Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark

IN THIS EPISODE: “Knock” by Fredrik Brown starts with a short-short story based on the following text of Thomas Bailey Aldrich: ***“Imagine all human beings swept off the face of the earth, excepting one man. Imagine this man in some vast city, New York or London. Imagine him on the third or fourth day of his solitude sitting in a house and hearing a ring at the door-bell!”*** Fredric Brown condensed this text to read "a sweet little horror story that is only two sentences long". Brown’s short story then goes on to elaborate on those two sentences and builds a more complete plot around them. “Knock” was originally published in the December 1948 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories. There have been three different radio adaptations (Dimension X, X Minus One and the Sci Fi Channel's Seeing Ear Theatre). And now it gets another adaptation – in this episode. The story was also reprinted in The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1949.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Knock” by Fredrik Brown: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4cc9433d
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00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.231 = The Other Woman (November 22, 1942)
00:31:22.953 = Avarice (November 29, 1942)
01:00:52.234 = The Accounting (December 13, 1942)
01:30:20.563 = The Double Cross (December 27, 1942)
01:59:49.770 = The Weakling (January 03, 1943)
02:29:17.654 = The Nemesis (January 10, 1943)
02:58:44.301 = The Thief (January 17, 1943)
03:28:12.866 = Mind Over Matter (January 24, 1943)
03:57:39.991 = The Confession (January 31, 1943)
04:27:09.687 = In The Dark (February 07, 1943)

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00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.735 = The Caverns of Death (August 21, 1938)
00:25:57.615 = Death Under The Chapel (August 28, 1938)
00:51:27.582 = Traffic In Death (September 25, 1938)
01:18:29.551 = The Black Abbot (October 02, 1938)
01:44:44.546 = Death Stalks The Shadow (October 09, 1938)
02:12:51.027 = Night Without End (October 16, 1938)
02:37:21.864 = Gun Island (October 23, 1938)
03:06:58.317 = The Isle of Fear (October 30, 1938)
03:36:01.774 = Shyster Payoff (November 06, 1938)
04:03:34.935 = Black Rock (November 13, 1938)
04:28:37.904 = Death Is Blind (November 20, 1938)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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00:00:00.000 = INTRO
00:01:54.840 = Only The Dead Remember (April 15, 1974)
00:46:54.203 = Men without Mouths (April 16, 1974)
01:31:50.784 = The Horror Within (April 17, 1994)
02:16:46.109 = A Portrait Of Death (April 18, 1974)
03:02:02.023 = The Wishing Stone (April 22, 1974)
03:46:47.261 = The Ghost Driver (April 23, 1974)
04:32:21.766 = The Hand (April 24, 1974)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
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00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.471 = The Man Without a Body (June 22, 1943)
00:31:18.340 = Murder Goes For A Swim (July 20, 1943)
01:00:46.015 = The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson (July 27, 1943)
01:30:15.479 = A Friend To Alexander (August 03, 1943)
01:59:44.083 = The King’s Birthday (August 28, 1943)
02:29:08.242 = Marry For Murder (September 09, 1943)
02:58:33.551 = The Most Dangerous Game (September 23, 1943)
03:28:00.639 = Statement of Employee Henry Wilson (November 02, 1943)
03:57:27.856 = Thieves Fall Out (November 16, 1943)
04:26:55.991 = Death of Charles Umberstein (November 23, 1943)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
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Weird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
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00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.495 = The Outer Limit (November 16, 1955)
00:29:59.632 = Zero Hour (November 23, 1955)
00:44:19.887 = The Vital Factor (November 30, 1955)
01:13:24.388 = Nightfall (December 07, 1955)
01:42:13.953 = To The Future (December 14, 1955)
02:11:05.752 = Marionettes Inc. (December 21, 1955)
02:40:13.047 = A Logic Named Joe (December 28, 1955)
03:07:19.547 = The Roads Must Roll (January 04, 1956)
03:35:02.861 = Time And Time Again (January 11, 1956)
04:03:23.384 = Perigi’s Wonderful Dolls (January 18, 1956)
04:27:43.958 = The Parade (January 25, 1956)
04:55:56.883 = The Cave of Night (February 01, 1956)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
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00:00:00.000 = “RETRO RADIO: OLD TIME RADIO IN THE DARK” INTRO
00:01:54.794 = The Bog Oak Necklace (April 10, 1945)
00:31:36.170 = No Coffin For The Dead (May 02, 1945)
01:01:12.044 = The Black Art (May 15, 1945)
01:30:46.764 = Dead To Rights (May 22, 1945)
02:00:28.617 = Death Across The Board (June 05, 1945)
02:29:38.858 = Portrait Of Death (June 12, 1945)
02:59:17.042 = Deadman’s Deal (August 28, 1945)
03:28:55.548 = The Murder Profits (September 04, 1945)
03:58:36.015 = The Lonely Sleep (September 25, 1945)
04:28:10.969 = The Shadow of Death (October 02, 1945)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
This episode is sponsored by http://RadioArchives.com
Weird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
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00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.909 = Shrunken Head (June 13, 1942)
00:31:18.339 = Notes In The Night (June 27, 1942)
01:00:47.643 = Death Has a Thirst (August 22, 1942)
01:30:16.844 = The Letter (August 29, 1942)
01:59:46.028 = House of Greed (September 05, 1942)
02:29:15.474 = Fog (September 20, 1942)
02:58:44.661 = Jealousy (September 27, 1942)
03:28:13.828 = The Urge To Kill (October 04, 1942)
03:57:42.502 = Malice (October 11, 1942)
04:27:12.322 = Death Comes at Midnight (October 18, 1942)
04:56:41.864 = The Alibi (October 25, 1942)
05:26:11.643 = Apparition (November 15, 1942)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
This episode is sponsored by http://RadioArchives.com
Weird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
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00:00:00.000 = INTRODUCTION
00:01:54.735 = The Blind Beggar Dies (April 17, 1938)
00:30:43.735 = Power of the Mind (April 24, 1938)
00:59:45.994 = The White God (May 01, 1938)
01:28:13.109 = Aboard The Steamship Amazon (May 08, 1938)
01:57:19.365 = Murders In Wax (May 15, 1938)
02:20:41.637 = Message From The Hills (May 22, 1938)
02:49:26.499 = The Creeper (May 29, 1938)
03:17:05.979 = The Tenor With The Broken Voice (June 05, 1938)
03:46:07.026 = Murder On Approval (June 12, 1938)
04:15:01.992 = The Tomb of Terror (June 19, 1938)

SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
This episode is sponsored by http://RadioArchives.com
Weird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
WeirdDarkness® - is a registered trademark. Copyright, Weird Darkness, 2024.
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SOURCES AND ESSENTIAL WEB LINKS…
This episode is sponsored by http://RadioArchives.com
Weird Darkness Retro Radio theme by Storyblocks.
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"I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46
Find out how to escape eternal darkness at https://weirddarkness.com/eternaldarkness
WeirdDarkness® - is a registered trademark. Copyright, Weird Darkness, 2024.
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