Lights Out (Old Time Radio)


(4.5 stars; 58 reviews)

Old Time Radio Program "Lights Out." Enjoy.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Lights Out - 1936-06-17 Cat Wife 30:32
Lights Out - 1936-08-5 Money Money Money 29:45
Lights Out - 1936-09-09 Author and the Thing 23:12
Lights Out - 1936-09-16 The Sea 22:12
Lights Out - 1936-10-14 The Fast One 22:19
Lights Out - 1936-12-09 Nobody Died 27:43
Lights Out - 1936-12-16 Poltergeist 26:01
Lights Out - 1937-03-03 Sakhalin 30:18
Lights Out - 1937-03-10 Chicken Heart 7:38
Lights Out - 1937-03-17 State Executioner 22:04
Lights Out - 1937-04-14 The Little People 30:31
Lights Out - 1937-05-12 Organ 30:26
Lights Out - 1937-05-26 Until Dead 28:13
Lights Out - 1937-06-16 The Meteor Man 23:23
Lights Out - 1937-06-23 Happy Ending 24:53
Lights Out - 1937-07-14 Lord Marley's Ghost 29:01
Lights Out - 1937-11-17 Little Old Lady 29:28
Lights Out - 1937-12-22 Christmas Story 30:00
Lights Out - 1937-12-29 The Dark 7:23
Lights Out - 1938-01-26 Oxychloride X 23:42
Lights Out - 1938-02-16 Murder Castle 26:09
Lights Out - 1938-02-23 Chicken Heart 7:38
Lights Out - 1938-03-16 Super Feature 26:42
Lights Out - 1938-03-23 The Dream 29:55
Lights Out - 1938-03-30 Valse Triste 29:03
Lights Out - 1938-04-06 Cat Wife (Boris Karloff) 26:49
Lights Out - 1938-05-11 It Happened 29:19
Lights Out - 1938-06-08 Spider 22:29
Lights Out - 1939-04-26 Devil's Due 29:07
Lights Out - 1942-10-13 Revolt of the Worms 22:00
Lights Out - 1942-10-20 Poltergeist 26:02
Lights Out - 1942-10-27 Mungahra 23:36
Lights Out - 1942-11-03 Across The Gap 24:45
Lights Out - 1942-11-10 Bon Voyage 26:32
Lights Out - 1942-11-17 Come to the Bank 22:19
Lights Out - 1942-12-01 Story of Mr. Maggs 26:00
Lights Out - 1942-12-08 Scoop 26:45
Lights Out - 1942-12-15 Knock at the Door 26:33
Lights Out - 1942-12-22 The Meteor Man 23:23
Lights Out - 1942-12-29 Valse Triste 29:03
Lights Out - 1943-01-05 Fast One 22:19
Lights Out - 1943-01-19 Devil Mr. Alleycat 25:35
Lights Out - 1943-01-26 Protective Mr. Drogen 28:42
Lights Out - 1943-02-02 Until Dead 28:13
Lights Out - 1943-02-09 We Dug It Up 23:05
Lights Out - 1943-02-16 Oxychloride X 29:40
Lights Out - 1943-02-23 They Met at Dorset 21:03
Lights Out - 1943-03-09 Ball Paris Macabre 27:06
Lights Out - 1943-03-16 The Dream 28:34
Lights Out - 1943-03-23 Flame 23:20
Lights Out - 1943-03-30 Money Money Money 29:46
Lights Out - 1943-04-06 Super Feature 29:56
Lights Out - 1943-04-13 Archer 28:11
Lights Out - 1943-04-20 Kill 22:56
Lights Out - 1943-04-27 Execution 29:28
Lights Out - 1943-05-04 Heavenly Jeep 29:00
Lights Out - 1943-05-11 Murder In The Script Department 22:18
Lights Out - 1943-05-18 Spider 25:48
Lights Out - 1943-05-25 Little Old Lady 29:28
Lights Out - 1943-06-01 Ugliest Man In the World 23:20
Lights Out - 1943-06-08 The Organ 28:50
Lights Out - 1943-06-15 Prelude To Murder 29:21
Lights Out - 1943-06-22 Nature Study 23:51
Lights Out - 1943-06-29 Bathysphere 29:25
Lights Out - 1943-07-13 Visitor From Hades 21:02
Lights Out - 1943-07-20 Profits Unlimited 22:25
Lights Out - 1943-07-27 The Little People 30:56
Lights Out - 1943-08-03 Murder Castle 26:09
Lights Out - 1943-08-10 Sakhalin 30:19
Lights Out - 1943-08-24 Subbasement 21:29
Lights Out - 1943-08-31 Immortal Gentleman 23:38
Lights Out - 1943-09-07 Lord Marley's Ghost 30:15
Lights Out - 1943-09-14 The Word 25:52
Lights Out - 1943-09-21 Mirage 27:40
Lights Out - 1943-09-28 Author and the Thing 23:12
Lights Out - 1945-07-21 Reunion After Death 27:01
Lights Out - 1945-07-28 Rocket Ship 28:20
Lights Out - 1945-08-25 Man in the Middle 32:05
Lights Out - 1945-09-01 The Day The Sun Exploded 13:31
Lights Out - 1946-07-13 The Coffin In Studio B 27:51
Lights Out - 1946-07-20 Haunted Cell 28:44
Lights Out - 1946-07-27 Battle of the Magicians 29:37
Lights Out - 1946-08-03 The Revenge of India 28:41
Lights Out - 1946-08-10 Ghost on the Newsreel Negative 29:23
Lights Out - 1946-08-24 The Signal Man 28:45
Lights Out - 1947-07-16 Death Robbery 29:03

