence of events that quickly spirals beyond her control. William Conrad also appears as Lieutenant Marsh. It’s superstition, fear, and unintended consequences in a story that proves sometimes it’s better to just throw the darn letter away.
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