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Enter the world of dark horror mixed with a healthy dash of fantasy in this terrific episode, Escape! Escape!  from the CBS Radio Mystery Theater (1974).Hosted by the legendary E.G. Marshall, the series brought suspense, mystery, and the supernatural to a new generation of listeners—and this tale is a perfect example of why it is still a beloved classic.Escape! Escape! draws listeners in with expertly paced storytelling, an strong voiceover cast, and immersive sound effects. Dim the lights, settle in, and prepare for an unforgettable journey where the greatest challenge may not be escaping... but discovering exactly where you are.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Greg and Mary venture into the unsettling world of The Summer People (1975), a chilling episode, written especially for the CBS Radio Mystery Theater by Bob Juhren and narrated by E.G. Marshall and his iconic creaking door (some WD40 would fix that).When young couple Mike (Tony Roberts) and Jane (Jennifer Harmon) arrive in the quiet town of Grenville, everything seems almost too perfect. The town is small and charming, the residents are unusually friendly, and everyone appears remarkably youthful. But why are visitors only welcome if they're under 25? Why are there no children, and no pets?Join Greg and Mary as they unravel this slow-burn horror story that feels like a lost episode of The Twilight Zone. Along the way, they explore the tradition of creepy small towns in horror fiction, and debate whether they would pass the stringent Grenville pre-screening process. Is the explanation supernatural? Scientific? Or something much more sinister? If you love classic radio drama, psychological suspense, and stories that leave just enough mystery for the imagination, The Summer People is an episode you won't want to miss.Listen now—and remember, if Grenville invites you to stay for dinner, you may want to ask what's on the menu.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn wind up one of the creepiest clocks in old-time radio history: Hickory, Dickory, Doom. Originally broadcast on CBS Radio Mystery Theater in 1979, and written by Bob Juhren, the story begins innocently enough when a young Pennsylvania couple purchases an antique grandfather clock at an estate sale "for a steal". The clock seems like a bargain—until it starts chiming when it shouldn't, emitting strange cold drafts, and attracting some decidedly unwelcome visitors. Before long, our unsuspecting couple discovers they've brought home something far more sinister than a family heirloom. The cast includes Tony Roberts, Patricia Elliott, Sam Gray and Joan Shay, while host E. G. Marshall provides his trademark introduction and closing remarks, helping to make CBS Radio Mystery Theater one of radio's most beloved series.  The series ultimately produced an astonishing 1,399 original episodes between 1974 and 1982. Mary and Greg discuss the wonderfully creepy sound design, the terrific cast and the wonderful pace to the writing. So pull up a chair, lend us your ear (or ears) for Hickory Dickory Doom! Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you an X Minus One sci-fi adventure: Skulking Permit. If you like your science fiction with a dollop of satire, you’re in the right place.The episode follows Earth colony, New Delaware, as they prepare for an inspection by The Imperial Inspector. New Delaware has been on its own for over 200 years, and desperately wants to impress the inspector, but can they 'fit in' with Earth culture after so much time?Mary and Greg talk about the satirical writing, the terrific ensemble cast that X Minus One brought to every episode, and the strong production values. Tune in for a wonderfully eccentric trip through the future’s most exasperating challenge, and ask yourself, what would you do to pass the inspection? Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn welcome you to step into one of the most psychologically unsettling stories ever brought to radio: “Gaslight” from Lux Radio Theatre, starring the legendary Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer.Long before the term became a pop psychology expression, Gaslight explored the terrifying power of manipulation, deception, and psychological control. Set in Victorian London, the story follows a young woman whose charming husband gradually convinces her that she is losing her mind. Strange noises echo through the house. Objects disappear. The gaslights flicker and dim. And every time she questions what’s happening, she’s calmly told it’s all in her imagination.Bergman is superb as Paula, bringing vulnerability and emotional depth to every scene, while Boyer delivers a chilling performance full of charm, control, and quiet menace. Mary and Greg talk about how the title itself gave rise to the modern term “gaslighting.” Originally a stage play before becoming an acclaimed film and radio adaptation, Gaslight remains timeless because the only monster in this story is just an ordinary man.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Grab your pick axe and saddle up your trusty burro because we're heading into the stark, unforgiving mountains in search of gold with The Treasure of The Sierra Madre. This terrific episode from the Lux Radio Theater stars Humphrey Bogart and a strong supporting cast. Mary and Greg talk about the radio drama, the film, the enigmatic writer of the original story and, of course, Bogie. Listen now!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

