A mysterious stranger arrives in a quiet town.

His name is Sebastian, and there is something decidedly unsettling about him. His hands are covered with thick hair, his manner is strange, and shortly after his arrival, a wolf is heard in the darkness.

Then a woman is found dead.

What follows is a chilling tale of suspicion, fear and something prowling through the night. Is Sebastian merely a man with a terrible secret, or has something far more sinister come to town?

Tonight's story is The Demon of the Night, a wonderfully atmospheric episode of The Hall of Fantasy, originally broadcast on 13 April 1953.

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A dead man lies on Barnes Common with a priceless emerald clutched in his hand.

Yet the necklace from which it supposedly came appears perfectly intact.

Lady Raytham is hiding something. A newly released prisoner is being watched. And somewhere among London’s wealthy and powerful, a killer believes the truth has been safely buried.

Scotland Yard investigator Leslie Maughan must unravel a web of blackmail, deception and murder in this classic mystery from legendary crime writer Edgar Wallace.

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The Girl from Scotland Yard
Written by Edgar Wallace
Narrated by James Ashcroft

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High in the Appalachian Mountains lies a valley forgotten by the modern world—a place where ancient beliefs still rule and the old gods are far from dead.

When this hidden settlement is discovered, its terrible secret begins to emerge. The inhabitants still follow the rituals of the druids…and human sacrifice remains part of their worship.

The Idol of Crom Cruach is a chilling supernatural tale from The Hall of Fantasy, written by Richard Thorne and first broadcast on 4 May 1953.

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📖 Story: The Idol of Crom Cruach
✍️ Written by: Richard Thorne
📻 First broadcast: 4 May 1953
🎧 Genre: Supernatural Horror, Mystery and Classic Radio Drama

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Betty Shaw needs work.

Young, alone and almost penniless, she accepts a position as companion to a wealthy woman, Mrs Atterbury.

It should be the answer to her problems.

Instead, from the moment Betty enters the house, something feels wrong.

There are mysterious visitors, whispered conversations, unexplained messages and secrets hidden behind the respectable façade.

And Betty soon begins to realise that she may have stepped into something far more dangerous than she ever imagined.

Tonight, settle in and listen to the complete mystery Suspense by Isabel Ostrander, a classic tale of secrets, deception, danger and intrigue.

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Suspense

by Isabel Ostrander

Running time: approximately 7½ hours

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He thought he'd inherited a fortune.

Instead, he may have inherited a death sentence.

David Denston receives an unexpected letter from England telling him that he is the last surviving heir to an old family estate.

Denston Castle.

But when David and his wife arrive in England, they discover the castle has a terrifying history.

For generations, members of the Denston family have met strange and violent deaths.

And according to legend, a spectre still walks the castle...

waiting for the next Denston.

Tonight on Truth Meets Fiction, enter Denston Castle for a chilling supernatural tale of an ancient curse, a restless ghost and an inheritance that may prove deadly.

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The Spectre of Denston Castle

The Hall of Fantasy

Originally broadcast 11 May 1953

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A taxi stands parked on a quiet Washington street.

Inside is the body of Mary Langhorne, young, wealthy, and newly married to a United States senator.

Her murder shocks Washington society, but before investigators can uncover who killed her, another person connected to Mary is poisoned.

And then there are three mysterious letters that seem to follow the investigation wherever it goes:

P. P. C.

What do those letters mean?

How are the two crimes connected?

And could the answer reveal the identity of a murderer?

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P. P. C.

by Natalie Sumner Lincoln

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A crowd gathers outside a London theatre, waiting for the doors to open.

Then one man suddenly collapses.

He has been stabbed in the back.

The killer must have been standing among the crowd, surrounded by witnesses. Yet nobody appears to have seen the murder happen.

The dead man carries no obvious clue to his identity, leaving Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard with an extraordinary mystery.

Who was the man in the queue?

Why was he killed?

And how could a murderer strike in the middle of a crowd and disappear unseen?

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The Man in the Queue

by Josephine Tey

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A stranger is found dead on the Thames Embankment.

Detective Inspector Larry Holt is recalled to London to investigate, but what begins with one mysterious death soon draws him into a far darker world.

There are secrets hidden beneath the streets of London, dangerous people who do not want them uncovered, and a mystery that becomes more sinister with every step Holt takes.

Who was the dead man?

Why did he die?

And what is really hiding behind the dark eyes of London?

Settle in and listen to the complete mystery, The Dark Eyes of London by Edgar Wallace.

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The Dark Eyes of London

by Edgar Wallace

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A newspaper reporter looks from her apartment window late one night and witnesses something horrifying.

Across the courtyard, a man is stabbed in the back.

The victim is wealthy and well known in Washington society, but whoever killed him has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal the truth.

Then a torn handkerchief provides a tantalising clue.

One initial is missing.

What happened in that apartment? Who committed the murder? And what secret could that missing initial reveal?

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The Missing Initial

by Natalie Sumner Lincoln

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