Reviews

good stories


(5 stars)

the inquiry below 'havent got a face' is heard here in 'valse triste' at the end. if they did do stories like this these days, they wouldnt be of this quality. the plots, screenwriting and delivery is amazing. gosh i love the visual cues given by the dialogue sometimes its so clever and naturally. tough gig pulling it off. appreciate all the work involved in turning out these episodes and every show similar. great skill. thanks for collecting preserving and sharing these gems that mustnt be lost to time. too much same ol garbage that saturates our lives for real stories to be lost.

Man Oh Man


(5 stars)

To think I almost missed this little gem, for shame! This is an awesome collection in and of itself, Lights Out rocks!

Why I'm a fan of old radio shows .


(5 stars)

I really enjoy the old acting radio shows . It's like the minds eye is opened to envision a thought and to formulate a place or a time . Through the actors tone of voice and objects used to resemble action for creative sound effects. The writing of script is sometimes most impressive . To me it's like painting a picture while some one else is guiding the brush . All a person has to do is follow the story and enjoy the scenery .

Before you listen...


(5 stars)

... actually turn out your lights. It really does open the mind!! Just 1 guy's opinion but here in alphabetical order are a list of 11 candidates for the most memorable Lights Out episodes: "Bathysphere" - Geo. Zucco, Hans Conried underwater cat & mouse "Cat Wife" - Karloff's performance earns its reputation as best ever "Chicken Heart" - the signature show, sheer audacity & imagination "The Dark" - another masterpiece, most horrific of all perhaps "Mungahra" - A+ vocal switch on HGW's "Pollock & the Porroh Man" "Murder Castle" - another, very creepy Oboler milestone "Oxychloride X" - outstanding science fiction premise "Poltergeist" - excellent acting & moody, compelling story "The Projective Mr. Drogan" - unique plot & character "Revolt of the Worms" - the ultimate skin-crawler ""Ugliest Man in the World" - rightly famous, great ending Too many runners-up to mention!! Mention YOUR favorites!!

Best show otr horror


(5 stars)

Pretty much top of the heap

"Chicken Heart" and "The Dark"


(4 stars)

these two files are not from the original radio run, rather they are recreations from the "Drop Dead" album Arch Oboler put out on Capitol Records in the early 1960s. I'd love to hear the original radio shows when they're found. A great recreation of "Chicken Heart", based on the original script, was done by the Gotham Radio Players a number of years ago. BTW, the "Drop Dead" album is worth searching out, as it also contains "A Day At The Dentist", which is one of the scariest under three minute stories ever done, with an eerie turn by Harold Peary.

I've been getting into this over the last few days


(0 stars)

I have a question: I stumbled upon a clip on YouTube that someone recorded in the static between AM stations and couldn't figure out what it was. I'd link it here but I'm not sure if that's allowed. Would anybody happen to know of an episode where a man says to a woman (who seems to be struggling) "I'm about to tell you my dear. I had a little accident. Look closely now. I haven't got a face"?

Can't remember episode name


(5 stars)

When I was a kid, I listened to Lights Out and Suspense and others and there was one episode that terrified me about a woman who found a corpse in her living room that later disappeared (was hidden under the couch?). The terror in her voice was surreal and it has stayed with me since. Does anyone know the episode I'm referring to? Or even which series it was? I've been trying to track it down with no luck :-/