The Shiver Show is proud to present 1984, a Lux Radio Theater production with one of our all-time favourite actors, Vincent Price. Surprisingly, this production was recorded in Sydney, Australia and has a terrific Australian and New Zealand cast of voice actors. 1984 is a tight, compelling adaptation of George Orwell's novel published in 1949. Mary and Greg unpack the writing, the timeless themes, Orwell's influence on popular culture and whether overall's are a strong fashion statement. Join us!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Mary and Greg promoting The Shiver Show on Radio 2RPH in Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Illawarra.  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Fedora? Check. Trench coat? Naturally. Martini? Do you need to ask? This week on the Shiver Show, we slip into the sparkling, sophisticated world of After the Thin Man — where murder is serious business, but our sleuths never lose their sense of style or humour. Based on the writings of Dashiell Hammett, this 1940 Lux Radio Theatre production reunites Hollywood legends William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles: the glamorous married sleuths who turned crime-solving into an art form.Nick is effortlessly witty, urbane, and permanently amused by the chaos around him, while Nora is sharp, fearless, and very much his equal — perhaps even the brains of the operation. Produced by the grand and theatrical Cecil B. DeMille, this lavish radio adaptation delivers full orchestration, cinematic sound design, and the crackling energy of live “event radio.” Join Mary and Greg after the crime drama to nibble on the behind-the-scenes gossip. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Who knows what evil lurks in your neighbour's herb garden? Find out in this creepy, gothic tale of botany, longing and strange ambition.  The Kiss of Death is our feature episode from the terrific CBS Radio Mystery Theater series. Based on the short story, Rappaccini's Daughter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Kiss of Death is a slow-burn mystery of young love, sinister botanicals, and unhinged ambition. Enter an enchanted garden, where star-crossed lovers meet, but death lurks nearby.  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on the Shiver Show, we are doing a deep dive into the classic noir radio drama, Sunset Boulevard. This Lux Radio Theater production is based on the film, which won several academy awards, and ranks as one of the greatest films of all time.  The radio production features most of the original cast, including Gloria Swanson and William Holden, and a suspenseful adaptation of the original 'killer' script by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and D. M. Marshman Jr. Join Greg and Mary as they talk about the wonderful story, Greg's desert lunch with William Holden, and cleft chins.  It's sad, it's a bit seedy - it's terrific.  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we take you on a wander down the foggy streets of Victorian London with The Lodger (1948) - a chilling episode from the legendary Suspense series.Set in the working-class district of Whitechapel, fear grips the city as a shadowy killer known only as “The Avenger” stalks the night. Into this atmosphere of dread comes a mysterious new tenant—Mr Sleuth, played (and narrated) by Robert Montgomery. Quiet, intensely religious, and more than a little unsettling, Mr Sleuth arrives with few possessions, a stack of identical suits, and a habit of quoting scripture. Jeanette Nolan delivers a strong performance as Ellen Bunting, the wary landlady, while Peggy Weber plays her step-daughter Daisy, whose naivety adds to the tension. Lucien Moraweck’s haunting music underscores this dread tale.Written by Marie Belloc Lowndes, an English author and suffragette, The Lodger is a masterclass in suspense.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

There's a storm brewing this week on The Shiver Show, as Mary and Greg brace for the storm, and hunker down in the tense, claustrophobic world of Key Largo. This radio adaption for the Lux Radio Theatre, first broadcast on CBS in 1949, following the 1948 noir film classic.At the centre is the unforgettable Edward G. Robinson, reprising his role as gangster Johnny Rocco—a man as dangerous as the hurricane bearing down on the Florida Keys.He’s joined by Claire Trevor, also returning as Gaye Dawn, the tragic, alcohol-soaked torch singer—a performance that won her an Academy Award in the film. Edmond O’Brien steps into the role of reluctant hero Frank McLeod (originally played by Humphrey Bogart). Mary and Greg explore the story’s fascinating evolution—from Maxwell Anderson’s 1939 Broadway play (written in blank verse!) to its transformation into a tightly wound wartime noir set against the backdrop of a raging hurricane, which seems like a character itself. With gangsters, guns, and rising tension, Key Largo is a masterclass in atmosphere and character. So batten down the hatches because when the storm hits, it's going to be a bumpy night.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week with Project Mastodon, we’re travelling back to a time when mastodons roamed and mosquitoes were… frankly, terrifying. This 1956 episode from the brilliant X Minus One series, based on a story by Clifford D. Simak, blends satire, suspense, and big ideas in equal measure.When a group of entrepreneurs discover a gateway to the distant past, their first instinct isn’t scientific curiosity—it’s opportunity. Why stay in the modern world with all its rules and restrictions when you can head back 50,000 years and start fresh? Their solution: establish a brand-new civilisation in prehistoric times, free from government interference and full of commercial potential.But while Mastodonia might seem like the perfect escape, the present-day world isn’t quite ready to let it go. What unfolds is a clever and often funny exploration of time travel, capitalism, and control. As always, X Minus One delivers a high-concept story with real bite. It’s imaginative, thought-provoking, and surprisingly modern in its themes. Step into the past—and see what the future makes of it. And don't forget the bug repellent!