The Shiver Show

A dark stormy night, a killer on the loose, and car problems! This week on the Shiver Show, we're taking you on a journey of suspense with a classic radio drama that will keep you on the edge of your seat—On a Country Road (1950). Featuring the incomparable voice talents of Cary Grant and Cathy Lewis, this episode is a masterclass in tension. On a Country Road was the only radio play that Walter Bazar wrote, but it became a timeless classic. 

Cary Grant plays a man with too much confidence and optimism, while Cathy Lewis plays his wife - a woman with valid concerns. When the couple encounters a mysterious woman on a lonely stretch of road, the plot twists and turns, leaving listeners on the edge of their seats. 

Cary Grant's cool demeanor, combined with Lewis's mounting hysteria brings a dynamic energy that will leave you questioning who to believe. On a Country Road will keep you hooked until the very last line.

Tune in now and discover why On a Country Road remains a timeless classic of Old Time Radio suspense. 

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Step into the thrilling world of The Ben Justin Murder Case from the iconic Broadway's My Beat series. This 1950 episode has been remastered at Time Warp Studios and includes commentary by Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn.  Broadway Is My Beat, was a detective radio show that ran from 1949 to 1954 on CBS. 

Larry Thor stars as Detective Danny Clover, a homicide detective working in Manhattan’s 16th Precinct, which Clover declares is, “the gaudiest, the most violent, the lonesomest mile in the world.”

With beautiful writing, evocative music, wonderful sound effects and an excellent ensemble cast, you will love The Ben Justin Murder Case. Tune in to The Shiver Show and prepare yourself for an old time radio crime classic!

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Step into the mystery, suspense, and horror of old time radio drama, Behind The Locked Door.  This chilling episode, from the iconic Mysterious Traveler radio series, originally broadcast in 1949. It was so popular that it was rebroadcast many times over the years. 

The episode tells the story of an archaeologist, his friend, and a Native American guide who enter a cave with a violent history.  As the explorers go deeper into the cave, they discover the truth about what happened over 100 years prior. 

Co-hosts Mary and Greg talk about the wonderful Mysterious Traveler series and how Behind the Locked Door expertly blends horror and romance. Listen now to Behind The Locked Door and find out why this was one of the most requested radio dramas of the old time radio era. 

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You've seen the iconic Hitchcock film from 1963, and perhaps you've read Daphne Du Maurier's chilling story. Now, experience The Birds like never before in this spine-tingling radio drama, produced by The Lux Radio Theatre (1953).

This immersive horror production delivers edge-of-your-seat suspense with stellar voice performances, including the incomparable Herbert Marshall, and bone-chilling sound effects. What makes it even more remarkable is that it was recorded before a live audience.

Join Greg and Mary as they compare this radio drama to both Hitchcock's film and Du Maurier's original novel, offering a fresh perspective on this timeless thriller.

Tune in now to The Birds, and you'll never look at our fine-feathered friends the same way again. 

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Get ready for an unforgettable journey to the year 2495! The Shiver Show brings you the 1956 radio drama, Brave New World, introduced and narrated by the visionary author Aldous Huxley.

Originally published in 1932, Brave New World is one of the most provocative and influential novels of all time. Ranked among the top 100 greatest novels ever written, this dystopian classic paints a chilling picture of a society where technology, conditioning, and drug-induced happiness replace individuality and true freedom.

Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn delve into the controversial themes of Brave New World, its unsettling predictions, and what might have inspired Huxley to write the novel. 

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This week, The Shiver Show serves up a suspenseful love triangle called, The Lonely Road. Gregory Peck plays Steve, a handsome young man, married to a wealthy, older woman (Cathy Lewis). When Steve becomes fatally attracted to the new housekeeper (Maria Palmer), he begins to forget his wedding vows.
Written by Mary North and produced by William Spier, The Lonely Road first aired in 1946 on the Suspense series, and it's a ripper of a crime/suspense thriller. 
Mary and Greg talk about how Palmer and Lewis hold their own playing opposite movie star, Gregory Peck, and how the sound of a sharpening knife can really set the mood.  Listen now!

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In this week’s episode of The Shiver Show, we go back to 1949 for an old time radio crime classic, Murder Through the Looking Glass. 

Gregory Peck stars as Jeffrey Bruno, a man caught in a web of murder, mystery, and mind games. With Peck’s masterful performance, you'll be on the edge of your seat as he tries to understand whether he has committed a murder.

Michael Venning or Craig Rice are the names credited with writing this drama, but in truth, the author was Georgiana Ann Randolph... a woman!! Randolph was a hard-drinking, genre-bending writer of crime and screwball comedies with an impressive body of work. 

Join Mary and Greg as they discuss waking up in someone else's clothes, how to spell 'schizophrenia', and the timeless trope of the femme fatale. 

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Prick up your ears and listen to The Thing on the Fourble Board', a chilling old-time radio play that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish! This 1940 episode from the Quiet Please horror radio series, masterfully blends the suspense of an oil rig in the fields of California with a terrifying mystery that grows with each passing moment.

A couple of oil drillers working the night shift have their routine shattered when something sinister is discovered—something on the fourble board. As the crew begins to realize that they are not alone, a sense of unease builds to a fever pitch. What exactly is lurking in the shadows of the platform? 

In this show you will hear the growing panic in the voices of the men as they confront a fear they can’t explain. The Thing on the Fourble Board will leave you breathless and questioning what could be out there, just beyond the edge of the light.

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The Hitchhiker is a chilling horror drama that aired on the Suspense series in 1942 and has gripped listeners ever since. Written by the brilliant Lucille Fletcher and featuring haunting music by Fletcher's husband, Bernard Herrmann, this timeless tale is a masterclass in tension and atmosphere. Orson Welles delivers a tour-de-force performance as Ronald Adams, a young man on a cross-country road trip who encounters something that he cannot understand.

Considered one of the greatest old time radio dramas, The Hitchhiker has left a lasting legacy, inspiring countless adaptations in film, radio, and graphic novels. 

In this episode, Greg and Mary dive deep into the eerie themes and meaning behind this remarkable story. They also talk about the sound effects, the genius of Lucille Fletcher's writing, and what inspired Fletcher to create this unforgettable piece of suspense. 

Listen now and immerse yourself in a truly legendary radio experience.

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Who isn't fascinated with the idea of time travel? This episode of the Shiver Show features, The Time Machine, an episode that first aired on the Escape Series in 1950.  The Time Machine was written by H.G. Wells in 1895, when he was only twenty-nine. 
This episode has superb performances by Jeff Corey (as Doctor Dudley) and Eric Rolf (as Fallen) and a terrific music score by Wilbur Hatch.  
Mary and Greg talk about their preferred time travel destinations, whether the Eloi resemble Teletubbies and H.G. Wells' reputation as a 'ladies man.' 
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