EPISODE · Jun 30, 2021 · 29 MIN
ESCAPE "Back For Christmas"
from www.RADIOthen.network · host RAlan Campbell
Episode 20 aired December 24, 1947 on CBS Radio. The story begins in England, inside the house of a professor of botany named Herbert Carpenter digging a "Devil's Garden" in the basement. He decides to kill his wife and bury her in it. This episode was adapted from the short story of the same name by John Collier. Both Escape and Suspense presented this tale but without the gruesome elements of the original work. The radio dramatizations also added extra scenes to fill the half-hour format.
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Episode 20 aired December 24, 1947 on CBS Radio. The story begins in England, inside the house of a professor of botany named Herbert Carpenter digging a "Devil's Garden" in the basement. He decides to kill his wife and bury her in it. This episode was adapted from the short story of the same name by John Collier. Both Escape and Suspense presented this tale but without the gruesome elements of the original work. The radio dramatizations also added extra scenes to fill the half-hour format.
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