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn cinch up their trench coats once again and step into the shadowy world of wartime espionage with “Five Fingers” from Lux Radio Theatre (1952).Starring the incomparable James Mason, reprising his film role, this stylish spy drama is based on the real-life story of the infamous spy with the code name Cicero. Mason plays Ulysses Diello, a suave and deeply opportunistic valet working at the British Embassy in Ankara during World War II. By day, he’s the model servant. By night, he’s photographing top-secret documents and selling them to the Germans. Loyalty is negotiable, and everyone—especially Diello—has a price.Mary and Greg unpack the fascinating true story of Albanian valet Elyesa Bazna, whose daring espionage earned him a fortune… paid in counterfeit money. Not exactly a retirement plan. They also explore the film’s legacy, from its glamorous 1952 cinema release (directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz) and shot in Istanbul.Expect clipped accents, coded messages, and plenty of intrigue—though perhaps not perfect sound quality this time! Still, Mason’s velvet performance carries the day. Please join us for this terrific spy thriller. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn bring you The Voice on the Wire, a delicious tale of psychological suspense.At the centre of the story is Geraldine Reeves, played by Lesley Woods, a lonely widow living on a narrow island near the ruins of her former home. Years earlier, her husband—a composer—died in a tragic fire that destroyed the house. Night after night she hears something impossible: her late husband’s unfinished musical composition drifting through the darkness, accompanied by the eerie howling of a dog. No one is there—or so it seems. Then one evening the telephone rings, and a mysterious voice calmly informs Geraldine she has just four hours to live.Written by Robert Sloane, the story plays almost like a radio version of Clue—everyone seems suspicious, everyone denies everything, and someone is clearly lying. Is it supernatural revenge… or something far more calculated?Tune in and decide for yourself—The Voice on the Wire delivers a double helping of suspense.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Join us this week on The Shiver Show, as Mary and Greg enter a time warp with “Time and Time Again.” This unforgettable episode of X Minus One, aired on the NBC Radio Network (1956), and is based on the 1947 novel by H. Beam Piper.The story follows Allan Hartley, a 43-year-old soldier wounded during the Siege of Buffalo in World War III. It’s 1975. The world is fractured. Then—without warning—Allan wakes up in 1945… inside his own 13-year-old body.Armed with knowledge of Hiroshima, the course of World War II, Allan faces an extraordinary moral puzzle: Can he change the future? Should he? Or does time resist interference?Author H. Beam Piper was fascinated by time distortion and alternate histories, themes he explored across numerous short stories and novels. Mary and Greg explore the episode’s haunting central question: If you could return to your 13-year-old self for one hour… what would you do?Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we turn up the temperature with “August Heat,” a 1945 episode of Suspense. Adapted from the 1910 short story by W. F. Harvey, this deliciously eerie tale is understated and unsettling.The episode stars Barry Kroeger as the artist, James Clarence Withencroft, whose automatic sketching leads him wander the streets of London until he meets a mason who has just finished a headstone. The heat presses in. Their fates are tied.With an immersive soundscape and a lush, haunting score the oppressive atmosphere unfolds. August Heat is a slow burn tale that will have you fanning yourself in fright.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you deceit and deadly intentions with “A Blueprint for Murder” from Lux Radio Theatre (1954), adapted just one year after the successful 1953 film, directed by Andrew L. Stone, and starring Joseph Cotten and Jean Peters.This golden era radio episode features Dan Dailey as Cam, and Dorothy McGuire as Lynn, the dreaded stepmother with secrets to spare. McGuire is terrific here, proving she can go dark, despite Hollywood often casting her as the “nice girl.” The supporting cast is terrific too, with Barney Phillips as Captain Detective Pringle, Jack Kruschen as Lieutenant Cole, and William Conrad as the district attorney. This is a compelling mystery with a slow-burn tension and meticulous clues. Join us for secrets, suspicion, and a blueprint that doesn’t quite go to plan.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn do the time warp with “The Thirty-Second of December” (1958), a clever and unsettling episode from the legendary Suspense series.Starring Frank Lovejoy as Joe, the story leans heavily on Lovejoy’s everyman intensity. Drowning in gambling debt, Joe makes a disastrous choice: he pawns his fiancée Molly’s engagement ring… then impulsively spends the money on a strange watch from a deeply unsettling pawnshop owner, played to perfection by Barney Phillips. Things go rapidly downhill when Joe discovers the watch can control time—and decides to use it to rob a bank. The robbery succeeds. The debt is gone. But Molly is gone and Joe still hasn't learned his lesson at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Mary and Greg unpack the episode’s dark irony, its cautionary take on shortcuts and second chances. A morality tale with a supernatural sting— The 32nd of December is quietly cruel.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Get ready for a real treat with this noir crime classic, Double Indemnity. This episode is packed with star power: a sultry Barbara Stanwyck, a tough and conniving Fred MacMurray, a commanding William Conrad and the writing of Jame M. Cain. This episode has it all.  Join us!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn return to the streets of New York with “The Andrew Jenkins Case” (1949), a taut episode from Broadway Is My Beat, originally broadcast on CBS.Anthony Ross stars as Detective Danny Clover, offering a more mature, seasoned take on the character—world-weary, reflective, and quietly authoritative. It’s a fine performance that suits the darker emotional undercurrent of the case. Ross is joined by Charlotte Holland as Grace and Jean Carson as Sally, whose flirty exchanges with Danny add warmth and levity in this bleak world.Mary talks about the superb sound design in this episode - the rich ambient sound of the auctioneer’s room, or the visceral fight scene. Greg does the numbers on the 2025 value of the stash and the pawned watch! As Detective Danny Clover reminds us, “It’s Broadway – it’s a merry-go-round, where you can’t tell if the guy in front of you is thinking about a milkshake or murder.” Listen now!