Leiningen Versus the Ants is a 1938 short story Carl Stephenson that appeared on the Old Time Radio program Escape. As you can guess, it's about a man who goes to war with a mob of carnivorous ants.

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x-posted to old_time_radioWith Halloween upon us, it's only fitting to revisit with OTR does best--scare people or provide an escape into adventure ( Read more... )

Originally posted by calzephyr77 at Daylight Savings Time According to Father Knows Best
How's that first week of DST treating you, if you're in North America?

While we might find of DST as a modern curse and invention, it's history goes back a lot longer than you might think and was hilariously captured in this episode of Father Knows Best from 1950.

Originally posted by calzephyr77 at Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Weird?
Not just old movies...but old time radio too! Watch this clip if you ever had this thought.

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Originally posted by calzephyr77 at The Price of Fear

Many people are familiar with Vincent Price's TV and movie career, but I bet few would know that he was quite the OTR star back in the day, appearing on Escape, Suspense and The Saint. But even I didn't know that he had his own BBC produced series, The Price of Fear. Comprising 22 episodes, Price related ( Read more... )

If you have never indulged in Old Time Radio before, here's a good starter guide!

http://www.avclub.com/article/lights-out-everyone-13-old-radio-shows-creep-you-o-226427

Originally posted by calzephyr77 at August Heat - Suspense
It's 85 F in our house right now - I have no idea when I'll be able to get to bed. All the windows are open, two fans are blasting...and this scribbler is feeling pretty wilty!

Indulge then, in a weird tale presented by Suspense based on the 1910 short story by W.F. Harvey. According to Wikipedia, the ( Read more... )

Upton Sinclair's The Jungle is remembered more for its portrayal of Chicago meatpacking plants and the food safety reforms it sparked, so it was surprising to read the whole volume and find out that it was also about the gradual decay of a Lithuanian family, immigrants to the US, and ends with a sweeping socialist manifesto. Heavy stuff for 1906 ( Read more... )

Listening to an episode of "This is Your FBI" from 1951 which contains a PSA about torture in Communist countries and a warning that "It can happen here." I have heard it before but haven't had a chance to transcribe it. Old Time Radio reminds me that in times like these, there have always been times like these.

This is one of those rare times when I can say a movie is definitely waaaay better than the book. I was quite excited to pick up the graphic novel at the library, and it was great for a while, except...except...except...

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