ANNUAL HALLOWE’EN SHOW

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, October 31, 1987

INNER SANCTUM (1-23-50) “The Hitchhiking Corpse” featuring Mercedes McCambridge as a red-headed witch who is given a ride by a truck driver transporting three coffins containing her dead ancestors. AFRS rebroadcast. (12:20; 11:35)

SEALED BOOK (1945) “Stranger in the House.” When a young couple move into a haunted house, the hus­band falls in love with a beautiful ghost. Syndicated. (15:37; 7:00)

THE DARK (1940s) Arch Oboler’s fantastic “Lights Out” story about people being turned inside out. A classic! (8:35)

THEATRE OF ROMANCE (1-15-46) “The Ghost Goes West” stars Cary Grant as a ghost stuck in limbo, haunting a Scottish castle for 200 years. When an American family buys the castle to transport it to the USA, the ghost goes with it! Colgate, Halo, CBS. (12:13; 10:42)

SUSPENSE (12-19-46) “The Thing in the Window” starring Joseph Cotten in a story by Lucille Fletcher. From his tenement window, a man is certain he sees a dead man in another apartment. Roma Wines, CBS. (12:38; 16:30)

QUIET PLEASE (9-13-48) “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?” by Willis Cooper. A man in a bar meets a writer of murder stories for radio. Ernest Chappell is host and star. Sustaining, ABC. (12:10; 16:00)

INNER SANCTUM (12-18-45) “The Undead” starring Anne Seymour. An actor’s wife discovers that her hus­band is a vampire. Raymond opens the creeking door of the Inner Sanctum. Lipton Tea and Soups, CBS. (13:30; 15:10)