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn head back to the mean streets of New York City with “The Floyd Decker Murder Case” from the hard-boiled radio series Broadway Is My Beat.Written by the sharp crime-writing team of Morten Fine and Larry Friedkin, this episode delivers everything fans love about the series: gritty dialogue, weary cops, broken dreams, and a murder that cuts close to the bone. At the centre of it all is Detective Danny Clover, played by Larry Thor, whose performance perfectly captures the exhaustion and quiet decency of a man who’s seen too much.The atmosphere is pure noir, helped along by the moody score from Alexander Courage, and the soundscape of David Light, a true legend of radio sound design. Mary and Greg unpack the writing, performances, and craftsmanship that make Broadway Is My Beat such an enduring classic. If you like your crime drama tough and soaked in melancholy, “The Floyd Decker Murder Case” is one you won’t want to miss.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn invite you into a quiet English home where manners are impeccable, secrets are deadly… and the rain simply will not stop. Our featured episode is Wet Saturday, a deliciously twisted classic in which the sinister wit of John Collier meets the suspenseful genius of old-time radio at its finest.Set in a rain-drenched English town, the story begins with a sudden, shocking murder. Charles Laughton stars as the calculating patriarch determined to protect his family at any cost. Originally aired on December 16, 1943, on the legendary Suspense series, Wet Saturday is a dark comedy. Adapted from Collier’s 1938 short story, the episode crackles with dry British humour and moral ambiguity. Mary and Greg talk about Laughton’s masterful performance, Collier's intriguing story, and whether croquet is a dangerous game. So settle in, listen closely, and remember—on a wet Saturday, even the most respectable household can become very dangerous indeed.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn shine a flickering torch into the darkness with a chilling gem from classic radio horror: “The Shadow People” (1953), from the cult-favourite series The Hall of Fantasy.When a young woman becomes convinced she’s being stalked by the same supernatural entities responsible for her father’s mysterious death, fear turns to desperation. Shadows move where they shouldn’t. Shapes linger just beyond the edge of vision. Unsure whether she’s facing something otherworldly or losing her grip on reality, she turns to a paranormal expert for answers. What follows is a deeply unsettling descent into unseen menace, where the darkness itself seems alive.Mary and Greg unpack what makes this episode so effective, starting with the terrific sound design. Footsteps, whispers, and encroaching silence are used with precision, proving once again that radio horror doesn’t need visuals to crawl under your skin. The Hall of Fantasy, produced and directed by Richard Thorne, ran from 1952 to 1953 and built a loyal following for its moody adaptations of horror, fantasy, and suspense. Though cast credits were often sparse or unbilled, the series featured a rotating troupe of seasoned radio actors who delivered consistently high-quality performances across its short but memorable run.If you enjoy vintage horror that whispers rather than screams—and leaves you glancing nervously at the corners of the room—this episode is for you. Tune in… because The Shadow People truly deliver the shivers.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn invite you to go undercover with a wonderfully unsettling X-Minus One classic, Doctor Grimshaw’s Sanitorium (1955).Written by Fletcher Pratt in 1934, and adapted for radio by George Lefferts, this tale is in the style of a found manuscript, penned by private detective John Doherty, a man who is now missing. As the story unfolds, Doherty suspects that something sinister is going on behind the locked doors of Doctor Grimshaw’s exclusive sanitorium. Patients disappear. Deaths are whispered away. And the treatments? Let’s just say they’re… experimental.Like any sensible hard-boiled detective, Doherty does the only logical thing—he checks himself into the sanitorium under the pretext of needing treatment for his alcoholism. It’s a decision that proves both brave and catastrophically unwise. Once inside, reality begins to warp, paranoia sets in, and all hell breaks loose.What makes “Doctor Grimshaw’s Sanitorium” such a standout is its fearless genre-blending. It’s science fiction, horror, and noir crime all rolled into one. Mary and Greg explore what makes this old time radio drama so creepy, and why it still sends shivers.  So slip into a drafty hospital gown (yes, those ones that open up at the back), and prepare to be part of the mad experiment that is Doctor Grimshaw’s Sanitorium. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn head out into space with a science-fiction classic, “The Green Hills of Earth,” from the legendary radio series Dimension X.Written by Robert A. Heinlein, one of the founding giants of modern science fiction, this story showcases a softer, more lyrical side of his work. Heinlein is best known for shaping the genre with novels such as Stranger in a Strange Land, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress, and Starship Troopers, but “The Green Hills of Earth” reminds us that he could also write with deep humanity, wit, and aching nostalgia. The Dimension X adaptation brings Heinlein’s tale to life with a strong ensemble cast. Set in a future where humanity routinely travels the solar system, the story centres on Rhysling, a blind, space bard, who longs to return to Earth.At its heart, this is a story about exile, belonging, and the quiet grief of loving a world you may never see again. Heinlein’s famous poem, beginning with the line “We pray for one last landing on the globe that gave us birth,” resonates powerfully.Mary and Greg explore how “The Green Hills of Earth” stands apart from harder, gadget-driven sci-fi, offering instead a meditation on home, sacrifice, and growing old. You may not like the folksy music, but you might find that this is a moving tale. Tune in and brings some tissues. