RAS #612 – Murder In The Script Department

The Month Of Spooky 2023 continues with more amazing stories. The first comes from Oliver Robertson who is a ghost hunter from New York. His team investigates The William Floyd Estate and what they encounter isn’t human. Our featured story is from Arch Oboler and Lights Out. This time we visit his world and folks in the script department. Next, in a special edition of These Are Your Stories, Mary got together with me on the phone to tell the tale, The Thing At The Bottom Of The Stairs. We end the show with, Johnny Is It True – Your Stories II. A collection of quick stories. So press that play Button and enjoy the show.

Featured Story – Murder In The Script Department

Our featured story is titled Murder In The Script Department. It comes from the demented mind of Arch Oboler and his OTR horror series Lights Out. It should make you wonder what life was really like in the script department at Light’s Out. Was Oboler a true master of the macabre? Were his stories based on real events? This one might make you think they were. It first aired on May 5, 1943.

Other Stories Include – It’s Halloween, Classic Tales of Ghosts, The William Floyd Estate, Murder In The Script Department, The Thing At The Bottom Of The Stairs, and Johnny Is It True – Your Stories II

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RAS #611 – We Dug It Up

The Month Of Spooky 2023 continues with a special story from Curtis Henry. He encounters what can only be described as BigFoot. The problem is that Curtis is not from the states. This is a special story and one of the most frightening sasquatch adventures we have ever had on the show. Also, we revisit a series of These Are Your Stories from October of 2019. We have a haunted lighthouse, The Ghost Bride of Haynesville Road, and more! Finally, our featured story has been rated one of the creepiest of the golden age of radio. It is titled We Dug It Up and it reminds us that it just might be better to leave things underground.

Featured Story – Our featured story is unique, creepy and comes from one of the superstars of old time radio Arch Oboler. The series Lights Out was created by Wyllis Cooper and then eventually taken over by Oboler. He took the series to new heights and made some of the creepiest and scariest tales to ever be told on radio. Including the infamous classic Chicken Heart. You can listen that one on episode #565. What we have is titled We Dug It Up and it reminds us that it just might be better to leave things underground. It first appeared on Lights Out, February 9, 1943

Other Stories Include – The Hag, True Ghost Stories and Eerie Legends – Review, The Netherlands Bigfoot, We Dug It Up, The Seguin Island Horror, Ghost Bride of Haynesville Road, and The Wall

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RAS #610 – The Horror Of Dead Lake

This is the first podcast of The Month Of Spooky 2023. On Ron’s Amazing Stories we have a tale from Rose about an old man hanging out on her porch. Then we head to Captain Doubloon’s Castle for an OTR classic tale from CBS Radio Mystery Theater. This is an extended story that should have you squirming like a worm. I am excited about the month and I think it is time to press that play button and enjoy.

Featured Story – The Horror Of Dead Lake

Our featured story for this time is the stuff of nightmares. Sometimes science gives us amazing breakthroughs. However, sometimes they produce monsters. The story is titled The Horror Of Dead Lake. It comes from the third season of CBS Radio Mystery Theater and it has been suggested to be the most horrific of all of them. Upon hearing of their inheritance, Claude and Polly Baxter are thrilled to be the proud new owners of Captain Doubloon’s Castle and its mysterious lake. Is it a find or folly? This one first aired on CBS radio on February 9, 1976.

Other Stories Include – Murder In The Tomb, Our First Halloween, and The Horror of Dead Lake

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RAS #609 – The Listener

On Ron’s Amazing Stories Sylvia Shults joins us to share a story, and helps us review the audiobook Fractured Spirits (that she wrote!). She will also tell us all about her newest book, Gone On Vacation: Haunted Zoos, Museums, and Amusement Parks. Also we have a listener story from Germany that is nothing short of amazing. Then we end the show with a creepy story from the OTR series Inner Sanctum. It is titled The Listener. A woman faces the ghost of her dead husband. Now that you know what’s in store, press that play button.

About Sylvia Shults: Sylvia is a Librarian, Author, and Ghost Hunter. She has spent a lifetime in the pursuit of the weird and strange. Her non-fiction works include Ghost of the Illinois River, Fractured Spirits, Fractured Souls, 44 Years in Darkness, The Spirits of Christmas, Days Of The Dead, and her latest release Grave Deeds and Dead Plots. All of her books are available on Amazon and you can find out more on her blog page.

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Featured Story – The Listener

Our featured story comes from the horror series Inner Sanctum. They had tales of mystery, terror, suspense, and of course the tongue-in-cheek introductions. The writing was fantastic and always brought chills with every broadcast. Our story is about a woman who faces the ghost of her dead husband that she may or may not have had a hand in his demise. It is titled The Listener and it first aired on July 20, 1950.

Other Stories Include – Horse Stable Murder, Audiobook Review – Fractured Spirits, Das Wohnzimmer, The 1880 Brown Train, and The Listener.

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RAS #608 – The Thing From The Sea

This time on Ron’s Amazing Stories we have a collection of your stories with the loose theme of the Skinwalker. There are five of them, all sent in by you for you. We review the audiobook Murder by Other Means which is book two of The Dispatcher. Our featured story comes from the OTR series Dark Fantasy. It is a creepy one with a few twists and turns, and there might even be a volcano. So press that play button and enjoy the show.

Featured Story – The Thing From The Sea

Our featured story comes from the old time radio archives of Dark Fantasy. This was a series dedicated to dealings with the unknown. It originated from radio station WKY, Oklahoma City, and it was written by Scott Bishop. Our story today is one of those. It is titled The Thing From The Sea. A newspaper reports on cinema star Philip Haywood vanishing from his private yacht. Where did he go? This one first aired in November of 1941.

Other Stories Include – Snake Bite At The X-Bar Ranch, Murder by Other Means, The Incidents, The Black Dog, On Their Back Legs, The Coyote, The Wiggler, and The Thing From The Sea