Dark Fantasy - "Dead Hands Reaching" (Old Time Radio, 1942)

Dark Fantasy episode 27, “Dead Hands Reaching,” originally broadcast on NBC on May 22, 1942. This original radio tale was written by Scott Bishop, the pseudonym of George M. Hamaker, and directed and produced by John I. Prosser.Office worker Alan Blaine begins to hear an unseen voice offering unsettling guidance about his career and personal life. After a painful rejection sends him into Chinatown, an opium den, and a drug-shadowed encounter with an ancestor’s diary, Alan is drawn toward an ominous legacy of buried secrets and dread. Ben Morris stars as Alan Blaine, with Eleanor Naylor Caughron as Judith West.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 Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast25:12 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio