Couch and Coffee Table

The final story for October Nights is the war of the worlds by the mercury theatre on the air. When it was first broadcast on Oct.30,1938, it caused a nationwide panic. The director and star of the mercury theatre, orson welles, had to hold a press conference the next day to try and calm down the press and the public at large. A great broadcast and a fitting end to our October Nights series as we celebrate the anniversary of this show.

In our next to last episode of our October Nights series, we present another seasonal classic. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow done by Favorite Story radio series and aired May 29,1948.

With October Nights fastly coming to an end, we thought it wouldn't be complete without the story of Dr. Frankenstein and his creation. This is from the Suspense radio series and it aired June 7,1955.

In this episode, we have one apiece from a couple of horror masters. The first one up is Bela Lugosi with John Carradine in Thirsty Death from Mystery House as it aired on July 3,1944. The second one is Boris Karloff in Those Who Walk In Darkness on Mystery Playhouse hosted by Peter Lorre. It aired over Armed Forces Radio in 1944.

For this episode, it's an Edgar Allan Poe double header. To that end, two were chosen from Poe's many radio adaptations of his work. The first is The Fall of the House of Usher from the radio series Escape! that aired on Oct.22,1947. The second story is The Cask of Amontillado and aired on The Hall of Fantasy on Jan.19,1953.

Another great star of the horror genre is featured in this episode. Peter Lorre stars in The Mask Of Medusa from Mystery In The Air, which aired on Sept.4,1947. Look for Henry Morgan aka Harry Morgan from mash fame as the announcer.

Another ghost story from old time radio on Couch and Coffee table. This time, it's from the radio series The Mysterious Traveler with an episode called The Locomotive Ghost. It aired on July 6,1947.

Our first show of the season starring Vincent Price. It aired June 1,1944 on Suspense and also starred Ida Lupino.

Jazz Music and Voodoo in New Orleans are a part of this episode. We present one from the radio series Escape and an episode called Papa Benjamin. It aired on Jan.21,1948.

Couch and Coffee Table present its fourth installment in the October Nights series. The Mercury Theater On The Air adaptation of Dracula starring Orson Welles. It originally aired July 11,1938 just three and a half months before his famous "War Of The Worlds" broadcast on Oct.30.