Lights Out presents “Chicken Heart,” originally broadcast February 23, 1938. Written by Arch Oboler for NBC Red, this celebrated radio horror tale is one of the series’ best-known productions.

At Dr. Alberts’s research institute, reporter Lewis witnesses a laboratory experiment involving a chicken heart spiral into a frightening scientific emergency. As the crisis grows beyond the confines of the laboratory, the story builds around its famously unsettling rhythmic heartbeat sound effect.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
08:22 Closing

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Lights Out presents “Death Robbery,” originally broadcast July 16, 1947. This surviving installment of the 1947 revival stars Boris Karloff and was written by Wyllis Cooper.

In a private laboratory, scientist David believes he has found a way to restore life to dead animals. When tragedy strikes close to home, he seeks the aid of his surgeon friend Ed for an experiment that tests the limits of science, grief, and conscience. The program aired on ABC Radio and was sponsored by Eversharp-Schick.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
29:41 Closing

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Lights Out presents “Prelude to Murder,” originally broadcast June 15, 1943. Listed as episode 37 in surviving production logs, this NBC psychological drama was written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler.

Celebrated musical maestro Alex Nadova finds his outward composure challenged by mounting jealousy over his wife Catherine’s friendship with the younger David Smith. The story’s distinctive suspense comes from the contrast between Nadova’s spoken words and the private thoughts listeners hear unfolding beneath them.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:00 Closing

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Old Time Retro Radio presents Lights Out, “Lord Marleys Ghost,” originally broadcast July 14, 1937. Listed as episode 58, this NBC sustaining-program season finale was written by Arch Oboler. Episode records more commonly identify the story as “Lord Marley’s Guest.”

At an English summer estate, Lord Marley and a female guest set a dangerous private plan in motion. A boating trip on nearby waters brings greed, betrayal, and an ominous presence from the sea into this compact tale of supernatural suspense.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:38 Original Broadcast
29:38 Closing

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Lights Out presents “Until Dead,” originally broadcast on February 2, 1943. Commonly cataloged as episode 18, this CBS-era production is also known as “The Luck of Mark Street.”

Condemned murderer Mac Rogan insists he was framed by Mark Street, and with time running out, his determination to settle the score fuels a tense drama of accusation, escape, and revenge. Written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler, the story revisits his earlier 1939 radio play and features Frank Lovejoy.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:43 Original Broadcast
28:56 Closing

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Lights Out presents “Murder in the Script Department,” originally broadcast May 11, 1943. This archival CBS-era drama was written, directed, and produced by Arch Oboler.

Two script-department typists, Bernice and Mary, stay late at work preparing a frightening radio script. In the quiet after-hours office, familiar desks, telephones, typewriters, and lights begin to feel anything but ordinary in this self-referential, sound-driven tale of suspense.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:37 Original Broadcast
22:54 Closing

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Lights Out presents “Murder Castle,” originally broadcast February 16, 1938. Episode 78 was written especially for radio by Arch Oboler and aired on NBC Red as a sustaining presentation.

A young woman answers an advertisement for a secretarial position at the home of the seemingly genial George Stewart. As her sister begins searching for answers, an ordinary job opportunity takes on an increasingly unsettling air in this tense, claustrophobic crime-horror drama inspired by the real-life Holmes Murder Castle case.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:47 Original Broadcast
26:56 Closing

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Lights Out - 1942-12-29 (13) Valse Triste

A classic episode from the Internet Archive Lights Out old-time radio collection.

A classic horror and supernatural radio broadcast from Lights Out.

Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.
Curated by Lights Out | Old Time Radio.

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Lights Out - 1943-09-07 (49) Lord Marley's Guest (Hollywood Visitor)

A classic episode from the Internet Archive Lights Out old-time radio collection.

A classic horror and supernatural radio broadcast from Lights Out.

Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.
Curated by Lights Out | Old Time Radio.

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Lights Out - 1943-06-08 (36) Organ

A classic episode from the Internet Archive Lights Out old-time radio collection.

A classic horror and supernatural radio broadcast from Lights Out.

Sourced from verified old-time radio archives, including OTRR.org.
Curated by Lights Out | Old Time Radio.

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