Old Time Horror with Jim Harold

When I first got into podcasting I brought Jim Harold on the show to talk about old time radio. I did not know at the time that he was a big of a fan of it as I was. This lead to a seven-year-old tradition called, Old Time Horror, and I have to say that I hope it goes on forever. Jim and I both are old souls living at the wrong time. I honestly believe that had we been around in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s we both would have been in the radio business.

So, with that said you will find below the entire Old Time Horror collection starting with 2011 onto the most current one which aired in 2017. I hope you enjoy this blog and return to it often because these are among my favorite shows that I have done.

Thank You, Jim!

-Ron

BTW: Jim has appeared on many other shows through the years on Ron’s Amazing Stories. You can find those by going to the main website and searching for Jim Harold.

Old Time Horror

With Jim Harold

Old time Horror I – First aired on October 12, 2011This week Jim Harold makes an appearance on the podcast to talk about his appreciation for Old Time Radio and how he became interested in it. Also, Jim will be picking one of his favorite episodes from the golden age of radio and we will play it right on the spot.

Old time Horror II – First aired on October 30, 2012 – On today’s program, we are going to talk about what scares us and horror in general. Also, we have a great old time radio episode from The Inner Sanctum. This popular show ran from 1941 to 1952 and was created by producer, writer, and director Himan Brown.

Old time Horror III – First aired on October 22, 2013On the show this week we have the third annual Old Time Horror. Yep, time again for a long time friend of the program to make his annual pilgrimage to Ron’s Amazing Stories.

Old time Horror IV – First aired on October 31, 2014 –  It is time again for a long time friend of the program to make his annual pilgrimage to Ron’s Amazing Stories. Jim Harold makes his fourth appearance on the show and this time just might be his best. We throw out the rule book for this one and meet in an old graveyard to talk about his latest book: Jim Harold’s True Ghost Stories Campfire. 

Old time Horror V – First aired on October 29, 2015In this podcast, Jim Harold is here for the fifth annual Old Time Horror. Jim will tell us about his new book, True Ghost Stories: Jim Harold’s Campfire. Also, learn we’ll about the cat that makes no sense and Jim’s views on 1934 Witches dialects.

Old time Horror VI – First aired on October 27, 2016Welcome to Ron’s Amazing Stories. On this episode, we have the finale of the Month of Spooky 2016. Jim Harold has returned for the sixth year in a row to put his brand of spookiness on the show. Now I could tell you more about the show, but would it be more fun if you just experienced for yourself? Just press the play button and enjoy!

Old time Horror VII – First aired on October 5, 2017On this episode of Ron’s Amazing Stories, we celebrate our 300th episode. Jim Harold joins us for some fun and discussion. Also, we have one of the scariest old time radio programs ever told in the history of the golden age of radio.

RAS #300 – Old Time Horror VII

On this episode of Ron’s Amazing Stories we celebrate our 300th episode. Jim Harold joins us for some fun and discussion. Also, we have one of the scariest old time radio programs ever told in the history of the the golden age of radio.

Our OTR Story – The House on Old Man’s Bluff

Our OTR tale comes from the classic horror series, The Hermit’s Cave. It is called, The House on Lost Man’s Bluff. This episode easily stands among the best and most disturbing haunted house stories from the golden age of radio. It tells of a man overtaken by a spirit and forced to return to the house on Old Man’s Bluff. It first aired on the Mutual Broadcasting Network in June of 1940. Please place your pacemakers in safe mode!

Jim Harold’s Links: http://jimharold.com, https://jimharoldplus.com

Special Music – “Toccata and Fugue in D Minor” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) – Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License – http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood

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MOS2017 – The Thing On The Fourble Board

Welcome to the month of spooky 2017. This year is going to be a whole lot of scary with a total of nine podcasts during the month. We begin with my all time halloween favorite, The Thing on the fourble board, narrated by our friend/ghoul the Train Conductor.

OTR Story – The Thing on the Fourble Board

Our story for this special edition of the podcast comes from the series Quiet Please. It was a radio fantasy and horror program created by Wyllis Cooper and debuted June 8, 1947 on the Mutual Broadcasting System. We feature what I believe is their best program. The acting is off the charts, the sound is astounding and it is downright scary! What if we we could pull something up from the underground while drilling for oil? What would it be? It first aired on August 9, 1948.

HE #18 – The Whole Town is Sleeping

Welcome to the 18th episode of The Horror Express. In this edition we have some scary stories, Jason tells us all about Irma from his point of view, and we go over all of the events that are coming in the Month Of Spooky 2017. So settle into your seats and do watch out for the hellhounds.

Our OTR Story – The Whole Town is Sleeping

Our OTR tale comes from the masters of yarns, Suspense. It is told to us by two of the best radio actors of the time, William Conrad and Agnes Moorehead. It is a simple tale, one that could be happening right now, in any city across America. It is a frightening tale one quietly calculated to keep you in suspense. It is called, The Whole Town is Sleeping and first aired on August 31, 1958.

Programing Note: In the podcast I refer to Agnes Moorehead’s character on Bewitched as Amanda. In fact it was Endora. Thanks to listener Mike for catching that one.

Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood

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The 7th Annual Month of Spooky – 2017

I started podcasting in 2011 and since that first year I have have dedicated the the entire month of spooky to the scary stuff. There is no doubt that the numbers for the month October go through the roof and people seem to like it. I ask that you tell all of your spooky friends about the upcoming events and let’s make this the best year ever.  Here is what the 2017 Month Of Spooky will bring:

October 03 – On Tuesday we begin the month of spooky with the the annual re-telling of, The Thing on the Fourble Board, hosted by the Conductor from The Horror Express

Jim Harold - PodcasterOctober 05Ron’s Amazing stories will celebrate it’s 300th episode of the show with guest, Jim Harold. This will be his seventh halloween with us!  How about that!

October 10 – We will re-play an Old Time Horror episode with Jim Harold from a previous spooky year. Tune in to see which one I think is the best!

Ghost Hunter - Silvia ShultsOctober 12 –  Ron’s Amazing Stories #301 – In the tradition of the month of spooky this episode will be filled with stories sent in by you guys!

Silvia Shultz is  one of the finest ghost hunters and ghost story tellers available today. She has written three books on the subject and has a brand new one coming out this Christmas. Sylvia Shults not only hunts ghosts, be she also is a podcaster, and we will have three shows with her!

October 17 – Replay Ghost Stories With Sylvia Shults Volume 1 (2015)

October 19 – Replay Ghost Stories With Sylvia Shults Volume 2 (2016)

October 24 – NEW!  Ghost Stories With Sylvia Shults Volume 3 (2017)

October 26 – The Best Of The Horror Express. I will be taking skits, interviews and other stuff from past episodes and putting them, together into one huge show packed full of goodness! Are you ready for that!?

October 31 –  On Halloween we will have a brand new  Horror Express #19 with my co-host Jason Dowd. This one is going to amazing. I will tell you more about this show in this week’s podcast, which will air September 28th.

This Week’s Podcast:

On this week’s podcast we will have The Horror Express #18. This will be a special podcast with stories and other stuff for you enjoy. We will also have  a remote interview with Jason who is still recovering from Irma. You can listen to this podcast this Thursday at The Horror Express, download it from iTunes, stream it on TuneIn Radio or listen on your radio Saturday night at 6pm Eastern time. Check your local listing or find the station closest to you at this link.