Golden Radio Hour Collection

Old Time Radio Horror Shows

Old time radio horror relied on voices, silence and sound effects to make the unseen frightening. The Golden Radio Hour archive ranges from early supernatural anthologies such as Lights Out and Dark Fantasy to later programs that mix horror with mystery and suspense.

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167) Chicken Heart

Lights Out · March 10, 1937

A laboratory experiment revives a chicken heart that begins growing without limit, turning a small scientific curiosity into a spreading biological catastrophe.

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The Thing from the Sea

Dark Fantasy · November 28, 1941

A stranded yacht encounters a resurfaced ancient land and rival supernatural forces seeking human bodies to inhabit.

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The Phantom Coach

Beyond Midnight · November 22, 1968

Lost on snowy northern moors, hunter James Murray takes shelter with an eccentric recluse before setting out for a mail coach that can return him to his waiting…

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A Ring of Roses

CBS Radio Mystery Theater · January 18, 1974

A young couple witnesses a disturbing supernatural scene that pulls them into an old murder and a family curse.

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Old Time Radio Horror Shows

This guide focuses on programs with sustained horror or supernatural material. Anthologies that cross genres are included only when horror is a meaningful part of their catalog identity.

Seasonal Christmas ghost drama is represented too, while the separate Christmas collection focuses on holiday listening across every genre rather than horror alone.

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