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The Hall of Fantasy presents “Stones Revenge,” originally broadcast March 15, 1954, as episode 24 of the 1953–54 syndicated reprise run. Written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger, this supernatural anthology installment features Eloise Kummer. Jim Loring, his sister Betty, and her fiancé set out for a vacation at a rented cabin in the northern woods—only to receive a grim warning from a local sheriff. As a storm closes in, an old tale of Jeff Stone’s death in a blizzard and an unfinished vengeance casts a growing shadow over the isolated cabin. 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 00:48 Original Broadcast 23:13 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Castle of Lavoca,” originally broadcast on August 22, 1952. Episode 1 of the six-program 1952 Mutual Broadcasting System mini-series, this original radio drama was written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger. American travelers Grant and Doris arrive near the mountain village of La Voca and discover a medieval castle no one seems willing to discuss. At a wary local inn, their questions draw the attention of Malik, who claims to know the castle’s unsettling history. Eloise Kummer is featured in the cast. 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 00:45 Original Broadcast 26:37 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Golden Bracelet of Amoniris,” originally broadcast August 3, 1953 and rebroadcast March 1, 1954. This Egyptian-tomb supernatural tale was written as an original story by Richard Thorne and features Eloise Kummer. At an archaeological excavation near the Valley of the Kings, explorers open the sealed tomb of Queen Amoniris and discover a golden snake bracelet among its treasures. Removing the ancient ornament awakens the shadow of a curse in this compact tale of forbidden relics and ancient menace. 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 24:02 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Out of the Sky,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 20, 1953. Commonly cataloged as episode 22, this surviving science-fiction horror installment was written and produced by Richard Thorne and features Everett Clark and Carl Dreyson. Military investigators confront a series of baffling, fatal incidents in a small southeastern community, where evidence points to a growing radioactive menace. A pilot’s sighting of a strange glowing disk sends the search into the nearby woods, as the danger appears to be spreading. 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 23:07 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Jewels of Kali,” originally broadcast March 22, 1954. This Mutual Broadcasting System production, originating from WGN in Chicago, is a repeat of the June 15, 1953 episode, written by Richard Thorne. After archaeologists remove sacred rubies from a Kali temple in India, the stolen jewels bring a growing sense of supernatural menace back to the United States. A tale of sacrilege, cursed treasure, and mounting dread, “Jewels of Kali” features Eloise Kummer. 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 24:55 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Hangmans Rope,” originally broadcast January 5, 1953. Episode 7 of the Mutual Broadcasting System run, this Richard Thorne story was directed by Leroy Olliger and features Eloise Kummer. After a stormy trip home from the lake, Jim, Carol, and Arnold find themselves drawn into a chilling local mystery involving an old fragment of hemp rope, a lonely rural road, and the dreaded legend of executioner Jack Ketch. As unexplained hangings unsettle a small community, the friends confront ominous warnings and the possibility that an ancient curse has returned. 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 00:41 Original Broadcast 26:31 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Sea Phantom,” broadcast October 12, 1953, as episode 2 of the syndicated reprise series. This archival recording preserves Richard Thorne’s original tale of fantasy, produced by Thorne and featuring Eloise Kummer. Seeking quiet and inspiration, writer Larry Reardon and artist Don Fleming rent a lonely old house on Maine’s rocky coast. But when both men become fixated on the image of a sailing ship in the bay—and frightened voices seem to carry across the water—they learn of the ominous legend surrounding the phantom Sea Mist. 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 23:42 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “The Silver Flask,” originally broadcast on February 2, 1953. Episode 11 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural anthology was written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger. At an art auction, Chris and Pat Redfield and their friend Larry Reardon become fascinated by an ancient Chinese silver flask. When collector Henry Stebbins acquires the object and invites them to his mansion, its ominous history begins to stir rivalry, obsession, and unsettling possibilities. 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 24:03 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “The Cask of Amontillado,” originally broadcast on January 19, 1953. Episode 9 adapts Edgar Allan Poe’s classic tale for the Mutual Broadcasting System, in a production written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger. Amid Venice’s Carnival celebration, Montresor invites the wine-loving Fortunato to inspect a supposedly rare cask of Amontillado. Their search carries them from the masked revelry into the shadowed Montresor family vaults in a Gothic drama of wounded pride, resentment, and carefully measured revenge. The cast includes Carl Dreyson, Richard Thorne, and Eloise Kummer. 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 00:56 Original Broadcast 25:00 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Markheim,” originally broadcast April 24, 1947. This surviving early local production originated at KALL in Salt Lake City for the InterMountain Network, years before the series’ later national association with Mutual. Adapted by Robert Olsen from Robert Louis Stevenson’s supernatural moral tale, the drama stars series co-creator Carl Grayson as Markheim. On Christmas Eve, a desperate stock-exchange gambler enters a shadowed antique shop seeking money—and finds himself facing guilt, temptation, and an unsettling visitor who seems to know him all too well. 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 27:25 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Return from Death,” originally broadcast on the Mutual Broadcasting System on April 6, 1953. This is episode 20 of the series, an original fantasy-horror play written and produced by Richard Thorne and directed by Leroy Olliger. Former medical student David Cummings is summoned by Dr. Jason Sinclair to witness a startling experiment in Sinclair’s laboratory—an electrical device intended to restore life after death. As the doctor seeks to move beyond animal testing, questions of conscience, science, and the dangerous limits of ambition come to the fore. The cast includes Jim Ameche and Eloise Kummer. 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 24:02 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Demon of the Night,” originally broadcast on April 13, 1953. This Mutual Broadcasting System supernatural-horror episode is identified in established listings as episode 21, written and produced by Richard Thorne. In a small American town, the arrival of the unnerving Mr. Sebastian—whose hands are hidden beneath thick hair—coincides with a wolf’s cry in the night and a troubling death. Suspicion and dread spread as investigators and townspeople pursue clues through an atmosphere of mounting nocturnal menace. 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 23:13 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “Treasure of Kublai Khan,” originally broadcast on July 20, 1953. Episode 35 of the Mutual Broadcasting System’s supernatural-adventure series, this story was written by Richard Thorne and features Eloise Kummer. An American couple is drawn into Abdul Hussein’s account of Kublai Khan’s long-lost treasure when he produces an old map to its supposed location. Against warnings about Iran’s remote wilderness and the legendary guardian said to protect the hoard, the promise of discovery proves difficult to resist. 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 00:52 Original Broadcast 28:15 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “The Steps That Follow Me,” originally broadcast September 19, 1952, and cataloged as episode 5 of the series’ 1952 Mutual run. A visiting couple’s exploration of an old mausoleum near a remote Swedish estate unleashes an unnerving pursuit marked by the sound of relentless footsteps. Adapted by writer-producer Richard Thorne from M. R. James’s “Count Magnus,” this eerie tale was directed by Leroy Olliger and features Eloise Kummer. Surviving-recording sources note it may be substantially the same production as the earlier Hall of Fantasy adaptation “He Who Follows Me,” with altered credits. 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 25:36 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

The Hall of Fantasy presents “The Night the Fog Came,” originally broadcast March 23, 1953. Listed as episode 18, this original Richard Thorne science-fiction/horror drama aired during the series’ WGN-Chicago/MUTual Broadcasting System period. Near Lake Superior, two scientists investigate a terrifying lakeside outbreak after a shimmering fog rolls ashore carrying something deadly from the water. As victims seem to drown without ever entering the lake, the isolated community faces an unnatural menace that may not remain contained for long. 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 24:05 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio