
Vintage Horror Radio 21
This week Vintage Horror Radio presents a story that isn't quite as old as the usual stuff, but good just the same. The Lottery was written by Shirley Jackson, and originally published in The New Yorker in 1948. The story caused quite a bit of controversy for the magazine and Jackson, and was banned in South Africa. For more information on The Lottery, check out the wikipedia page. We'll hear a radio adaptation done by NBC Short Story and aired March 14, 1951.
Vintage Horror Radio 20
On this episode we'll hear another audiobook style show featuring a story by M.R. James. Number 13 was first published in 1904 as part of the Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary collection of short stories. This recording comes from librivox.org.
Vacation Horrors
One of my favorite things to do while on vacation is read horror stories. If I can find ones themed to the locale we are in, all the better. This year we stayed at Myrtle Beach. Seeing the ocean everyday made me select tales on the high seas. The following take place in such settings.
SAILING THE DARK SEAS:
Vintage Horror Radio 19
Finally back with another great horror story from the pages of classic literature, and classic radio. This time it's Dracula from the Bram Stoker novel first published in 1897. Our version today comes from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
Vintage Horror Radio 18
Vintage Horror Radio is back with another example of old time radio based on horror short stories. This time it's The Death Of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce. The story was published in The Wave (magazine?) in 1891. We'll hear an adaptation done by The Black Mass and aired September 30, 1969.
L.P. HARTLEY ARTICLE By Matt Cowan
Leslie Poles Hartley was born in Whittlesea, Cambridge in the United Kingdom in 1895. He joined the British Army in 1919, but was sent home after a short stint due to medical problems. He started his writing career as a fiction reviewer for several magazines, which he continued at for thirty years. His first published book was a collection of short stories titled Night Fears (1924). He also published other short story collections of the supernatural, such as
Vintage Horror Radio 17
You just can't go wrong with Peter Lorre and a scary story can you? On this show, we'll hear a radio adaptation of The Black Cat, as performed by Mystery In The Air starring Peter Lorre. This show first aired September 18, 1947. The Black Cat was written by Edgar Allen Poe and first published in The Saturday Evening Post on August 19, 1843.

The Collective Of Blaque Reach, an original short story by Matt Cowan, is still available with your purchase of Bound For Evil. More information on 



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