Austin's Annual Halloween Spook-tacular!

Idiomagic: The Blathering (A Hellraiser Special!)

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It has become a bit of a tradition on this show that Xeres of Xeron would offer a new tale, in an on-going series of ghostly (and unusual) tales set in the Mid-Valley, and offering a different perspective of what would count as a Halloween story.

This year is no exception, and we not only have a new installment in the series – our fourth so far – but we offer you all these stories, plus a little “frame narrative” to give you further information about these tales. It’s two hours of “Idiomagic” on our show tonight, as we bring you four strange and compelling Holiday Tales, perfect for you and yours.

Then, stick around for the Afterparty this week, as we pull up a shorter edit of a classic tale, where Xeres and I find ourselves stuck in a Haunted House, and must find our way out before the end of the night! Can we survive, and live to tell the tale so Mitch doesn’t take over the show? There’s only one way to find out!

Be Seeing You.

Dimestore Radio Theater Halloween Spook-tacular 2026! (Part 2)

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It’s another holiday installment of Dimestore Radio Theater, as we start with The Weird Circle, and the story, “A Terribly Strange Bed,” with a story about one of the worst sleeping arrangements you can imagine. Then, we offer a tale from The Price of Fear, with a terrifying tale of an older woman, an ex-military boss, and “The Ninth Removal.” Is Vincent actually scared? That’s not good…

After a short installment of “Dimestore Revelations,” and the third part of our conversation with Obadiah Baird about Golden Age Sci-Fi, we bring you a story by The Strange Dr. Weird, with “Stand-In For Death.” We close with a story from the legendary show, Quiet, Please, and their story, “Some People Don’t Die,” about cliff dwellers, and their secrets!

Help us raise a little coin for WFMU’s Hellraiser, and enjoy Old-Time Stories on your New-Fangled Device!

Enjoy!

Welcome To October (A Hellraiser DJ Party)

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With the Hellraiser in full swing, I pull out a DJ set from a live Gig I did last month, and combine it with a couple Day-And-Date Retrocasts, to bring you three hours of Mid-Valley Mutations that is the perfect way to kick things off. I play a few new records along with the old mixes, Aaron from Minneapolis calls in with some positive vibes, we revisit the incredible The Return of The Living Dead and the short stories of Ambrose Bierce, and we welcome in the Hellraiser, the only way we know how!

Be Seeing You.

Dimestore Radio Theater Halloween Spook-tacular 2026! (Part 1)

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When the calendar flips to October, Dimestore Radio Theater flips to “Holiday Programming Mode,” where we feature a variety of horror radio presentations that are guaranteed to get you in the mood. We start with an installment of The Weird Circle offering “Declared Insane,”, a show that offers re-made classic stories for audiences at the time. Then, we move to the UK, with an installment of the incredible BBC show, The Price of Fear, with a story called, “Not Wanted On The Voyage,” where a domineering entrepreneur makes a horrific discover on a cruise, that leads to a much needed turn of events.

After a short installment of “Dimestore Revelations,” and the second part of our conversation with Obadiah Baird about Golden Age Sci-Fi, we bring you a story by The Strange Dr. Weird, with “Survival of The Fittest,” where a team of trappers are struggling against nature itself, and one by one, they find what it takes to survive. And, lastly, we offer another installment of the horror classic, Quiet, Please, with a tale set in hell, that gets worse and worse for someone who first died without any sin.

Join us for the beginning of the season, and help us raise a little coin for WFMU’s Hellraiser, and enjoy Old-Time Stories on your New-Fangled Device!

Enjoy!

Another UFO: Another Supplemental (Document #MVM02) (A Hellraiser Installment)

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On the anniversary of the Roswell Incident this year, we broke open the UFO file here in the Lava Lamp Lounge, and offered a long meditation on that particular corner of UFO-logy. However, I uncovered a treasure trove of vintage UFO documentaries, and decided to get back to that subject, this time for our annual Halloween Spook-tacular. While Aliens are not precisely Halloween fare, it was nice to settle down with something weird and spooky to close out the season this year.

Enjoy!

Dimestore Radio Theater Halloween Spook-tacular 2025! (Part 4)

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Closing our our annual Spook-tacular this year, we continue with Four presentations that are perfect for the spooky in your family. More installments of The Weird Circle, The Price of Fear and Quiet, Please are all on the docket, but we also have a very curious novelty – The Haunted House of Song – that will give you something special to enjoy, outside of the usual shows. Dig in… if you dare!

Enjoy!

The People Who Died 2025 Edition (A Hellraiser “Singles Going Deady” Installment)

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Digging into the archives again, to look for more music and recordings by The People Who Died, trying to keep it focused to 2025 deaths, for the Halloween Spook-tacular this year. Actual deaths are a lot scarier than anything else I could think of, and there were too many to avoid dedicating a show to all of it. Lynch and Lehrer wind up in the mix, along with many other folks, too many to contain in one show, as all of this spilled over into another show a few weeks later.

Enjoy!

Dimestore Radio Theater Halloween Spook-tacular 2025! (Part 3)

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Our annual Halloween Spook-tacular continues, and with it, our tour through mid-century horror radio wends through the dusty corridors, to find new aural treats that have not yet scared us before. More installments of our four regular October Shows are available for you, including stories from The Weird Circle, The Price of Fear, The Strange Dr. Weird, and Quiet, Please. Celebrate Halloween the right way, with horror selections, from us.

Enjoy!

In Search Of The Ghost Hunters of The Mid-Valley (A Hellraiser Installment)

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It’s the holiday season, and as usual, we find that the once-a-year tradition of seeing the Ghost Hunters emerge and get sighted by any number of local oddball, here in the Mid-Valley. Miss Rikki (of legendary Closet Radio  fame) joins me for a tour of the Mid-Valley, in search of ghosts and other mysterious happenings. There’s plenty of music, natch, and we do our best to find the scariest parts of the Mid-Valley… all while trying to raise a little coin for WFMU.

Enjoy!

Dimestore Radio Theater Halloween Spook-tacular 2025! (Part 2)

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Our annual Halloween Spook-tacular is off to a good start this year, as we continue our journey through four horror radio mid-century broadcasts from the dark side of the radio dial. Its holiday installments of The Weird Circle, The Price of Fear, The Strange Dr. Wierd, and Quiet, Please, all ready to scare you into the spirit of the season.

Enjoy!