ANNUAL HALLOWE’EN SHOW

Originally broadcast WDCB
Saturday, October 29, 2005 

MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (1-30-44) “The House of Death.” Maurice Tarplin, as the Mysterious Traveler, takes listeners into “another journey into the realm of the strange and terrifying.” Two elderly sisters fear they are going to be murdered by their niece and nephew. Irene Hubbard and Elizabeth Morgan star. Sustaining, MBS. (28 min)

SEALED BOOK (9-2-45) “Death Laughs Last” is the strange story told by the Keeper of the Book. It’s a tale of a man who commits the perfect murder, only to discover that every murder must be paid for. Syndicated, MBS. (30 min)

GREAT GILDERSLEEVE (10-31-43) Harold Peary stars as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, who wants an old-fashioned Hallowe’en, like the ones he used to know. Co-starring Walter Tetley, Lurene Tuttle, Lillian Randolph, Shirley Mitchell, Bea Benaderet, Earle Ross, Richard LeGrand. Kraft Foods, NBC. (28 min)

THE SHADOW (2-29-48) “The Man Who Was Death” stars Bret Morrison as Lamont Cranston and Grace Matthews as the lovely Margo Lane. A scientist becomes a “burning man” as a result of a nuclear accident. The Shadow comes to the rescue. Sustaining, MBS. (24 min)

INNER SANCTUM (3-7-43) “The Black Seagull” starring Peter Lorre. Before she dies, a woman who suffered a fatal accident at sea vows to “come back” to her husband, who is convinced that she will return to him. Carter’s Little Liver Pills, BLUE Network. (29 min)

HERMIT’S CAVE (1940s) “Buried Alive.” The Hermit, who tells ghost stories and weird sto­ries, tells of a man who hires a nurse to care for his brother who is suffering from shock follow­ing the sudden death of his new wife. Syndicated, WJR/Detroit. (24 min)

WARNING: Today’s broadcast will be heard on a special ghost-to-ghost network and is designed to scare the yell out of you. Don’t miss it if you can!