A traveler stops in a remote Welsh village, only to uncover that its inhabitants are practitioners of ancient, mystical arts! Hear the tale in “Ancient Sorceries” by Algernon Blackwood, from Escape!

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CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “How Quiet the Night” (December 08, 1975) ***WD
00:49:15.589 = The Eleventh Hour, “Flying Coffin” (1941-1946)
01:13:29.839 = Escape, “Ancient Sorceries” (February 21, 1948) ***WD
01:43:04.349 = Everyman’s Theater, “The Lonely Heart” (October 04, 1940) ***WD
02:12:22.689 = Murder By Experts, “Two Coffins To Fill” (July 04, 1949)
02:42:04.439 = Exploring Tomorrow, “Happiness Effect” (February 05, 1958)
03:02:08.399 = Faces in the Window, “Lightning Rod Man” (January 17, 1953) ***WD
03:25:58.909 = Dark Fantasy, “The Thing From The Sea” (November 28, 1941) ***WD
03:49:31.109 = Diary of Fate, “Peter Drake” (February 23, 1948) ***WD
04:19:07.839 = BBC’s Fear on 4, “Music Lovers” (January 24, 1988) ***WD
04:47:48.459 = Five After the Hour, “There Was This Waltz” (September 05, 1945)
05:11:40.165 = Show Close

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