On the twentieth episode of The Horror Express, Jason and Ron are back with UFOs and Other Stories. They will tell a few tales about them and Jason talks about the Peruvian Aliens. Special guest David Larsen, from HE #19, joins us to talk about his side of the haunted Pinocchio doll story.  Also, the conductor thinks outside the boxcar and brings us another scary OTR tale and of course we end the show with your comments and questions.  So, find your seat, turn in your ticket and enjoy this special episode.

The OTR Story – Fire In The Sky

Our story comes from a series that ran on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The Mysterious Traveler was written and directed by Robert Arthur and David Kogan. It ran from 1943 to 1952. This is the show that inspired the Horror Express. The tale we have picked is called, Fire in the Sky. It tells the story of a comet that passes a bit too close to earth.  Fire in the sky first aired August 28, 1951.

This time on Ron’s Amazing Stories we have a replay from April of 2014. We will look at World War II through news radio broadcasts. We will focus on what it was like here at home. We will use broadcasts from Bing Crosby, Jack Benny and many others who talk about everything from buying war bonds to how you can prevent the sinking of an American ship. It was a tough time for America, but they came together to stop some horrid crimes against mankind. It is my hope that what I have for you gives you a picture of what that era was like.

Our OTR Story – They Call it the Pacific

Our tale comes from the OTR series Words at War. This was is radio program that ran during the war years. Basically, it is a series of stories as told by the men and women who watched it all happen. It was produced in cooperation with the Council on Books in Wartime. Their promise was to present real tales of the battles, underground warfare, what was happening on the home front and of course the action on the seas. I have picked the episode, “They Call it the Pacific” which first aired on July 10, 1943.

The Horror Express Update

Jason and I recorded The Horror Express #20 and it will air as scheduled on March 8th. The topic will be UFO Stories and Jason tells us about the aliens of Nazca. The conductor has chosen an OTR tale called Fire In the Sky and of course we will read listeners comments and questions.

On Ron’s Amazing Stories this week we will have a science fiction story taken from Astounding Stories of Super-Science. We have a “thinker”, type tale from Milton of San Francisco and our OTR story comes from Blackstone The Magician.

Our Marquee Story – Into Space

Our main story this time is something pretty special, but you are going to have to listen to it from a 1930’s point of view. We have a tale from the classic science fiction magazine, Astounding Stories of Super-Science. It’s called, Into Space, and appeared in the February of 1930 edition. It tells of man’s first trip into space. It was written by Sterner St. Paul and is wonderfully read by Steven Bateman.

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