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn take you deep into the murky shadows and mean streets of 1940s Los Angeles, where danger leans in a darkened doorway. Our featured tale is a gripping slice of classic noir: Raymond Chandler’s “The Ebony Link," from The Adventures of Philip Marlowe series (1949).Chandler’s writing is at its sharpest here, weaving a tale thick with deception, misdirection, and characters you wouldn’t trust to water your plants. There’s a sketchy manicurist, a slippery chauffeur, a trophy wife, a mysterious artist, and a rich old man with more money than sense. At the center of this web is Philip Marlowe, brought to life by the incomparable Gerald Mohr, who played Marlowe in 114 of the series’ 119 episodes. Mohr was legendary for a reason—charismatic, smooth, and packed with riz. In 1949 he was named “Best Male Actor on Radio” by Radio and Television Life magazine. Host Greg Flynn turns into a gushing fanboy when Raymond Chandler's on the Shiver Show and our latest episode is no exception. So, if you like your crime served smoky and very noir, settle in. “The Ebony Link” does not disappoint.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

The Shiver Show plunges headlong into one of the Suspense radio series’ most delicious gothic tales: Fugue in C Minor (1944), starring the incomparable Vincent Price and the extraordinary Ida Lupino.Price plays the eccentric Theodore Evans, a rich widower who invites Ida Lupino’s Amanda Peabody into his life.  Add into the mix Theodore's creepy children, and the untimely death of Theodore's first wife, and you’ve got the ingredients for vintage horror.Mary and Greg talk about Ida Lupino's groundbreaking career, Lucille Fletcher's terrific radio play, and whether an unhinged Vincent Price is too much (or just the right amount). One thing is for certain, you won't want to miss Price when he pulls out all the stops!  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn take you on a journey to the Red Planet—a mission wrapped in nostalgia and dread. Our featured old time radio drama is the 1951 Dimension X adaptation of “Mars Is Heaven!”, an award-winning tale from the golden age of radio drama.Written by Ray Bradbury and published in Planet Stories (1948), the tale later became part of The Martian Chronicles under the title “The Third Expedition.” It has since earned a place in the Science Fiction Hall of Fame (1929–1964) for its chilling reminder of the fallibility of man.The Dimension X radio version—adapted for broadcast by scriptwriter Ernest Kinoy—first aired in January 1951. The show features an ensemble cast including Wendell Holmes, Peter Capell, Joseph Julian, Bill Zuckert, Bill Lipton, Bill Griffis, Ethel Everette, and Charme Allen.Set in the year 1986, the story follows a crew of Earth astronauts who land on Mars expecting desolation, and instead find a small Midwestern American town from the 1920's. Stranger still, the inhabitants are their long-dead relatives and friends. Is it heaven, or something more sinister?Join Mary and Greg as they wriggle into their spacesuits, and set out to explore this eerie classic. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Return to Manderley this week on The Shiver Show, as we present the 1950 Lux Radio Theatre production of Rebecca—the only time Hollywood’s golden couple Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier performed on radio together. Recorded before a live audience this broadcast brings Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 gothic masterpiece to life.Olivier is prickly and brooding as Maxim. Leigh’s unnamed narrator is meek, sweet, and utterly alone in this haunting tale. Strong supporting turns from Betty Blythe as a chilling Mrs Danvers and John Dodson as Jack Favell keep the drama simmering. We talk about the real-life drama of Vivien Leigh’s health struggles, and the cracks forming in her marriage to Olivier. Their love—complicated as it was—still glows through this performance. We also explore the little known controversy surrounding the similarities between Rebecca and the earlier Brazilian novel, The Successor, by Carolina Nabuco.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

All aboard for a journey where chance, obsession, and murder share the same carriage. This week on The Shiver Show, we feature the Lux Radio Theater adaptation of Strangers on a Train (December 1951) — a chilling broadcast based on Patricia Highsmith’s acclaimed novel of the same name.Just months earlier, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1951 film had dazzled audiences with its sleek black-and-white cinematography and psychological menace. The radio dramatization captures that same creeping dread through the power of voice, sound, and imagination.Ray Milland stars as Guy Haines, a well-mannered tennis professional whose chance meeting with the unsettling Bruno Antony — played superbly by Frank Lovejoy — changes everything. With unnerving charm, Bruno proposes the unthinkable: a “murder swap” — his father for Guy’s unfaithful wife. No motive. No connection. No trace.After the drama, Mary and Greg discuss the challenges of performing before a live audience, the stellar cast, and that master of suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Strangers on a Train proves that stranger danger is real.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Clutch your rosary and uncork your vial of holy water! This week on The Shiver Show, we unleash one of the creepiest episodes of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater: “Possessed by the Devil” (1974). Hosted by the unflappable E.G. Marshall, written by Ian Martin, and scored by horror maestro Hyman Brown, this is a delicious horror classic.There must have been something in the air, because this cautionary tale of possession and damnation came one year after the release of, "The Exorcist" - a film that scared the pants off of anyone who watched it. In Possessed by the Devil, an injured man is wheeled into a hospital ward, and placed beside a dying patient - that’s when all hell breaks loose. Donald Buka stars as Mike, the man who falls under spell of Satan - or is it Beelzebub? Greg, our Shiver Show theologian, is still pondering this important question. Mary and Greg discuss the off-the-leash acting, whether the cat was feline or human, and how to make holy water. This is perfect Hallowe'en listening! Join us!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you The Lonely Hearts Matter from the legendary detective series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar.Bob Bailey stars as Johnny Dollar, the cool-headed insurance investigator with the “action-packed expense account.” Johnny never shies away from danger—or a dame in distress.  A young woman hires Johnny Dollar to investigate the suspicious death of her recently remarried (and very insured) father. But would the new step-mother commit murder just to be the beneficiary to a $50,000 insurance policy?Produced and directed by Jack Johnstone, this 1956 broadcast showcases Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar at the height of its Golden Age glory. Bailey’s performance remains the definitive portrayal of the wisecracking, world-weary gumshoe—equal parts charm, grit, and moral conviction. Backed by sharp writing and atmospheric sound design, this episode delivers everything you’d want in a classic radio noir: smoky voices, crackling suspense, and a touch of heartbreak.Time Warp Studios has remastered the episode and removed all the advertisements, so that you get the Johnny Dollar story, and nothing but the story. So pour yourself a whiskey, dim the lights, and listen in as Johnny Dollar tallies up another billable adventure.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Turn out the lights, lock the doors, and prick up your ears — this week on The Shiver Show, we’re hitting the open road with a woman who should have stayed home. Our featured presentation is “Terror by Night,” a spine-tingling installment from the legendary radio series Inner Sanctum Mysteries, first broadcast in 1945 and written by Amo Tepperman.Anne Shepherd stars as Linda Dixon, a weary traveller heading into the mountains for a well-earned holiday. But when her car breaks down on a lonely road and the rain begins to fall, she learns of an escaped killer — Lee Hartley — on the loose.Inner Sanctum was famous for its trademark creaking door, its tongue-in-cheek host, and its perfect balance of humour and horror. Terror by Night is a masterclass in atmosphere — produced by Hyman Brown, this chilling half-hour of radio suspense delivers the shivers.Co-hosts Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn get under the hood of Terror by Night, exploring how its masterful sound design, voice performances, and classic horror tropes combine to create a perfect fright night. Find out what the patented Scream-o-Meter reading is for this episode eighty years on.So buckle up, keep your headlights on, and don’t pick up any strangers — the night may be darker than you think.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

First Contact — Dimension X (1951)Before Star Trek imagined the Prime Directive, Murray Leinster dreamed up a story about the most dangerous meeting in the universe — the first contact between two intelligent species. His 1945 novelette, later honored with a Retro Hugo in 1996, introduced the idea of a universal translator — decades before science fiction made it standard issue.In this Dimension X adaptation by Howard Rodman, two ships — one human, one alien — encounter each other in deep space. Neither can turn back without risking the safety of its home world, and neither can advance without trust. Should they trade, communicate… or destroy each other? As tensions rise, the Earthlings grapple with curiosity, fear, protocol, and the thin line between self-defense and a senseless preemptive strike.Co-host Greg and Mary talk about the thought-provoking themes in First Contact, and contrast the radio drama with the novella. What do you think happens at the end of this enigmatic sci-fi thriller?  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we take you to the world of insurance fraud, shady dealings, and one very slippery string of pearls with The Kranesburg Matter, a classic tale from Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. First broadcast in 1949, this episode features the inimitable Bob Bailey in his signature role as “the man with the action-packed expense account.”Johnny Dollar, hardboiled but never humorless, is sent to investigate a stolen pearl necklace that carries a hefty insurance claim. What looks like a simple case of theft quickly twists into something darker and more devious. At the center of it all are a rogues’ gallery of characters: the sly Smiley Pro, the calculating Finneus Krane, and the enigmatic Melba Krane. Each one has something to hide, and Johnny has to decide who’s telling the truth and who’s just stringing him along.Greg and Mary talk about the witty and crisp writing of Les Crutchfield that made Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar such a standout in the field of old time radio dramas.  Add to this some terrific foley work—footsteps, smokey bars, doors slamming, phones ringing—and a moody music score, and you’ve got a perfect slice of vintage crime noir. While The Kranesburg Matter was originally broadcast in six, fifteen-minute episodes, we have remastered the series and brought it to you in two parts. So make sure you join us next week for the second part of The Kranesburg Matter. Now sit back, curl up and listen as we bring you this gripping case of missing pearls, crooked suspects, and a tough insurance investigator who never quits. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you the second part and the finale of The Kranesburg Matter, from the series Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar (1949).  Johnny Dollar, is still on the case of the stolen pink pearl necklace with a hefty insurance claim. With dubious characters, double-crosses and maybe even triple- crosses, The Kranesburg Matter is a satisfying noir crime thriller. Join us and find out "who done it" and why.  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week The Shiver Show brings you The Killers, a 1949 episode from NBC Theatre / Screen Directors’ Playhouse.Based on a short story by Ernest Hemingway, and directed for radio by Robert Siodmak, this production features Burt Lancaster reprising his film role, Shelley Winters as femme fatale, Kitty, and William Conrad as crime boss, Jim Colefax. Tense and raw with moral ambiguity, The Killers tells the story of two hit men sent to execute a prizefighter known as “the Swede” who chooses not to run—and the consequences of that choice. With Hemingway's economical style and Siodmak’s direction, The Killers is a stark, noir drama.So put on your snap-brim fedora, pour yourself a whiskey, and let The Shiver Show take you down a long, dark alley with The Killers. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we tune to Drive-In, a standout 1946 episode from the Suspense series.In this taut drama, the legendary Judy Garland steps away from her familiar world of musicals and light romcoms to deliver a rare and powerful dramatic performance. She plays a young waitress closing up a Southern California drive-in restaurant for the night—just one more customer to serve before she can head home. But when that final order is placed, it becomes clear that this is no ordinary customer.That sinister patron is brought to life by Elliott Lewis, a gifted performer who goes on to become one of the most influential figures in radio as an actor, producer, director, and writer. Lewis lends his voice a chilling calm, perfectly balancing Garland’s vulnerability and tension. After you listen to the remastered recording of Drive-in, stick around and hear Mary and Greg talk about Drive-In's tight pacing, excellent sound effects, and Judy Garland's masterful voice acting. Nearly eighty years on, Drive-in still grips the listener. So dim the lights, settle in, and join us as we bring you Judy Garland in Suspense’s unforgettable Drive-In on The Shiver Show.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Lend us your ears and listen to this Old Time Radio horror classic, Death Robbery. Originally broadcast on July 16, 1947, this unforgettable tale comes to the Shiver Show from the Lights Out radio series.Written and directed by Arch Oboler, and adapted for the airwaves with his signature flair for the macabre, Death Robbery explores the dangerous intersection of love, grief, and scientific ambition. When a scientist dares to tamper with the boundary between life and death, he unleashes terrifying consequences. At its core, the story is not just about reanimation and the human soul, but about the hubris of man—and the horror that waits when we push too far.The broadcast features the commanding presence of Boris Karloff, whose resonant voice transforms this already haunting script into a chilling drama. Supporting Karloff’s performance is the eerie and evocative music score by Gordon Jenkins. Mary and Greg talk about Karloff's interesting career and why Death Robbery still resonates today. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Long before Silicon Valley, TikTok, or the age of algorithms, a pulp sci-fi writer named Murray Leinster imagined a world where machines got a little too smart. In 1947 he wrote A Logic Named Joe—a story so ahead of its time it feels uncanny even now. Just a few years later, the tale came crackling to life on the radio anthology Dimension X in 1950.In this episode of The Shiver Show, Mary and Greg dive into this eerie slice of old-time radio, talking about the sharp performances by Joseph Julian and Roger DeKoven, the inventive sound design, and yes—that delightfully kooky theme music. But at its heart, the story raises a chilling question that never gets old: what happens when our inventions outthink—and maybe outmaneuver—us?Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week, the Shiver Show goes deep into the strange and twisted mind of H.P. Lovecraft with The Dunwich Horror.  This episode first aired on the terrific old time radio series, Suspense, in 1945. H.P Lovecraft is know as one of the masters of creepy tales and The Dunwich Horror does not disappoint.  Some might say the story is intriguing; others say that it's perplexing. You be the judge!Ronald Coleman and Brett Morrison give strong performances in the lead roles supported by a cast of uncredited voice actors. Greg and Mary discuss H.P. Lovecraft's scary monsters, his inner demons and what rating The Dunwich Horror gets on the patented Shiver Show 'Scream-o-meter'.  Join us!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week, The Shiver Show crackles to life with telekinetic intensity in this 1950 sci-fi episode from the Suspense series, Report on the Barnhouse Effect.  This episode is a daring dive into the paranormal from the first published short story by Kurt Vonnegut  Jr.Before Slaughterhouse-Five, before Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. exploded onto the world stage with this mind-bending tale of mental might and military madness. Imagine an ordinary professor who discovers he can control objects with the force of his thoughts. Professor Barnhouse knows that his powers could heal the world, feed the hungry, and do good things. But in a Cold War world, addicted to arms and military response, will his government harness his power for good?It’s suspense. It’s science fiction. It’s satire with a heartbeat. Co-hosts Mary and Greg talk about this well-paced thriller, their experiences with Vonnegut's writing, and the terrific production values in Report on the Barnhouse Effect. Join us and listen now. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Step into Cold War Vienna with this 1951 radio drama, The Third Man. Brought to us by the Lux Radio Theatre, this episode features Joseph Cotton as Holly Martin and Evelyn Keyes as Anna Schmidt.  Based on an adaptation of Graeme Greene's novella of the same name, the Third Man is treat for old time radio fans, as well as fans of noir film.  We have remastered the audio file and have taken out the rather lengthy Lux soap advertisements to bring you the essence of the drama. Mary Labrie and Greg Flynn talk about the award-winning noir film, the terrific voice actors, and the wonderful zither theme music by Anton Karas.  Tune in to the The Third Man, and prepare to immerse yourself in the intrigue of post-war Vienna in this old time radio crime classic!Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Put on your snap-brim fedora, cinch up a trench coat, and get ready to immerse yourself in a noir-drenched mystery with our Old Time Radio classic, The Lady in the Lake. Originally airing in 1949 on the Lux Radio Theatre, this thrilling adaptation brings Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled detective, Philip Marlowe, to life in a gripping drama that you won’t want to miss.Based on Chandler’s celebrated 1943 novel, The Lady in the Lake, this old time radio classic takes listeners into a world of deception, murder, and intrigue. Hollywood icon Robert Montgomery reprises his role as the cool, sharp-tongued Marlowe, from the 1947 film of the same name. Lending sophistication and allure to radio drama is Audrey Totter, as the enigmatic femme fatale at the heart of the mystery.Known for its live productions and star-studded casts, Lux Radio Theatre delivers a suspenseful adaptation that captures the essence of Chandler’s hard-edged prose. With snappy dialogue, and a story full of unexpected twists, this episode is a puzzling whodunit.Co-hosts Mary and Greg, contrast the film and the radio drama, and talk about the writing style of Raymond Chandler. Was $10 a day (plus expenses) a good fee for a private detective in 1949?  You be the judge!Tune in now and let The Lady in the Lake submerge you in its dark, reflective depths. Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

Put on your head lamp and get ready to go deep in this old time radio adventure, Journey to the Centre of the Earth. This is an adaptation of Jules Verne's 1864 science fiction adventure, which blended geology and fantasy, and remains a classic of 19th-century literature. This radio drama first aired in 1977 on the General Mills Adventure Radio Show, and features Tom Bosley as the unflappable narrator, Ian Martin as Professor Lindenbrock, Don Scardeno as Axel and Jada Rowland as Vicky. Join Mary and Greg and they discuss how this old time radio drama differs from the 1959 film of the same name and is, in many ways, superior.  Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, we bring you romance and wartime intrigue with this 1946 Lux Radio Theater adaptation of To Have and Have Not, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. This old time radio classic reimagines Ernest Hemingway’s hard-edged novella with crackling dialogue, a new setting, and a romance between two strangers with nothing to lose.This production features Humphrey Bogart reprising his iconic role as Harry Morgan, a gruff boat captain, and Lauren Bacall as Marie “Slim” Browning. Sparks fly between Bogie and Bacall, and the live audience loves it.Mary and Greg talk about how Hemingway’s original novella got made into a film, and why the setting of the film and radio drama was changed from Depression-era Cuba to war-time Martinique. So pour yourself a Ti' Punch, dim the lights, and let The Shiver Show take you to a time when romance was as sideways glance.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

🌊 New Episode Alert: The Shiver Show Dives into a Jules Verne Classic!Set your imagination free with this week’s episode of The Shiver Show, as we plunge headfirst into the 1977 old time radio production of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea—a gripping adaptation of Jules Verne’s 1869 classic novel.Travel beneath the waves aboard the  Nautilus, captained by the enigmatic Captain Nemo, as he leads his crew and captors on a journey through sunken cities, monstrous creatures, artic seas and the dark boundaries of Captain Nemo's ideology.Join co-hosts Greg and Mary as they talk about the dramatic narration, eerie sound design, and the inspiration behind Jules Verne's writing. Whether you're a Jules Verne enthusiast, or a listener who craves a romping adventure, this episode will pull you in like a whirlpool. 🎙️🐙Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow

This week on The Shiver Show, Mary and Greg dive into a shadowy world of suspense and betrayal with a chilling feature episode: The Big Clock. Adapted from the classic thriller novel by Kenneth Fearing, this noir gem delivers a tightly wound tale of murder, manipulation—and a man hunting himself.Ray Milland stars as George Stroud, a crime reporter caught in a Kafkaesque nightmare when he’s ordered to solve a murder that might just point back to him. With a ticking corporate clock looming over every move, and a web of clues tightening by the hour, the suspense is as relentless as it is elegant. Maureen O’Sullivan brings quiet depth as Stroud’s wife, while the commanding William Conrad adds a note of menace as media mogul and sleazebag, Janouth.Mary and Greg break it all down with their signature mix of insight and dry humor—marveling at the film’s clever twists, the sharp dialogue, and the absolutely fabulous foley, and an intense debate on whether crème de menthe deserves a place in any adult’s liquor cabinet. (Spoiler: one of them has very strong opinions.)With its smart script, stylish direction, and standout performances, The Big Clock will have you reconsidering that minty green drink.Thank you for listening!   If you like the show, please share us with your friends and family AND give us a review! If you have a suggestion for a show or a question, please drop it in the comments!Watch us on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@shivershowradioFollow The Shiver Show  https://www.facebook.com/theshivershowor check out our website at  https://www.timewarpstudios.com Other podcast platforms: https://linktr.ee/theshivershow